Another great film in this magnificent series. Action and suspense throughout the whole film. It was a nice twist making the villain the brother to the villain from the first one. But I thought the first villain is still the best of all the others, nobody beats him. Bruce Willis was good and Samuel L. Jackson was wonderful, funny and serious whenever he needed to.
It wasn't as good as the others, number 2 is definitely my 2nd favorite, but it was still good. Number 1 is one of the best films ever though. I'm hoping the next one is like the first, but I feel like it won't because the quality of them seem to be worst every film.
On par with the first one, which isn't exactly saying much. Galactus being a no show was a big disappointment but that was expected. Like the original, it kept me moderately entertained for a couple of hours only to realize afterwards that I can't remember what I watched. It's like the cinematic version of chinese food...an hour later and you're still hungry.
Another great film in this magnificent series. Action and suspense throughout the whole film. It was a nice twist making the villain the brother to the villain from the first one. But I thought the first villain is still the best of all the others, nobody beats him. Bruce Willis was good and Samuel L. Jackson was wonderful, funny and serious whenever he needed to.
I love this film. I'm so happy that you too love the Die Hard films. It really warms my heart to see these masterpieces get embraced by a new fan. {[]
It wasn't as good as the others, number 2 is definitely my 2nd favorite, but it was still good.
Personally, I don't know how I would rank it. Number 1 is my favourite, of course, but I'm still not sure whether I prefer number 2 or number 3. I think they're both great films. I do know that number 4 is my least favourite.
Without a shadow of a doubt. I would say that number 1 is undeniably one of the greatest films ever made. It is also one of my all-time favourite films and has played a huge role in my love of cinema.
I'm hoping the next one is like the first, but I feel like it won't because the quality of them seem to be worst every film.
I don't know if I would use the word 'worst' but number 4 is IMO the weakest of the films. I like it, but I don't love it like the others. There is however one moment, which I won't say anything about, that is absolutely superb. Anyway I hope you enjoy it because it is a very fun film.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
The dynamic is different in the third film because McClane is more of a dab hand at it by then; they had to find someone new to the fray and that was the Samuel L Jackson character.
I liked the last Die Hard film when I saw it, but the washed out blue chrome look makes it visually less seductive and I'd forgotten it pretty much by the time I was home. The True Lies style heroics at the end put it into a different genre - but then the third film is a different genre to the first, like TB is a different genre to Doctor No. The realism isn't the same.
The True Lies style heroics at the end put it into a different genre - but then the third film is a different genre to the first, like TB is a different genre to Doctor No. The realism isn't the same.
For me, the heroics at the end
the scene in which John is in a truck being chased by the plane
was IMO too OTT. Although the first film wasn't exactly a documentary , it still came across to me as extremely plausible. I quite like number 4. I think that Bruce Willis is superb as John McClane who is one of my all-time favourite fictional characters, I liked the hacker and I think some of the action scenes were terrific with
the scene in which John kills the villain by shooting him through his own body
being IMO one of the greatest moments in the history of action cinema. But the OTT implausibility (such as the end) slightly spoiled it for me.
Which is why I don't agree with you on DN/TB. ALthough DN was alot more low budget than TB, I think that the realism was the same for both films (man with steel hands on island with dragon disrupting the US space launches versus man with eye patch stealing nuclear missiles and extorting the world.) Plus I adore both DN and TB.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
Well, you have a motorbike firing rockets at another car chasing Bond, and blowing up - but Bond doesn't mention it to M when he gets to the office... I agree the scope of No and TB is much the same, but the treatment isn't imo. Interesting to think how it would have been if they'd been swapped around in the chronology. Well, a bit interesting...
Also in Die Hard 4, the scene where
McClane dons a Ronald McDonald outfit and prances along 5th avenue up to the terrorist's hideout in disguise, singing The Happy Burger Song
McClane dons a Ronald McDonald outfit and prances along 5th avenue up to the terrorist's hideout in disguise, singing The Happy Burger Song
was a bit too much.
Uh, NP, are you on the same substances as HH? There is no such scene in Die Hard 4.)
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
Watched Ratatouille yesterday; its a good, worthy addition to the Pixar canon.
The voice of the "villain" was rather familiar to me, and I was trying to figure it out as the film went on. I had to wait for the end credits to find out who it was!
"Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
What a load of tosh. I wasn't expecting much as its about No 5 in the series, but it really was cheesy and uninspiring.Shame as I think Stellan Skarsgård was actually quite good as Merrin.
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DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
One of my favorite Michael Caine movies. Steve Martin is hilarious in this one seeing I'm not a huge fan of all his comedies but they work very well together in this project.
I still remember the teaser trailer for this, Caine shoves a kid's cotton candy in his face while he's eating it while Martin pushes an old woman into the river as they stroll down a busy European street never breaking stride. )
Frank Oz is such an underrated director. B-)
Mrs. Man Face: "You wouldn't hit a lady? Would you?"
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice isUNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
I just watched this again the other week. It had been about fifteen years since I had last seen it! Hilarious!
"Know you're limitations, Freddy...you are a moron."
Part of my favorite lines from that movie, daren. )
"Freddy, as a younger man, I was a sculptor, a painter, and a musician. There was just one problem: I wasn't very good. As a matter of fact, I was dreadful."
It's the way Caine delivers this as they're walking that makes the punchline so priceless to me. )
Mrs. Man Face: "You wouldn't hit a lady? Would you?"
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice isUNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Understated drama based on the Raymond Carver short story, ‘So much water so close to home.’ It’s directed by Ray Lawrence who also made Lantana, which for me is one of the best films of the last decade. I felt this covered similar ground and the familiarity was increased by Robert Altman having used the same story in Short Cuts. A group of friends on a fishing trip find the body of a young aborigine woman. But instead of getting help they finish their holiday. On their return home, their community is appalled at their behaviour. Especially when it turns out the girl was murdered. There’s a chilling opening sequence where the killer strikes. There’s no graphic violence, only the threat of it, as the scene ends with the girl’s car being attacked. Gabriel Byrne is as excellent as ever as the leader of the fisherman. And I really liked the music by Paul Kelly. I’d recommend this, but don’t see it expecting a fast paced thriller.
I never saw this one in the theaters and decided to pick up the HD-DVD version today. Kind of long, at times silly, John Turturro gives what has to be one of the most bizarre performances in movie history, but the action and CG robot effects are just amazing and the final battle over the highways and streets of LA is a spectacle. This is the kind of film that these new high-definition DVD formats were made for as the level of detail in every scene is just amazing. Oh, and Megan Fox is smokin' hawt!
I never knew there was a sequel to Eddie and the Cruisers until somebody posted it on Youtube. It's OK. The character stuff is fine. The music is still sub-Springsteen crap though.
Seven Days In May, John Frankenheimer's follow-up to The Manchurian Candidate. Like TMC, this is another paranoid Cold War thriller, with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff plotting to overthrow the president after the prez signs a disarmament treaty with the USSR. Great cast--Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Frederic March, Ava Gardner--and a script by Rod Serling, including his usual arch dialogue and platitudes. Drags a bit toward the end, but well worth seeing--especially as its depiction of the Cold War is sort of the flip side of Goldfinger, which was released the same year.
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The Usual Suspects
A great film. With a great cast. What more can I say. Do you know who Keyser Soze is? If you do, say nothing. If you don't know who Keyser Soze is, see the movie. Then you'll know to.
5/5. Rent it, now!
Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
A great film. With a great cast. What more can I say. Do you know who Keyser Soze is? If you do, say nothing. If you don't know who Keyser Soze is, see the movie. Then you'll know to.
5/5. Rent it, now!
That's a great film. {[] The ending is absolutely fantastic.
I recently saw Superbad. It's a cool film which was often extremely funny. I found myself identifying with one of the main characters quite a bit although many of the things that the characters said and did are quite foreign to me. It is a very crude film, so maybe don't take your children , and it went on too long, but I very much enjoyed and I would recommend it to anybody who isn't repelled by comedies focusing mainly on sex, the human body, alcohol and sex.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
"The Devil Wears Prada". So amazing movie!!! I also started to watch "Casino Royale".-{
That's a really fun film with IMO a terrific performance from Meryl Streep. BTW, welcome to the best Bond site on the net Black Panther. {[]
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
Pretty good movie. It is quite funny at times yet more serious in others. Adam Sandler was alright, not his funniest movie but I still really enjoyed it.
