The Bruce Willis checklist!

[Cyclonus]

Since my Arnie checklist was so successful, it only makes sense to do one for the next best action star. I'm not including the Moonlighting series, or his camoes. It's mostly "Willis movies" plain and simple. So here goes:


Blind Date (1987) D: Blake Edwards

Die Hard (1988) D: John McTiernan

Sunset (1988) D: Blake Edwards

The Return of Bruno (1988) D: James Yukich

In Country (1989) D: Norman Jewison

Look Who's Talking (1989) D: Amy Heckerling

Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) D: Renny Harlin

Look Who's Talking Too (1990) D: Amy Heckerling

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) D: Brian DePalma

Mortal Thoughts (1991) D: Alan Rudolph

Hudson Hawk (1991) D: Michael Lehmann

Billy Bathgate (1991) D: Robert Benton

The Last Boy Scout (1991) D: Tony Scott

Death Becomes Her (1992) D: Robert Zemeckis

Striking Distance (1993) D: Rowdy Herrington

Color of Night (1994) D: Richard Rush

Pulp Fiction (1994) D: Quentin Tarantino

Nobody's Fool (1994) D: Robert Benton

North (1994) D: Rob Reiner

Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995) D: John McTiernan

Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Man from Hollywood") D: Quentin Tarantino

12 Monkeys (1995) D: Terry Gilliam

Last Man Standing (1996) D: Walter Hill

The Fifth Element (1997) D: Luc Besson

The Jackal (1997) D: Michael Caton-Jones

Mercury Rising (1998) D: Harold Becker

Armageddon (1998) D: Michael Bay

The Siege (1998) D: Edward Zwick

Breakfast of Champions (1999) D: Alan Rudolph

The Sixth Sense (1999) D: M. Night Shyamalan

The Story of Us (1999) D: Rob Reiner

The Whole Nine Yards (2000) D: Jonathan Lynn

The Kid (2000) D: Jon Turteltaub

Unbreakable (2000) D: M. Night Shyamalan

Bandits (2001) D: Barry Levinson

Hart's War (2002) D: Gregory Hoblit

[bluntman86]

i haven't seen a bad flick out of him yet...

Armageddon
Pulp Fiction
The Sixth Sense
Unbreakable
The Whole Nine Yards

[ClockworkDude]

checklist??

[notchreturns]

Blind Date
Die Hard
In Country
Look Who's Talking
Die Hard 2 http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gifie Harder
Look Who's Talkin Too
Billy Bathgate
The Last Boy Scout
Death Becomes Her
Striking Distance
Color of Night
Pulp Fiction
North
Die Hard With A Vengeance
12 Monkeys
Last Man Standing
The Fifth Element
The Jackal
Armaggedon
The Siege
The Sixth Sense
The Story Of Us
Thw Whole Nine Yards
Unbreakable

[Cyclonus]

Yup, so you can have a good idea of how many you've seen! So far I've covered:

-Die Hard
-Die Hard 2
-Color of Night
-Pulp Fiction
-12 Monkeys
-The Fifth Element
-Armageddon
-The Sixth Sense

[Fergus]

Die Hard 4.5/5
Look Who's Talking 4/5
Die Hard 2: Die Harder 4/5
Look Who's Talking Too 3/5
Death Becomes Her 3.5/5
Pulp Fiction 4.5/5
Nobody's Fool 4.5/5
North 2/5
Die Hard With a Vengeance 4/5
12 Monkeys 4.5/5
The Fifth Element 2.5/5
The Jackal 3/5
Mercury Rising 3/5
Armageddon 1.5/5
The Siege 3.5/5
The Sixth Sense 4.5/5
The Kid 3/5
Unbreakable 4.5/5
Bandits 3.5/5

whoops, forgot I saw "HUDSON HAWK" 2/5

[This message has been edited by Fergus (edited 04-02-2002).]

