Dear Danny Butterman: Your movies suck.

[phosfate]

Watched Die Hard last night, in preparation for a story I'm theoretically writing. Apart from Alan Rickman's rather delightful scenery chewing (om nom nom), it was a tedious piece of bloated crap. I'm glad I didn't pay theater money to see it back in the day, since it would only have helped to kill my love of movies that much sooner. Also, hi there James Shigeta, you are always awesome.

I did like the bit where Bruce, Alan, and stupid exec are all on the phone, and Bruce is trying to save exec's life and exec is too stupid to figure it out.

I can't help but thinking that if Bruce hadn't been there, the robbers would have stolen their crap, blown up some shit, and left. Much lower body count and less property damage.

Still, a more watchable holiday movie than The Christmas Shoes.

Comments

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Die Hard is only good if there's a decade between you and the viewing of it, imnsho.

[swankyfunk.livejournal.com]

Perhaps for some! But it was one of my absolute favorite movies when I was 12, the year it came out on video. I may have some issues.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

I loved Die Hard when it first came out, but it does not stand up to the Test o' Time, sadly. Ymmv, etc etc.