I have never seen Die Hard. But I have an opinion about its status as a Christmas movie. I was recently asked my opinion as many of us are asked around Christmas. I thought you might be interested in my reply.
Category: Movies
My Christmas Movie Guide
We watch a lot of Christmas movies and television specials every year, usually starting on the Friday after Thanksgiving. I frequently make posts to Facebook when we watch some of these. Some of my friends asked me to post a list of our Christmas movies and this is a response to that request. This is… Continue reading My Christmas Movie Guide
The Worst Afternoon Movie Program
I grew up watching movies on TV on weekday afternoons. One of the stations in our area had a good catalog of films to draw from and showed classics in their time slot from 3 until 5. Another channel in our area tried various afternoon movie strategies to varying degrees of success. The worst of… Continue reading The Worst Afternoon Movie Program
First Time Out with the Guys
It was January of 1978 and I was a sophomore in high school. One of my closest friends had just turned 16 and had his driver’s license. Another friend had his permit and a car. The guys were ready to get out for the first time on our own. I told my parents that we… Continue reading First Time Out with the Guys
Movie Decisions
It was late 1979 and I was a senior in high school. Most weekends my buddies and I decided to go to the movies and there were a couple of films that we were considering. I was driving so I took the lead in deciding we would go to see Apocalypse Now. It had been… Continue reading Movie Decisions
Elvis Double Feature
Elvis Presley’s last feature films that weren’t concert films were released in 1969. Some people probably think I’ve seen a lot of Elvis movies in theaters. I only remember going to the theater once to see any of these films. I don’t remember exactly when this happened, but my Aunt Della took me and her… Continue reading Elvis Double Feature
Gigantic Popcorn
When I was in high school, my friends and I went to the movies a lot. Almost every weekend, we went to see something. Part of this experience was getting popcorn and a soft drink. I liked getting the biggest popcorn and drink they offered. This was in the days before they had the combo… Continue reading Gigantic Popcorn
Elvis Movie
Because of my repeated various connections to Elvis, people are naturally interested in my reaction to the new Elvis movie. As a fan of the Elvis phenomenon as well as a fan of Baz Luhrmann films, I had high expectations for this film. It didn’t disappoint. I also continue to purchase movies that I like… Continue reading Elvis Movie
Bad Date
I never had a girlfriend in high school. Dates never turned into relationships. It was a rare occasion when I went out with a girl more than once. I have a cousin who would occasionally set me up on blind dates. We would double date on these occasions to try and make things go well.… Continue reading Bad Date
Movie Restroom Stories
Over the summer while my youngest daughter was home from college, she and I went to the movies a couple of times. My son lives in town and we invited him to go with us on both trips. The two films we went to see were Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Annabelle Comes Home. Both trips… Continue reading Movie Restroom Stories