Moonwalker Review

Moonwalker 


Release Date: 26th December 1988 - Australia


Production Companies
Ultimate Productions


Genre: Musical

Rating: PG

Runtime: 89 minutes


Budget: $22,000,000


Plot Summary
A true collector's treasure,
Moonwalker combines
Michael Jackson's greatest
videos with rare clips from
his early days in the Jackson
5, live concert and Grammy
performances. Also included
is a wild adventure film
written by Michael Jackson
himself, allowing a rare and
unique glimpse into the
creative mind of this musical
genius.


Cast
Michael Jackson - Himself
Kellie Parker - Katie
Sean Lennon - Sean
Brandon Quintin Adams - Zeke
"Baby Bad" Michael (Smooth
Criminal)/Kid MJ (Badder)
Joe Pesci - Frankie "Mr. Big"
LiDeo

Crew
Producer/Director - Jerry Kramer
Directors - Jim Blashfield ("Leave Me Alone") & Colin Chilvers ("Smooth Criminal")
Story ("Smooth Criminal")/
Executive Producer/
Choreographer/Songs/Playback
Singer - Michael Jackson
Screenplay ("Smooth
Criminal') - David Newman
Executive Producer - Frank DiLeo
Producers - Dennis E. Jones & Paul Diener
("Leave Me Alone")
Producer/Animation Conception ("Speed Demon") -
Will Vinton
Choreographer - Vincent Paterson
Co-Choreographer - Jeffrey Daniel
Production Designers - Bryan Jones &
Michael G. Ploog ("Smooth Criminal")
Make-up Supervisor ("Smooth Criminal") - Rick Stratton
Costume Designer - Betty Pecha Madden
Cinematographers - Thomas E. Ackerman,
Robert E. Collins, Frederick Elmes,
John Hora ("Smooth Criminal") &
Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
Stunt Coordinators - Jack Gil & John Moio
Special Effects Supervisor: Filmtrix, Inc
("Smooth Criminal") - Kevin Pike
Special Visual Effects Supervisor -
Hoyt Yeatman
Film Editors - Dale Beldin, David E. Blewitt
("Smooth Criminal") & Mitchell Sinoway
Music - Bruce Broughton


Review
In celebration of what could have been the 54th birthday of the late and famous singer and artist Michael Jackson, here's a review of his movie 'MOONWALKER'. To me, it wasn't so bad and who cares if this film doesn't have a plot, it is a one journey trip to experience the King of Pop's imagination. I won't spoil anything for the whole movie, but I loved the amazing dance sequence in "Smooth Criminal" which is the biggest highlight of all. As an added bonus, I was surprised that one of the kids from the final segment was played by John Lennon's son Sean.

'MOONWALKER' is a must-see for people including myself who are fans of the late King of Pop and I still love his dance moves, his videos and most importantly, his music.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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Top Gun Review

Top Gun

Release Date: 13th July 1986 - Australia


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Distribution

Paramount Pictures Australia

Genre: Action/Drama

Rating: PG

Runtime: 110 minutes

Budget: $15,000,000

Box Office Gross: $357,288,178 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Daredevil fighter pilot Maverick is enrolled in the naval flying school of Top Gun to undergo advanced training. He competes with Iceman as they strive to be the best. Maverick is also head over heels for his flying instructor and learns the secret history of his father's death.

Cast

Tom Cruise - Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell

Kelly McGillis - Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood

Anthony Edwards - Lt. (JG) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw

Meg Ryan - Carole Bradshaw

Val Kilmer - Lt. Tom "Iceman"

Kazansky

Rick Rossovich - Lt. (JG) Ron "Slider" Kerner

Tom Skerritt - Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf

Michael Ironside - Lt.
Commander Rick "Jester"
Heatherly

John Stockwell - Lt. Bill "Cougar" Cortell
Barry Tubb - Lt. (JG) Henry "Wolfman" Ruth

Tim Robbins - Lt. Sam "Merlin" Wells

Clarence Gilyard Jr. - Lt. (JG) Marcus "Sundown" Williams

Whip Hubley - Lt. Rick
"Hollywood" Neven

James Tolkan - Commander Tom "Stinger" Jordan
Adrian Pasdar - Lt. Charles "Chipper" Piper

