Treblaine said:
Dark_Lemon said:
Treblaine said:
JemJar said:
FIXED! Quadrilogy? What are you talking about there are only three Die hard movies, Die hard, Die hard 2 and Die Hard with A Vengeance...
ONLY THREE!!!!
I did once have a nightmare that there was a 4th movie that was utterly terrible PG-13 bullshit, with that douchebag from Mac vs PC ads and the lamest villain since the 1950's. Thankfully it NEVER HAPPENED as far as I am concerned.
I rather enjoyed IV.... I'm not really sure what more you want from a
Die Hard film....
Die Hard IV - A man has trouble connecting to the internet whilst a rival has comparative ease.
What do I expect? WHAT DO I EXPECT!!! From a Die Hard movie? Well how about some R-rated content for a start:
PG-13 rating can suck my sweaty ball sack, that is for family films like Indiana Jones, Die Hard is NOT A FAMILY FILM!!!
Fuck that, there is a new rule, the old rule said the third film in a series is always the worst... no, now it is the 4th film in the series made over a decade later with is not just the worst in the series but ranks as one of the worst EVER as it so hideously under-performs.
Why is my life back to front? I saw violent 18 rate Die Hard film on VHS when I was 11 or 12, now I'm in my 20's and they are continuing the series in a sissified family-friendly state.
While the new movie was awesome, it was lacking and I somewhat agree with you...
BUT
Off topic much?
The Hurt Locker: Three guys bond.
Watch the video again. Just because they got Bruce Willis, that doesn't make it a new Die Hard film and it DOESN'T make it awesome. There is absolutely no sense of danger or panic, McClain is written completely differently and is nothing like the blue-collar reluctant hero of the original trilogy.
One actor and a piece of paper saying who owns the copyright to a franchise isn't enough by FAR.
It doesn't have ANY of the same writers, producers, directors, gore effects or even ethos of the original trilogy... it's just a shameless cash in by people who by dumb luck ended up owning the copyright and broke the 1st rule of cinema by making a film they wouldn't want to go see, they just made a film that merely leached off a recognisable brand name and cast the appeal as wide as possible to catch as many punters.
Appeal to every target group... yet loved by none.
Film making is a collaborative effort and the Die Hard team have moved on. I can't blame Willis, he has a job to do as an actor but I can blame the dickless producers who have butchered another franchise because they make more money dumbing down for a wider audience than making a film that anybody will really like.
I blame this on George Lucas, he showed that you can get away with butchering a classic franchise and fuck over the fans of a series as long as you spread your appeal thinly enough across all demographics using an old franchise name then you'll rake in bucket loads of cash. They have exploited the greatest weakness of cinema, the lack of choice in any one week and how easy it is for the production companies to exploit that. It's the same evils as Monopolization.
The entire cinema establishment is deeply fucked and is doomed to only churn out more watered down crap.
I don't know how old you are, and what films you grew up with but I'm in my early 20's and things used to be a hell of a lot better than this.
