McClane is back, and I'm psyched

[Reaves]

I wonder if he'll look as old and smelly as he did in 16 blocks. <-- Another great movie.

[NefariousKoel]

Did you guys ever see the Japanese Bruce Willis/Die Hard impersonator? Oh, it's hilarious. I think him and his buddies got together and remade parts of the Die Hard movies.

Puchi Bruce:










:rotfl:

[Onkel Neal]

Kevin Smith tells a story he has told before about when Willis, a producer on the film, had Smith rewrite a scene he was in to remove some of the exposition. The studio wanted to discuss their objections to the rewrite. "I was there when he made that call," says Smith. "He was talking to some higher-up muckity-muck at the studio. He kept saying, 'Uh-huh, uh-huh.' And then he said, 'Let me ask you this: Who is your second choice to play John McClane? Thought so.' And then he hung up. It was just as cool as that."

Warmup bump

[The Avon Lady]

And here I was thinking this thread was about Shirley.

Outta here!

[FAdmiral]

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

And here I was thinking this thread was about Shirley.

Outta here!

Only if your spelling memory needs alot of work.....

JIM

[Onkel Neal]

Yeah, saw it tonight, John McClane kicks a$$ !

[Skybird]

Better than the third part? I found the third one boring. 1 and 2 were great.

[Reaves]

Number 3 was pretty good. The scene where he meets Samuel L Jackson is very funny.

Will be seeing this one soon.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Better than the third part? I found the third one boring. 1 and 2 were great.

Much better.

First one was original and dynamite. Had a great bad guy, cool concept, and some great action scenes.

#2 was pretty darn good, especially the part where he comes under fire on the military plane, shoots the dictator, and tells him to "sit down!" all in the same moment , and even more on how escapes the plane (although those grenades sure had loooong timers ).

Third one was not so good, imo. Too many twists, too many absurd coincidences (McClane popping out of the tunnel just as Sam Jackson was driving by ). It had some good moments, but overall too hokey.

This one is pretty good. It had a lot of great scenes. Just hold your nose about the part where cyber terrorists can use magic hacker skillz to take over everything, and the rest of solid action flick.

[Skybird]

Part one really redefined the Action genre back in it's time, I would say it was revolutionary by style, and pace. The somewhat claustrophobic, isolated setting was a great idea, that was carried over a little bit into part 2. I missed that feeling in part 3's setting, and thus it was no typical "Die Hard" movie, for my taste.

"Condition Red" used a comparable setting like Die Hard 1, and is another action movie I really enjoyed, despite Seagal (nicknamed "wax mask" by some, for his superior acting qualities ). This should have been the real Willis/Die Hard part 3 movie, instead of the original! - Condition Red 2 was very bad, I think. I even did not watch it to the end on TV.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Had a great bad guy,

Yes, nobody beats the Germans at it...


:p

[Reaves]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Yes, nobody beats the Germans at it...


:p

I take offence at that comment due to my German ancestry. Although my English side agrees.

[swifty]

Aswome Brings back the old school 80's action movie. The first one is till the best. But 4 is much beter than 2 and 3. Plus John gets his 5th aircraft making him an ACE.

[Heibges]

#1 Best Action Movie ever!

#2 Thought the plot was a little tedious. Oliver North was in the news around that time, and I remember thinking the bad guys were supposed to be like him.

#3 Enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as the first. It basically is the exact same plot of the first.

I think The Last Boyscout is as good as #1.