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But the biggest plus here has to be the moment when John kills a goon and writes “Now I have a machine gun – Ho ho ho” on his sweatshirt, adding a Santa hat for maximum impact. In one of the most iconic moments in the film, John tapes a gun to his back using – you guessed it – Christmas tape (you can see “Season’s Greetings” and some holly printed on it). John carries a large bear with a ribbon around it at the beginning (obviously a gift), decorations can be seen in various offices and (tenuously) even his wife is named Holly but there’s a couple of big points that Die Hard scores in this round. So that’s One-Nil to Riggs and Murtaugh.ĭie Hard vs Lethal Weapon Round 2 - The Imagery:ĭH: The Christmas motifs are mostly just set dressing, such as the Christmas tree seen in the lobby where the hostages are held throughout the movie.
Round 1 Winner: Lethal Weapon clearly edges this round, with more songs in the soundtrack that actually reference Christmas, and the fact that it’s bookended with very prominent Christmas tunes.
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The movie then closes with “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”. Even in the film’s more serious moments, such as Riggs contemplating suicide, Bugs Bunny can be heard singing a Christmas tune in the background. During the course of the film you will hear snippets of “Silent Night”, “The First Noel”, “Deck the Halls” and “Jingle Bells”.
LW: The film sets out its stall early, opening with “Jingle Bell Rock” for the first sequence of the film which sees a woman plummet to her death, crashing through the roof of a parked car.
Finally, “Ode to Joy” can be heard in various forms throughout the film (but this one is ruled inadmissible as it seems its association with Christmas actually began with it being in this movie). Powell sings along to “Winter Wonderland” at one point and the film closes with “Let it Snow”, neither of which are technically Christmas songs but both are heavily associated with the season. Not only that, but “Jingle Bells” can be heard briefly in the movie.
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So without further ado, let’s pit these 80's juggernauts against each other in a Streetfighter-style best-of-three match.ĭie Hard vs Lethal Weapon Round 1 - The MusicĭH: On his way to his fateful night in the Nakatomi tower, John McClane asks his driver Argyle to play some Christmas music, who tells him that the song playing (“Christmas Time In Hollis” by Run DMC) is in fact a Christmas song. Released a year before Die Hard in 1987, Lethal Weapon could be the best Christmas movie you never thought of.īoth movies are set during the festive season which in a sense means they are therefore both Christmas movies, but what is it that actually makes a film feel ‘Christmassy’? We reckon it’s a combination of the music, imagery and storytelling found in the film.
Watch out Nakatomi Plaza, because Riggs and Murtaugh are about to stake their claim to the title.
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And for those of you who’ll argue that Die Hard is not in fact a Christmas movie: You lost, get over it.īut could there be another classic eighties action flick that deserves the crown of ‘Best Christmas Movie’ even more than John McClane and his tower full of bullet-sponge bad guys? George Bailey deciding maybe not to kill himself after all in It’s a Wonderful Life (although we never quite got that one).īut recently another film has begun topping peoples lists, amid contention over whether it is in fact even a Christmas movie at all.ġ988’s Bruce Willis action classic Die Hard is now almost as synonymous with the festive season as The Grinch, Elf and other such festive fare, and the season is all the richer for it. Kevin Webster mauling hapless home invaders in Home Alone. Clark Griswold hilariously trying to cling to his sanity in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Die Hard vs Lethal Weapon – Which is the ultimate Christmas movie?Īs we head towards the festive season the annual debate over which is the greatest Christmas movie of all time begins anew.įor many years the contenders had been much the same.