Title (Year): Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Age: 17 years
GRS Rating: 5 of 5
Notable Cast:
 
Duration: 2 hr, 10 min
Infractions: None.

Comments: First of all, I don't really care that they couldn't be more creative with the title. Ripping off New Hampshire's motto is dumb, especially since the film isn't set in northern New England!

Next, I wonder if the writer knows that Creedence's song "Fortunate Son" isn't generally thought of as patriotic. Fogerty is complaining about the rich boys who didn't have to fight in Vietnam while mocking Nixon. This isn't the only case of this mis-representation. I recall a commercial that used the song with a flapping 'Stars and Stripes' in the background trying to sell Fords! Ignorance is a big deal these days!

This aside; Bruce Willis did a good job reprising his role as John McClane. He is getting old but can still pull it off. He represented the older generation of Americans who are fiercely independent and tough. His side-kick is rather an embarrassment to my generation, though not incorrect, because he is a wimpy computer geek. There is a political opinion in this film, however, it doesn't get in the way of the action in the last half of the movie. The first half should really have been condensed because this movie is too long. But all in all this is a good "shoot 'em up" movie where the laws of physics are suspended. 'Yippy-Ky-eh mother fucker.'

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