I was hoping to save this for later, but we ought to save the more Christmas-oriented movies for closer to the big day. For now, we've got Die Hard.

NYPD officer John McClane is visiting his estranged wife in LA for Christmas, but her work's office party is interrupted by German terrorists. It's up to McClane to sneak through ducts and offices to take out those dirty Krauts - all without his shoes. This movie catapulted Bruce Willis's career into the action genre and spawn a film franchise for Die Hard. This movie doesn't have too much to do with Christmas, but it takes place during Christmas. That makes it a pretty strong theme. McClane is Santa and the terrorists were bad this year - so they get bullets in the head.

Say what you want to about Die Hard not being a "Christmas movie", it's one of the first things that comes to my mind. Even not as a Christmas movie, this is a great reminder of '80s action cinema. It's a reminder of a simpler time when you could take guns on airplanes and drink at work. If you plan on celebrating Christmas with a bang, this is a must watch movie.

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