First of all, I’ve only seen the original “Die Hard” and neither of the other sequels, but I went and saw the fourth installment, “Live Free or Die Hard” anyway… (note: that title, by the way, seems to make very little sense given the plot of the movie…)
The movie centers on a group of hackers that are trying their best to bring down the entire U.S. infrastructure, and take advantage of the confusion to get rich. The only thing that stands in their way? Bruce Willis. And, for a guy that may be 80 years old by now, he still kicks crazy ass… Justin Long (whom you know from the “Mac and PC” commercials) is also quite entertaining as Willis’ plucky young side-kick, and Timothy Olyphant (he’s been in a few movies, including the up-coming “Hitman“…) is the crazy bad guy… The acting was perfectly fine, but I was really only there to see Bruce kill people and blow stuff up…and, by golly gee whiz, he sure did… (note: Kevin Smith also has a nice cameo…glad to see that genius is keeping busy…)
I was also rather impressed about the effects, in general. The only thing that was obviously CGI was the F-35 they sent after Willis…which he subsequently destroyed… All the rest looked like it involved old-fashioned pyrotechnics and guns, which is always welcome in today’s more “modern” action films…
Overall, the movie is a big explosion fest, with an ample amount of comedy interspersed, to boot. If you’re a fan of the series, I’m sure you’ll love it…and if you have never watched the others, this one will still be more than entertaining enough for you… Don’t expect anything Oscar-worthy, but then again, I’d imagine most fans of the “Die Hard” series (or action movies, in general…) couldn’t care any less…
Go buy some popcorn and see it… Then go see “Sicko“… 😉
You should see the third.