Video: “Live Free or Die Hard,” the second trailer
posted at 1:03 pm on April 4, 2007 by Allahpundit
We posted the first one in December but that was shorter and didn’t have the fighter-jet-firing-at-an-overpass money shot you get here. It also didn’t have the catchphrase. And when I say “the catchphrase,” everyone who’s ever seen “Die Hard” knows instantly which one I mean.
In this one, Bruce goes toe to toe with the greatest threat facing America today: a team of dorkwad Internet hackers. Exit question: What are the odds they’ll be known as the “New Crusaders” or the “Wingnut Brigades” or something like that? We know you’re one of us, Bruce. Don’t let us down.
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You know that the Bad Guys aren’t going to be worshipping at the altar of Algore Goracle and Heidi Cullen.
steveegg on April 4, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Where is Bruce Lee when we need him?
William
William2006 on April 4, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Okay, this was better than the first trailer.
Liked the “Ode to Joy” bit.
Slublog on April 4, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Willis, Selleck, Sinese, Keith…thank God for men with knuckles.
Limerick on April 4, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Is that the kid from the Mac commercials? Don’t tell me it is, please.
lorien1973 on April 4, 2007 at 1:27 PM
Looks pretty cool. My main concern is whether or not they use the jet right, or if it’s gonna be the harrier scene from True Lies redux. Also, is that Kevin Smith/aka Silent Bob in the “command center”?
token on April 4, 2007 at 1:34 PM
“you just killed a copter with a car” “ran out of bullets”
Got to see this one!
ChrisIansNana on April 4, 2007 at 1:35 PM
That sounds like John alright! LOL
RedinBlueCounty on April 4, 2007 at 1:35 PM
yup. same guy from Herbie Fully Loaded, Justin Long
dread pirate roberts on April 4, 2007 at 1:36 PM
The villains just don’t seem smarmy enough; that’s part of what made the first one so enjoyable.
frankj on April 4, 2007 at 1:39 PM
kevin smith cameo. good or bad?
with this sort of thing, there’s no telling. for all we know this traioler used every good moment in the movie.
jummy on April 4, 2007 at 1:47 PM
Love Bruce. Love the “Die Hard” Series. (They contain some of future President Fred’s shining moments on film, too!)
Yipikayea! I’m ready.
(Just got Apple TV yesterday and I’m looking forward to downloading new movies from my PC to my HDTV!)
Jen the Neocon on April 4, 2007 at 1:51 PM
It appears they may be “New Crusaders”ish, but I love these movies. A great opportunity to turn off your brain and enjoy a wild ride.
Malpaso on April 4, 2007 at 1:51 PM
During WWII we had movies of Americans fighting the ENEMY. Where are the new movies with Americians fighting Islamofascists?
Mojave Mark on April 4, 2007 at 1:56 PM
I hate CGI car chase stuff.
I mean, remember Gene Hackman? The Blues Brothers? The Seven Ups? To Live and Die in LA?
It’s so damn obviously fake.
benrand on April 4, 2007 at 1:59 PM
You have to remember who Hollyweird considers the ENEMY, and it isn’t the Islamokazis.
steveegg on April 4, 2007 at 2:01 PM
Hey, will you please post your feedback on the fact that there’s no HD video content on iTunes and that all of the “near DVD quality” movies in iTunes that look fine on a 4″ iPod look noticeably different on your 42″ HDTV?
I’m sure the disappointment I saw on my friend’s face–who just plunked down over well two grand just since Christmas on moving to all Apple products–after he downloaded and watched a couple of pixelated movies was all part of a giant Karl Rove-engineered conspiracy from his co-conspirator and main money man Bill Gates, so I’d love to hear the real unbiased truth about Apple TV…
ScottMcC on April 4, 2007 at 2:01 PM
I hear you, but lawyers have sucked the fun out of running a 1974 Dodge Monaco down the crowded streets of Chicago at 120, whether or not everybody involved is a professional stuntman.
steveegg on April 4, 2007 at 2:03 PM
Hmmm, fighter jets to fight internet hackers.
Rick on April 4, 2007 at 2:04 PM
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By Jeff Seeber
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This is a partial list of actors who suspended their careers to serve in the United States Armed Forces after America was attacked on December 7, 1941 …
Eddie Albert – U.S. Navy … Saw combat on Saipan and Tarawa. Earned the Bronze Star.
Gene Autry – U.S. Army Air Corps … Flew cargo planes in China, Burma and India
Humphrey Bogart – U.S. Navy … Wounded in World War I, he tried to enlist after Pearl Harbor but was turned down because of his age.
