SIGforum.comMain PageThe Lair So ‘‘tis that Christmas movie time of year so it’s fly in the ointment, monkey in the wrench time....Die Hard observation
Originally posted by PASig: I always laugh at how companies in movies are doing stuff on Christmas Eve like that would actually happen in the real world.
In Elf they're actually working on Christmas Eve
In Die Hard they're having a huge Christmas party on Christmas Eve? In reality it would have been in early December.
I honestly don’t remember anything in the movie that specifically said it was Christmas Eve, perhaps so, but I didn’t hear that.
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Yes, Die Hard takes place entirely on Christmas Eve, with events unfolding at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles as NYPD Detective John McClane tries to reconcile with his wife at her company's holiday party, which is then hijacked by terrorists led by Hans Gruber.
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Originally posted by TMats:... I honestly don’t remember anything in the movie that specifically said it was Christmas Eve, perhaps so, but I didn’t hear that.
3 minute mark...
It's a Christmas movie!!!
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[/QUOTE] I honestly don’t remember anything in the movie that specifically said it was Christmas Eve, perhaps so, but I didn’t hear that.[/QUOTE]
Remember when agent Johnson and special agent Johnson (no relation) order the city maintenance guy to shut off the power, but he doesn’t want to because it’s Christmas Eve.
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It takes place on Christmas Eve, at a Christmas party. Unlike White Christmas, it takes place entirely on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and has more Christmas songs than the Bing Crosby film.
How about Theo reciting a Christmas poem when the SWAT team tries to enter the Nakatomi Building- “All right, listen up guys- Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except the four assholes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation.”
And Hans Gruber knows it is a Christmas film- “It’s Christmas, Theo. It’s the time of miracles. So be of good cheer and call me when you hit the last lock.”
We always watch Die Hard on Christmas Day.
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Originally posted by TMats:... I honestly don’t remember anything in the movie that specifically said it was Christmas Eve, perhaps so, but I didn’t hear that.
3 minute mark...
It's a Christmas movie!!!
In a 4 minute clip... gun on an airplane, smoking in the airport, and a pregnant lady having a drink.... lol
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To Bowdlerise [...] means to alter existing programs, plays, etc. so they are less rude and/or offensive. Commonly, this takes the form of swapping "curse" words for euphemisms. The term is used in a negative sense, by those who think the alterations are often done with a ridiculously high fear of lawsuits and/or need for political correctness. Sometimes it's understandable — different countries have different standards, so if a distributor wants to keep the same age rating, some of the more sexual or violent content may need to be removed before the Moral Guardians catch wind of it. Or maybe someone noticed that all it takes to change a show from something for teens to suitable for kids is the removal of a few swear words, darn it. Others are fairly reasonable for broadcast, such as toning down violence since Children Are Tender-Hearted. Such modifications are also understandable when the work is being adapted into a play that will be performed by kids, not just watched by them.
But true Bowdlerization starts when you actually lower the quality of the art or story in some way in the editing, sometimes as little as spoiling jokes or perhaps making villains not look quite as evil, but escalating to damaging the plot, making dialogue confusing, and making heroes look pure and shiny. And at its very "best", it can make a situation less acceptable. In many cases (such as the airing of R- and NC-17-rated films on broadcast television or the release of sexual, violent, or edgy material in countries where such things are known to be forbidden), the viewer/listener/reader is often left wondering why a release in such a venue was even attempted.
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SIGforum.comMain PageThe Lair So ‘‘tis that Christmas movie time of year so it’s fly in the ointment, monkey in the wrench time....Die Hard observation
It's a Christmas movie!!! 
