Escape to the Movies: A Good Day to Die Hard

[Scyla]

I just realized that I saw a lot of movies with Bruce Willis in them

 

[SnakeoilSage]

I kind of like Hudson Hawk.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Chernobyl isn't Russian

That, plus Die Hard 3 wasn't even supposed to be a Die Hard movie. Think I heard that once they cast Bruce Willis, they changes a few names around and then made it into one. So that sorta makes it even more sad that the others were worse.

 

[XDravond]

I think the question is are they going "awkward change of main character to offspring etc" or is John Mcclane really going to die hard, the first one is obvious second one is possible to implement in to the first one. But come on let him die and make something new.

Oh and I'm almost embarrassedly sure I've seen all those Bruce Willie movies... Need to watch less movies I think 'cus expendables 2 was really as bad as they say....
*takes out wallet and goes and watch another movie...*

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

What the hell is with that string of numbers in the first- OH! Never mind, I got it. And... seems about right. Certainly not going to see this with the expectation that it'll be the best Die Hard ever. Still, no way it could be worse than Live Free Or.

 

[C2Ultima]

I like how Bruce Willis keeps angrily shouting about being on vacation, even though it's well established that he's not going to Russia for a vacation.

 

[Guffe]

I came out from the cinema 1hour 45 minutes ago
As you say Bob I can't remember too much except for action, explosions and a few funny punchlines
But I still enjoy it
And yay for "the whole yard" movies to be on the list xD

 

[Doclector]

Y'know the really sad thing? The really, REALLY sad thing?

I have seen all but the two most recent films on that list.

 

[Tanis]

I kind of figured this movie was gonna be kind of crappy.

 

[Zenn3k]

Yup, I've seen ALL those movies.

I'll go enjoy Die Hard now

 

[Terrible Opinions]

Guys, you're missing the most important thing from all this.

Go watch 12 Monkeys, dammit.

 

[mykalwane]

Well good to know. Though oddly enough the intermission this week was why I liked 4 over 2. I was entertained enough that I didn't notice the flaws. Though will agree 1,3,2,4,5 is the way when judged on quality of them. Was nice to cap off watching 1,2,and 3(which were all on cable this week) with your review. Thank you on the reminder for Looper. I haven't seen that one yet. Then again Wrek it Ralph is a higher priority then Looper is all.

 

[Ashoten]

They somehow survive falling out of/thorough a building twice? LOL wasn't that the entire setup/joke of "The Other Guys"? The fact that action heroes in so many movies break suspension of disbelief just a few times to many?

 

[DTWolfwood]

that is crazy that ive actually seen all but 3 of the listed bruce willis movies... XD well this one will be 4

 

[Ashley Blalock]

I get the strange feeling that part of Hollywood just hasn't received the memo that people expect more. Sure there was a time when you could just run out anything with a big name star and loads of explosions and it would be good enough. But people found out that even action films can be more than just dumb mindless fun. I'm often stuck thinking well this film might have been good back in the 80's but compared to the good stuff now it just looks horrible.

 

[Yvressian]

Wow, this movie is shockingly bad. The movie is full of plot holes and it's completely out of character with the original Die Hard. The direction is awful, the actors look like they weren't actually in the same room when they talk to each other (which is possible, but still not excuse for such poor performances), the cuts are jerky, inconsistent and sometimes out of sequence. The script is horrible, needlessly gimmicky and worst of all, completely uninteresting.
Oh, and the "I'm on vacation" line gets old after about the 23rd time he says it... AND HE WASN'T EVEN ON VACATION IN THE FIRST PLACE!



Btw. the most laughable plot hole, at least IMO is when they...

--SPOILERS AHEAD--

...steal a car from (most likely) the Chechen mafia and then decide to DRIVE to Chernobyl. The very next scene places them near the (usually completely closed down and under military surveillance) Chernobyl power plant That means they make a 13 hour road trip during which they have to cross the Russia-Ukraine border while still bruised and bloodied, and driving a stolen car with a trunk full of automatic rifles.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Oh man, I'd plain forgotten about Mercury Rising; aka the best Bruce Willis film ever.

 

[linforcer]

Wait, chernobyl is in Russia now? *checks wikipedia* Okay, I'm not crazy. It's in Ukraine, which has not been the USSR for a long time, and definitely not Russia.

 

[karamazovnew]

Die Hard was cool because back in those days they knew how to make action movies like these. Not anymore. Really, you guys need to see "The Raid: Redemption" just to remember how awesome action movies CAN be. You can tell from the trailers that this movie is a just a flashy waste of time.

Which is a shame because Willis is still the best action hero actor of the old guard. Just look at Looper, those few moments with him fraking up everybody were pure bliss.

 

[OverEZ]

What Bob said about McClane always bugged the hell out of me too and is a question I've asked out loud before. How is this man not touted as a national treasure by now? He's saved how many cities and how many lives and he's still just a detective? The man should be able to make a paper-mache house out of all the accommodation he's accumulated throughout the years and he's still just walking the beat? How is there not a "John McClane Day" by now? How does he not have at least a advert for Glock guns? The biggest problem with the Die Hard series is that the world around McClane rarely acknowledges his existence even though anyone else in his place would have ceased to exist a long time ago.