June 28, 2007
Take a sneak peek
The first eight minutes of the new Die Hard movie (Live Free or Die Hard) look like a classic mindless Summer shoot 'em up, with Bruce Willis back as New York Detective John McClane.
It wasn't the first time I watched Die Hard, but the best time I had watching the original flick in the series was in the crews' mess aboard a battleship -- the USS New Jersey (BB-62) -- with a contingent of Marines, somewere in the Pacific.
They were [ahem] appreciative and enthusiastic.
The second flick, Die Hard2: Die Harder, had a great subtitle, as well as future Republican (kinda-sorta) presidential candidate Fred Dalton Thompson in a small role as the airport chief of operations.
The third was forgettable, despite Samuel L. Jackson's presence.
As for the new entry in the series, I must admit being a bit taken aback by Willis' chrome dome; it's an in-your-face reminder of how many years have passed since audiences first cheered to "Yipee-ki-yay, Motherf@#*er!" Willis was only 31 when he filmed Die Hard in 1987 -- a relative kid breaking free from the sitcom world.
Man, how time -- and a good cinema villain -- flies.
Posted by Mike Lief at June 28, 2007 11:54 PM
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