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Rocko5820

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This movie ROCKS.

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Posted mar 29, 2008 7:21 am pt

Terminator736

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Die Hard: With a Vengeance is a very good movie! It is up there with the first one. Willis and Jackson are very good. Irons is ok, but not as good as Richman. This movie is very good. Any one should watch it!

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Posted nov 18, 2007 11:31 am pt

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I didn´t think Die Hard: With A Vengeance would be any good. But i found out it wasn´t bad at all. The story is a pretty bad excuse to put Bruce Willis back in action. It leaves us with big holes, like: Why Did his wife...
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I didn´t think Die Hard: With A Vengeance would be any good. But i found out it wasn´t bad at all. The story is a pretty bad excuse to put Bruce Willis back in action. It leaves us with big holes, like: Why Did his wife leave him? The plot is verry good, it reminded me of Dirty Harry, when he runns from a phone booth to another in a couple of minutes. The directing is ok, nothing special rrealy. The acting from Willis is good, though from Jacksson it is Wonderful, maybe one of the best preformances from him. Overall Die Hard With A Vengeance is a pretty damn entertaining action movie.

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Posted oct 18, 2007 10:36 pm pt

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This sequel is on par with the original (if not better) and almost erases the stench of the misfire that was Die Hard 2--- almost. This time out, Bruce Willis' John McClane is teamed up with a perfectly cast Samuel L. Jackson as a reluctant...
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This sequel is on par with the original (if not better) and almost erases the stench of the misfire that was Die Hard 2--- almost. This time out, Bruce Willis' John McClane is teamed up with a perfectly cast Samuel L. Jackson as a reluctant partner in a well-written, action-filled nailbiter. Are there moments that stretch the audience's credulity too far? Yep, but this is Die Hard, not a documentary, and you expect some of that. It doesn't spoil the thrill ride of this well-crafted film one iota. Watch and enjoy!

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Posted sep 29, 2007 12:30 pm pt

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After the success of the first two movies, and its well received with the critics. Die Hard with a Vengence delivers, an action-packed filmed that will not disappoint. Legendary actor, Bruce Willis returns as Lieutenant, John McClane and just...
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After the success of the first two movies, and its well received with the critics. Die Hard with a Vengence delivers, an action-packed filmed that will not disappoint. Legendary actor, Bruce Willis returns as Lieutenant, John McClane and just can't seemed to relax. Now, he is a target to a unknown terrorist who calls himself, simon who will attempt to blow up the city, if he doesn't get what he whats. Accompained by an unwilling civilian, Zeus Carver, McClane must require to travel the streets of New York to play the unknown terrorist's deadly game. While McClane, Carver and the authorities focused on playing his "game". The unknown terrorist (Jeremy Irons)who ends up as Hans, the main villian in the first movie, brother and his platoon will drill into the bank's vault and seized all the gold bars there. John McClane and his companion finally figures out that this "game" was all a hoax, in attempt to lure the cops away and take all the gold. Bruce Willis' performance in this movie is absolutely impressive, along with Samuel L. Jackson, they both deliver an astounding role and acting filled with action, comedy and a blockbuster. What makes this Die Hard better than its predecessors, is the continuation of getting superb villians with a whirlwind of suspence and deadly games that will grab the viewer's attention. Although, in this one, you don't see McClane arguing with cops that much, which will be a bit more funnier. Also, this isn't much a contiuation, but so much like a episode. The music in this blockbuster film directed by McTiernan, is very bland because it doesn't feel like it fits in the movie rather than fitting in chessy villian theme that sounds like an action cartoon film. Composed by Michael Kamen, this truely is a disappointment. The Visual and special effects are top-notch with alot more Die Hard to sink your teeth into. Through, Explosions of buildings, falling into a ship, flooding the aquaduct, makes the movie even more better. In conclusion, this hugely successful third chapter of the die hard series. Filled with action, comedy and suspence will blow the audience away. You should guarantee this movie as well as the series a recommended purchase.

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Posted jul 2, 2007 10:56 am pt

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This is probably my favorite of the entire series...ok, so maybe it ties with the first one, but it is still a great movie. There was obviously some time in-between the Die Hard 2: Die Harder and this one. One of my favorite movies ever.

