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For me, it's jingle all the way. It's got everything. A drunk reindeer. A terrorist mailman. Arnold punching a deer. Arnold punching Sinbad. Arnold punching Santa. Arnold in general.

Edit: sure are a lot of die hard fans of Die Hard.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's genuinely Die Hard. Calling it a Christmas movie used to be something I said for fun, but somewhere along the line, watching it at Christmas has become an actual tradition that I look forward to

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely in the same boat as you. Used to be home alone (1&2) but the past 5 years or so the first Christmas movie I put on is Die Hard and I can’t imagine that changing anytime in the future.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Home alone is a great choice too. Love those ones. Such great comedy, so many good memories of watching it with my family.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If you're the kind of person who counts Die Hard as a Christmas movie, I seriously suggest you watch The Long Kiss Goodnight as a contender. Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson co-starring in a Christmas flavored spy adventure roadtrip.

Here's a minute and a half to make my point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I love that movie! :)

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's like how Star wars movies are Christmas movies.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not at all.

Die Hard at its heart it is a story of a man trying to bring his family together. His presence in the story is one of traditional family values thrown into a world where they aren't valued.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Just the fax, ma'am

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't mean it like that. I'm not trying to meme or anything. Yeah, meming is why I first started watching it at Christmas, but it's long stopped being about the meme and and debates about whether it's a Christmas movie.

I watch it every Christmas now because it has become a genuine tradition for me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah same for me with Star wars. I know I'm not the only one, but it's just fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Have you seen the Star Wars Christmas special?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately.