Die Hard

  • Theatrical - Wide 1988-07-15

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10/10

Synopsis

New York City Detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunately, it is not going to be a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber is holding everyone... See more in the Nakatomi Plaza building hostage. With no way of anyone getting in or out, it’s up to McClane to stop them all. All 12!

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Review: Die Hard (1988)

NOTE: With A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD opening on Thursday, we thought this would be a great time to revisit the older films from the franchise, so expect a review/day until my review of the latest one is posted...
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Face-Off: Die Hard Franchise vs. Lethal Weapon Franchise

Months ago, we put together an action filled match up in John McClane vs. Martin Riggs. In that match, John McClane took the verdict with the readers opinions being far more split than I had imagined. It left me curious,...
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Review: Die Hard (1988)

NOTE: With A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD opening on Thursday, we thought this would be a great time to revisit the older films from the franchise, so expect a review/day until my review of the latest one is posted...
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C’mon Hollywood: Save John McTiernan!

Let me say, first and foremost, that I am by no means a legal expert. You wouldn’t go to an auto mechanic to fix your garage door, nor should you come to a movie geek for legal advice. Good? All...
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Director John McTiernan is going to prison

John McTiernan, the iconic director of DIE HARD, PREDATOR, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR remake, and THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, is heading to jail to serve a one year sentence handed down back in 2010. McTiernan was found guilty of...
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C’mon Hollywood: Get back in the Fight!

In the summer of 1989, a little movie by the name of BATMAN came out. I was 12 years old, immersed in comics, and ready to have my mind blown on the day that I finally got to the theater...
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C’mon Hollywood: Where’s Your Christmas Spirit?

I get giddy every Christmas. It’s my favorite holiday. The lights, the trees, the celebration, the thoughtfulness, and the tradition; everything about it makes me swoon with glee (minus the show). With Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas looping on my...
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C’mon Hollywood: Enough with trilogies!

With the recent announcement of Peter Jackson extending his recently wrapped two-part THE HOBBIT into a trilogy, I was left scratching my head as to why it was necessary.  They tackled the production from the start with two films in...
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