Oh By Gosh By Golly - It's time for exploding buildings and one-liners!
Charlie Brown: What is it you want?
Lucy Van Pelt: Real estate
Christmastime means a few different things to me: ornaments, food, and action movies. It doesn't have much to do with the presents anymore, or sadly, putting the Christ back in Christmas. It pretty much stopped being about the presents the year I turned 11 or 12 and didn't get a single toy. And Santa, well I was never really about Santa - I think I new at 5 that it was a farce and I couldn't sit on his lap because the mall Santa scared me. Plus the mall Santa was a lady, and that just didn't seem right to me.
One of my favorite Christmas movies is on right now.
Die Hard.
I think the fact that Professor Snape was in Die Hard is part of why I like the Snape character so much. That and I find his slick evil persona appealing, but that is neither here nor there. John Maclane is very Christmas-y to me. The only thing I can say in German is "schieß auf das fenster!" Does anyone else find Professor Snape oddly appealing or is it just me? Maybe it's the grown up manifestation of my teenage obsession with the Cure?
My dad is a big fan of action movies and every year we usually watch a new one after Christmas Eve dinner. Sometimes we diversify and watch something like Pirates of the Carribean, but usually there is some sort of car chase, gun fight, or perhaps sword play involved. We'll miss it this year as we'll probably be driving down to the in-law's during prime action movie viewing time.
Anyway - Die Hard is a good movie. Really. And Snape - Yeah I dig him.
Posted by jen at December 20, 2007 08:28 PM
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Have you seen Hot Fuzz? I think it would be a great addition to your Christmas film line-up (whenever you get a chance).
I like Alan Rickman a lot, so I kind of 'get' the whole 'I dig Snape' thing.
Happy Christmas Mme Lug!
Posted by: canknitian at December 21, 2007 08:38 AM
HOLEE CRAP. Robert has ALWAYS claimed Die HArd as not only his most favorite movie ever, but also his favorite Christmas movie.
He also has a tattoo of the logo for the Nakatomi Plaza (which itself is a stylized image of the building's floor plan). When we went to L.A. a few years back and saw the real-life building that stood in for Nakatomi, Robert just about crapped his pants with glee.
Happy holidays!!! xoxo MJ
Posted by: MJ at December 21, 2007 07:16 PM
There *is* something about Alan Rickman for me...although I think it's the voice.
Posted by: Stacey at December 22, 2007 01:46 PM
Go see Sweeney Todd - lots of SINGING Alan Rickman!
Posted by: MF at December 28, 2007 08:46 AM
I LOVE Die Hard and am very sad I didn't get a chance to see it this holiday season. Maybe I'll Netflick it. Hrm...
Posted by: danielle at December 28, 2007 12:54 PM
