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Belated Happy Birthday Bruce.
Die Hard is definitely his masterpiece. One of the greatest action films and a wonderful performance from Willis.
The sequels were mostly entertaining and dipped in quality as they went along.
My other favourites of his films are:
The Last Boy Scout
Pulp Fiction
Sin City
Unbreakable
Looper
Striking Distance
The Fifth Element
'Looper' is a really good movie! I would also add '12 Monkeys' in there, Bruce is very good in that!
He is great in 12 Monkeys but that film has never really grabbed me like it should. And I love most of Gilliams work.
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1794241/Bruce-Willis-final-movie-Tarantino
The article contradicts itself in the first paragraph.
This does not sit right with me.
However,it’s now known of course he was taking these easy gigs due to his declining health which is understandable.He certainly left his mark on action cinema but was also a top class actor when he made the effort.
Just goes to show that money isn’t everything.Your health is your wealth.
There was a good WWII drama with Colin Farrell and Bruce that was quite entertaining. Drawing a blank on the name. Striking Distance was a good movie. Last Boy Scout is a time capsule of the 90's. Cliches and tropes galore but what a ride!
Is that Hart's War? I've seen that cover plenty of times over the years but don't believe I ever saw the film myself. And yes, The Last Boy Scout was a riot. Willis and Wayans together were a really great duo.
I have seen the majority of Bruce's films up to the last Die Hard movie, some films only once, The Last Boy Scout is definitely one I should revisit I am pretty sure Tony Scott did that one. I have a lot of Bruce's films on DVD.
I have not watched Glass all the way through I think that was his last high profile movie, not seen the remake of Death Wish all the way through either.
And his balance as an action hero and a comedically-timed perfectionist in The Fifth Element is one of many reasons why it's one of my favorite sci-fi films.
Sadness.
Very sad news it sounds very aggressive, I have had dementia training and worked with people who had aphasia many years ago. From what I have read Bruce has a great family and no doubt he will be getting the support he needs.
Such a fan of this man and his actiing. I even remember enjoying Hudson Hawk because of his charisma on screen. A true movie star in every sense of the word.
Die Hard is an obvious choice though Twelve Monkeys is one of my favorite Bruce Willis films, The Fifth Element is a lot of fun also I rewatched that recently on 4K.
A few late period efforts I haven't seen mentioned above are
16 Blocks, an old school cop movie, which allows Bruce some acting room to play a "veteran cop with personal problems", it could do with a better ending, there are two on the DVD I have, but neither was quite satisfying to me
Hostage a lurid but effective suspense / thriller
Surrogates Sci-fi action, the first half is very good, but disappointing in the second half, when it doesn't follow up or properly explore some potentialy interesting ideas and takes some very lame options
Red likeable comedy / action with an ensemble of aging stars
Once Upon A Time In Venice (Beach) crime fiction / comedy. not really that great, but I appreciate the attempt to rediscover Bruce's fun persona or yore
Death Wish putting aside any comparisons with the original, or considering the greater impact or relevance of the original to it's own time period, or questioning the point of a remake, this is a decent effort on its' own merits
Glass the conclusion of M Night Shymalan's loose "superhero" trilogy, with the usual strengths and weaknesses of an MNS film and Bruce's last lead role in a theatrical release.
The second film is a trainwreck. Shows that Hollywood often greenlights projects thinking they will catch lightning in a bottle a second time.
One slightly sad thing is that its failure seemed to mean that we never saw that goofy comedy, Moonlighting-ish side of Bruno again.
Blind Date is a mixed bag
Look Whos Talking I like it, but Bruce is only a voice
Bonfire Of The Vanities isn't well liked, despite also having the beloved Tom Hanks
Hudson Hawk to silly for my taste
Death Becomes Her again, not my cup of tea, but plenty of others liked it at the time
North ...North has been called one of the worst films ever made... it earned Bruce the "Stinkers Bad Movie Award" for Worst Actor, but he lost out to Kevin Costner at the Razzies.
Broadway Brawler...is an unfinished romantic comedy film... The implosion of the production was largely attributed to Willis's actions and behavior...
Breakfast of Champions
Original author Kurt Vonnegut's described it as "painful to watch."
The Story of Us ...received generally negative reviews.
The Whole Nine Yards ...is OK, but by no means a classic of the genre
The Kid another passable effort
Bandits apart from the opening truck escape / chase scene I thought it was awful
Cop Out not good
RED enjoyable
Lay the Favorite Lays an egg
Once Upon a Time in Venice ...has a little more of a spark than typical late-period Bruce Willis tough guy movies, but it's still a steep, disappointing tumble from his best work
Had a troubled production history, but it's a decent Police thriller.