DVD Review: Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2
Directed by Renny Harlin
Starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, John Amos and Dennis Franz
MPAA: R
Grade: C-

Review by Bobby Nashville

What happened? The first Die Hard was a real guilty pleasure. Lots of explosions and lots of laughs. Die Hard 2, better known as "Die Hard in an airport" comes up short on both accounts.

This time around John McClane is traveling back home for Christmas when bad guys seize the airport in an attempt to land a plane carrying a known terrorist. Dennis Franz plays the airport security chief of police that doesn't want to believe Bruce Willis. John Amos makes a decent turn here as a commando but other than that the casting and acting is pretty poor.

If you're like me, you watched this one to get from Die Hard 1 to Die Hard 3, the "other good Die Hard movie" starring Bruce and Samuel Jackson. To help get you through Die Hard 2allow me to recommend the following drinking game:

Bobby Nashville's Die Hard 2 Drinking Game: Grab a bottle of your favorite libation, and take a swig whenever anyone swears. By the time you wake up the movie will be over, and you can safely move on to Die Hard 3.

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