DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER
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This is the second of four Die Hard films.
The main character John McClane, of course, played by Bruce Willis.
John McClane is a tough, brave, strong and ready for anything sort of guy - as we saw in the first Die Hard!!
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Director Renny Harlin (Cutthroat Island) took the reins of this 1990 sequel, which places ... more
Bruce Willis's New York City cop character in harm's way again with a gaggle of terrorists. This time, Willis awaits his wife's arrival at Dulles Airport in Washi...
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Director Renny Harlin (Cutthroat Island) took the reins of this 1990 sequel, which places ... more
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On a snowy Christmas Eve, in the nation's capital, a team of terrorists has seized a major ... more
international airport, and now holds thousands of holiday travellers hostage. The terrorists, a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogu...
On a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital a team of terrorists has seized a major ... more
International Airport and now holds thousands of holiday travellers hostage. The terrorists a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogue...
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Set Comprises: Die Hard (1988): New York cop John McClane facing Christmas alone flies ... more
to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and their kids in an attempt to patch things up. He arrives at his wife's high tech office building in the middle of their Christmas party just as it is gatecrashed by the ruthless master criminal Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and a dozen fellow activists intent on relieving the Nakatomi Corporation of six hundred million dollars in negotiable bonds... McClane's a maverick smartass with a distinct disdain for being given orders. He's alone tired hurting and the only chance anyone has got. Twelve bad guys one cop. The odds are against John McClane; just the way he likes it! Die Hard 2 - Die Harder (1990): A band of commandos led by a murderous officer seize an international airport. Their aim is to rescue a drug baron (Franco Nero) from justice. Detective McClane (Bruce Willis) finds himself having to battle tough anti-terrorists squads and a deadly snowstorm to break the grip of the terrorists who have control of the plane that is carrying his wife...
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The first two films in the explosive saga. In DIE HARD, New York dective John McClane ... more
finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, as a group of European terrorists seize his wife's office complex. In DIE HARD 2, McClane must thwart a plot to destroy Washington's Dulles Airport.
Action/Adventure - Director: Peter Jackson - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
Advantages: Great film with lots of action Disadvantages: None for me
== DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER ==
=== FILM ONLY REVIEW ===
This is the second of four Die Hard films.
The main character John McClane, of course, played by Bruce Willis.
John McClane is a tough, brave, strong and ready for anything sort of guy - as we saw in the first Die Hard!!
=== His story: ===
John McClane was once a New York City police officer.
His ... ...
Like Die Hard; Die Hard 2 begins on Christmas Eve in an airport, though this is in Dulles airport in Washington D.C. as opposed to L.A. International Airport.
=== The Story: ===
McClane is waiting for his wife to fly in , but his Christmas does not start off so good, when his car is towed away for parking in a tow away zone.
When a group of unauthorized individuals walk into a baggage ... more
DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER
FILM ONLY REVIEW
This is the second of four Die Hard films. The main character John McClane, of course, played by Bruce Willis.
John McClane is a tough, brave, strong and ready for anything sort of guy - as we saw in the first Die Hard!!
His story:
John McClane was once a New York City police officer.
His wife Holly played by Bonnie Bedelia finds a job in California and decided leave to start a life with their 2 daughters despite McClane's decision to stay in New York City to fight crime.
After becoming a hero when saving a plethora of people at the Nagasaki building from terrorists in the original movie "Die Hard", John McClane moved to California to be with his family and became an officer for the L.A.P.D.
Like Die Hard; Die Hard 2 begins on Christmas Eve in an airport, though this is in Dulles airport in Washington D.C. as opposed to L.A. International Airport.
The Story:
McClane is waiting for his wife to fly in , but his Christmas does not start off so good, when his car is towed away for parking in a tow away zone.
When a group of unauthorized individuals walk into a baggage area which is restricted and usually locked off.
McClane, using his intelligence, goes in after them to make sure that they are not going to engage in foul play and a war with guns starts between him and the enemies.
Terrorists have invaded Dulles Airport and have plotted to take it over.
Their reason: An international criminal named General Ramon Esperanza played by Franco Nero, is flying into Dulles airport. He has been detained and is en route to be tried for drug-related crimes.
The terrorist action is being lead by former Army Colonel Stewart played by William Sadler whom plays a mean character who has no interest for anything but to cause hysteria and chaos.