Duke Stroud - Air Boss Johnson

Pete Pettigrew - Perry Siedenthal

Randall Brady - Lt. Davis

Brian Sheehan - Sprawl

T.J. Cassidy - Himself (Cameo)

Aaron & Adam Weis - Goose's Son (Uncredited)

Crew
Director - Tony Scott

Based on a Magazine Article "Top Guns" -

Ehud Yonay

Writers - Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.
Screenplay (Uncredited)/Associate Producer -
Warren Skaaren
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -

Bill Badalato

Producers - Jerry Bruckheimer and

Don Simpson

Technical Advisor - Pete Pettigrew

Aerial Consultants - Thomas R. Harmon
and Richard T. Stevens
Casting Director - Margery Simkin
Production Designer - John DeCuir Jr.

Set Decorator - Robert R. Benton

Director of Photography - Jeffrey L. Kimball

Camera Operators - John J. Connor,

Bob Carmichael (Uncredited) and Robert Edesa

(Uncredited)

Aerial Camera Operators - Nick Alavardo,

Larry Blanford, C.J. Heatley, George Howe,

William E. Kelley Jr., Dan Koblash,

David B. Nowell, Don Thompson and

Gary Tolbert

First Assistant Director - Dan Kolsrud

Second Assistant Directors - Patrick Cosgrove,

Sharon Mann and James Dillon (Uncredited)
Stunt Coordinator/Stunts - R.A. Rondell
F-14 Aerial Coordinator/Aircrew - Lloyd Abel

Navy Aerial Coordinator/Top Gun Instructor

and MIG Pilot - Robert Willard

Transportation Coordinator - Randy Peters

Special Effects Coordinator - Allen Hall

Supervisor of Special Photographic Effects -
Gary Gutierrez

Model Department Supervisor: USFX -

David Sosalla

Director of Photography: USFX - Rich Fichter

Film Editors - Chris Lebenzon and Billy Weber

Supervising Sound Editors - Cecelia Hall

and George Watters II

Sound Editors - Virginia Cook-McGowan,

Teri Dorman, Julia Evershade, Frank Howard,

Marshall Winn and David Stone

Re-Recording Mixers - Rick Kline,

Donald O. Mitchell and Kevin O'Connell

Foley Artists - Sarah Monat and

Edward M. Stediele

Songs - Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics - Tom Whitlock

Music Editor - Bob Badami

Music - Harold Faltermayer

Awards

1987 Academy Awards
Best Music, Original Song "Take My Breath

Away" - Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock (Won)
-------------------------
Best Sound - Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell,
Rick Kline and William B. Kaplan (Nominated)
Best Film Editing - Billy Weber and

Chris Lebenzon (Nominated)
Best Sound Editing - Cecelia Hall and

George Watters II (Nominated)

Review

A total high-flying action movie. TOP GUN has done well with its perfectly choreographed flight sequences, brilliant cinematography and the onscreen romantic chemistry between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. TOP GUN provides incredible acting with the best performance from Cruise as Maverick. Worthy of mention are the supporting actors like Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards. Terrific 80s songs such as Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone" and Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" with the music score by Harold Faltermeyer only add to this airborne action drama of overall superb quality.

This feature is superior to the last jet movie, Stealth, which fails to bring any amazement. TOP GUN is a unique film by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and the late director Tony Scott, who made it a combined effort in all their hard work. It's enjoyable in its own right and deliberately takes your breath away (no pun intended). I'm putting this movie on my favourite action feature list.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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The Bourne Legacy Review

The Bourne Legacy 


Release Date: 16th August 2012 - Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presentation)
Relativity Media (in association with)
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Captivate Entertainment (in
association with)

Dentsu (in association with)

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 150 minutes


Budget: $125,000,000

Box Office Gross: $276,144,750
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Aaron Cross, a new hero, 
experiences life-or-death 
stakes that have been 
triggered by previous events.
 

