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Actors: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Die Hard With A Vengeance |
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John McClane(Bruce Willis) is once again in a terrorist mess. This time he finds a unlikley, if not reluctant, partner Zeus( Samuel L Jackson). McClane soon finds out Simon's hidden agenda and it is up to him and Zeus to stop him.
--Brian Sager, Resident Scholar
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John McClane(Bruce Willis) is forced to play a game of cat and mouse along side an unlikely parter(Samuel L. Jackson) brought upon by a mysterious terrorist. McClane and his partner, Zeus must play the terroist's game in order to keep New York City from being blown away. But the deadly game is only the beginning of the terroist's plan.
--Will Dame, Resident Scholar
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John McClane(Willis)is the target of a terrorist's plot for revenge as well as the theft of the New York City's Gold Depository. Teamed up with Zeus (Jackson), McClane must play the sick and twisted games of Simon (Irons)or else more explosions and more killings will occur. It's up to John to figure out this terrorist's game and turn the tables on him before it's too late.
--Alan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Die Hard |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Part of a series?
- Die Hard
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
- bad criminals on the run
The terrorist enemy is...
- terrorist group
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- very skinny (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- air battles
- land battles
- mission to destroy something
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
- ocean ship battles
Unusual forms of death
- diced
- perforation--bullets
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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