Chicago – Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy can’t be blamed for the deteriorating state of modern action films any more than Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” can be held accountable for commercializing American cinema. Yet the spectacular box office performance of Nolan’s terrific series has naturally caused studios to misinterpret the root of their success.
Many tentpole attractions in 2013 have strained to emulate the grit and grimness of “The Dark Knight,” but have made no attempt to create an equally compelling story. The vast majority of screen time in Nolan’s “Batman” pictures was devoted to character development, with dialogue-driven set-pieces delivering nearly as many thrills as the ones involving explosions (kudos to the underrated screenwriting abilities of Nolan and his brother Jonathan). But since studio executives are too thick-headed, or simply too lazy, to realize that the power of “Dark Knight” was in its story, they’ve simply...
Many tentpole attractions in 2013 have strained to emulate the grit and grimness of “The Dark Knight,” but have made no attempt to create an equally compelling story. The vast majority of screen time in Nolan’s “Batman” pictures was devoted to character development, with dialogue-driven set-pieces delivering nearly as many thrills as the ones involving explosions (kudos to the underrated screenwriting abilities of Nolan and his brother Jonathan). But since studio executives are too thick-headed, or simply too lazy, to realize that the power of “Dark Knight” was in its story, they’ve simply...
- 6/20/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This week we’re teaming up with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to give a few copies of A Good Day To Die Hard away on Blu-Ray. The fifth instalment in the acclaimed Die Hard series hit theatres back in February and is now available on Blu-Ray, complete with a wealth of special features.
What are these said special features you ask? Well, you can check them out below:
Extended Cut of the Film Deleted Scenes Jack Scopes Out Courthouse Collins Gets Approval to Move John McClane Original Introduction Russian Girls on Plane Safe House Intrusion Gun Store Fight with Anton Making it Hard to Die Introduction Stunts Helicopters and Aerial Special Effects Motion Base Armoury Russia and Budapest The Look of the Movie Chernobyl Camera Work Editorial Los Angeles Color Grading Visual Effects Film Scoring Wrap Up Anatomy of a Car Chase Two of a Kind Back in Action...
What are these said special features you ask? Well, you can check them out below:
Extended Cut of the Film Deleted Scenes Jack Scopes Out Courthouse Collins Gets Approval to Move John McClane Original Introduction Russian Girls on Plane Safe House Intrusion Gun Store Fight with Anton Making it Hard to Die Introduction Stunts Helicopters and Aerial Special Effects Motion Base Armoury Russia and Budapest The Look of the Movie Chernobyl Camera Work Editorial Los Angeles Color Grading Visual Effects Film Scoring Wrap Up Anatomy of a Car Chase Two of a Kind Back in Action...
- 6/11/2013
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Fox has announced John Moore’s A Good Day to Die Hard for Blu-Ray in June. The film stars Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney.
There are horrible movies like Live Free or Die Hard and then there are downright awful movies like John Moore’s A Good Day to Die Hard. The R-rated Die Hard sequel looked sort of promising after the PG-13 shit that Len Wiseman dropped on us. I mean, even the trailers were focusing more on the over-the-top action and corny one-liners than say a coherent story or plot line and that’s fine, because the Die Hard series has pretty much lost all of its credibility since the fourth film was released.
I was fully willing to accept Bruce Willis’ John McClane as the next Superman, despite the character originally being the complete opposite, but I got lost somewhere between a confusing scene in Chernobyl (right?...
There are horrible movies like Live Free or Die Hard and then there are downright awful movies like John Moore’s A Good Day to Die Hard. The R-rated Die Hard sequel looked sort of promising after the PG-13 shit that Len Wiseman dropped on us. I mean, even the trailers were focusing more on the over-the-top action and corny one-liners than say a coherent story or plot line and that’s fine, because the Die Hard series has pretty much lost all of its credibility since the fourth film was released.
I was fully willing to accept Bruce Willis’ John McClane as the next Superman, despite the character originally being the complete opposite, but I got lost somewhere between a confusing scene in Chernobyl (right?...
- 4/7/2013
- by Jeremy Lebens
- We Got This Covered
Digital Download HD: May 14, 2013 Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 4, 2013
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
A Good Day to Die Hard follows other franchises in having that pass-the-torch installment, where the aging star fights the bad guys with his son.
Bruce Willis (Looper) is back as bad-ass NYPD cop John McClane, and when his estranged son Jack gets into trouble in Russia, it’s John to the rescue. Jack (Jai Courtney, Jack Reacher), a CIA operative, has been imprisoned in Moscow, and after father and son reunite, they must thwart a nuclear weapons heist that could trigger World War III.
The movie was panned by critics, with Richard Roeper summing it up succintly with, “What a disappointment.” One of the few positive reviews still wasn’t all that praising. Dallas Morning News critic Chris Vognar said, “It’s all more than a little silly, but...
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
A Good Day to Die Hard follows other franchises in having that pass-the-torch installment, where the aging star fights the bad guys with his son.
Bruce Willis (Looper) is back as bad-ass NYPD cop John McClane, and when his estranged son Jack gets into trouble in Russia, it’s John to the rescue. Jack (Jai Courtney, Jack Reacher), a CIA operative, has been imprisoned in Moscow, and after father and son reunite, they must thwart a nuclear weapons heist that could trigger World War III.
The movie was panned by critics, with Richard Roeper summing it up succintly with, “What a disappointment.” One of the few positive reviews still wasn’t all that praising. Dallas Morning News critic Chris Vognar said, “It’s all more than a little silly, but...
- 3/27/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
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