Olympus Has Fallen - Blu-ray Forum

Tony208 · 02-23-2013, 03:47 AM

Action movie about the White House and the president under attack. This is the second movie this year with the exact same premise. The other is White House Down.

Aaron Eckhart
Gerard Butler

Steve · 02-23-2013, 04:07 AM

I saw the preview for this a few days ago when I went to see A Good Day to Die Hard. IMO it looks really interesting. Most likely I'll go see it when it comes out. I wasn't aware of the other movie you mentioned.

Tony208 · 02-23-2013, 04:11 AM

Both movies are like Die Hard... in the White House. Doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing, all I know is they can't be worse than Die Hard 5.

benderal · 02-23-2013, 04:13 AM

I am not xpecting much from this as it stars Gerard Butler who hasn't had a good hit movie in a loooooooooooong time. It will not affect the the box office of White House Down, which will probably be a bad movie too.

KilloWertz · 02-24-2013, 12:44 AM

In all fairness, it's pretty stupid that it doesn't come up during a search for the movie title, but.... https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ghlight=gerard

Pounder · 03-07-2013, 02:33 PM

Saw this last night at a screening. Very fun movie with solid action sequences.

Walts Ghost · 03-07-2013, 03:52 PM

Already a thread:

'Olympus Has Fallen'

Michael1989 · 03-07-2013, 05:55 PM

This looks so good. And from the director of Training Day my second fav film of all time. Def gonna go see this one

Foggy · 03-07-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pgestradasp1

Saw this last night at a screening. Very fun movie with solid action sequences.

How hard of an R is it? And how bad does the CGI get?

Pounder · 03-07-2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

How hard of an R is it? And how bad does the CGI get?

The R isn't that hard. Really didn't feel it should be R apart from a couple of gun fights. And the CGI was similar to Stealth's CGI.

Foggy · 03-07-2013, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pgestradasp1

The R isn't that hard. Really didn't feel it should be R apart from a couple of gun fights. And the CGI was similar to Stealth's CGI.

Fair enough, and yikes

slick1ru2 · 03-07-2013, 06:19 PM

I have a childhood friend who's an actor that's in this movie. Very, very small parts but after I saw Battlefield, which he is in, I asked what's next and he said this movie. Looks like a great popcorn flick, one man against the world of bad guys. According to the author's track on First Blood, that movie is the prototype for this genre. I just wonder if my old friend is a good or bad guy in this one, lol. In Battlefield he was one of the Joint Chiefs.

chris_sc77 · 03-07-2013, 07:32 PM

This looks like it could be so awesome and such a nice Spring surprise.

seabterry · 03-07-2013, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony208

Action movie about the White House and the president under attack. This is the second movie this year with the exact same premise. The other is White House Down.

OK...I'm going to say it...I thought trailer looked bad, but that doesn't mean the film is bad. The second thing I want to say is that I never knew there another movie slated for this year with the same premise. Movies like these never go well with the first to release. Deep Impact came out before Armageddon? The Illusionist and the Prestige? Million Dollar Baby and Cinderella Man (p.s. I love this movie)? Mirror, Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman(yes, I know that neither of them are that good)?

I have to admit, that while looking over these, I found some of them where the first movie to be released was the better movie. Oh, well...if I included those examples then my theory would be shot.

OfficialPG · 03-20-2013, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Antoine Fuqua on Scarface

"I love Scarface. First of all, it's operatic and it's funny, to me -- Scarface is hilarious. It's got amazing humor in it. I don't know if everybody really got the humor when it first came out. It's about the American Dream. I love the fact that it's like, if they're not gonna give it to you, you gotta take it. I've grown up watching all the gangster movies and that's really the essence of all of them: if somebody's not gonna give it to you, you've gotta kick the door down. That's what that movie is really all about. Both of them [De Palma's and Howard Hawks' 1932 original] -- both of them were about that. So that's my love for Scarface; that's the short answer."

He truly is as moronic as his films.

Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make it moronic.

SilentNight · 03-21-2013, 03:03 PM

watching this tomorrow afternoon, I think it looks really good and I have enjoyed most of the directors other works. Especially Brooklyn's Finest.

