Die Hard
June 17th 2009 02:10
Too tough to die
John McClane kicked some serious damn ass back in the 80s.
I don't know about his latest affair, but when the Nakatomi building was under siege back in 88, you know who took it to the man single handily and won back his wife in the same sweep.
As if it wouldn’t have been a hard enough task as it was, McClane took down those crazy German bastards bare-footed and in a wife-beater singlet.
Anyway, this was a fair departure for Bruce Willis at the time, considering he’d pretty much come straight out of Moonlighting into this action film extravaganza. Considering that, its not surprising that he ends up buddy, buddy (almost too buddy, buddy if you hear me) with the dad from Family Matters.
This film really helped shaped future action movies with Willis’ quick wit and his ‘everyman’ appearance, as opposed to the superman characters of Schwarzenegger and Stallone.
One scene I always remember being big at the time and was on all the trailers, was when McClane swung out on the fire hose and shot through the window and landed in the other room – a sensational move that I’ve utilized myself many times in my day to day routine.
“Yippee ki ay, motherf***er.”
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Comment by Matthew Shallue
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Comment by Darni
Glass, air ducts and walkie talkies.
Classic 80s.
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