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Re: Die Hard 4 in the works.
Caught the midnight showing, and didn't have any problems staying awake for the film. It's a tad long, with a few lulls here and there, but overall, a pretty good time at the movies. The stunt work is nuts at times (very glad to see a lot of old fashion stunt work, too), and the camerawork was also pretty nifty. It's loud and explosive, with plenty of attitude to spare. The character moments work between McClane and Farrell (Justin Long's character), and the unlikely buddy-buddy bond gets stronger as the story progresses. Now, does it all make sense, well, it makes Die Hard sense, so from that perspective, it's what it is, and you just go along for the ride because the film, like McClane, wears its heart on its sleeve.
As far as the PG-13 rating over a R rating, the action and violence more than make up for any amount of "cussing" that would have moved the film into the R territory. I didn't even care about the toned down language because the cat-and-mouse interplay between McClane and the bad guy (Timothy Olyphant) is still fun to watch, and McClane is seemingly a force of nature that just won't quit in the face of massive odds.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
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