Live free, die HARD.
I watched Die Hard 4.0 and it was Great. I enjoyed it, probably to my own imminent shunning from The World, more than Transformers. Likely, BECAUSE it was a Die Hard film. If it didn't have Bruce Willis and dear beloved MACboy, I would've come out of that yelling about Hollywood stereotypes and their detrimental effect on society as a whole.
But as soon as I have John McClane muttering BITTER, hardened vitrol like, sweet sugar to my ear, and have MACboy muttering utter rubbish tech language in the other, I am SOLD.
I was hooked on the series from Alan Rickman and much like Snakes On A Plane, where you wait, with BATED BREATH for, "Who put these mutherfucking snakes, on this mutherfucking PLANE," you hold onto your seats and dammit, you want to hear Bruce Willis SAY IT, the line that is the EPITOME of HARDCORE, "Yippiekiyay-" And I am in BLISS.
I loved the ridiculous stunts, the ridiculous logic: Hacking into the US mainframe, why of COURSE that has easy to view graphics and 'Access Denied' pop ups, of COURSE downloading the entirety of the financial property of the US takes all of 12 seconds. Of COURSE all security cameras are linked together, and gas lines can be rerouted into one place... WITH ADDED FIRE. Of COURSE armour piercing rounds from a helicopter won't go completely through a car and everyone in it.
I suspended my disbelief gladly, for unlike Tranformers (as awesome as that film is), the camera work was amazing, things which I have seen shot BEFORE, were approached from different angles! Forget fast cutting where you have no idea what was going on, extended SHOTS that's constantly moving, following characters in zig zag like the greatest of raw camera work. That's the WAY. You could see the WORK gone into every stunt, not just because of the CGI, because they honestly tried to meld it in a way the actors were in a position to physically DO the stunts if they were uber, and then heightened them up. I speak of course for Mr Rench Nightcrawler.
And if I had to choose, I would do Justin Long over Shia anyday. MACboy is charming. There is a reason why he succeeded in every single MAC commercial, because he feels just that side of normal which is the perfect blend of awkward but cool, and a touch of alright. Shia however is SO plucky a hero he got on my nerves a little. By no means does he stretch himself as an actor, but he's perfect in this.
Bruce Willis isn't hot, but I've loved every action movie he's been in. Something about his inattractiveness is so hardcore. He isn't impressively built, he doesn't have to take off his shirt on any occasion (and really, thank god.) but there's something about him that makes me believe he can get the job done. Loved Fifth Element, loved The Jackal, loved Mercury Rising, and of course the Die Hards. Something about him blowing shit up is just so damn watchable.
I liked the villain this time around, probably because he was JUST as funny as everyone else. At one point, you can just SEE ON HIS FACE the OMGWTFBBQ look of despair for a mad universe. I sympathsised. He was hot.
And clearly, I am shallow, because I quite loved this film. It was sheer entertainment, and sometimes, I like to just sit back and watch my highly rendered, almost slow motion, ridiculously exaggerated explosions. It's what fun is made of.
But as soon as I have John McClane muttering BITTER, hardened vitrol like, sweet sugar to my ear, and have MACboy muttering utter rubbish tech language in the other, I am SOLD.
I was hooked on the series from Alan Rickman and much like Snakes On A Plane, where you wait, with BATED BREATH for, "Who put these mutherfucking snakes, on this mutherfucking PLANE," you hold onto your seats and dammit, you want to hear Bruce Willis SAY IT, the line that is the EPITOME of HARDCORE, "Yippiekiyay-" And I am in BLISS.
I loved the ridiculous stunts, the ridiculous logic: Hacking into the US mainframe, why of COURSE that has easy to view graphics and 'Access Denied' pop ups, of COURSE downloading the entirety of the financial property of the US takes all of 12 seconds. Of COURSE all security cameras are linked together, and gas lines can be rerouted into one place... WITH ADDED FIRE. Of COURSE armour piercing rounds from a helicopter won't go completely through a car and everyone in it.
I suspended my disbelief gladly, for unlike Tranformers (as awesome as that film is), the camera work was amazing, things which I have seen shot BEFORE, were approached from different angles! Forget fast cutting where you have no idea what was going on, extended SHOTS that's constantly moving, following characters in zig zag like the greatest of raw camera work. That's the WAY. You could see the WORK gone into every stunt, not just because of the CGI, because they honestly tried to meld it in a way the actors were in a position to physically DO the stunts if they were uber, and then heightened them up. I speak of course for Mr Rench Nightcrawler.
And if I had to choose, I would do Justin Long over Shia anyday. MACboy is charming. There is a reason why he succeeded in every single MAC commercial, because he feels just that side of normal which is the perfect blend of awkward but cool, and a touch of alright. Shia however is SO plucky a hero he got on my nerves a little. By no means does he stretch himself as an actor, but he's perfect in this.
Bruce Willis isn't hot, but I've loved every action movie he's been in. Something about his inattractiveness is so hardcore. He isn't impressively built, he doesn't have to take off his shirt on any occasion (and really, thank god.) but there's something about him that makes me believe he can get the job done. Loved Fifth Element, loved The Jackal, loved Mercury Rising, and of course the Die Hards. Something about him blowing shit up is just so damn watchable.
I liked the villain this time around, probably because he was JUST as funny as everyone else. At one point, you can just SEE ON HIS FACE the OMGWTFBBQ look of despair for a mad universe. I sympathsised. He was hot.
And clearly, I am shallow, because I quite loved this film. It was sheer entertainment, and sometimes, I like to just sit back and watch my highly rendered, almost slow motion, ridiculously exaggerated explosions. It's what fun is made of.