On Her Majesty's Secret Service
A popular debate that comes out around the holidays is whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie, presumably because it is set on Christmas Eve (feel free to correct me, I haven't watched it in ages). To that I say, how about Die Hard 2, Lethal Weapon, Batman Returns or The Long Kiss Goodnight? All of them are all action films (two scripted by Shane Black) set around the holiday season but released nowhere near it. In the end if the film makes you feel festive, then perhaps it is a Christmas movie but if you can enjoy it at any time of the year then it is probably just a good film. The sixth James Bond film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, has about half of its runtime set near Christmas time. There is a Christmas carol especially written for the film "Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown?". I find the song a repetitive bore as a listening experience but within the film the upbeat theme contrasts perfectly against the tense moment in the ice rink as Bo