Neville Brand – U.S. Army … Wounded in action
Jackie Coogan – U.S. Army Air Corps … Volunteered for hazardous duty with the 1st Air Commando Group
James Daly – U.S. Army and U.S. Navy
Sammy Davis, Jr. – U.S. Army … Assigned to Special Services Command
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. – U.S. Navy … Served on a battleship and as a commando raider. Helped to organize the forerunners of today’s Navy SEALs.
Henry Fonda – U.S. Navy … Served aboard a destroyer in the Pacific. Earned a Bronze Star for Valor.
Glenn Ford – U.S. Marine Corps … Earned a number of citations and awards for combat action. After the war, he transferred his commission to the U.S. Naval Reserve.
Clark Gable – U.S. Army Air Corps … Enlisted in 1942 at age 41. Volunteered for combat duty and flew missions over Germany. Earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.
Charlton Heston – U.S. Army Air Corps … B-25 gunner; saw action in the Pacific.
William Holden – U.S. Army Air Corps … Served 1942-1945. His brother, a U.S. Navy pilot, was killed in the Pacific in 1944.
Brian Keith – U.S. Marine Corps … Saw combat on Rabal
Werner Klemperer – U.S. Army … Stationed in Hawaii as a Military Policeman, he auditioned for and was accepted into Maurice Evans’ Special Services unit.
Nancy Kulp – U.S. Navy … Served as a Navy WAVE
Bert Lancaster – U.S. Army … Served in Tunisia and Italy
Tim McCoy – Served in both World War I and World War II
Ed McMahon – U.S. Marine Corps … Became a fighter pilot in 1944. Recalled to active duty in 1952 for the Korean War and flew 85 combat missions.
Burgess Meredith – U.S. Army Air Corps
Glenn Miller – U.S. Army … Assigned to the Army Specialist Corps. Convinced the Military that he could modernize the Army Band and improve the morale of the troops. Organized the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. His plane disappeared on 15 December 1944 over the English Channel.
Robert Montgomery – U.S. Navy … Enlisted in the British Military before American joined the war and drove ambulances in France until the Dunkirk invasion. When America entered the war, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as a Naval Attaché on British destroyers hunting German U-Boats. He commanded a PT boat and participated in the D-Day invasion aboard a destroyer.
Wayne Morris – U.S. Navy … Flew 57 combat missions in the Pacific. Shot down seven Japanese aircraft, becoming an “Ace”. Credited with assisting the sinking of five Japanese warships.
Lee Powell – U.S. Marine Corps … Saw action at Tarawa and Saipan before being killed in action in the Marianas.
Tyrone Power – U.S. Marine Corps … Enlisted immediately after Pearl Harbor. Flew wounded Marines from Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Gene Raymond – Served in both World War II and Vietnam
Ronald Reagan – U.S. Army Air Corps … Enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1937; commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and was called to active duty in 1942. Because of a hearing loss, he was not allowed to fly, so he was assigned to make training films.
John Russell – U.S. Marine Corps … Wounded at Guadalcanal
Robert Ryan – U.S. Marine Corps … Served with the O.S.S. in Yugoslavia
Rod Serling – U.S. Army … Severely wounded by shrapnel during the invasion of the Philippines
Jimmy Stewart – U.S. Army Air Corps … Flew B-17 and B-24 combat missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, France’s Croix de Guerre and 7 Battle Stars. His son, 1st Lt. Ronald McLean, was killed in Vietnam in 1969.
Lewis Stone – Served in the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II
These actors attempted to serve but were turned down because of medical conditions … Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Peter Lawford, Gregory Peck, George Raft, John Wayne and Richard Widmark
Limerick on April 4, 2007 at 2:05 PM
Hmmm, fighter jets
and
fightinternet hackers.Rick on April 4, 2007 at 2:07 PM
Nevermind, scratch the whole thing, I’m having way too much trouble typing today. Ignore both of my comments above.
Rick on April 4, 2007 at 2:08 PM
lorien1973,
I guess I won’t tell you anything then.
The Monster on April 4, 2007 at 2:18 PM
To combat internet dorkwads (I am one by trade) they just need cute girls.
Remember most hackers don’t know women :)
dc84123 on April 4, 2007 at 2:19 PM
I think New Hampshire could have a trademark dispute here.
honora on April 4, 2007 at 2:25 PM
You sure that’s not “24: The Movie”?
Blacklake on April 4, 2007 at 2:34 PM
Dork: I’m a Mac.
John McClane: And I’m a PC. Yippi-kay-ya, Mother *@%$&*.
John on April 4, 2007 at 2:43 PM
Yes. Yes. No. Yes. And to that mighty list I would add Ronin.
Word is that Grindhouse/”Death Proof” offers up some badass ’70s muscle car blood-n-guts-n-twisted metal with real-live hot stunt chicks clinging to the non-CGI hood. And Bruce in a cameo.
