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Die
Hard 2
(1990)
Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Same John McClane
Director: Renny Harlin,
rated R for language,
violence
  Starring:
Bruce Willis,
Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Franco
Nero, William Sadler, John Amos, Dennis Franz, Art Evans, Fred Thompson, Tom
Bower, Sheila McCarthy, Don Harvey, Robert Patrick, John Leguizamo
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"Ouch. When you get
those feelings, insurance companies start to go bankrupt." -
Al Powell when he hears that John McClane "has a feeling"
Why watch this? It's
hard for any sequel to match its predecessor. This one tries,
maybe a little too hard.
Plot Summary:
New York cop John McClane waits for his wife's plane at a snowy
Washington D.C. airport on Christmas Eve. A rogue military unit
takes over the communication systems, trapping the incoming
planes in the air with no fuel. McClane must fight through
uncooperative airport security and the heavily armed mercenaries
on the runway to save the hostages before the planes crash.
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Dad's Preview: This film suffers from a
need to "go bigger", which is impossible when trying to outdo
perhaps the greatest action film of all time. The stunts are completely unbelievable.
There are too many unnecessary
f-words from the film's hero. And, contrived characters are inserted
just to make our hero's life even harder. That said, it is
always great to see Mr. Willis portray the brave, sassy,
no-nonsense cop, who is just trying to save his wife the day
before Christmas. Let the explosions and body-counting begin! |
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Gordon
Co., Silver Pics; 20th Century Fox
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