Die Hard 2 Movie
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Die Harder.
They say lightning never strikes twice... They were wrong
John McClane is back in the wrong place at the wrong time!
Last time, it blew you through the back wall of the theatre. This time, it will blow you sky high!
Yippee Ki Yay, All over again!
Once again, New York cop John McClane is in the wrong place at the wrong time - this time he's waiting for his wife's plane to arrive at Washington's Dulles Airport when he uncovers a plot to sabotage the airport's landing system. The criminals wish to free a drug baron being extradited to America for trial by holding the airport to ransom until they all safely escape on another plane. However, if they'd known that Holly McClane was on a flight home to the very airport they were hijacking, they would have picked another day.
| Bruce Willis | John McClane |
| Bonnie Bedelia | Holly McClane |
| Dennis Franz | Capt. Carmine Lorenzo |
| William Atherton | Richard Thornburg |
| Reginald Johnson | Sgt. Al Powell |
| Franco Nero | Gen. Ramon Esperanza |
| William Sadler | Col. Stuart |
| John Amos | Maj. Grant |
| Art Evans | Leslie Barnes |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | Trudeau |
| Tom Bower | Marvin |
| Sheila McCarthy | Samantha Coleman |
| Don Harvey | Garber |
| Tony Ganios | Baker |
| Peter Nelson | Thompson |
| Renny Harlin |
6.80 out of 10 (36136 votes)
Visitor Reviews
This one sure did die.
posted on 07 Jul 2009Sequels are usually, though not always, far inferior to their predecessors, especially when not necessary to further an incomplete story. This is certainly true of Die Hard 2.Whereas the first Die Hard was original, fresh, unusual, tense, and exciting, the second was unmemorable, tired, formulaic, and just plain dull. It completely failed to live up to the first in pretty much every way and is mostly a waste of time. There are many much worse action films out there, but this is less than nothing special and was one of the sequels that really seems nothing more than an attempt top ride the wave of the first film.
McClaine Saves the Day.
posted on 22 Jun 2009Sequel to Die Hard where McClaine is at a Washington, D.C. airport waiting for his wife to arrived from L.A. This movie picks up when mysterious terrorists took over the airport and the air traffic systems where Holly's plane is one of them in the air low on fuel. McClaine have to go through bad guys and an Latin American dictator who is trying to escape from military custody in order to land the fuel weary planes safely on the ground. Will he save everyone from the bad guys' control? Watch the movie and find out.
Liked the other 2, this just is too much
posted on 19 Jun 2009I liked the first Die Hard fine, and the third I think was a great, great movie. But in DH2, I just couldn't get over the movie's premise: Terrorists were going to extort the government or else they would disable Dulles Airport in Washington, and then all of the planes would simply run out of gas with nowhere to land!!!How many airports are within even reserve fuel capacity of Dulles - 100? 200? 2000?! This movie doesn't deserve nit-picking, but that is one of the lamer plot contrivance I've ever heard of.
One of the best sequels ever made!
posted on 16 Jun 2009So John McClane is back. That it is one in a billion that he would actually fall in the same trap again exactly one year later is nothing we will argue about. Renny Harlin does it ALMOOOOOST as good as John McTiernan did it. And as usual a sequel of an explosive action movie got to have more violence and even more action. And Die Hard 2 is surely nothing out of the ordinary. But it has got what mostly action movies don't. A plot. A REAL plot. The story is the same but the building has been changed into an airport. And the movie is for once in a while better than the book. The bad guy in this movie is twice ( if not three double ) as cold and tough as Hans Gruber ever tried to be. But since his face is cuind of a ''stoneface'' he doesn't express the same fun as Rickman. The two planes explosions are two of the most classic in action history. Bruce Willis doesn't play as good as in Die Hard part one but he is so awesome as he could be. As usual the movie is filled with stupid cops and some buddies. And part two in this trilogy is what Die Hard almost was. Non Stop Action. Although the fightscene at the wing of the bad guys plane is very very very un-realistic it goes to watch. Said and done.For thoes who thought Die Hard was the best movie ever will be demolished by disappointment. But those who liked Die Hard but thought it was too tame (or those who have never ever seen Die Hard) will love Die Hard 2. Yippie-Kay-Yeah everybody!!!!!!
