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View Poll Results: Lethal Weapon vs.Die Hard, which do you prefer ? | |||
Lethal Weapon Franchise |
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15 | 37.50% |
Die Hard Franchise |
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25 | 62.50% |
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True. And before that it was supposed to be a sequel to "The Detective," a 1968 flick with Frank Sinatra! They're both based on books by the same author. And I believe it is the same character.
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Well, here's why I put it the way I did: I was going to say that, with both series, every sequel is at best "pretty good." I then remembered that I think Die Hard: With a Vengeance is better than "pretty good." Yes, a series with sequels that measure up to the original is rare, and I can't expect as good as Die Hard, that'd be unfair. Ultimately, though, I'd still choose Die Hard and say that With a Vengeance is better than any Lethal Weapon sequel.
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Yep, and I was just watching that new "Decoding Die Hard" disc on the 25th Anniversary release, and in it, they said they were even contractually obligated to offer Sinatra the chance to reprise the role in the film, too. Thankfully, he knew as well as anyone that he was far too old to make that movie and passed, lol.
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"Decoding Die Hard" covers all the movies, and features interviews with just about everyone who ever had anything to do with the series...except, strangely, Willis himself. And including, even more strangely, the creator of Chuck, lol. I mean, I know Reginald Veljohnson reprised his role as Al Powell in Chuck, but they don't mention that at all, so Chris Fedak's inclusion here seems like that of a totally random fan, haha. Another bit of nice trivia that I didn't know, was that they got the title from Joel Silver's good friend, Shane Black, who was brainstorming titles for The Last Boyscout at the time.
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I feel bad to Lethal Weapon for saying it lol. I love both, but it'll always be Die Hard for me.
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PS....Whenever I see the title Nothing Lasts Forever i always think its one of the non Fleming Bond novels lol....
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I'd go Die Hard. I saw all the LW movies once each and wasn't overly impressed with them. Die Hard on the other hand is a film I reserve for Christmas Eve every year, then watch the others whenever.
So yeh, minus the newest one, Die Hard is awesome.
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Lethal Weapon has music written by Eric Clapton. Nuff said.
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Lethal Weapon for sure.
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Speaking of which, I'm always trying to find the music in this trailer.
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I didnt' know people were so divisive about Lethal Weapon 2. Lethal Weapon 2, to me, is one of the best action sequels of all time that features great action, memorable villains, memorable quotes, and upped the stakes. The South Africans made great villains, and the twist about Riggs' wife I thought was well executed. Sure, it's not as steeped in noir as Lethal Weapon 1 has, and the tone for the first half of the movie is considerably lighter than LW1, but when LW2 got dark, s**t just got real.
Anyway, love Lethal Weapon 1 and 2, find the third to be okay (underwhelming villain and plot though), and the fourth one's a guilty pleasure. I only love the first Die Hard, find the second one okay, the third one to be good, and the fourth one pretty bad. I'll wait until Netflix for the fifth one. I'm giving the edge to the Lethal Weapon series just because of LW2 and also because I like Lethal Weapon 1 slightly more than Die Hard. Last edited by Mrs. Sawyer; 02-18-2013 at 01:37 AM. |
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Damn straight.
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I love Lethal Weapon 2.
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