Well I have finally finished watching the whole Die Hard series. The first movie was awesome and is one of my favorite films now. The second was not as good but still awesome. The third was good but was not as good as the first two.
Now the last one was okay. Definitely not as good as any of the others. IMO, it should have been rated R, PG-13 doesn't cut it for Die Hard. What really bugged me was when they used a bullet to cover up the sound of Mclane's famous catch phrase! Now, I have to say the villain sucked to high hell. Hans was the best, Stuart was great, and Han's brother was pretty awesome, but Gabriel was the worst villain I have ever seen! The coolest part IMO is when Mclane uses the car to destroy the helicopter. That was awesome.
Now the thing that bothered me the most about this film, believe it or not, was Bruce Willis's bald head. It was too damn bald! Okay, now that is out of the way, I thought it was an okay film and I was fairly impressed.
I give it an 8/10.
I have to say Dan that you were right. This is one of the best damn series ever. {[]
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First time I've ever seen this particular version. (from British Rank Productions), And I fell in like a school boy. They don't make them like this anymore. Casting Dirk Bogarde as Dickens' world-weary-hero was a darn perfect choice. He embodies the apathetic drunkard who redeems himself with self sacrifice flawlessly. You can't take your eyes off of Dirk. He could have played Bond!
Christopher Lee as a heartless French aristocrat and Donald Pleasance as an informing rat were major highlights.
I'd rather catch up to films like this then spoon up the latest piles of hollywood dung. There's a wealth of unearthed riches yet to be explored. To blazes with those soul-less brainless action blockbusters.
Now the last one was okay. Definitely not as good as any of the others. IMO, it should have been rated R, PG-13 doesn't cut it for Die Hard.
I agree with you on both points. I certainly think it's the weakest of the four, and the only one that I would describe as merely okay (although it is extremely fun at times.) What concerned me was that, the film veered from the bloody intimate violence that made the first three films so good, and moved into a ridiculous OTT family friendly violence that was best represented in the scene in which John's truck was chased by the plane. That scene was far too unrealistic IMO.
Now the thing that bothered me the most about this film, believe it or not, was Bruce Willis's bald head. It was too damn bald!
) Really? What bothered you about it? Personally, I can see why John's head would be bald. I mean, he is 19 years older than when he battled Gruber, and he is almost certainly losing hair. Perhaps he wants to get the process over and done with which is why he has a bald head.
I have to say Dan that you were right. This is one of the best damn series ever. {[]
{[] {[] {[] {[] Absolutely.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
An utterly brilliant German film about a Stasi agent who spies on a writer and an actress, only to realise the ultimate futility of his actions and his ideology. Subtly acted with a perfectly dark atmosphere, this is without doubt one of the best films I have seen: a masterful survey of a fascinating situation with a wonderful exploration of human relationships and characters.
First time I've ever seen this particular version. (from British Rank Productions), And I fell in like a school boy. They don't make them like this anymore. Casting Dirk Bogarde as Dickens' world-weary-hero was a darn perfect choice. He embodies the apathetic drunkard who redeems himself with self sacrifice flawlessly. You can't take your eyes off of Dirk. He could have played Bond!
Dirk Bogarde was a wonderful actor. Have you seenHot Enough for June Alex? If I remember correctly it's a Bond spoof. He was also pretty good as an ageing spy in Permission to Kill alongside a young Timothy Dalton.
I've seen a couple of horror films recently.
The first is Suicide Club, a bizzare J-horror, in which large groups of people become convinced that killing themselves is a really fun idea if they all do it together, after being exposed to the music of a tweenie music group. It's funny, wierd, haunting and has more ideas than many of its US equivalents put together.
Then something more traditional.
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Directed by Brian Clemens of The Avengers fame, this has one of the best opening scenes ever. Two young women are in a forest. One goes off to pick flowers. A hooded figure then terrifies the girl who remains. Until she looks into her assailant's face and smiles. When her friend returns she finds the other girl has been robbed of her youth. It's very eerie. It's a real shame Clemens didn't direct more movies.
Now the last one was okay. Definitely not as good as any of the others. IMO, it should have been rated R, PG-13 doesn't cut it for Die Hard.
I agree with you on both points. I certainly think it's the weakest of the four, and the only one that I would describe as merely okay (although it is extremely fun at times.) What concerned me was that, the film veered from the bloody intimate violence that made the first three films so good, and moved into a ridiculous OTT family friendly violence that was best represented in the scene in which John's truck was chased by the plane. That scene was far too unrealistic IMO.
