Die Hard with a vengeanceI might have got a little late in watching this movie in the sense that I watched other parts of the Diehard series before I watched this one. But I should say that I am pleased that I did not miss altogether on this one. Being a Bruce Willis fan I was looking up to this movie but with a mindset of not liking this movie just because it is a Willis movie. I tried to keep the bias aside and saw this one trying to maintain a degree of neutrality. And well, Willis doesn’t fail me. I liked the movie for what it promises to deliver. Some sensible brute action with bits and patches of dark humor the superhero way (and not the way where the protagonist makes you laugh the slapstick way)
The movie starts with an explosion taking place and the culprit, the criminal asking for John McClane to be called upon. The criminal proposes to play a game with him wherein he would give clues to the location and diffusion of the dreaded liquid bombs he has placed in various parts of the city. As the story unfurls itself the audience and McClane come to know what exactly is behind all the havoc.
The direction is good and the screenplay awesome for a movie of its period. Samuel Jackson as always is great in his role (can’t forget what he did in Pulp Fiction, would always admire him for that). The chemistry between the two not only keeps audience glued to their seats but also make them laugh at times.
Some of the action sequences are good but if you haven’t seen this movie yet and have already watched quite a few recent action movies [read, The matrix and blah and blah and blah which have got great special effects in the name of action sequences] you might not so well appreciate it. In fact some of the sequences have been tried and tested for audiences’ taste so many a times that they have gone obsolete and one might find them clichéd. But isn’t that the irony of action movies, the more you watch them less are the chance so you finding something new in a new action flick. Well for me it worked because I always keep in mind the time frame which movie represents, either if the way in which it depicts the era where the story is from or the releasing year of the movie.
All in all, a good action movie and for the audience who like action there is no way this movie is going to fail them. So, if you have got a taste for good action movies, go ahead watch it without any fail.
Guess this is how much can be written about an action movie :)
The movie starts with an explosion taking place and the culprit, the criminal asking for John McClane to be called upon. The criminal proposes to play a game with him wherein he would give clues to the location and diffusion of the dreaded liquid bombs he has placed in various parts of the city. As the story unfurls itself the audience and McClane come to know what exactly is behind all the havoc.
The direction is good and the screenplay awesome for a movie of its period. Samuel Jackson as always is great in his role (can’t forget what he did in Pulp Fiction, would always admire him for that). The chemistry between the two not only keeps audience glued to their seats but also make them laugh at times.
Some of the action sequences are good but if you haven’t seen this movie yet and have already watched quite a few recent action movies [read, The matrix and blah and blah and blah which have got great special effects in the name of action sequences] you might not so well appreciate it. In fact some of the sequences have been tried and tested for audiences’ taste so many a times that they have gone obsolete and one might find them clichéd. But isn’t that the irony of action movies, the more you watch them less are the chance so you finding something new in a new action flick. Well for me it worked because I always keep in mind the time frame which movie represents, either if the way in which it depicts the era where the story is from or the releasing year of the movie.
All in all, a good action movie and for the audience who like action there is no way this movie is going to fail them. So, if you have got a taste for good action movies, go ahead watch it without any fail.
Guess this is how much can be written about an action movie :)
My Rating: 8.5/10.0
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