Greg welcomes guests Joe Concha, Sonnie Johnson and Michael Moynihan.
Once more, with feeling: "Die Hard" is NOT a Christmas movie!
The eternal debate is raging anew on Twitter this afternoon, so let's spend a few more minutes exploring why you're all wrong about this. Simple question: Has anyone ever said to themselves, "I'm in the mood for a Christmas movie. I know — I'll watch 'Die Hard'"? No, they have not. Lots of people have said to themselves, "I'm in the mood for an action movie. I know — I'll watch 'Die Hard.'" Lots of people have also said to themselves, "I'm in the mood for 'Die Hard,' period." That's how singularly awesome and culturally ubiquitous the film is: Sometimes you'll get a movie itch and nothing else but DH will scratch it. But — and this is the key point, worth (re)emphasizing — the fact that "Die Hard" is an exceptional movie set on Christmas Eve does not make it an exceptional "Christmas movie." If it does, then the fact that McClane's heroism is all about reconciling with his wife should, in theory, also make DH one of the great romantic movies ever made.
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