Die Hard 6

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Die Hard 2 was a dull rehash of the first film. I only like the first and 3rd films. I still haven't been able to bring myself to view the 5th film.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I love the first one, really like the third and enjoy the 4th.

 

[Teelie]

Bruce Willis has said that his role will be more than a cameo.



I assume that the story is modern day John remembering one of his earlier cases to help him stop some bad guy in the present. Or that the events in the modern day story will cause John to think about events in his past and the film will periodically cut to the past and show us things that happened in 1979. So the modern day stuff will probably have the usual larger than life Die Hard style shenanigans.

So this won't be a prequel. It will instead be a sequel that keeps referencing his past before Nakatomi like a prequel. Yet we were told "prequel to Die Hard" so the confusion they meant to clear up is only worsened.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Die Hard 2 was a dull rehash of the first film. I only like the first and 3rd films. I still haven't been able to bring myself to view the 5th film.

I love the first one, really like the third and enjoy the 4th.

The third is legit great movie. Willis and Jackson make that movie and it's still relevant today too.

And Jeremy Irons.

 

[Fallen Angel]

So this won't be a prequel. It will instead be a sequel that keeps referencing his past before Nakatomi like a prequel. Yet we were told "prequel to Die Hard" so the confusion they meant to clear up is only worsened.

It's both. A prequel to Die Hard and a sequel to the last crap movie. You'll have Bruce Willis talking about what happened and reminiscing about the prequel's event. While someone else plays Young John.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

I actually loved Die Hard 2. Not as good as the first and third, but I enjoyed it. I have yet to see the 5th film. My brother has it, so I'll have to borrow it sometime.

 

[Supernova]

Dear god let it end, the last was so bad

 

[BoredGuy]

Seriously, who decided to let Len Wiseman steer this ship?

how firmly do they have to beat this franchise to death before they can let it go and accept it's time to move on

 

[Greens]

I love the first one, really like the third and enjoy the 4th.

If they could make another film in the vein of the fourth I'd be all for it. Is it ridiculously over-the-top? Yes, but it's a well shot entertaining action spectacle. The fifth movie was none of those things.

 

[TheVileOne]

Seriously, who decided to let Len Wiseman steer this ship?

how firmly do they have to beat this franchise to death before they can let it go and accept it's time to move on

Generally when you have a popular franchise...you basically have to milk the cow until its try or beat the horse until its dead.

 

[Teelie]

It's both. A prequel to Die Hard and a sequel to the last crap movie. You'll have Bruce Willis talking about what happened and reminiscing about the prequel's event. While someone else plays Young John.

We know that now. Before it was just Bruce Willis bookending a prequel.

 

[Rocketman]

I genuinely don't understand why people don't like the last one. I liked it. These aren't supposed to be Academy Award winning masterpieces. Bruce Willis. Insane Action. Die Hard. That's all it's ever been. That's all it's supposed to be. The first and third ones are my favorites and they're clearly the best films. I acknowledge that.

I'm not saying this film series couldn't be of a higher quality from all others, but half of the Bonds are awful, half of the Star Wars films are awful, half of the Terminator films are awful, half of the Batman films are awful, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Transformers, Alien . . . Every series has one or two duds, even more. Just enjoy what you get. They're movies. Stop worrying about it.

 

[marvelrobbins]

The only one i hated was A Good day to die Hard.If Die hard year One is even just like live free or die hard that will be huge improvement.

 

[BoredGuy]

eh they should screw the flashbacks and get Samuel L in there

 

[Mysteryman]

At one point, they were talking about bringing Jackson back.
I do not know what happened with that.

 

[MadVillainy]

I genuinely don't understand why people don't like the last one. I liked it. These aren't supposed to be Academy Award winning masterpieces. Bruce Willis. Insane Action. Die Hard. That's all it's ever been. That's all it's supposed to be. The first and third ones are my favorites and they're clearly the best films. I acknowledge that.

I'm not saying this film series couldn't be of a higher quality from all others, but half of the Bonds are awful, half of the Star Wars films are awful, half of the Terminator films are awful, half of the Batman films are awful, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Transformers, Alien . . . Every series has one or two duds, even more. Just enjoy what you get. They're movies. Stop worrying about it.

It's really annoying when people use this as a defense. First of all, nobody in here was saying they were Oscar winning masterpieces or that they were anything more than action films. So that logic is just silly here.

In any case, it is the opinion of a lot of people that even as an action movie it wasn't special. The car chase was meh, the balcony shootout was pretty boring, it wasn't funny, it wasn't clever, or anything. But because it's the fact that it's Die Hard which, in many people's opinions, is one of the best action movies of all time make it feel worse. If this was just some generic action movie with Willis in it like Surrogates. Nobody would care.

And the second point you made doesn't really make sense either. Ok so a bunch of movie franchises have duds. And? What does that have to do with the quality of some of the Die Hard movies? We don't like duds in our films series. Should we go like "Well that wasn't good, but James Bond has a lot of bad movies too" What do the two have to do with each other

Anyway, imo, I think 4 of the Die Hard movies are watchable. The 5th one I can do without although I did like a few things in it.

 

[Octoberist]

"It's not suppose to be Citizen Kane!"

"What are you expecting? The Godfather?"

 

[BoredGuy]

exactly

"What were you expecting? Godfather??"
"No, but how about 'Die Hard?'"

there are differing quality levels to action films too

 

[Thundarr]

Generally when you have a popular franchise...you basically have to milk the cow until its dry or beat the horse until its dead.

The cow's been giving powdered milk for years, and the horse is a damned skeleton. Let it go, Hollywood. Just. Let. It. Go.

 

[Warhammer]

I genuinely don't understand why people don't like the last one. I liked it. These aren't supposed to be Academy Award winning masterpieces. Bruce Willis. Insane Action. Die Hard. That's all it's ever been. That's all it's supposed to be. The first and third ones are my favorites and they're clearly the best films. I acknowledge that.

I'm not saying this film series couldn't be of a higher quality from all others, but half of the Bonds are awful, half of the Star Wars films are awful, half of the Terminator films are awful, half of the Batman films are awful, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Transformers, Alien . . . Every series has one or two duds, even more. Just enjoy what you get. They're movies. Stop worrying about it.

And those films in those franchises have an overall poor reception that is deserved. Films are made to be watched by an audience. We aren't supposed to just accept a bad film because "Oh, not every film is going to be good. Whatever." That's flawed logic, man.

There are ways to do a proper action film. The 5th film absolutely fails at that while the 2nd film (rehash) and 4th film (turning John McClane into a superhero, etc.) fell short. John McTiernan nailed it with the first and third films. They weren't just insane action. There was a compelling, entertaining plot with great characters and great moments. There was great acting and well shot, executed action. A good film is a good film regardless of genre.

 

[dude stannis]

Die Hard and Die Hard 3 are better than the majority of Academy Award winning 'masterpieces'.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Anyone remember or talk about the ****ing Artist or The Hurt Locker?

 

[Warhammer]

For a decent amount of Best Picture winners, the award is great for the producers and film studio but overall, the cultural impact is paramount. This is why nobody remembers The Hurt Locker but people remember other 2008 BP nominees like Inglorious Basterds and Up.

 

[batfreakforever]

I can watch all the die hards and enjoy them.

 

[MadVillainy]

Anyone remember or talk about the ****ing Artist or The Hurt Locker?

You know it's funny I was actually thinking the other day: "Did I really like the Hurt Locker or did I just get caught up in the hype". I only saw it that one time

Since 09 the only BP winner I would want to own or at the very least see again is 12 Years a Slave and MAYBE Argo.
But in the nominees there are a lot of gems to me.