Live Free Or Die Hard

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2007)

'Live Free Or Die Hard': A great action film in the traditions of the 'Die Hard' series. Lots of explosions, John McClane taking out the bad guys, and good guys winning the day. This movie introduces his daughter character I believe you do glimpse in the first movie as a child as well as a hacker kid McClane has to keep alive while the U.S. government (mostly the FBI) tries to thwart cyber terrorists that have shut down most of the nation's key systems ...transportation, communications, financial, utilities, etc... That being said, the plot is pretty progressive and straightforward, no real twists or surprises... just a lot of cool explosions and stunts (the taking out a helicopter with a car scene is worth the admission!). So, no Oscar here for best picture, but a good couple of hours of popcorn popping. And yes... he does say THAT line at least once !