discussion Is Die Hard a Christmas movie

[MattShizzle]

Not in the same way as one where it's the main theme, but still. I again don't understand why sooo many movies (not with it as the theme) take place at Xmas...

 

[MattShizzle]

real question is. what do you think about all the other die hard movies?

IIRC they didn't take place at Xmas. Been a while since I seen one.

 

[Ladybug42]

Duh! Obviously a Christmas movie.

 

[anadct]

There is no christmas without die hard for me. So definetly yes

 

[lolilover427]

Everyone knows Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Even the people who are in denial know this is true inside their heart of hearts.

 

[malvius]

it most definitely is, it takes place at a christmas party so it totally counts

 

[mchlladams638]

Absolutely a Christmas movie

 

[Earlybird]

Yes, it gets played more at Christmas time.

Ho Ho Ho -- now I have a machine gun

 

[dancingnowhere]

John McClane is pretty much Santa, handing out gifts of sweet death (and even reuniting brothers!) and saving the day with the power of Christmas. He's jolly all throughout the movie, even sharing a laugh with the villain at the very end. How can it be anything but a Christmas movie?

 

[bomb john]

Yes and no. Take place during Christmas but it's not the main theme of it.

 

[Sinaster]

I'm with bomb just because it happens during Christmas dose not make it a Christmas movie.

 

[stangnomez]

"Die Hard is a Christmas Movie" Is a contrarian meme. We recognize it is obviously not a Christmas movie, but we can feel clever by arguing that it is.

 

[S0medude4444]

It is "the" Christmas movie.

 

[virtualfiend09]

to me if it doesn't incorporate a Christmas plot then no, if it take place during Christmas thats not really enough.

 

[Deleted member 108320]

It takes place during Christmas, so why not?

 

[walld]

It is a Christmas movie for a good reason. It's not a case of a movie in which things happens and it's also Christmas, everything happens the way it happens because it's Christmas. The employees are only in the building because they're at a Christmas party and John probably wouldn't even be in LA if it wasn't Christmas, or at the very least he wouldn't be in the building. Christmas is part of the story that you can't remove from the movie without completely changing the story, so it's a Christmas movie.

Of all the unbelievable elements in the movie, the fact that every employee shows up for a Christmas Eve company party is one of the funniest.


No way would I stay at work until that late, especially for a party with coworkers that I probably would not even like.

 

[User_84237]

Yes.

 

[Dorya11]

If it is set in Christmas, it's a christmas movie, like it or not

 

[xanxus07]

Watch during christmas time, its a christmas movie. Watch it any other time, its a legendary classic. Either way Yippee Ki-yay

Couldnt say better myself

 

[Xia Liu Bei]

It takes place at Christmas but it isn't a Christmas movie.