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And the movie ends
on one of the good Creedence songs. And if any of my family sees this, I didn't
mean that. Naw, I did, get over it. :P
I think the little
romance in the end of the movie should be forgiven, given how we've seen so
much of John's dysfunctional marriage.
And Matt Ferrell
moves in with his dad, gets a job working with the FBI, where his brother
happens to run a very cool team... oh, wait.
Of course,
Gabriel's stupidest move is that he doesn't just kill John when he finally has
him at point blank.
And isn't it
fortunate that the place the bad guys were heading for, was within sight and
walking distance of where his truck was torched?
I don't care how
kick ass McClane is, he is not surviving a truck versus F-35 bomber scenario.
What next, he jumps a bus ala Bullock?!
Gabriel's douchiest
scene: Being chased by a big ass truck; you really gonna give your henchman
shit because he's swerving around cars?
Warlock's
acquiescence is just perfect: Bad guys have his kid, John needs the FBI. No
questions or quips, he just does it.
I almost feel bad
that Holly's first big joke is actually just a tip-up for Matt's bigger one.
Something that
makes Gabriel one of the smarter bad guys in the series, is at one point he
actually does try to kiss John's ass a bit.
One of the henchmen
is definitely a latin Dermot Mulroney.
Ok, we now return
you to your regularly scheduled programming...
pausing to grab a
drink
Another moral of
the story, when you pay a guy to design your entire financial backup system,
don't piss him off.
Why are some
super-genius' born evil? Killing all the people on your team, who are remotely
as smart as you, that's just wrong.
Lucy McClaine is
actually a funny character, b/c she was spoofed before she existed. :)
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I imagine John is
just a little irked that Matt comes with him. After all, keeping the kid alive
is very distracting.
I dig the cool
lighting they used on Gabriel. He looks like he's always on a really good
webcam. While the light on John is grittier.
Can tell this scene
is mostly written by Kevin Smith himself. It's like the ultimate geek
exposition. Clean, concise, hilarious.
I love that nothing
shuts up Warlock until John threatens violence. Dude is just used to ranting,
you can tell.
I almost wonder if
the whole McClane fies a helicopter was just Bruce saying outloud, "You
know what I've always wanted to do?"
It's not that Matt
is the voice of negativity, he's just the voice of sanity. Of course, the sane
person is rarely a hero. :)
It's a nice
contrast to those moments when he's gotta be a jerkoff to the bad guy, and
taunt them with "I killed your girlfriend, nah, nah!"
McClane doesn't
yell in triumph often, but it is those moments that keep him from turning into
a full asshole.
When is Mythbusters
going to address; how hard does a person have to be hit, to stay unconscious
for more than 6 seconds? Inquiring minds..
If I were in this
movie, I'd like to think I wouldn't be as winy as Matt. But in truth, I'd be
passing out from low blood sugar 1/2 way in.
Why would the
OnStar chick actually start the car? That was some seriously lousy lying.
I seriously wanna
know how to 'surf the old telcoms.' If someone knows how, I promise I'm great
at keeping secrets. Just let me tell sis. :)
It's a little
corny, the whole White House blowing up bit, but let's be honest; we'd all shit
bricks if it happened.
I love that the FBI
just shoves off the NSA and DHS. Because, at times of crisis, even FEMA is a
better ally. :)
Olyphantastic is
the one dude who can say "Wait for it." and not make it remotely
funny. Sometimes, that nickname isn't facetious.
You wonder if, on
some level, Farrell gets a tiny thrill that the part of the job he cracked, was
where the actual money was. Or I do. :)
And the moral of
the story, kids; if you try to kill John McClane with cars, he'll actually kill
your helicopter with a car.
Wow, I just
realized the head geek is the same Lazlo from Chuck. Talk about a great lead in
for that role. Both smart douchebags.
You also give props
for trying to kill someone with a shitload of cars in a dark tunnel. Now that's
one cold method of attempted execution.
"You're a
Timex watch in a digital age." I like that he at least acknowledged
McClane is a reliable watch. :)
Note to bad guys:
If you're going to impersonate police dispatch, have a codebook on hand.
Otherwise, you're kind of a lame bad guy.
Farrell explaining
to McClain why a firesale can really happen; there's an amazing generational
education going on in that scene.
"If that guy
knew half the shit that I know, his fuzzy little head would explode." That
line makes me smile.
I feel so bad for
Matt. I'm with him on the concept of a firesale; it's brilliant in its theory,
but abhorrent in its execution.
The look on Long's
face, as the firesale scenario builds in his head; very impressive. He really
showed the depth of the hit.
After years of
dealing with Feds, it's a wonder he shows them a modicum of respect. But if
they get in his face, whew!
It's not easy to
make something as simple as all traffic lights turning green look remotely
epic. Which is why they didn't manage it in LFDH
Justin Long's music
rant cracks me up, and makes me feel old.
I always wondered
if I'd like Olyphantastic, should I ever meet him. Now I sense a weird
friendship of mutual intrigue and fear.
The long tracking
shot of the bad guys lair, really not so impressive with anything smaller than
a Firefly class spaceship.
After what happened
in the first movie, shouldn't John not automatically give the seemingly
innocent victim a gun? Just sayin.
Don't you have to
wonder, how tired Matt already was when the gunfire started? Hackers aren't
known for normal sleep schedules.
Bad enough McClain
breaks the action figure, does he have to be a dick about it? Who doesn't know
about that shit on Ebay by now?
Maybe that's why I
could never be a hacker. I still like pop music.
As much as McClain
really is a great guy/hero/etc, he's a pretty lousy husband/father/etc. :)
It's bad enough to
make geeks do your dirty work, you gotta blow em up via their computers?!
That's harsh Mr. Olyphantastic!
For the record,
having heard stories about this set from Evening with Kevin Smith 3, really
brings new perspective to this movie. :)
Ok, so I've loaded
a bit of refreshment and now kicking back for another CT Tweets About: Live
Free or Die Hard.
Aha! Life Free or
Die Hard. Now that's what I'm in the mood for. A little Smith, a lot of Willis,
and even more of Long. There's a combo.
