Twelve years after Die Hard with a Vengeance, the third and previous film in the Die Hard franchise, Live Free or Die Hard finds John McClane (Bruce Willis) a few years older, not any happier, and just as kick-ass as ever. Right after he has a fight with his college-age daughter (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a call comes in to pick up a hacker (Justin Long, a.k.a. the "Apple guy") who might help the FBI learn something about a brief security blip in their systems. Now any Die Hard fan knows that this is when the assassins with foreign accents and high-powered weaponry show up, telling McClane that once again he's stumbled into an assignment that's anything but routine. Once that wreckage has cleared, it is revealed that the hacker is only one of many hackers who are being targeted for extermination after they helped set up a "fire sale," a three-pronged cyberattack designed to bring down the entire country by crippling its transportation, finances, and utilities. That plan is now being put into action by a mysterious team (Timothy Olyphant, Deadwood, and Maggie Q, Mission: Impossible 3) that seems to be operating under the government's noses.

Live Free or Die Hard uses some of the cat-and-mouse elements of Die Hard with a Vengeance along with some of the pick-'em-off-one-by-one elements of the now-classic original movie. And it's the most consistently enjoyable installment of the franchise since the original, with eye-popping stunts (directed by Len Wiseman of the Underworld franchise), good humor, and Willis's ability to toss off a quip while barely alive. There was some controversy over the film's PG-13 rating--there might be less blood than usual, and McClane's famous tag line is somewhat obscured--but there's still has plenty of action and a high body count. Yippee-ki-ay! --David Horiuchi

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Not Enough Cursing is a Complaint???

What is going on in our society when people are complaining that there aren't enough curse words in a movie?Seeing some of the reviews for the "finally" rated pg-13 Die Hard,has got my head spinning.You know,there are alot of people(including myself)who really don't like cussing,don't use it and aren't impressed by people who do.The best movies aim to reach the widest possible audience and most of the time,they're the most successful.I applaud the efforts to finally bring the adventures of John McClane to the many,instead of just those who enjoy swearing.I hope any success it's had has helped Hollywood rethink on what the tools for success are in action movies.I've heard too many times that profanity means that it's more realistic.In a way that's true as our society is,for some reason,becoming more accepting to vulgarity.But that doesn't somehow make it good,making it also good to glorify it in movies.I'm obviously not gonna get into reviewing the movie or the disc as others have seen fit to do that.My conviction here is to be the other side of the "not enough cussing",discussion for those who need to know that there are others who feel the same as well.Hope this helps someone.

Awsome Movie

After watching this movie on my new 46' samsung i have to say it shows off what 1080p is all about the sound is just astonishing... when one of the explosions went off i was scared my home wasn't going to stay together... if you wanna see what Blu Ray is all about this movie is the one to get .

Blu-Ray Version Doesn't Work?

I have a Samsung DLP Hi-Def TV and a Samsung Blu-Ray DVD player. All Blu-Ray movies I have rented or purchased work fine in my set-up. However, neither the rented Blu-Ray nor the purchased (at Amazon) Blu-Ray "Live Free or Die Hard" movie works on my set-up. Any one have any ideas?