Still better than Transformers, but terrible none the less

Rating: 2/10 (7 December 2007)

Frightfully bad and terribly disappointing. The original was revolutionary because it put an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Now, John McClain has become Rambo, Superman and Pedro Martinez wrapped into one. He's beyond human, and it does not work. Maybe they should have spent a couple of dollars hiring a writer instead of wasting their money on special effects. The explosions are hollow. The plot is completely unbelievable and maybe I'd let that slide if they put an elf in it or something. But this is supposed to be modern day America. They give us enough BS patriotism that the viewer should demand some semblance of reality. There is no character development at all and I'd have no empathy for the Bruce Willis character if I hadn't already seen the previous movies. I didn't even make it to the end... which judging by the previews includes Willis moonwalking on the back of a moving fighter jet. Thankfully, my girlfriend rented this garbage and I'm not out any cash.