I think Die Hard is the best action movie of all time. Die Hard 2: Die Harder is a step down but still fun and Die Hard With a Vengeance is over the top and fun and I have a special appreciation for it. Live Free or Die Hard is the worst kind of movie, not good and not bad enough, just mediocre. It just lays there like a dead fist.
In fact the movie bears little resemblance to any of the other outings in the series. Other than the fact that Bruce Willis' dry humor is intact and he still get the shit beat out of him, this doesn't even feel like a Die Hard film. It's just like any other run of the mill action feature.
The one compliment I can give the movie is that I thought Justin Long's character would be annoying and distracting but he isn't, he actually holds his own. Faint praise, I know. And as mentioned before Willis' humor and his likability as John McClane adds to something, just not enough.
The movie also features the single dumbest jet pilot in the history of film. Just ridiculous and it really took me out of the movie during the whole action sequence.
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