Reviews of Die Hard (1988) and related work
- Sequel: Die Hard 2 (1990)
- Sequel: Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
- Sequel: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Die Hard (1988
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Many problems, and unfortunately the template of a lot of later crap, but definitely cozy.
References here: Icom gör succé, Where Eagles Dare (1968), Hard-Boiled (1992), “Starship Mine” (1993), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).
‣ Die Hard 2 (1990)
‣ Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
‣ Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Not subject to childhood nostalgia and, I hope more importantly, very generic. McClane has been promoted to a superman reprising the actor’s role in The Last Boy Scout (1991). There is no plot, just dated paranoia.