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Die Hard is not a Christmas movie according to new poll

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  1. VanityHalfBlack

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    #1 VanityHalfBlack, Dec 25, 2015
  2. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Nonsense. Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are Christmas classics!
     
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    If there are truer words, I haven't heard them.

    Merry Christmas, Rockets brehs!
     
    #3 Ender120, Dec 25, 2015
  4. fchowd0311

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    Praise be John McClane our Lord and Savior.
     
    #4 fchowd0311, Dec 25, 2015
  5. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    It takes place during the Christmas season (at an office Christmas party) but other than that, Christmas plays very little role in the movie. It isn't like A Christmas Story or Scrooged, where Christmas is the subject matter. Regardless, a basically flawless movie that can be watched anytime, but the Christmas elements make it a holiday favorite.
     
    #5 StupidMoniker, Dec 26, 2015
  6. Cannonball

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    It's a Wonderful Life is considered a Christmas movie, but it has little, if anything, to do with Christmas. I've long maintained that if It's a Wonderful Life is a Christmas move then so is Die Hard.
     
    #6 Cannonball, Dec 26, 2015
  7. heypartner

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    On the contrary, the original name of the short-story was "The Greatest Gift." The writer couldn't get it published, so he turned it into a 21-page Christmas card and sent out 200 copies.

    So, not only is it meant as a reminder of what are true gifts, in a story where the protagonist learns the lesson on Christmas Eve, and in that sense, it's a lot like A Christmas Carol ... but "It's a Wonderful Life actually started out as a Christmas card.

    http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=132

    The Greatest Gift
    by Philip Van Doren Stern

    Unable to find a publisher for "The Greatest Gift," Philip Van Doren Stern printed two hundred copies of the story and distributed them as Christmas cards in 1943. From this humble beginning, a classic was born. Van Doren Stern's story captivated Frank Capra, who said he "had been looking for [it] all [his] life." Capra's beloved adaptation, It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore, was released in 1946; and while the film—which received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director—failed to win an Oscar, it did secure a place in the American holiday tradition. ​
     
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  8. malakas

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    It is not a Christmas movie. What about violence death and guns speaks to you "Christmas spirit" ? You say to your small kids oh lets watch this nice christmas movie all together? No.
    It is just a convenient excuse for men who can't bear to watch anything else that doesn't have blood to go through the christmas season.
     
    #8 malakas, Dec 26, 2015
  9. The Real Shady

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    Of course it is.

    [​IMG]

    "Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."

    Run DMC Hollis Queens is played while John McClane goes to the party

    Theo: All right, listen up guys. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except... the four assholes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation.

    Hans Gruber: It's Christmas, Theo. It's the time of miracles. So be of good cheer... and call me when you hit the last lock.

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D-8tMD77bvI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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  10. what

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    Yo ho ho, mother****er
     
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  11. Uprising

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    Wrong Spelling Pancakes...go away...


    Love the Die Hard series....
     
    #11 Uprising, Dec 26, 2015
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    Not all Christmas movies were meant for small kids, and nothing gets me into the Holiday Spirit better than Die Hard.
     
    #12 juicystream, Dec 26, 2015
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    exactly as I said pretty convenient for men who are addicted to movies with blood and violence. Oh I forgot "action" movies. Like the only action is murder and bullets.

    Just explain what exactly is christmas about this movie? The background? Maybe you think that killing people is christmas-y.
     
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  14. Jontro

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    Home Alone 1 & 2 would be a better choice.
     
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    I'm more annoyed by the promotion of The Soud of Music as a Christmas movie.

    The Sound of Music is NOT a Christmas movie
     
    #15 droxford, Dec 26, 2015
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    The Christmas movie I always try to watch is Full Metal Jacket.

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9t4FgmaKOy8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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  18. VanityHalfBlack

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    Kudos to the person who edit this gem together, wow!

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    #18 VanityHalfBlack, Dec 27, 2015
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    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4kXMaToMQTE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #19 jev5555, Jan 3, 2016
  20. Deckard

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    Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It may be blasphemous, but John McClane plays God with a gun. Ho ho ho!
     
    #20 Deckard, Jan 3, 2016
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