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Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson

John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.

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R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: John McTiernan

Release Date: May 19, 1995

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DVD Release Date: March 9, 1999

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  • magnum32004
    February 1, 2007
    magnum32004
    Action-packed rollercoaster ride that doesn't stop until the credits roll.
  • SirPant
    September 17, 2009
    SirPant
    This is my favourite of the 4 Die Hard films. The introduction of Samuel L. Jackson as a side-kick gave the film another dimension. I also liked the way John McClane was not longer trapped in one place like in the two previous films, here he really gets to spread his wings across...( read more) New York, albeit with a headache. Good clean fun.
  • stopitgoaway
    August 15, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    Someone calling himself Simon detonates several bombs in the centre of New York City. He then sets a series of dangerous tasks for Officer John McClane to achieve or he will detonate more. McClane sets out to meet the demands of the terrorists with bystander Zeus Carver in tow.

    ...( read more)This is the third in the Die Hard series and it makes an immediate improvement on the second by bringing back the original director John McTiernan. Here the film doesn't try to repeat the formula of the first film (terrorists/wife/rescue) but instead takes on a whole new plot while still tying it into the first film. The second movie tried to repeat the first film's plot but set in an airport, here the different angle makes this feel a lot fresher and feel like a movie in itself. The tie-in to the first film is clever and not too much of a stretch of the imagination - happily this is not the reason for the action itself - instead the terrorist's main aim is the gold held in vaults in the Federal Reserve on Wall Street, but the game with McClane is a special treat.

    McTiernan was great in the first film, making everything feel tense and claustrophobic. Here he has the whole of NYC to run across and the camera shows this new found freedom. In action scenes the camera swings wildly round and zooms into focus on the action. During scenes set in offices etc containing a lot of dialogue the camera slowly prowls round like it's dieing to rush off to the next action scene. It's the opposite to the style in the first film and again makes this feels different enough to be a film in it's own right.

    Usually film series can get a lot of baggage (watch Lethal Weapon 4 for proof), but here all the repeat characters are dropped, even McClane's wife only features as a voice on the phone. And that works well here and the only characters that are brought back here are McClane (of course) and Hans Gruber (in a flashback). This frees the film up to basically go where it wants without having to squeeze in old characters the way the second film did. However it links the films by having Simon Gruber taking supposed revenge for the death of his brother. The fresh active feel to this movie really gives it life and lifts the series out of the hole that the second film had threatened to put it.

    The chemistry between Willis and Jackson is great and lends a lot of comedy to the film, there's lot of racial humour between the two and Jackson is more than the "black sidekick" that exists in many films. Irons continues the fine tradition of English actors playing Hollywood villains and is good for the most. His ticks and stutters stop him being anywhere near as good as Rickman was in the original role but he's still good. Willis gets good support from the likes of Graham Greene, Larry Bryggman and Colleen Camp as fellow cops but really him and Jackson carry the show.

    Some of the scenes are a little forced and the plot doesn't always join together easily (a scene where Willis is fired out of a water pipe just as Jackson happens to drive by is a little too convenient) but many iffy bits can be overlooked if you focus on the action. The most effective thing that returns from the first film is the musical score. In the first film the score used variations on Christmas music to dramatic effect, here the score uses music well to add tension and comedy in a different way. It's difficult to put into words but this effect was missing from the second film.

    The film has a hatful of nice twists towards the end and the only problem is that the conclusion in Canada doesn't feel like it fits in (the original ending was changed following the Okalahoma bombing) but this is a minor problem in a film that is a great addition to the action packed Die Hard series.
  • henriksedin
    July 19, 2009
    henriksedin
    it was ok
  • phubbs1
    May 22, 2009
    phubbs1
    This starts out so good, the bomb threats over NY and willis having to chase all over to get to em, brilliant stuff. Jackson is also great as Willis' partner, very amusing in a loud sarcastic way. I just think it loses its punch midway through and doesn't get it back totally. The...( read more) ending is alittle flat and to be honest I never thought much to Irons as the baddie, its just trying to ride on the success of Rickman and his character.
  • Yelverton
    November 18, 2009
    Yelverton
    This Die Hard had a weak plot.
  • 21rclemente
    November 13, 2009
    21rclemente
    We're just gonna forget about that Die Harder bs. Lets just say that Vengeance is the movie that I watch when my squaw hits the road and I need to recharge my manhood. I wish I could quote it but every other words the f bomb.
  • free2me122003
    November 6, 2009
    free2me122003
    my favorite die hard...
  • timeladyinred
    October 30, 2009
    timeladyinred
    Not as classic as the first two, but still pretty good!
  • minhvanl
    October 28, 2009
    minhvanl
    very good action movie.you should see this.Excellent

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  • zlon
    March 9, 2008
    zlon
    A quite funny film with much of action and quite above the normal standards . Quite worth of watching . IN Greece rated as R with parental guidance
  • ryanjohn247
    August 6, 2007
    ryanjohn247
    the best movie of all time
  • DaveTheDude2K
    June 5, 2007
    DaveTheDude2K
    This Is My Favorite Movie Of ALL-TIME!!!
  • beety04
    March 19, 2007
    beety04
    the funniest movie in the world except for the blues brothers
  • amie12342
    December 24, 2006
    amie12342
    this is the best movie on the planet! it not only has bruce willis looking fab but also jeremy irons showing off a german accent and samuel l jackson being a brilliant sidekick! i never get bored of this it is absolutely fantastic! 100 out of 10!



  • chazleyxxz
    September 13, 2006
    chazleyxxz
    wow this movie rox out loud
  • ParkedInTheRedZone
    August 10, 2006
    ParkedInTheRedZone
    How am I the only person on the planet who wants to talk about this movie??? It was IMMENSE!!!!
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