"You just killed a helicopter with a car." "I was out of bullets."

On to Live Free or Die Hard.

aka Die Hard 4.0


aka my favorite of the series so far.

Bruce Willis likes it better than 2 or 3 as the sequel.

Watched an exclusive interview between Bruce and Kevin Smith.

He plays Warlock but you probably know him from Clerks.

or Jay and Silent Bob.

He's highly entertaining, but he pointed out that Bruce has done a Die Hard movie in the 80's, 90's the 00's and now the 10's.

The boyfriend is convinced Willis is gonna be in a wheelchair for the next movie.

So yes, finishing up my marathon. Watched 1 last night and started number 2 - fell asleep so finished that one and number 3 this morning. Now I'm on 4 but can't watch 5 cause it's still in theaters, but I've rambled about that one already anyway go here: You asked for a large bag of hair on the way to Taganskaya Courthouse.

Just starting this one, he's currently picking up Matt Farrell - I love Justin Long, another one of my top favorites mentioned yesterday.

And now his apartment's being blown to pieces.

I do like all 5 but this is my favorite. Mostly because of the actors involved - Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (who makes an appearance in number 5) - and I like the whole government fire sale aspect to it.

The boyfriend likes the 2nd one best. My favorite scenes in that movie are the ones with his wife on the plane cause of her back and forth with the reporter who has a restraining order against her (after she punched him in the 1st movie.)

Richard Thornburg: [sits down and sees Holly looking at him] Stewardess!

Stewardess: Mr. Thornburg, you cannot monopolize my time.

Richard Thornburg: You cannot put me near that woman.

Stewardess: Excuse me?

Holly McClane: He means he's filed a restraining order against me. I'm not allowed within 50 feet of him.

Richard Thornburg: 50 yards. So by keeping me in the section you are violating a court order. I can sue you and this airline. That woman assaulted me and she humiliated me in public.

Stewardess: [walks over to Holly and whispers] What did you do?

Holly McClane: Knocked out two of his teeth.

Stewardess: Would you like some champagne?

I've only seen it twice, along with number 3.

Which I also like a lot because of the Simon Says stuff along with Samuel L. Jackson as Zeus.

Zeus: Why you keep calling me Jésus? I look Puerto Rican to you?

John McClane: Guy back there called you Jésus.

Zeus: He didn't say Jésus. He said, "Hey, Zeus!" My name is Zeus.

John McClane: Zeus?

Zeus: Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Mt. Olympus? Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus! You got a problem with that?

John McClane: No, I don't have a problem with that.

[McClane and Zeus are speeding through Central Park]

Zeus: Are you aiming for these people?

John McClane: No. Well, maybe that mime. 

Here are a few of my favorites from this one:

Matt Farrell: Awww, great! There goes the cell phone.

John McClane: They knocked the satellites out of the skies, now?

Matt Farrell: No, your battery ran out.

The Warlock: [to Matt] Why did you bring a cop to my command center?

John McClane: [laughs] Command center? It's a basement.

The Warlock: [angrily] Who is this man?

[standing next to a stand-up cardboard cut-out of Boba Fett]

The Warlock: What, like, you a big fan of the Fett?

John McClane:  No. I was always more of a Star Wars guy.

Thomas Gabriel: I can't talk this guy. You talk to him. See if you can get him to focus.

[hands cell phone to Lucy]

Lucy McClane: Dad?

John McClane: Hi, baby.

Lucy McClane: Now there are only five of them.

[to terrorists over radio]

John McClane: Hey, Metro, how's your day goin' over there? Yeah, you gotta be pretty, uh, crazy over there, what with all those 5-87's, huh?

Mai Lihn: Yes, sir, we've had to dispatch all units.

John McClane: Yeah, you had to dispatch all units for all the naked people walkin' around?

[after the presidential montage]

Casper: That was creepy.

Trey: I tried to find more Nixon.

Matt Farrell: [to Lucy] Wow, I know that tone. It's just weird hearing it come from someone... with hair.

Just one of the many reasons I love it.

Today was good.

Aside from the all the Die Hard I mean, went in to work for a couple of hours. Was swamped the first and dead the next. But was good bonding time with Girlscout.

We talked pets.

Showed her the picture of Carter with the snowpeople.

Cause he's like monstrous in comparison.

And he sleeps on my stomach.

It would be adorable if it wasn't killing my back.

He's currently decked out beside me.

But anyway, so yes, slept in, watched Die Hard's 2 and 3, went to work, went grocery shopping.

Came home, unpacked groceries, ate supper, now on to Die Hard 4.

And that was my day.

Tomorrow will be much different I'm sure. Back to the regular 9-6, plus gotta call the dentist to set up an appointment.

I actually started flossing, aren't you proud?

Although by "started" I mean like twice.

This week.

But that's better than nothing.

I'll start doing it until the appointment and then quit again until next time.

And there's a TAB meeting.

Get to plan out logistics for SR events and the kickoff party.

Yeehaw.

Alright, on to the music, then back to the movie.

