February 22, 2013
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A Good Day To Die Hard Was Not A Good Day At The Movies by Art Byrd
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There is an expression going to the well, too many times. A lot of movie sequels happen do this. Now, it is the Die Hard series’ turn at the well. I am huge fan of the Die Hard series. Bruce Willis as John McClane character is one of my favorite characters in movies. The bad guys always figure they will win. Most of the Die Hard villains starting with Hans Gruber really have good and have well thought out plans until John McClane stumbles into the mix. McClane doesn't know what is going to happen next, but he always does what the situation calls for. The formula has worked in Die Hard movie after Die Hard movie.
In A Good Day To Die Hard, the formula tries but doesn’t work. The only thing I don't like about the Die Hard movies is that we don't know much about the McClane family except some dysfunction. Whatever happened to John's wife, Holly. In Live Free or Die Hard, we learned about Lucy, McClane’s daughter who is as much of a bad butt as her dad. Now, it is, McClane's son, Jack’s turn. Jack is played by Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher). The movie starts with Jack walking into a Russian club with a gun and shooting someone and lands in prison. Jack's action comes to the attention of his dad who books a flight to Moscow.
“I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining. There's a very different point of view about messages in films in Europe than there is in the States. Audiences rebel because they feel that they are being preached to.” Actor, Bruce Willis reprising his role as John McClane in A Good Day To Die Hard in theaters now.