Posts Tagged ‘Die Hard’

Is Miracle On 34th Street a great Christmas movie?  Sure, if you like films about delusional old men who enjoy having children sit on their lap. Look at the death grip that dirty old perv has on that poor kid. How about It’s A Wonderful Life?  It’s certainly chalk full of Christmas magic but if I [...]

John McClane is arguably the greatest action hero of all time.  And even if he’s not, then there’s no denying he bucked the trend of big screen steroid-pumped 80′s machismo with his gritty and realistic portrayal of a regular guy in the wrong place at the wrong time in Die Hard. He also made smoking in [...]

Summer movie season is almost upon us. The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-man, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Dark Knight Rises — these are just a few of the awesome looking big budget blockbusters that will soon be coming our way. Not on that list?  Rock of Ages starring a singing Tom Cruise and his treasure trail. One of [...]