Cast
Jeremy Renner - Aaron Cross
Rachel Weisz - Dr. Marta Shearing
Edward Norton - Col. Eric Byer
Joan Allen - Pamela Landy

Stacy Keach - Adm Mark Turso

Dennis Boutsikaris - Terrence Ward
David Strathairn - Noah Vosen
Albert Finney - Dr. Albert Hirsch

Michael Chernus - Arthur Ingram
Nell Brooks Cunningham - Dr. Dan
Hilcott
Louis Ozawa Changchien - LARX-03
Scott Glenn - Ezra Kramer
Donna Murphy - Dita Mandy
Oscar Isaac - Outcome-3

Željko Ivanek - Dr. Donald Foite

Corey Stoll - Vendel

Shane Jacobson - Mackie

Elizabeth Marvel - Dr. Connie Dowd

John Douglas Thompson - Lt. Gen. Paulsen 

Corey Johnson - Ray Wills

Michael Berresse - Leonard
Tony Guida - Dr. Benezara
Sonnie Brown - Dr. Liederburg
Oscar Isaac - Outcome #3.
Page Leong - Mrs. Yun
Ali Reza - Dr. Talwar
Gita Reddy - Dr. Chandra
Elizabeth Marvel - Dr. Connie Dowd

Crew
Story/Screenplay/Director - Tony Gilroy
Based on "Bourne" Series and
Inspiration - Robert Ludlum

Screenplay - Dan Gilroy
Producers - Patrick Crowley, Frank Marshall,
Ben Smith & Jeffrey M. Weiner
Co-Producers - Andrew R. Tennenbaum
Production Designer - Kevin Thompson

Costume Designer - Shay Cunliffe
Director of Photography - Robert Elswit
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Dan Bradley
Fight Coordinator - Jonathan Eusebio
Stunt Coordinator - Chris O'Hara
Special Effects Supervisor - Garry Elmendorf
Special Effects Supervisor: New York - Steven Kirshoff
Visual Effects Supervisors - Hal Couzens
& Michael Bruce Ellis
Film Editor - John Gilroy
Music - James Newton Howard
Writer/Producer/Singer: Extreme Ways - Moby


Review
While I haven't watched all of the 'Bourne' movies that starred Matt Damon, I instead went straight onto the fourth instalment. 'THE BOURNE LEGACY' is in every way that it is sleek and not as good as everyone compares it to the originals. Though the action was good and the suspense is chilling, it's just a shame that this feature reinvents the franchise and has no cameo for Matt. I think this could let down fans who have watched the movies just from Matt Damon. For Jeremy Renner's character Aaron Cross who had just taken over the reins of Damon's Jason Bourne as the main hero and the performance by the same actor is magnificent and he should be teaming up with Matt in the next sequel. Other actors Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton were presented in the movie and I thought they're both convincing and naturally fitted into the genre and in closing, I thought the final half of the film was impressive because of the motorcycle chase scene which I thought was unforgettable.

An absolute espionage action thriller, but a very mild one because 'THE BOURNE LEGACY' does have the occasional thrills for this picture and unfortunately I think it lacks the flair of the three original instalments.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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In Memory of Tony Scott (1944-2012)

Tony Scott (1944-2012)


Hello, blog site viewers. It's Film Guru Lad. I have sad news, Tony Scott, the younger brother of Ridley Scott and director of movies like "Top Gun" and "Crimson Tide",

killed himself in an accidental suicide on the 19th of August 2012 at the age of 68.

At 16, his career began when he appeared in his brother Ridley's short film "Boy and Bicycle", his first movie. He followed in his brother's footsteps, studying at several schools like Grandfield, West Hartlepool College of Art and Sunderland Art School. Originally intending to become a painter, he turned to film after graduating from the Royal College of Art. He worked at his elder brother's commercial television production unit and directed thousands of commercials during the next two decades. He oversees the company's operations while his brother develops his feature film career. Tony also took time in 1975 to direct a television adaptation of Henry James' story "The Author of Beltraffio". Then in 1980, he began to receive overtures from Hollywood himself. In 1983, he directed a vampire film called "The Hunger", which became a box-office disappointment and failed to find an audience. Then in 1985, producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson approached Tony to direct "Top Gun" starring Tom Cruise, which came out in 1986.

