Happy DIE HARD day! Or, in other words, Merry Christmas! A lot of people don't consider DIE HARD to be a Christmas movie, but we here at Rewatchabilty believe it deserves its place among classics such as Miracle on 34th Street and It's a Wonderful Life. What makes John McTiernan's 1988 blockbuster a Christmas film, not merely a film set at Christmas, is the redemptive story of John McClane-- McClane's Christmas Eve transformation, from selfish lout to courageous hero, is reminiscent of Charles Dickens' immortal story The Muppet Christmas Carol... I mean, A Christmas Carol. There's no doubt about it, DIE HARD is as Christmasy as Egg Nog, Rudolph, and Bing Crosby making awkward small-talk with David Bowie. It's one of the best movies ever, and anyone who thinks otherwise should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart! Yippie-Kay-Yay, and Merry Christmas!
