Here’s a nice topical story for you: Bruce Willis has weighed in on the argument on whether action classic Die Hard is a Christmas movie or merely a movie set on Christmas Eve.

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During his Comedy Central roast – where the likes of ex-wife Demi Moore poked fun at everything from his acting to baldness – the John McClane actor proclaimed: “Die Hard is not a Christmas movie. It’s a god damn Bruce Willis movie!”. (via Variety)

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And half of the internet considered the debate settled: Die Hard, the film originally released in July 1988, is definitely not a Christmas movie.

https://twitter.com/TheRyanParker/status/1018367141634953217

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But the other half? They weren’t ready to give in, rejecting the claims of the movie’s lead actor…

https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/1018622796212068353

https://twitter.com/ColdCity7/status/1018476399022231552

https://twitter.com/WhiskeyRanting/status/1018548964805742592

https://twitter.com/PantlinAndrew/status/1018820753549078528

Will we ever be able to bring the two sides together? Is there a peaceful compromise to this Twitter war?

https://twitter.com/Sarafffina/status/1018793605627072512

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Maybe there’s hope yet…

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