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My favorite of John Woo's American Action Films. Christian Slater does a stand up job. Travolta steals the show, slowly devolving from a slick confident man, into manic violent sociopath, as his plan unravels.

So many die hard clones exist for a reason. It's a true Christmas classic.

Thrilling master piece of suspense. I've seen it like a dozen times, defiantly has a lot of staying power. Fun movie fact: Steven Segal held up shooting for like a week, tried to breach contract when he found out he would die in film. Somehow Knowing Segal threw a big tantrum over his death scene makes it even more fun to watch.

A Good Day to Die Hard was a good way to kill a franchise. Baby town frolics nonsense plot and horrible acting can't be saved by a few mediocre action sequences.

Probably the best of all disaster flicks. Quick pace, fun caricatures, lots of action. Classic Michael Bay and Touchstone at their finest. A star studded cast with no time wasted, everything on screen is Action, humor, or caricature development (probably in that order). The editing with quick cuts and panning cameras add to the fast pace of the film. I adore the editing and camera work. Fantastic sets, especially the asteroid.

Classic Bay and Touch Stone 90's action flick. Lots of action, heavy on the style, light on the substance.

The main villain really phoned in their performance.

Classic Action mega man Michael Biehn in one of his quintessential roles of the action genre golden age.

Slow-Mo and John woo doves. I'm sold.

Love the action and fast pace, but blink and you'll miss a few key plot points. It's heavily inspired by the Iran Contra issue from 3 years earlier. Gen. Ramon Esperanza is a stand in for a Nicaraguan General and Col. Stuart is a sort of CIA "military adviser". It's vaguely alluded to in news clips and passing conversation. Otherwise standard story but the main motivations can be easy to miss if you don't follow 80's American politics.