Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

My 3rd favorite of the series but still a good movie

I enjoy the series, have to have all 4 and in blu-ray even better. The video and audio quality is good, better than Die Hard 1 and 2 because it is newer. Good use of surrounds with directionality. The blu-ray is worth the upgrade from standard dvd. December 20, 2008

4.5 stars

The director from the first Die Hard is back, as is the concept of the bad guys being super-thieves. Both of which, I think, make this one better than Die Hard 2. The presence of Samuel L. Jackson doesn't hurt, either.

Cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back in New York, but he's suspended from the NYPD and going downhill along with his marriage, when he's called back because some crazy bomber calling himself Simon (Jeremy Irons) has set bombs all over the city and is threatening to blow them all up unless McClane does exactly what Simon Says.

The first thing he's required to do is wear a racist signboard in downtown Harlem. A store owner named Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) comes to his aid and ends up getting roped into the game as well.

The games were... mostly... fun, but I had a little trouble believing them--it was an awful lot of effort for the small reward of making McClane run all over the city and keeping the cops focused elsewhere. Seems like the same result could have been achieved by just the bomb in the school.

And speaking of school... I was a little insulted that both McClane and Zeus had trouble with the "St. Ives" riddle--didn't everyone learn that when they were schoolkids? One of them at least should have recognized it.

And of course, there was the requisite CB (aka "crazy bitch"), who's pretty much just there for shock value, but since the CB is so awfully common (well, this was 12 years ago, so maybe it wasn't so common then?), the shock value's pretty diminished.

Other than that, though--and those things are easy enough to ignore--it's action-packed, full of twists and turns, and exciting. November 23, 2008

The Best of the bunch

Best Story line of all the Die Hards.Bruce Willis give his best acting
job of his career. Samuel Jackson brings an attitude to his role that
made me want to see him in other movies! November 23, 2008

Good fun chase movie, some great action

This is a good sequel, worth seeing and still manages to pack a few surprises. Great setpieces and one liners, plus some stunts that are well worth seeing. Good entertainment. November 4, 2008

Die Hard With a Vengeance RULED!

This is a guy movie for guys who like movies. If you ever liked Bruce Willis flicks, or the old Die Hard franchise, then you should like this one as well. It was fun. The caracter is completely indestructable. He can jump out of a moving car, get a scratch, and keep on going. He can slide down a destroyed bridge's offramp, and somehow avoid piercing himself on the twisted rebar below. Suspend your disbelief. You will dig it! October 6, 2008

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