Live Free or Die HardDirector: Len Wiseman
Starring: Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Cliff Curtis, Kevin Smith, Andrew Friedman, Jonathan Sadowski
This one was a first-time watch. Yes, it took me FOUR years to get around to seeing this. Shameful, right?
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised at what a worthy follow-up this movie is to the successful 90's trilogy. McLane's older, not really that much wiser, and still as ornery as they come. Toss him into a world of computers and hackers and he's lost, but he makes up for what he can't decode with brute strength and guts. Also, he can take helicopters out of the air with a broken fire hydrant, which is pretty friggin' sweet.
So I did enjoy this one. It's a fresher take on the "outdated" franchise, but it still stays true to the main character and his approach to law enforcement. There's even a nice throwback line, saved for the very end. Nice work, all around.
Not a fan of this one. Willis seemed half asleep and Mclane went from everyman cop to super hero cop. It's a decent action moie but it's not a good "Die Hard."
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