Die Softer for a PG-13 Rating or "Hey I'm just getting older"

Rating: 8/10 (22 June 2014)

This Movie had Divided Die Hard Fans quite Sharply. There are Purists who Insist that it has been Homogenized, Sold Out, and Gone Wimpy. After All, in this Entry, Gruffy Anti-Hero John McClane has STOPPED Smoking, Swearing, and Drinking. Could be that Age has Caught Up with the Hard Living Cop and He has Decided to Mellow Out, or it could be that the Producers just Wanted a PG-13 Rating that would Guarantee More Ticket Sales.
Whatever the Reason, here He is and here It is, the New Die Hard (#4) and it is what is Typical of Action Movies Today. Especially Franchise Action Movies. You Get the PG-13 Political Correctness and Soft Sell, and You get a lot of CGI. This Film sure has its share of SFX.
Our Street Cop Hero takes on some Superpowers here with some Feats of Derring-Do Usually Reserved for the Comic Book Types. It makes for some Action Fun and is Exciting in its own way, but the Purists are Correct. This is a Change for John McClain and the Die Hard Series.
So Your Enjoyment or Acceptance of this Fourth Entry will Depend Substantially on what is Expected. On its Own the Movie is a Cyber Caper, One of those that Fears that the End of the World as We know it will be brought down by Nerds with Laptops and Codes Jangling about in Their Multi-Tasking Heads. Algorithms, Backdoors, Viruses, Firewalls and Fire Sales, Instead of Dirty Bombs and Bio-Weapons.