Episode #37: A Good Day To Die Hard (Part 2)

Published: Feb. 21, 2013, 10:20 p.m.

Andrew and Monica have their work cut out for them trying to figure out what went wrong with A Good Day To Die Hard. Thankfully, Tim Costa from the First Time Watchers podcast stops by to help them sort through this incomprehensible mess. They go scene-by-scene hoping to discover something, anything, that works. Are they successful? Tune in to this mega-rant to find out.
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\nABOUT OUR GUEST: Tim Costa is a co-host on the First Time Watchers podcast. Be sure to follow him on Twitter!
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\nSHOW NOTES:
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\n0:22 - Intro and clip
\n3:06 - Tim's overall thoughts on the film
\n4:10 - The opening sequence, McClane's "vacation"
\n9:05 - The courthouse, father and son
\n12:31 - The one good scene in the movie
\n13:40 - The car chase, McClane as murderer
\n16:53 - The scaffolding scene, references to the original film
\n22:25 - Parent/child relationships, the movie as marketing
\n25:08 - They could quit! Father/son bonding through violence
\n30:00 - The climactic action sequence
\n38:34 - John Moore's opinions on the decline of masculinity
\n43:27 - Final thoughts
\n45:37 - Show close
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\nDON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!