A reasonable sequel
posted on 17 May 2009There's nothing new or fresh in Die Hard 2, indeed it's a shameless rehash, but that doesn't stop it from being rather enjoyable (although, unlike the first one, not always for the right reasons).One of the nicest surprises as regards Die Hard 2 (if nice is the correct way to put it) is just how violent it is. I mean, perhaps I've seen the edited television version too many times, but I'd forgot just how nasty some of it is. For example, there's a bit where John McClane stabs someone in the eye with an icicle. It's extremely gruesome. And the moment is made rather funny when Renny Harlin on the commentary says that he tried to do the stabbing tastefully. There's nothing tasteful about it! You see it in extreme detail. But that's why I like it. I'm fed up with PG-13 action films that skimp on blood and guts. Therefore it's nice to see some good old-fashioned gratuitous violence. (But I think the filmmakers missed a trick by not having McClane say, "Ice to meet you" when he pierced the bad guy's eyeball.) Then there's the bit where one of the soldiers gets his throat slit. You get blood, a gaping wound and plenty of deathly gasping. Oh how I miss OTT action film deaths.And let's not forget the bit where the bad guy crashes a jet plane. This isn't one or two people getting killed; this is a couple of hundred. And although I'm sure some people probably harp on about it being disturbing in light of September 11th, it's not really. In fact, it's rather funny, especially when it's a plane full of clichéd English characters – the pilot says, "Where the devil have you been?" (because, according to American screenwriters, the English don't swear), one of the stewardesses looks like Princess Diana and makes references to British Rail, and a distraught passenger looks like the dear old Queen Mum. So to me it's highly amusing when a screaming plane-full of fellow limeys goes up in flames (the Queen Mother, in complete contrast to the Dunkirk spirit, is the loudest screamer). And the scene's good because it ups the ante to ridiculous heights. You really want McClane to kick ass.Oh sweet Jesus. Asses. I've just remembered one of the film's opening images – William Sadler's sweaty arse. Why the hell does his character train in the buff? It doesn't make any sense. You don't fight in the nude. Well, you might 'fight' naked (with your sword), but you don't fight in the naked with your fists. Wait. No, scratch that… But I guess this man-nakedness is meant to show that Saddler's body is a lethal weapon. He's taunt, he's tight and he's, er, stiff.McClane on the other hand is surprisingly masculine for an 80s action hero (the film may have come out in 1990 but it's undeniably an 80s action film). He even flirts with women! Get that; an action hero that would actually rather be around women than men who train in the nude. Arnie wouldn't approve.But compared to the first Die Hard there isn't much chemistry between McClane and the bad guy. Indeed, while completely mental, Saddler's bad guy is rather bland. But he does get points for employing a henchman who looks like Nigel Mansell (a man who gets his head crushed Indiana Jones-style).One of the stupidest things in Die Hard 2 (and there are many) is the way that Dick Thornburg (William Atherton aka Walter Peck) is on the same plane as McClane's wife. What a coincidence! But still, as badly contrived as the whole thing is, it still makes me laugh, especially when Thornburg delivers a narcissistic report on the crapper and then gets zapped by the mad old biddy on board (the speech is actually rather fantastic in how unbelievable it is: "But at least the truth is NOT among the hostages because I, Richard Thornburg, just happen to be here, to put his life and TALENT on the line for humanity and country, and if this should be my final broadcast…") Also guiltily amusing is the stupid Chief. Really, there isn't a film Chief that is as stupid and shouty as Dennis Franz's Lorenzo. He's entirely incompetent. And then there's the female news reporter. She always talks like she's delivering a report, even during normal conversation. And at the end, there's a hilarious moment when she finally exercises some journalistic restraint – she covers the lens when McClane and wife hug and kiss. It should be said that she has no qualms about shoving a camera into the face of bloody carnage; your gruesome death is public property. But something heart-warming, something upbeat and positive; oh that's private. No one wants to see that. (Another funny thing is that when the cameraman sees McClane and wife hugging and kissing, he says, "God that's beautiful." Yeah, big 80s hair meets sweaty, bloody, balding rozzer; beautiful!) But actually, I agree with the female news reporter. Who wants to see kissing when you have panicked crowds crashing through glass doors? Not me. In fact, panicked crowds crashing through glass doors may be among the funniest things in the world. I love it.But the film, though, I don't love. Sure I enjoy it, but it's really for the wrong reasons. It's for the incompetent SWAT team, the casual swearing, the macho posturing, the obvious dummy that gets squashed by scaffolding instead of the supposed flesh and blood victim, the bit with the ejector seat and the way a man gets sucked into a jet engine. It's a silly, silly film, but that's not always a bad thing.
