Die Hard Questions (2 Viewers)

[TheRealJRad]

The problem is that it could literally be any holiday where the office is closed. New Years, 4th of July, insert any holiday and the plot still works just fine. Bad Santa does not. He was already a mall Santa when he threatened to sue because of the black dwarf accomplice, who he most likely met because he was a Santa.

Christmas isn't necessary for Die Hard to happen, it is necessary for the other movies to happen. That's the difference.

The building had to be empty, but still have the Nakatomi people in to open the vault and act as hostages. Leaving the rest of the building occupied introduces too many variables. NY and 4th of July office parties aren’t common. It had to be Christmas.

 

[GW93]

So obviously the debate has been settled now for years and years.. Not only is Die Hard A Christmas movie, Die Hard is THE Christmas movie .. but beyond that, upon watching it again this evening for, conservatively speaking the 300th or 400th time (prob more like 500)- i had another revelation.. not only is it a Christmas film, but it’s actually a pretty decent romantic comedy… the whole thing basically from the first frame of the movie until the last, revolves around John’s attempt at reconciliation with his estranged wife, who has taken to using her maiden name.. their relationship is basically THE ONLY REASON that we give a crap about what happens in the building, who got blown up, or who lives and dies.. even one of the funniest lines in the movie (hence the romantic ‘comedy’)- is when Holly the wife realizes that the terrorists are in a pickle and says ‘Only John could drive someone that crazy’…. without that relationship and those two characters - you would not have a movie, full stop .

Absolutely. It's totally a chick flick LOL.

This, Love Actually, and the Hallmark Christmas rom-com pantheon. It all goes together.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Absolutely. It's totally a chick flick LOL.

This, Love Actually, and the Hallmark Christmas rom-com pantheon. It all goes together.

Ha, let’s not go too far… notice i very carefully and deftly avoided using the phrase ‘chick flick’ or even ‘rom com’.. i simply think it could stand up on it’s merits as a good, not great, romantic comedy IN ADDITION to it being the greatest Christmas film ever made .