Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

briskhound2 · 2012-11-06T20:59:02+00:00

It’s funny how Hollywood is basically a place where creativity just grows on trees—and somehow, two similar ideas can't exist at the exact same time. Since we …

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#81 · Jul 8, 2013

Richard Barrett53 said:Sure, this movie is a disaster, but I suppose we should probably consider the vast majority of Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, or Chuck Norris films. They’ve put out plenty of absolute garbage that managed to be far more successful than this. This one just seems to sit somewhere in that mediocre middle ground for those "turn your brain off and grab some popcorn" nights.

Anyway, since everyone seems so deeply invested in arguing about this particular flick, you might want to keep in mind that this is hitting theaters soon:

It's a film by Roland Emmerich, a guy who basically specializes in catastrophe movies, covering the exact same theme—so I guess we'll just have to see who does a better job of tearing down the White House and who manages to look more patriotic.😁.

I mean, come on, at least Steven Seagal actually knows how to throw a punch. He’s got that essential combat stance and that animalistic stare in his eyes, you know? The guy is a legitimate, proven martial artist.
That matters so much in movies like this.

But this Butler guy? He just walks around looking like some straight-edge nerd.

The whole casting is just a massive miss,
the President looks more like some random hillbilly to me ☕

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#82 · Jul 8, 2013

Steven Seagal is such a proven legend that you actually had to establish him twice just to make it stick, right? 😁

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#83 · Jul 8, 2013

Joshua Smith5 said:Steven Seagal is such a proven legend that you actually had to establish him twice just to make it stick, right? 😁

Man, did you see that? I saw those big, fancy words and immediately started translating them in my head. ☕

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#84 · Jul 8, 2013

Reading through everyone's recent posts, it feels like I dodged a massive bullet. I managed to skip this one after just four minutes of watching.

Protect your sanity out there. Don't waste your time on garbage.

I did see one comment saying the movie is actually decent if you're a fan of zombie flicks.

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#85 · Jul 8, 2013

It honestly would've been better if we just had Die Hard instead.

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#86 · Jul 8, 2013

Basically a fake-out movie. They should've marketed this as a sci-fi flick instead of an action movie, especially since Gerard Butler is annoying as hell here—even though I usually dig him. Didn't even finish it. Just lost interest.
I mean, they take over the White House, wandering around D.C. with mortars and bombs... yeah, right. As if that's happening after 9/11.
🤣😂

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#87 · Jul 8, 2013

The absolute best part has gotta be that whole bit with the name, right when he finally calls out that traitor 🤦
man, I'm sitting here watching this shit and I honestly can't believe my eyes

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#88 · Jul 8, 2013

George Lopez6 said:What a total disaster. It actually managed to be worse than the last Die Hard movie, which—if you ask me—wasn't even that bad, despite lacking this nauseatingly forced patriotism. That scene where they take down the American flag and let it fall in slow motion was just pathetic. 🤣 Gerard Butler is incredibly irritating here. White House Down needs to be way better than this garbage.

I was impressed when the woman crawls across the floor, beaten down, and starts reciting "I pledge allegiance to the Flag..." just to spite the terrorists.🤦
😂 😂 😂

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#89 · Jul 8, 2013

Patrick Martin;45800033
The US president reminds me of some hillbilly dude☕[/QUOTE said:

well, Americans have never actually had a hillbilly president before

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#90 · Jul 9, 2013

Rachel Ortiz33 said:because Americans have never had a hillbilly president before

Look, you and I are just not on the same wavelength here☕
if I was being sarcastic, it shouldn't be that hard to get what I was actually getting at regarding their specific traits.

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#91 · Jul 9, 2013

Watched it last night. It’s your typical piece of American patriotic propaganda—though I will say, that part where they drag the old lady across the floor and she swears by her flag? That was honestly peak cinema.
Because, apparently, it’s perfectly logical for a person in that moment to care solely about loyalty to the country rather than, I don't know, their OWN DAMN FAMILY.

There are a few decent action sequences in there. I dig how Gerard Butler handles himself against the bad guys, but the whole way the Koreans attacked Washington, D.C., and seized the White House is just... poorly written.

I can even look past the suicide bombers, the commandos, and the machine guns mounted on garbage trucks.

But how an unidentified aircraft could just end up cruising right through the middle of Washington, D.C.—which should logically be the most heavily guarded city in the USA—is something I just don't fucking get.

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#92 · Jul 9, 2013

3\10

SPOILER:

He's basically one guy against 38 people who just completely trashed all the White House insurance coverage. 🙏

I guess why didn't the SWAT teams move in once they pulled his son out? 🤷

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#93 · Jul 9, 2013

urbanhawk17 said:3\10

SPOILER:

He's basically one guy against 38 people who just completely trashed all the White House insurance coverage. 🙏

I guess why didn't the SWAT teams move in once they pulled his son out? 🤷

The President—aka Morgan Freeman—basically told them to stand down because some Bruce Lee type threatened them.

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#94 · Jul 9, 2013

Maybe he approved those six helicopters against the threat way too early 🤣

I only watch action movies when I want to shut my brain off, and maybe Jack Reacher is something like that. This pathetic, unserious garbage is just bottom-of-the-barrel stuff.

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#95 · Jul 9, 2013

Eric Patel7 said:Watched it last night. It’s your typical piece of American patriotic propaganda—though I will say, that part where they drag the old lady across the floor and she swears by her flag? That was honestly peak cinema.
Because, apparently, it’s perfectly logical for a person in that moment to care solely about loyalty to the country rather than, I don't know, their OWN DAMN FAMILY.

There are a few decent action sequences in there. I dig how Gerard Butler handles himself against the bad guys, but the whole way the Koreans attacked Washington, D.C., and seized the White House is just... poorly written.

