| Best Xmas Film? on 22:20 - Dec 23 by exiledclaseboy |
Perhaps I should try watching it through one of those special cameras I read about on here. |
Status as a Christmas film Edit
In 2010, Die Hard was voted as "The Greatest Christmas Film of All Time" by Empire.[48] In 2012, IGN listed it at the top spot on their list of "The Top 25 Action Movies".[49] Debates have been had about whether or not Die Hard should be considered a Christmas film. Some feel that because the events of the film occur on Christmas Eve and its setting includes a Christmas party, that is enough to qualify it as a Christmas film, whilst others feel that since the film is not actually about Christmas and focuses on an action plot involving a lone police officer trying to stop terrorists, it should not be considered a Christmas film.[50][51][52][53][54][55] On December 24, 2017, screenwriter Steven E. de Souza stated on Twitter that Die Hard is a Christmas film.[56] However, at his Comedy Central Roast, Willis declared "Die Hard is not a Christmas movie! It is a goddamn Bruce Willis movie!"[57] Acknowledging the debate over this, 20th Century Fox released a special Die Hard - Christmas Edition home media release in December 2018 (during the film's 30th anniversary), including a re-cut trailer to present the film as a heartwarming Christmas story.[58] |  |
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