After the success of "Top Gun", he directed other films like "Beverly Hills Cop II", "Revenge", "Days of Thunder", again with Cruise, "The Last Boy Scout", "Crimson Tide", "Enemy of the State" and others. His last movie that Tony directed in 2010 was the train movie starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine called "Unstoppable".

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Dr. No Review (Updated)

Dr. No

Release Date: 4th July 1963 - Australia

Production Companies

Eon Productions

Genre: Action

Rating: PG

Runtime: 105 minutes

Budget: $1,000,000

Box Office Gross: $59,609,144 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

James Bond is a secret agent from the British Secret Service who goes by his codename 007. He is on a mission to investigate the death of a fellow agent that takes him to Jamaica. He joins forces with CIA agent Felix Leiter and native Quarrel for answers. Along the way, Bond must

fend off a trio of deadly

assassins and dodge a

poisonous tarantula and

"a fire-breathing dragon"

while uncovering an evil

plot from Dr. No with the help of the beautiful Honey Ryder.

Cast

Sean Connery - James Bond

Ursula Andress - Honey Ryder

Joseph Wiseman - Dr. No

Jack Lord - Felix Leiter

Bernard Lee - M

Anthony Dawson - Professor Dent

John Kitzmiller - Quarrel

Zena Marshall - Miss Taro

Eunice Gayson - Sylvia Trench

Lois Maxwell - Miss Moneypenny

Peter Burton - Major Boothroyd

Timothy Moxon - John

Strangways (Uncredited)

Marguerite LeWars - Annabel

Chung - The Photographer

Dolores Keator - Mary Trueblood

Reggie Carter - Mr. Jones

Louis Blaazer - Pleydell-Smith

Colonel Burton - General Potter

Yvonna Shima - Sister Lily

Michel Mok - Sister Rose

Milton Reid - Dr. No's Guard (Uncredited)

Robert Rietty - John Strangways/Superintendent Duff (Voice) (Uncredited)

Nikki Van der Zyl - Honey

Ryder/Sylvia Trench/Various

(Voice) (Uncredited)

Diana Coupland - Honey Ryder

(Singing Voice) (Uncredited)

Crew

Director - Terence Young

Based on the Novel "Dr. No" - Ian Fleming

Treatment - Wolf Mankowitz (Uncredited)

Screenplay - Richard Maibaum,

Johanna Harwood and Berkeley Mather

Associate Producer - Stanley Sopel (Uncredited)

Producers - Albert R. Broccoli and

Harry Saltzman

Production Designer - Ken Adam

Art Director - Syd Cain (Uncredited)

Production Buyer - Ron Quelch (Uncredited)

Costumes - Tessa Prendergast

Director of Photography - Ted Moore

Location Manager - Chris Blackwell (Uncredited)

Stunt Arranger - Bob Simmons (Uncredited)

Special Effects - Frank George

Visual Effects - Roy Field (Uncredited)

Matte Artist - Cliff Culley (Uncredited)

Film Editor - Peter R. Hunt

Sound Recordists - John Dennis

and Wally Milner

Dubbing Editors - Archie Ludski

and Norman Wanstall

Main Title Designer - Maurice Binder

Music - Monty Norman

Arranger: James Bond Theme - John Barry

Review
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bond. James Bond on the big screen, here's my first-ever review of a Bond movie, the one that started it all, DR. NO. Sure, the film was a good entry and did have some exciting action scenes, but it has a spy/espionage feel than an action film. It may not have the same appeal to the mainstream audience as the later Bond films, but it is an important film because it was the first Bond movie ever made. It even introduced the iconic formula that subsequent films followed. I liked Sean Connery performing the title character as he was the best James Bond. Other actors who succeeded him, such as Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan, came close to matching his charisma, style and wit. The other things I find fantastic in the movie are the set designs by Ken Adam and James Bond's main theme music.

