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The Lakdawalla family just watched Die Hard for the first time
Point 1: GREAT MOVIE
Point B: DEFINITELY A CHRISTMAS MOVIE
Point γ: yippee ki yay…
The Lakdawalla family just watched Die Hard for the first time
Point 1: GREAT MOVIE
Point B: DEFINITELY A CHRISTMAS MOVIE
Point γ: yippee ki yay…
We asked the kids for a rating after.
Mr. L: how many stars out of 5?
Me: 5.
Miss 14: 4.
Miss 11: can I say out of 10?
Mr. L: yes.
Miss 11: 8.
Entire rest of the family: …
Miss 14: *reduces the fraction for Miss 11*
We have no idea if 11 is trolling us. We never do.
Mr. L: how many stars out of 5?
Me: 5.
Miss 14: 4.
Miss 11: can I say out of 10?
Mr. L: yes.
Miss 11: 8.
Entire rest of the family: …
Miss 14: *reduces the fraction for Miss 11*
We have no idea if 11 is trolling us. We never do.
So clearly it's not for young kids. I think over age 10, it's about the individual kid. The 3rd act was a little too violent for our kids; I helped them cover their eyes and just narrated the action for about half the action sequences in 3rd act and that worked out ok. https://twitter.com/TheSkeptic21/status/1338017471027171328
For instance, there's a scene close to the end of Die Hard where a bad guy gets hung by the neck from a chain. I covered 11's eyes and said "That's no way to get ahead in life." Miss 14 closed her eyes but said: "He'll never be the head of a major corporation." All was well.
Also I really tried to refer to Alan Rickman’s character as “Hans Gruber” while I was narrating action to kids but pretty quickly I switched to “Snape” and that was easier for everybody.
