Epic Die Hard rewatch - who's in?

[schmevil]

I come to you today with a proposal. One that will, gods of action willing, bring you great joy. I propose an epic Die Hard rewatch party, spread over a week or two. We will worship at the altar of the great GODDAMN JOHN MCCLANE, quote lines at each other, analyze things that don't need to be analyzed, and generally make fannish idiots of ourselves

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[dlasta]

*waves hand*

GODDAMN JOHN MCCLANE, just like Batman but real.:)

[schmevil]

Yeah, actually, to get serious for a second, that's one of the things I like best about the GODDAMN JOHN MCCLANE, that he's supposed to be this ordinary cop, who finds out every last thing that he's capable of, and rolls with it, as best he can. Yes he suffers, has minor breakdowns even in the heat of things, goes three rounds with PTSD and just barely makes it out of a permanent alcoholic haze, but he does make it out. By the time the fourth movie comes along, he's whittled down to the core of what makes John, John. Just love, duty, snappy one liners, and an immeasurable, fierce determination.

[dlasta]

He should be ridiculous and impossible but it's just so damn logical character arc that you can't not believe. In an action movie.
It can be done, apparently.:D

(And that's why you can believe that some brilliant cute nerd dude would not be able to resist him. How could anybody? ..besides the one chick he married.:)

[foxhack]

Too bad the fourth movie got so toned down he wasn't John anymore. :(

[iamrman82]

Unless you bought the uncut DVD.

[foxhack]

D:

WHY DOES NOBODY TELL ME THESE THINGS

STUPID MEXICAN RENTAL PLACES ONLY GOT THE CUT DVD GODDAMNIT

[iamrman82]

Yup. It even has the full 'yippie-ki-yay' bit, complete with profanity.

[schmevil]

I just watched it not five minutes ago. SHIT YES MOTHERFUCKER OTHER PROFANITY GOES HERE.

[iamrman82]

Of course, it's no original Die Hard, but HE KILLS A HELICOPTER WITH A CAR!!