tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post5743909506361393565..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Guest Review: Die Hard 2 (1990)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-31249043708801150992012-12-14T14:08:26.883-05:002012-12-14T14:08:26.883-05:00rla -
No worries! I always watch it when it'...rla - <br /><br />No worries! I always watch it when it's on (and I own it).<br /><br />I can definitely understand why it might get old after a while... but there are other movies that are worse in that regard. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-67569483246630875052012-12-14T14:00:18.477-05:002012-12-14T14:00:18.477-05:00I guess I didn't internalize that interaction ...I guess I didn't internalize that interaction - I just remember being annoyed, so I don't rewatch it... I guess I need to give it a shot next time it pops up on TV.rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-25552465436192081892012-12-14T13:48:48.376-05:002012-12-14T13:48:48.376-05:00rla -
Then you may not like my review of the thi...rla - <br /><br />Then you may not like my review of the third one! In short, the racial stuff between them never really bothered me. It's mostly played for laughs and, lest we forget, McClane calls SLJ out on his BS.<br /><br />"You were about to call me a n-----, weren't you?"<br />"No, I wasn't!"<br />"What were you gonna call me?"<br />"A--hole!!!"<br /><br />Rarely does the white character accuse the black character of being a racist - it's usually the other way around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-12750410048705703762012-12-14T13:27:41.492-05:002012-12-14T13:27:41.492-05:00"The Domino Theory of Reality" - I like ..."The Domino Theory of Reality" - I like that theory! Get me involved and then go crazy...<br /><br />I think my problemw/ 3 is SLJ's a racist black guy, but McClane still has to defend himself as a decent white guy. Got old in a HURRY.rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-88203328913041628392012-12-14T08:08:11.010-05:002012-12-14T08:08:11.010-05:00Anon/Scott -
It's just one director's th...Anon/Scott - <br /><br />It's just one director's theory (a director who hasn't done anything that good in years IMHO)... but it makes perfect sense and perhaps it's why many people seem "bombarded" by some of today's movies. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-21264478648377061592012-12-14T07:56:08.501-05:002012-12-14T07:56:08.501-05:00"The Domino Theory of Reality", I'd ..."The Domino Theory of Reality", I'd never heard that before but it makes sense and thus is too often ignored. <br /><br />Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-43288406833133030592012-12-13T19:07:46.506-05:002012-12-13T19:07:46.506-05:00Outlaw -
Some people are certainly more discerni...Outlaw - <br /><br />Some people are certainly more discerning than others. ;-) And trailer editing is an art form in and of itself.<br /><br />As I mentioned to some of the folks above, it's certainly worth checking out and I can excuse some of the craziness simply because it's expected. In other words, adrenaline can take over when logic disappears.<br /><br />If the film were made today, the ejection seat gag would be in the first two minutes of the film, setting things off on the wrong foot. In these films, we're at least allowed to settle in first before the insanity.<br /><br />Or as Ivan Reitman once called it, "The Domino Theory of Reality." (He was talking about <i>Ghostbusters</i> and basically implied that, if you believe floating books in the beginning, you'll believe a 90-foot marshmallow man at the end.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-28069439895144650382012-12-13T19:00:35.632-05:002012-12-13T19:00:35.632-05:00rla -
You like 2 better than 3, others like 3 be...rla - <br /><br />You like 2 better than 3, others like 3 better than 2... interesting reactions!<br /><br />Yeah, they're definitely movies that get a lot of action on TV. The channel-changing just has to stop when one of them comes on. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-74889494437724561572012-12-13T18:54:39.369-05:002012-12-13T18:54:39.369-05:00I never saw this movie because I could never get p...I never saw this movie because I could never get past the ridiculous things I saw in the previews...like the ejection seat. So I can't comment on the film itself.<br /><br />Obviously I thought the preview sucked and I never heard anything that caused me to change my mind. Way to go marketing guys! I was in the prime demographic at the time the movie came out and they FAILED.Outlaw13https://www.blogger.com/profile/17232117096525959967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-19668664738351264152012-12-13T18:22:20.292-05:002012-12-13T18:22:20.292-05:00I like this one. I doubt I have ever seen it anywh...I like this one. I doubt I have ever seen it anywhere but TV though. I like this one better than 3 and much more than 4 - although I watch pieces of all of them when they show up on TV. The first one, I'll keep watching...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-22184379423385240042012-12-13T13:56:26.269-05:002012-12-13T13:56:26.269-05:00Pike -
