I’m back, fishes! It’s a rather brisk Wednesday and you know what that means, don’t you? It’s time for a special edition of…
Master Chief Captain Chachi Goes Hollywood!
This Week: “Live Free or Die Hard”
So last night I caught the premire of “Live Free or Die Hard”. Well, normally I would give the pros and cons of a movie at this point. I skipped that with Ratatouille because it was that good and I have to say…I am going to do the same thing here. This movie kicked ASS.
It had jokes, action, explosions and an excellent and relevant (Albeit a TAD farfetched, but so is a movie about a rat chef and a man with spider powers) plot. There were moments where belief had to be suspended but DUH it’s Die Hard. Have you SEEN the series? It is to be expected. The biggest surprise was the acting. Everyone was awesome and aside from “Ratatouille” and “Knocked Up” this was the best cast work of the summer so far. Bruce Willis was bad ass (yet got his ass KICKED) as John McLane was the best action hero of the summer in a movie based in this century (Leonidus, fool!) while Justin Long was on an “Accepted” level of funny. He has finally shook that annoying ass Apple kid stigma from me. Oh, and all the hacking? Done on PC’s because no one GIVES A FUCK ABOUT APPLE! Just had to get that out.
The only bad part about the movie is mostly a nitpick but there were some action sequences that made you say “That could happen but…c’moooooooon”. It is one thing for obviously stylized action but to have action based in reality that doesn’t end like it should (Firing 21-24 shots from one 9mm clip, the truck sequence which scientifically COULD happen but fucking WOULDN’T happen) can be a distraction. Unlike “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” where things happened that scientifically should have like…ended life in London as we know it (When the river drained into the earth’s core…shouldn’t there have been an explosion? At least some steam?!) this wasn’t as much of a damper on the movie. They happened so quickly unless you are looking for it you will miss it.
Overall this was (surprisingly) the best movie of the summer. The action was great, the dialog was funny and the effects and stunts were bad ass. Combine all three and you have what a summer movie should be. I am just as shocked as you are. So, Master Chief Captain Chachi gives “Live Free or Die Hard”…
10 Out of 10 Stars!
(Wow. If you want to see a big summer blockbuster, surprisingly this is it. Great action, funny dialog and some of the best sequences of the year this side of Sparta. Go see this right now! Yippie ki-yay, motherfucker!)
Well, that is all for now. The Countdown is up tomorrow and I am still feeling shitty (sore throat, a slight headache and exausted but nowhere near as bad as yesterday) so there may be another update as I do NOT want to give others what I have if I have something. Well, it is almost Miller Time so I will be back soon. Stay up, peeps.
Chachi Out
