"The Long Kiss Goodnight" is a great Christmas movie

[Bad Bishop]

Forget Die Hard. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson is a better Christmas film.

TLKG is more Christmasy all around. It begins with a Christmas parade in one of those idyllic small towns. There's snow everywhere. We hear an Elvis Christmas song as the scene plays. And there's Geena as mom and schoolteacher Samantha Caine, taking part in the parade as "Mrs. Claus." We see her waving to the townfolk. Teenage boys yell, "Mrs. Claus is hot!"

Soon there's a Christmas party, followed by a terrible accident that causes Samantha to change. Another personality takes over. Samantha disappears, and CIA assassin Charly Baltimore is reborn. Charly is a trained killer, someone you'd never invite to a school picnic.

Samuel L. Jackson shows up as seedy private investigator Mitch Henessey. Mitch doesn't like Charly, and gives her some advice:

"Call your fucking kid! It's two days to Christmas. She might be under the mistaken impression Mommy gives a fuck!"

There it is. A terrific Christmas message, to go along with all the explosions, gunfire, profanity and death. This is the perfect action film for the holidays.

 

[Davros]

I love this movie.

 

[Amaris]

The movie is terrific. I own it on DVD.

J.

 

[Trekker4747]

Awesome movie. If for nothing other than the scene of Geena Davis getting tortured in a wet dress alone.

"Chefs do that!"

 

[Base_Delta_Zero]

Also a great flick. But not better than Die Hard. No action movie is better than Die Hard.

 

[Data Holmes]

Also a great flick. But not better than Die Hard. No action movie is better than Die Hard.

indeed.

 

[Caliburn24]

Love this movie. What ever happened to Rene Harlin anyways? He seemed like a solid director back in the day.

Oh, that's right...Cutthroat Island.

 

[Starkers]

Vastly underated film (though nowhere near as good as Die Hard) I still remember seeing the trailer. Oh God, I thought, it's some saccarine film about a woman who's lost her memory coming to terms with it...then the explosions and gunfire start!

Ah back in the day when Sam Jackson didn't just play Sam Jackson in films...

"I always try to be Frank and Earnest with women. In New York I'm Frank, in Philledelphia I'm Earnest." (I've probably got the cities wrong but I love that quote)

 

[Trekker4747]

"That's a duck, not a dick."

 

[intrinsical]

Someone should make a poll for the best christmas movie.

Personally, I've never been terribly keen about Die Hard. I was entranced with The Long Kiss Goodnight's story and resolution. For some strange reason, the scene I love best is Samantha chopping carrots, "What? Chefs do that." And I still love the movie to this day.

However, my vote for favorite christmas movie has to go to Love Actually. This scene never fails in making me cry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is9xHR11E3A

 

[Trekker4747]

Someone should make a poll for the best christmas movie.

Personally, I've never been terribly keen about Die Hard....

You are now dead to me.