The terrorists seize theairport and thousands of holiday travelers are being held hostage inside their planes which have been told to circle up above. In one of those planes is John's wife, Holly.
It's a race against time, the fuel is running low for the planes up above; but Dulles airport has one good thing on their side and that is McClane.
The one thing that stands in McClane's way, Airport police chief Lorenzo Carmine played by Dennis Franz.
Carmine plays the jealous and stubborn cop who doesn't want to listen to reason or to allow some police officer who not under his jurisdiction to take over the leadership.
With McClane's wit and tactics will he be able to sidetrack Stewarts plans?
Does the fuel last in those planes?
Does Holly make it down?
What did I think:
I liked the way that this film used the idea of the media pushing to get a good story. As opposed to Die Hard, there were 2 key reporters. Sam Koleman from WKCH whom is at Dulles airport from the time when McClane put the first terrorist he encountered in the body bag, whom ends up being an accomplice to McClane's success in defeating the terrorists. The other was the same annoying reporter, Dick Thornton whom angered me a little in Die Hard, but really got me mad in this version.
Throughout all 131 minutes of this film I was mesmerised with it; as well as the thrill element there was also plenty of humour. I thought that it was excellentfor a sequel, which very often are a dissapointment.
Bruce Willis, as usual, was wonderful throughout.
All in all I thought that was a great action film, anyone who enjoyed the first Die Hard film will undoubtedly enjoy the second, and whoever enjoys Bruce Willis, will definitely get a kick out of Die Hard 2 - Fasten your seatbelt, it might be a bumpy ride!!
Main Cast:
John Amos - Major Grant William Atherton - Richard Thornburg Bonnie Bedelia - Holly McClane Dennis Franz - Captain Carmine Lorenzo Robert Patrick - O'Reilly Fred Dalton Thompson - Trudeau Reginald VelJohnson - Al Powell Bruce Willis - John McClane
Advantages: Big action, big-talking, big.... Bruce Willis Disadvantages: Hammy, cheesy, could still do with a few more explosions
Die Hard 2: Die Harder follows on a few years after the events of the first film, when John McClane managed to get out of the Nakatomi plaza alive, with his wife in tow. This time round, husband and wife are getting along better (surprising what a near-death experience can do for you), and John is feeling carefully optimistic about everything. This Christmas, his wife is coming to him, and he goes to the airport to meet her. And then.. well, another ... ...who can stop it!
Die Hard 2 takes the cheesiness to a whole new level, in part probably because Renny Harlin is directing, a man who is now well known for making big-cheese numbers such as Cliffhanger and Deep Blue Sea. And while the film is still highly enjoyable, there seems to be something missing from the whole enterprise. Bruce Willis returns as McClane, and continues to flesh out his character. He has to deal with a lot in this film, including ...
Seresecros 23.06.2007
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Advantages: Fast-paced, spectacular, fairly enjoyable if your in the mood Disadvantages: Dodgy acting, weak script, little credibility and zero tension
...to be as good as Die Hard, it didn't have to be. Thanks to the success of the original, Die Hard 2 had a ready made audience that was virtually guaranteed to turn up for a second installment. All Fox had to do was to get the picture made and released before the interest wore off and they would almost certainly have a huge hit on their hands. In the space of under 2 years, Fox had done just that. Walter Wagers novel "58 minutes" was hastily adapted ... ...up. But not for Die Hard 2. Although this was their next film to be released, they first collaborated on "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" which was a bizarre exercise indeed and starred Andrew Dice Clay (who he?..ed) as a "Rock n Roll Detective". This too was a crap film and on it's eventual release it became clear why there had been a year long delay. Not surprisingly, it sank without trace.
Despite this though, Silver still had confidence in ...
Howiemon 01.02.2001 (11.04.2001)
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Advantages: Great action piece Disadvantages: Rehack of the first film?
Die Hard 2? Remake of the original. Well that was easy, what's next? What's that - you want more? Grrrrr...well...alright.
Waiting to meet his wife at Washington's Dulles airport, Detective John McClane notices something pretty weird going on. Poking his nose into things that he shouldn't McClane discovers a plot to shut the airport down in the middle of the Christmas holiday rush. Led by disgraced soldier Colonel Stuart, a highly trained team of ... ...winning formula. Does that make Die Hard 2 a bad film? How does that incorrect noise from Family Fortunes go?
That the first film was such a fabulous hit and that the second sticks closely to the style put in place, means that we have certain expectations - and this film meets and exceeds them almost constantly. Bringing McClane and his 'problems' back underpins the whole film. Like we've been let in a delicious secret, we just know that as soon ...
