Live Free or Die Hard gets real -- with real action, real humor, and the reprise of a beloved and iconic character: John McClane (Bruce Willis). The movie was an attempt to keep the Die Hard series up to date. The film notably was never released in home media with its theatrical cut, and has only been released in Australia as the extended edition. Additional characters include Gabriel's henchmen: Chris Palmero as Del, Andrew Friedman as Casper and Bryon Weiss as Robinson. Since then, the "action" and cgi and special fx have conquered even the most discerning viewers... so it goes... Is the American audience really this brain dead? [21] Post-production for the film only took 16 weeks, when it was more common for similar films to use 26 weeks. Now he was fighting criminal techies. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. Roeper also remarked, "Willis is in top form in his career-defining role. Early into the film's DVD commentary, both Wiseman and Willis note a preference for the title Die Hard 4.0. "[39] Michael Medved gave the film three and a half out of four stars, opining, "a smart script and spectacular special effects make this the best Die Hard of 'em all. Select the department you want to search in. [21] When recording the sound for the semi trailer used in one of the film's final scenes, 18 microphones were used to record the engine, tires, and damage to the vehicle. And just maybe it made me sit on the edge of my seat during the action scenes because I think Bruce Willis would beat Chuck Norris any day of the week. Other songs in the film include "Rock & Roll Queen" by The Subways, "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival and "I'm So Sick" by Flyleaf. Rippenkroeger suffered broken bones in his face, several broken ribs, a punctured lung, and fractures in both wrists. Sign in to see videos available to you. [23], Throughout filming, between 200 and 250 stunt people were used. Afterwards, McClane thanks Farrell for saving Lucy's life. The site's critical consensus reads, "Live Free or Die Hard may be preposterous, but it's an efficient, action-packed summer popcorn flick with thrilling stunts and a commanding performance by Bruce Willis. “Live Free or Die” is a perfect motto for all those immigrant ancestors that had to make hard choices and chose to make their homes in a new state, in a new country. McClane and Farrell kill the team, and Linh falls to her death following a struggle with McClane. The longest gap between Die Hard movies was the 12 years between Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007). Maybe it is because I just love seeing Kevin Smith being anybody who is not Silent Bob, that this movie made me giggle and laugh like a geek at Comic Con. Continuity mistake: When John and Mai are fighting at the power plant, John tosses Mai up against a glass board. Rosemary Knower has a cameo as Mrs. Kaludis, Frederick's mother. [5], In the United States, the first three films in the Die Hard series were rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. In the film, McClane attempts to stop cyber-terrorists who hack into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a "fire sale" that would disable … McClane pursues Gabriel, hijacking the semi mobile base. "[28], In the United Kingdom, the British Board of Film Classification awarded the film a 15 rating (including the unrated version, released later), the same as Die Hard with a Vengeance and Die Hard 2, albeit both were cut for both theatrical and video release, (the first film in the series originally received an 18 certificate). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2020, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2013. All films have been re-rated 15 uncut. However, the unrated version has a branching error[clarification needed] resulted in one of the unrated changes to be omitted. Live Free or Die Hard may be preposterous, but it's an efficient, action-packed summer popcorn flick with thrilling stunts and a commanding performance by Bruce Willis. [1] As of 2011, it is the most successful film in the series. So grateful I still value my time enough to know I can't stay asleep and watch another movie where I already know the ending. Live Free Or Die Hard was the fourth in the series still featuring Bruce Willis as Detective John McClane. [18][19] The nine-foot model was constructed from November 2006 through February 2007. Responding to a brief computer outage at its Cyber-Security Division by tracking down top computer hackers, the FBI asks NYPD detective John McClane to bring in hacker Matthew Farrell (Justin Long). [11][12] The title is based on New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die", which is attributed to a quote from General John Stark. McClane sends an image of Gabriel to the FBI. You see Mai from the back as she gets up to come after John. McClane and Farrell race to the Woodlawn facility; Farrell discovers one of Gabriel's men downloading financial information and manages to encrypt the data before he is captured. "Live Free or Die Hard" has a lot, too much, of this too, but at least it's true to the plot dreamed up by Mark Bomback and David Marconi. [18] When the jet is shown hovering near the freeway, editors used the software 3D graphics program Maya to blur the background and create a heat ripple effect. Video availability outside of United States varies. Release dates. [26][27] He also said that this film was the best of the four: "It's unbelievable. The final view of the shot overlays the two takes, with added CGI for the debris and moving rotor blades. The film grossed $388 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing installment in the Die Hard series, and received generally positive reviews from critics, who called the film a return to form for the series. Fans of the previous Die Hard