Utterly fantastic

Rating: 4/10 (12 July 2007)

Movies these days, most of the time, are complete rubbish, or they just don't even come close to expectations. The 40 Year Old Virgin for is a perfect example. The trailer made it look hilarious and fantastic, but in reality, the trailer showed every funny scene from the movie. The rest was, in a nutshell, was a cure for insomnia. I was about to give up on movies, but all of a sudden, everything seems to have turned around.
In the past couple of weeks, i've found out that the movie industry hasn't exactly gone to the crapper.
Live Free or Die Hard, I thought before seeing it, would be, I dunno, alright. I've only really seen the first Die Hard, and when I say i've seen it, i've seen small bits and parts. It was decent, but it wasn't a movie I could exactly love.
But Live Free or Die Hard, the forth in the series (Over here, it's called Die Hard 4.0. 'DIE HARD TO THE MAXXX XTREEMEME' would have been better) was a breath of fresh air. First of all, the plot is bang up to date and very relevant in this day and age. The atmosphere is fantastic. It's dark and gloomy for the most part, which fits perfectly.
The action is just fantastic. It's over the top, but that's the whole point of the thing. The scene where John McClane drives his 'borrowed' Ford Explorer into the elevator shaft is a perfect example. In reality, he would have been killed, driving that fast. But when all the action is just that satisfyingly awesome, you don't care.
My only complaint from this movie was the sometimes forced dialog from Justin Long and the rest of the 1337 haxx0r dudes. But at least the dialog was written by someone who actually made it sound genuine. Some movies are pathetic in this respect.
But apart from that little fault, Live Free or Die Hard is a very satisfying, action packed movie. It just has a great feel to it - there's nothing else to it. I just love this movie.
If you're skeptical towards seeing it, don't be. Pay the admission price and have a hell of a time.