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Die Hard, is the film that changed it all. John McLean is the father of the modern day action hero and as much as you would like to deny it, you can't.
Prior to Die Hard, the Stallone, Arnold, Segal, etc. hereos were all invincible. They almost never ran out of bullets and they were barely scratched in their various encounters. They overcame the odds in ways that were practically superhuman.
John McLean and his bare and bloodied feet changed that. By the end of Die Hard, he is practically dead.
It's interesting that you point to Statham as a return... I'd say he is a natural part of the continuum. He's a bad ass, much more in line with McQueen and Eastwood (the grandfathers of the modern hero) than Stallone or Arnold.
You can bitch and moan about a return to the good ole days, but they are gone.
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