[QUENTIN]

The Verdict (1982) D: Sidney Lumet -9/10

Blind Date (1987) D: Blake Edwards -6/10

Die Hard (1988) D: John McTiernan -7/10

In Country (1989) D: Norman Jewison -7.5/10

Look Who's Talking (1989) D: Amy Heckerling -6/10

Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) D: Renny Harlin -8/10

Look Who's Talking Too (1990) D: Amy Heckerling -5/10

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) D: Brian DePalma -5/10

Mortal Thoughts (1991) D: Alan Rudolph -7/10

Hudson Hawk (1991) D: Michael Lehmann -7/10

Billy Bathgate (1991) D: Robert Benton -5/10

The Last Boy Scout (1991) D: Tony Scott -7/10

Death Becomes Her (1992) D: Robert Zemeckis -6/10

Color of Night (1994) D: Richard Rush -4/10

Pulp Fiction (1994) D: Quentin Tarantino -10/10

Nobody's Fool (1994) D: Robert Benton -8/10

Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995) D: John McTiernan -7.5/10

Four Rooms (1995) (segment "The Man from Hollywood") D: Quentin Tarantino -7/10

12 Monkeys (1995) D: Terry Gilliam -8.5/10

Beavis and Butthead Do America (1996) D: Mike Judge -8/10

Last Man Standing (1996) D: Walter Hill -4/10

The Fifth Element (1997) D: Luc Besson -6.5/10

The Jackal (1997) D: Michael Caton-Jones -5/10

Mercury Rising (1998) D: Harold Becker -5/10

Armageddon (1998) D: Michael Bay -5/10

The Siege (1998) D: Edward Zwick -7.5/10

The Sixth Sense (1999) D: M. Night Shyamalan -5/10

The Whole Nine Yards (2000) D: Jonathan Lynn -7/10

Unbreakable (2000) D: M. Night Shyamalan -8/10

[Fergus]

Was it just the sex and nudity that compelled you guys to actually sit through COLOR OF NIGHT? I tried to watch it once when my parents had rented it, but it was too risky without getting caught. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif

[arto_j]

Blind Date 5/10

Die Hard 8/10

Look Who's Talking 5/10

Die Hard 2 : Die Harder 7/10

Look Who's Talking Too 4/10

The Bonfire of Vanities 3/10

Hudson Hawk 4/10

The Last Boyscout 6/10

Death Becomes Her 7/10

Striking Distance 4/10

Color of Night 2/10

Pulp Fiction 10/10

North 4/10

Die Hard with a Vengeance 8/10

Four Rooms 2/10

12 Monkeys 9/10

Last Man Standing 5/10

The Fifth Element 7/10

The Jackal 4/10

Mercury Rising 5/10

Armageddon 6/10 (for entertainment)

The Siege 5/10

Breakfast of Champions 1/10

The Sixth Sense 7/10

The Whole Nine Yards 7/10

Unbreakable 9/10

[Cyclonus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Fergus:
[B]Was it just the sex and nudity that compelled you guys to actually sit through COLOR OF NIGHT?[B]</font>

I believe you answered your own question! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Anyway, yeah it was that and Leonard Maltin's extremely negative review (BOMB) that made me curious!

[Fergus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cyclonus:
I believe you answered your own question! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Anyway, yeah it was that and Leonard Maltin's extremely negative review (BOMB) that made me curious!</font>

I know, I just wanted to see if anyone would fess up. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[urbanlegend23]

Haven't seen too many...are we rating the movie or the performance? I rated the movie...

"Die Hard" - B+
"Look Who's Talking" - C+
"Pulp Fiction" - A+
"The Jackal" - D+
"Armageddon" - D+
"The Sixth Sense" - A
"The Whole Nine Yards" - C
"Unbreakable" - A-

[A.J. Hakari]

(On a scale of ****):