films will not be disappointed. Her hair is now neatly combed and back in a pony tail. The first major mistake was so laughable and so early in the movie I almost turned it off right then but on the other hand it was so bad it couldn't get worse, right? Live Free Or Die Hard Bruce Willis returns as police detective John McClane - this time using his old-school ways to frustrate a hi-tech hacker behind an attack that could shut down the entire nation. It is revealed that the Woodlawn building is actually an NSA facility intended to back up the nation's personal and financial records in the event of a cyber attack, which was designed by Gabriel himself. Added this film to my collection now i got them all. Live Free or Die Hard. This was the first film not to be scored by Michael Kamen, due to his death in 2003; Beltrami incorporates Kamen's thematic material into his score, but Kamen is not credited on the film or the album. In the film, McClane attempts to stop cyber-terrorists who hack into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a "fire sale" that would disable key elements of the nation's infrastructure. Farrell grabs a handgun and kills Emerson. The film was based on the 1997 article "A Farewell to Arms" written for Wired magazine by John Carlin. Live Free or Die Hard. "[40], Conversely, Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer stated: "I can safely say I've never seen anything as ridiculous as Live Free or Die Hard." Tries to keep Die Hard series up to date with McClane fighting criminal hackers, Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020. The film opened in first place in four markets, with the biggest being Brazil at $1.60 million on 352 screens over the weekend and $2.07 million in total. [41], The score for Live Free or Die Hard, written by Marco Beltrami, was released on July 2, 2007 by Varèse Sarabande (which also released the soundtracks for the first two Die Hard films), several days after the United States release of the film. Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020. On the July 4th holiday, and attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. Travelling or based outside United States? Gabriel positions himself behind McClane, putting the barrel of the gun in his shoulder wound. The shot was completed when the two characters were integrated into the footage of the car stunt after the lighting was adjusted and CGI glass and debris were added. That's a studio decision that is becoming more and more common, because they’re trying to reach a broader audience. It has to be embedded in some kind of practical reality in order to give it that edge of being a Die Hard. The motto is one of the 101 reasons cited by the Free State Project, a libertarian organization, for the choice of New Hampshire as their destination. Eric Lichtenfeld, reviewing from Soundtrack.net, said of the score: "The action cues, in which the entire orchestra seems percussive, flow well together."[42]. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2019. Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2019. On the way to D.C., Farrell tells McClane that he had written an algorithm for Linh that could crack a specific security system for white hat purposes. It had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. [10] 20th Century Fox later announced the title as Live Free or Die Hard and set a release date of June 29, 2007 with filming to begin in September 2006. The Blu-ray and DVD were released on October 29, 2007, in the United Kingdom,[43] on October 31 in Hungary,[44] November 20 in the United States,[45] and December 12 in Australia. US PG-13 version) consumer advice read that it "contains frequent action violence and one use of strong language". Roll on Die Hard 5 - In Russia no less. MORE TO WATCH. McClane and Farrell then travel by helicopter to the home of hacker Frederick "Warlock" Kaludis (Kevin Smith). As the world's greatest criminal mastermind attempts to cripple the entire country with an innovative act of cyberterrorism, only one cop, John McLane, can ensure the integrity of the system stays intact. [16] The company also assisted in adding cars for traffic collisions and masses of people for evacuations from several government buildings. Using hackers from all over the country, including Matt Farrell, he creates different parts of the fire sale and sends men led by Rand to assassinate the hackers, but fails in eliminating Farrell when Detective John … [36] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. How on earth they made and filmed the numerous action scenes is beyond me. [34][31], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 82% based on 210 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, the thrilling new DIE HARD movie starring Bruce Willis, fulfills all the action expectations viewers might have for it. Warlock tells them that Gabriel was a top security expert for the U.S. Department of Defense. The idea behind this movie and all of the action scenes made this movie by far the best action movie I have ever seen! [15] One VFX producer said that "Len was insisting on the fact that, because we’ve got Transformers and other big CG movies coming out, this one has to feel more real. Farrell recognizes this as the start of a "fire sale", a cyber attack designed to disable the nation's infrastructure. In some cases, alternate profanity-free dialogue was shot and used or swearing was cut out in post-production to reduce profanity. But in the end, it was just trying to make the best Die Hard movie, not really thinking so much about what the rating would be. This time he faces off against computer hackers led by Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) and his assistant Mai Linh (Maggie Q) that threaten to hold America’s infrastructure hostage. