My god, Die Hard 5

mikeymike · **Joined:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:05 pm **Posts:** 2030

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I would have thought that the fourth film killed this franchise off, but I suppose its rating on IMDB and the 'reception' section of its wikipedia article seem to disagree with me. I thought it was a big load of bollocks.

Die Hard 4 for me is like Indy 4 - they are such bad films that if I wanted to get 1 - 3 and there's a 4 pack, I wouldn't buy it.

Timelord · **Posted:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:10 pm

This franchise really does die hard doesn't it?

I never bothered past the first two, so I doubt I'll make the time to see a fifth film

Scorpiuscat · **Posted:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:47 pm

What is there some terrorist trying to take over the old folks home where Bruce Willis's career currently resides?

mikeymike · **Joined:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:05 pm **Posts:** 2030

Timelord wrote:

This franchise really does die hard doesn't it?

I never bothered past the first two, so I doubt I'll make the time to see a fifth film

I think the third is better than the second. I have the first on DVD and that's it.

Waylander · **Joined:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:49 pm **Posts:** 548

I think they're riding on the recent success of Red

The Doctor · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:28 pm

I actually liked 4 better than 3. In all honesty, the first one is the only one I'd consider to be an awesome movie. All the sequels were pretty crappy. I might see it but at the $1.50 theater or on Netflix.

mikeymike · **Joined:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:05 pm **Posts:** 2030

The Doctor wrote:

I actually liked 4 better than 3. In all honesty, the first one is the only one I'd consider to be an awesome movie. All the sequels were pretty crappy. I might see it but at the $1.50 theater or on Netflix.

What what WHAT?

There's a bit in 4 when the ninja chick gets hit by a car and doesn't appear to have sustained any injury whatsoever (consistent with being hit by a car), not even shock. There's also the bit when he drives a car up a piece of bridge/building/whatever and catapults the car into a helicopter. The main villain is about as dangerous as a Saturday morning cartoon character.

The main criticism I have for 3 is the very abrupt ending. It's as if the director said "oh crap, we've almost run out of film and we've forgotten to make an ending!".

2 was pretty forgettable. TBH, Die Hard 1 isn't something particularly fantastic, it's just a good action movie. I thought 3 was ok.

4 was basically the Die Hard equivalent of AvP, carrying with it all the watered-down-ness of what is normally at heart an action movie and draining it until it's suitable to be rated PG, without putting anything back in to it that makes it worth watching.

"Let's back up the Internets!"... bah.

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Spence · **Joined:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:21 pm **Posts:** 236

So who cares why do movies have to be so realistic now. There suppose to be escapes from reality. Let the ***** be invincible to cars..

mikeymike · **Joined:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:05 pm **Posts:** 2030

Spence wrote:

So who cares why do movies have to be so realistic now. There suppose to be escapes from reality. Let the ***** be invincible to cars..

I know, let's make both of them invincible! Then we can have a showdown ending like Matrix 3!

macmage · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:54 pm

I've never seen 4 (I'll have to watch it sometime). I thought 2 was entertaining though I liked 3 better. Basically, I've liked them all.

My god, Die Hard 5

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