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  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    28 years ago today... Die Hard was released and we were introduced to Bruce Willis as John McClane.
    No wonder I felt an urge to watch it last night.

  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    28 years? Blimey. Still, away from the Bonds', my favourite movie of all time.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited July 2016 Posts: 23,883
    It's a perennial top ten (and perhaps top five) of mine. Classic in every way. Cool redefined. Watched it a few weeks back and am now glad I did.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    A classic movie, I'll make a point of watching it tonight.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Interesting bit of trivia here: I was watching an old episode of Gunsmoke with my mother this morning, and a character was named Hans Gruber. Hans Gruber in Die Hard compares John McClane to Marshal Dillon, from Gunsmoke.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @Agent007391, that's quite fascinating and cool, going along with the whole "cowboy" theme of insults Hans throws John's way throughout the film. I wonder if any one else has picked up on that. If I didn't have to get running I'd check the IMDb trivia section for the film.
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
    Posts: 1,970
    Whats the status on the 6th movie?
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Hans Gruber also appears in our man flint. ;)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    For some reason, I forgot about the 'flashback/prequel' idea they were going with for the sixth movie. Sounds like an awful, unnecessary idea.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,591
    I truly hope this is shelved.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Combined with Willis' lack of interest in action movies these days, I hope it is, as well.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    And you just know the casting of a young McClane would be wretched for the prequel. They might as well get Joseph Gordon Levitt to wear the same make-up he did to play a young Bruce in Looper and do it that way.

    But what would the story even be about?

    "Little did you all know, Die Hard 1 didn't mark the first time John McClane got himself into trouble on accident, and became a reluctant hero to hundreds. That story, is the one we tell here."

    Give me a break.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    Well he is a cop. It's not a stretch to believe he couldn't have found himself in a dangerous situation pre DH 1. It'd just have to be a less public one to retain continuity. I'm not a fan of the idea because I can't see anyone pulling it off as well as Bruce but it'd work from a story perspective. Maybe someone he put in prison in the 80s comes back to haunt him in the present.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    There's a comic series known as Die Hard: Year One, a prequel to the first movie. Set in the late 70s, I believe.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Fury Road the Die Hard franchise and have Tom Hiddleston play a Young John McClane. He has the hair for it.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    "Hey Tom, come down to the coast, have a few laughs !" ;)
  • Risico007Risico007
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    Well in theory they could remake The Detective and make that the prequel to die hard.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Risico007 wrote: »
    Well in theory they could remake The Detective and make that the prequel to die hard.

    I don't think it'd have a chance of matching the original classic, but I must say that the film's exploration of homosexuality (a taboo viewed as unnatural) and use of a corrupt police force that targets minorities are just as relevant today as they were in the late 60s.

    I'd personally rather see it not be remade, however.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    There's a Die Hard Year One comic. Set in 1979, I believe.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    On this day 30 years ago...

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  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Helsinki, Sweden
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Helsinki, Sweden

    Welcome to the party, pal.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    When Bruce still had hair, he could also still smile.
    DIE HARD, 30 years old at this point, has my favourite Bruce Willis.
    It's arguably also still the best of the 5.

    I rank them:
    1) DIE HARD
    2) DIE HARD WAV
    3) DIE HARDER
    4) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
    5--->10000) Watching my neighbor water her plants
    10001) A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

    Am I to include THE DETECTIVE as well? :)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,159
    When Bruce still had hair, he could also still smile.
    DIE HARD, 30 years old at this point, has my favourite Bruce Willis.
    It's arguably also still the best of the 5.

    I rank them:
    1) DIE HARD
    2) DIE HARD WAV
    3) DIE HARDER
    4) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
    5--->10000) Watching my neighbor water her plants
    10001) A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

    Am I to include THE DETECTIVE as well? :)
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,020
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    When Bruce still had hair, he could also still smile.
    DIE HARD, 30 years old at this point, has my favourite Bruce Willis.
    It's arguably also still the best of the 5.

    I rank them:
    1) DIE HARD
    2) DIE HARD WAV
    3) DIE HARDER
    4) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
    5--->10000) Watching my neighbor water her plants
    10001) A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

    Am I to include THE DETECTIVE as well? :)
    Where would you rank it?
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    edited July 2018 Posts: 5,767
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    When Bruce still had hair, he could also still smile.
    DIE HARD, 30 years old at this point, has my favourite Bruce Willis.
    It's arguably also still the best of the 5.

    I rank them:
    1) DIE HARD
    2) DIE HARD WAV
    3) DIE HARDER
    4) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
    5--->10000) Watching my neighbor water her plants
    10001) A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

    Am I to include THE DETECTIVE as well? :)
    I never understood why he had to shave his hair and stop smiling. When I think of Moonlighting, it´s strangely like Brosnan, who was so much cooler as Remington Steele.
    Yesterday I saw the latest pics from Shyamalan´s new film, where Bruce has at least short hair, and he looks so much cooler!
    I wonder if he got depressed long ago, or manic-depressive and is constantly on tranquilizers.

    I rank them:
    1) Die Hard
    2)-54) all the films from my DVD shelf
    55) Die Hard waV
    56-58) the others in any order







  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,159
    mattjoes wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    When Bruce still had hair, he could also still smile.
    DIE HARD, 30 years old at this point, has my favourite Bruce Willis.
    It's arguably also still the best of the 5.

    I rank them:
    1) DIE HARD
    2) DIE HARD WAV
    3) DIE HARDER
    4) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
    5--->10000) Watching my neighbor water her plants
    10001) A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

    Am I to include THE DETECTIVE as well? :)
    Where would you rank it?

    Not in this list anyway. The Detective is a very good film but also completely different. Old Blue Eyes isn't running around with machine guns, that's for sure. I love this film, don't get me wrong. A very risky film for its time, with great acting all around and a fine score. Oh and Jacqueline Bisset, albeit in a minor role.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,020
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    When Bruce still had hair, he could also still smile.
    DIE HARD, 30 years old at this point, has my favourite Bruce Willis.
    It's arguably also still the best of the 5.

    I rank them:
    1) DIE HARD
    2) DIE HARD WAV
    3) DIE HARDER
    4) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
    5--->10000) Watching my neighbor water her plants
    10001) A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

    Am I to include THE DETECTIVE as well? :)
    Where would you rank it?

    Not in this list anyway. The Detective is a very good film but also completely different. Old Blue Eyes isn't running around with machine guns, that's for sure. I love this film, don't get me wrong. A very risky film for its time, with great acting all around and a fine score. Oh and Jacqueline Bisset, albeit in a minor role.
    Agreed!
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