But, but, but...car chase that trashes nearly every vehicle in Moscow. Helicopter versus two barely armed guys. Guys later hanging off of said helicopter as it circles a compound full of terrorists and nukes. Hilarious retconning of a pivotal Cold War event that will induce any history students in the audience to enter into an epic facepalm. Jai Courtney kicking ass better than expected. "Yippie kai-yay" line delivered mildly differently than you expect (but not too much). And in the right theater, the Dolby Atmos sound system whose demo trailer got the biggest applause at the screening and will make your inner ears itch.
Did I mention the movie begins with an overture on black screen, which combines police sirens with Beethoven's Ninth? Because it does.
It's just that kind of movie.
It's sad that they need to make the trailers Michael-Bay-esque to get people to go see these movies even though they aren't as stupid as the trailers provide. I'll catch this film on Netflix Blu-ray. Action movies have chanegd. Die Hard 1 was excellent because it was a lone wolf trying to survive. Die Hard 5 looks like the Roadrunner and son tring to avoid Wile E. Coyote's antics.
I have a feeling Joe Colton's going to be a lot better McClane than the guy in this movie. Hell, his action figure's already 99% of the way there....
Anybody in the UK/Ireland see Bruce's interview on The One Show? What a wonderfully awkward/stilted/uncomfortable/strange/glorious piece of television that was.
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@Bearr He was apparently very jetlagged so he barely knew where he was. Thats what he told a radio station anyway.
So a bit disapointing but something about McClane has Willis amp up his game a bit, more fun than usual and he likes the part as well. I admit, I never saw the big twist of the bad guy coming and while crazy, the whole series has been like that. So not as bad as some say but mindless fun which we could all use now and then.
Cracked hit on the key to a great Die Hard movie - it can't start life as a Die Hard movie.
(Okay, fine, 4 was also re-purposed, but as someone else pointed out, it's oddly appealing if you're watching the R-rated version rather than the horrible PG-13 cut.)
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@step5555 They're nuts if they say three was a good one...it showed its roots as a Lethal Weapon sequel wayyy too much.
The sandwich board bit in harlem was funny, though.
@LYT @step5555 I really like 3 (and I think it went from a Brandon Lee vehicle -> Lethal Weapon Sequel -> Die Hard 3). It's fun, but a bit too "big" for a Die Hard. Sort of like how when they went out on the snowmobiles in 2, you started to wonder why the scope had expanded so much.
But it's a good movie. Maybe not a good Die Hard, but there's only really been one of those.
figured sooner or later hollywood wind finaly have the die hard franchise close to running into the ground for did the world really need a fifth one instead of letting bruce willis retire john mclain peacefully.
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Can you please not insult the Roger Moore Bond movies by comparing them to this piece of shit?
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Why didn't they use Joseph Gordon-Levitt as his son? Or are they waiting for Die Hard 6: The Beginning?
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@Gallen_Dugall @DrAbraxas @Canadian.Scott oh shia, only you could have given cannibals a bad name
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Also, am I the only one noticing the odd coincidence between a meteor explosion in Russia prompting several Armageddon jokes & the opening of a film involving Bruce Willis wrecking stuff up in Russia happening on the same day? o_O
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@SlyDante777 I said the same to my sister. She went to go see the movie because she never listens to me, so I told her the movie was so bad Odin threw a space rock at Russia.
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Two things...one I get to use this GIF
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8kj5p.gif[/IMG]
and two...how about the fact that this movie is hilariously tracking as 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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@Gallen_Dugall@Canadian.ScottWell this article was misleading a little but based on the reviews, 15% for critics seems to make sense...
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2013/02/everyone-hates-a-good-day-to-die-hard-0-percent-rotten-tomatoes
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@Canadian.Scott @Gallen_Dugall It was true at the time it went up. So did Armond White skew the results as we all expected?
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why is my comment getting extra percentage signs? Because MVN is an angry spiteful and petty bitch, that's why.
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@Canadian.Scott @Gallen_Dugall now at 14%%
all films start at either 0%% or 100%% for the first review and many stay that way for a long time (Wolverine was at 100%% for twelve hours after it was released, now it's at 38%%) kinda misleading for them to even run that article
@Kozmik_Pariah Reminds me of this pretty forgettable tv movie called Safe House. Patrick Stewart's an ex spook that thinks his old boss is out to get him, but since he has Alzheimer's everyone thinks he's paranoid (I know).
This was at a stage where I couldn't say no to a Kimberly Williams appearance. I'd still be there if According To Jim never happened.
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The only thing that looks interesting in this movie is that leather clad siren. And after finishing the Kevin Smith book, Tough Sh*t, I have lost any and all respect for Bruce Willis.
I MIGHT watch it when it shows up on cable. It is thrown back to the Twilight land, a movie I will only watch if there is literally NOTHING else on. Thankfully there is always something else on and I have my blu rays.
@smdrpepper why? what did that say about Willie? Hopeful there was a "what you talking about" moment involved
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"Hilarious retconning of a pivotal Cold War event" - ? stop toying with the history nerds in the audience
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@Gallen_Dugall SPOILER:
the bad guys caused the Chernobyl meltdown by accidentally stealing too much uranium from it to make illegal nukes to sell to terrorists decades later.
@LYT @Gallen_Dugall WOW. You'd think a plot point that absurd would be kept for a Rowan Atkinson contractual obligation/blackmail.
@chart001 @Gallen_Dugall @DrAbraxas It truly is a shame Mego never got to do Lovecraft toys.
@chart001 @Gallen_Dugall @DrAbraxas well that explains what they're doing with the products of all their mining operations
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While I really enjoyed die hard 4 it wound up being a lot better on dvd with the R rated cut. Still undecided on catching this in theaters have to see what sunday brings but always a sucker for an enjoyable action move. Nice to see an actual honest opinion of the movie without it being buried in internet snark though.
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i know what happened; somewhere along the way diehard!bruce became unbreakable!bruce
unbreakable vow bruce that would explain how these movies keep getting made.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md84uiWwxf1rde7aco1_400.gif
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@DrAbraxas Well, at least this year we also have red!bruce & gijoe!bruce to help strike a little closer to home, or at least somewhere in between.
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