Die Hard 2: Die Harder

First of all, my comments on Bruce Willis, the leading role in the Die Hard series. I actually do like him as an actor, despite the whole macho-beefiness aspect of his acting. The first Die Hard movie was actually very enjoyable. Compelling characters, good one-liners, a followable plot, big explosions, and Bruce Willis kicking some serious terrorist ass made it a good experience for all viewers. Sad to say, Die Hard 2 to failed to live up to the reputation of its predecessor. Yes, Bruce Willis still kicked some serious terrorist ass, and yes, there were even more big explosions, but the incomprehensible plot and terrible dialog turned it from a kick ass movie to a lolworthy one. Here's a sampling of the choice dialog that defined this movie: "Which sets off the metal detectors first? The lead in your ass or the shit in your brain?"
"Sounds like someone's been pissin' in the pool." "Yeah... and they're all outta chlorine."
The plot, to quote Yahtzee Crosshaw, is more twisted and impenetrable than a granite octopus, but this is what I understood went down. Terrorists from somewhere, after basing their operations in an abandoned church, take remote control of an unspecified airport. After shutting down the airport's landing strip lights, they make their demands clear to the man in charge of the control tower, Trudeau (played by none other than former presidential candidate Fred Thompson). The implications of this takeover set in when they realize that the many planes coming in to their airport have nowhere to land. Old Freddy submits to the terrorists' demands, and this is where the plot gets sketchy. I'm pretty sure it centers around some sort of drug ring run by Latino mobsters or something to that effect. The terrorists' motives for taking control of the airport are so that the leader's plane lands safely. It was piloted originally by some weird security people, and apparently in all the planning the terrorists assumed the leader could take out a whole plane crew by himself. To make sure the control tower doesn't attempt to turn the runway lights back on, they give a demonstration of their power by crashing a plane into the runway, and pleasing the audience with a massive, massive explosion. Other kick-ass scenes include: Bruce Willis dumping a plane's fuel, then lighting a match on the trail; a fist fight on the wing of a moving plane; and Willis ejecting himself from a plane filled with grenades.
Closing note: I would give this movie 2 out of 4 stars, for cool fight scenes and explosions, a mediocre plot, and a script written by chimpanzees with Down Syndrome (another Yahtzee Crosshaw reference).
This is Jimbo, signing out.