Funny Games
For his English-language debut, master agitator Michael Haneke relocates his own 1997 thriller about a violent home invasion to Long Island.
in this scene there are two men who are torturing this poor woman. firstly he talks claimly to her. she then quickly picks up the shoot gun andf shots the other man who wasn't talking. The man who was talking then grabs the gun off the woman and then hits her. next he finds a remote control and then rewinds time. he then does the same, and then as she goes to grab the shoot gun again he thinks quickly and gets it before she does. he then explains to her "Anne, you shouldn't have done that".
i am going to focus on mise-en-scene which is everything you see in the frame of the camera and includes props, costumes, lighting and location. all these things compind and in insolation help to comonuicate meaning to the audience.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Die Hard With A Vengence.
Previously John McClane NYPD had a problem with ‘Simon’s’ brother. Simon is a man who is controlling John so that he can get revenge. Simon’s brother died and John was at the scene. So Simon plotted bombs in places. He then got John and this other man to run about New York deactivating bombs and all sorts. Then Simon and his men went to Regent Street and rob all the banks for their gold. They then got all the money and gold onto a boat. John and the man followed them and got on to the boat. But then they got captured. They were handcuffed to a bomb. But john got out, and so did the man. Next they jumped off of the boat and found out that they went somewhere else with the money. So then they got the police to go to the scene and capture Simon and his men. But then John comes out and so did Simon, John shot Simon down from a helicopter and killed Simon. The police got the money and all the gold back!
Die Hard with a vengeance.
The film was written by Jonathan Hensleigh and followed by Live Free or Die Hard in 2007.
The film was directed and produced by John McTieman.
Who stared in the film:
Bruce Willis
Jeremy Irons
Samuel L. Jackson
Larry Bryggman
Graham Greene
Colleen Camp
Distributed by 20th century fox (USA) Cinergi/Touchstone pictures (non-USA)
The budget was $90,000,000.
It was made in USA New York
The gross revenue was $100,012,499 (domestic)
$361,212,499 (worldwide)
Preceded by Die Hard 2
Followed by Live Free Die Hard (2007)
The film was promoted before it reached the cinemas by posters, trailers, adverts and magazines/newspaper articles.
Target audience:
The target audience was for people who are 15 and over because the rating of the film was a 15. It contained bad language and violence that’s why it was a 15.
T-shirt merchandise for die hard with a vengeance
Die hard had a wind release opening in 2,525 theaters and on its opening weekend in the U.S it made $22,162,245 in the U.S.
A review from someone on Die Hard With a Vengeance.
“Die hard with a vengeance" has its own storm to weather: timing. Debuting only a month after the bombing in Oklahoma City, No. 3 in the Die Hard series may have audiences wincing with reminders of the tragedy as Bruce Willis' Detective John McClane tries to stop a terrorist bomber named Simon (Jeremy Irons) from blowing up segments of New York, including a school crammed with small children. Of course, Die Hard With a Vengeance is fiction, an escapist entertainment that was shot before the Oklahoma disaster. The film is off the hook as exploitation, even if some laughs in this comic thriller stick in the throat.
Willis' cop, separated from his wife, who lives in Los Angeles with their two daughters, is back in the Big Apple with a bad attitude and a worse hangover when the bombing of a department store gets him called in on the case. McClane is a target of torment for stuttering Simon, played with wicked wit by Irons, who sports a blond dye job and a German accent. For starters, Simon sends the aspirin-chewing cop to Harlem wearing a sign that reads, I hate niggers. Rescue comes in the nick of time from Zeus Carver (the great Samuel L. Jackson), a Harlem store owner who wants this crazy white cop out of his hood. For spoiling his fun, Simon links Zeus with McClane for a daylong game of Simon Says. They do his bidding or bombs go off on streets, in subways and at landmarks from Wall Street to Yankee Stadium.
