Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
R | 22 March 2013 (USA)
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When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

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jimw-36807

Only one big difference, Die Hard was really good, this movie flat out sucked! Only people with 3 brain cells would like this movie and believe something like it could actually happen in real life. It does have a good cast, shame on them for lowering themselves to such an awful plot! The bad guy North Korean is the same dude from Karate Kid Part II and that terrible James Bond movie from about 10 years ago. Poor guy always gets cast as the bad guy. Don't even waste your time watching this movie for free if its on TV!!!!

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Nadine Salakov

I decided to check out Olympus Has Fallen again, i never watched it properly before and i never gave it a fair chance, there are some scenes that are too dark and just too much and those are the scenes where there is the threat of torturing people, what the hell is wrong with this director?? This is just supposed to be a blockbuster action flick, not Law Abiding Citizen part 2.Watching Olympus Has Fallen again has me appreciate how they did the action scenes, they put those scenes together perfectly.Even though the screenplay is 85% the same as White House Down, the latter is still a better movie overall. Olympus Has Fallen is dark visually and has that gritty vibe, if you like that then you'll love this movie, but gritty vibes should be in certain types of movies like crime dramas, not action flicks.I used to love the film score of this movie, but whether iv'e listened to it too much and got fed up of it or whether iv'e just outgrown it - i don't know, all i know about that is that the best part of the score is "The Full Package/Snowy Car Talk".Great performances, the bad guys are scarier than the bad guys from White House Down, but bad guy characters should not be the reason to decide how good a film is, everything needs to be taken into consideration.

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batbhai

I have watched action thriller Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and this week. 🤗After noticing London has Fallen has been released, I thought I should not delay watching Olympus Has Fallen. We don't get many hard hitting action movies like this anymore. Bad guys who mean serious business, the lone hero determined to win the day, people get killed, stuff blows up, and you get to see Ashley Judd die. What kind of red-blooded all American doesn't like seeing this kind of movie? Of course its not realistic, find an action movie that is. The whole point of a movie like this is to escape FROM reality, to shut your brain off for a couple of hours and have some fun. And yeah its pretty much Die Hard meets Air Force One but who cares its all about the excitement, seeing whats going to happen next. The only downside I had was that it was a little too obvious who the traitor was in the movie (I mean come on isn't he always a bad guy). Overall I give the movie a solid 8 out of 10. It's exactly what an action movie should be, it gives you the jumps, the thrills, a hero to root for and a villain you love to hate. Though predictable, it was like Die Hard - Commando action packed movie. Never thought such a pre-planned attack would work at the WhiteHouse. The director must have liked Aaron's and Freeman's role in TDK.If you think a movie like this isn't for you I suggest you watch a Twilight movie, it doesn't have Gerard Butler killing terrorists....but it does have a sissy that sparkles.

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851222

Greetings from Lithuania."Olympus Has Fallen" (2013) is one of the best action flicks from recent years. Sure it's nothing original or super good, but it does what it promises - it keeps you entertained for almost two hours, which never drags. Performances were good for this material, and action sequences were good as well - no wonder here, "Olympus Has Fallen" was directed by action pro Antoine Fuqua - one of the best genre directors in business.Overall, "Olympus Has Fallen" is pretty much "Die Hard" in a White House, but this one really works. It has cool energy to keep you involved. Good action thriller, by many moons better then it's poor and one note sequel.

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