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Bonus Episode: Dissecting Die Hard

February 14, 2013

Yippee Ki-Yay, mother-Film Geeks! In this special bonus episode, Andrew is joined by three special guests (Sean O'Connell from Fandango, Witney Seibold from CraveOnline and Tim Costa from First Time Watchers) to discuss the first four entries in the Die Hard franchise. The first one is an action classic, but which of the sequels hold up? What makes a Die Hard movie, anyway? Is the fourth film a decent action movie or a total flop? Tune in to find out.

ABOUT OUR GUESTS:

Sean O’Connell writes for Fandango, Cinema Blend, Movies.com, The Washington Post and numerous other outlets. He’s a weekly contributor to several national radio programs and a longstanding member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), the Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) and the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA). Check out his reviews on RottenTomatoes and be sure to follow him on Twitter!

Witney Seibold is a columnist for the Film Channel at CraveOnline. He examines popular film franchises in The Series Project and co-host The B-Movies Podcast among other projects. Be sure to follow him on Twitter!

Tim Costa is a co-host of the First Time Watchers podcast. Be sure to follow him on Twitter!

SHOW NOTES:

0:22 - Intro

3:24 - Die Hard

17:41 - Die Hard 2

32:45 - Die Hard With A Vengeance

49:43 - Live Free or Die Hard

1:02:18 - Final thoughts on the series as a whole, ranking them in order of preference

1:08:17 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!