a good day to die hard

Andrew and Monica have their work cut out for them trying to figure out what went wrong with A Good Day To Die Hard. Thankfully, Tim Costa from the First Time Watchers podcast stops by to help them sort through this incomprehensible mess. They go scene-by-scene hoping to discover something, anything, that works. Are they successful? Tune in to this mega-rant to find out.

ABOUT OUR GUEST: Tim Costa is a co-host on the First Time Watchers podcast. Be sure to follow him on Twitter!

SHOW NOTES:

0:22 - Intro and clip
3:06 - Tim's overall thoughts on the film
4:10 - The opening sequence, McClane's "vacation"
9:05 - The courthouse, father and son
12:31 - The one good scene in the movie
13:40 - The car chase, McClane as murderer
16:53 - The scaffolding scene, references to the original film
22:25 - Parent/child relationships, the movie as marketing
25:08 - They could quit! Father/son bonding through violence
30:00 - The climactic action sequence
38:34 - John Moore's opinions on the decline of masculinity
43:27 - Final thoughts
45:37 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

"Welcome to the party, pal"!  You were expecting "Yippe Ky-Yay"? On this week's show we'll be joined by John Nolan of the Punch Drunk Critics to talk A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth film in the hit action series. Does it at least pack a greater punch than the disappointing Live Free or Die Hard? Plus we'll review Beautiful Creatures and Nicholas Sparks' Safe Haven.
We'll also spend a few minutes with Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffman, and director Sebastian Silva to talk about their hit Sundance film, the road trip comedy Crystal Fairy!
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