I'm watching the movie Die Hard 2. I watched Die Hard last night (Dad lent me his DVD set). The thing I find most fun about Die Hard 2 is how outdated everything is in this movie. I mean
everything! Technology? Ooh... phones on the plane and complicated fax machines. Airports? Smoking allowed. Easy access to the baggage area (not feasible after 9/11). Airplane? An old lady has a stun gun in her purse. It's all just so darned old fashioned and charming.
The other thing I find really funny in this movie is the whole beginning scene with a naked William Sadler in his hotel room doing tai chi... naked. I remember this scene because I was 18 at the time. And I had absolutely no knowledge of a naked man. So to suddenly see this dude doing some sort of martial arts in the buff was quite shocking. I may have been watching this with my Mom... which would have added a level of embarrassment as well.
Now I watch the naked tai chi scene with a different eye. Here's what I see. First of all... William Sadler? Damn. nice body dude. He obviously worked out a lot. Second... he is doing this in a hotel room
with no shoes on!!!! That's just gross. Third... he squats at some point, our view is from behind, and there is nothing hanging down. My current knowledge of male anatomy lets me know this is just incorrect unless Mr. Sadler is built like a Ken doll. :)
But really... what exactly is the point of this? It's a total dude movie. It's not like back in 1990 they were thinking hey we need some eye candy for the ladies. Really it just made him seem odd and creepy.
Also... James from Good Times was in this movie. Every time I see him I hear Florida saying "Damn, damn damn."
Okay... off to watch the movie. :)
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