[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. Tries to keep Die Hard series up to date with McClane fighting criminal hackers, Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020. John McClane uses old-school ways to frustrate a hi-tech hacker. 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. ", "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'? 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. Die Hard 4.0 was released with no cuts made and the cinema version (i.e. John McClane (Bruce Willis) is ordered to pick up a youth hacker (Justin Long) who's targeted by cyber-terrorists led by Thomas Gabriel and Mai Linh (Timothy Olyphant & Maggie Q). In some cases, alternate profanity-free dialogue was shot and used or swearing was cut out in post-production to reduce profanity. 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. 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. Early into the film's DVD commentary, both Wiseman and Willis note a preference for the title Die Hard 4.0. The film was based on the 1997 article "A Farewell to Arms" written for Wired magazine by John Carlin. 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 (2007) "The old school cop is back!" I just saw it last week. 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. Her pony tail has come undone and her hair is a big mess. The franchise "Die-hard" was based on an ALMOST BELIEVABLE story in the FIRST Die Hard movie. Warlock identifies the piece of code Farrell wrote for Linh as a means to access data at a Social Security Administration building at Woodlawn, Maryland. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. Gabriel then takes Farrell and Lucy with him as his team flees. [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. Her hair is now neatly combed and back in a pony tail. Meanwhile, Gabriel orders his crew of hackers to take over transportation grids and the stock market, while nationally broadcasting a threatening message to the U.S. government. I give this movie 10 stars on a scale of one to five. Roll on Die Hard 5 - In Russia no less. Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020. Continuity mistake: When John and Mai are fighting at the power plant, John tosses Mai up against a glass board. [48] The Blu-ray release features the PG-13 theatrical cut which runs at 128 minutes, while the Collector's Edition DVD includes both the unrated and theatrical versions. Added this film to my collection now i got them all. AKA: Die Hard: Tears of the Sun, Die Hard 4.0, WW3.com, Die Hard-4, Die Hard 4. By Jared Keller March 28, 2021 Definately on par with the first 3 films. The writing for this movie was completely and utterly terrible, from the predictable lines to re-used action shots. [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. Sung Kang makes an appearance as Raj, a desk officer of FBI's cyber division. He is thrown out of a window, but comes back, crashing a car through a wall and hitting his opponent. Although Live Free or Die Hard is known internationally as Die Hard 4.0, the truth is that Die Hard was never really a bona fide series. How on earth they made and filmed the numerous action scenes is beyond me. The final view of the shot overlays the two takes, with added CGI for the debris and moving rotor blades. Live Free or Die Hard (opening June 27 from Twentieth Century Fox) is the fourth installment of the popular Die Hard franchise. [31][32] On its opening weekend Live Free or Die Hard made $33.3 million ($48.3 million counting Wednesday and Thursday). Summary: In a season overflowing with CGI Fantasy, Live Free or Die Hard gets real - with real action, real humor and a relatable everyman hero: John McClane. That's a studio decision that is becoming more and more common, because they’re trying to reach a broader audience. 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. Due to the film's non-linear production schedule, these stitches can accidentally be seen in the scene where McClane first delivers Farrell to Bowman. Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.. John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. Willis personally paid the hotel bills for Rippenkroeger's parents and visited him a number of times at the hospital. Matt O'Leary appears as Clay, a hacker who unwittingly gives Gabriel a code, allowing his house to be destroyed. 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. Don't get me wrong, I laughed enough at this to add 20 years to my life. If anyone gets around to inventing a time machine let me know, I want my time back. It has to be embedded in some kind of practical reality in order to give it that edge of being a Die Hard. Gabriel taps into their connection and reveals that he has located McClane's estranged daughter, Lucy, whom he kidnaps. Nevertheless really good. 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. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2020. [23], Throughout filming, between 200 and 250 stunt people were used. [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. 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. All films have been re-rated 15 uncut. 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! "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. 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". [14], For the visual effects used throughout the film, actor Bruce Willis and director Len Wiseman stated that they wanted to use a limited amount of computer-generated imagery (CGI). After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the project was stalled, only to be resurrected several years later and rewritten into Live Free or Die Hard by Doug Richardson and eventually by Mark Bomback. Live Free or Die Hard. Fans of the previous Die Hard films will not be disappointed. 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. ", "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?! The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die". The film briefly switches to the PG-13 version in the airbag scene; McClane's strong language is missing from this sequence (although international DVD releases of the unrated version are unaffected). "[38] On the television show Ebert & Roeper, film critic Richard Roeper and guest critic Katherine Tulich gave the film "two thumbs up", with Roeper stating that the film is "not the best or most exciting Die Hard, but it is a lot of fun" and that it is his favorite among the Die Hard sequels. But we still made a pretty hardcore, smashmouth film. McClane and Farrell kill the team, and Linh falls to her death following a struggle with McClane. ", "Nakatomi Plaza: Die Hard Collection [Blu-ray]", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_Free_or_Die_Hard&oldid=1010076070, Films based on newspaper and magazine articles, Articles with dead external links from May 2017, Wikipedia articles needing factual verification from October 2018, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from October 2019, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 March 2021, at 17:47. 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. [18], Filming for Live Free or Die Hard started in downtown Baltimore, Maryland on September 23, 2006. This item: Live Free Or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink by Sean Hannity Hardcover $13.90 Only 1 left in stock - order soon. McClane and Farrell then travel by helicopter to the home of hacker Frederick "Warlock" Kaludis. Nemesis Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) is a former Department of Defense superstar upset that his warnings about a vulnerable security system and imminent "information war" … Farrell recognizes this as the start of a "fire sale", a cyber attack designed to disable the nation's infrastructure. All aboard the fun train, leave logic at the station. This isn't quite as gung ho as the others. How ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ revealed an actual problem with the F-35 "I was really struck by the fact that they predicted the F-35 getting hacked." [26][27] He also said that this film was the best of the four: "It's unbelievable. Live Free Or Die Hard was the fourth in the series still featuring Bruce Willis as Detective John McClane. 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. Watch Live Free Or Die Hard | Full Movie | Disney+. On the Fourth of July weekend, an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. Travelling or based outside United States? Additional characters include Gabriel's henchmen: Chris Palmero as Del, Andrew Friedman as Casper and Bryon Weiss as Robinson. The film made $134.5 million domestically, and $249.0 million overseas, for a total of $383.5 million, making it the twelfth highest grossing film of 2007. [18] When a F-35 jet is chasing McClane on the freeway, a miniature model and a full-size prop were both built to assist in digitally adding the jet into the scene. 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. 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. 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). 2 behind Evan Almighty, at the U.S. box office and made $9.1 million in its first day of release in 3,172 theaters, the best opening day take of any film in the Die Hard series (not taking inflation into account). To date, it is the most succes… Obviously the first Die Hard was the best one out of the series and possibly the best action movie of its time. 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. [16] In the same sequence, John McClane destroys a helicopter that several of Gabriel's henchman are riding in by ramming it with a car. Roeper also remarked, "Willis is in top form in his career-defining role. Live Free or Die Hard. 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 … The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. 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. 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. Rippenkroeger suffered broken bones in his face, several broken ribs, a punctured lung, and fractures in both wrists. 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. 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. "[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." 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. 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