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soldierant

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13. I've never seen "Die Hard," and if I ever saw a Hallmark Christmas movie,

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:38 PM

Dec 27

it was so long ago - and so insipid - I have no memory of it.

But I think this is a case similar to "If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you're right." If you feel Holiday spirit in it, then for you it's a Christmas movie. If you don't, it isn't. Either way, you're right.

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Why "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie [View all] jmowreader Dec 25 OP

Agreed odins folly Dec 25 #1

LOL buzzycrumbhunger Dec 25 #2

You've got two great actors playing the roles they were born to play. malthaussen Dec 26 #9

Disagree ProfessorGAC Dec 25 #3

Al Powell had the demons, not John McClane jmowreader Dec 25 #5

Agreed - the movie was released in July, so it was hardly considered Christmas fare by the studio. Midwestern Democrat Dec 26 #6

Well, Miracle on 34th Street was released in June 1947 and yet it's a Christmas movie. catbyte Dec 26 #8

Based on a 16 year old book with no established leads filmed on a construction site underpants Dec 27 #11

Careful you don't strain your back reaching like that... Wounded Bear Dec 25 #4

I've come to accept that "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie Mike 03 Dec 26 #7

What makes it a Christmas movie is that it is a treat. Intractable Dec 26 #10

It's an "anti-Hallmark" Christmas movie LeftInTX Dec 27 #12

I've never seen "Die Hard," and if I ever saw a Hallmark Christmas movie, soldierant Dec 27 #13

Same hear Thank you soldierant. debm55 Dec 27 #14

No. The meaning and spirit of Christmas needs to be central to the plot Auggie Dec 28 #15