Stupid people are stupid - 62% of Americans disagree that 'Die Hard' is a Christmas movie

[winb83]

And you're still wrong.

A Christmas movie is primarily about Christmas. Taking place during Christmas doesn't mean the movie is about the holiday season and Christmas themes. It's A Wonderful Life is a Christmas movie. A Christmas Carol is a Christmas movie. How the Grinch Stole Christmas is one.

Nobody really associates the Die Hard franchise with Christmas like that. Hell some of the sequels have nothing to do with Christmas. You have to stretch the meaning of Christmas movie to be any movie that has the plot takes place during Christmas time to make it qualify.

It's an action film that takes place during Christmas, which to me, is not the same thing.

That's exactly what it is. It would be very difficult if not almost impossible to make an action film and have it be about Christmas because the holiday has nothing to do with action and violence in the first place. The action themes would dominate the movie and people would associate it more with that than Christmas which is why Die Hard polls as not being a Christmas movie.

 

[Emoryal]

Lethal Weapon is tho

 

[Geek Nasty]

It takes place during Christmas but I don't see it as a Christmas movie

is eyes wide shut a Christmas movie?

End thread

 

[OmegaK2099]

It aint Christmas till Hans Gruber drops from nakatomi plaza

is eyes wide shut a Christmas movie?

Yes

 

[It is a mystery]

It's not a christmas movie
You could take out all references to Christmas and the meat or the concept of the movie wouldn't change at all.

 

[HHR]

Everyone knows what constitutes a Christmas movie. Dare to be different nikkas decided their next venture would be declaring an action movie to be a Xmas movie. The mere fact you have to ask "Is this a Christmas movie?" answers the question for you. nikkas ain't out here asking if It's A Wonderful Life is a Christmas movie, brehs

Die Hard has more Christmas in it than It's A Wonderful Life.

 

[Wargames]

Die Hard has more Christmas in it than It's A Wonderful Life.

Fair enough

 

[obarth]

Die Hard has more Christmas in it than It's A Wonderful Life.

Cool. Care to cite the X-Mas spirit you got from Die Hard?

 

[KevCo]

Still say its a christmas movie, based on the premise of “a man flys from NYC to LA on christmas eve to try to reunite his broken family” to me, thats a christmas movie, regardless of the blood spill in between the narrative

 

[ORDER_66]

What is wrong with these people???

 

[HHR]

Cool. Care to cite the X-Mas spirit you got from Die Hard?

The score being a constant riff of Ode To Joy is a big part of it, personally.

 

[Cladyclad]

I’m with the 62%

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Is Iron Man 3 a christmas movie?

 

[ig88]

Of course its a xmas movie

Now i have a machine gun ho ho ho

 

[mastermind]

Is Coming to America a Christmas movie? (i consider it to be since it takes place during the holidays)

Trading Places as well.