I believe the original Die Hard is one of the all-time classic bits of action cinema, but have no high hopes for the fourth film in the franchise, because, well, I have an ounce of common sense. It’s going to suck like the vacuum of space. Beyond that, all I will say is:
a) “Internet Terrorists” = Lame. Alan Rickman’s gloriously Eurotrashy Hans Gruber would have hung their nerdy hides out to dry.
b) It’s a shame John McTiernan’s not doing it. Even Die Hard with a Vengeance was pretty good until the script finally fell apart completely in the last third.
c) This is only notionally a Die Hard film. Bruce Willis could be anybody: he’s John McClane only because the Die Hard brand has more name recognition than any of his other franchises. If Striking Distance was his biggest hit, this would be Striking Distance 2: Strike Further. At least Renny Harlin’s first sequel was recognisably a partner for the first film, with the same characters and some continuity of premise.
d) Live Free or Die Hard may be the worst title since, well, Die Hard 2: Die Harder.
So, the trailer that prompted these thoughts:
And, with a nod to Jaime J. Weinman, Ben Stiller’s take from The Ben Stiller Show, nearly 15 years ago.