Die Hard - *** (should watch again just to be sure)
Die Hard 2 - *** (see above)
Hudson Hawk - **
Death Becomes Her - ** 1/2
Color of Night - * 1/2
Pulp Fiction - *** 1/2
North - 1/2 *
Die Hard with a Vengeance - ***
Four Rooms (just the "Man From Hollywood" sequence) - ** 1/2
12 Monkeys - *** 1/2
Last Man Standing - ** (or ** 1/2)
The Fifth Element - ****
The Jackal - ** 1/2
Mercury Rising - **
Armageddon - ***
The Siege - *** 1/2
Breakfast of Champions - **
The Sixth Sense - ***
The Story of Us - ** 1/2
The Whole Nine Yards - **
The Kid - * 1/2
Unbreakable - *** 1/2
Bandits - **
Hart's War - ***

THE FIFTH ELEMENT is an underrated work of sci-fi genius. THE KID and HUDSON HAWK, on the other hand, are just plain embarrasing.

[TheMuse]

Die Hard
Look Who's Talking
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Look Who's Talking Too
Pulp Fiction
North
Die Hard With a Vengeance
12 Monkeys
The Fifth Element
The Jackal
Armageddon
The Sixth Sense
The Story of Us
The Whole Nine Yards
Unbreakable
Bandits

Willis has starred in a lot of enjoyable movies over the span of his acting career.

[arto_j]

How many of the people here have actually seen Breakfast of Champions? I thought it's the worst film in the career of Bruce Willis, and he's made A LOT of bad films over the years.

[A.J. Hakari]

I caught BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS, arto_j. Haven't seen it in a while, but I remember not liking it very much either, as Albert Finney and Willis were the two truly enjoyable elements of the picture. Nick Nolte just annoyed the hell out of me.

[ColinM]

Die Hard (8/10)
Look Who's Talking (?/10)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (?/10)
Look Who's Talking Too (?/10)
Color of Night (?/10)
Pulp Fiction (9/10)
Die Hard With a Vengeance (8/10)
12 Monkeys (9/10)
Last Man Standing (5/10)
The Fifth Element (7/10)
Armageddon (6/10)
The Sixth Sense (9/10)
The Whole Nine Yards (7/10)
Unbreakable (8/10)
Bandits (8/10)
Hart's War (7/10)

Some of these I haven't seen in a long while and don't remember what I'd rate them...

[Puck Bond]

Another one of my favorites...a good action star and genuinely good guy.

Die Hard-10/10
Die Hard 2: Die Harder-7/10
The Last Boy Scout-6/10
Striking Distance-7/10
Pulp Fiction-10/10
Die Hard with a Vengeance-7/10
Four Rooms-7/10
12 Monkeys-9/10
Last Man Standing-7/10
The Fifth Element-10/10
The Jackal-7/10
Mercury Rising-5/10
Armageddon-8/10
The Siege-8/10
The Sixth Sense-10/10
The Whole Nine Yards-8/10
Unbreakable-9/10
Bandits-8/10
Hart's War-8/10

Really has come into his own in the past few years shedding his John McClane persona and has turned into a pretty decent and reliable actor.

[Strider]

Die Hard - 8/10

Die Hard 2: Die Harder - 8/10

Pulp Fiction - 9/10

Die Hard With a Vengeance - 8/10

12 Monkeys - 8/10

The Fifth Element - 7/10

The Jackal - 7/10

Armageddon - 5/10

The Sixth Sense - 10/10

The Kid - 7/10

Unbreakable - 9/10

Bandits - 7/10

Hart's War - 8/10

Strider

[jeppe]

Die Hard: 4.5/5
Die Hard 2- Die Harder: 4/5
Die Hard With a Vengeance: 4/5
Striking Distance: 2/5
Last Man Standing: 3/5
The Last Boy Scout: 3/5
Mortal Thoughts: 3/5
Hudson Hawk: 3/5
Pulp Fiction: 5/5
12 Monkeys: 5/5
The Jackal: 2/5
Mercury Rising: 3/5
The Fifth Element: 4.5/5
Armageddon: 4/5
The Siege: 2.5/5
The Whole Nine Yards: 3/5
Unbreakable: 4/5
The Sixht Sense: 4.5/5
Color of Night: 2/5
Death Becomes Her: 3.5/5
Look Who´s Talking: 3/5
Look Who´s Talking Too: 2/5