If I had to sum up this film in one word, it would be “wicked good”. Yes, that’s two words, but one just doesn’t do it justice. Go and see it on the big screen!
This was possibly my favourite of all the Die Hard movies, probably because it contained unbelievable amounts of unbelievable computer espionage. In fact, some of the unbelievability levels would have even put 24 to shame!
Still, all that aside, there was heaps of all the important stuff too – car crashes, explosions, and even a minor, major run in with an F-35! I didn’t even know there was such a plane, nice!
Of course, the movie wasn’t without its faults. Obviously the unbelievability levels were way off the scale, but also there were a few subplots that just didn’t need to be there. Like the whole thing with his daughter being kidnapped – was it really needed? Ben reckons it’s a response to rumours from fans which have been around since Die Hard 3, saying that in the fourth one his daughter will be kidnapped. Well, the rumours were true – but what came first, the chicken or the egg?
These flaws however, didn’t detract from what was otherwise a film which met all my expectations. gerrod.com rating: 8.5/10.
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Plot for final sequel:
John McClane ingests 10 blue tablets just prior to being attacked by cyber criminals! Unable to roll across the room to avoid the bullets, he dies. Dies hard.
No way – John McClane is invincible! It’s everyone else that dies hard….
He would have taken the red pills, not the blue pills.
Screw the Matrix.
Viva la revolucion