Man, now that we've talked about it, ...Pike - <br /><br />Man, now that we've talked about it, I want to review it, but like I said to Andrew, I wouldn't even know where to begin!<br /><br />No, Kubrick never filmed a "normal" sex scene. <br /><br />I don't think he was the wrong director (I assume you're referring to <i>EWS</i>)... but that it was a case of ridiculous critical expectations and a huge amount of hype, what with Kubrick not having directed a film since 1987, and it starred two of Hollywood's biggest stars.<br /><br />And when critics are left to speculate, they are usually more often than not wrong. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-59242238210978010622012-12-13T12:58:16.817-05:002012-12-13T12:58:16.817-05:00"Sexiest ever?" No way. Perhaps the pr..."Sexiest ever?" No way. Perhaps the problem is with Kubrick himself. I mean has he ever even directed a normal love scene, let alone an erotic or exotic one?<br /><br />When I think of Kubrick and the sexes, I think of dirty talk and Asian hookers, "Full Metal Jacket."<br /><br />Rape and near rape in "A Clockwork Orange." Even the hyper-kinetic threesome is played totally for laughs.<br /><br />Or totatly male casts, "Paths of Glory" and 2001.<br /><br />The few love scenes in Spartacus, to me anyway come accross rather ham handed.<br /><br />Kubrick was the wrong director for that film, as the final result shows.PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-76014407755099851572012-12-13T11:13:15.853-05:002012-12-13T11:13:15.853-05:00Pike -
Yeah, that was nice. :-)
Aside from the ...Pike - <br /><br />Yeah, that was nice. :-)<br /><br />Aside from the sex/nudity, the critics just didn't know what to do with this one. They all thought it'd be a pornographic romp and it wasn't. I think Entertainment Weekly did a cover story on it: "Is <i>Eyes Wide Shut</i> the sexiest movie ever?!"<br /><br />Uh, no. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-12895504124921731982012-12-13T10:45:45.624-05:002012-12-13T10:45:45.624-05:00Andrew, on "Eyes Wide Shut" What I foun...Andrew, on "Eyes Wide Shut" What I found interesting that amidst all that nudity and simulated sex the hottest scene was Leelee Sobieski in her underwear.<br /><br />Yum!PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-11901513896467468112012-12-13T10:38:53.966-05:002012-12-13T10:38:53.966-05:00Scott, No problem either way, I don't think pe...Scott, No problem either way, I don't think people will be confused -- I just wanted to be clear I wasn't talking to ScottDS in my comment.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-55035214991695724522012-12-13T09:29:30.094-05:002012-12-13T09:29:30.094-05:00Jason -
Some things obviously never change. :-)Jason - <br /><br />Some things obviously never change. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-51301448598445280602012-12-13T09:15:02.020-05:002012-12-13T09:15:02.020-05:00I remember The Long Kiss Goodnight, though not ver...I remember <i>The Long Kiss Goodnight</i>, though not very well. I do seem to recall enjoying it, though what I remember most was Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel criticizing the fact that Samuel L. Jackson and Genna Davis could outrun an exploding fireball that was right behind them. Jasonhttp://rigelchase.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-41388579096618766282012-12-13T08:34:29.646-05:002012-12-13T08:34:29.646-05:00Anthony -
Yeah, you think villains would learn b...Anthony - <br /><br />Yeah, you think villains would learn by now! I suppose that's just part and parcel of making an action sequel starring an Everyman: <br /><br />How do you have him kill more bad guys while keeping him human?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-7789150535036680352012-12-13T08:25:31.918-05:002012-12-13T08:25:31.918-05:00Anon and Andrew -
