I watched the movie Die Hard or Live Free yesterday. I'm a big fan of the Die Hard series. Lots of action. Never a dull moment and very memorable. I was thinking how the Mission Impossible series has a lot of the same sorts of action in them, but they never quite captured me.
One of the things that an action movie has over science fiction these days is that the special effects are there to make the impossible seem possible. Okay there were a few stunts that weren't completely believable in this latest movie, but for the most part, there's that surge of adrenaline as you think... wow, what if this happened. In science fiction, many times you have to put your disbelief so far out there that it's impossible to really put yourself in the action.
On the other hand, how many car chase scenes can we see and still be enthralled. I thought the movie could have had about 20% cut without losing a think. I watched it on DVD and I probably never would have made it through it in the theater... it was too long.
Where will special effects go in the future? Will a car chase never cease to be a staple in an action movie? I thought it was interesting that the movie had technology at it core, but having some kid hacking isn't a very visual image.
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