pasquett Reviews

A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

Who said a sequel had to be good?

[4/10 · 1 September 2013]

The rule used to be: "Don't watch the sequels", but through the last five years, block buster after block buster has show me as an audience that they have more up the sleeves - so I was quite sure that Mr. McClane would not disappoint me either. I was very, very wrong. The magic from the Die Hard universe is completely gone. Its not the lack of action or the plot itself - it simply seems like Mr Bruce Willis has already retired and he just didn't notice that the camera's were still rolling. I guess this paycheck came without any demands...

As a lone movie this review and vote might be very harsh. But as a movie with a legacy of 5 really good movies - this film is not worth seeing. If you love Die Hard - like me - it simply hurts too much! There are other much better movies out this year - watch them instead!

Day Break (2006–2007)

"Groundhog day" meets "24"

[8/10 · 19 February 2009]

A good, complex conspiracy at a steady high pace.

It's a shame, but I understand why it was taken of the air after just 6 episodes. It's simply too complex to be "mainstream easy entertainment". Too many leads and entanglements. But when that's said… it's a really good show. I actually had not expected it to be worth watching, but I just had to see what came next and how they would get out of this one. The many angles on the case are brilliant. You very often ask yourself "what would have happened if this and that". Here you actually get the answer to those questions. Well acted on all parts, doesn't make it worse that Moon Bloodgood plays the part as the girlfriend. Loved it. … but kind of hard to make a new season :-)