A good day to die hard

Engert · Feb 14, 2013

This poor movie critic is crying because he's upset that Die Hard has changed over the years.
Awwww poor guy. I hope he's not ronery this Valentine.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-kim/rethink-review-ema-good-d_b_2688135.html

FAST6191 · Feb 14, 2013

Given the last film involved jet surfing of a sort I was not expecting too much in the way of a return to Die Hard 1 through 3 in this film and was quite prepared to write it all off from the perspective of a die hard film. That said I am up for a cheesy action film and not a great deal has delivered since lockout (granted I have not been paying the most attention) so I may well even appear at the cinema.

Guild McCommunist · Feb 15, 2013

The last movie was rather shit. I was baffled but the laughably bad CG in the trailer for this one, and the use of CG to avoid the costs of actual fucking stunts and sets.

I can accept a shlocky action movie if it has some semblance of care in it, not one that's so obviously phoned in.

ShadowSoldier · Feb 15, 2013

I think a lot of people don't actually know what Die Hard is about. I mean honestly, can you really tell me that Die Hard 2 was any more believable than Die Hard 4? It's cheesy to the top, and that's what makes it awesome. The only bad thing from Die Hard 4 was the story, that was really dumb, and the villain wasn't that good. The other characters were alright, hell the best part in the movie was when John Mclean hits that bitch with a truck and drives right into the elevator shaft.

But still, they're all cheesy. That's what makes them great. Die Hard 4 is still pretty decent, probably better than Die Hard 3 which had a horrible cast, aside from Samuel L. I'm excited to see Die Hard 5, now if only I can find some funds to go...

Gahars · Feb 15, 2013

Well, to be fair, didn't the whole appeal of Die Hard revolve around the fact that it wasn't a typical action film? The world wasn't in the balance; it was just contained to a building. The hero wasn't some super smooth commando; he was just a cop with shitty luck and a crumbling marriage. There isn't a whole army of baddies to be fought; it's just 12 dudes. It was more down to Earth, rather than over the top, and that was the entire point.

So yeah, I think it's fair to complain that the series has pretty much become exactly what it was reacting against. It would be like turning Austin Powers into a dark, gritty tale of espionage and deception; somewhere along the line, you've missed the point.

You can argue that it's just a dumb action movie and such, but it could be better than just that. Plus, if I'm in the mood for a dumb action movie, there's tons of other, more entertaining options out there - options that don't look embarrassingly phoned-in.

BORTZ · Feb 15, 2013

Bruce Willis sure looks tired the entire movie. Like hes already done with the franchise.

ShadowSoldier · Feb 15, 2013

BortzANATOR said:
Bruce Willis sure looks tired the entire movie. Like hes already done with the franchise.

He looks like that all the time now. The man is old and still pushes his body. Hell have you seen him in Looper? It looked like he was begging to be put out of his misery.

Deleted member 318366 · Feb 15, 2013

BortzANATOR said:
Bruce Willis sure looks tired the entire movie. Like hes already done with the franchise.

Well he is in his fifties, kicking ass everyday probally takes a toll on a person.

Engert · Feb 15, 2013

I see that some of you here are crying that movies evolve with time.
So, don't cry.

xist · Feb 15, 2013

Engert said:
This poor movie critic is crying because he's upset that Die Hard has changed over the years.
Awwww poor guy. I hope he's not ronery this Valentine.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-kim/rethink-review-ema-good-d_b_2688135.html

That transcript is actually an excellent piece of writing about the problem...

xist · Feb 15, 2013

Don't get emotional over it Engert, it's only a bad movie.

Guild McCommunist · Feb 15, 2013

I could understand the franchise evolving with time but it hasn't evolved well. And "evolution" isn't exactly giving up the trait that made your action movie solid and memorable. That feels like devolution.

I could even forgive it for giving up what made it unique if it at least tried. It just looks like a stale, soulless CG mess.

The Catboy · Feb 15, 2013

I am going to actually watch this one, but I am watching it like I did The Amazing Spider-Man, with my expectations extremely love. Die Hard 4 (I refuse to call it Live Free or Die Hard because that was a horrible title) was just meh.
Hopefully this one will be better than that one.

Engert · Feb 15, 2013

xist said:
Don't get emotional over it Engert, it's only a bad movie.

I'm not getting emotional with the movie, but all the ones getting emotional are making my day. That's even better than the movie. The guy writing the article about that movie is obviously a Die Hard fanboy. I am also a Nintendo fanboy. The difference is that my world does not collapse when i see Nintendo titles such as Metroid Other M. I embrace them.

Guild McCommunist · Feb 15, 2013

Well you made this thread, everyone agrees with the critics, and you go "oh don't cry lol".

So you either made this thread in a feeble attempt to "troll" or your massively butthurt.

hkz8000 · Feb 15, 2013

If only modern movies were as good as Apocalypse Now.

Engert · Feb 15, 2013

Guild McCommunist said:
Well you made this thread, everyone agrees with the critics, and you go "oh don't cry lol".

So you either made this thread in a feeble attempt to "troll" or your massively butthurt.

Engert said:
This poor movie critic is crying because he's upset that Die Hard has changed over the years.
Awwww poor guy. I hope he's not ronery this Valentine.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-kim/rethink-review-ema-good-d_b_2688135.html

TLDR.
I'm making fun a critics.

Engert · Feb 15, 2013

hkz8000 said:
If only modern movies were as good as Apocalypse Now.

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa !

Guild McCommunist · Feb 15, 2013

Engert said:
TLDR.
I'm making fun a critics.

Not very well.

Engert · Feb 15, 2013

Guild McCommunist said:
Not very well.

Ah, so you must be the approver. Ok ok. Noted.

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