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Hate when they run Christmas movies in the summer


This was on cable all day today

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Because Christmas is about violence and explosions, right?

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A lot of people consider this a Christmas movie and make a tradition of watching it.

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It was released in July 1988. And there is a thing such as Christmas in July.

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Christmas in July is one of my favorite screwball comedy films. The scene when Dick Powell first meets Raymond Walburn might be the funniest thing I've ever seen.

Also, Die Hard isn't a Christmas film anymore than any other film that happens to be set at Christmas time is such. I think Less Than Zero was set around Christmas, as was Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, and probably dozens of other films. Christmas doesn't factor into the theme or story of the film. It's fine that some people make a tradition of watching it in December, but...

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ok , its now xmas , you are now allowed to watch it ....

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Thank you, β€˜tis the season for some yipeekayey!

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This movie came out during the summer of 88 FFS!

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