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[mm04]

Yes, yes it is.

 

[Escape Goat]

Die Hard and Batman Returns qualify as "Christmas movies". Long Kiss Goodnight I don't think actually does, despite taking place on Christmas

How are you so wrong? You can't be more wronger.

 

[FoxSpirit]

Gremlins will always be the best christmas movie.

Damn right it is. Die Hard is no.2 .

 

[TAJ]

Well, I know what I'm watching tonight. (again)

 

[Sojgat]

Best Christmas movie ever.

 

[Minus_Me]

The best Christmas movie has to be Eyes Wide Shut.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Long Kiss Goodnight is great, it blew me away when I discovered it once it came to DVD back in the day.
Although it's not widely regarded as good I also have a big soft spot for Reindeer Games.

I loved the HDTGM revelation with this movie.

 

[natsuyasumi]

Someone recommended this movie to me last year. As much as I like Geena Davis it was terrible. Sweet guy but I don't take his movie recs anymore.

 

[Rodney McKay]

I loved the HDTGM revelation with this movie.

Definitely one of my favorite moments of that podcast.

 

[Steamlord]

So can The Curse of the Cat People and The Night of the Hunter.

 

[Teletraan1]

I just watched this because of this thread. Definitely a Christmas movie and pretty solid action movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. Pretty fun movie, had me laughing loud from the audacity of some of the action. That kind of shit is in my wheelhouse for action movies though. I love Geena Davis and she is great in this as she slowly regains her memory and her personality changes.

 

[andythinkpad]

I love this movie. It was an earnest good 80s action movie made in the 90s.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

Best Christmas film is Groundhogs day

 

[tsumineko]

The only Christmas movie is Die Hard. So you're wrong.

 

[AzureSkies]

You're right, I am overselling it a lot.

Views changed sometime early in this century. Die Hard took over when the people who liked Zulu and The Great Escape got too old to be writing articles on "classic" Christmas movies.

However, if it makes you feel better. I spoke to my mom about this and she entirely agreed with your point of view on The Great Escape being a Christmas film and the film shown around Christmas time.

 

[nekkid]

I always felt like Die Hard 2 was more of a Christmas movie than the first.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Def need to watch this again

Legit thought the first one was kinda sad when they got to revealing who the daughter's father was and his reaction :/

 

[MrCunningham]

Lethal Weapon is a Christmas movie.

Gremlin's is my favorite Christmas movie of all time.

 

[Karak]

I was so damned surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie

 

[Bold One]

The Long Kiss Goodnight is the best Bourne Prequel

Does that make Iron Man 3 a Christmas movie as well?

 

[demon]

I always felt like Die Hard 2 was more of a Christmas movie than the first.

Wasn't Die Hard 2 originally supposed to be a standalone film and then just reworked into a Die Hard sequel?

The best Christmas movie has to be Eyes Wide Shut.

Definitely not the best Christmas movie.
But definitely the best movie in this thread.

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

But Iron Man 3 is the best Christmas movie.

 

[cacildo]

Who let the dogs out is my christmas music every year

Why? I dont know

 

[MrCunningham]

Wasn't Die Hard 2 originally supposed to be a standalone film and then just reworked into a Die Hard sequel?



Definitely not the best Christmas movie.
But definitely the best movie in this thread.

No, Die Hard 2 was a planned sequel. But the source material for the movie came from a novel called 58 Minutes, which had no relation to the original Die Hard at all. They just adapted the book into Die Hard 2.

 

[Livingskeletons]

Die Hard 2 is more fun than Die Hard 3 in my opinion. I also give it props because it's the only Die Hard movie that doesn't revolve around a goddamn robbery

It does have the best use of the "Yippe Ki Yay" line.

 

[Dandy Lyin]

I was listening to the radio yesterday and someone said his favourite Christmas movie was Eyes Wide Shut. Funny to see that echoed here.

 

[True Savior]

The Long Kiss Goodnight is what happens when untalented filmmakers adapt Shane Black's scripts. They quickly get insufferable.

 

[Bishop89]

Reindeer games is better

 

[Trouble]

Cast Away counts as a Christmas movie too. Coming on HBO in 2 minutes!