Why all the criticism?
posted on 14 May 2009I have been on these boards for nearly a year now and I am a major Die Hard fan. I post on all the boards about this movie and can't help but notice that this movie often gets undeservedly slammed.First of all, when I saw this movie I thought it was as good as the first installment. It has great action in it, such as:1)The fight in the luggage area 2)The firefight on the Annex Skywalk 3)The crash of the London flight 4)The firefight at the church 5)The incredible ending.These keep the audiences on the very edge of their seat. In fact, it keeps the audience on the seat in front it is so gripping. The fight in the luggage area is a great, action-packed opening to the movie. The firefight on the Annex Skywalk is one of the greatest, most over-elaborate battle sequences of all time. The crash of the London flight is very clever, touching to the coldest of hearts and unexpected. The firefight at the church is action-packed yet the twist in it (which I won't say here) is fantastic. Yet many hardcore fans of the franchise, including me, would argue the fact that the ending is the best of all three and anybody who slates this movie can't argue with it's OTT, unrealistic ending; arguably the greatest action movie ending ever.The only dark cloud that hangs over this movie is the amount of plot holes in it. The two major ones being:1) Many of the planes could've been redirected to other airports rather than circulating around the outer markers.2)The airport wouldn't have been able to be controlled by an external control point (the church)At the end of the day, it's a movie; a great movie. So give it a break!
Great sequel!
posted on 26 Apr 2009To anybody who has been put of watching this terrific film by bad reviews, don't because you are missing a terrific action film and a great sequel that is a worthy follow on from the first film. What is established here is that we are not getting a continuation of the first film's story; McClane finds himself facing a new terrorist threat and this time it truly is a terrorist threat. No hiding a robbery here, the baddies are sheer evil terrorists willing to do anything to get what they want. What is so great about this set up is that director Renny Harlin and writer Steven De Souza get to have fun by drawing comparisons to the events of this film and the first installment. It's Christmas Eve, Holly is on a plane flight back to John, but terrorists are threatening to crash planes unless a drug lord being transported to America is handed over to them and John McClane finds himself in the middle of it all. Harlin uses this as the main thrust of the film's humor. McClane finds himself having to crawl through air vents again and remarks at his exasperation at how the same thing can happen to the same guy twice, Holly asks John at the end 'why does this keep happening to us', and McClane is told that he is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. The humorous angle is dealt with fantastically.The action sequences, coming from the man who would go on to give us Cliffhanger and The Long Kiss Goodnight are spectacular, although there is more of a leaning towards explosions and spectacular death scenes than the building of suspense that we had in the first film, but Harlin had a bigger budget than McTiernan did for Die Hard, so that may be the reason. In light of 9/11 the film does have the sense that it wouldn't even be made today. The controversial moment where William Sadler's villain crashes a commercial jet to teach McClane and Dulles Airport a lesson is shocking, from the use of imagery (we see the passengers screaming for their lives) to the (admittedly very well done) shot of the plane exploding, it does leave one with a churned stomach. Add to this other sadistic moments such as the icicle in the eye, one of the villains going through an airplane engine and a bad guy being flattened by scaffolding and there is a slightly more darker air to the action sequences. McTiernan wanted to make the violence in Die Hard almost goofy and cartoon like, one gets the impression Harlin is out for realism.In saying that is a fine action film. Willis is his usual charismatic self, Bedelia and Atherton make a nice comedic double act, Dennis Franz is a wonderfully vindictive airport police officer and Sadler a chilling villain, if admittedly not as memorable as Alan Rickman. This is fun stuff and is hugely enjoyable. Terrific.
Second of the trilogy...
