Willis Confirms 'Die Hard 4' Nearly Ready To Roll
Hollywood actor Bruce Willis on Friday announced filmmakers are ready to start shooting a fourth Die Hard movie, and they hope to have it in cinemas next year. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival in France, Willis - who stars as policeman John McClane in the Die Hard films - revealed the highly-anticipated sequel is expected to start filming soon. He said, "We're as close as we've ever got to getting Die Hard 4 started. It won't be called Die Hard 4 but that will be the story. Hopefully it will be out next summer." The movie's plot had to be rewritten after last year's Hurricane Katrina tragedy - the original screenplay involved an oil tanker explosion that sends huge waves flooding into New Orleans, Louisiana. Die Hard was released in 1988 and made Willis a star. Two sequels followed - Die Hard 2: Die Harder in 1990 and Die Hard With A Vengeance in 1995.
Wiseman from 'Underworld' to 'Die Hard 4'
Len Wiseman is in discussions to direct "Die Hard 4" for 20th Century Fox. The fourth installment of the franchise finds hero John McClane coming out of retirement to battle an Internet terrorist organization. Bruce Willis will reprise his role as the fearless cop. Mark Bomback and Doug Richardson penned the screenplay, which at one point was titled "Die Hard 4.0." Arnold Rifkin is producing the latest entry. The three "Die Hard" films have earned $740 worldwide and influenced a generation of action filmmaking. The franchise also made then-TV actor Willis into a bona fide film star. In recent weeks, Rifkin had hinted that he was looking for a hot, young helmer to inject new life into the franchise. Wiseman, whose vampire thriller "Underworld: Evolution" opened at No. 1 for Screen Gems in January, fits the bill. Wiseman, who is repped by ICM and attorney Howard Abramson, made his feature directorial debut with 2003's "Underworld." He also was a writer on both "Underworld" films. Fox's Alex Young will shepherd "Die Hard 4" for the studio.
The plot sounds dreadful. Too bad I first heard who the director was to think it can be salvaged. As someone once said, here is "hoping for the best"; even when there is no reason to have any.
John Stockwell could save this film. Hell, he could save anything Hollywood blushes at when the rest of us would just flush.
Die Hard 4: America Off-Line
What's Willis' next actioner about?
We've known for a while that Bruce Willis's fourth Die Hard film would involve technology. How, exactly, was a mystery, but AICN has shed some light on the story as it's shaping up. Warning: some minor spoilers follow:
Die Hard 4 (called 4.0 until recently) is about a sophisticated plot to take the United States' technological infrastructure offline over a period of three days, bringing the economy to a halt and causing bedlam. First, "minor" systems like traffic light networks start to fail. Then banking networks, utilities, and other important services start to fail. Lastly, the power grid itself is sabotaged. All using computers, of course.
While the perpetrators may at first seem to have a terrorist agenda, there could be other motives involved. Is there going to be a ransom demand? Is it a prelude to attack? Or is simple financial greed behind it all?
Enter John McClane — and his delinquent son John Jr., or "Jack G" as he goes by. Jack's just getting out of prison for computer-related crimes, and relations with his poor fatherly role-model are strained. However, the two of them are thrust into the midst of the excitement since, as it turns out, the cyber-criminals are using some of the same hacking tricks that landed Jack in jail. The government hopes to get things running again with Jack's help before the country plunges into a new Dark Age. However, it's not long before things go wrong, leaving McClane and son to fend for themselves.
Clearly, a much grander story in scope than the previous three Die Hard films has emerged here. If John McClane's heroics in saving a skyscraper, an airport, and the federal government's gold weren't impressive enough, this time he's trying to save the entire United States.
Die Hard 4 is currently targeting a release in 2007. Len Wiseman (Underworld, Underworld: Evolution) is likely going to direct.
i may or may not see this when it comes out.
So instead of crawling through ventilator shafts and blowing shit up, John McClane's going to spend the entire movie standing behind his son at a computer desk, having the story explained to him.
Die Hard 24 T2
Quote from: ©brad on June 05, 2006, 10:14:44 PM
i may or may not see this when it comes out.
