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So ‘‘tis that Christmas movie time of year so it’s fly in the ointment, monkey in the wrench time....Die Hard observation
December 04, 2018, 10:25 PM
cslingerSo ‘‘tis that Christmas movie time of year so it’s fly in the ointment, monkey in the wrench time....Die Hard observation
So I am watching Die Hard for the eleventy millionth time and one thing that I love in this movie is the sound effect for the Steyr AUG. Not for any realism just for how weighty and meaty it sounds. It’s got a great deep base note that really cinematically differentiates it from the MP5’s.
It’s just something I notice every time and I dig it.
"Guns are tools. The only weapon ever created was man."
December 04, 2018, 10:51 PM
DrewROr the deep boom of Al's Model 15.
This has to be both my top Christmas film and one of my all time favorite movies.
What’s the Damage, Die Hard
https://youtu.be/L9O43noFErgHonest Action - Die Hard
https://youtu.be/PnHKv2G0wCw
Laughing in the face of danger is all well and good until danger laughs back.
December 04, 2018, 10:53 PM
mark123Not a christmas movie.
December 05, 2018, 06:04 AM
DSgrouseSide story. My daughter had her boyfriend over for dinner on sat. 15 year olds. We watched die hard as a christmas movie.
My wife signed up for "seasons beatings" regional roller derby bout. She is qbsolutely clueless to popular culture. It just rolls off her completely. She was put on the 'Hans Gruber' team for the more advanced bout.
December 05, 2018, 08:49 AM
kz1000quote:
Originally posted by mark123:
Not a christmas movie.
Philistine!
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"Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
-Bomber Harris
December 05, 2018, 09:04 AM
Ryanp225quote:
Originally posted by mark123:
Not a christmas movie.
You're dead to me.
December 05, 2018, 06:39 PM
P-220Best Christmas movie ever..............after Bad Santa.
Niech Zyje P-220
Steve
December 05, 2018, 08:09 PM
wolfe 21quote:
Originally posted by mark123:
Not a christmas movie.
NOT COOL MAN. NOT COOL.
A Perpetual Disappointment...
December 06, 2018, 06:11 PM
mark123quote:
Originally posted by kz1000:
Philistine!
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
You're dead to me.
quote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
NOT COOL MAN. NOT COOL.
HAHAHA!
I can prove it though.
December 07, 2018, 09:54 AM
Sig209best Christmas movie ever
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Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
December 07, 2018, 10:30 AM
Lord VaalicIt is a Christmas movie
Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day December 07, 2018, 12:20 PM
Ryanp225quote:
Originally posted by mark123:
quote:
Originally posted by kz1000:
Philistine!
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
You're dead to me.
quote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
NOT COOL MAN. NOT COOL.
HAHAHA!
I can prove it though.
You could resurrect Alan Rickman and have him put a P7 to my head and count to three but I'd still say that Die Hard IS in fact a Christmas movie.
December 07, 2018, 01:01 PM
ptruckDie hard, not a Christmas movie. Them there are fight'n words.
December 07, 2018, 01:40 PM
TMatsLast night I watched
Holiday Affair, a movie I had recorded a couple days ago on TCM. Quick aside, I thought it was great, Robert Mitchum (as a REALLY nice guy), Janet Leigh, and Wendall Corey.
Ben Mankiewitz provided an introduction and a close-out at the end. His guest was author, Jeremy Arnold, who just released a book called “Christmas at the Movies,” and
Holiday Affair was one of the 30 Christmas movies he reviewed. Mankiewitz and Arnold had a great discussion on the
Die Hard question. The author gave several good reasons as to why it is indeed a Christmas movie, including family coming together, rehab of family relations, the necessity of Christmastime to create the situation, and one or two other reasons. Mankiewitz absolutely agreed. It IS a Christmas movie.
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December 07, 2018, 01:53 PM
fpuhanquote:
Originally posted by mark123:
Not a christmas movie.
Who let you in?
You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless.
NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member December 07, 2018, 02:55 PM
P220 SmudgeI haven't watched Die Hard in forever. Lethal Weapon is also a Christmas movie. Change my mind.
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December 07, 2018, 03:43 PM
LastCubScoutquote:
Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
I haven't watched Die Hard in forever. Lethal Weapon is also a Christmas movie.
Die Hard and
Lethal Weapon are Christmas movies! If they're not, then that would mean
Die Hard 2 - Die Harder isn't a Christmas movie!
Or
The Last Boy Scout!
Or
The Long Kiss Goodnight!
Or
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!
Or
Running Scared (1986)!
Or
In Bruges!
Or
Batman Returns!
And that would be insane to comprehend! INSANE!!!
December 07, 2018, 04:25 PM
sigmonkeyYippee-ki-yay, muthafudger!
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! December 07, 2018, 04:42 PM
LoswsmithEven the liberals at NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast say Die Hard is a Christmas movie and one of the best (or the best depending on commentator) Christmas movies.
Of course, it clearly is THE BEST Christmas movie, but I'm willing to suffer the fools who think its awesome but not the best Christmas movie.
But those who think Die Hard is not a Christmas movie are clearly trolls and should be sent to the dungeon where trolls belong.
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December 07, 2018, 04:44 PM
LastCubScoutquote:
Originally posted by cslinger:
So I am watching Die Hard for the eleventy millionth time and one thing that I love in this movie is the sound effect for the Steyr AUG. Not for any realism just for how weighty and meaty it sounds.
One thing I've noticed about current gun sounds in modern action/thriller movies is that, I guess, in an effort to sound more realistic and "hip," they tend to sound very flat and generic, like uncharacteristic "pops." Remember the old days when sound designers would have fun such as mixing in a panther roar to make the Dirty Harry Magnum blast sound? People marvel over the crazy gun-fu in a film like
John Wick, but I think that those films have some of the dullest sounding gunshot sounds. It sounds like someone punching a paper bag filled with air.
In modern films, I did like the gunshot sounds from Michael Bay's
13 Hours. The blast from M4s echoing through the streets of Benghazi is intense! Also, the rifle fire sound echoing through the mountains in Peter Berg's
Lone Survivor was very impressive, especially with surround sound.