Of all things Geek. I am…
The movie was barely in theaters when the negative tweets and reviews started to come across my radar. But it didn’t deter me. I still went to see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And there are no spoilers in this post as I don’t want to deter any of you from watching it either.
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Looking back at 2015, it’s safe to say that another banner geek year has passed. So let’s take a look into what made this one so special.
Starting at the movies, the record for box office opening was broken twice this year, and almost three times, all with geek movies. First, in May, Avengers: Age of Ultron fell just shy ($191,271,109) of its predecessor, Marvel’s The Avengers ($207,438,708). Then in July, Jurassic World took over the top spot ($208,806,270), and lastly the current record holder from earlier this month, Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247,966,675).
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The universe that was first introduced to the world back on May 25th, 1977, is officially back in theaters with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, it was what a movie experience should be. It has some humor, it made me cry (yes, I’m not ashamed), and it enthralled me to no end.
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“Twelve terrorists. One Cop. The odds are against John McClane… That’s just the way he likes it.”
That’s the tagline for Die Hard, released on July 20, 1988.
Many may think it odd that an action movie would be classified as a Christmas movie. A trend apparent when seeing Die Hard appear on top Christmas movie lists. But it takes place on Christmas Eve, has a seasonal soundtrack, and even appears to have a Grinch parable.
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What were we thinking? Why did anyone take it seriously? What is a cru-da-tay?
These are questions that will probably never be answered. But one question that was answered: could we pull off a 24 hour live broadcast of the 7 Days A Geek podcast?
And the answer was a resounding yes!
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