Our commentary track for Die Hard is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Die Hard–and the impending release of the cringingly-titled A Good Day to Die Hard–Paul and AJ have recorded a commentary track for John McTiernan’s 1988 action classic. The boys discuss a feminist interpretation of the film, the movie’s real love story (it ain’t between McClane and his wife), and why in the hell a terrorist would wear sweatpants.
Last week, Paul and I reached the halfway mark of our countdown of the Top 100 Characters in Modern Pop Culture. Here are excerpts of our thoughts on our picks for #s 60-51, but be sure to listen to the show for our full rundowns.
Speaking with a gruff but gentle whisper and all but hidden beneath an impressive leonine Rick Baker prosthesis (which didn’t, but absolutely should have, won awards), Perlman was the very definition of Romantic-with-a-capital-R misunderstood emo monster heroes for a generation.
His regained ability to walk gave him a new lease on life, and he looked at the island as a beautiful, supernatural force. He refused to leave, and tried to get the rest of the group to stay as well, believing them to be there for a greater purpose. The constant push-and-pull between Jack, the man of science, and Locke, the man of faith, became the series’ core thematic conflict.
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