“I Don’t Care What Y’all Say”: Charles Barkley Made a Surprising Pick as His Favorite Christmas Movie
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Many people have different holiday traditions during Christmas. Many people feast that day. Others go caroling. Some watch great Christmas classics. NBA great Charles Barkley recently named his go-to Christmas movie during the holiday season. Nope, it’s not ‘Home Alone‘ or ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas‘ or even ‘The Nutcracker’. It is an action film starring Bruce Willis, which is considered to be one of the greatest action films that inevitably brought in its own sequels.
Charles Barkley was talking about none other than ‘Die Hard’. He picked this movie as his favorite Christmas watch.
Charles Barkley watches an action film for Christmas
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If one were to Google the best Christmas movies, ‘Die Hard‘ would likely feature in the list. Though it has been considered one, the status of the film in that list has been highly disputed. But the NBA legend is on the favoring side of the argument.
Die Hard is a Christmas movie (according to the Chuckster) 🎄😂
Holiday Q&A with the Inside Crew 🎤 pic.twitter.com/urrTwJskOI
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 24, 2022
“‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie! I don’t care what y’all say“, said Charles Barkley.
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He was answering a set of questions with his ‘Inside the NBA’ crew on TNT. Charles Barkley also described his perfect Christmas day: Hot cocoa, giving gifts, watching ‘Die Hard’, and “that Mariah Carey song…I could listen to that all day!”
A highly debated question
Is Chuck justified in labeling ‘Die Hard’ as a Christmas movie? Sports columnist Skip Bayless also spoke regarding the debate. He too was on Charles Barkley’s team.
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“Die Hard, which definitely no questions asked is a Christmas movie“, Skip emphasized. He even dedicated a whole segment to make his case for the film. Skip summarizes the plot of how the protagonist comes to LA to celebrate Christmas with his family. The whole thriller tips its hat to many holiday elements. From the sporting of the Santa cap to the iconic sweatshirt writing: ‘Now, I have a machine gun ho ho ho’, this movie may sit comfortably on the Christmas list.
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But in Chuck’s own words, he doesn’t care whether other people agree with him or not.
Do you reckon ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie? Let us know in the comments below.
Edited by:
Veer Badani