# Olympus Has Fallen (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 23, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721 "2013-03-23T06:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/21 "2013-04-01T20:49:47Z")
> [@johnspartan](#): > > Chyron mistakes happen all the damn time. Yep. And it didn’t really bother me in the grand scheme of things. But when the same chyron still had the same typo 12 hours later (in the movie’s timeline) and when there were several of them it just was a sign of sloppiness. Similarly, I don’t care if mirror catches the camera, but when it happens seven times in the same movie one questions the effort. But 100 chyron typoes wouldn’t be a real-world unbelievable as MSNBC sticking with Lawrence O’Donnell for 12 hours through of the all time significant acts of war/terrorism ever. I suspect Brian Williams quit on the spot. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/22 "2013-04-01T21:56:42Z")
I found it more distracting that the big raid at the beginning of the movie takes place starting after 7 pm and it’s clearly the middle of the day out. DC’s not THAT far north. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/23 "2013-04-01T22:05:21Z")
> [@Human\_Action](#): > > Yeah, but that’s not a good thing. I think it is. I loved Die Hard and this is like the good sequel it never had. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/24 "2013-04-04T07:45:12Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > I think it is. I loved Die Hard and this is like the good sequel it never had. Agreed. My wife and I enjoyed the film, and we also liked the original _Die Hard_. I would have trouble, though, with Gerard Butler delivering a line like, _“Yipee-ki-yay, motherfucker!”_ To _Olympus_’s credit, he doesn’t even try anything close to that. Bruce Willis was great at injecting humor in serious action sequences. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/25 "2013-04-04T13:33:08Z")
Butler had a few good zingers, though: “Really, sir? 'Cause from where I’m sitting, I think I have a real fucking _need to know_.” “I don’t work for you.” “Let’s play a game of ‘Shut the fuck up.’ You start.” :: click :: ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/26 "2013-04-04T15:53:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Butler had a few good zingers, though: > > “Really, sir? 'Cause from where I’m sitting, I think I have a real fucking _need to know_.” > “I don’t work for you.” > “Let’s play a game of ‘Shut the fuck up.’ You start.” :: click :: The last one was actually “Let’s play a game of ‘go fuck yourself.’ You start.” My favorite line was right after he kills that N Korean terrorist in the Oval office and calls the Pentagon and says “I have one of the commandos here.” One of the Pentagon crew asks “Is he alive?” and Butler scowls and replies “Are there any SERIOUS questions?” ---
**Author:** ![Human\_Action](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Human\_Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Human_Action)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/27 "2013-04-04T16:19:06Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > I think it is. I loved Die Hard and this is like the good sequel it never had. Fair enough; to each their own. Part of my issue is that the major departure from the _Die Hard_ formula in this film was also the weakest, most eye-roll inducing part: the Cerberus system. This sort of story doesn’t demand that the entire nation be at stake (see, well, _Die Hard_, or _Under Seige_), and if you go that route, the threat needs to be plausible. ---
**Author:** ![Human\_Action](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@Human\_Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Human_Action)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/28 "2013-04-04T16:20:09Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > My favorite line was right after he kills that N Korean terrorist in the Oval office and calls the Pentagon and says “I have one of the commandos here.” One of the Pentagon crew asks “Is he alive?” and Butler scowls and replies “Are there any SERIOUS questions?” I also thought that was the best line. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/29 "2013-04-05T02:25:27Z")
> [@Human\_Action](#): > > I also thought that was the best line. Thirded. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/30 "2013-04-05T03:29:22Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > The last one was actually “Let’s play a game of ‘go fuck yourself.’ You start.” > My favorite line was right after he kills that N Korean terrorist in the Oval office and calls the Pentagon and says “I have one of the commandos here.” One of the Pentagon crew asks “Is he alive?” and Butler scowls and replies “Are there any SERIOUS questions?” Thanks for the correction, and yes, that other line was good, too. What did he say to the surviving terrorist, tied to the chair, after he stabbed the first one who laughed at him? He had a zinger then, too, I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/31 "2013-04-14T20:22:52Z")
I saw the film today and like most others here, I thought it was a fun, enjoyable, mindless action flick in the vein of **Die Hard**. It totally made me think of a 1980s action movie, complete with the slow-mo close-ups of a waving American flag. > [@dnooman](#): > > FWIW, this is a VERY violent movie. Not SAW violent, but much more than just dudes getting shot. This however, I do have to give the movie props for. I liked how when people got shot in this film, including all the civilians on the streets during the attack, there was actual _blood_ and gore! So many times in action movies like this, there will be big attack scenes where hundreds of people get injured/shot/killed and all you see is smoke and debris flying, but never a drop of the red stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/32 "2013-07-04T03:27:42Z")
Saw it tonight. Loved it. Wow, Die Hard 5 sucked compared to this. This should have been Die Hard 5, not the mess that they actually made instead. Anyway, I highly recommend it and hope more people see it. It was great. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/33 "2013-07-04T05:06:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …What did he say to the surviving terrorist, tied to the chair, after he stabbed the first one who laughed at him? He had a zinger then, too, I thought. Anyone…? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/34 "2013-07-14T02:41:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Thanks for the correction, and yes, that other line was good, too. > > What did he say to the surviving terrorist, tied to the chair, after he stabbed the first one who laughed at him? He had a zinger then, too, I thought. The scene goes like this. The guys start laughing when he says they should tell him the info. He kills the first guy and says to the other, “Yeah, I know. I liked your friend. He was funny. Now, what’s the name of your leader? How many guys are there?” The guy starts to tell him in Korean, so he stabs him in the leg. Then, he just says, “In English.” They cut to him giving the info. to the acting President, etc. So, no real zinger there. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/35 "2013-07-14T17:24:48Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/36 "2013-10-14T05:44:06Z")
Just seen the movie tonight, so perhaps a couple of questions involved. I thought it was weird that Kang gives orders in subtitles “prepare to repel boarders”, other than the nautical reference, was that a shout out to another movie. As well, what was the ID4 reference that was mentioned up thread. Loved the old broad being dragged out, reciting the pledge. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/37 "2015-09-25T23:25:52Z")
Bump! This was on TV tonight but I only saw bits. Unfortunately, my reaction was that I’d put a bunker-buster down the White House and glass large parts of NK. You don’t negotiate with terrorists. Needless to say, you do NOT want me as your VP. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/38 "2015-09-25T23:43:08Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Bump! > > This was on TV tonight but I only saw bits. Unfortunately, my reaction was that I’d put a bunker-buster down the White House and glass large parts of NK. You don’t negotiate with terrorists. > > Needless to say, you do NOT want me as your VP. The hostages were in the nuclear-proof bunker very deep below the White House, in the premise of the film. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/39 "2015-11-09T16:25:14Z")
Bumped. A sequel is coming out in March 2016: [London Has Fallen - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Has_Fallen) ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721/40 "2015-11-09T16:43:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bumped. > > A sequel is coming out in March 2016: [London Has Fallen - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Has_Fallen) I saw that preview - [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympus-has-fallen-open-spoilers/653721.md?page=3)