Bruce Willis' best movies

[Duque de Bragança]

Die Hard being so good also has a lot to do with director Mc Tiernan, then at the top of his game.

Renny Harlin directed a good sequel and probably the best movie of his career.

After the sequel directed by Mc Tiernan, this movie series became irrelevant.

[Berkut]

Yeah, Die Hard is comfortably a top 5 Hollywood action film of all time (imho) and it set the framework of the genre for the 1990s and 2000s. It was incredibly influential, there was a time when people would pitch action films to studios as "Die Hard, but in [insert location]". And a lot of that rests on Willis' portrayal as McLane.

I think that is fair - my beef with it is that I just don't think the "Hollywood action film" is generally nearly as AWESOMESAUCE as most people. 

I am probably just weird, because I don't get the love affair with super hero movies either.

I mean....as a genre, they are all utterly predictable and without any emotional weight at all. 

[Berkut]

Die Hard being so good also has a lot to do with director Mc Tiernan, then at the top of his game.

I actually think the best thing about Die Hard was Alan Rickman.

[crazy canuck]

Die Hard is a bit different though.  It isn't just an action movie - it had an off beat wise cracking hero, which was ground breaking.  It had a sophisticated bad guy played by Alan Rickman (that alone sets this movie apart).  And then there were the action scenes.  Most movies that followed just had the action scenes with filler dialogue.

edit: you just beat me to it.

[Sheilbh]

I am probably just weird, because I don't get the love affair with super hero movies either.

I mean....as a genre, they are all utterly predictable and without any emotional weight at all.

The hill I will die on is that this is because no-one's shagging.

It's very weird that the big genre has basically no love interest/romance storylines whatsover. But this may be because I grew up in the 90s when there was a lot - whether it was action movies always having a love interest, or the assortment of mid-budget thrillers that will probably only live on streamers now - all the erotic thrillers, political thrillers, John Grisham adaptations etc.

And maybe mainstream cinema was over-sexed but I find it really strange how chaste most big films are now.

[FunkMonk]

Die Hard is a drama about a man trying to patch things up with his estranged wife interrupted by an action movie.

[Josquius]

I am probably just weird, because I don't get the love affair with super hero movies either.

I mean....as a genre, they are all utterly predictable and without any emotional weight at all.

The hill I will die on is that this is because no-one's shagging.

It's very weird that the big genre has basically no love interest/romance storylines whatsover. But this may be because I grew up in the 90s when there was a lot - whether it was action movies always having a love interest, or the assortment of mid-budget thrillers that will probably only live on streamers now - all the erotic thrillers, political thrillers, John Grisham adaptations etc.

And maybe mainstream cinema was over-sexed but I find it really strange how chaste most big films are now.

That was way too common yeah and annoyed me to no end. There always had to be a love interest no matter how irrelevant or unfitting it was to the plot.

"Welcome to our submarine Dr Genericberg. We are all set for our voyage to restart the earth's core. As you can see we are a professional navy crew of all men. And then there's Carol, the civilian journalist observer, who will be getting to know you intimitely."

[Valmy]

I am probably just weird, because I don't get the love affair with super hero movies either.

I mean....as a genre, they are all utterly predictable and without any emotional weight at all.

The hill I will die on is that this is because no-one's shagging.

It's very weird that the big genre has basically no love interest/romance storylines whatsover. But this may be because I grew up in the 90s when there was a lot - whether it was action movies always having a love interest, or the assortment of mid-budget thrillers that will probably only live on streamers now - all the erotic thrillers, political thrillers, John Grisham adaptations etc.

And maybe mainstream cinema was over-sexed but I find it really strange how chaste most big films are now.

Agreed and even more annoyingly it seems like they like to tease or have one character really into another one but it never goes anywhere. It's really boring.

I mean it is one thing to shoehorn it into a film where it doesn't belong and we don't need it in every film, but come on man. Romance is a big part of entertainment and it seems to be kind of gone now unless you enjoy Hallmark channel films or something.

[jimmy olsen]

I voted Die Hard and 12 Monkeys, but now I want to change my vote to 5th Element.

[jimmy olsen]

I am probably just weird, because I don't get the love affair with super hero movies either.

I mean....as a genre, they are all utterly predictable and without any emotional weight at all.

The hill I will die on is that this is because no-one's shagging.

It's very weird that the big genre has basically no love interest/romance storylines whatsover. But this may be because I grew up in the 90s when there was a lot - whether it was action movies always having a love interest, or the assortment of mid-budget thrillers that will probably only live on streamers now - all the erotic thrillers, political thrillers, John Grisham adaptations etc.

And maybe mainstream cinema was over-sexed but I find it really strange how chaste most big films are now.

The rise of internet porn killed off interest in erotic scenes on the big screen.

[celedhring]

I'm pleased by the lack of votes for Moonrise Kingdom 

(yes, one con argue he's a minor part of the film, but I just can't stand Wes Anderson films).

[Admiral Yi]

  Even Rushmore?

[The Larch]

I'm pleased by the lack of votes for Moonrise Kingdom 

(yes, one con argue he's a minor part of the film, but I just can't stand Wes Anderson films).

Boooooh! 

Moonrise Kingdom is a lovely film.

[celedhring]

Even Rushmore?

Rushmore was ok, heck, I liked him a lot went he first broke through. My dislike of him is more a reverse acquired taste, so to speak, I feel he's always making iterations of the same movie and I ended being fed up. Father issues! Precocious girls! Vintage aesthetics! Frontal shots!

[garbon]

I am probably just weird, because I don't get the love affair with super hero movies either.

I mean....as a genre, they are all utterly predictable and without any emotional weight at all.

The hill I will die on is that this is because no-one's shagging.

It's very weird that the big genre has basically no love interest/romance storylines whatsover. But this may be because I grew up in the 90s when there was a lot - whether it was action movies always having a love interest, or the assortment of mid-budget thrillers that will probably only live on streamers now - all the erotic thrillers, political thrillers, John Grisham adaptations etc.

And maybe mainstream cinema was over-sexed but I find it really strange how chaste most big films are now.

Agreed and even more annoyingly it seems like they like to tease or have one character really into another one but it never goes anywhere. It's really boring.

I mean it is one thing to shoehorn it into a film where it doesn't belong and we don't need it in every film, but come on man. Romance is a big part of entertainment and it seems to be kind of gone now unless you enjoy Hallmark channel films or something.

Counterpoint the 'will they/won't they, oh they will' is a bit tedious (though more so in TV) and sex scenes are generally a waste of time.