Ask TKP: Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?

I say yes!

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Obviously yes. Watch it every year while wrapping gifts. Makes me feel like my struggles aren't that big a deal.

Yes.

next question: Who is the superior son of the strange "Mother Nature and her sons" sub plot in A Year Without a Santa Claus?

Snow Miser... The answer is Snow Miser.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The Bumble is my boy.

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

He's a 5* for sure

YES!!!

If you play it, they will win.

"How the ass pocket will be used, I do not know. Alls I know is, the ass pocket will be used." -The BoD

Yes Diehard is a Christmas movie.

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If you consider Home Alone a Christmas movie then you have to consider Die Hard one as well. It's that simple.

Rip his freaking head off!

I made this exact same argument last night. The response was "Home Alone is about like family and holiday stuff and Die Hard is an action movie that just happens to be set at Christmas time"

He's wrong, Die Hard is a Christmas movie

On that note, has anyone seen the Google Assistant Ad with the Macaulay Culkin all grown up? I was half impressed and half freaked out, but he looked way better than a few years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKYABI-dGEA

"What kind of person would throw away a perfectly good dog?"

Yes I have. Great ad, and I agree he looks almost healthy.

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He also did an episode of The Angry Video Game Nerd in the last week. Coming back out in the lime light. Can yall believe that dude got to touch Mila's Kunis back in the day?

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

Where is the female kunis? Is it on the inside of the leg?

"What kind of person would throw away a perfectly good dog?"

#TeamAlexa

I have no idea why my username is VT_Warthog.

Arkansas blew a 24-0 lead in the Belk Bowl.

You single-handedly contributed to 40% of their total revenue this year.

"What kind of person would throw away a perfectly good dog?"

Alexa just isnt in the same rink as Google unfortunately. I have both and it isn't even close.

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

Agreed with this. Also have both and Google is hands down better. Alexa is very limited comparatively speaking

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

I've always read that Google is better for asking questions and Alexa is better for home automation (our primary use). My parents have google and I played with it some and decided to go with Alexa.

I have no idea why my username is VT_Warthog.

Arkansas blew a 24-0 lead in the Belk Bowl.

Both are great for home automation and I prefer the Google commands. The issue is that Alexa is a little more obvious on how to set up.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Then, by that logic, Christmas Vacation is about Clark and his family gathering that happens to take place during Christmas, but not a Christmas Movie.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

Actually Christmas vacation happens during Christmas Eve, and the days leading up to Christmas Eve.

None of the movie actually takes place on Christmas day.

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Ok, so "during Christmas" includes Christmas Eve and the preparations for the DAY. Some would also include the DAY with "during Christmas".

Glad that's sorted.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

Bigger question: Is Lethal Weapon a Christmas movie?

"Yes I am going to have favorites. My favorites are high production and low maintenance players, coaches, and staff." - JMFF

I say no. Christmas was not an integral part of Lethal Weapon. However, it is the reason that John Mclane was in the building in the first place.

There is nothing in the world like Thursday night in Blacksburg!

Die Hard: Yes. It's a Christmas party in the building for crying out loud.

Lethal Weapon: Not so much. Other than very minor things, it doesn't really scream Christmas.

Does it end with the materialistic antagonistic realizing the mistakes he has made?
Does it suddenly start snowing at the end of the movie when everyone realizes a reason to celebrate?
Does it take place during the holiday season?

What more do you want? It's a Christmas movie, it has all the checkboxes marked.

Need's to take place in a world where basically no adults believe in Santa even though he is real and delivering gifts every christmas yet these parents never questions "Where did these random santa gifts come from?"

You literally just ruined all of the Santa Clause movies for me (though, they kinda did that on their own)

Speaking of which, look what just dropped today (with your callout being a listed Sin)

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

The Santa Clause is a great movie and it's a shame they didn't make any sequels.

They've been running it nightly on Freeform (fka ABC Family)

we watched it the other night. Still holds up, despite Tim Allen's monumental overacting

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

I sense sarcasm in this statement.

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boy do i have great news for you

"Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." - TheFifthFuller

You think any of the adults in die hard believes in santa? For the kids and presents, well they are off screen.

Die Hard is a Christmas movie in the same sense that Miracle is about the Russian hockey team

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

So you'd say Die Hard is a movie feat. Christmas but not a Christmas movie

"Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." - TheFifthFuller

If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, Trading Places is a Christmas movie, and that movie is better anyways.

It'd be a real Christmas movie if it had Sam Elliott.

Like Prancer.

EDIT: It reads a bit harsh, but good grief.

@Fightin_Gobbler

Go Hokies

Go Falcons

Every ridiculous stupid time wasting debate we have on TKP and this is the one that bothers you?

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

You obviously are not familiar with football offseason, this is nothing compared to what is in store post bowl games...

I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
“I served in the United States Navy"

"What are you going to do, stab me? - Quote from Man Stabbed

I am personally in the camp that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, however it was recently pointed out to me that Die Hard was released in the middle of July, and not at Christmas. I did not want it to be true, but it is. Regardless, Die Hard, as well as Die Hard 2, will always be Christmas movies to me.

Miracle on 34th Street was released on June 4, 1947.

It's a Wonderful Life was originally scheduled for release in January 1947, and only got a limited December 1946 release to get eligible for that year's awards.

There's probably some other classic Christmas movie from that era that got released at an odd time.

Is coronavirus over yet?

Yes.

21st century QBs Undefeated vs UVA:
MV7, MV5, LT3, Grant Wells, Braxton Burmeister, Ryan Willis, Josh Jackson, Jerod Evans, Michael Brewer, Tyrod Taylor, Sean Glennon, and Grant Noel. That's right, UVA. You couldn't beat Grant Noel.

What kind of question is this? It's as much a Christmas movie as Home Alone, Christmas Vacation and Gremlins!

Gremlins!

"Yes I am going to have favorites. My favorites are high production and low maintenance players, coaches, and staff." - JMFF

That's Gremlins 2, not Gremlins.

I've never seen Die Hard all the way through...

"What are you going to do, stab me? - Quote from Man Stabbed




I also have a pic of Bruce Willis holding up the Nakatomi Plaza Xmas Party '88 sweater (photoshopped obviously) from fakebook. Unfortunately, don't know how to embed. Sorry.

Now I have a machine gun.

Ho ho ho

My wife who watches Christmas movies nonstop for like two months says it's a Christmas movie, therefore it is.