Die Hard

TinCool

So who here watches Die Hard (1) every december? I watch it every year in the first couple of weeks of december. Gets me in the mood for the festive season. Just finished watching it this evening. Still bloody great.

Atlantic Dawn

Christmas Eve, enough booze to make me very merry, I do it every year, at this stage I know almost every word.

TinCool

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Christmas Eve, enough booze to make me very merry, I do it every year, at this stage I know almost every word.

Welcome to the party pal!

Agent Coulson

Watched Lethal Weapon last night.


Will watch Die Hard next week at some stage.

o1s1n

Going to see it this day next week in The Lighthouse.

punisher5112

Hippee kye yay muder fulcker

Here we go

https://youtu.be/4kXMaToMQTE

punisher5112

We need some more fbi guys

punisher5112

Shoot the glass .... Shoot the glass.....

punisher5112

Now I have a machine gun.... Ho Ho Ho

punisher5112

Holly hoooolllllyyyyyyyy

mistersifter

Haaaaaaaaaaans, bubby..............


...............I'm your white knight!


Ellis = legend!

dhaughton99

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Watched Lethal Weapon last night.


Will watch Die Hard next week at some stage.

I watched both yesterday.

dhaughton99

“We’re going to need a bigger boat”

punisher5112

They're coming in the front......

punisher5112

Glass!!!! Who gives a **** about glass....

punisher5112

Come out to the coast. ..


We will have a few laughs together!!!

punisher5112

Put down the gun and give me the detonators.

nix

rubber baby buggy bumpers!

JoeA3

It’s a very nice suit Mr. Tagaki.... It would be a shame to ruin it.

I’m going to count to 3. There will not be a 4... give me the code.

Mr Tagaki will not be joining us for the rest of his life.

buried

I like to do a double bill of this and 'Eyes Wide Shut', another movie set around Christmas time.
Eyes Wide Shut then Die Hard with lots of lovely beers and I might order a F**king pizza

bogmanfan

Heading to it in Vue on Friday. Can't wait.

TheIrishGrover

TheIrishGrover

Y'know, everybody has an opinion and each opinion is valid. Neither is right or wrong..........

Except for those who say Die Hard isn't the best Christmas movie ever...... Those people are just plain wrong.... and stupid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNrc0VzzmKE

TheIrishGrover

You ask for a Christmas miracle and I give you the.

Eff...

BEE...

Eye...

Lurching

My preference is DH2 for Xmas.

Atlantic Dawn

LIDL have the boxset on DVD (I know, I know it ain't Bluray) tomorrow for €9.99.

Sleeper12

TinCool wrote:

So who here watches Die Hard (1) every december? I watch it every year in the first couple of weeks of december. Gets me in the mood for the festive season. Just finished watching it this evening. Still bloody great.

I'm watching it right now

JoeA3

Lurching wrote: »

My preference is DH2 for Xmas.

I’d still watch DH2 if it was on but it’s a far inferior movie to the original and has not aged well. It looks incredibly dated. A lot of cheesy acting, the bad guys were nowhere near Hans Gruber’s level and the plot was just plain daft - why didn’t the planes just divert to nearby New York / Boston...

SimonTemplar

My preference would be

DH1
DH3
DH2

The rest don't really feel like true Die Hard films but just generic Bruce Willis action movies.

I love Samuel L Jackson in DH3

"Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Don't **** with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus!"

TheIrishGrover

Well, there are only three (the others? They just... Just don't count) and, yeah, for me it's definitely DH1; DH3; DH2.

Eric Cartman

Its not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls off Nakatomi Plaza.

Sad Professor

JoeA3 wrote: »

I’d still watch DH2 if it was on but it’s a far inferior movie to the original and has not aged well. It looks incredibly dated. A lot of cheesy acting, the bad guys were nowhere near Hans Gruber’s level and the plot was just plain daft - why didn’t the planes just divert to nearby New York / Boston...

I'm pretty sure this is at least partially explained in the film. There's a snowstorm and the entire east coast is closed. The planes with enough fuel have been diverted across country leaving just the ones with low fuel who have been told everything is fine and to keep circling. Whether it's plausible that they were able to circle for so long and that the villains were able to so perfectly plan everything is another matter. The simple explanation is that if they had diverted there wouldn't have been a movie.

SimonTemplar

There is a scene in DH2 where the villains makes a plane crash by recalibrating the airport's system's ground level. This always takes me out of the movie because airplanes have their own altimeter. It's pretty stupid.

Another stupid moment is when McClane fires a machine gun of blanks at the police captain with a load of police officers around him. They would have shot him the moment he fired the trigger and not just stood there dumbfounded.

I have a lot of nostalgia for DH2 though because I saw it a lot as a kid and it was back when Willis actually acted. Still prefer DH1 and DH3 though

TerrorFirmer

I don't know why but I could never get on-board with Die Hard 3, as much as I want to like it.

Still watch the first one every Christmas while wrapping presents, such a timeless classic.

Also, shout out to Die Hard Trilogy on the PSX.

JoeA3

Must say I never liked DH3 that much either. The critical elements that made the first movie work perfectly were gradually eroded in each sequel imo. The sequels were not Die hard, they were just generic action movies with a character called John McClane. DH3 was actually intended to be a Lethal Weapon instalment if I recall correctly!

