You know Christmas is coming when DH I and II start showing. Same with Lethal Weapon.
Anyone who plays Die Hard before Thanksgiving has my utmost contempt.
Like 20th Century Fox? Original release date - July 18.
Well, it will be, on December 1st when Christmas season begins.
Die Hard was not originally a Christmas movie.
It didn’t become one until AD 321 when the Emporer Constantine changed its date to coincide with the Sol Invictus festival.
Precisely!
I mentioned that back in post #84, but there is no limit to my ability for contempt or hypocrisy.
I pretty sure you’ll find that the proper quote is “Yippie Kayak other buckets!”
Still true. Bruce has it right.
And as I’ve said before, the director has stated that it was intended to be a Christmas movie. So now who’s more important, Bruce or the director?
Well, Bruce, of course. Duh. He’s Bruce. I mean, c’mon, man!
It’s been well established in this thread that Bruce has gone a bit dotty.
heh, heh, case closed
I bought that last year. It’s pretty good.
Amen.
I watch it all year round as it is not only my favorite Christmas movie, but my favorite movie in general.
Saw “Lethal Weapon” over the weekend. Set during Christmas. Has Christmas carols playing during the entire film. NOT a Christmas movie. Same as “Die Hard” NOT a Christmas movie.
The Economist just published an article with this very question. Free registration required to view content.
The writer doesn’t take a position but makes arguments that for the most part appear in various places in this thread.
Hey, sorry about that. My aim was at television stations trying to jump the gun by inundating us with sweet holiday movies like Die Hard or Lethal Weapon just so they can sell us commercial products like perfume, diamonds or good will to all. Individuals can always watch what they want when they want. or so I hear. For instance, *Groundhog Day *could be played on a loop year round by a single person, and often may be.
The real problem is when should a television station show Nightmare Before Christmas? Is it a Christmas movie? Is it a Halloween movie? I guess it’s right in the middle. That makes it one of the few Thanksgiving movies.
I tried to post this on Christmas Day, but the Board was down. In honor of Christmas, one of the cable channels here, the Paramount Network, showed Die Hard all day right up to midnight. Just the first one, over and over all day and night. The wife was a little put out, as she pointed out that the second one is also for Christmas, so they should have shown that one too. But in the promotional commercials, the network asserted that saying Die Hard was not a Christmas movie was un-American. I heartily agree. I don’t know what sort of sick commie bastard would think Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, but those of us who love freedom know it is.
You can look forward to a machine-gun duel with Bruce Willis, then. And may God have mercy on your soul, for he will have none.