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Posted apr 28, 2007 2:21 am pt

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Die Hard with a Vengeance returns the Die Hard series back to the top. In John McClane's latest outing, he has to now deal with an unknown terrorist who like to play simon says and get McClane, and is soon racing across the city of New York...
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Die Hard with a Vengeance returns the Die Hard series back to the top. In John McClane's latest outing, he has to now deal with an unknown terrorist who like to play simon says and get McClane, and is soon racing across the city of New York searching for a bomb. Along the way Zeus Carver (played by Samuel L. Jackson) unwillingly joins McClane in his frantic search. While McClane and the police are focused on finding this bomb, the unknown caller, who ends up being the brother (played by Jeremy Irons) of Hans Gruber, the main villain from the first Die Hard, robs the New York Federal Reserve. Enter great action sequences and McClane doing what he does best, kill people. What makes Die Hard with a Vengeance much better than the previous Die Hard installment, Die Harder, is the return of some good villains. The cat and mouse game played by Irons is a great way to get the action coming fast and the tension rising. The acting on the whole is great, although we don't get to see McClane getting into arguments with the police this time around, which was a little bit of a favorite of mine.

In closing, Die Hard with a Vengeance is a great movie for action fans and is a great choice for a movie night.

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Posted apr 12, 2007 11:35 am pt

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This is my personal favorite of the three Die Hard films, as it's not confined to a building, or an airport. They use New York City as their playground, and they make everything work. I've heard people from New York say that the film isn't...
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This is my personal favorite of the three Die Hard films, as it's not confined to a building, or an airport. They use New York City as their playground, and they make everything work. I've heard people from New York say that the film isn't realistic do to the driving scenes, I can get over that. It's a great action film and it's one of my personal favorites. 10/10. This is a must see for any action film fan.

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Posted apr 3, 2007 10:12 am pt

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"Die Hard With A Vengence" was the second in the series of "Die Hard" films and it was one of the best. Bruce Willis, yet again, came through with another great action performance. Definitely underrated by most action fans...
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"Die Hard With A Vengence" was the second in the series of "Die Hard" films and it was one of the best. Bruce Willis, yet again, came through with another great action performance. Definitely underrated by most action fans because this was the sequel to a great original.

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Posted feb 24, 2007 12:58 pm pt

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This is another classic action movie. It airs on the side of underrated. It's just as funny as the original movie, and worth watching if you're a fan of the classic action movies.

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Posted feb 14, 2007 4:43 am pt

• [+] Empire
  
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  Despite a final, tacked-on helicopter denouement, it remains a gripping, relentless, supercharged slab of fun that knows no bounds - New York is its playground and the sky's the limit.

  by Andrew Collins | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  75
  It's a tense, terrifically funny action dazzler with a wow level in special effects that will be hard to top.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  It should come as no surprise that Jonathan Hensleigh's script was not originally written as a "Die Hard" film. The blend of "Die Hard" and "With a Vengeance" is sometimes smooth but never complete. It's as if "Die Hard" were wearing a rented tux.

  by Mick LaSalle | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Examiner
  
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  Director John McTiernan outdoes the previous "Die Hards" (McTiernan directed the first, Renny Harlin the second) with machinery, stunts, noise, bullets and guts. Hand-held camerawork tweaks the audience's sense of anxiety further, and for the most part it works well.

  by Barbara Shulgasser | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
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  Die Hard With a Vengeance is basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and delivered with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  Cutting to the chase: In terms of summer movie thrills, director John McTiernan's return to the "Die Hard" genre (he made the first one) is a triumph.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  All the explosions and fights are filmed with consummate skill, and are thrilling in their own right. But that's where it stops. The pacing is erratic and the level of tension ebbs and flows.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  The third Die Hard film is easily the most spectacular, featuring an exploding subway train and a manic car chase through the congested streets of New York that rivals "The French Connection."

  by Staff(not credited) | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  Director John McTiernan, who redefined the action genre in the original "Die Hard," does devise some smashing explosions, crashes and so on, but nothing really new.

  by Rita Kempley | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  The movie turns two hours of bombings, subway crashes, car chases and helicopter pursuits into the ultimate roller-coaster ride.

  by Caryn James | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New Yorker
  
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  McTiernan supplies one climax after another, but when the whole intense, meaningless experience is over you may have trouble putting a name or a face to the movie that just had its way with you.

  by Terrence Rafferty | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
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  So little wit is expended on the dialogue and so much on the imagination of disaster that you may as well sit back and enjoy the jolting ride.

  by Richard Corliss | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  In Die Hard With a Vengeance, McTiernan stages individual sequences with great finesse (there's a terrific bit with Willis and five thugs in an elevator), yet they don't add up to a taut, dread-ridden whole.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
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  The "Die Hard" series was never exactly big on nuance, but this new installment relentlessly zeros in on sensation. It's almost sadistically single-minded. [19May1995 Pg.F.01]

  by Peter Rainer | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
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  En route, the plot gimmick degenerates from clever to dumb, then gets forgotten entirely, and the last act simply poops out - the climax is a Bigger Bang that plays like the saddest of whimpers.

  by Rick Groen | Read Full Review »