Die Hard 2 (1990)

Posted : 7 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 17 16:28

''Oh man, I can't fucking believe this. Another basement, another elevator. How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?'' John McClane is forced to battle mercenaries who seize control of an airport's communications and threaten to cause plane crashes if their demands are not met. Bruce Willis: John McClane In 1988, Die Hard became a surprising success with only a 28 million dollar budget. Less money was spent on Timothy Dalton's two Bond movies, and they are not as daring as their immediate preceding installments. With more money and confidence from 20th Century Fox, the writers and producers went to work on the sequel. Die Hard 2 is bigger and better. It is not better because it is bigger, but because Renny Harlin is the director and writer Steven E. de Souza shows more...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 7 months, 4 weeks ago at Nov 8 22:49

"Just once, I'd like a regular, normal Christmas. Eggnog, a fuckin' Christmas tree, a little turkey. But, no. I gotta crawl around in this motherfuckin' tin can." The original Die Hard is an action blockbuster that rapidly became both a critical and commercial success. The prevailing philosophy of Hollywood movie studios is fairly straightforward: if there's an unexpected hit on their back catalogue, they should capitalise on its success by making a sequel. Sequels are an intriguing breed. Very rarely are these follow-ups capable of replicating the quality of its predecessor. These sequels usually adhere to the same formula of its forerunner while additionally retaining a number of the original characters for heightened nostalgia. Die Hard 2: Die Harder brings back the popular charac...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Dec 23 15:28

Very much a worthy sequel to Die Hard, this film is my favourite setting for a Die Hard film out of the quadrilogy. McClane is back and once again his christmas is cursed by pesky terrorists who seize control of Dulles airport. McClane appears to meet his wife who is flying in for the holidays when the airport is seized by militants who prove their authority by crashing an incoming aeroplane into the ground. With McClane fighting to save the lives of countless passengers on the remaining flights (Including the life of his wife), he begins to unravel what is happening and always remains a step ahead of the local police, much to their dismay. If you watch closely, you'll see a cameo from Robert Patrick, as well as several characters from the original Die Hard. Another christmas classic t...Read more

Rating : 8/10