Good job picking a side. It's too soon for me to ultimately judge. All my reservations above, the benefit of Die Hard 4 being made is that Bruce Willis is well aware of what elements of the past Die Hards were even good (the first one and Sam Jackson's performance in the third). So I'm inclined to hope (and even think) he has learned from those mistakes and that ten years of pickiness in screenplays has done some good for greenlighting this fourth Die Hard.
geez, i just bought the ultimate collection last week.
what a great batch of dvds. i'd watch this just to see what McClane does next.
"What man? Fuck the man!"
Quote from: Peelzebub on June 05, 2006, 10:28:08 PM
Die Hard 24 T2
Episode IV: The Re-Sequeling Electric Boogaloo
Quote from: The Gold Trumpet on June 05, 2006, 10:36:14 PM
All my reservations above, the benefit of Die Hard 4 being made is that Bruce Willis is well aware of what elements of the past Die Hards were even good (the first one and Sam Jackson's performance in the third). So I'm inclined to hope (and even think) he has learned from those mistakes and that ten years of pickiness in screenplays has done some good for greenlighting this fourth Die Hard.
Based on the description of the story, it looks like Bruce Willis is pickier with his bank statement than screenplays.
I really think we should all get together, take Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford hostage, and force them not to do their respective part 4's. With the exception of the James Bond series, I don't think there's been any film series that has delivered any reasonably entertaining installments after the third.
Quote from: hacker, texas sparrow on June 07, 2006, 01:01:48 PMWith the exception of the James Bond series, I don't think there's been any film series that has delivered any reasonably entertaining installments after the third.
Umm... Hellooo:
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Quote from: MacGuffin on June 07, 2006, 04:51:52 PM
Quote from: hacker, texas sparrow on June 07, 2006, 01:01:48 PMWith the exception of the James Bond series, I don't think there's been any film series that has delivered any reasonably entertaining installments after the third.
Umm... Hellooo:
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Between that and this:
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I stand corrected.
I just bought the trilogy and after watching them again, I thought the trilogy ended on a good note. McLaine kills all the Gruber sons (that the audience knows of anyway), stops quite the grand scheme, and there is a definate possibility he hooks back up with his wife. All in all a good conclusion. Die Hard 4.0 has officially entered my unwanted sequels list.
Whose playing McClane's kid in Die Hard 4?
Source: Moviehole
Our pals at IESB.net have confirmed that rising young star Justin Long is in final negotiations to star in the new "Die Hard" film.
Long, best known for his role on TV's "Ed" and the films "Jeepers Creepers" and "Accepted", would play John McClane's new sidekick in the film, tentatively titled "Die Hard 4.0".
There are various versions of the script around, but one constant seems to be the character of a young computer hacker, who assists McClane in his plight against cyber terrorists. Only difference being, in one draft, the character is actually McClane's son, John Jr. Recent rumours suggest that the character may have been tweaked though, and he's no longer related to the singlet-wearing copper. Whatever the case, this is the character that Long would be playing.
The film, likely to lens in Vancouver, will be helmed by "Underworld" director Len Wiseman.
'Die Hard' breaks 'Free' in '07
Source: Hollywood Reporter
20th Century Fox has set a title and a release date for the fourth installment of the "Die Hard" series.
The studio will go "yippee-kai-yay" with "Live Free or Die Hard" on June 29, pitting the action movie against the Pixar and Walt Disney Co. animated "Ratatouille," being directed by Brad Bird.
With Bruce Willis is reprising his role as John McClane, the story centers on an attack on the U.S.' computer infrastructure that begins to shut the country down. The mysterious figure behind the scheme has figured out every digital angle but never counts on an old-fashioned, "analog" McClane.
Len Wiseman ("Underworld") is directing.
The movie is scheduled to begin production next month.
Mark Bomback and Doug Richardson penned the screenplay, which at one point was titled "Die Hard 4.0."
Arnold Rifkin is producing the latest entry. The three "Die Hard" films have earned $740 million worldwide and influenced a generation of action filmmaking. The franchise also made then-TV actor Willis into a bona fide film star.
Hmm, sounds like a very right wing name.
Sounds like it will be set in New Hampshire.
Long, Maggie Q join Willis in "Die Hard"
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Justin Long and Asian actress Maggie Q are joining Bruce Willis in "Live Free or Die Hard," the fourth installment of the "Die Hard" series.
The 20th Century Fox project centers on an attack on the U.S.' computer infrastructure that begins to shut the country down. The mysterious figure behind the scheme has figured out every digital angle but never counts on an old-fashioned "analog" John McClane, played by Willis.