While DR. NO lacked a few things, such as cool gadgets, the film had set the benchmark for all Bond movies to come. I recommend this feature to anyone, including Bond fans, who have yet to see the character in his film debut.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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In Memory of Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012)

Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012) 

Greetings, viewers. I have some sad news. Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, known to be responsible for composing music scores for movies such as "The Sting" and "The Spy Who Loved Me", passed away in Los Angeles at age 68 on August 6th, 2012.

He wrote dozens of scores for film, Broadway and television. He scooped up many awards throughout his career, including three Oscars, four Golden Globes, etc. Although incredibly versatile for his style, he composed more than 40 scores for pictures such as "Sophie's Choice", Woody Allen's "Bananas", and "The Way We Were". He was best known for his re-imaginings of Scott Joplin, such as "The Entertainer", which appeared in "The Sting" and "The Spy Who Loved Me".

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Step Up: Miami Heat Review

Step Up: Miami Heat 


Release Date: 2nd August 2012 - Australia


Production Companies
Offspring Entertainment
Summit Entertainment

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Music/Drama

Rating: PG

Runtime: 99 minutes


Budget: $33,000,000

Box Office Gross: $93,723,802
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Emily, the daughter of a 
wealthy businessman, 
arrives in Miami hoping 
to become a professional 
dancer. She falls in love 
with Sean, a young man 
who leads a dance crew 
in elaborate, cutting-edge 
flash mobs. The crew, 
called the MOB, strives 
to win a contest for a 
major sponsorship 
opportunity, but Emily's 
father threatens to 
develop the MOB's 
historic neighborhood 
and displace thousands 
of people. (Source - Metro Cinemas)

Cast
Kathryn McCormick - Emily
Anderson
Ryan Guzman - Sean
Adam Sevani - Robert 

"Moose" Alexander III
Misha Gabriel - Eddie
Peter Gallagher - William 

"Bill" Anderson
Stephen "tWitch" Boss - Jason
Chadd "Madd Chadd" Smith -
Vladd
Tommy Dewey - Tripp
Cleopatra Coleman - Penelope
Megan Boone - Claire

Crew
Director - Scott Speer
Based on Characters - Duane Adler
Writer - Amanda Brody
Producers - Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot,
Garrett Grant, Adam Shankman &
Patrick Waschberger
Production Designer - Carlos Menendez
Director of Photography - Karsten Gopinath
Choreographers - Chuck Maldonado,
Christopher Scott, Jamal Sims
& Travis Wall
Film Editors - Matt Friedman &
Avi Youabian
Music - Aaron Zigman


Review
I'm unfamiliar with the 'Step Up' series and never watched any of the other dance films of the series, 'MIAMI HEAT' is a very solid fourth instalment and I guarantee that it'll give good entertainment. The movie's story is not bad and has a good romantic subplot, but I am amazed by its dance choreography which is really energetic and Michael Jackson would have been proud of it. 'MIAMI HEAT' does deliver something and I would give four well deserved stars for this one.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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Die Hard Review

Die Hard

Release Date: 6th October 1988 - Australia


Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Gordon Company

Lawrence Gordon Productions

Silver Pictures

Distribution

20th Century Fox Australia

Genre: Action

Rating: M (Not Suitable for

Young Children)

Runtime: 126 minutes

Budget: $28,000,000

Box Office Gross: $143,651,650 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

A band of international terrorists, led by Hans Gruber, staged a coup on an office building and took several hostages. Only one person is in their way: John McClane, a detective from New York who was visiting Holly, his estranged wife, for the holidays. Will McClane go out by himself

by taking down all the

crooks, including Hans

and rescuing Holly and

others from their clutches?

