Whether the world needs another Die Hard movie or not, a sixth film in the 25-year-old franchise is headed our way thanks to screenwriter Ben Trebilcook. And the flick, which is titled Die Hardest , is said to take place in Japan. Doesn't sound like a Die Hard movie at all, does it. Well, technically, neither were Live Free or Die Hard or A Good Day to Die Hard , although I enjoyed both on their own terms. Trebilcook recently sat down with the folks at What Culture to discuss his script for the next installment. If this comes to pass, it will be the first original screenplay for a Die Hard film, the others having been adapted from other scripts sitting around the studio. Here's what he had to say about setting the film in Japan : OK, without spoiling too much, I can say that McClane is invited to Tokyo by the Nakatomi Corporation to be commended for his bravery and efforts in saving 36 lives, celebrating this on the 30th anniversary of the Naktatomi Hostage Cris...

OK, OK. I'm really late to the party and everyone on the planet has watched A Good Day to Die Hard and given their 69 cents. Most people mildly enjoyed it or didn't like it. So what does this Basement Dweller think? Stick with me. John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. I'll start with what doesn't work. This isn't a Die Hard movie. It's a big, Hollywood action movie that John McClane just happened to wander into. McClane is a superman who lives through more near-death experiences in the first half hour than a normal human being could ever survive. This is contrary to what made the original Die Hard work so well -- a normal guy caught in extraordinary circumstances.  The whole father/son dynamic is forced. Why does Jack need to work for the CIA? And why doe...

Shawn here. I finally watched a movie. A Good Day to Die Hard . The fifth in the franchise. Spawned from a bad ass motherfucker of an original ( Die Hard ). Does it live up to the original or ANY of its predecessors? Yes and No. Let me explain. "Sequels". They're a love/hate relationship with us here in The Basement. There are some movies that were simply intended to have sequels , prequels etc. They're being written that way. BUT . . . a lot of times, sequels are made just to cash in on the principle. A Good Day to Die Hard felt like a "cashing in" movie.  While most of the action was insanely rad, sadly, the movie felt . . . "forced", awkward, disjointed and clumsy. I'm hurting, because John McClane defines action, masculinity and blows stuff up real fucking good. Die Hard has molded our generation with smart "one liners" (if ever a thing existed) and I've enjoyed ALL of the Die Hard movies enough to watch multiple ti...

It's Friday . Which means, for some inexplicable reason, we've got more promotional material for the new Die Hard movie. Not that we're complaining, because we sure as shit aren't. As is standard with this kind of stuff, the powers that be at 20th. Century Fox have edited down what is clearly a lengthy sequence -- the beginning of a car chase from the looks of things -- and crammed as much material into one short video. The point is clearly to highlight one great vehicle stunt and the return of a smart ass John McClane . There is much rejoicing. I personally can't wait for this motherfucker to open. In fact, I just told my wife to line up a sitter for the weekend of Feb. 15 to 17. A Good Day to Die Hard opens Feb. 14. John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces.  T...