(Anon, as long as you don'...Anon and Andrew - <br /><br />(Anon, as long as you don't use ScottDS, I don't think anyone will be confused.) :-)<br /><br />You guys are right about the buddy relationship. Even though no one considers the first film a traditional "buddy movie"... in a way, it is. The buddies just don't physically meet till the last two minutes of the movie.<br /><br />Honestly, I didn't miss that here. There are so many characters that, while the buddy relationship isn't there, McClane isn't exactly working in isolation either. Trudeau and Barnes (Thompson and Evans' characters) in the control tower make for good allies... but yeah, it's totally not the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-6634906879848392652012-12-13T08:21:45.638-05:002012-12-13T08:21:45.638-05:00Anon/Scott -
Your ranking is pretty common, from...Anon/Scott - <br /><br />Your ranking is pretty common, from what I've seen. This film seems to polarize people - they either like it or they hate it (though I have yet to encounter someone who flat out loves it).<br /><br />Sadler is fine as the villain but he can't compare to Alan Rickman. And as I mentioned in the review, all of his henchmen are drones - no distinct personalities.<br /><br />Another <i>Long Kiss Goodnight</i> fan?! Renny Harlin's probably wondering where we all were back when the movie was actually released! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-36944310823579639332012-12-13T08:18:09.662-05:002012-12-13T08:18:09.662-05:00tryanmax -
They still show this film (and the ot...tryanmax - <br /><br />They still show this film (and the others) on TV all the time! And like the others, it's an awful experience, at least on network TV, what with the bad dubbing and cropping of the picture.<br /><br />I don't think it <i>drags</i> but I get the idea... there are a lot of climaxes and twists at the end, it can become a frustrating experience. "Alright, just end already!" :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-64148260902581026682012-12-13T07:25:45.678-05:002012-12-13T07:25:45.678-05:00I didn't care much for any of the Die Hard seq...I didn't care much for any of the Die Hard sequels. Like the Matrix, the nature of the original (a guy confronting a threat he had never faced before) meant that the sequels would be but pale imitations. <br /><br />John McClane has killed more terrorists than Seal Team 6, how worried can they make him? If I were a terrorist, I would call off my operation if John McClane was in the same country. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-16183106194390739902012-12-13T01:36:52.515-05:002012-12-13T01:36:52.515-05:00Andrew, Good call on the lacking of a buddy relati...Andrew, Good call on the lacking of a buddy relationship in #2. Though I did like the fourth movie (flaws and all), it bought his family back into the story and it had a buddy relationship.<br /><br />Do you think it would be easier if I sign off as ScottAUS then just Scott to avoid any confusion?<br /><br />Scott(AUS)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-11872152934482070802012-12-13T00:16:30.188-05:002012-12-13T00:16:30.188-05:00tryanmax and ScottAUS, I loved the first, liked th...tryanmax and ScottAUS, I loved the first, liked the third and then this one, and I really disliked the fourth.<br /><br />I think this film suffers from feeling fake. As Scott says, the bad guys are cookie cutter and the good guys are too dumb. I think the plot is far-fetched. I think McClane is too perfect.<br /><br />This film also lacked a really solid buddy relationship like the first and third ones had.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-61825374168471830472012-12-12T23:33:44.135-05:002012-12-12T23:33:44.135-05:00This is my least favourite of all the Die Hard mov...This is my least favourite of all the Die Hard movies, I loved the first, then the third, then forth then this. Not saying it's bad, just that I prefer the others. Yes I quite liked the fourth, even though it is over the top, but to me it isn't as big a jump then the first to the second. Saying all that I still like the movie.<br /><br />The thing that saved it for me was the bad guys crashing the plane and McClane failing to save them, which stopped it from being totally over the top. My biggest faults with the film were the bad guys were all cookie cutter, the authorities were all stupid and some of the action looked to unreal. But saying that the movie is fun to watch and better then most action movies and that is enough for me.<br /><br />I too will jump in with my love for The Long Kiss Goodnight, I turned on the TV last week and it was 20 minutes in, I had nothing else to do so I watched the rest of it. I liked SLJ a lot (now like most stars he mostly plays a Caricature of himself instead of the character), but this role while he was a smart ass, he wasn't the main badass that he always is, he was the backup which I quite liked.<br /><br />Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com