Just a Fool - Christina Aguilera Feat. Blake Shelton


love this song.

and that it debuted on the voice.

which starts next week, get ready.



stoked.

love her.

will of course miss Xtina and Cee-Lo, but I've always loved Shakira. and Usher is alright I guess, so we'll see how this goes.

Yippee-ki-yay.

I love my boyfriend.

He bought me the Die Hard collection on Blu-ray for my birthday (as previously mentioned) so now I'm having a marathon.

Up first, movie one.


Not bad for 1988.

The best thing about these new DVDs?

Commentary.

Things I've learned from the Die Hard commentary so far:

The movie is based off a book by Roderick Thorp called "Nothing Lasts Forever" which is actually a sequel to another book - "The Detective" - which was made into a movie in 1968 and it starred Frank Sinatra. Sinatra's contact gave him the right to reprise his role if there was ever a sequel so he was the first person offered the role even though he was 73 at the time the movie was being made. Coincidentally, Bruce Willis made his movie debut in "The First Deadly Sin". He was an extra who walked out of a bar when Sinatra was walking in.

The cinematography is big on triangles. The placement of villains (they often stand in threes), the set layout, and camera shots (also in threes) all show this. Which you don't notice until you're told. The only non-pointed aspect of the entire movie is the vault that they're trying to break into cause it is a round tube.

Other people offered the role before Willis were Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Richard Gere, Harrison Ford and then Mel Gibson. Richard Gere? Really?

The protagonist in this movie is actually Hans Gruber, the bad guy (aka Alan Rickman aka Snape), while the antagonist is Willis' character John McClane. People seem to mix up protagonist, antagonist with hero, villain - the hero isn't always the protagonist. The protagonist is the person who starts the ball rolling so the protagonist is Hans Gruber when he decides to rob the building. And then the antagonist's job is to thwart him, so that's Willis when he tries to stop him from robbing said building. "once you've realized that the hero in these movies is usually making the second chess move you realize your obligation to give serious credence to the plans of the criminal." It's all about the back and forth. 

"Dog heavy" is an old Hollywood term that refers to the third villain from the top. It goes back to Westerns, the main villain kills the sheriff, the second villain kills the deputy, and then the third villain does something generically mean, like kick a dog.


only halfway thru, the idiot is about to get shot for saying he knows john.

oh there's another triangle camera shot, ellis to karl to karl's gun.

dig it.

So today was fun.

Sunday at the library.

Morning was dead silent, afternoon picked up...in awkward ways. Internet computers turned off at some of the branches mid-day, there was a hygiene issue which led us to writing up awkward incident reports, Second Sister has decided to get me a stripper pole and leather boots for birthday, just weird stuff.

The last part was a joke.

I hope.

She's held off on buying me something for my birthday until she finds something I will actually like - which I appreciate. Now she's just making stuff up.

I hope.

Excited to sleep in tomorrow. Don't go in until 4 for a whole 2 hours. Afterwards I need to go shopping.

I'm down to just liquor to drink.

Out of both pop and water bottles.

And tap water here tastes weird.

I'm used to water from the farm, this stuff is gross.

See, sounds like excuses from an alcoholic, but the only reason I have a fridge door full of liquor is cause I don't drink it so it builds up.

Not really a big drinker, never have been.

The boyfriend makes fun of me cause I'll have like one drink and it'll last for hours.

I like Amaretto Sours and Margaritas. Possibly wine, mostly Asti. Sometimes other mixed stuff.

Other than that it's pop for me.

But I'll put some flavoring in the water and live with it for a night.

On to the music and then it's back to the movie for me.

It's amusing, you can tell how far into the movie you are by the state of John's clothes. Like first he's in a suit, then he ditches the jacket (and the shoes) so it's a white tanktop, then the tanktop turns red with blood and black with dirt. Eventually he ditches it so it's just the pants. Now he's got the firefighter jacket.

I love Bruce Willis. Definitely in my top ten of male actors.

Others being Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Jim Parsons, the list goes on.

On to number movie two.

Songs of the day:

you will know neither of these, but give them a chance.

well, the second one at least.

Until You - Dave Barnes



Hurtful - Erik Hassle


posted this one twice already through the years, but still love it.


Some of my favorites:

Hans Gruber: "And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer." Benefits of a classical education.

Hans Gruber: What idiot put you in charge?

Holly Gennero McClane: You did. When you murdered my boss.

[Karl smashes a table of glasses in fury]

Ginny:  God. That man looks *really* pissed.

Holly Gennero McClane: He's still alive.

Ginny: What?

Holly Gennero McClane: Only John can drive somebody that crazy.

Hans: The following people are to be released from their captors: In Northern Ireland, the seven members of the New Provo Front. In Canada, the five imprisoned leaders of Liberte de Quebec. In Sri Lanka, the nine members of the Asian Dawn movement...

Karl: [mouthing silently] Asian Dawn?

Hans: [covers the radio] I read about them in Time magazine.

and my personal favorite...
[after McClane sets off massive explosion] 

John McClane: Is the building on fire?

Sergeant Al Powell: No, but it's gonna need a paint job and a shit load of screen doors. 



and i'm out.