McClane eventually has a great battle with the Asian girl, and though she bests him with her martial arts skills, McClane ends up the winner as he drops an SUV on her in an elevator shaft (please, don’t ask me how), and this sets Gabriel into revenge mode, and this means a kidnapping of Lucy that will lead to a final showdown.
One might be hoping for a “Happy trails, Hans” ending, but that is not in the cards. McClane foolishly walks into a trap (I can almost hear him as Hartigan in Sin City calling himself a stupid old man) and almost loses to Gabriel, but a couple of quick moves by Lucy and Matt turn the tide. But when McClane takes out Gabriel he barely manages to utter the iconic line, and even loses the last part of the phrase (remember, this film is not rated "R") since he has shot himself in the process (again, it's better not to ask how).
I still think the first film of the series was the best, with the third film Die Hard with a Vengeance coming in number two, this one coming in number three, and the second film, Die Hard 2, being my least favorite. Many years ago, the first Die Hard promised to blow us out of the back of the theater. That was true then and I wish I could say it was true now, but Live Free or Die Hard is simply good ridiculous fun, and in this summer season featuring less than satisfying sequels like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and Spider-Man 3, that is just fine by me.
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Article comments
1 - Blank Czech
Great Movie! A breath of fresh air in the dying movie industry. Even though Bruce is getting older than dirt, he's still one hell of an actor.
2 - Victor Lana
Yes, you're absolutely right. THe key point here is how Willis can carry a film. He's a presence and I don't know many youngerr actors about whom I can say the same thing (except, perhaps, Kiefer Sutherland).