Long will play a smart, younger guy who assists McClane. Maggie Q will play a world-class hacker at odds with McClane.
Production begins this month. Len Wiseman ("Underworld") is directing.
Long, who appears in the popular Apple Computer ads as the Mac, most recently starred in the college comedy "Accepted."
Maggie Q might best be known for being a team member of Tom Cruise's spy unit in "Mission: Impossible III." She next appears in the comedy "Balls of Fury," with Christopher Walken and Dan Fogler, scheduled for release in January.
maggie ''show me an action franchise that's at least past it's second installment or a movie with christopher 'show me where to sign' walken'' q that is.
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Trailer here. (http://www.movie-list.net/exclusive/live-free-or-die-hard.mov)
Release Date: July 4th, 2007 (wide)
Cast: Bruce Willis (John McClane), Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maggie Q.
Director: Len Wiseman (Underworld, Underworld: Evolution)
Screenwriter: Mark Bomback (Godsend); rewrite by Doug Richardson (Hostage; cowriter of Bad Boys, Money Train, Die Hard 2: Die Harder)
Premise: When a criminal plot is in place to take down the entire computer and technological structure that supports the economy of the United States (and the world), it's up to a decidedly "old school" hero, police detective John McClane (Willis), to take down the conspiracy, aided by a young hacker (Long).
it's like one of those family guy flashbacks.
Justin Long is just funny...
It looks like complete drivel. But I'll probably go and see it.
The bit where the car nearly squishes them is quite cool.
Not knowing anything about the plot the trailer kind of reminded me of 16 Blocks but botoxed and loaded on some anabolic steroids.
They took the Die Hard movies and sprayed Michael Bay's feces all over it.
Contrary to the previous post, the part where they almost get crushed by the car is tired.
Will it be horrible?
Will I go see it?
Will I hate myself for seeing it afterwards?
The answer to all these questions is most likely, yeah.
What they should have done is made an Alien vs. Predator type movie with John McClane and Axel Foley. Get them both out of the way and maybe make something that's, if not entertaining, unusual enough to justify its existence.
???what happened to die hard???
Quote from: A Matter Of Chance on December 15, 2006, 02:11:31 PM
???what happened to die hard???
it got a sequel, then that got a sequel. and then for a long time nothing happened. until one day some genius got the idea that terrorist plots were "in" again and decided to cash in. with the modern action character archetype called a "hacker", the aim is to show the kids that even internet freedom has brutal, catastrophic, explosive consequences full of good old fashioned near-miss car stunts.. from which they need an equally old school archetype to protect them.
all these sequels are beginning to feel more and more like an animal in its last throes of life. like the leopard, the movie.
and instead of a question, if they changed that last line to "[why are you so calm?]
you act like you've done that kind of stuff before!" then his look would have been knowing and wise, instead of just smug and winky.
Quote from: Pubrick on December 16, 2006, 01:07:57 AM
and instead of a question, if they changed that last line to "[why are you so calm?] you act like you've done that kind of stuff before!" then his look would have been knowing and wise, instead of just smug and winky.
Son! You should be in pictures!!
I was watching Conan O'Brien last night. Stallone was on. He was talking about how action movies today have too much action and not enough emphasis on character. The fact that SYLVESTER STALLONE is saying this really puts in to perspective the sad state action is in these days.
I loved the first two Die Hards because at least McClane had the motivation to save his wife, so killing all those terrorists and saving the day has to be the ultimate romantic gesture, right? And doing it twice, no less! They're on the rocks in the first one and in part two it was nice to see that they were together still. Then the third one pops up and its like, oh shit! You're smacking your head. They're on the rocks again. She's barely mentioned, she's a voice on the phone in one scene, and McClane is only really saving the day this time around because the villain's brother from part I has a vendetta. So here comes part 4. My guess is the terrorists have nothing to do with him whatsoever and he's just fighting to prove something to himself and go the distance, even though he's old. Wait, the sounds like Rocky Balboa. Whatever. And anyway I'll be suprised if his wife has any more involvement in the story other than one line of dialogue in passing. "Well, when this is all over, maybe I'll patch things up with Holly," or some such shit.
