Saw the first part (Die Hard 1) today, and it was very good! Just enough action per frame to keep one going without scrolling the bar front.

But funny thing about the movie is that there are some rather weird scenes and lines. Like for example that media thing. There wasn’t a need for showing that media guy’s rise to fame and that punch at the end, etc. Likewise, when the LAPD first attacks the building, the soldier running across the bushes makes a silly ouch as if some rose thorn pricked him. No connection to the movie whatsoever *shakes head*.
But Bruce Willis, he totally rules! This is the oldest movie of his I’ve seen so far. He hardly looks like his young self anymore! And the movie wasn’t bad at all for a 1991 one. It was realistic in its approach too, unlike most of these bollywood movies that still are.
I’d rate it a 9/10.
Next up is of course, Die Hard 2 and Die Hard 3. And if I can get 4 later, perhaps that too.
Yeah a super cool movie. I also didn’t see the 2/3/4 parts of the movie. Heard 4th one is cool, so it’s 720p for my Frontrow.
Ashwin
7 Dec 07 at 10:09 pm
Die Hard series is a supra-cool-kick-a$$ action trilogy (well, now its a quadrilogy). I have seen the first 3 parts back-to-back like 7-8 times
And yeah, the reporter (Dick Thornberg) makes a reappearance in part II and the punch is related to it
YCR
11 Dec 07 at 11:47 pm
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th were all unrealistic. Specially the 4th
Harsh
12 Dec 07 at 12:09 am
I agree 2 was a bit too unrealistic to be true! One can’t just hack into an Airport’s communications by digging up some cables
3 suffered from over-indulgence but nevertheless was ok. Esp. coz in SLJ, we see the ‘sidekick’ which has become all too common!
4 was new-age-terrorism and but the motive was all screwed up the wrong way! Nevertheless, the action and thrill never subsides…..and the ‘Yippie yay-ki mofo’ was listed as the most popular action punchline ever (By RottenTomatoes methinks!)
YCR
12 Dec 07 at 12:03 pm