DIE HARD 4.0 Film Review - 14/7/07

Bruce Willis blasts back on top form in this resoundingly destructive sequel in the series and drags along Justin Long ("Dodgeball") as a computer hacker the bad guys want dead from the start! Blistering gunfire, havoc and destruction, bullets peppering walls as explosions blow followed by car chases, fights and stunts and general mayhem as Bruce just pummels the shit out of the bad guys as an older and wiser version of his original character. Numerously titled with several versions the one they seemed to decide to go with was "Die Hard 4.0" in an aptly timed tale of cyber-terrorism that really pushes the "What if..." button hard. Directed by Len Wiseman (Of "Underworld" fame) the action is pretty much full-on from start to finish and 2 hours of gunplay and big bangs just flies by with this edge-of-your-seat fingernail chewer amidst the sea of popcorn. With all the trademarks in place roll on "Die Hard 5" and I'm looking forward to a packed double-discer on DVD when "Die Hard 4.0" is out to compliment my 6-disc set of the original trilogy.