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Twelve years have passed since the last installment of the Die Hard franchise Die Hard With a Vengeance was released in 1995. Now Bruce Willis is back for more as troubled but heroic cop John McClane.

The plot focuses on how it is now 2007 and the world is now reliant, almost dependant on technology, and now terrorists are shutting down America by hijacking technology.

 I don’t know enough about the plot to know how McClane fits into all this but I do know that he’s in the thick of it and finds himself America’s sole hope of survival. Jack Bauer must be taking a holiday.

As I rewatched the Die Hard trilogy I noticed just how McClane was Jack Bauer before Jack Bauer, albeit with a liking for wisecracks. Bruce Willis has now aged a lot since the third Die Hard and has a completely shaven head but he looks in good enough shape and I hope he can pull it off.

I’m not sure of McClane’s family situation in regard to the plot but I do know that one of his daughters is grown up and has a central part in the film. Let’s hope she’s not a villain although that could be a nice plot twist. The film is released, significantly for American’s on Independance Day and has a working title of ‘Live Free or Die Hard’. This is important to the film because it is about America’s fight for freedom.

From the trailer it looks very up to date, and well shot, but it now has to ask can it compete with the phenomenon which is 24, which is now the benchmark for productions such as this.

What do you think, can it be as good or better than the last three films? How will a modern John McClane compare to Jack Bauer?

uk release date July 6th