A Good Day To Die...Hard

By Joelgleo


A slew of information just came out about the next (which would be the 5th) Die Hard movie. Among the tidbits of information we got A shooting start date (January 2012) a release date (Valentine's Day 2013) and a plot synopsis that included the idea that much of the film would be set in Russia and the threat that McClane faces would be a worldwide one. But a big bit of info that was released included the title of the upcoming movie... A Good Day To Die Hard.

Sure it's a bit silly sounding. But I'm gonna stand up for it. After all, How great of a title was Live Free or Die Hard? In fact we can go all the way back to Die Hard 2 which was subtitled Die Harder. Sure these titles might sound a bit strange. But the Die Hard series is not a dramatic or realistic portrayal of the events of the movies. These movies are high action fun. And they themsleves are a bit silly at times. So, A Good Day To Die Hard. Works for me. I just wish I could see the list of other "Die" or "Hard" phrases that were batted around before this was settled on. Goonies Never Say Die Hard? Or It's a Die Hard Knock Life? The possibilities are endless.

One thing not mentioned is if the movie would be aiming for a PG-13 or R rating. My guess is that they will stick with the family friendly rating to try and get the big numbers, but I'm still gonna hold out home that we get a good ole' R Rated Die Hard movie again. Watch the unrated version of Die Hard 4, see how much a few extra swear words really make the movie feel like a Die Hard movie.


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