John McClane is doing his thing, and he's very good at doing it...

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2007)

What really frustrates me at times is, that some people seem to have a sort of upper-class relation to movies. Even though, it's something they are so interested in, but they always seem to have the right words to express "the feelings of the director's dog, which is reflected in the pale clothing of the... blah blah blah".
This is one of the movies, that has to be seen for what it is. And what is that exactly? That's John McClane kicking some ass. And he is very good at doing it.
The casting for the various characters are sublime, and especially Justin Long is doing a very good job. He reminds me a bit of "Rat" from 'the Core' combined with "Justin" from 'Dodgeball'. The writers also did a fine job, of keeping all the "hacking expert-talk" out of the movie, which give us the feeling of seeing it from John's side, and absolutely not understanding anything. Left with the feeling of just want to blow something up.
It is by far, in my opinion, the best of the four movies. I remember seeing the first one on TV some years ago now, and i fell in love with it. I am not a die hard /he he/ action-genre movie fan, but when I am. It is movies like 'Die Hard' I love to see.
And that it because, you have to see them for what they are. They are not big dramas, character-driven, historical correct movies. They are for people, who just wanna see some action.
That's why 'Die Hard 4.0' (Danish title) is so good. There are only two things that were a little over the line. And that was the scene on the jet. Where he falls from the truck and lands on the jet... And then the scene where Bruce is (it's nice to see John's feelings, but I liked the balance from #1, #2 much better) telling Matthew how it's not cool, to be 'the hero'.
That's a bit of a shame, because that's why I like these movies. Because the hero is kicking ass, no matter what...