This movie is like Jaws…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Die Hard 2
RIP_IMDb — 10 years ago(December 30, 2015 04:15 AM)
both are better than the novel they're based-on. Especially this one.
58 Minutes
is a truly terrible novel.
Jaws
is good (so far on my second reading of it since the late 70s), but nowhere near the excellence of the film itself.
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joe_538 — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 09:36 AM)
It's funny, the first Die Hard was supposed to be a sequel to Commando, the second was based on a book, the third was written as something other than a Die Hard movie (almost became Lethal Weapon 4), Live Free or Die Hard was based on an article in Wired, the only one originally intended as a Die Hard movie is considered the worst.
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micpl — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 05:53 AM)
It's funny, the first Die Hard was supposed to be a sequel to Commando
I wonder where that rumor came from. Anyway, it's bulls*it:
http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/steven-e-de-souza/231767/steven-e-de-souza-talks-commando-2-sgt-rock-the-flash-gordon-movie-you-may-never-see-and-much-more -
Iron_Gland — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 10:06 PM)
From the same website as the article you linked to
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/die-hard/21313/the-strange-history-of-the-die-hard-movies
When it was first optioned, Nothing Lasts Forever was going to be made as a vehicle for Frank Sinatra, whod already starred in an adaptation of Thorps earlier novel, The Detective. Sinatra would have again played Joe Leland, an elder hero whod probably spend far less time crawling through ducts and swinging from fire hoses.
When that production fell apart, Nothing Lasts Forever was reworked as another 80s action vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger, which would have served as a sequel to his 1985 hit, Commando. This would presumably have meant that Arnie would have played John Matrix again, this time heaving his rippling bulk into Fox Plaza lifts to rescue his daughter Jenny from terrorists. What a movie that would have been.
Instead, former TV actor Bruce Willis was brought on board, his character rewritten as a younger yet still cynical cop by the name of John McClane. The movie was retitled Die Hard, and the rest is action movie history.
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Hendry_William_French — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 03:32 AM)
The biggest myth about Die Hard is that McClane is "just a regular joe that's thrust into an extraordinary situation".
I mean, please. The guy has all the hallmarks of an elite special forces soldier:- Operates in the ducts and elevator shafts of a skyscraper like he's been trained to do so his whole life.
- Puts together IEDs on a whim.
- Jumps off exploding buildings.
- Escape, evade & ambush techniques that cops couldn't pull off.
- Expert observational, sabotage and reconnaissance skills (like listening on top of an elevator)
- Holds off multiple gunmen at a time.
- Takes out terrorists like a Navy Seal would, rather than a police lieutenant.
You are never thinking that McClane could be in trouble once in Die Hard because he's so skilled and always 10 steps ahead of everyone else. His character is not much different to Arnold's Commando or Sly's Rambo. The only thing different about him is that he has a potty mouth and marriage problems, and isn't as muscular.
Acting like you some one-man GPS
