Live Free Or Die Hard

[jimtyrrell]

I'm probably not going to see this movie in theaters, and I have no particular ambition to rent it when it comes out on video either. But I wanted to start a discussion thread so I could ask a question.

Is that title as jarringly incongruous and stupid to people who DON'T live in New Hampshire? I mean, I'm confronted with the state motto all the time, so maybe it's just my perspective. But it strikes me as a pathetic attempt at any sort of play on words. I bet some exec said "It'll be cute... like Snakes On A Plane. The wackiness!"

I know I shouldn't be looking for artistic depth of message or anything in a film like this, but even for a summer blockbuster action film this seems pretty feeble.

[Billy's Little Trip]

Well, New Hampshire is where viagra was invented, so maybe that has something to do with it.
I'm looking forward to seeing it myself, but I can wait to rent it.

[jimtyrrell]

Viagra? Really? Is that true? Wow. Our state symbol should be changed to the Old Man of the Mountin', I guess. (ba-dum-pssh)

[fodroy]

I will not be seeing this.

[j$]

I think that the title honestly reflects most peoples' attitude to a new Die Hard, in the same way that die harder did .. i.e. what, you took Die Hard seriously? This is pretty much the campest 'straight' action franchise and anyone who took the series to be anything but a big gay al version of an action movie has been missing the point all along ...

[Rabid Garfunkel]

I'm confronted with the state motto all the time, so maybe it's just my perspective. But it strikes me as a pathetic attempt at any sort of play on words. I bet some exec said "It'll be cute... like Snakes On A Plane. The wackiness!"

Am I misremembering your state flag, or is that extra damned punny?

Or, door #3, I'm just loopy at work... again.

[raisedbywolves]

It's an awful title to be sure (I believe it is called Die Hard 4.0 everywhere else), but it's really fun. It's much better than any of May's Big Three. I would say that if you had any interest in seeing it at all, you would not be disappointed. B+

[jb]

Yeah, it's preposterous beyond belief, but it's still fun for all that Willis is a good sport and the Mac guy pulls off his schtick really well. I had a good time. If only John Hodgman had played the Kevin Smith part...

[Billy's Little Trip]

Oh cool, I didn't know John Hodgman was in it too.
I'm still waiting for Hodgman to play the part of the new Hannibal Lecter so I can sell my House Of Hodgman song to the movie peoplez.

[jb]

Please read my last post more closely.

[Billy's Little Trip]

Ah, got it. I misunderstood it the firsts time. Glad you said something, otherwise I would have looked more stupid than normal when I go to a book club for the first time and we were supposed to read Live Free or Die Erect, but I accidentally read Dick and Jane by mistake, and tried to act like I read LFODH and said, "I loved John Hodgman when he played that Kevin Smith part".