(thoughtful piano key plunking)

(steam whistle)

As if it weren't bad enough that I was forced to watch

John McClane yippie-ki-humiliate himself in the latest

'Die Hard' flick, now someone let Roland Emmerich

make a 'Die Hard' of the oval office movie.

(explosion)

(static)

Mr. Emmerich is a repeat offender with an established M.O.

He's a serial oval office abuser.

He had aliens level the building in 'Independence Day'

(explosion)

and then he let a tidal wave engulf it in '2012'.

(waves crashing and metal smashing)

Now look, even a Washington-hating, gold-bartering

militia member would admit that this is overkill.

If you want to know how a real pro storms our nation's

seat of power, go back and watch

the 1980 film 'Superman II'.

Now the Kryptonian cad, General Zod, splendidly portrayed

by Terence Stamp, keeps it low-key.

(glass breaks)

He drops through a skylight with his super-makeup

and dispatches all armed resistance in a tidy 45 seconds

of hand to hand combat.

(Guard screams)

Next, Zod lightens the mood with a joke.

[Chris Voicing Zod] I see that you are practiced

in worshipping things that can fly.

Hey-yo!

Then in a moment that's had far greater impact than any

seven-figure ILM explosion, Zod forces

the President of the United States

to prostrate himself on the ground.

Man, when it comes to striking at the heart

of the American spirit, less is more.

Roland Emmerich, kneel before 'Superman II'!

(church organ and choir)

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(soft, string ensemble music)

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