WTF - Die Hard 4 ?!?! Et Tu, Bruce ?

DannyinJapan said:
Another frigging movie RUINED by that parkour stupidity.
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Parkour/"free running" is one of the few bits of realism in those action movies. A lot of the "stunts" and "special effects" are done with computers, but free running is real, and it takes skill.

And don't you study ninjutsu? I'd figure you'd be more open to eclectic techniques . . . especially if they have an actual application. This is all about escape & evasion in an urban environment cluttered with debris, and getting over obstacles quickly.
 
I think you ought to watch the movie first. The parkour happens inside a warehouse with one man shooting at another man. The shootee decides that bouncing from vent to vent is the best option instead of getting behind some cover. Ninpo is about moving safely, in safe ways. The idea of taking life-threatening risks for fun is the opposite philosophy..
 
Actually it's not a bad movie if you appreciate the Die Hard series. It's nowhere near realistic and very very over-the-top, but it's meant to be. Plus Bruce Willis still delivers those one-liners like none other. :)
 
Everyone comes at things from their own area of expertise. I've had the honor of seeing Danny effortlessly dump someone on the mat and completely immobilize him with almost no body movement at all, so he's going to pick up on things the rest of us might gloss over and just put down to Hollywood.

I enjoyed the movie, and my only big "Oh what BS!" moment of disbelief was when the jump jet flew under the overpass and between the concrete freeway supports. That just is not going to happen.

Also, I won't give away the ending, but Hollywood completely underestimates the damage a bullet will do to the human body. Does anyone remember that 80's flick with Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, I think it was "48 hours"?

In the end Nolte shoots Murphy in the shoulder with a .44 mag so that the bullet will pass through and get the bad guy who's standing behind him holding him hostage. Later Murphy is shown walking around with a bandage on his shoulder. If they had been realistic they might have shown him with a cauterized stump instead.

All in all, pretty good, but I didn't like it as much as the one with Samuel Jackson.

Norm
 
I appreciate the vote of confidence Norm. Even in the movie "McClane" says " What am I fighting, a hamster?"

On the brighter side, I am assured that the 4th Indiana Jones movie has begun pre-production. I have been practicing cracking my whip during lunch break at the middle school I teach at. I want them all to remember me when they see the movie. The girls seem oddly attracted to the whip. I don't want to know what secrets that may betray about Japanese teenage girls...
 
Just for clarification:

Parkour is simple, no fancy moves, get over whatever is in your way.

Free Running is parkour with unneccesary but flashy moves.

I stand by my original statement. I still believe it has a lot of value in todays urban enviroments and frankly, I have yet to see someone in bad shape be able to do it. And by "in shape" I dont mean going to the gym and pushing weights. That wont help you much, if at all.
 
Haven't seen the movie yet - will probably wait for the DVD. I don't expect anything with the title Die Hard to mirror real life, but I enjoy crazy over the top action as much as the next guy.

I'm in such poor shape now that I'd be happy to run to the corner and back, much less up and down buildings.

Eric
 
Looking back, I did the "parkour in the woods" thing also. Now, I don't know how I survived it.

Honestly, from the previews, DH4 looks pretty stupid.
 
Just not interested in the movie. I have better things to do with my time and money.
At around $10 a ticket the money is better spent on ammo or knife stuff.

Think of it this way. If you go and see 5 movies this summer you could be missing out on a HI daily special. 10 movies would be a major goodie from the HI site.
If you have a girlfriend or a family, I can only imagine your pain. I grew up in a family of 5.
Movie rentals... thats another story.
 
You can add "Blood & Chocolate" to the "Rated P" list.
Why, in the name of Lon Chaney, would a werewolf need to practice jumping off of statues in the middle of the day?
 
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