I can even look past the suicide bombers, the commandos, and the machine guns mounted on garbage trucks.

But how an unidentified aircraft could just end up cruising right through the middle of Washington, D.C.—which should logically be the most heavily guarded city in the USA—is something I just don't fucking get.

How does the White House only have one SAM system with four heat seeking missiles? How do they just park F-22 Raptors next to a Hercules just so it can get shredded? How did anyone even get close to a SPECTRE gunship? How did they install gatling guns on both sides of the plane? And how do they have zero clue who's actually in charge of the South Korean president's security? Or how a terrorist suddenly becomes the head of security for the South Korean president? They built that whole Cerberus setup without any basic protocols to stop abuse, and suddenly launch ramps can't be disconnected from the system—even though being able to act independently when comms go down is literally the whole point. The list goes on and on. 😍

Hebiga, grab some popcorn, turn your brain off, don't expect much, and just laugh at the stupidity. That's it.

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#96 · Jul 10, 2013

Eric Patel7 said:The President—aka Morgan Freeman—basically told them to stand down because some Bruce Lee type threatened them.

urbanhawk17 said:Maybe he approved those six helicopters against the threat way too early 🤣

I only watch action movies when I want to shut my brain off, and maybe Jack Reacher is something like that. This pathetic, unserious garbage is just bottom-of-the-barrel stuff.

Man, I don't know... how else are they supposed to actually see that absolute beast of a weapon?
Wait, what was that thing called again? Oh, right—the SPECTRE gunship. 🙏

🤦

You know, that whole staged, "fake" helicopter crash where they claim all those terrorists were wiped out? Total setup. It’s just like every other orchestrated mess you see on the news. 🤦

Man, that CGI sequence where they wreck the tip of the Washington Monument? Absolute madness. Seriously, watching those digital pixels tear through one of the most iconic landmarks in D.C. just hits different when it's done that well. It’s like, you’re sitting there, totally relaxed, and then—boom—digital destruction right in your face. It’s pure spectacle, honestly. Total chaos.

So, you've got all these heavy sighs echoing through the halls of the Pentagon—or wherever the hell they set up that command center this time around. 🤦

Man, these little guys just don't stand a chance. It’s honestly pathetic watching them go down like that. Like, seriously, what are we even doing here? They're basically walking targets at this point. It's just a total wash. ☕

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#97 · Jul 10, 2013

Just finished watching the new G.I. Joe, and man, it really makes me appreciate this action flick even more☕

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#98 · Jul 10, 2013

Patrick Martin said:Man, I don't know... how else are they supposed to actually see that absolute beast of a weapon?
Wait, what was that thing called again? Oh, right—the SPECTRE gunship. 🙏

🤦

You know, that whole staged, "fake" helicopter crash where they claim all those terrorists were wiped out? Total setup. It’s just like every other orchestrated mess you see on the news. 🤦

Man, that CGI sequence where they wreck the tip of the Washington Monument? Absolute madness. Seriously, watching those digital pixels tear through one of the most iconic landmarks in D.C. just hits different when it's done that well. It’s like, you’re sitting there, totally relaxed, and then—boom—digital destruction right in your face. It’s pure spectacle, honestly. Total chaos.

So, you've got all these heavy sighs echoing through the halls of the Pentagon—or wherever the hell they set up that command center this time around. 🤦

Man, these little guys just don't stand a chance. It’s honestly pathetic watching them go down like that. Like, seriously, what are we even doing here? They're basically walking targets at this point. It's just a total wash. ☕

And what about that stealth jet killing people around the CIA 🤣 I wonder how it manages to dodge the missiles being fired at it 🙏

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#99 · Jul 10, 2013

urbanhawk17 said:And what about that stealth jet killing people around the CIA 🤣 I wonder how it manages to dodge the missiles being fired at it 🙏

What kind of effects are we even talking about here? It’s like some old-school war movie.
The camera does this low-angle shot where Americans are getting mowed down by machine gun fire all over Washington while in the background, that evil plane is just gliding through the sky super slow, almost like it's stalling.

urbanhawk17 said:And what about that stealth jet killing people around the CIA 🤣 I wonder how it manages to dodge the missiles being fired at it 🙏

Man, it's like the Red Baron
pulling crazy stunts in a triplane to dodge supersonic missiles. ☕

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#100 · Jul 10, 2013

Patrick Martin said:Man, I don't know... how else are they supposed to actually see that absolute beast of a weapon?
Wait, what was that thing called again? Oh, right—the SPECTRE gunship. 🙏

🤦

You know, that whole staged, "fake" helicopter crash where they claim all those terrorists were wiped out? Total setup. It’s just like every other orchestrated mess you see on the news. 🤦

Man, that CGI sequence where they wreck the tip of the Washington Monument? Absolute madness. Seriously, watching those digital pixels tear through one of the most iconic landmarks in D.C. just hits different when it's done that well. It’s like, you’re sitting there, totally relaxed, and then—boom—digital destruction right in your face. It’s pure spectacle, honestly. Total chaos.

So, you've got all these heavy sighs echoing through the halls of the Pentagon—or wherever the hell they set up that command center this time around. 🤦

Man, these little guys just don't stand a chance. It’s honestly pathetic watching them go down like that. Like, seriously, what are we even doing here? They're basically walking targets at this point. It's just a total wash. ☕

The Lockheed AC-130. Absolute beast.Listen, you big bad madafaka, the armament really depends on the specific variant. We're talking GAU-12 Gatlings, 40mm cannons, 105mm howitzers... all mounted on the left side of the aircraft. AFAIK, there isn't a single one out there with four Gatlings on both sides.

They aren't dying in this mess. ☕

There are more candidates in the mix. The offer isn't actually that bad. 😁

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