| Die Hard Collection (Die Hard/ Die Hard 2: Die Harder/ Die Hard with a Vengeance/ Live Free or Die Hard) [Blu-ray] | ![Die Hard Collection (Die Hard/ Die Hard 2: Die Harder/ Die Hard with a Vengeance/ Live Free or Die Hard) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mQj%2B9mR2L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actor: Bruce Willis
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (29 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1300
Format: Anamorphic, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 494 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 024543482499
UPC: 024543482499
EAN: 0024543482499
ASIN: B000W4HIY0
Release Date: November 20, 2007
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Disc 1: DIE HARD BLU-RAY Disc 2: DIE HARDER BLU-RAY Disc 3: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE BLU-RAY Disc 4: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD BLU-RAY
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Die Hard is the movie franchise that made a movie star out of TV star Bruce Willis, and created an entire action-movie genre of its own. In the original 1988 film, Willis plays wisecracking New York cop John McClane, who arrives at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles to meet up with his estranged wife, Holly (Bonny Bedelia), at her office Christmas party. As luck would have it, the company ends up in the middle of a terrorist plot led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his gang of expert killers, and with little help coming from outside, McClane has to pick off his enemies one by one. Thus was born the "Die Hard genre," epitomized by such films as Under Siege ("Die Hard on a ship"), Passenger 57 ("Die Hard on a plane"), Speed ("Die Hard on a bus"), and Cliffhanger ("Die Hard on a mountain"). But few measure up to the explosive brilliance of Die Hard. Director John McTiernan develops the action at a fast and furious pace, culminating in some fantastic set-pieces on the top of the building, in the elevator shaft, and in the building's outer plaza. Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza's script, based on Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever, is smart, funny, and full of memorable lines (among them "Welcome to the party, pal!" and of course "Yippee ki-ay, motherf*****"), and the cast is perfection, especially Rickman as the cunningly evil villain, and Willis, whose McClane character--bloodied, beaten, bruised, and barely breathing, as he battles both bad guys and bureaucrats--is someone audiences could genuinely cheer for.
Directed by Renny Harlin, the 1990 sequel, Die Hard 2 (unofficially referred to as Die Harder), doesn't match the level of the original, but it's still an exciting thrill ride with some terrific action sequences. One year after the Nakatomi incident, McClane (Willis) is awaiting his wife's (Bedelia) plane to arrive at Dulles Airport when he stumbles onto a plot to paralyze the entire airport, including all the planes trying to land. It's up to McClane to take on the cadre of bad guys despite all the bureaucrats standing in his way, and before the planes run out of fuel and crash to the ground. The cast includes William Sadler as rogue military man Col. Stuart, Dennis Franz as the latest bureaucratic cop to get in McClane's way, Richard Thornburg as the annoying reporter from the original movie, John Amos as a special-forces commander, early-in-their-career John Leguizamo and Robert Patrick as terrorists, and future politician and Law and Order actor Fred Thompson as the head of air traffic control.
The third film in the series, Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), was again directed by John McTiernan and uses a different concept. The villain (played by Jeremy Irons) claims to have planted bombs all over New York City and gives John McClane (Willis), now alchoholic and separated, a series of clues to try to track them down. Along the way, he's aided by, and eventually teams up with, a Harlem shopkeeper named Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson). The interplay between Willis and Jackson is engaging, but better suited to the Lethal Weapon franchise it was previously considered for, and not till the end does the movie return to the familiar McClane-vs.-villains-showdown format.
Twelve years after Die Hard with a Vengeance, the third and previous film in the Die Hard franchise, Live Free or Die Hard finds John McClane (Bruce Willis) a few years older, not any happier, and just as kick-ass as ever. Right after he has a fight with his college-age daughter (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a call comes in to pick up a hacker (Justin Long, a.k.a. the "Apple guy") who might help the FBI learn something about a brief security blip in their systems. Now any Die Hard fan knows that this is when the assassins with foreign accents and high-powered weaponry show up, telling McClane that once again he's stumbled into an assignment that's anything but routine. Once that wreckage has cleared, it is revealed that the hacker is only one of many hackers who are being targeted for extermination after they helped set up a "fire sale," a three-pronged cyberattack designed to bring down the entire country by crippling its transportation, finances, and utilities. That plan is now being put into action by a mysterious team (Timothy Olyphant, Deadwood, and Maggie Q, Mission: Impossible 3) that seems to be operating under the government's noses.
Live Free or Die Hard uses some of the cat-and-mouse elements of Die Hard with a Vengeance along with some of the pick-'em-off-one-by-one elements of the now-classic original movie. And it's the most consistently enjoyable installment of the franchise since the original, with eye-popping stunts (directed by Len Wiseman of the Underworld franchise), good humor, and Willis's ability to toss off a quip while barely alive. There was some controversy over the film's PG-13 rating--there might be less blood than usual, and McClane's famous tag line is somewhat obscured--but there's still has plenty of action and a high body count. Yippee-ki-ay! --David Horiuchi
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 This is the best of the best. August 1, 2008
Bruce Willis is phenomenal in these movies. The Die Hard collection is non-stop action from beginning to end. It has witty one-liners, which I love, and it is completely entertaining even if not always believable, funny in places and totally awesome. If you like action, you will love this collection. It's really that simple.
Die Hard-er July 30, 2008
Excellent movie set collection.
All 4 Die Hard movies have above average quality in terms of storyline and picture quality. Definitely a must-have for all "Die Hard" fans!
AWESOME SET! July 29, 2008
I love these movies. Obviously not for those who are looking for a lot of character development and a deep plot. It is a set of action movies that are great for their entertainment value. Now that they are on Blu-ray they are even better. Great picture, great sound!
Great collection of movies July 3, 2008
I've always loved the Die Hard series and this is a great reminder of why I loved these movies. Before I picked up this collection I hadn't seen a Die Hard movie in a long time but I remembered loving the first and third, but hating the second. This is pretty much still true, but the second one isn't as bad as I remembered. There where some highlights (I laughed when I saw the most interesting man in the world), but the first and third are by far the best. The fourth one is good, but it's missing the gritty style of the first three. Picture quality is excellent on all of the films, and suprisingly good on the first one considering it's like 20 yrs old. I don't have the best surround sound in the world, but the sound quality was great as well. The packaging is nice and the I like the way the menus have a similar style for each movie. I highly recommend this set for anyone who loves action movies with a sense of humor and wants to grow their Blu-Ray collection.
Amazing... almost. July 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I definitely recommend this product for any Die Hard fan. The entire collection is perfect... except Live Free or Die Hard is not the unrated version.
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