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 Director
: Renny Harlin
Starring
: Bruce Willis, William Sadler, Bonnie Bedelia, William
Atherton, Reginald Veljohnson, Franco Nero.
Picture
2.35:1 , DD 5.1, Single-Layer, Keep Case.
Running
Time : 124 mins
The
story:
They
say lightning never strikes twice... They were wrong.
It's
Christmas again, a time for peace and joy. But for New York
cop John McClane (Bruce Willis), Christmas can mean only
one thing - his annual fight against terrorists! This time
round the terrorists take over Dulles Airport, leaving hundreds
of passengers - and his wife (Bonnie Bedelia) trapped in
a plane circling overhead. John must single-handedly take
on the terrorists and save the day. At least he has experience
on his side..
The
summary:
Die
Hard 2 sticks ardently to the successful formula of the
first film and pretty much carries on where it left off.
The scenario is a little different, it's a year later and
this time the action has moved from a skyscraper to an International
Airport, but it's still John McClane - the hero - who must
single-handedly take on the terrorists and save the day.
Die Hard was a groundbreaking film, which is something that
can't be said for the sequel, but as action films go, this
is still a good movie.
The
only real flaws with Die Hard 2 is that we've seen it all
before. You know the format so things seem a little predictable
this time around (and you already know John McClane features
in Die Hard 3) but the action is plentiful and fast-paced
enough to distract you from this. In fact, Die Hard 2 tries
to be even bigger and better than the original, but with
a weaker story it doesn't really succeed. Willis is in his
element in this role and makes a superb tough-guy cop but
he does seem far too bullet-proof at times (he's turned
from hero to super-hero for this sequel!). The supporting
cast don't quite match up to the first or third film and
as a sequel this is not really comparable to Die Hard -
it an obvious attempt at a cash-in..
20th
Century Fox are usually with the pacesetters in DVD quality,
but despite this release being two years-old, the transfer
quality is pretty poor. The picture quality is the problem
- grain, smearing and ghosting are not what you expect from
the DVD format, but sadly they are present here for all
to see. The audio redeems the transfer slightly, but the
damage has already been done. There is a newer Special Edition
of this disc available so don't even think about buying
this version.
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