This seems to be a topic of contention with a lot of people, with some dismissing it as a dumb, loud action film that happens to be set around the holidays while there are others who actively class it as a Christmas movie - to the point of admitting they watch it every year when Christmas rolls around.
If you're not familiar with this film, the original 1988 film
Die Hard is loosely based on the novel
Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe and is about a New York cop named John McClane (played by Bruce Willis) traveling to Los Angeles on Christmas Eve to reconcile with his ex-wife Holly and spend time with his children - whom his wife took with her to L.A when she divorced him.
After meeting her at a Christmas party at her workplace (the Nakitomi Plaza), things go south when a group of armed terrorists led by German radical Hans Gruber (played by the late Alan Rickman) take over the building and seal the exits. This forces McClane to go on the run through the office complex as he tries to find out what the terrorists want and get help from outside to save his ex-wife and the other hostages at the party - all while fighting a one-man guerrilla-style war against a well prepared and dangerous group who are prepared to do all they need to do to achieve their goals.
Despite the mentions of Christmas I've just brought up (along with others in the film), there does seem to be a notable debate as to whether Die Hard is a "Christmas movie" or not.
My question is - whilst asking that you be considerate of other people's answers (I don't want any flame wars or insults been hurled over differences of opinion because no one wins those situations) - do you class Die Hard as a Christmas film or not?
If not or if so, why?
