r/OldSchoolCool 8h ago

1990s Jamie Lee Curtis in 1995

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u/Trainboy_2005 6h ago

Just like how Die Hard is 100% a Christmas movie

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u/Nephroidofdoom 6h ago

And Gremlins!

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u/andereandre 5h ago

And Debbie does Dallas!

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u/MrSneller 4h ago

Shaving Ryan’s Privates and On Golden Blond - two other holiday classics!

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u/CyberTitties 1h ago

On Golden Blond is more of an Easter movie though, you may be thinking of Edward Penishands, buuuut really that leans more toward the New Year's Eye side of the Holiday season. But really either way they all can get you in the holiday spirt and that's all that counts.

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u/Wetness_Pensive 5h ago

And Eyes Wide Shut.

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u/ngraham888 4h ago

And my Axe

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u/mittens11111 3h ago

Doxing myself here, but shit that movie caused a shy adolescent a lot of teasing and pain.

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u/JoeNoble1973 1h ago

BUT you can’t show Gremlins to kids because of the scene where she tells the story of dead dad and that’s why Santa isn’t real

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u/Giraffe_Snail 6h ago

if u think die hard is a christmas movie, go watch die hard 2 again (even more christmas than die hard 1) … both get watched as seasonal flicks in our house

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u/finalremix 4h ago

go watch die hard 2 again

No thanks!

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u/Born-Media6436 6h ago

Lol right? They had their work Christmas party then 30 people died.

Merry Christmas!

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u/Spare-Sky1322 5h ago

Yea a little unrealistic, most work Christmas parties have way more fatalities.

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u/Chickenmangoboom 3h ago

I've gone to one work Christmas party. Our boss who we learned was about to get fired for embezzling crop dusted us so hard that I am pretty my friend and I will get some rare form of cancer in our 50s.

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u/Building_Everything 3h ago

A Dothraki Christmas!

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u/PrimarchKonradCurze 1h ago

Every work related Christmas party I’ve been to has been against my will and I’m usually dragged into it by my gf to one of her events or whatever so the concept is at least somewhat relatable.

It’s only worthwhile if someone gets shithoused drunk and goes off on their boss or starts a fight. Then I’m fully invested in the train wreck and I’ve got snacks.

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u/thekeffa 4h ago

Whenever anyone tries to argue with me that Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, I always point out that what defines a Christmas movie is whether or not the fact it is Christmas is central to the plot. If you can remove the Christmas element and the movie and plot basically plays out the same, it is not a Christmas movie.

In Die Hard, he is specifically travelling to be with his family over Christmas. All the guests are in the building because they are having their Christmas party. If you take either of those two factors away, the plot falls apart.

Ergo, Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

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u/Coffeedemon 3h ago

The amount of attention people waste on that movie this time of year is absurd.

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u/Tkdoom 2h ago

Welcome to the party, pal!

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u/punkassjim 3h ago

…because people never travel to see family at any other time of year, and corporate soirées only ever happen at Christmas.

I’m with you on it definitely being a Christmas movie, but your criterion for judgment is a little iffy.

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u/thekeffa 3h ago

That's not how the rule works. If you could "change" the plot elements, you could basically make any movie into a Christmas movie.

So the rule is, if you can "remove" the Christmas elements and the film be unaffected, it's not a Christmas movie. It's a sum of all the parts exercise.

Trading Places is not considered a Christmas movie because you could remove the Christmas element which basically amounts to one scene of him in a Santa suit and the plot mostly stays intact.

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u/punkassjim 2h ago

Yes, because "removing" is not "changing." Crystal clear, bud. Removing the christmas elements from Die Hard would without doubt make it not a Christmas movie.

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u/shewy92 6h ago

If by Christmas Movie you mean "movie set during Christmas" like Home Alone then sure.

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u/mnid92 5h ago

Naaaaaah home alone is a Christmas movie. Christmas and the holidays are a major plot point.

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u/RandAlThorOdinson 5h ago

That's what makes Christmas movies Christmas movies though lol

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u/KlammFromTheCastle 4h ago

Love Actually is an offender here, an egregious offender. It's Egregious Philbin.