Who would have thought that I would enjoy Live Free or Die Hard as much as I did. Well, I, for one, was surprised. I thought the movie would be okay, but I must confess that I enjoyed so tremendously much that I'm seriously considering naming it Best Movie I've Seen in Theaters This Year. But maybe I liked it as much as 300, so it could be a tie. At any rate, I was genuinely surprised.The story finds John McClane a few years after the last movie, and he doesn't seem to be exactly happy with his life. Then he gets an easy assignment that, needless to say, is not as easy as it first seemed to be. And, from there, all hell breaks loose.
Bruce Willis is fantastic as McClane, as usual. I guess they made this movie because the star badly needed a smash at the box office, given the lackluster performance of his movies of late. The movie made $33 million last week, and I hope LFODH will rake in tons of money, because it deserves it. The other actors are also good -serviceable, at least-, and the widely-criticized plot is just an excuse for the action to unfold. But what an action.
I had read about the incredible stunts, but the audacity and frantic pace caught me with my guard down. The amazing action sequences are just brilliant choreographies of destruction that leave you gasping for air, your eyes bulging with shock. The relentless pace doesn't let you go from the very beginning, and you start to feel McClane's pain and exhaustion. The action is, of course, over the top, but if you go to see a Die Hard movie, you know what you're getting into. Put it another way, don't tell me the stunts are unbelievable: if you buy a ticket for this kind of movie, you know you have to leave your disbelief at home.
And then we have Kevin Smith's character, and boy is he funny. I kept forgetting he was in the movie, and when he finally showed up I had totally forgotten he was supposed to be there, so I was surprised. Put it simply, Smith is the man.
So yeah: if you want to see a great action movie; or if you want to see a supremely entertaining movie; or if you want to see Bruce Willis being badass; or if you want to hear cool one liners one after the other, then go see Live Free or Die Hard. A true surprise that made my day.
6 comments:
DIE HAAAAARD!!!
I was fully prepared to the worst movie of the era with this LFoDH. And now it seems that it's a flick worthy of seeing. I still can't believe it, but it makes what's good even better. I was going to see it one way or another. Giant glass of coke, bucket of pop-corn, "action over the top" and "cool one liners", I take them for granted.
I mean, it's DIE HAAARD!
I enjoyed SO much it's not even funny. Go see it: you won't regret it!
Even Rotten Tomatoes says it's certified fresh!
A beautiful and shiny 77%! I didn't see that coming.
Dammit, now I'm going to be disappointed with this movie. Mark my words.
Hahaha. I don't think you will, as long as you know what to expect: cool action and awesome badassery... Or would it be badassness?
nice, did you make this?
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