| Posted by: Weapon X at April 3, 2003, 2:11 am | | Topic: Die Hard (8.5/10) Forum: JoBlo | | It could be argued that Die Hard set a whole new standard for action movies. That could explain so many of them these days are brainless and boring, as opposed to this 1988 gem that was not-so-brainless and tons of fun! How can that be? Well, let's see what we've got here: Bruce Willis in top form, Alan Rickman in his patented slick-villian mode, and enough cool one-liners to make Bruce Campbell blush. Okay, maybe that last part's not completely accurate; we all know Campbell is the man. Anyway... What is it that makes Die Hard so much fun? It's not just the good acting and big-time action. For me, it was that John McClane as sort of an ultimate average joe who turns out to be an above-average hero. He's as good with a gun as he is with his mouth, but he still bleeds just as much as the next guy. His exchanges with Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson) in between shootouts only added to the good times, especially when John is tired, injured, and just wanting to go the fuck home. What didn't work so well? At just over two hours, the movies drags just a little, but they put enough interesting stuff in that time that I really don't mind that much. Plus, Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson...I'm sorry, but just how imcompetent can one man be? How the hell did he even get to be any sort of authority figure!? So all in all, I'd say Die Hard is my single favorite "reality-based" (and I use the term loosely) action movie. But I've yet to see anything by Michael Bay. I like to keep my options open. Extra credit goes to Die Hard for giving the world some of the greatest onscreen insults ever: "Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?" "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!" "Listen here, you little asshole--" "Asshole!? I'm not the one who just got buttfucked on national TV, Dwayne!" |
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