Is DIE HARD a Christmas movie?

[HappyGilmore]

Yippe Kay Yay it is. 

[RCMerchant]

Now here's a Christmas movie!
SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY (1972)


http://youtu.be/SPB8alPJQK0

That is heart reandering. 

[LilCerberus]

The Legend Of Hell House takes place in December, with the climax occurring on December 25...
Yet, it's clearly NOT a Christmas movie; It never mentions the holiday, & the novel only mentions it at the very beginning & very end, and I think I finally understand why.........

It's been a long, & contentious year, with the virus, the riots, the elections, how some leaders are handling these three problems...  And in my town, it seems like it's almost constantly raining this year.

Hell House is something of a study of people being isolated, they have each other, yet they are alone, in a beautiful mansion, but with no windows, with lot's of space, but not enough between each other, and the character's professional opinions & objectives rising towards extremely personal differences.............

It certainly doesn't FEEL like that time of year.

[kornula]

I have yet to still sit down and watch SANTA CLAUS VS. THE ICE CREAM BUNNY.

I am going to watch WINSLOW THE CHRISTMAS BEAR all the way through this year...and THE CHRISTMAS SHOES.

[Rev. Powell]

Is FEMALE TROUBLE a Christmas movie?

http://youtu.be/uDie8goaBDU

(slightly NSFW)

[kornula]

Is FEMALE TROUBLE a Christmas movie?

http://youtu.be/uDie8goaBDU

(slightly NSFW)

I've always counted it as one... "Where are my f**king Cha Cha© heels!?" scene clinches it for me.   Mind you, that's the only reference to Christmas in the movie..but it does make a lasting impression on the movie.

[Allhallowsday]

"Not on Christmas...!  Not on Christmas...!" 

[claws]

When I think of Christmas movies I think of those Hallmark movies. Watch one of those and then watch Die Hard

[Alex]

From the director of Die Hard.

Die Hard director John McTiernan has confirmed it is in fact a Christmas film.

The filmmaker, weighing in on the annual debate about the film's festive qualities during the holiday season, addressed the "controversy" in a 12-minute video posted by the American Film Institute.

"We hadn't intended it to be a Christmas movie, but the joy that came from it is what turned it into a Christmas movie," McTiernan says several minutes into the video.

He then expands on Die Hard's themes in connection to American politics, explaining: "There are genuinely evil people out there."

"My hope at Christmas this year is that you will all remember that authoritarians are low-status, angry men who have gone to rich people and said, 'If you give us power, we will make sure nobody takes your stuff.'"

He continued: "And their obsessions with guns and boots and uniforms and squad cars and all that stuff. And all those things you amass with power meant to scare us, meant to shut us up so we don't kick them to the side of the road and decent people of the world get on with building a future."

[zelmo73]

leaning towards no. I don't remember too much discussion about the birth of Jesus in this one... might have to rewatch

The name "Jesus Christ" is uttered a few times throughout the movie. I think that counts as reciting the Lord's good name during the Christmas season.

[claws]

From the director of Die Hard.

Die Hard director John McTiernan has confirmed it is in fact a Christmas film.

The filmmaker, weighing in on the annual debate about the film's festive qualities during the holiday season, addressed the "controversy" in a 12-minute video posted by the American Film Institute.

"We hadn't intended it to be a Christmas movie, but the joy that came from it is what turned it into a Christmas movie," McTiernan says several minutes into the video.

He then expands on Die Hard's themes in connection to American politics, explaining: "There are genuinely evil people out there."

"My hope at Christmas this year is that you will all remember that authoritarians are low-status, angry men who have gone to rich people and said, 'If you give us power, we will make sure nobody takes your stuff.'"

He continued: "And their obsessions with guns and boots and uniforms and squad cars and all that stuff. And all those things you amass with power meant to scare us, meant to shut us up so we don't kick them to the side of the road and decent people of the world get on with building a future."

Still doesn't feel like a christmas movie to me. McTierman even admits he didn't intended to be a christmas movie and it shows in my opinion.

[pacman000]

From the director of Die Hard.

Die Hard director John McTiernan has confirmed it is in fact a Christmas film.

The filmmaker, weighing in on the annual debate about the film's festive qualities during the holiday season, addressed the "controversy" in a 12-minute video posted by the American Film Institute.

"We hadn't intended it to be a Christmas movie, but the joy that came from it is what turned it into a Christmas movie," McTiernan says several minutes into the video.

He then expands on Die Hard's themes in connection to American politics, explaining: "There are genuinely evil people out there."

"My hope at Christmas this year is that you will all remember that authoritarians are low-status, angry men who have gone to rich people and said, 'If you give us power, we will make sure nobody takes your stuff.'"

He continued: "And their obsessions with guns and boots and uniforms and squad cars and all that stuff. And all those things you amass with power meant to scare us, meant to shut us up so we don't kick them to the side of the road and decent people of the world get on with building a future."

But isn't the movie about a group trying to steal from a rich company under the guise of a political movement, & doesn't Bruce Willis kinda beat them up for that? 

[kornula]

From the director of Die Hard.

Still doesn't feel like a christmas movie to me. McTierman even admits he didn't intended to be a christmas movie and it shows in my opinion.

The movie takes place on December 24th at a CHRISTMAS PARTY.  The McClains want to be re united for the holiday... that's the core of the plot.You cannot find better Christmas driven stories than that.

[beat_truck]

Nope.  Taking place at Christmas time doesn't automatically make it a Christmas movie.

[kornula]

Nope.  Taking place at Christmas time doesn't automatically make it a Christmas movie.

and not wanting to reunite the family for Christmas does not make it a Christmas movie...(raise middle finger)