Die Hard 5 (2012)

IMDB ^ | 14 February 2011 | staff

[tlb]

Die Hard 5

Director: John Moore

Plot: John McClane and his two son take on local forces in Russia

Bruce Willis ... John McClane

Chris Hardwick ... The Doctor

Sumalee Montano

Lisa Ortiz ... Lucy McClaine (rumored)

[tlb]

Die Hard I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up

NPR isn't too happy with this. A good analysis of what makes a Die Hard movie work, and how to mess it up.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/09/01/140110722/take-this-under-advisement-hey-die-hard-5-dont-drag-down-a-classic

[Venturer]

Die Hard 1 was bad enough, Die Hard 2 finished it for me.

All those planes waiting in the air with no contact, no way to get on the ground, no communications.

Dulles airport is surrounded by other airports only minutes away by air. The plot just didn’t make sense.

Richmond ,Reagan, BWI, Andrews, Pax River, any of which could have had communications with planes and all but Reagan could have handled a plane of any size. The whole plot was BS and I sure get tired of watching Willis in a bloody torn wife-beater T shirt.

I guess other people dont mind crappy plots and Willis in his T-shirt, They watch this garbage.

[Future Snake Eater]

Die Hard 1 was bad enough, Die Hard 2 finished it for me.

The first one was fairly innovative in concept, and fun (not exactly powerful) in its execution, but the director, John McTiernan, is a terrific action director.

The second one was the execrable Renny Harlin. See "Cutthroat Island" and his magnum opus of crap "Cliffhanger." I'm amazed he got work for as long as he did.

[JimSEA]

From the title, I thought it would be about the Obama Administration.

[caddie]

Sounds like Bruce Willis as McLane overdoses on sildenafil in the nursing home.

[bmwcyle]

Trapped in a Rest Home and some has hidden all the walkers.

[ottbmare]

You sound like some of my girlfriends who are experts in the clothing of the past, hissing in the darkness of the theater: "Oh! Oh, my goodness, did you see that? Did you see that? That woman walking behind the heroine? It was incredible! This movie is supposed to be set in 1862 and she was wearing a bonnet that didn't come into fashion until late 1863, or even 1864 for most women. And the lady next to her is wearing a pale color a woman of her years would never, ever have worn, especially not in September. This is so inauthentic! I'm getting a sick headache. The movie is ruined for me. Let's leave."

[agere_contra]

Good review, thanks for linking (note: link text is right, but link itself is busted)

I liked DH1, 2 and 4: but your reviewer nails why DH1 worked so well.

[jmcenanly]

I though it was a gag. The audience the are pitching this to ranged from prenatal to preschool when the first one came out.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Richmond ,Reagan, BWI, Andrews, Pax River, any of which could have had communications with planes...

Actually they could have communicated with the crews from any plane sitting on the field. That said, I liked the movies.

[agere_contra]

Cutthroat Island was, as you say, poorly directed. Plus it wouldn’t have hurt to have had some better actors in the supporting cast - and to replace the male lead.

I liked Cliffhanger though. Good pacing, well-differentiated bad guys and a welcome reversion to lead villain for Lithgow (anyone remember him in Blow Out?). Our tastes obviously differ, but for me Cliffhanger was a clean, fun action movie.

[Future Snake Eater]

Cliffhanger is one I’ll watch whenever I see it on TV. Being a long-time Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan, I’m all about laughing at bad movies, and Cliffhanger is SO horrible that it’s entertaining. Lithgow’s a lot of fun, but he’s so over-the-top, the writing is horrible, and Stallone’s buddy (I can’t remember his name) is just annoying.

It’s so bad, it’s good.

[wally_bert]

I was only a teenager when 2 came out and I could work out that gaping plot hole out. DH1 was better.

[Vendome]

I luv watching the crappy Special Effects when the copter goes down.

So stoopid.

So Lame.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I wonder if Bruce will have the line, “I’m getting too old for this s**t” in the movie, because he is.

[Red Badger]

OH GEEZ, WHY DON’T THEY LET THIS MOVIE GENRE DIE HARD ALREADY?...........

[Red Badger]

Maybe he’s the Bret Favre of Hollywood action flicks....................

[drbuzzard]

I never had any real problem with Die Hard 1 as it was a fairly decent run of the mill action flick.

Die Hard 2, OTOH, was puerile for exactly the reasons you explain. A disaster threat which was completely impossible was far to gaping a plot hole for me to stomach.

[RabidBartender]

I thought Die Hard 1, 3, and 4 had better bad guys, which made those movies more enjoyable than part 2.

William Sadler was nowhere near Alan Rickman, Jeremy Irons, or Timothy Olyphant.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Better plot line for Die Hard 5. John McClane takes on the thugs inside the SEIU and finds a vast conspiracy connection with ACORN and the Democratic party to bring America to it’s knees. Oh, wait. This is supposed to be fiction...