ROTTEN TOMATOES: Trailer Bulletin: "Live Free Or Die Hard," AKA Car Chases, Explosions, and Helicopters!

Trailer Bulletin: "Live Free Or Die Hard," AKA Car Chases, Explosions, and Helicopters!

by Jen Yamato | December 15, 2006

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John McClane is back in action and that means two things: more explosions and more evading certain death. Check out our flipbook images from the newly released teaser trailer for "Live Free or Die Hard!"

You'll have to wait until next summer (June 29, 2007 to be exact) to see the long-awaited fourth installment of the "Die Hard" series, but 20th Century Fox has let loose the first trailer to whet your action-hungry appetite. It's got car chases! Fiery explosions! Evil helicopters! Watch the trailer here.

Known in various incarnations as "Die Hard 4," "Die Hard 4.0," "Die Hard 4: Die Hardest" (IMDB also lists the Bruce Willis-happy "Die Hard: Tears of the Sun"), "Live Free or Die Hard" will see super cop John McClane getting with the times and battling some tech-savvy terrorists…Internet terrorists.

Willis is joined by nerd-boy du jour Justin Long (delivering the only line in the teaser), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (as McClane's daughter), Timothy Olyphant, and Jeffrey Wright, with Len "Underworld" Wiseman directing.

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fenex13 writes:
on Dec 15 2006 11:54 AM

theres just something strange about seeing John McClane with no hair..

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cgcbooks writes:
on Dec 15 2006 12:07 PM

For a minute I thought Spider-man was going to show up.

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warsaw writes:
on Dec 15 2006 12:10 PM

awsome trailer

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Merlin235 writes:
on Dec 15 2006 12:36 PM

In reply to this comment (#851244)
I agree, it's weird....

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Fozzybear writes:
on Dec 15 2006 12:41 PM

[b]Me too.[/b]
I just hope that the filmmakers didn't forget that it was the wry humor coupled with the explosions that made Die Hard so good in the first place -- like Die Hard 2 did...but still, awesome trailer. McClane with no hair is weird but whatever...

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Reeven writes:
on Dec 15 2006 12:44 PM

I never knew cars were so light

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EmmG389 writes:
on Dec 15 2006 01:18 PM

This movie doesn't look like a Die Hard flick. It looks cool. But it is really suped up and doesn't look to have the grittiness of the original trilogy.

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Dec 15 2006 01:28 PM

wow. wanton explosion never looked so bald, er..i mean cool. yeah cool. i can't wait for for it to bald this bald.. er im mean come out this summer..... LOK JUST USE A FUCKING HAIR PEICE OR SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!! or hair plugs.

all kidding aside, it looks preatty sweet.

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Boss Fan writes:
on Dec 15 2006 01:40 PM

I've been excited for this one from the get go. When I heard about the story it felt like something akin to "24" and I thought it was full of potential to rock. This trailer conferms it. And Timothy Olymphant as the baddy... he was awesomely slimey in "The Girl Next Door" and superbly intense in "Deadwood." Make a combo of those and we may just ahve a classic villian. Bring this one on! Can't wait.

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mojodaddy writes:
on Dec 15 2006 04:26 PM

Izzit just me or does that one flag they pull down from that building look like it doesnt have enough stars?

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UselessRob writes:
on Dec 15 2006 05:57 PM

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[b]New flag![/b]
Haven't you heard? They're culling all but 8 of the states, and that's the new flag. It's all about cut backs.

Same reason Bruce Willis couldn't afford hair. Everybody is suffering because of the economy.

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wilkiedriver writes:
on Dec 15 2006 09:56 PM

I had my doubts, but this teaser subdued them all...for now.

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clamman27 writes:
on Dec 16 2006 11:37 AM

[b]To Err is human, to Hair is divine...[/b]
Who cares if he has hair or not? LOL. Have you gone through your life with the same hair cut for 20 years? Oh. Sorry!

Anyway, really tight trailer. Of course, no sense of plot, but the action looks really cool and it's nice to see Justin Long in more films.

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hammer_leafsfan writes:
on Dec 16 2006 04:50 PM

[b]f*ck the hair[/b]
i was nervous watching this trailer because i dont want them to mess it up and from what it looks like, it looks awesome! c ant wait

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PunkJr writes:
on Dec 16 2006 07:27 PM

As a guy who's been bald since 19, I'm happy that McClane is going without hair. =D

The trailer looks awesome, I hope the movie lives up to it!! =)

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Reel 2/Dialogue 2 writes:
on Dec 16 2006 11:23 PM

[i]Mary Elizabeth Winstead (as McClane's daughter)[/i]

Fan-frakin'-tastic! The return of Lucy McClane (and it's not Bitchney Spears)! I had a strong suspicion that if Lucy was brought back into the series, she would be a cop like dear ol' pop. I wonder if she'll say "come home" again.

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privatepilesleftnipple writes:
on Dec 17 2006 10:54 AM

fuck the hair, WHERES THE FUCKING DIRTY VEST!!!!!??

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airsickmoth writes:
on Dec 18 2006 11:20 AM

It looks good, but it's also missing the Gritty Lens Flare that trademarked the originals.

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Pirate Steve writes:
on Dec 18 2006 08:16 PM

That didn't do anything for me.

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Kudos Mooney writes:
on Dec 21 2006 05:24 PM

I'll watch the trailer later, but for now...what the hell is Justin Long doing in that picture? His chronic masturbation has oozed itself into the celluloid landscape. Poor guy. It's a disease. What can you say? And I sure hope those were bullets that punctured that front windshield. Or that's going to be one awkward scene.

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