Die Hard isnt a Christmas movie

Die Hard isnt a Christmas movie Dec 11, 2018 0:31:11 GMT via mobile jamesbamesy likes this

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Post by moviebuffbrad on Dec 11, 2018 0:31:11 GMT

Dec 10, 2018 4:21:45 GMT Salzmank said:

I’ve been trying to figure out my own opinion on the Die Hard debate, and, yeah, I’m ultimately going to have to agree with BATouttaheck and mslo79 on this one. Psycho is also set at Christmas, but I don’t think anyone would call it a “Christmas movie.”

I've seen Psycho 20 times, including once in the theater, and forgot it was even set at Christmas time. Apparently there were some Christmas decorations in the background of a street shot, so Hitch put a "December 11th" title card at the beginning.

One shot and a title card, that's it. That's not really comparable to Die Hard, a movie where Christmas is part of the plot and keeps being referenced throughout (ie, "I have a machine gun, ho ho ho" as opposed to "I have a machine gun, l'heim!").

I think if you asked the average person when Die Hard is set, they'd know it was Christmas time. Not so with Psycho.