And Justin Long wins the award for most out-of-place sidekick of the decade. What? Was the Dell dude unavailable? Was Jimmy Fallon recording a new CD? Jesus.
Did anybody think "tony scott" when that american flag waved its way along the building?
And more importantly, was it wrong for me to think that... 90's cheese.
Justin Long here reminds me of Shia LaBeouf in Constantine... what the fuck was his character there for and how can he ever be the type of guy who fights DEMONS?
It also reminded me of that, because the movie sucked... like this one probably will.
Derek, dont mess with Rocky Balboa! :boxing:
Quote from: kal on December 16, 2006, 05:24:07 PM
Derek, dont mess with Rocky Balboa! :boxing:
Seconded!
Stallone wrote the first Rocky, and that's proof to me that he knows character. Maybe he's since forgotten character, but now he seems genuinely reminded of the importance of that. Rocky Balboa certainly seems like it's honoring the character of Rocky. AND I WON'T STAND BY WHILE YOU TAINT SUCH PURE HEART AS THAT!
This Die Hard thing is completely different. The creative force behind the first Die Hard is not involved in this project, so there's no chance of recreating the magic, because the magic was never theirs. Plus the director and writers SUCK. Rocky Balboa, however, is the source going back to the source. It's the real deal muthafucka!
Sorry, I just came back from running so I have maybe some extra adrenaline going or something. But still, I stick by all of that.
Wow, who would've thought? I struck a nerve with Rocky. But anyway, don't get me wrong, I'm still totally excited for both Rocky Balboa and Live Free or Die Hard.
Quote from: overmeunderyou on December 16, 2006, 05:18:24 PM
Did anybody think "tony scott" when that american flag waved its way along the building?
And more importantly, was it wrong for me to think that... 90's cheese.
VERY wrong for you to think Tony Scott. :evil:
Quote from: othersparrow on December 15, 2006, 08:16:07 AM
They took the Die Hard movies and sprayed Michael Bay's feces all over it.
My interest is invested in this project, so I'll comment.
I'm worried about the director and writers, but I'm not completely worried yet about the trailer. It is a very early trailer and is only focused on the effects so this movie could be doing what Casino Royale did: multiply all the effects in a movie to a two minute trailer to advertise something that it will not be. This Die Hard could be a reduction of effects to a more ardent storyline. Willis has been promoting a return of the franchise to what originally made it successful. I'm glad he bad mouths the other two movies. They are pretty bad. I just wonder if this film will be him giving into the pressure of remaining a star and accepting an easy success or really getting the fourth entry he's been waiting for.
The one bad part of the trailer: When Long asks Willis if he has ever done this before and he keeps his cool face on. The first one was successful because it played up the humbleness of the average cop going all out. Now the average cop that MaClaine was has become another prototype of the Steve McQueen legacy.
i just can't believe John McClane is bald. :shock:
Quote from: The Gold Trumpet on December 17, 2006, 06:54:21 PM
My interest is invested in this project, so I'll comment.
I'm worried about the director and writers, but I'm not completely worried yet about the trailer. It is a very early trailer and is only focused on the effects so this movie could be doing what Casino Royale did: multiply all the effects in a movie to a two minute trailer to advertise something that it will not be. This Die Hard could be a reduction of effects to a more ardent storyline. Willis has been promoting a return of the franchise to what originally made it successful. I'm glad he bad mouths the other two movies. They are pretty bad. I just wonder if this film will be him giving into the pressure of remaining a star and accepting an easy success or really getting the fourth entry he's been waiting for.
The one bad part of the trailer: When Long asks Willis if he has ever done this before and he keeps his cool face on. The first one was successful because it played up the humbleness of the average cop going all out. Now the average cop that MaClaine was has become another prototype of the Steve McQueen legacy.
that's silly, die hard 2 was almost exactly like die hard 1, and die hard 3, while it rambled on a bit, was a lot like the other die hards as well. I think every renewed franchise's promise of "returning to the roots" is as bullshit as every comicbook movie vowing to be as gritty as the original. those are just dubious mea-culpas aimed to edify some sort of presumed sanctity in commercial success. capturing original magic in subsequent sequels is bullshit and always will be, even porn stars know that.