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tim Russ (whose best known role is Tuvok from Star Trek Voyager) appears as an NSA agent. Live Free or Die Hard was released in the United States on June 27, 2007. Ok. but leave me out of it. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. International trailers use the Die Hard 4.0 title,[13] as the film was released outside North America with that title. [24][verification needed], Kevin Smith recalls rewriting scenes on the set of Live Free or Die Hard in his spoken word film Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith. Live Free Or Die Hard. Live Free Or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink [Hannity, Sean] on Amazon.com. Jonathan Sadowski. The jet is destroyed by falling debris and McClane survives and sees Gabriel's vehicle pull into a nearby hangar. I give this movie 10 stars on a scale of one to five. Wrought through and through with massive plot holes and scenes so far from any semblance of reality or plausibility it makes it far from enjoyable. Live Free or Die. "Live Free or Die Hard" tries to engage the real world more directly than most studio-made fantasies, with a logic-defying plot involving a disgruntled government security expert. With the help of Mai Linh and a network of hackers led by Trey, Gabriel prepared a fire sale to wreck America's economy and steal billions of dollars using the Woodlawn facility. This time he faces off against computer hackers led by Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) and his assistant Mai Linh (Maggie Q) that threaten to hold America’s infrastructure hostage. RELEASED IN 2007 and directed by Len Wiseman, "Live Free or Die Hard" is the fourth installment in the Die Hard series. Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2016. Sung Kang makes an appearance as Raj, a desk officer of FBI's cyber division. Definately on par with the first 3 films. They find a team led by Linh taking over the superstation. Willis was hospitalized and received seven stitches which ran through his right eyebrow and down into the corner of his eye. McClane and Farrell are driven to FBI headquarters, when Linh (posing as a dispatcher) reroutes the convoy into an ambush, McClane fends off the attackers, destroying their helicopter. It seems almost a courageous move to give a picture an R rating these days. There is one brutal fight scene in which the main character is forced to fight someone who knows kung fu, and he is beaten up. Carol Decker attends the Charity Screening of "Die Hard 4.0" at the o2 Centre, Swiss Cottage on July 02, 2007 in London. Hint; IN the next Die hard, if there is another one, just kill off the lead character early in the film , role credits and apologize to anyone who notices the movie is different. [21], In order to prevent possible injuries and be in peak condition for the film, Willis worked out almost daily for several months prior to filming. McClane arrives and kills two of Gabriel's henchmen but is himself shot in the shoulder by Gabriel's last henchman Emerson. I'd forgotten how good this film was. [7][8] The attack procedure is known as a "fire sale", depicting a three-stage coordinated attack on a country's transportation, telecommunications, financial, and utilities infrastructure systems. Live Free or Die Hard was knocked out of the top five but still earned $7.15 million on 317 screens in 29 markets for a total of $192.83 million. [17], The Orphanage developed a multi-level freeway interchange for use in one of the film's final scenes by creating a digital environment and a 1,000-foot (300 m) long spiral ramp that was built in front of a bluescreen. With the Die Hard movies, you really can't think too hard on them. Obviously the first Die Hard was the best one out of the series and possibly the best action movie of its time. When Die Hard 4 was mentioned, with another director, I was very skeptical and I had to watch it a couple of times, but its now one of my favourite action movies ever. The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die". [52] Mike Dunn, a president for 20th Century Fox, stated "The industry has sold nearly 12 billion DVDs to date, and the release of Live Free or Die Hard is the first one that allows consumers to move their content to other devices. [37], IGN stated "Like the recent Rocky Balboa, this new Die Hard works as both its own story about an over-the-hill but still vital hero and as a nostalgia trip for those who grew up with the original films. McClane then pulls the trigger. ", "Digital Dimension creates explosive effects for 'Live Free Or Die Hard, "Bruce Willis Starts Shooting "Die Hard 4" — in Baltimore", "Ain't That A Kick In The Head: Bruce Willis Injured", "Live Free or Die Hard to be cut for a PG-13 Rating?! So, I guess the near 5 star rating average for this film proves that audiences WANT to watch films that have no basis in reality. Listen to trailer music, OST, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. On the Fourth of July weekend, an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2020. Approximately every 3-5 minutes there was something even more egregiously asinine. Portrayer. This isn't quite as gung ho as the others. He is thrown out of a window, but comes back, crashing a car through a wall and hitting his opponent. Live Free or Die Hard, however, was edited to obtain a PG-13 rating. Money and goods mean nothing to the people in "Live Free or Die." Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020. But I had to leave once I realized I could predict the whole story right after he "shoots down the helicopter " with his squad car... wow. Chris Ellis appears as Jack Sclavino, McClane's superior officer. Time magazine's Richard Corliss named it one of the Top 10 DVDs of 2007, ranking it at No. It is the fourth film in the Die Hard series. Killed by John McClane. It is the only Die Hard film to be theatrically released with a PG-13 rating from the MPAA, with an unrated edition later being made available. The DVD topped rental and sales charts in its opening week of release in the U.S. and Canada. In the … Jake McDorman plays a small role as Jim, Lucy's boyfriend. Gabriel attempted to alert the Department to weaknesses that made America's network infrastructure vulnerable to cyberwarfare, but his unorthodox methods led to his dismissal. Maybe it is because I am a child of the 90's that this movie gave me all the warm and fuzzies inside. [50] In 2017, the movie was included in the "Die Hard Collection" Blu-ray set with all 5 films in it. Oh and PSA, never ever under any circumstances go skydiving with the director of this movie, he doesn't believe in physics. PG-13 2h 9min June 27, 2007 Action When a cyber criminal and his team crash much of the nation's infrastructure for greed and revenge, old school cop John McClane joins forces with a talented young hacker, saving America and his estranged daughter in the process. Reply marcia h. Live Free Or Die Hard was the fourth in the series still featuring Bruce Willis as Detective John McClane. In this new adventure, Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) confronts a group of cyber terrorists attempting to destroy the computer infrastructure of the U.S. In the first three movies McClane had taken on terrorists and mercenaries. The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die". The only reason I don't watch the first film any more is that I've seen it sooooo many times. Reviving an action-movie style that's quite opposed to recent technological acrobatics, comic book antics, or wire-work martial arts, Live Free or Die Hard presents John as a manly man who spends most of the movie filthy and bloodied, less desperate and sentimental than 24's Jack Bauer, but equally adept at handling "terrorists," fake or real. The second movie was also really good and the promise of a great franchise of films looked on the horizon, then there came the disappointing ending of Die Hard 3 which ruined a good film and it looked like the end. IGN later reported the film was to be called Die Hard: Reset instead. Live Free or Die Hard (opening June 27 from Twentieth Century Fox) is the fourth installment of the popular Die Hard franchise. 118 talking about this. August 12th, 2007. ", "Confirmed: Live Free or Die Hard is Rated PG-13", "Bruce Willis says Live Free or Die Hard is better than Die Hard", "Live Free or Die Hard-Weekend Box Office", "Why not just call sequel 'Die Hard to Believe'? PG15 2 HRS 3 MINS. Matt O'Leary appears as Clay, a hacker who unwittingly gives Gabriel a code, allowing his house to be destroyed. Die Hard 4.0 was released with no cuts made and the cinema version (i.e. Live Free or Die Hard Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List | Tunefind Live Free or Die Hard. Warlock runs a traceroute and identifies Gabriel's location. I personally think, it's better than the first one. Toppman also wrote that the film had a lack of memorable villains and referred to John McClane as "just a bald Terminator with better one-liners". Numerous vehicle chases and crashes, fighting and shooting scenes, explosions, bridges being blown up, bad guys falling to their death or being chopped into pieces, not to mention helicopter crashes, and jet aircraft being knocked out of the sky causing the pilot to eject! The franchise "Die-hard" was based on an ALMOST BELIEVABLE story in the FIRST Die Hard movie. Willis described the event as "no big deal" but when Len Wiseman inspected his injury, he noticed that the situation was much more serious than previously thought—in the DVD commentary, Wiseman indicates in inspecting the wound that he could see bone. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. "[52], 2007 US action film directed by Len Wiseman, "Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith (5 out of 5 Stars)", "Fox eyes 'WW3.com' as tentpole for 1999", "The 'Die Hard' is cast for scribe Richardson", "Willis Confirms 'Die Hard 4' Nearly Ready To Roll", "The International Live Free or Die Hard Trailer Calls It Die Hard 4.0!?!? I think Brucie did well and I'm sure there will be others after A good Day to Die Hard Steelbook is of good quality, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2015. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The unrated version was later released on DVD and Blu-ray also with an M rating. A fifth film, A Good Day to Die Hard, was released in 2013. Nevertheless really good. Due to his injuries, production was temporarily shut down. [16], Digital Dimension worked on 200 visual effects shots in the film,[17] including the sequence that shows characters John McClane and Matt Farrell crouching between two cars as another car lands on top of the other cars. [9], Willis said in 2005 that the film would be called Die Hard 4.0, as it revolves around computers and cyber-terrorism. [21] Bruce Willis' stunt double, Larry Rippenkroeger, was knocked unconscious when he fell 25 feet (7.6 m) from a fire escape to the pavement. Find all 27 songs in Live Free or Die Hard Soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Despite a 10-year absence from the character of NYPD Detective John McClane, Willis jumps right back into that well-worn T … Live Free or Die Hard (2007) 64 subtitles downloaded 36379 times. Gabriel taps into their connection and reveals that he has located McClane's estranged daughter, Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) whom he kidnaps. Live Free or Die Hard (called Die Hard 4.0 outside of North America and also known as Die Hard 4) is a 2007 American action movie starring Bruce Willis and Justin Long. All aboard the fun train, leave logic at the station.
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