That's the plot, except we'll leave Simon's real identity and devilish master plan for you to discover. The original script by Jonathan Hensleigh had nothing to do with the Die Hard series; it was adapted to fit. What No. 3 lacks is the claustrophobic atmosphere of director John McTiernan's first film, set in an L.A. high-rise, and Renny Harlin's sequel, set in a D.C. airport. McClane is all over Manhattan. What No. 3 regains, thanks to McTiernan's return, is the human touch. Character counted for little in Harlin's soulless sequel. It does now.
Willis and Jackson -- both appeared in Pulp Fiction but shared no scenes -- make a rip-roaring, trash-talking pair of jokers. And something more. Throughout this hellish summer day, they develop a grudging friendship. Too many filmmakers forget a basic rule: No matter how good the stunts -- and these, to lift a McClane phrase, are "very cool stuff" -- the audience needs characters to root for.
Die Hard With a Vengeance supplies those characters without skimping on the roller-coaster ride. It's a tense, terrifically funny action dazzler with a wow level in special effects that will be hard to top. Just when you think the nail-biting subway sequence is the high point, a giant ball of water chases McClane through an underground tunnel and spits him out on a geyser into midtown traffic where Zeus just happens to be driving by. Dumb coincidence? Nope, it's summer fireworks played the way they should be, as a great game between actors and audiences and a timely reminder that despite the scare-mongering media pundits, it's only a movie.
PETER TRAVERS
A second review from someone who watched die hard.
II should be noted that the powerhouse first 45 minutes of Die Hard with a Vengeance are breathtakingly done, showcasing one impressive stunt after another across the city streets of New York, filmed on location in a stunningly realistic simulation of real NYC hustle and bustle. Without this fantastic opening third of the movie, there would probably not be enough here to recommend, as once Irons takes center stage, the action and characters go from gritty realism to over-the-top cartoonish.
The action never lets up for a moment, and if action is all you want, you'll have no problems enjoying Die Hard 3 to its fullest potential. However, it is a bit of a letdown that what promised to be a return to the glory of the original intelligence that was the first Die Hard would evolve into something that is so downright dumb and predictable at times, that it gluts the film into tedium all too often, despite some very impressive bits of all-out action.
Still, Die Hard with a Vengeance packs so much into it, its well worth seeing for all fans of the previous two entries, even with the flaws. The action is just that impressive.
It may not be the benchmark action classic the original is, but at least they've ended the series with a bang.
A film review by Vince Leo.
In DVD sales Die Hard made a massive $361,212,499.
Previously John McClane NYPD had a problem with ‘Simon’s’ brother. Simon is a man who is controlling John so that he can get revenge. Simon’s brother died and John was at the scene. So Simon plotted bombs in places. He then got John and this other man to run about New York deactivating bombs and all sorts. Then Simon and his men went to Regent Street and rob all the banks for their gold. They then got all the money and gold onto a boat. John and the man followed them and got on to the boat. But then they got captured. They were handcuffed to a bomb. But john got out, and so did the man. Next they jumped off of the boat and found out that they went somewhere else with the money. So then they got the police to go to the scene and capture Simon and his men. But then John comes out and so did Simon, John shot Simon down from a helicopter and killed Simon. The police got the money and all the gold back!
Die Hard with a vengeance.
The film was written by Jonathan Hensleigh and followed by Live Free or Die Hard in 2007.
The film was directed and produced by John McTieman.
Who stared in the film:
Bruce Willis
Jeremy Irons
Samuel L. Jackson
Larry Bryggman
Graham Greene
Colleen Camp
Distributed by 20th century fox (USA) Cinergi/Touchstone pictures (non-USA)
The budget was $90,000,000.
It was made in USA New York
The gross revenue was $100,012,499 (domestic)
$361,212,499 (worldwide)
Preceded by Die Hard 2
Followed by Live Free Die Hard (2007)
The film was promoted before it reached the cinemas by posters, trailers, adverts and magazines/newspaper articles.
Target audience:
The target audience was for people who are 15 and over because the rating of the film was a 15. It contained bad language and violence that’s why it was a 15.
