I have been watching Die Hard every Christmas Eve since 1999. The five or six years, I’ve been rivebroging on Twitter. Twitter is a cesspool. Therefore, I’m doing this here.
Die Hard is the best Christmas movie filmed. Please feel free to join me in the komments, as I talk about this.
Yippie Kay Yay, motherefuckers.
There are a lot of things in this movie I wouldn’t be happy to try, but, diving down an elevator shaft is right up there.
Gas for 78 cents, in California, is a nice touch.
For the record, all 4 of the brothers right are sleeping under the same roof on Christmas Eve.
Somewhere, Ma is smiling.
Love you all.
And to all a good motherfucking night.
“Does it sound like I’m ordering a pizza?!”
Female cops are the worst!
– male cops
DOWN GOES HAN’S BROTHER!
Time for McClane to get a machine gun.
Wait, how many brothers did Hans have? Isn’t the main antagonist in Die Hard 3 supposed to be Hans’ brother?
Or was that brother eating schnitzel in Bavaria while the other two were getting their bearer bonds on? Seems like he would be in on this caper too, no?
Karl’s brother. I might be drunk.
Fire alarm? Looks good… oh, wait…
Why didn’t save him, John? ‘Cause then you’d be too, asshole.
I need some of them there bearer bonds.
“Nice suit. I have two myself.”
Have we seen the traditional 80s movie gratuitous titties shot yet?
Time for Hans Gruber’s speech.
McClane gets insanely lucky, and bails out the fire door. Phone lines are cut.
Needs more cocaine!
I think Ellis snorted it all.
Bubbi!
…and the bad guys just raided the party.
Argyle partying with the teddy bear is great. Too bad the com just cut.
Can we pause for a second and recognize how much of a badass actor Alan Rickman was? He fucking OWNS that role!
He was so good in Dogma.
He was good in everything!
Theo knows what he’s doing. Building is locked down.
BOOM! TWO POINTS!
“We’re in.”
…and John feels bad about his “speech.”
But… here come the bad guys.
….Holly us inviting John to stay, until John does… well that.
That’s like RTD with the Persian chick!
Well, sort of…
And Holly and John finally see each other, with Ellis wanting her to show “the watch.”
You know, I’ve never seen Die Hard. I’ve never seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. I’ve never seen Ghostbusters. And I work in the movie industry and went to film school. Oh well, I’ve seen some other stuff.
So many movies are overrated anyways.
Citizen Kane was so fucking boring I nearly fell asleeep
So @Brett after your earlier joke, I decided to do a search. ……….
Holy shit…..
Also note I posted a picture rather than a link. NSFW at your own risk
Ellis was just “making a call” in the same vein that I was porn that had Egyptian women.
[tries to Google what WCS might have meant; doesn’t figure it out but is not otherwise unsatisfied]
Yeah, i’m lost but I think this is a callback to his Egyptian porn fetish.
Like an Egyptian setting or of actors of that particular nationality?
Both?
Bad champagne and dudes kissing you.
“Fucking California.”
“Holly Gennero.”
Yeah… that sucks.
“Remember that when you sign for the tip.”
TWSS
So…. McClane still lives in New York, and the rest of the family lives in LA. He says he can’t just leave.
Argyle plays a cassette of RUN DMC.
Love this.
Christmas in Hollis is the best Christmas song ever. I will fight anyone that says different.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8
[avoids fight because Balls cannot understand his slurred attempt to argue the point]
– Shane MacGowan
More like RUN J.M.c. amirite?
And we have Argyle!
I second BFC’s hot taek on Argyle.
Lil’ Lucy McClane wants to know if Daddy McClane is coming home. Pauliey already as a spare room ready for John.
“California.”
Nakatomi can rock a Christmas party. Great year, evidently.
Also, Ellis is hot on McClane’s wife, Holly.
I sat next to a woman named Holly on my flight Saturday. I did not make a pass at her.
Ellis is such an 80s douche, i’m surprised he’s not wearing suspenders.
Apologies. Had some audio issues. We are restarting when McClane is arriving at the airport.
“California.”
I tried watching it on Netflix. It wasn’t there but Spartacus was recommended, so I’m watching that.
Viva Bianca is hot when she nekkid
swoons
Brocky, do you like movies about gladiators?
Honestly?
I don’t think I can name one besides gladiator or the original Spartacus
That look from the stewardess…
“I know it well…”
– Erotic Friend Fiction Brick
A Persian girl gave me that look at a party she was hosting one time. I don’t know how the hell I managed to screw that one up. I mean, I do (much later I asked her if her family celebrated Christmas; that was DEATH), but I don’t understand how I screwed it up at that particular moment. It’s like, I could have asked for a tour of the house or some shit. I wasn’t even that young when it happened! I was like 30!
There are Christian Persians. It’s not THAT bad of a question unless her family was hardcore anti-Christian.
I mean, if you could have heard the tone in which she answered “no” you’d know what I mean. It was like a door slamming shut.
Moar like her vagina, amirite?
/misses high five
Frankly, I hate flying flying, too. Fists with your toes does work.
See, I actually love to fly. Always gotta have the window seat, if I can manage it. Where else can you get that view?
The “fists with your toes” thing is actually quite nice to do.
…and we are off.
I want to be clear, I’m not kommeting on every part of this film, just the one’s I feel are important. If you’re watching at home, start now.
… no
WOOOOOO!!!!
Let me reiterate, I dont have anything against diehard or making a tradition of watching it.
My “dissent comes solely from the air of blatant smarminess that comes from douchebags defending a violence filled bloodbath as promoting peace on earth. Such people need to be dealt with. It reminds me of all the people of the people who try to tell me they voted for trump because they feel he’s a “Christian”
You’re lying through your teeth (or tooth if you’re from Indiana). Just admit it!
Shit, my favorite Xmas movie is Friday After Next, so I’m out of this debate.
It’s about protecting property rights, which is basically all that modern Christianity adheres to these days anyways, so I’ll stand my ground in the “Christmas movie” camp.
As a Jew, anything with Santa Claus hats counts as a Christmas movie to me. Have you seen this Christmas classic:
So tonight we had no clear plan for dinner. I grabbed some bulgogi (marinated ribeye slices) from the fridge and grilled it up. I got mad at everyone because instead of eating it hot off the grill, they got the entire kitchen table set up and didn’t touch it until it had cooled off.
Food should be enjoyed while it’s hot. Waiting for everything to be done and for everyone to sit down is a waste.
Since it will be covered, let me be the first to say that Argyle is both an excellent character and a completely useless nob for 90% of the film.
I’m not sure I’m a fan of his flip attitude towards spousal abuse, but he’s otherwise quite a fine fellow.
I don’t remember that part of the movie…
“She beat you up…?”
/spousal abuse goes both ways!
//checks in with local MRA group
///but seriously fuck those MRA assholes.
Note the air quality at the beginning of the movie. It looks truly awful.
LA in the 80s! WE LOVE IT!
Look Twitter is terrible but at least it’s also corrosive.
Also, my brother-in-law brought a bottle of Pliny the Elder, which we drank tonight. It is as good as everyone says.
We actually watched Die Hard last night but I will still participate, as we are currently watching the Great British Baking show with the kids.
Don’t you dare disparage the Great British Baking Show
What are you talking about? I am the one who suggested watching it!
Good man
(and thorough)
Movie starts in 15 minutes.
I’ll probably be asleep or dead by then.
Woo hoo!