Tag: Under Siege
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All 5 Die Hard Movies, Ranked
Few action franchises are quite as beloved or well-known as the Die Hard film series. Totaling five movies released over a quarter of a century (1988-2013), the series has helped spawn the idea of “Die Hard on an ‘X,’” referring to action/thriller movies released in the shadow of Die Hard that apply its tried and…
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Oliver Stone’s Tough Platoon Shoot Almost Made Charlie Sheen Walk Away
Chances are if you’ve seen an American war film in the last 30 years, the name Dale Dye might ring a bell. Dye is a former Marine captain whose brief cameos and appearances are peppered throughout action films like “Under Siege,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Starship Troopers,” and “Saving Private Ryan.” After his first onscreen appearance in…
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Power of ’90s Nostalgia & Big Budget Baddies, From Face/Off to Con Air
As comic books and cinematic “universes” continue prescribing a template for cartoonish villainy, one could argue the originality of baddies is a thing of the past, leaving actors only the task of out-quirking their predecessor. But before the deluge of gritty reboots, the ’90s saw a conveyor belt of performances that seemed to come from…
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Horror Master Timo Tjahjanto Set To Direct Under Siege Reboot For HBO Max
Most of the great action movies of the ’90s involved two stubborn men scrapping over the keys to the car. Michael Bay relocated the fight to Alcatraz for “The Rock,” while “Con Air,” “Executive Decision,” and “Air Force One” moved the macho spat to the skies. “Under Siege” has Steven Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones…