03-17-2018, 01:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-17-2018, 06:59 PM by ZpaceJ0ck0.
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The journey is over... today I've watched A Good Day to Die Hard (aka Die Hard 5). And let me tell you, it was bad.
The beloved John McClane was treated like garbage. The reason why many people like him is because of his humanity. Sure, the guy is an one-man-army, but he could still get severely wounded and show some vulnerability, he was a reluctant hero who only stops the bad guys because "there's no one else that can do it". In this movie, Mr.McClane is a stereotyped version of himself: a wise-cracking action supercop who seems impervious to damage, and even his wisecracks are weak.
We are also never show how the previous films shaped his character over the years to the point where he is at, which was a key-feature in said previous films.
The villians are forgotable. They are not menacing, cool headed, or inteligent . They just feel like poor goons.
On the bright side, there's some competent cinematography from Jonathan Sela and a good musical score from Marco Beltrami. Additionally, John son's Jack (Jai Courtney) has certain glimpses of charisma and character development, shame it wans't explored fully because of the countless action scenes (that weren't even that good to begin with) and little to no breathing room.
The beloved John McClane was treated like garbage. The reason why many people like him is because of his humanity. Sure, the guy is an one-man-army, but he could still get severely wounded and show some vulnerability, he was a reluctant hero who only stops the bad guys because "there's no one else that can do it". In this movie, Mr.McClane is a stereotyped version of himself: a wise-cracking action supercop who seems impervious to damage, and even his wisecracks are weak.
We are also never show how the previous films shaped his character over the years to the point where he is at, which was a key-feature in said previous films.
The villians are forgotable. They are not menacing, cool headed, or inteligent . They just feel like poor goons.
On the bright side, there's some competent cinematography from Jonathan Sela and a good musical score from Marco Beltrami. Additionally, John son's Jack (Jai Courtney) has certain glimpses of charisma and character development, shame it wans't explored fully because of the countless action scenes (that weren't even that good to begin with) and little to no breathing room.