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Title: Live free OR Die hard?
Post by: 1K3 on June 26, 2007, 07:04:14 PM
Anyone gonna watch this movie?:)
Title: Live free OR Die hard?
Post by: Ack-Ack on June 26, 2007, 07:20:17 PM
they filmed part of that just down the street from where I used to live.  had to put up with 2 weeks of parking a half mile down the street because of all the damn movie trucks.


ack-ack
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Post by: rpm on June 26, 2007, 07:29:37 PM
Just as soon as it's on HBO.

I like Bruce Willis and I still think there's life left in the Die Hard series. But, I'm afraid this one is going overboard with the cartoonish CGI stunts. I thought they had set the mark in DieHard2 when he used the C-130's ejector seat or sliding down the cable onto the ship and falling 100's of feet to the steel deck. I was wrong.

Taking out a badguy by jumping out of a speeding police car that hits a bridge abutment and ricochets skyward into a flying helicopter is a bit much.
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Post by: AKIron on June 26, 2007, 07:35:02 PM
It'll probably be the first of the "die hards" that I'll see at a theatre.
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Post by: lasersailor184 on June 26, 2007, 07:47:54 PM
I'm very reluctant about seeing a PG-13 Die Hard movie.
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Post by: AKIron on June 26, 2007, 07:50:07 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
I'm very reluctant about seeing a PG-13 Die Hard movie.


PG-13?! argh!
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Post by: JB88 on June 26, 2007, 08:08:25 PM
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Originally posted by rpm
Just as soon as it's on HBO.

I like Bruce Willis and I still think there's life left in the Die Hard series. But, I'm afraid this one is going overboard with the cartoonish CGI stunts. I thought they had set the mark in DieHard2 when he used the C-130's ejector seat or sliding down the cable onto the ship and falling 100's of feet to the steel deck. I was wrong.

Taking out a badguy by jumping out of a speeding police car that hits a bridge abutment and ricochets skyward into a flying helicopter is a bit much.


actually, i watched an interview with willis recently and he said that they made a decision to do more real stunts and less cgi stunts in this film.  so it may not be quite so bad on that level this time around.
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Post by: Slash27 on June 26, 2007, 08:14:09 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
I'm very reluctant about seeing a PG-13 Die Hard movie.


P-13?!?:huh
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Post by: FiLtH on June 26, 2007, 08:21:00 PM
Im gonna. Die Hard flicks are my favorite action movies. I remember the original blew me away.
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Post by: lasersailor184 on June 26, 2007, 08:25:50 PM
PG-13 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337978/)
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Post by: LePaul on June 26, 2007, 08:35:22 PM
Yikki kai yeah mother....well, you know  :)
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Post by: 1K3 on June 26, 2007, 08:39:11 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
I'm very reluctant about seeing a PG-13 Die Hard movie.


Maybe times have changed.  What was RATED-R back then (early 90s) is now just PG-13:aok
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Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on June 26, 2007, 08:42:09 PM
The trailer shows a dozen CGI stunts completely outside the realm of even being a remote possibility. Ruins the whole thing for me, and I LOVE the Die Hard series.

In fact, the majority of the CGI stuff in action movies these days ruins it for me. Action movies have sunk to the level of trying to "one up" each other with absurd CGI stunts, each one exceeding the last in stupidity. Outrageous CGI stunts have replaced scripts, plots, and everything else actually worth watching in movies. The last bond with Brosnan in it was a prime example. It's ruined the whole genre for me. I hate it. But it saves me from spending stupid amounts of money going to see movies at the theater.
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Post by: rpm on June 26, 2007, 08:51:37 PM
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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
The trailer shows a dozen CGI stunts completely outside the realm of even being a remote possibility. Ruins the whole thing for me, and I LOVE the Die Hard series.

In fact, the majority of the CGI stuff in action movies these days ruins it for me. Action movies have sunk to the level of trying to "one up" each other with absurd CGI stunts, each one exceeding the last in stupidity. Outrageous CGI stunts have replaced scripts, plots, and everything else actually worth watching in movies. The last bond with Brosnan in it was a prime example. It's ruined the whole genre for me. I hate it. But it saves me from spending stupid amounts of money going to see movies at the theater.
I 100% agree. The Bond film was running thru my mind when I first posted. Ruined the series for me. I have'nt seen Casino Royale, yet. It's suppossed to be very good with very little CGI.
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Post by: vorticon on June 26, 2007, 09:00:09 PM
as long as theres no wire fighting, the correct application of contrast and doesnt last one second longer than it should...it'll have a good number of recent action movies beat.
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Post by: Dago on June 26, 2007, 09:06:02 PM
I heard a review of it this morning on the radio, said it was the best one of the series.  Also said it wasnt full of computer generated BS.
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Post by: DYNAMITE on June 26, 2007, 09:28:46 PM
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Originally posted by Dago
I heard a review of it this morning on the radio, said it was the best one of the series.  Also said it wasnt full of computer generated BS.


Really?  All I've heard are absolute flames... this gives me some hope.

I love the first movie... it's actually part of our Christmas tradition as it's one of my favorite holiday movies... :p ;) :aok
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Post by: Holden McGroin on June 26, 2007, 09:37:23 PM
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Originally posted by rpm
I 100% agree. The Bond film was running thru my mind when I first posted. Ruined the series for me. I have'nt seen Casino Royale, yet. It's suppossed to be very good with very little CGI.


