Die Hard (1988)
1 stupidity
Directed by: John McTiernan
Starring: Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson
New this month Stupidity: The cops try to get in the building by cutting some metal part of the door, it might be the lock. All they have to do is break the glass.
New this month Suggested correction: The police were attempting to enter the building without causing unnecessary damage. They chose to cut the lock on the door rather than spreading broken glass everywhere.
New this month I don't buy it - this is a very dangerous, fast-moving situation. Even in conventional raids police will use a battering ram to knock down the door, or a shotgun on the hinges. They don't sit there for ages with lockpicks.
Continuity mistake: When the terrorists launch the rocket at the RV, they break the same window of the building twice. (01:11:55)
John McClane: A hundred million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister.
Trivia: During filming, Alan Rickman was found proficient at mimicking American accents; the scene in which McClane and Hans Gruber meet was then inserted.
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