I believe there are signficant differences. In the first Die Hard, the first action sequence takes 15 minutes longer to appear than any of the sequels. The first Die Hard is better detailed to encompassing the events of a terrorist take over than any of the sequels. The sequels focus more on MaClane and his hero status and general details. Also, there are only two significant explosians in the first one (the bomb MaClane makes and the destruction of the rooftop) while the sequels, especially the third, are more littered with explosians and over the top sequences. An early sequence of MaClane dodging bullets from every terrorist in Part II is especially unbelievable and unworthy of only being an early action sequence. The first Die Hard develops the action to get bigger gradually and makes the stunts more believable. The third Die Hard has one great sequence where MaClane wears a racist billboard in Harlem but then the stunts get quickly outrageous after that scene.
I believe there are other major differences, but generally, the first is exceptional for sticking to the realities of a terrorist situation and developing the action around that scenario. I felt the sequels depended on the action sequences and the story and scenario only came second.
worst thing about this movie is that he's bald now. even if he doesn't have the hair to back it up, willis shoulda worn a wig. john maclane is not a tough guy by choice, he shouldn't look like a badass mofo.
Kevin Smith Lives Free and Dies Hard?
Source: Moviehole
In a new chapter in his award winning web blog series, Smith has revealed that he shot scenes for the upcoming Die Hard film.
"For five days, I acted opposite Bruce Willis in this summer's "Live Free or Die Hard," writes Smith as a teaser.
Smith plays the closed mouth character Silent Bob along side Jason Mewes in Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks 2. Recently Smith has been lured to casting sessions. His first big supporting role in a feature film he didn't direct or produce comes in Catch and Release, which will hit theaters in early 2007, and it was just announced that Smith will voice one of the comedic characters in the computer generated Ninja Turtles movie TMNT. Smith also just filmed a part in a new television Pilot for Showtime called Manchild.
As for Smith's role in Live Free or Die Hard, we're going to have to wait and see.
Live Free or Die Hard hits theaters on July 4th 2007.
International Trailer here. (http://www.filmz.ru/traler/diehard40/livefreeordiehard_inttrailer_640x350.mov)
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So they're going back to 4.0? Or is this an early promotional poster?
Quote from: jacksparrow on February 28, 2007, 01:42:27 PM
So they're going back to 4.0? Or is this an early promotional poster?
Domestic has the Live Free... title. International is going with the 4.0.
Right, because the rest of the world has no idea what freedom is... gotcha. :salute:
Quote from: MacGuffin on February 28, 2007, 02:24:43 PM
Quote from: jacksparrow on February 28, 2007, 01:42:27 PM
So they're going back to 4.0? Or is this an early promotional poster?
Domestic has the Live Free... title. International is going with the 4.0.
Quote from: jacksparrow on February 28, 2007, 03:16:43 PM
Right, because the rest of the world has no idea what freedom is... gotcha. :salute:
Haha, I thought that at first but in order to identify this flim as a sequel, at least in spanish the translation of LFoDH can't apply the way Die Hard was translated, so maybe it has to do with that, also not the majority of ppl are aware like us of these sequels being made until they see a trailer in a movie theater.
Die Hard in spanish was translated as Hard to Kill (Duro de Matar) or Tough to Kill could be too, so Live Free would be like Vive Libre o Muere Duro, that doesn't make a direct connection with the franchise, so I guess that's it or maybe they're right and we don't know what freedom is. :yabbse-undecided:
New Die Hard retitled
Source: Moviehole
They say – due to both McDonalds and the fact that our leaders are closer than cooks – Australia is basically in bed with America. Not true on all accounts, it seems.
Yet another big-time U.S movie is about to renamed for Down Under audiences. "Live Free or Die Hard" will now be . . . "Throw another McClane on the barbie".
I kid, I kid...
It's actually going to release here as "Die Hard 4.0", FOX has confirmed.
Yep, the films original title. Seems Twentieth Century Fox will only be releasing – from the sounds – the film under the title "Live Free or Die Hard" in the states ... since they're the ones that fully understand the play-on-words-name there.
I actually quite liked "Live Free or Die Hard" . . . but I guess I understand why its being released under '4.0' in Australia – its for the same reason they retitled "XXX 2 : State of the Union" to "XXX 2 : the Next Level" here : We just 'won't' get it. Or so they think.
A title change for Australia is nothing new ... I can't tell you how many movies there are in my DVD Tower that I own two copies of... only each copy has a different title.