posted on 26 Apr 2009Die Hard 2: Die Harder. The second film in arguably one of the greatest action series of all time.Even though many people see this film as the weak point in the trilogy, I simply look at this, then films like 'Knockoff', and laugh. Even though this film can be considered of a lesser standard than the others, it has something which a lot of action films don't... character development. When the first plane explodes, rather than just shaking his head, and then forgetting about it minutes later, we see how physically shaken McLane is that he didn't save the passengers. We see his desperation in trying to save them, grabbing towels, and setting them alight. Now, in a large number of action films, the pilots would see him and pull up, and everyone would be saved. The way Die Harder shows this sequence is a vast improvement, and you really feel the emotion when the plane misses him and carries on, before crashing. Fantastic.This film has a lot of strong performances. Bruce Willis puts in another emotional performance as L.A.P.D cop, John McLane, and the surrounding cast never let him down.And Robert Patrick has one of my favorite lines, "What do I look like to you?" "A sitting duck". Brilliant.Overall, perhaps not as good as the original, but far better than most.7/10
Die Harder
posted on 26 Apr 2009After the terrifying events in LA, John McClane is about to go through it all again. A team of terrorists, led by Col. Stuart is holding the entire airport hostage. The terrorists are planning to rescue a drug lord from justice. In order to do so, they have seized control of all electrical equipment affecting all planes. With no runway lights available, all aircraft have to remain in the air, with fuel running low, McClane will need to be fast.This is a Die Hard film so it must be entertaining, right? You are correct! Am I afraid to say this film is even better than the first film? No way! I'm going to say it right now! THIS FILM IS BETTER THAN THE FIRST!Now getting that out of the way, this is what you expect from a sequel: Bigger set pieces, more body counts, more and bigger explosions, many more people, and the same old McClane! However, it does surprise me that the film doesn't have as much action as the first film. If I look back correctly, McClane isn't an action hero until the last 10 minutes of the film!Now that isn't a bad thing. I'm kind of glad that it's different. This is an entertaining summer movie! Now changing my attitude, this film suffers from what the first one did: A long runtime. The movie overstays its welcome for about 30 minutes, and I mean it. I would've liked it to be a tight packed, fast-paced, action movie but whatever.Now what can I say about the performances? Bruce Willis plays the same character, flawlessly. It's really good! William Sadler, I guess, is a decent antagonist. Nothing really stands out for me except for him practicing to fight naked.What can you expect from this? Well, not necessarily more action scenes from Bruce Willis. Still, this film is a lot of fun to watch, although it overstayed its welcome. There are also some memorable lines. With everything mostly bigger, although not better, but in this case it is, this film is better than the first film but not the fourth.
If You Loved The Original...
posted on 23 Apr 2009...then you'll love this action packed sequel which gives you the fantastic Det. Lt. McClane back doing what he does best.If I remember rightly back in 1990 many people were criticizing this movie saying it was a clone of the original. So what? Most action films are. For example, if you sit down and watch the Bond movies you will notice most of them have the same plot, similar gadgets and beautiful girls but it doesn't take away from your enjoyment.Die Hard 2 is the same. Once again Bruce Willis plays a convincing hero who takes on the evil and morally corrupt bad guys in an action fest which fans of the original will enjoy.Oh yes, William Atherton is back too which is a good thing.All in all, another action packed fest which any serious action fan will enjoy.
Great sequel to an action classic
posted on 17 Apr 2009Die Hard launched the career of John McTiernan and Bruce Willis as MAJOR Hollywood stars. It also made $137 million worldwide. So whats in store? A sequel that must live up to the original (not an easy job, especially for young director Renny Harlin). But for once, they did it right.Die Hard 2: Die Harder takes place 1 year after the events in the original film. Detective John McClane (Willis) has moved to Los Angeles and joined the LAPD so he can be with his wife, since they got back together at the conclusion of Die Hard. He is waiting, again at Christmas, for his wife's plane to land at Dulles International Airport. But then lightning strikes again. A sophisticated team of mercenaries led by the sinister ex-Army Col. Stuart (William Sadler) have hijacked the airport's control systems and have power over the airplanes, which are forced to circle over the airport while their fuel runs out. His demands: allow the deposed dictator (and druglord) of a Central American country's plane to land and instead of being taken by Government officials, he will board a fully fueled 747 along with Col. Stuart and his crew to be taken anywhere. Refuse, and planes start crashing. Once again, McClane is forced to be the unlikely hero.The story in the picture is solid and there are plot twists that keep it interesting as McClane does anything and everything to stop Col. Stuart. This includes a shootout with mercenaries at an unfinished skywalk, a snowmobile chase and fighting with Col. Stuart on the wing of a disembarking jet. The action in the film is really fantastic, and so is the direction. Again, a great cast has been assembled with some returning characters (Holly McClane, the reporter, Sgt. Al Powell) and some slick new villans (sharp eyes can catch Robert Patrick as a mercenary, the guy who would later become the T-1000 in Terminator 2).The only real problem in the picture is the script. It tries to much to be like the original movie. The reporter from Die Hard returns in a nothing role. There are more thickheaded cops for McClane to argue with. And there is even the discovery of the walkie talkie that the mercenaries use.Even so, don't let that discourage you from seeing Die Hard 2. It's a pulse-pounding rollercoaster of unpredictability and fun that lives up to the original.
Good sequel to Die Hard!
posted on 08 Apr 2009This sequel is great with good action and acting!Bruce Willis is a very good action hero.You never know what is going to happen next in this film!The music by Michael Kamen is good.If you like terrorist films with tons of action then this film is for you!
