20 years later, McClane is nearly out of action.  On a random call in the middle of the night, McClane is sent to pick up a potential security threat, hacker Matt Ferrell (Justin Long).  Bringing Ferrell to the FBI turns far more difficult than expected as McClane suddenly has to dust off his gun and try to save the day again. 

Ferrell unknowingly participated in creating lines of code to initiate a "Firesale".  A firesale in retail means "everything must go".  In hacker terminology, a firesale is the complete technological liquidation of something, in this case the United States.  The lead bad guy is played by Thomas Gabriel (played by Timothy Olyphant of Deadwood).  Gabriel plans to destroy the country that turned its back on him.  McClane along with wise-cracking Ferrell sets off to bring down Gabriel's crew and foil their plan.

The Freak's Rating: C : John McClane has an appeal to the public.  About 20 years ago, the original Die Hard shot into theaters.  A divorced cop came to visit his wife on Christmas Eve and waited for her in the parking garage of Nakatomi Plaza, at least until he heard gun shots.  John sprang into action and what ensued was some of the best action sequences filmed in years.  Though I would challenge that Alan Rickman was overlooked as the true magic of the movie that captivated audiences, Bruce Willis pulled off a charm and likeability that fed the masses just what their action-junkie sides wanted.

There isn't much more to get from the character of John McClane.  He is rough and tough, but not unbelievably durable (he is shown with injuries in every film).  He is mad at the world he lives in but realized he created it himself.  And yes, he knows he is too old to be doing what he's doing.  Justin Long, who most know as the Mac guy from Mac vs PC commercials does an adequate job as a sidekick.  If you like Long, search for the short-lived television show Ed.  It is one of my favorite shows ever created.  Gabriel's chief enforcer Mai (played by Maggie Q) is a strong and beautiful girl who steals every scene she's in.  Her fight scenes with McClane are done extremely well.  Timothy Olyphant is very poorly cast as the villain and never comes off as scary or cruel.  They just needed someone with a little more substance.  You need to hate the bad guy!

Composed mostly of action sequence after action sequence, Live Free Or Die Hard is about what you'd expect out of a fourth movie in a series.  The movie is fun, but it falls short of being anything memorable.  The first Die Hard is by far the best of the series and for me this one falls just short of a good grade.  If you are an action fiend and just looking for entertainment, this may work for you.  It is a good ride as far as the action goes, but some of the sequences are flat out ridiculous.  McClane would need a masters degree in physics to calculate some of the moves he pulls off on foot, in a car and believe it or not physically on the outside of a fighter jet!  For me the action just couldn't carry it.

Sebastian's Rating: B : this movie was ok. i saw it with a friend and i loved the action, even though they were unrealistic, and the storyline could have been a bit better comparing this to other die hard movies, but i did enjoy it so that doesn't stop me from giving this a B

Lacrecia's Rating: A : I thought this show was very entertaining. Yeah agree that the stunts were quite unbelievable, but hey it is just a movie that is intended for pure entertainment, not a reality show. I left the movie theatre feeling extremly exhausted due to the intensive action from almost at the beginning to the end. I would recommend this to anyone that loves a good action movie. In fact, I bought this movie for my husband this last Xmas to watch on his 65" DLP TV.

Angie's Rating: B : I guess I should start off by saying that this movie was a LOT of fun.  I went into the theater not wanting or expecting anything except for things to blow up, the classic snide sarcastic humor from McClane, and at least one "Yippee Ki Yay M*F*".  If you would have asked me that day what I would have rated it at, it may have been A+, because I was so thrilled to be completely emmersed in mindless action sequences and taken for a ride.  However, as much fun as these films are the jet sequence was a bit over the top.  I mean the car crashing into the helicopter was enough....  The bad guy behind everything was not strong enough for this film (I felt the McClanes' daughter could have taken care of him herself)  All in all I think that "tech" criminals are just not a great match for McClane.  There just isn't enough banter between the bad guys and McClane and too much whining coming from Matt Ferrel.  The only line I really remember between the bad guy and McClane is "Your a timex watch in a digital age McClane" and "I'm coming for you"  There aren't any memorable ones between Ferrel and McClane.  In hind site, I am bummed that the movie makers dialed down the banter and tipped the crazy scale on action sequences.  I guess you could say that I love the Die Hard movies just as much for the great lines as for the action.  My applause for Bruce Willis though... he can still kick butt.  :)

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