Exactly, it was family friend violence. They made it for a more general audience which I did not like.
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Another great film in this magnificent series. Action and suspense throughout the whole film. It was a nice twist making the villain the brother to the villain from the first one. But I thought the first villain is still the best of all the others, nobody beats him. Bruce Willis was good and Samuel L. Jackson was wonderful, funny and serious whenever he needed to.
It wasn't as good as the others, number 2 is definitely my 2nd favorite, but it was still good. Number 1 is one of the best films ever though. I'm hoping the next one is like the first, but I feel like it won't because the quality of them seem to be worst every film.
I give it a 9.5/10. {[]
On par with the first one, which isn't exactly saying much. Galactus being a no show was a big disappointment but that was expected. Like the original, it kept me moderately entertained for a couple of hours only to realize afterwards that I can't remember what I watched. It's like the cinematic version of chinese food...an hour later and you're still hungry.
Personally, I don't know how I would rank it. Number 1 is my favourite, of course, but I'm still not sure whether I prefer number 2 or number 3. I think they're both great films. I do know that number 4 is my least favourite.
Without a shadow of a doubt.
I don't know if I would use the word 'worst' but number 4 is IMO the weakest of the films. I like it, but I don't love it like the others. There is however one moment, which I won't say anything about, that is absolutely superb. Anyway I hope you enjoy it because it is a very fun film.
I liked the last Die Hard film when I saw it, but the washed out blue chrome look makes it visually less seductive and I'd forgotten it pretty much by the time I was home. The True Lies style heroics at the end put it into a different genre - but then the third film is a different genre to the first, like TB is a different genre to Doctor No. The realism isn't the same.
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Which is why I don't agree with you on DN/TB. ALthough DN was alot more low budget than TB, I think that the realism was the same for both films (man with steel hands on island with dragon disrupting the US space launches versus man with eye patch stealing nuclear missiles and extorting the world.)
Also in Die Hard 4, the scene where
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The voice of the "villain" was rather familiar to me, and I was trying to figure it out as the film went on. I had to wait for the end credits to find out who it was!
What a load of tosh. I wasn't expecting much as its about No 5 in the series, but it really was cheesy and uninspiring.Shame as I think Stellan Skarsgård was actually quite good as Merrin.
One of my favorite Michael Caine movies. Steve Martin is hilarious in this one seeing I'm not a huge fan of all his comedies but they work very well together in this project.
I still remember the teaser trailer for this, Caine shoves a kid's cotton candy in his face while he's eating it while Martin pushes an old woman into the river as they stroll down a busy European street never breaking stride.
Frank Oz is such an underrated director. B-)
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
I just watched this again the other week. It had been about fifteen years since I had last seen it! Hilarious!
"Know you're limitations, Freddy...you are a moron."
Part of my favorite lines from that movie, daren.
"Freddy, as a younger man, I was a sculptor, a painter, and a musician. There was just one problem: I wasn't very good. As a matter of fact, I was dreadful."
It's the way Caine delivers this as they're walking that makes the punchline so priceless to me.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Understated drama based on the Raymond Carver short story, ‘So much water so close to home.’ It’s directed by Ray Lawrence who also made Lantana, which for me is one of the best films of the last decade. I felt this covered similar ground and the familiarity was increased by Robert Altman having used the same story in Short Cuts. A group of friends on a fishing trip find the body of a young aborigine woman. But instead of getting help they finish their holiday. On their return home, their community is appalled at their behaviour. Especially when it turns out the girl was murdered. There’s a chilling opening sequence where the killer strikes. There’s no graphic violence, only the threat of it, as the scene ends with the girl’s car being attacked. Gabriel Byrne is as excellent as ever as the leader of the fisherman. And I really liked the music by Paul Kelly. I’d recommend this, but don’t see it expecting a fast paced thriller.
I never saw this one in the theaters and decided to pick up the HD-DVD version today. Kind of long, at times silly, John Turturro gives what has to be one of the most bizarre performances in movie history, but the action and CG robot effects are just amazing and the final battle over the highways and streets of LA is a spectacle. This is the kind of film that these new high-definition DVD formats were made for as the level of detail in every scene is just amazing. Oh, and Megan Fox is smokin' hawt!
