Monday, July 9, 2007

Version 4.0

I have always loved John McClane.

I was barely 5 years old when the first installment of Die Hard was shown in 1988 and I had the chance to watch the movie via VHS (old school, I know) when I was probably in my 3rd grade already. I blamed my Dad for why I love John McClane - after all, he introduced me to him.

Now that I am all grown up (or so I thought), the level of my appreciation for him has never been this better.

Die Hard 4.0 did not dissapoint me at all.

Bruce Willis has always been very brilliant in portraying John McClane's character and I suspect that this character was tailored fit for him. I cannot imagine John McClane without B. Willis portraying him. Then there's Justin Long, whom I endeared as the MAC boy simply because he's in every Apple commercial. You know, "Hi! I am a MAC". And he's awesome in this movie.

I also liked the villain named Gabriel, a computer programmer who told the Pentagon that their system was not very secure and not a single soul believed him and was crucified afterwards. To avenge himself, he hacked most of the country's government systems. The actor who played this part was good - well, at least for me.

Bluntly, this one was a yippie-ki-yay experience.