[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.

[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."

[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.

[wally_bert]

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

[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.