Sean F Kennedy Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Time to settle the debate… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitten Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 On Her Majesty's Secret Service is also a Christmas movie 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringles Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kitten said: On Her Majesty's Secret Service is also a Christmas movie 🙂 Oh my God. Yes. Yes it is. :') 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pringles Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, Kitten said: :') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 If Home Alone 2 can be a Christmas movie, then Die Hard is a Christmas movie. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitten Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: If Home Alone 2 can be a Christmas movie, then Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaHale Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 13 hours ago, Patine said: No, it's no more a Christmas movie than Gremlins is. And the six people (as of this post) who voted it was don't know what a, "Christmas movie." Which, by definition, is almost always a, "secularized winter holiday," movie, and not a, "Christmas movie." A movie like, "the Nativity," is a CHRISTMAS movie, and are quite rare, to be honest. Gremlins is literally the most Christmas movie there is 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 11 hours ago, Patine said: None of them are. Think of all the Hollywood movies that take place, in whole or in part, on July 4th (you even see parades) but nothing to do, in their plots, with the holiday or what it signifies. And the movie The Fugitive has a Saint Patrick's Day parade in a notable scene, but the movie, itself, has nothing to do with Saint Patrick's Day. The exact same logic applies here, amazingly enough. And, there are movies that have long scopes of time in the life of a person, family, town, or what-have-you that may have a Christmas scene or two. Do you see what I'm saying. I honestly can't think of any Hollywood movies that take place, in whole or in part, on July 4th (other than Independence Day). My favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story, even though most of the movie doesn't really have anything to do with Christmas, other than the running joke of "You'll shoot your eye out!" I still watch it on repeat all Christmas Day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringles Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 2 hours ago, MrPotatoTed said: My favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story, even though most of the movie doesn't really have anything to do with Christmas, other than the running joke of "You'll shoot your eye out!" I still watch it on repeat all Christmas Day. That movie is literally a staple in my family, and especially my outer family lmao. Based. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilight Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 The key is whether it could be set at any other holiday. For Die Hard the answer is clearly no. There is no other holiday for which there are office parties where family members are invited. Even the book it's based on has a Christmas setting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 8:30 AM, pilight said: The key is whether it could be set at any other holiday. For Die Hard the answer is clearly no. There is no other holiday for which there are office parties where family members are invited. Even the book it's based on has a Christmas setting. Ooh, that's interesting. A Christmas Story: Ralphie could want the BB Gun for his birthday. If his birthday happens to be in winter, you wouldn't need to change anything else. Even the bit of him asking Santa could be an emergency backup plan for if he doesn't get it for his birthday. Love Actually: At least half the storylines revolve around Christmas in ways that aren't easily ignored. You'd have to cut out half the movie and most of the characters. Home Alone: The plot requires an entire wealthy neighborhood to each individually go on vacation at the same time. It's feasible this could happen during the summer, but it would be a wild coincidence, and it would be easier for his family to get home without blizzards and holiday travel in the way. At minimum, you'd have to make Home Alone a Thanksgiving movie. And take out the parts where he thinks his family disappeared because he wished it to Santa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 2 hours ago, MrPotatoTed said: At minimum, you'd have to make Home Alone a Thanksgiving movie A la Planes Trains and Automobiles! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean F Kennedy Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 Real question is if Stepbrothers is a Christmas movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Someone pointed out yesterday that Home Alone is just Die Hard for children, and oh my god how did I never see that before. Haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Patine said: But remember who made a cameo in the sequel. Your VERY FAVOURITE businessman-turned-politician in the whole world! 😛 Pete Buttigieg is in Home Alone 2??? ;c) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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