For example : "Shoot to Kill" was renamed "Deadly Pursuit" (which I actually prefer) here; "Point of No Return" (which I own on DVD; Region 1) was retitled "The Assassin" here (which I don't own); the Ed O'Neill comedy "Dutch" was renamed "Driving Me Crazy" here; Jennifer Garner starrer "13 Going on 30" (which I picked up at 20/20 video in Los Angeles on DVD fairly cheaply) was released as "Suddenly 30" here; The Paul Walker thriller "Joyride" was renamed "Roadkill" here; and more recently, FOX decided to retitle "Garfield : A Tale of Two Kitties" to simply, "Garfield 2" for down under audiences. It made a big difference. Heh.
Anyway, "Die Hard 4.0", that's what McClane's latest jaunt's called down under. Like it or Lump it.
Quote from: MacGuffin on March 12, 2007, 07:41:15 PM
FOX decided to retitle "Garfield : A Tale of Two Kitties" to simply, "Garfield 2" for down under audiences.
to fox's credit, the new title was found in Dickens' original script notes.
New Trailer here. (http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1568344&sdm=web&qtw=480&qth=300)
Fuck, I'm watching this for nostalghia only.
why not for solyaris?
Live Free or Die Hard
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Len Wiseman may have cut his fangs on vampire flicks like Underworld, but he grew up watching John McClane rough up a procession of Teutonic bad guys — and when he was given a chance to direct the fourth Die Hard installment, he wasn't about to let it suck. So when he laid eyes on an early draft of the script, he called for a serious overhaul. ''On page 30, John McClane goes into the police department and says, 'What can I do to help?''' says Wiseman. ''That's not John McClane! John McClane is, 'Why the hell do I have to be here?'''
That ear for the character was just a bonus. It was Wiseman's style that won him the fourth Die Hard movie. Bruce Willis himself hand-picked him to direct after watching Underworld: Evolution with his daughters — and Wiseman swiftly developed a plot that fit in neatly with the franchise's history. The story finds McClane goaded into action against terrorists after a member of his family gets herself into trouble — and since wifey had been down that road in the first two flicks, it's time for his daughter (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) to have a date with a baddie.
And what a baddie he is: Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant signed on as a disgruntled government employee-turned-cyberterrorist. If this sounds like peculiarly digital territory for the decidedly analog McClane, that's because it is. After all, it's been 12 years since Willis saved New York in Die Hard With a Vengeance. ''A lot of time has passed, and the world's different,'' says Olyphant. ''There's a generation gap between the hero and the villain. You get the impression John McClane's still using snail mail.''
Left to his own devices — fisticuffs and firearms, mostly — McClane might not be a match for Olyphant's evil geek. Fortunately, Justin Long (Accepted; those ubiquitous Mac ads) is along for the ride as a wisecracking computer whiz who helps McClane navigate cyberspace. ''If I'm hacking away at something, I'm the hero,'' says Long. ''But once the action starts, I'm like the water boy waiting for him to come off the field and shower him with praise. A lot of 'Holy s---!' and 'Jesus Christ!' ''
I saw this tonight, and i really gotta say...
Bravo! Bravo to bruce willis. bravo to living free. bravo to YIPEE KA YAY MOTH-(gun bang), bravo to Mclane's witty, smart and cool sidekick: JUSTIN LONG!!!.Bravo for VERY careful ADR sessions and sound editing. bravo to the COOLEST bad guy ever: timothy olyphant! Bravo to shooting all of timothy olyphants scenes in one day. bravo to a great climax, bravo to breaking the 180. bravo to snickers, bravo to KEVIN SMITH'S AWESOME CAMEO! bravo to Mclane's baldness. bravo for mac's. Bravo for sequels. :bravo:
is that sarcasm? I want to know.
It's shit. Die Hard should be gritty, but this, of course*, looks super slick. Willis plays himself playing McClane. I don't care who Justin Long plays. Blah. I love Die Hard and Die Hard With A Vengeance, two great films, but haven't seen Die Harder in ages so I dunno how this holds up to that.
