What’s Aged the Worst?
Headaches; bombing context; killing suspects; truck and gold logistics; ending
In the discussion (8)
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- The repeated headache references become stale.
- New York financial-district explosions are now sensitive imagery; release near the Oklahoma City bombing reportedly required careful publicity.
- McClane kills suspected enemies without normal arrest procedure, though the combat circumstances offer a partial defense.
- Police accepting a line of dump trucks at the damaged vault strains plausibility.
- The film’s trusting, heroic picture of municipal workers searching dangerous schools contrasts with diminished contemporary regard for public services.
- The stolen gold is far too heavy for the available trucks; the discussion cites 480 trucks and twenty-five-pound bars while questioning the film’s value figures.
- The theatrical ending is judged poor and its aspirin-bottle location clue implausible.
- Zeus joining the Quebec pursuit despite his injured leg is absurd; arresting Simon or sending a tactical team would be more sensible.