Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?

Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?

  • Yes

    Votes: 22 84.6%

  • No

    Votes: 4 15.4%
  • Total voters
    26
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Enhance said:
Someone else said recently they associated Band of Brothers with Christmas/the holidays, too.
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We're just finishing Band of Brothers again. I always associate it with Winter/Christmas because of the Bastogne episodes.  This time we're watching it and there's no snow on the ground.

 
Devil's advocate here...just because a movie takes place during Christmas, it doesn't make it a 'Christmas' movie, per se.

Case-in-point: Iron Man 3. Like Die Hard, it takes place during the holidays, deals with a single man taking on terrorists hell bent on destruction, and the main protagonist's inner trauma/demons. Both movies have improbable events, lots of explosions and action, and an arc of redemption. Both movies have help from African-American secondary characters, deal with interpersonal relationships with female characters that have soured, and both movies find comedy relief in younger characters that help the protagonist in their own small, yet special way. 

Yet, no one considers classifying Iron Man 3 as a 'Christmas movie'. So if Iron Man 3 isn't a 'Christmas movie', what makes Die Hard different?

:dunno

 
VectorVictor said:
Devil's advocate here...just because a movie takes place during Christmas, it doesn't make it a 'Christmas' movie, per se.

Case-in-point: Iron Man 3. Like Die Hard, it takes place during the holidays, deals with a single man taking on terrorists hell bent on destruction, and the main protagonist's inner trauma/demons. Both movies have improbable events, lots of explosions and action, and an arc of redemption. Both movies have help from African-American secondary characters, deal with interpersonal relationships with female characters that have soured, and both movies find comedy relief in younger characters that help the protagonist in their own small, yet special way. 

Yet, no one considers classifying Iron Man 3 as a 'Christmas movie'. So if Iron Man 3 isn't a 'Christmas movie', what makes Die Hard different?

:dunno
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Landlord said:
I do.
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teachercd said:
Lethal Weapon is a Christmas movie too!
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Shane Black writes all of his movies to take place at Christmas. 

 
Comfortably Numb said:
Not sure what definition of a "Christmas" movie is being used. Probably a couple different ones if there is a debate going on.

IIRC, Die Hard was originally released for the Christmas viewing season and the movie is set at Christmas time. That is why McClain was visiting his wife...the Christmas party at her work. I would say it is a Christmas movie. But other than that it isn't real Christmassy.
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Actually, it was released in July. They completely missed the opportunity to capitalize on the Christmas season. However, I still consider it a Christmas movie. Just because it is different then all of the other "traditional" Christmas movies, doesn't mean it isn't.

 
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