TheNeil 08.04.2002
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Advantages: Bruce Willis, Bruce Willis, yep, Bruce Willis! Disadvantages: a few plot holes
...standards set by the first Die Hard film. Based on Walter Wager’s novel ’58 minutes’ (something I didn’t know, another book I shall be purchasing soon!) the script isn’t all that bad either, but did you know that it cost $60 million to make – wow! I could have knocked something together with me and Bruce in for a lot less (although it wouldn’t have sold that well ;+) hehehe). The music is Ok (ie. cue corny ... ...so nothing radical happens in Die Hard 2, but it doesn’t stray from the traditions of the action packed genre. And of course once more, McClane seems the only possible man for the job. This movie in analysis, is a worthwhile action film, but it’s not as ‘new’ as the first Die Hard, nevertheless, whoever enjoyed the first will undoubtedly enjoy the second, and whoever enjoys Bruce Willis, will definitely get a kick out of Die ...
loulou6 23.05.2001
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Advantages: Funny, tense, exciting - it's a Die Hard film!! Disadvantages: None
== DIE HARD 2 ==
=== FILM ONLY REVIEW ===
This is the second in the Die Hard quadrilogy, following on the story of John McLean, a police officer from LA. He has become a bit of a superstar after his work in the first film where he put his own life on the line to sort out a so called "hostage" situation in an office block, and ended up out witting the robbers. This film is - like the first - set at Christmas, John McLean is meeting his wife Holly ... ...If you watched the first Die Hard and loved it, then you'll love this one even more, its an amazing film!! again its got the undertones of humour! And I swear if Bruce Willis had taken off his spacesuit in Armagedden and tackled the meteorite in his vest, all would have ben OK !! ...
baherbc 24.10.2009
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DIEHARD2
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Well this film was on TV last night so I thought I'd write up a review on it while it was fresh in my head!!
After DieHard became a huge hit, it wasn't surprising that a sequel was made in 1990. DieHard2: Die Harder was just as entertaining as the first movie.
DieHard2: Die Harder followed the pattern of the first film in having everything take place over the course of a few hours on Christmas Eve. I think it was supposed to be a year after the events of the first movie..
John McClane was waiting at the Dulles airport to pick up his wife ,Holly, on Christmas Eve.
John was already in Washington, D.C. with their kids to spend the holiday with Holly?s parents.
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Advantages: A worthy sequel to a great original movie. Disadvantages: How can the same s**t happen to the same guy ??
, at the very least, dangerous to make. These two short documentaries look at two scenes - the ejector seat and the airport landing sequence - and show both pre and post production.
= Overall Opinion =
"DieHard2: Die harder" is an excellent movie, and a worthy sequel. Whilst the original "DieHard" movie is confined to a high rise office block, this film has many locations throughout a whole airport. This allows more action, more stunts and more explosions.
There is a great deal of debate amongst DieHard fans as to which is the best DieHard movie, with this one often coming in first or second. In my opinion, it is as good as the original film.
There are a few flaws in the film - as there are in most major productions - however these will not be noticable to most unless they are pointed out to you.
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Advantages: Two great films in one box set Disadvantages: Have to buy Die Hard 3 separately.
that DieHard3 was done by a different Studio and in the UK there was a bit of a problem with the distribution rights, so DieHard 3 was sold as an individual purchse and not with this box set. Shame. Since then the films have been sold in a multi pack without the extras.
It is also funny to see Robert Patrick of Terminator 2 in this as well.
If you can get the boxed set of two films do so, the third is available as a special edition with the same flavour of extras and a different ending. If you cant you'll have to buy them individually and that may work out a bit more, but will still be worth it. With DieHard 4 currently in production interest in these DVD's will soon be raised again.
Oh by the way these are the unedited versions of the film, which became evident when watching the second film with the stabbing in the eye by Mac ...
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"...Outrageous ambition, high-tech sophistication and sheer unbridled firepower....The heart and soul of the new film is Bruce Willis..." (New York Times, p.C11, 03/07/1990)
Renegade commandos seize a major international airport to rescue a drug lord from justice. Detective McClane, there to meet his wife, must battle incompetent airport security, hard-headed, gung-ho anti-terrorist squads and a deadly winter snowstorm to break the terrorist's grip before his wife's plane runs out of fuel.
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