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Bruce Willis' charm puts 'Die Hard 5' ahead of efforts from tough old guys Arnold and Sly

Bruce Willis is back as NYC cop John McClane and this time he's taking on the Russians in "A Good Day to Die Hard," the fifth installment in the popular "Die Hard" franchise.Forget what you know about the earlier "Die Hard films." This 'Good Day' is not the "Die Hard," nor the John McClane that we've come to know since he entered Nakatomi Plaza in 1988 and took on German terrorist Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman). This installment is very much geared for a newer generation of movie-goers who are more accustomed to more hyper-action films. One villain even tells McClane that his earlier, cowboy 'Reagan years' are long over. This film certainly proves that.The original "Die Hard" films typically found McClane in a game of cat-and-mouse, where he found himself using his wits and street-smarts to circumvent and take down the bad guys. All that crafty game-play is missing from "A Good Day to Die Hard." This film is just chase, shoot, and be chased in return. Not much else to it. Like the earlier ...

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