8 Things The Die Hard Movies Tell You About Christmas
8. Always Take A Gun To The Christmas Party
Die Hard is the ultimate wish-fulfillment movie for gun lovers, presenting the best argument for carrying a weapon at all times, even if youre an off-duty cop 3000 miles away from your day job and its Christmas Eve. Picture travelling that distance to attend a party in a city youve never visited, hosted by a man you dont know, where the only familiar face is your estranged wife. Most of us would not arrive armed. But then most of us are not John McClane. This finally explains the movies title, which has hitherto been shrouded in speculation. If its a reference to the adage that old habits die hard, what was the old habit? Now we know: its McClane preference for being armed no matter where he goes. Poor guys afraid of flying and doesnt like LA, so of course hes going to cling to the one thing that gives him comfort. His hand cannon is like a teddy bear to him, except itll blow your head clean off.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