I never knew there was a sequel to Eddie and the Cruisers until somebody posted it on Youtube. It's OK. The character stuff is fine. The music is still sub-Springsteen crap though.
A great film. With a great cast. What more can I say. Do you know who Keyser Soze is? If you do, say nothing. If you don't know who Keyser Soze is, see the movie. Then you'll know to.
5/5. Rent it, now!
I recently saw Superbad. It's a cool film which was often extremely funny. I found myself identifying with one of the main characters quite a bit although many of the things that the characters said and did are quite foreign to me. It is a very crude film, so maybe don't take your children
Pretty good movie. It is quite funny at times yet more serious in others. Adam Sandler was alright, not his funniest movie but I still really enjoyed it.
I give it a 9/10. -{
Well I have finally finished watching the whole Die Hard series. The first movie was awesome and is one of my favorite films now. The second was not as good but still awesome. The third was good but was not as good as the first two.
Now the last one was okay. Definitely not as good as any of the others. IMO, it should have been rated R, PG-13 doesn't cut it for Die Hard. What really bugged me was when they used a bullet to cover up the sound of Mclane's famous catch phrase! Now, I have to say the villain sucked to high hell. Hans was the best, Stuart was great, and Han's brother was pretty awesome, but Gabriel was the worst villain I have ever seen! The coolest part IMO is when Mclane uses the car to destroy the helicopter. That was awesome.
Now the thing that bothered me the most about this film, believe it or not, was Bruce Willis's bald head. It was too damn bald! Okay, now that is out of the way, I thought it was an okay film and I was fairly impressed.
I give it an 8/10.
I have to say Dan that you were right. This is one of the best damn series ever. {[]
Your right. I do believe that the DVD that's coming out will be Unrated. I guess we'll have to wait and see how unrated it is.
First time I've ever seen this particular version. (from British Rank Productions), And I fell in like a school boy. They don't make them like this anymore. Casting Dirk Bogarde as Dickens' world-weary-hero was a darn perfect choice. He embodies the apathetic drunkard who redeems himself with self sacrifice flawlessly. You can't take your eyes off of Dirk. He could have played Bond!
Christopher Lee as a heartless French aristocrat and Donald Pleasance as an informing rat were major highlights.
I'd rather catch up to films like this then spoon up the latest piles of hollywood dung. There's a wealth of unearthed riches yet to be explored. To blazes with those soul-less brainless action blockbusters.
I agree with you on both points. I certainly think it's the weakest of the four, and the only one that I would describe as merely okay (although it is extremely fun at times.) What concerned me was that, the film veered from the bloody intimate violence that made the first three films so good, and moved into a ridiculous OTT family friendly violence that was best represented in the scene in which John's truck was chased by the plane. That scene was far too unrealistic IMO.
In Australia, we heard the catch phrase in all its glory. Perhaps I saw a different version?
That was a good scene. However my favourite part was when John killed Gabriel, followed by the gun fight at the very start.
{[] {[] {[] {[] Absolutely.
An utterly brilliant German film about a Stasi agent who spies on a writer and an actress, only to realise the ultimate futility of his actions and his ideology. Subtly acted with a perfectly dark atmosphere, this is without doubt one of the best films I have seen: a masterful survey of a fascinating situation with a wonderful exploration of human relationships and characters.
Dirk Bogarde was a wonderful actor. Have you seenHot Enough for June Alex? If I remember correctly it's a Bond spoof. He was also pretty good as an ageing spy in Permission to Kill alongside a young Timothy Dalton.
I've seen a couple of horror films recently.
The first is Suicide Club, a bizzare J-horror, in which large groups of people become convinced that killing themselves is a really fun idea if they all do it together, after being exposed to the music of a tweenie music group. It's funny, wierd, haunting and has more ideas than many of its US equivalents put together.
Then something more traditional.
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Directed by Brian Clemens of The Avengers fame, this has one of the best opening scenes ever. Two young women are in a forest. One goes off to pick flowers. A hooded figure then terrifies the girl who remains. Until she looks into her assailant's face and smiles. When her friend returns she finds the other girl has been robbed of her youth. It's very eerie. It's a real shame Clemens didn't direct more movies.
Exactly, it was family friend violence. They made it for a more general audience which I did not like.