Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (June 29, 2007)
08-03-06, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
If I were Holly, I'd divorce him. The main characteristic is that McClane is a fuck up and a hot head (y'know, like Axel Foley but without the comedic laugh) and he'll never change.
08-03-06, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
If it wasn't for that "irredeemable hot-headed fuck up", Holly would have been dead twice over. I think I'd be willing to overlook some character flaws if I were her...
08-03-06, 05:37 PM
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So we've got John McClane returning to the big screen next summer for the first time in 12 years. It will have been 19 years since the original Die Hard premiered in 1988.
The last action franchise to be brought out of mothballs was the Terminator series. Terminator 3 also arrived 12 years after the previous film, and 19 years after the original was released. Weird.
The last action franchise to be brought out of mothballs was the Terminator series. Terminator 3 also arrived 12 years after the previous film, and 19 years after the original was released. Weird.
08-03-06, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
What would be funny is if this involves another Gruber sibling. 
Besides, wasn't 16 Blocks basically Die Hard 4?
Besides, wasn't 16 Blocks basically Die Hard 4?
I have a bad feeling, also, that this new Die Hard '4' will make Terminator 3 look like Godfather 2
(but i'll still catch it, of course.)
08-03-06, 06:10 PM
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This better be an R or else it will suck.
08-03-06, 07:06 PM
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In relation to the Wife/Holly Storyline... I think it would be great fun (or sadisticness) if they used the alternate ending of Die Hard With a Vengence as the spring board for explaining away why no original characters (including his Ex-Wife(?)) are not in the movie.
08-03-06, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
Seperated in 1988 only to come together during the Nakatomi Christmas party crisis (which really was more for John and the kids than it was for Holly), still together 2 years until the incident at Dulles and then seperated again by 1995. Not only is he seperated (and we don't know how long this has been), but he's apparently an alcoholic and was suspended from the force. Now, 12 years later, things change?
08-03-06, 09:15 PM
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Yes, that's the guy from the Mac commercials. He also starred in Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, and the new movie "Accepted". He was also a series regular on the NBC show "Ed".
08-03-06, 10:46 PM
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I think the title is really funny, actually. But I don't even know who Len Wiseman is, and I really don't need them to pair McClane with some douchebag Short-Round sidekick.
The original "Die Hard" was great in large part because of the device of being confined in the single setting, and in part because Hans Gruber had a perfect plan, and McClane totally fucked it up. You can't replicate the charm of the movie repeatedly, because it's too specific, and the McClane character is just a tough New Yorker drawn with really broad strokes. The movie worked because Willis was charismatic, the premise was neat and original, and McTiernan executed it flawlessly.
I still like Bruce Willis, but none of the other pieces are in place. Die Hard 4 is going to be like Lethal Weapon 4, only with that kid instead of Jet Li.
The original "Die Hard" was great in large part because of the device of being confined in the single setting, and in part because Hans Gruber had a perfect plan, and McClane totally fucked it up. You can't replicate the charm of the movie repeatedly, because it's too specific, and the McClane character is just a tough New Yorker drawn with really broad strokes. The movie worked because Willis was charismatic, the premise was neat and original, and McTiernan executed it flawlessly.
I still like Bruce Willis, but none of the other pieces are in place. Die Hard 4 is going to be like Lethal Weapon 4, only with that kid instead of Jet Li.
08-03-06, 11:30 PM
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Die Hard still is my favorite movie. Even had the widescreen VHS. Im there!
08-04-06, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
Watch Underworld and Underworld: Evolution to get an idea of how little I'm looking forward to this.
08-04-06, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ScandalUMD
But I don't even know who Len Wiseman is,
08-04-06, 10:19 AM
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Hey, I've got an idea, let's see who can come up with a WORSE title than LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD.
How 'bout these:
GET RICH OR DIE HARD TRYING
DIE HARD ANOTHER DAY
LIVE AND LET DIE HARD
TO DIE HARD FOR
TO LIVE AND DIE HARD IN L.A.
JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE HARD
THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE HARD
How 'bout these:
GET RICH OR DIE HARD TRYING
DIE HARD ANOTHER DAY
LIVE AND LET DIE HARD
TO DIE HARD FOR
TO LIVE AND DIE HARD IN L.A.
JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE HARD
THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE HARD
08-04-06, 12:00 PM
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How about:
DIE HARD-ly worth the time and effort to hire someone to come up with a clever name which the studio thinks will help increase public interest in the movie, when in reality it will probably have little to no effect on the final box office gross-4
DIE HARD-ly worth the time and effort to hire someone to come up with a clever name which the studio thinks will help increase public interest in the movie, when in reality it will probably have little to no effect on the final box office gross-4
08-04-06, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
Watch Underworld and Underworld: Evolution to get an idea of how little I'm looking forward to this.
I personally still think that good movies are good business. But the studios might know something I don't.
08-04-06, 01:08 PM
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Underworld and Underworld Evolution, neither are perfect but these films have pretty good action and special effects for movies not costing a whole lot. Wiseman did a pretty good job with not a lot of money.
08-04-06, 01:14 PM
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DIE HARD's story centers on an attack on the U.S.' computer infrastructure that begins to shut the country down on the Fourth of July.