Like every
year we got a ton of action movies. Old genre, with the same old faces and
overused shooting formula, resulting in a huge decline in profits from them.
Recent flops cover old action heroes like Arnold Schwarzeneggers "The Last
Stand" and Sylvester Stallones "Bullet to the Head" (very
original movie title by the way...). Is it, because younger people can't relate
to these oldsters anymore? Even Jason Statham isn't that young anymore, but
then "Expedenbales 2" wouldn't be such a hit if that was the case.
Even new action flicks like "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Broken
City" under perform by huge margins. BUT what is the reason for the one's
precious money making genre falling so low nowadays? Is "Die Hard 5" another one? Get all the answers here:
All the
friends of the previous installments can rest assured. Jon MaClane is still a
gritty old bastard, who takes action rather then talk it through. Just after a
few lines about parenting love and his mistakes in the past the action starts.
Whole buildings explode and Bruce Willis tries to catch the culprits just like
in the old days. There is so much going on that you will not believe it and
just be amazed by the epic pictures, telling hilarious one-liner one after
another. Growing old doesn’t make it easier for him, but a lot funnier for us.
Instead of
other action movies “Die Hard 5” doesn’t make the mistake of trying to tell a
realistic and heartwarming story. Instead it focuses on what the viewer expects
of an action movie and that is action. Whenever something happens, the guns get
bigger and the situations are more dangerous than ever. There are only three
action sequence, but they as long that they take part of mostly the complete
film, never really stopping to take a breath. This results in a fast experiencing,
ending as the shortest “Die Hard” movie. It's everytime a good sign that you
are amazed how fast it is over without being bored while watching. Another reason
for that are the jokes, that don’t feel cheesy. They are those simple one
liners to which the audience as normal beings can easily relate to, which is
also a reason for the success of this franchise. Jon MaClane is not a super
hero. He is your normal Joe being thrown into dangerous situations, constantly
complaining about them. Another positive point is the story of the movie. It is
not such a complex one and similar to the previous flicks, but nonetheless
there are a few surprises for people who don’t watch it carefully.
The only
thing that wasn’t well done are the effects, but that goes not for all of them.
Some of them were really bad done, especially the one in the middle. They felt
cheap and were easily identifiable as such, which is never a good sign for
cgi-magic. It needs to feel coherent with the real life section, which they don’t.
My guess is that they were short on time or budget, because the other scenes
are simply gorgeous. I can recommend
the movie to every action fan out there who was bored by the recent flops. This
one is like “Expendables 2”, only not just as exaggerated as that one. All the “Die
Hard” Fans will obviously watch it without my statement, but if someone actually
reads this review. Rest assured, you will be pleased with this one. The implied
sexiness by the trailer is actually fake by the way. The hot chick on a bicycle
scene is in the movie, but incredibly shorted that it really doesn’t matter at
all. The here a look at it, because you won’t this this part in the movie. :)
Undeniably entertaining action-movie franchise fodder [but] had the producers [made] Mary Elizabeth Winstead the film's other action hero rather than going with the convention of casting yet another male, Die Hard 5 would have been awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteit was a fun bro-action flick. nothing more and nothing less. though acting action heroine are hard to find and often unbelievable drag to a sexy and dangerous scenario. don't know if it would have been better that way. it could also have destroyed the whole thing for sure :)
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