Die Hard 4

As the porcelain pundit, I figure its my duty to post on movies, especially the a sequel to the blogs name sake. Gotta flush away the crap, you know?

I really enjoyed the movie. It was amazing what a difference 12 years from the last Die Hard movie can do in terms of CGI and special effects. Just like all the other Die Hard movies, this one was full of unbelievable things that warrant a Mythbusters. For example, shooting a fire extinguisher to cause it to explode and blow some one out the window. All the normal stuff was there too - bombs, automatic weapons, car chases, etc.

There weren't too many references to the past movies. Holly McClane was not even mentioned, but her daughter had a slight role towards the beginning and at the end as a hostage. She did do the bit where she says her last name is Gennaro at first in anger towards her dad, but later changes it back to McClane when he saves the day. He did bring up the fact that he had done this kind of thing before, but made no references to Nakkatomi, the Washington Airport, or NYC.

The PG-13 rating did seem to hamper the character of McClane a little bit. He was still very witty and sarcastic, but noticably more subdued. He appeared to have grown up a little bit since Die Hard 3. He did not drink or smoke in this one, which was a noticable abscence for McClane. He did manage to squeeze in the famous Yipee-yi-yea Mother ****** though.

He did however, almost tear up when he spoke about being a hero. A little lame, but not romance so I decided to stay in the theatre and finish the movie out - especially since it was $8.50 to get in.

Go see this movie. You'll enjoy it.