Live Free or Die Hard - thoughts and video!

[PaNDeM1C]

Ok, first of all... Die Hard 4 is big and it's fun. It's action-packed all the way through (a clip at the end of this post shows that). Did I like it? Yeah. Will I be able to keep watching it over and over again like the other Die Hard movies? Nope. Why? Because what made the other Die Hard movies fun to watch over and over again was the language. John McClane is an F-Bomb dropping kind of guy! It's not the same seeing his character without all of the cussing and tasteless humor. In Die Hard 4 he says 'jackass' too much and it makes him seem a little wimpy in a way. Watching Die Hard 4 felt like watching a TNT or NBC version of a Die Hard movie instead of seeing it rated R like it should have been.

I know some will agree with me and others just won't care. But to me there's more to a good movie than just big action and explosions (but i admit to loving action flicks more than any other type of film). I'm just hoping the dvd will make available the true R rated version rather than this watered down pg13 crap! Die Hard is all about bad language, blood, and everything else that goes into an R rated flick so this pg13 edited for kiddies version just didn't cut the mustard for me (even though I enjoyed the action). I'm not knocking pg13 movies, just a pg13 Die Hard.

Even as a pg13 flick, I give it 4 out of 5 stars because Bruce Willis and John McClane ARE BACK even if he's been edited for box office dollars.

20th Century Fox

Here's a 4 minute action sequence for your entertainment: *complete fighter jet freeway scene - no real spoilers, but it is the big action finale!

96mb, 4min 8sec, very good quality
I had to rar it so use winrar to extract the .avi file

screenshot: http://img186.imagevenue.com/loc587....MG][/url]

Video Download Link: [url="http://rapidshare.com/files/40333739/p-dh4b-1.rar"]http://rapidshare.com/files/40333739/p-dh4b-1.rar[/url]



coming next... the downtown helicopter chase including the "you just killed a helicopter with a car" moment and the part where Bruce almost gets crushed by a flying car!

 

[PaNDeM1C]

Some might say this is the best action sequence in the movie.... I have to say that I can't really argue that.

5mins 55 secs (screenshot below)

download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PT5N7HXL

 

[PaNDeM1C]

I'm bumping up my own thread just because I have 2 videos of Live Free or Die Hard included here........ and they are the 2 biggest action scenes!!! hehe!!! enjoy!!!

 

[PaNDeM1C]

 

[captainraymond]

I saw this movie friday. I was expecting the movie to be tired and a little obvious like most with several sequals. What a suprise I Got. The movie was engrossing and has intense action scenes. But what really got me was that gorgeous asian woman. Not only was she fine but she knew martial arts too! WOW! Great movie.

 

[PaNDeM1C]

maggie q is the asian woman you're talking about....

maggie q

she's also seen in....

Mission Impossible III
and .....

Naked Weapon (2002 film) -- I recommend it!!!!

 

[PaNDeM1C]

..... here's a review from a CREDITED SOURCE...

*It's hard to believe that it's been a dozen years since Die Hard 3, but nobody can complaining about the wait when a sequel's as scintillating as this.

Bruce Willis is back and larger than life as NYPD Detective John McClane, an anachronistic, analog crime fighter in a hi-tech, digital age. The point of departure is the Fourth of July weekend, on which we find the grizzled gumshoe taking on a presumably routine assignment, namely, to deliver a kid named Matt Farrell (Justin Long) to the FBI for questioning.

But soon after McClane picks up Matt, it becomes quite clear that this wisecracking computer hacker has enemies who will stop at nothing to prevent him from reaching the Bureau's headquarters in Washington, DC.

In this regard, the arc of Die Hard 4 is identical to Willis' 16 Blocks, a recent outing where he played a cop frustrated at every turn in his effort to escort a man to court through a gauntlet of adversaries out to prevent the witness from testifying.

However, that movie bears little resemblance beyond the storyline, as this jaw-dropping adventure is the first film of the season truly deserving of the moniker "summer blockbuster." Die Hard 4 is a non-stop roller coaster ride with more pulsating action, pound-for-pound, than any of the competition. The secret is that it rarely relies on computer-generated imagery for special effects.

This old school approach of elaborately-staged, balls-out stunt work proves to be worth the trouble, because it's easy to discern the difference between an actor actually making a death-defying leap off a ledge and one just faking it in front of a blue screen. Trust me, reality is far more riveting. It's that simple.

The plot isn't anywhere as complicated as it might sound. Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Oliphant), a cerebral cyber terrorist, is trying to bring the U.S. to its knees via what he calls a "Fire Sale" where everything must go. His diabolical plan is to maximize chaos and confusion by shutting down the country's infrastructure electronically, including its communication, transportation, financial and power systems. Gabriel has an army of goons, including a svelte sidekick skilled in martial arts in the person of Mai Lihn (Maggie Q),

Meanwhile, McClane and Matt grudgingly become buddies, the former supplying the brawn, the latter the brains, as they match wits with an army of far better equipped, evil adversaries. Our heroes encounter a close brush with death every other minute or so, each one an eye-popping spectacle, whether it's cars hurtling through the air, machine gun-fire from a helicopter, a hovering Harrier jet, or hand-to-hand combat in an elevator shaft.

Fortunately, this continuously-calamitous countdown to Armageddon unfolds
way too quickly for you to question all the cartoon physics or to pause to ponder how the bad guys remain endlessly supplied with so many weapons and reinforcements. Sprinkled in amidst all the breathtaking explosions and pyrotechnics is the right mix of comic relief, most of which come courtesy of the badinage between the boys during downtime.

As for the supporting cast, Kevin Smith makes a distracting cameo appearance of little consequence in a throwaway role which looks like Silent Bob wandered in from the set of Clerks. There is, however, another performance worth noting, namely, Mary Elizabeth Winstead's endearing turn as Lucy, McClane's daughter and damsel-in-distress. It's amusing to watch as sparks start to fly between her and Matt, much to the chagrin of her overprotective father.

A satisfying throwback which reminds us how a big-budget is supposed to be made. If you only see one film this summer, you need to get out more. But make this the one you choose.