"TERRIBLE SHOOT'EM UP MOVIE"
A Good Day To Die Hard is an action film Directed by John Moore (same man that brought us Max Payne, 2008). John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. Its starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yuliya Snigir, Radivoje Bukvic, Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Sergei Kolesnikov, Roman Luknar, Ganxsta Zolee, Peter Takatsy, Pavel Lychnikoff, Megalyn Echikunwoke & Melissa Tang.
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Film Fact: Aaron Paul, Liam Hemsworth, James Badge Dale, Paul Walker, Ben Foster, Shiloh Fernandez, Milo Ventimiglia, Paul Dano, Steven R. McQueen & D.J. Cotrona were considered to play John McClane's Son. The role ultimately was earned by Jai Courtney.
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IN UK CINEMAS 14th FEBRUARY 2013.
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THE REVIEW:
Bruce Willis made himself a household name because of his character as John McClane, and it undoubtedly lead him to be one of the most recognizable face in the action film genre. Unfortunately this is a bad day for die hard because this fifth instalment in the series is one of the worst. Are you not supposed to leave the best till last? (I'm hoping this is the last).
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This movie is messy, noisy, pointless and bland. John doesn't seem to be the same cop he was from the rest of his franchise (even if he is on "vacation"). He is not as involved and in danger as we have seen him in previous, its way too dumb down. Even he can't save the day, no matter how many on-liners he says. Director John Moore didn't have much luck with Max Payne, and it certainly doesn't get any better here. This is hardly a movie, its 97 minutes worth of drawn out action scenes.
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A Good Day To Die Hard does not feel like a Die Hard movie. It felt rushed and the plot/dialogue is virtually non existence, seems the writers made it up as filming went along. I wanted to like this movie, I just couldn't, and even the villains are rubbish. It's failed attempts on so many levels only makes me question if it's time to let the franchise go, forever. Only the action scenes are worth remembering because everything is moving at literally 100 miles an hour. From the car chase scenes and all the explosions, I saw more CGI and various stuntmen doing all the work rather than the characters.
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This is what always happens to films that have focused on getting more people in the cinema than actually making a great movie. With a 12A classification, i expected an awful film with a stupid ending and that's exactly what it turns out to be. I'm a fan of the young John McClane and the first three films. That's where he's a real action man. Here he's Mr invincible dodging multiple bullets & helicopter blades. The only good thing now would be for the franchise to die hard. Breaks my heart to say that.
OVERALL: AWFUL.
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IN UK CINEMAS 14th FEBRUARY 2013.
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THE REVIEW:
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This movie is messy, noisy, pointless and bland. John doesn't seem to be the same cop he was from the rest of his franchise (even if he is on "vacation"). He is not as involved and in danger as we have seen him in previous, its way too dumb down. Even he can't save the day, no matter how many on-liners he says. Director John Moore didn't have much luck with Max Payne, and it certainly doesn't get any better here. This is hardly a movie, its 97 minutes worth of drawn out action scenes.
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A Good Day To Die Hard does not feel like a Die Hard movie. It felt rushed and the plot/dialogue is virtually non existence, seems the writers made it up as filming went along. I wanted to like this movie, I just couldn't, and even the villains are rubbish. It's failed attempts on so many levels only makes me question if it's time to let the franchise go, forever. Only the action scenes are worth remembering because everything is moving at literally 100 miles an hour. From the car chase scenes and all the explosions, I saw more CGI and various stuntmen doing all the work rather than the characters.
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This is what always happens to films that have focused on getting more people in the cinema than actually making a great movie. With a 12A classification, i expected an awful film with a stupid ending and that's exactly what it turns out to be. I'm a fan of the young John McClane and the first three films. That's where he's a real action man. Here he's Mr invincible dodging multiple bullets & helicopter blades. The only good thing now would be for the franchise to die hard. Breaks my heart to say that.
STAR RATINGS OUT OF 5: 2
MY FAVOURITE MOMENTS IN THE FILM:
The opening car chase scene.
(if you loved another moment in the film, please feel free to share it with ME in the comments section :)
TRAILER:
Good action but not the story! It should start from Die Hard 4 with Justin Long and Mclane's daughter! Quite a bit disappointing!
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