Am I the only person that loved this movie?

I liked it,good action flick.

"Because of my big legs and my karate, I can do the splits......Noo...Prroblemm"

Nope, I loved it too, I preferred White House Down, but I still loved this.

Why? Simple really, I have this remarkable ability that most people seem to lack and that's being able to appreciate a film for what it is. This was never going to be a deep, intense, cerebral thriller, it's just an action movie. There's a reason why they exist, to sit back, put your feet up and chill out watching a dumb, fun movie.

I really will never understand why so many people can't do that. I'm all for smart, action heavy thrillers, but that doesn't preclude my ability to enjoy a film like this either. Some movies are just meant to be fun spectacle and nothing more, there's nothing wrong with that.

For everyone complaining about it not being realistic or being too unbelievable, IT'S AN ACTION MOVIE ABOUT A TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE WHITE HOUSE, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?!! Seriously people, get a bloody clue, what you're doing is complaining because an action movie is an action movie.

Y'know what one of my favourite movies is? Die Hard. Everyone loves Die Hard because it's a great, fun movie. It's also an action movie, and frankly one of the stupidest, most unrealistic plots ever put to film, but it doesn't matter because it's MEANT TO BE THAT WAY because it's MEANT TO BE SILLY FUN.

One thing I've learned over the years though is never to judge the true public opinion of a film, particularly something like this, on the general reaction from the IMDb membership, they're about 90% narrow minded, idiot film snobs with their noses jammed so far up their asses they gnaw their own rib cages. There a plenty of people who post in this place who are reasonable people, and plenty who enjoy movies like this for what they are, but will just happen to not like this film, that's cool, that's their personal taste and that's fine, because at least they appreciate the film for what it is, even if they don't like it. Most people though, they don't appreciate it at all and they act as if it is a crime or a sin to be happy to sit back and enjoy something like this.

I enjoyed this movie very much as well. Isn't "realism" and "movie" an oxymoron? We're there to be entertained with movies in my opinion. Otherwise, make a documentary about the subject and get it on PBS or the History channel.

As Amy Farrah Fowler pointed out the plot hole on a recent Big Bang Theory with Indiana Jones and the Nazi's...
It does not matter; I still loved the entertainment aspect of the Indiana Jones series.

Another series I love, Lord of the Rings, is an epic journey against all odds of the underdog (Frodo). Never mind that if I were Gandalf I would have transported the ring with my magical powers directly to Mt. Doom and the story would have been over. Yes, Gandalf claimed that the ring was too powerful even for him to carry the burden, but using my wizard-like brain I would have summoned one of those large flying eagles or some other mystical creature to carry the ring quickly to its destination. There would have been a multitude of other ways to transport the ring and the story would be over, but it's about suspending disbelief for a few hours, nothing more. Just enjoy the show.

For the people that bash "xyz" I always like to ask them how their movie is doing at the box office? It's much, much harder than you think. Think it's easy, well then go out and do it. Prove us wrong, tell us your mistake-free story and allow us to judge every little nook and cranny of your condensed movie.

I think it's really bad, with poorly written characters, a stupid plot, the action sequences are not that appealing and the acting is awful. If most people hate this movie it's simply that they are used to a certain standard of quality in entertainment and Olympus Has Fallen falls well below that standard.

It was fun don't mind the serious "critics" who never have fun in their lives


My Voting history is secret;)

I'm glad you enjoyed the movie...
May I suggest countless movies of the same genre that are much much better???

Go to your video/dvd store - go to the action section, close your eyes, and pick a DVD... ha..ha..ha..

Seriously - if you haven't seen the original Die Hard... start there.

Unrealistic isn't a problem, but some parts of this movie were downright dumb.
The codes that let you blow up all the nukes in the USA are all only 8 digit and can be bruteforced in a matter of minutes?
No body decided to use the "hydra" when *beep* first hit the fan?
They didn't send in more choppers after the "hydra" was took out?
The bad guy at the end tries to rape choke gerard butler?

Yeah the white house was ridiculously easy to take over, yeah the effects weren't that great that okay, its completely illogical things like this that ruin the movie for me.

I LOVED THIS MOVIE. It was exciting it kept me on the edge of my seat. IT WAS A MOVIE for god sake.

But then I could watch Dylan McDermott and Gerard Butler for hours reciting the Yellow Pages.

Being somewhat of a rebel I am so sick of the reality world we live in every day: laws, rules, speed limits, stop lights, arrival times, late fees, time limits, rent payments, bills, I could go on and on.

I watch soaps so I don’t have to see people balancing check books, buying groceries, clothes and refrigerators. So I don’t have to see people waking up with bed head, morning breath, fixing breakfast, doing dishes, putting on makeup and fighting traffic to get to the office on time. So I don’t have to see people wearing the same outfit twice.

It was a movie people. Get over it. Then go home to reality.

SWLinPHX-2 is right!