Live Free or Die Hard

I just got back from watching Live Free or Die Hard. I guess I’ve got to say…. huh.

I’m a Die Hard fan from the first time I saw it in the theater. It was the action movie that started all of the “one man against an army” flicks. There have been good copies Die Hard 2 and Under Siege are a couple. Of course there have been more poor imitations that I’m going to waste time trying to recollect.

Anyway, I went hoping to see a return to the John McClain character in the first and second movies. The third movie was okay but I didn’t find the character particularly likeable and the movie was average for the genre.

Well, John McClain is definitely back, but he’s been forced into a situation that flips him from Die Hard action to True Lies / James Bond action. At one point McClain jumps on the back of a fighter jet that is trying to blow up the truck he is driving.

I found myself torn between wanting to like the movie as a James Bond-ian adventure and being disappointed that it was over the top in certain situations.

Regardless, it’s a decent popcorn flick and worth seeing. I will more than likely add it o my DVD collection when it comes out. It wasn’t a bad way to cool off on a Saturday afternoon.