Walts Ghost · 03-21-2013, 11:16 PM

I'll be checking this out soon. Hopefully it's good. I love that I'm getting two 'Die Hard in the White House' films in the next few months.

Captain Kirk · 03-21-2013, 11:22 PM

They are showing it here tonight at 10. If it wasn't snowing I'd probably go catch it as I always appreciate films where Gerard Butler looks tough and not scruffy. I have tomorrow free so if the roads aren't bad I'll go see it. I think I have $10 in AMC rewards so it will be a free showing.

metaridley · 03-21-2013, 11:49 PM

lol Blu-ray.com's official review gives it a 1/10. Sounds like a steaming pile of shit. Definitely skipping it!

bluknight1 · 03-21-2013, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by metaridley

lol Blu-ray.com's official review gives it a 1/10. Sounds like a steaming pile of shit. Definitely skipping it!

That's only one opinion, my friend.

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02-23-2013, 04:07 AM	#2
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	I saw the preview for this a few days ago when I went to see A Good Day to Die Hard. IMO it looks really interesting. Most likely I'll go see it when it comes out. I wasn't aware of the other movie you mentioned.

02-23-2013, 04:11 AM	#3
Tony208 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:NYC 4K collection:421 Blu-ray collection:665 Trading Score:609	Both movies are like Die Hard... in the White House. Doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing, all I know is they can't be worse than Die Hard 5.

02-23-2013, 04:13 AM	#4
benderal Expert Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Pittsburgh 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:1138 Digital collection:2649 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:344	I am not xpecting much from this as it stars Gerard Butler who hasn't had a good hit movie in a loooooooooooong time. It will not affect the the box office of White House Down, which will probably be a bad movie too.

02-24-2013, 12:44 AM	#5
KilloWertz Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Columbiana, OH 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1042 DVD collection:65 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:82	In all fairness, it's pretty stupid that it doesn't come up during a search for the movie title, but.... https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ghlight=gerard

03-07-2013, 02:33 PM	#6
Pounder Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:94 Trading Score:37	Saw this last night at a screening. Very fun movie with solid action sequences.

03-07-2013, 03:52 PM	#7
Walts Ghost Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Arizona 4K collection:791 Blu-ray collection:3094 DVD collection:177 iTunes collection:34 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:1	Already a thread: 'Olympus Has Fallen'

03-07-2013, 05:55 PM	#8
Michael1989 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009 Location:United Kingdom	This looks so good. And from the director of Training Day my second fav film of all time. Def gonna go see this one

03-07-2013, 06:19 PM	#12
slick1ru2 Banned Member since:Jun 2009 Location:The South Blu-ray collection:546 DVD collection:135 Digital collection:240 Blu-ray reviews: 10	I have a childhood friend who's an actor that's in this movie. Very, very small parts but after I saw Battlefield, which he is in, I asked what's next and he said this movie. Looks like a great popcorn flick, one man against the world of bad guys. According to the author's track on First Blood, that movie is the prototype for this genre. I just wonder if my old friend is a good or bad guy in this one, lol. In Battlefield he was one of the Joint Chiefs.

03-07-2013, 07:32 PM	#13
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	This looks like it could be so awesome and such a nice Spring surprise.

03-21-2013, 03:03 PM	#16
SilentNight Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:172	watching this tomorrow afternoon, I think it looks really good and I have enjoyed most of the directors other works. Especially Brooklyn's Finest.

03-21-2013, 11:16 PM	#17
Walts Ghost Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Arizona 4K collection:791 Blu-ray collection:3094 DVD collection:177 iTunes collection:34 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:1	I'll be checking this out soon. Hopefully it's good. I love that I'm getting two 'Die Hard in the White House' films in the next few months.

03-21-2013, 11:22 PM	#18
Captain Kirk Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Trading Score:2	They are showing it here tonight at 10. If it wasn't snowing I'd probably go catch it as I always appreciate films where Gerard Butler looks tough and not scruffy. I have tomorrow free so if the roads aren't bad I'll go see it. I think I have $10 in AMC rewards so it will be a free showing.

03-21-2013, 11:49 PM	#19
metaridley Banned Member since:Feb 2012	lol Blu-ray.com's official review gives it a 1/10. Sounds like a steaming pile of shit. Definitely skipping it!

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