John McClane is back with a bang!
posted on 18 Mar 2009Die Hard 2 is the sequel to the fabolous action-movie Die Hard 1. John McTiernan refused to direct the sequel to his blockbuster, so it was up to Renny Harlin to direct Die Hard 2:Die Harder. John McLane is at Dulles Airport waiting for his wife, and as usual something goes terribly wrong. A South-American dictator has been arrested, and it just so happens that he is going by plane to Dulles Airport. The dictator has many followers in the US, and terrorists blackmail the airport.
They demand that the dictator is given a new plane when his plane has landed.
Once again, it is up to McLane to save the day and his wife! The action is once again mostly flawless, and every bit as good as the original.
10/10
Nowhere near the first one, but still very enjoyable
posted on 01 Feb 2009This is a very enjoyable movie, which suffers a little because it follows perhaps the greatest action movie ever made. However, it is still a really enjoyable action movie in its own right. Bruce Willis is on top form as John McClane, and some of the action sequences still stand up to today's blockbusters. I'm especially talking about the explosions. The two plane explosions look absolutely fantastic, and are very impressive for the time. The script is a little dodgy in places with some side jokes about this being a sequel, but it doesn't suffer too much because of this. The main storyline of crashing planes is very engaging and makes for some exciting and tense moments.All in all, this is one of the better action movies around and highly recommended if you just wanna switch your brain off and enjoy some blockbuster entertainment.Best Scene: McClane escaping a cockpit full of grenades.
Pure entertainment.
posted on 11 Jan 2009**Factual spelling mistakes**Renny Harlin does great action but, usually, he's not doing the best dilalogue-scenes. I was happy to admit that that standard also includes ''Die Hard 2''. The L.A cop John McClane is looking forward to spending the christmas holiday with his beloved wife Holly. The biggest problem seems to be the ticket on mrs.McClane's mother's car. But the problems will surely increase. In the middle of all the christmas-stress a well known dicator is going to land, to be taken care of by the USA. But, of course, a bunch of very evil terrorists has decided to disturb that holiday peace buy taking over the entire airport-control tower. They want the dictator and if someone disobeys they will crash a plane. For John McClane starts an adventure to stop the rat pack from killing innocent, including his wife (again) and starting of a new war.
The sequel to John McTiernan's ''Die Hard'' is a highly entertaining movie, sometimes exciting but far from realistic. Everything is the same from the first movie, just doubled. The movie is twice as voilent, the bad guy is twice as evil (but too stoneface), the explosions are more and greater and the speed is even faster. Willis is as usual perfect in the title role and Renny Harlin is doing what he does best. This sequel has that originality that the first one had, but it is still one of my favorite actionmovies. My rating: 8/10
heads and shoulders above other terrorist flicks
posted on 05 Jan 2009When a film surpasses its predecessor, it's simply a work of commercial and artistic genius. Even more amazing is that now we know the studio didn't even want Willis to star in the first flick! Need I say more? Much better than the incoherent and unconnected part 3....I hear part 4 is in the works....
Action packed with great use of humor
posted on 27 Dec 2008"Die Hard 2", like the other Die Hard movies, has the perfect mix of action and humor. Bruce Willis who plays John McClane - the Die Hard Protagonist, once again does an excellent job. This sequel to "Die Hard" definitely does not disappoint. This movie truly lives up to expectations.This film is basically about a cop who battles criminals because they are going to cause airplane crashes if the airport staff don't follow the criminals' instructions. The ending is brilliant, action-packed and surprising.The great thing about this movie is that it never gets boring. Throughout the whole movie, right until the end, it was exciting and thrilling.I truly enjoyed watching this excellent thriller and is a movie you can watch many times and still enjoy it.
McClane is at it again
posted on 24 Aug 2009this is still a good movie,although it's not as good as the first one.for one thing,it's a lot slower paced and there is less action.John McClane is once again the only person who seems to be standing in the way of terrorists carrying out there plan.this time,it just happens to an airport which is the scene.Bruce Willis is back as McClane,of course,and he actually has some more and funnier lines than in the first.William Sadler plays the main bad guy in this one,and puts in a great performance.i liked his character better than the main villain in the first movie.the biggest problem with this movie,like i mentioned,is the pacing.it is a bit slow especially compared to the first one.but that makes a big difference in how enjoyable it is is.it's just not as fun or thrilling.for me,Die Hard 2 is a 7/10