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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2      Non-Film Score Discussion: Die Hard - The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Dec 18, 2018 - 1:57 PM     By:   johnjohnson   (Member)    Posted:   Dec 18, 2018 - 2:15 PM     By:   jenkwombat   (Member) Finally... someone who gets it!!    Posted:   Dec 18, 2018 - 2:46 PM     By:   That Neil Guy   (Member) See also https://amzn.to/2CmcQmI    Posted:   Dec 18, 2018 - 3:37 PM     By:   Scott McOldsmith   (Member) I got this book for my birthday. It's fantastic.    Posted:   Dec 18, 2018 - 5:27 PM     By:   Last Child   (Member) Die Hard - The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told Yeah, it really fits in with the whole Jesus thing.    Posted:   Dec 18, 2018 - 10:51 PM     By:   Solium   (Member) Die Hard - The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told Yeah, it really fits in with the whole Jesus thing. What does "Jesus" got to do with it?    Posted:   Dec 18, 2018 - 11:12 PM     By:   Jim Cleveland   (Member) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcnsdVgung0    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 2:41 AM     By:   Rameau   (Member) It's funny, Die Hard 2 also takes place at Christmas (exactly one year later), & no one seems to think of that as a Christmas film.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 4:47 AM     By:   Disco Stu   (Member) Two things I never understood regarding Christmas films and "Die hard": 1) why set a story during Christmas when it's not essential to that story? 1a) why so hellbent on setting violent stories during Christmas when Christmas is not essential to that story? 2) what is everyone's love for "Die hard"? The second one had at least a "Airport" vibe about it and the third one somehow has somewhat of a "Pelham 123 feel" about it. The McClane character is an upleasant person and the action is of a "realism" other films get lambasted for. D.S.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 5:35 AM     By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member) Theres even a uk advert where they argue if diehard is xmas film. Tbh any film is an xmas film. If Connery Bonds were the go to xmas day movies then any film is. Who cares really.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 6:01 AM     By:   jackfu   (Member) Stu and Bill, you make good points. It's definitely not a Christmas movie, anymore than about 90% of those showing now on the Hallmark Channel that I'm forced to watch. To state the obvious, I've always assumed that since Die Hard sticks quite closely to Thorp's book, they chose to keep Christmas as a setting. In the book, the premise is that the protagonist is in town to celebrate with his daughter at her party and try to patch their strained relationship. And, having Christmas as the setting and springboard for action at least somewhat sets it apart from the typical action flick, doesn't it? I'm glad they kept the Christmas setting, as the film score wouldn't have been the same and likely not as wonderful.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 7:12 AM     By:   johnjohnson   (Member) Theres even a uk advert where they argue if diehard is xmas film. Tbh any film is an xmas film. If Connery Bonds were the go to xmas day movies then any film is. Who cares really.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 7:15 AM     By:   johnjohnson   (Member) Steven E. de Souza would beg to differ...lol https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/die-hard-christmas-movie-screenwriter-steven-e-de-souza-1201911181/    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 7:31 AM     By:   johnjohnson   (Member) It's funny, Die Hard 2 also takes place at Christmas (exactly one year later), & no one seems to think of that as a Christmas film. I do. It's part of my Christmas viewing. Die Hard, Die Hard 2 and Lethal Weapon.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 7:46 AM     By:   Nicolai P. Zwar   (Member) I think the Christmas setting for an action thriller was back at that time an interesting idea; it's also a great (and credible) setup that McClane would try to reconcile with his wife since, hey, it is Christmas. And it was a Christmas party, and he was not on the guest list, so it was relevant to the plot. Sure it could have been some other event, but everybody knows what Christmas is and that there are Christmas parties in corporations. If one views it as a "Christmas movie" or not, hey, that's up to whatever you consider a Christmas movie. I saw both DIE HARD movies (only once) in the summer (they were released in the summer, not in the winter), so I never particularly considered them Christmas movies... perhaps I should re-watch them at Christmas time. :-)    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 7:46 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) Two things I never understood regarding Christmas films and "Die hard": 1) why set a story during Christmas when it's not essential to that story? 1a) why so hellbent on setting violent stories during Christmas when Christmas is not essential to that story? 2) what is everyone's love for "Die hard"? The second one had at least a "Airport" vibe about it and the third one somehow has somewhat of a "Pelham 123 feel" about it. The McClane character is an upleasant person and the action is of a "realism" other films get lambasted for. D.S. (1) It just happens to take place during Christmas time. I personally never saw it as a Christmas movie. I think fans make it what they want it to be. Its more an urban legend. (2) Its just a fantastic action movie with a very charismatic lead. I personally hate the second film, then went totally overboard with the violence and profanity. The third film was pretty hilarious. The series out lived its welcome after that.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 7:53 AM     By:   Nicolai P. Zwar   (Member) I enjoyed the first two DIE HARD movies very much, more than the third.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 10:22 AM     By:   Nightingale   (Member) It's funny, Die Hard 2 also takes place at Christmas (exactly one year later), & no one seems to think of that as a Christmas film. EXACTLY!! And "Lethal Weapon" game out a year earlier and is not considered a Christmas movie?    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 10:39 AM     By:   Thgil   (Member) Die Hard - The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told Yeah, it really fits in with the whole Jesus thing. It's about a man and his wife reuniting during the holiday season. It's just really violent.    Posted:   Dec 19, 2018 - 10:42 AM     By:   Thgil   (Member) It's funny, Die Hard 2 also takes place at Christmas (exactly one year later), & no one seems to think of that as a Christmas film. Because the first movie in every series is seen as more special than the others? Because Die Harder is a lukewarm rehash of the original? Who knows?     Non-Film Score Discussion: Die Hard - The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told    < 1 2  > >>  Go to page:  1 2   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2

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