I saw CR... it doesn't have a traditional opening sequence, but the foot chase through the construction zone in the first part of the movie was one of the best stunt sequences I've seen.  Brilliant.
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Post by: AKIron on June 26, 2007, 09:41:11 PM
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
I saw CR... it doesn't have a traditional opening sequence, but the foot chase through the construction zone in the first part of the movie was one of the best stunt sequences I've seen.  Brilliant.


Was a reinvention of the Bond story in the Bourne direction. Smart move and good movie imo.
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Post by: Shuckins on June 26, 2007, 09:41:43 PM
Casino Royale was excellent.  It was what all Bond films should be like, but seldom are.  Daniel Craig is the best Bond to fill the role since Sean Connery gave it up.
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Post by: lasersailor184 on June 26, 2007, 09:51:39 PM
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Originally posted by AKIron
Was a reinvention of the Bond story in the Bourne direction. Smart move and good movie imo.


Hopefully not in the Bourne Direction.  The bourne identity series, both the movie and book, were painfully bad to watch / read.
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Post by: AKIron on June 26, 2007, 09:53:52 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Hopefully not in the Bourne Direction.  The bourne identity series, both the movie and book, were painfully bad to watch / read.


No accountin' fer taste.
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Post by: vorticon on June 26, 2007, 09:58:17 PM
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Originally posted by Shuckins
Casino Royale was excellent.  It was what all Bond films should be like, but seldom are.  Daniel Craig is the best Bond to fill the role since Sean Connery gave it up.


casino royale was excellent until about the second time it should have ended. it was almost like they got distracted with the poker, and realized at the last minute they forgot to actually finish the plot...so they tacked on some fragmented garbage.
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Post by: JB88 on June 26, 2007, 10:03:38 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Hopefully not in the Bourne Direction.  The bourne identity series, both the movie and book, were painfully bad to watch / read.


just watched bourne identity.  enjoyed it.

;)
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Post by: Slash27 on June 26, 2007, 10:11:32 PM
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Originally posted by rpm
I 100% agree. The Bond film was running thru my mind when I first posted. Ruined the series for me. I have'nt seen Casino Royale, yet. It's suppossed to be very good with very little CGI.


Its good. Alot better than they have been for sure.
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Post by: Tango on June 26, 2007, 10:41:53 PM
I started watching CR on PPV a couple of nights ago. Got 30 minutes into it and fell asleep.

May as well end it if they can't find another Sean.
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Post by: Dago on June 26, 2007, 11:11:57 PM
I like the Bourne movies.   Don't like the Bond movies.
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Post by: tedrbr on June 27, 2007, 12:17:51 AM
I believe Hollyweird needs to make a spoof with 3 geriatric "heros" (Willis, Arnold, and Sly clones) in the style of Scary Movie.
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Post by: Sandman on June 27, 2007, 10:53:35 AM
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Originally posted by Shuckins
Casino Royale was excellent.  It was what all Bond films should be like, but seldom are.  Daniel Craig is the best Bond to fill the role since Sean Connery gave it up.


I was trying to describe the difference to a friend the other day between Casino Royale with Craig and any other Bond film.

It's visceral.

All the 007 movies before were emotionless cartoons by comparison.
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Post by: lasersailor184 on June 27, 2007, 03:32:33 PM
Eh, disagree.  Goldeneye is still my favorite Bond movie, with Casino Royale being second.

This is because both movies were at their basic levels, spy movies.  Where as all the other bond movies I have seen are just action movies with the common character of James Bond.
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Post by: DYNAMITE on June 27, 2007, 03:41:24 PM
It appears that we're hijacking a bit, but I can't help myself.  I loved Casino Royal.  I thought Daniel Craig made an amazing bond.  He brings a physicality to the role not seen since Connery left.

As much as I love Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan... I could never bring myself to believe that when push came to shove that either of them would be able to hold their own... where as with Connery and now Craig, I can completely believe that they would be able to hand a beat-down to just about anyone, yet remain suave enough to run in respectable circles.


Just my $.02 :aok
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Post by: Ack-Ack on June 27, 2007, 04:37:18 PM
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Originally posted by Shuckins
Casino Royale was excellent.  It was what all Bond films should be like, but seldom are.  Daniel Craig is the best Bond to fill the role since Sean Connery gave it up.



The original Casino Royale was far better.  


ack-ack
Title: Live free OR Die hard?
Post by: Ripsnort on June 29, 2007, 10:55:55 AM
Still waiting for Die Hard 12:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGfmfPYiO1w

;)
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Post by: Flint on June 29, 2007, 04:41:13 PM
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
The original Casino Royale was far better.  


ack-ack


Sellers as Gestapo ... " What are you doing to them?" ... slight pause then " No,... don't do that".

Makes me laugh just thnking about it.
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Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th on June 30, 2007, 02:49:53 PM
****, at least he got to it before he hit 60, like how arnold did his third terminator movie.

"Oh noes, itsa' 50 year old terminator, ruuuuuuuun..."
t1 -30's
t2 40's
t3 late fiftys.




*alrighty, back on subject*

uhm, this movie better have boobies.
Or more euro trash getting the crap kicked outa them.

Please dont mix in a bunch of muslems to kick around, our military is doin' that day to day, com'on.