Props to Marco Beltrami who tried tried to infuse a bit of Die Hard feeling by borrowing some cues from the first one, but he just drove home the fact that the slick shit you're watching has nothing to do with that film. The music actually manages to show how, in the first film, though the situation is tense, there's a sense of the people actually being in it, walking around; McClane exploring the building, quiet talking scenes. It's use of lensflares gives a sense of a world where the camera "intrudes" and has to film what's already there, whereas in Live Free, everything seems dictated by the camera, and it's characters seem caged in by the calculated slickness (and a shit script). Which of course is symptomatic of pretty much every action film, but the gap between DH 1 and DH 4 shows it perfectly. The music gets no breathing room, and moody cues lifted from DH 1 shows the total lack of mood in 4.
And there's a thousand more reasons this is shit. Rise to the occasion, name 'em.
*Len Wiseman? Who the fuck thought Len Wiseman and Die Hard was a good match?
i thought it was brilliant.
It's the worst Die Hard yet. Some of the formulas from the other Die Hards are here, but this is a condensed version of those films. I thought Vengeance was pretty bad for having little story and character in between the explosians but the new goes even further for having little story to it. MaClane's back history and characterization gets very few nods. The film references the other films in the series, but treats his heroics and escapes from death with little identity. Most of this film is on auto pilot.
It reminds me of Under Seige 2: Dark Territory. Same scenario as far as villian and situation are concerned and same problems as far as storytelling goes. That sequel took the Casey Ryback formula and just exploited it. The idea for the sequel is that if the granduer of the threat is increased, like taking down the capital or the country through computerized means, the story is a worthy follow up to the disaster the heroes faced in the original because this new scenario is more dangerous. It's not true. It just makes the story less believable and more ridiculous because the filmmakers are really reaching to try to include average heroics in overbloated ideas for how to destroy the world. The Bond franchise just made a living out of it, but Die Hard and Under Seige isn't Bond. It's talented men in the wrong situations. Not hired professionals sent out to the save the world everyday. Forcing the storylines together is really hard.
But of course these are just dumb action movies, but dumb action movies need to improve on the qualities that made their originals so good. The original Die Hard had excellent amounts of realism and pacing added to the action exploits. The characters were good and their situations were well handled and the amount of humor added gave the story flavor. I admit I enjoyed parts of the new Die Hard, but it was based on nostalgia for the original. Bruce Willis is a talented action hero. He startd out in comedy and brought the right persona to John MaClane. Nobody else could have done it. Until he commits himself to a better story that makes more sense for his character, I don't see how the franchise will get better. This one was pretty awful.
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The way MaClane killed the last bad guy was awesome. Shooting himself in the shoulder to shoot him in the heart was a true Die Hard esque idea.
I pretty much agree with GT on this one. It has that autopilot feel despite some fun stunts. It's a product, not really much of a movie. And at almost 2 and a half hours, that can become tedious. The last 30 minutes in particular feels far too stretched out.
But due to the critical acclaim and strong word of mouth, this might not be the end of the series.
Yippie-ki-yay, motherfucker.
This is the worst of the series. It feels less like a Die Hard film even though it keeps making nods to the previous movies. The biggest problem is a weak villian. A bad guy should never be upstaged by his henchmen, but here Maggie Q manages to do so and was the best part of the flick. She was the bad-ass, not Olyphant. In fact, Olyphant's decisions kept being second-guessed and questioned by his computer geek cronie. That's the sign of a guy not in power.
The action scenes were nothing special and contained a lot of "Yeah, right" factors even for a mindless action film. One scene felt like a combination of the SUV in the tree and the motor-home on the cliff sequences from the first two Jurassic Parks.
I wanted to shoot myself watching this, it reminded me of how bad Spiderman 3 was. This summer is really sucking for movies, but then again, I seem to be watching the worst ones all the time.
Anyone else notice the poor audio dubbing job? or bad footage cuts from one character style, to another and back again?
i would never say this was a good movie but i had a fuckin blast watching it. sometimes you just gotta let the dumb shit wash over you. and it's a good opportunity to bust out some rad internet jokes.
I liked this!
This is what summer blockbusters are. It was full with cool stunts, some of them ridiculous but not more than other movies. It was funny. It was entertaining. It was simple... went right into the story and it was straightforward.
In a summer full of shit, this was actually a movie I enjoyed and I was not bored or falling asleep in the theatre (Transformers, Pirates, Spidey).
this was shit, and it's sad because the fire sale thing sounded like a terrific setup for an action movie. instead it's uncle bruce all the time. zzzZZZzzz it's as if a genie gave me a very useful superpower and i wasted it with irreverent stuff. blockbusters, can't live with them, can't kill 'em.
