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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must video to have., July 17, 2007
I saw this movie, "Live Free Or Die" when it first came out, and I loved it. Being a native from New Hampshire, it really meant more to actually see my hometown of Claremont on the big screen. The actors were so funny and so real in their parts it made you think it was for real. If you have never had the chance to see this on the big screen, and you enjoy a good laugh, then this DVD is a must! The language isn't for the young or some parts of the movie. More on the adult level.Live Free or Die
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Perfect, But Really Good., August 23, 2007
One bad thing happens after another in "Live Free or Die," a small-budget comedy with echoes of films like "Palookaville" and "Dumb & Dumber." The protagonist of the film is Rugged (Aaron Stanford), a self-proclaimed Billy the Kid-type guy who runs around his small-town taking the blame for the murder of a man and selling stolen speakers; Truth is, Rugged is a pretty-criminal that is quite obviously not all he makes himself out to be. When Rugged runs into Lagrand (Paul Schneider), a tall and semi-retarted man who co-owns the U-Lock storage center; Rugged tries to get a job as security man. Everything changes when a man messes with Rugged in a bar and Rugged retalliates by poisioning the man's water. After the man dies, Rugged panics and (with Lagrand's help) attempts to dispose of all the evidence linking him to the murder. Meanwhile, a cop (Michael Rappaport) who suspects that his wife is cheating on him looks for Rugged to investigate his role in the sales of stolen speakers around town. Zooey Deschanel (a very talented and underrated young actress) co-stars as Lagrand's sister Cheryl. The only reason I even heard of this film was because of Zooey Deschanel and the only reason I wanted to see it was because she was in it. Even though she's had few lead roles, she's built up an impressive body of work with films like All the Real Girls (this film reunites her with co-star Schneider), Manic, Elf, Mumford, and Winter Passing. Sadly, Deschanel is probably in the film for 10 minutes over the course of the 89-minute film. Schneider, as the clueless Lagrand is a riot. How he did not bust up laughing while reciting his dialogue the way he does is beyond me. He plays the character in a dead-pan, droning way that is hilariously funny. Stanford as Rugged is a decent actor and believable as the character, but he seems like an actor that will be stuck in small-budget roles for a good long portion of his career. "Live Free or Die" is not a perfect film and it does have some un-even tone changes throughout, but there are a few solid comic moments and Schneider is a riot. It's worth seeing, but rent before you buy.
GRADE: B-
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
awful film, November 17, 2008
just had to write a quick review to counteract some peoples apparent enthusiasm about this movie. To me it was totally awful, it just didnt work. Tried to capture an Indie type feeling, which i love in films, and maybe the directors are interesting people trying to make a cool alternative style film. However, it just didnt work for me at all - nor the six other people i saw it with. It stands out as a comparison when we happen to see other bad movies together - i saw the movie about a year ago and a couple of weeks ago brought it up in comparisonn to "the art of war 2". The art of war 2 won out which really is saying something.
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