Die Hard with a Vengeance (Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: John Mctiernan
Actors: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Graham Greene (ii), Colleen Camp
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 16936
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 131 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.9
UPC: 024543021520
EAN: 0024543021513
ASIN: B00005K3LW
Theatrical Release Date: May 19, 1995
Release Date: July 10, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Very Good DVD from a private collection. First Class shipping. This is the U.S. version that you would purchase at Best Buy or Wal Mart. Check my feedback and buy with confidence. -H
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The second sequel to the mold-making action film Die Hard brings Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) to New York City to face a better villain than in Die Hard 2. Played by Jeremy Irons, he's the brother of the Germanic terrorist-thief Alan Rickman played in the original film. But this bad guy has his sights set higher: on the Federal Reserve's cache of gold. As a distraction, he sets McClane running fool's errands all over New York--and eventually, McClane attracts an unintentional partner, a Harlem dry cleaner (Samuel L. Jackson) with a chip on his shoulder. Some great action sequences, though they can't obscure the rather large plot holes in the film's final 45 minutes. --Marshall Fine
Amazon.com
The second sequel to the mold-making action film Die Hard brings Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) to New York City to face a better villain than in Die Hard 2. Played by Jeremy Irons, he's the brother of the Germanic terrorist-thief Alan Rickman played in the original film. But this bad guy has his sights set higher: on the Federal Reserve's cache of gold. As a distraction, he sets McClane running fool's errands all over New York--and eventually, McClane attracts an unintentional partner, a Harlem dry cleaner (Samuel L. Jackson) with a chip on his shoulder. Some great action sequences, though they can't obscure the rather large plot holes in the film's final 45 minutes. --Marshall Fine
Description
The third installment of the hugely succesful Die Hard series, reteams Bruce Willis and director John McTiernan in a new action/adventure extravaganza of special effects, unexpected comedy and non-stop thrills.
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 My 3rd favorite of the series but still a good movie December 20, 2008
D. Krepak
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.
 4.5 stars November 23, 2008
D. K. Stokes
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.
The Best of the bunch November 23, 2008
Old man (Boston)
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!
Good fun chase movie, some great action November 4, 2008
Chris Wood (UK)
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.
Die Hard With a Vengeance RULED! October 6, 2008
Hobie Trivitte (San Diego, CA)
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!
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