In the first one he’s one man, on his own, operating in a very confined space. His only “sidekick” is the fat police officer on the radio. The bad guys are charismatic, lead by the peerless Hans Gruber. The Christmas Eve setting adds to it.

In each sequel, they made the setting more and more expansive, really losing that sense of “confinement” in the process (from Nakatomi tower in DH1, to a major Airport in DH2, to a full city in 3!) and with each sequel they gave him more irritating / bland sidekicks (Sam L Jackson aside arguably).

And who remembers any of the main villains in the sequels? I only really remember the one in 3 as he was Hans Gruber’s “brother” Whereas for DH1, there was Hans, Karl, Heinrich, Tony... !!

Sad Professor

I think DH2 and 3 were worthy sequels. As good as the first, no, but what made the first great wasn't repeatable without feeling like a total rethread. John McClane gets trapped in another building with no shoes etc. They still felt way more like Die Hard than the subsequent sequels where Willis has forgotten how to play the character. 3 is especially good due to McTiernan being on top form.

TinCool

Sad Professor wrote: »

I think DH2 and 3 were worthy sequels. As good as the first, no, but what made the first great wasn't repeatable without feeling like a total rethread. John McClane gets trapped in another building with no shoes etc. They still felt way more like Die Hard than the subsequent sequels where Willis has forgotten how to play the character. 3 is especially good due to McTiernan being on top form.

I'm watching DH3 right now. Forgotten how good some of the sequences were. The subway, driving through central park. Also pretty violent. SLJ and BW are in top form and NYC is a great location. Agreed, the later sequels are pretty poor, especially the most recent one which was painful to watch.

Saving LW1 for the weekend.

Roar

I'm Agent Johnson, this is Special Agent Johnson. No relation.

TheIrishGrover

I made these for family for last Christmas as a joke (And have stuck one in the office the size of a shoe-box).




http://thechive.com/2017/12/04/make-your-own-die-hard-tree-ornament-and-get-together-have-a-few-laughs-20-photos/

MrStuffins

Roar wrote: »

I'm Agent Johnson, this is Special Agent Johnson. No relation.

This is Agent Johnson......... no, the other one!

Arghus

Hans! Bubby!

Acosta

Arghus wrote: »

Hans! Bubby!

Hey, sprechen sie talk?


Die Hard is a classic. It's perfect.

Die Hard 2 has plot holes the size of the Potomac but is still very enjoyable and has some great lines.

What sets off the metal detector first? The lead in your ass or the **** in your brain?

Die Hard 3 is absolute class. Can't possibly understand how anyone couldn't like it. Easily beats all the other sequels into second spot.

Die Hard 4 is not too bad at all. A good action movie, but not a great Die Hard movie. It goes to **** when he starts fighting with a CG fighter jet.

Die Hard 5 is not even worth mentioning. Bruce Willis should be ashamed of himself for having any part in it whatsoever.

Oasis1974

Only problem with Die Hard for me is that Bruce Willis he can't act for ****. I know the role doesn't require an Oscar Winning performance he's just tree wooden.

selwyn froggitt

For me it's the perfect action film.
Pacing,performance,stunts and set pieces....all spot on.
Not one single frame is wasted.John McTienan absolutely nailed this (as he also did with Predator)

ipodrocker

Christmas is the tradition these days

pixelburp

Sad Professor wrote: »

I think DH2 and 3 were worthy sequels. As good as the first, no, but what made the first great wasn't repeatable without feeling like a total rethread. John McClane gets trapped in another building with no shoes etc. They still felt way more like Die Hard than the subsequent sequels where Willis has forgotten how to play the character. 3 is especially good due to McTiernan being on top form.

Forgotten, or just couldn't be bothered? Not like Die Hards 4 and 5 were pinnacles of cinema, but looking at other contemporary projects, Willis seems to have become an awful dose to work with, while "phoned in" would be an improvement on his performances.

I've read Die Hard: Year One is still limping towards production via Len Wiseman; a prequel film, bookended by segments featuring Willis as older McClane.

silverharp

Hans Gruber the early years?

TheIrishGrover

pixelburp wrote: »

Forgotten, or just couldn't be bothered? Not like Die Hards 4 and 5 were pinnacles of cinema, but looking at other contemporary projects, Willis seems to have become an awful dose to work with, while "phoned in" would be an improvement on his performances.

I've read Die Hard: Year One is still limping towards production via Len Wiseman; a prequel film, bookended by segments featuring Willis as older McClane.

Oh dear. That sounds like a TERRIBLE idea. "Nakatomi Plaza: There and Back Again. A McClane journey"

Roar

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Oh dear. That sounds like a TERRIBLE idea. "Nakatomi Plaza: There and Back Again. A McClane journey"

Acosta

silverharp wrote: »

Hans Gruber the early years?

Could be much more interesting than a JM origin movie if done properly and in German with German actors.

And given the popularity of Cold War shows at the moment, it could go down quite well.

Set in the East and West Germany. The formative years of the Gruber brothers including the Stasi, NPA (army), crime, defection to the west etc. I'd watch it. Wouldn't make much of a Christmas movie though.