Movie: Die Hard
Main Actors: Bruce Willis, Bruce Willis and BRUCE WILLIS
MPAA Rating: R
Passionate Expressions: There are a few of them here and there.
Useless Vulgar Language: Lots of these. The best way I can describe it is 1980’s F word usage.
Sex in a Good Light: Not there
Sex in a Bad Light: There is one scene where a naked woman runs from a room when the bad guys bust in on them in the act. When the bad guys crash the party and start going through the rooms, look away until you hear the lady scream.
Manly Violence: Ohhh yes, that was what this movie was about
Action Violence: I didn’t think there was any of this
Pointless Violence: I didn’t think there was any of this either. Just because Bruce Willis is happy and sarcastic when he kills the bad guys and that doesn’t jive with someone’s opinion that it isn’t manly, maybe that other person is just a big sissy.
Manly Rating: A
Scorecard
Cinematography: B
Visual Effects: B
Sound/Score: B
Story: A
Acting: A
Food to Watch With: Assorted Hostess snacks as long as you have one with Yellow #5.
Plot Synopsis: Thieves posing as terrorists attempt to rob a vault in a LA skyscraper.
Review: Possibly the quintessential man’s movie. Not because of the violence and the fact that we get to see Bruce Willis kick German butt, but it is the way that Willis handles the situations. When he kills the bad guys (and they are bad guys) he doesn’t get all emotional, he gets sarcastic and heady. And when he is talking to the bad guys on the radio he doesn’t try to get in their heads and understand them, he makes fun of them then tracks then down and beats them up. When he is trying to decide what to do at the beginning of the movie it is fast and simple. They are bad, he is good, they started it, he will end it. We don’t have to sit through any scenes of the bad guys explaining why they are bad guys, or the hero getting emotionally disturbed by the idea of actually standing up for innocent people. This movie follows the same principle as Cliffhanger, a great movie to watch with other guys, but know your girl before you watch it with her.
Life Lessons: Even if you are a German with beautiful long hair, Bruce Willis will still kill you and take your shoes.
Summary: Great movie that reduces things to the lowest denominator, which is what it is usually all about.
Would I Watch This Again: Just try and stop me.
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