“Oh Bruce, you know that Republican appears in the dictionary just below reptile and just above repugnant! How could you!”
saint kansas on April 4, 2007 at 2:45 PM
It’s the New Crusaders and their puppy and kitten fed C02 maker.
“Yippie-ki-ey, Planet Killer”
Hening on April 4, 2007 at 3:19 PM
The Die Hard franchise is the best use of Beethoven since Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. I’ll bet I’m not the only one who began developing a taste for classical music because of the first movie.
And is it just me … or does John McClane make Jack Bauer and Chuck Norris look like pussies?
Professor Blather on April 4, 2007 at 3:19 PM
yippee ki yay mother father.
Kevin M on April 4, 2007 at 4:02 PM
What Would McClane do?
E L Frederick (Sniper One) on April 4, 2007 at 4:07 PM
Chloe: Jack, I’m transferring someone to you.
Jack: Chloe, Not now! Who is IT?!
Buchanan: Jack, This is Bill. He says he is your uncle. A John Mclain.
allie on April 4, 2007 at 4:42 PM
Bruce Willis is the-freaking-MAN.
And so were all those guys – sorry, MEN. Now isn’t that attractive, men fighting to protect their country instead of making sure their faux-hawks are done right and wearing $250 jeans.
emmaline1138 on April 4, 2007 at 5:18 PM
Who am I kidding? Damn skippy I’ll be seeing that one.
robblefarian on April 4, 2007 at 5:28 PM
I dunno. Chuck Norris has hair everywhere, which is a trademark of manliness. Bauer looks like some guy who was chained to a desk writing reports all his life and johnny’s going bald.
Darth Executor on April 4, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Seth Bullock is no Hans Gruber.
Okay, I won’t. But the sooner you come to terms with it, the sooner the healing can begin.
Jim Treacher on April 4, 2007 at 5:44 PM
steveegg, the downloads of “24″ look just fine and as for the movies…they’re working on it, I’m sure! (So far, Apple TV functions like an iPod for the TV. Pretty easy and seamless.)
And it’s formatted for both Macs. and PCs–check it out. It’s pretty awesome.
Jen the Neocon on April 4, 2007 at 5:55 PM
Ah..when men were men. Before all of that metrosexual stuff. Geez they shave other things beside their faces, use makeup and get cosmetic surgery for christ’s sake!
The feminazies have made today males “girlie” and the females have been butched up..(is it still o.k. to say butch?) Thank god I raised men; my kids raised/are raising men and women not sissies.
You know the tinfoil hatted leftist loons WILL HATE IT!!!
sharinlite on April 4, 2007 at 6:17 PM
Given the history of Die Hard, the terrorists will have a public agenda (whatever politico/environmental jargon they spew) and a private agenda (probably the assemblage of mass quantyities of cash).
The public excuse will probably be “anti-imperialism / nihilist Seattle WTO protester or Rosie” spew or environmentalism or they were paid by some unspecified person from an unspecified region.
Maybe they’ll drag the Russians back out. Or the Nazis, yeah, that one’s not overdone.
The “we’re doing the world a favor” line seems to indicate that it’s one of the first two above.
In any case, I’ll probably see it because I like explosions and people flying through the air shooting at each other.
Merovign on April 4, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Who are we kidding? We’re all gonna go pay 10 bucks to see John McClain take down a criminal organization with his own two meat-hooks while enduring superhuman punishment and spouting cheeky one-liners. And we will love it like we loved the last three installments. Bruce Willis can get away with this tried, true, and overplayed story line when all others fail miserably.
The bonus of having the Mac libtard is that maybe the sub-plot is to have McClain help the kid grow a pair.
unamused on April 4, 2007 at 7:42 PM
Freakin awesome.
So John McClain has killed what has to be going on hundreds of terrorists, (In Die Hard 2 alone) 3 Evil Masterminds, saved hundreds of hostages, rescued the International Banking system/economy….
and he’s still just a city cop?
Damn. That’s cold.
As for this…
I respond with a “come Onnnnnnnnnnn”
(Hmmm, I refer to the Bronx-esque “pizano” version of “Come on” and not the rude West-Coast version.)
Die Hard? It is impossible to cram the awesomeness of any Die Hard movie into less than an hour. Not to mention that they all have truly suprising plot twists. Every single one of them.
The series has been consistently good about that. and it remains one of my favorite action movie series.
Jones Zemkophill on April 4, 2007 at 8:40 PM
Just so long as it’s rated R. Foul language and blood isn’t a must for a good action movie but for the Die hard series of films it has always worked well and should continue. If they “soften” it to PG-13 it’ll seem lacking IMO.
Yakko77 on April 4, 2007 at 9:01 PM
Do you know what would really be cool???????
Bruce Willis (John McClain)….. “You’re a Mad Man! Mad Man! This is Blasphemy!”
PinkyBigglesworth on April 5, 2007 at 3:11 AM