T-shirt merchandise for die hard with a vengeance
Die hard had a wind release opening in 2,525 theaters and on its opening weekend in the U.S it made $22,162,245 in the U.S.
A review from someone on Die Hard With a Vengeance.
“Die hard with a vengeance" has its own storm to weather: timing. Debuting only a month after the bombing in Oklahoma City, No. 3 in the Die Hard series may have audiences wincing with reminders of the tragedy as Bruce Willis' Detective John McClane tries to stop a terrorist bomber named Simon (Jeremy Irons) from blowing up segments of New York, including a school crammed with small children. Of course, Die Hard With a Vengeance is fiction, an escapist entertainment that was shot before the Oklahoma disaster. The film is off the hook as exploitation, even if some laughs in this comic thriller stick in the throat.
Willis' cop, separated from his wife, who lives in Los Angeles with their two daughters, is back in the Big Apple with a bad attitude and a worse hangover when the bombing of a department store gets him called in on the case. McClane is a target of torment for stuttering Simon, played with wicked wit by Irons, who sports a blond dye job and a German accent. For starters, Simon sends the aspirin-chewing cop to Harlem wearing a sign that reads, I hate niggers. Rescue comes in the nick of time from Zeus Carver (the great Samuel L. Jackson), a Harlem store owner who wants this crazy white cop out of his hood. For spoiling his fun, Simon links Zeus with McClane for a daylong game of Simon Says. They do his bidding or bombs go off on streets, in subways and at landmarks from Wall Street to Yankee Stadium.
That's the plot, except we'll leave Simon's real identity and devilish master plan for you to discover. The original script by Jonathan Hensleigh had nothing to do with the Die Hard series; it was adapted to fit. What No. 3 lacks is the claustrophobic atmosphere of director John McTiernan's first film, set in an L.A. high-rise, and Renny Harlin's sequel, set in a D.C. airport. McClane is all over Manhattan. What No. 3 regains, thanks to McTiernan's return, is the human touch. Character counted for little in Harlin's soulless sequel. It does now.
Willis and Jackson -- both appeared in Pulp Fiction but shared no scenes -- make a rip-roaring, trash-talking pair of jokers. And something more. Throughout this hellish summer day, they develop a grudging friendship. Too many filmmakers forget a basic rule: No matter how good the stunts -- and these, to lift a McClane phrase, are "very cool stuff" -- the audience needs characters to root for.
Die Hard With a Vengeance supplies those characters without skimping on the roller-coaster ride. It's a tense, terrifically funny action dazzler with a wow level in special effects that will be hard to top. Just when you think the nail-biting subway sequence is the high point, a giant ball of water chases McClane through an underground tunnel and spits him out on a geyser into midtown traffic where Zeus just happens to be driving by. Dumb coincidence? Nope, it's summer fireworks played the way they should be, as a great game between actors and audiences and a timely reminder that despite the scare-mongering media pundits, it's only a movie.
PETER TRAVERS
A second review from someone who watched die hard.
II should be noted that the powerhouse first 45 minutes of Die Hard with a Vengeance are breathtakingly done, showcasing one impressive stunt after another across the city streets of New York, filmed on location in a stunningly realistic simulation of real NYC hustle and bustle. Without this fantastic opening third of the movie, there would probably not be enough here to recommend, as once Irons takes center stage, the action and characters go from gritty realism to over-the-top cartoonish.
The action never lets up for a moment, and if action is all you want, you'll have no problems enjoying Die Hard 3 to its fullest potential. However, it is a bit of a letdown that what promised to be a return to the glory of the original intelligence that was the first Die Hard would evolve into something that is so downright dumb and predictable at times, that it gluts the film into tedium all too often, despite some very impressive bits of all-out action.
Still, Die Hard with a Vengeance packs so much into it, its well worth seeing for all fans of the previous two entries, even with the flaws. The action is just that impressive.
It may not be the benchmark action classic the original is, but at least they've ended the series with a bang.
A film review by Vince Leo.
In DVD sales Die Hard made a massive $361,212,499.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
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