Quote from: kal on July 07, 2007, 08:39:07 PM
I liked this!
This is what summer blockbusters are. It was full with cool stunts, some of them ridiculous but not more than other movies. It was funny. It was entertaining. It was simple... went right into the story and it was straightforward.
In a summer full of shit, this was actually a movie I enjoyed and I was not bored or falling asleep in the theatre (Transformers, Pirates, Spidey).
I felt exactly the same way. Although I was hoping for a bigger bang at the end and Tim O. wasnt as menacing as I'd liked him to be and like mac said the part in the elevator was very reminecent of the jurassic park scene.
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20th Century Fox has announced the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Live Free and Die Hard on 11/20. There will be THREE versions on DVD, including single-disc PG-13 and Unrated editions (SRP $29.98 each), as well as an Unrated Two-Disc Edition (SRP $34.98). Strangely, it seems that the Blu-ray Disc version will contain only the PG-13 version (SRP $39.98) - a revelation that has many Blu-ray fans up in arms (it's basic common sense that anyone who's going to pay extra for the Blu-ray wants the unrated cut too). The single-disc DVDs will contain Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, audio commentary by Bruce Willis, director Len Wiseman and editor Nicolas De Toth, the Guyz Nite' Die Hard music video and a behind-the-scenes featurette on the video. The two-disc set will add the 10-part Analog Hero in a Digital World: Making of Live Free or Die Hard documentary, the Yippee-Ki-Yay Mother F*****! featurette, the Fox Movie Channel Presents Fox Legacy video and the film's theatrical trailer. The Blu-ray version will feature AVC encoded 1080p video, DTS HD Lossless 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, the Black Hat Intercept! BD-Java game, D-Box compatibility, several high-def trailers and all the standard-definition DVD extras (save again for the uncut version of the film - we'll confirm that with the studio).
Quote from: I Love a Magician on July 04, 2007, 01:58:10 AM
sometimes you just gotta let the dumb shit wash over you.
Indeed. This is definitely the worst of the series but it's not terrible on its own. However, I think renting it from netflix and watching it on my new TV and the 5.1 rattling the floor versus paying $11 to see it in a theatre might have softened me up to it. I really should have hated this movie but I can't quite bring myself to. It's one of the more illogical movies I've seen in recent memory (seriously, why send out a team to upload a program to arm the C4 you installed in a computer to kill a hacker? Just kill him!), the story is lazy, Olyphant was a shitty villain, and they (meaning the writers, director, and Willis) only half-tried with McClane's character. I liked that they tried to show the weight of his past on him but other than knowing that it's John McClane, you wouldn't know it was John McClane. Everything we love about him is gone except his sense of elation when he kills bad guys.
But there are a few good action sequences in there and it is entertaining throughout; that's not a big recommendation but the best I can say for it is that, if Transformers was as passable as this, I wouldn't have protested. It's just not a Die Hard movie. It would be another one of those Bruce Willis movies that makes you wish he'd make another Die Hard if it wasn't for the fact that it
is another Die Hard.
have you guys seen the commercials for this that have that rockin' Die Hard song in them? the guy who sings that used to work with me and left to pursue his band Guyz Nite when they got this Die Hard deal. have i already told you this?
Quote from: modage on November 21, 2007, 10:31:23 AMhave you guys seen the commercials for this that have that rockin' Die Hard song in them? the guy who sings that used to work with me and left to pursue his band Guyz Nite when they got this Die Hard deal. have i already told you this?
The DVD comes with their video and a 5 minute interview. I lasted 30 seconds; around the time they started singing about nachos. It's like the Jackass guys formed a band.
yeah they're a pretty ridiculous 80's jokerock band formed by a former frat dude. i went to see them once though and it was funny as shit. i can't believe how much they got paid by fox for that song.
Quote from: IN SPAR_ROWS on November 21, 2007, 09:48:01 AM
It's just not a Die Hard movie.
This is exactly what kept me from really enjoying this. I think I probably would have hated it more in the theater... this is one case of an "unrated" version actually being different... even though I didn't see the rated version, it was probably just what they had before they were forced to cut it down to get the PG-13.
I had fun in parts, but would have liked it a lot more if it hadn't been a Die Hard movie.