Cast

Bruce Willis - John McClane

Alan Rickman - Hans Gruber

Alexander Godunov - Karl

Bonnie Bedelia - Holly Gennaro-McClane

Reginald VelJohnson - Sgt. Al Powell

Paul Gleason - Dwayne T. Robinson

De'voreaux White - Argyle

William Atherton - Richard Thornburg

Hart Bochner - Harry Ellis

James Shigeta - Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Bruno Doyon - Franco
Andreas Wisniewski - Tony
Clarence Gilyard Jr. - Theo
Joey Plewa - Alexander
Lorenzo Caccialanza - Marco
Gerard Bonn - Kristoff
Dennis Haydn - Eddie
Al Leong - Uli
Gary Roberts - Heinrich
Hans Buhringer - Fritz
Wilhelm von Homburg - James
Robert Davi - FBI Special Agent Big Johnson
Grand L. Bush - FBI Agent Little Johnson
Matt Landers - Capt. Mitchell
Carmine Zozzora - Rivers
Dustyn Taylor - Ginny
George Christy - Dr. Hasseldorf
David Ursin - Harvey Johnson
Mary Ellen Trainor - Gail Wallens
Taylor Fry - Lucy McClane
Noah Land - John McClane Jr.
Betty Carvalho - Paulina

Crew
Director - John McTiernan

Based on the Novel "Nothing Lasts Forever" -
Roderick Thorp

Screenplay - Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza
Associate Producer/Unit Production Manager/
Second Unit Director - Beau Marks
Associate Producer - Lloyd Levin (Uncredited)
Executive Producer - Charles Gordon

Producers - Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver
Casting Director - Jackie Burch

Production Designer - Jackson DeGovia

Art Director - John R. Jensen

Set Decorator - Phillip Leonard
Costume Designer - Marilyn Vance

Makeup Supervisor - Scott Eddo

Director of Photography - Jan De Bont

First Assistant Director - Benjamin Rosenberg

Second Assistant Director - Terry Miller
Stunt Coordinator - Charlie Picerni
Special Effects Coordinator - Al Di Sarro

Special Effects Foreman - William Alridge

Special Effects Foreman: Boss - Thaine Morris

Visual Effects Producer - Richard Edlund

Visual Effects Art Director: Boss - Brent Boates
Model Shop Supervisor: Boss - Mark Stetson

Chief Model Maker: Boss - Pat McClung

Director of Photography: Boss - Bill Neil

Chief Matte Artist: Boss - Matthew Yuricich

Film Editors - Frank J. Urioste and John F. Link

Assistant Editors - Derek Brechin,

Bryan H. Carroll, Gregory M. Gerlich and

Kelly Irvine (Uncredited)

Second Assistant Editors - Jeff Gullo and

Edward Malone

Sound Effects - Stephen Hunter Flick

Supervising Sound Editor (Uncredited)/

Sound Effects - Richard Shorr

Sound Effects Editors - Catherine Shorr

and David E. Stone

Re-Recording Mixers - Don J. Bassman,

Kevin F. Cleary and Richard Overton

Foley Editors - Ron Bartlett and

Rick Mitchell

Foley Artists - Vanessa Theme Ament

and Robin Harlan

Music - Michael Kamen


Awards

1989 Academy Awards
Best Sound - Don J. Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary,
Richard Overton and Al Overton Jr. (Nominated)
Best Film Editing - Frank J. Urioste and

John F. Link (Nominated)
Best Sound Editing - Stephen Hunter Flick
and Richard Shorr (Nominated)
Best Visual Effects - Richard Edlund, Al Di Sarro,
Brent Boates and Thaine Morris (Nominated)

Review

DIE HARD was simply an action-packed thrill ride with elements such as explosions and shootouts you would want an action film to have. This movie redefined the action genre and started a formula where other features like Under Siege and Speed began to imitate its original story concept and have shared its impact on many different results. It creates tough competition for rivals such as Lethal Weapon and James Bond. Some people considered DIE HARD a Christmas movie because it was set during the festive holiday when the film had nothing to do with the holiday. Director John McTiernan knows how to make an action flick with a sense of scale and put on a spectacle. The premise has lost much of its originality over the years.

The movie contains the incredible acting of Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, who played John McClane and Hans Gruber. One is a wisecracking hero cop, and the other is a psychopath. Back then, Willis was not yet as famous as the action star he has become now, so the thought of him in an action film was inconceivable. The brutal action sequences keep you on the edge of your seat.

I have only seen a few Die Hard movies, like the third and the latest addition, Live Free or Die Hard, but the original was something I had never seen before. It's a great and memorable film for action movie fans.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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