everything you have heard about this movie is true.

A Disappointing Continuation

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

If I could I would give it a 6.7. Its not a 7 and it's better than the 2nd die hard though.

With veteran action director John McTiernan making a return to the series, 'Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)' perhaps feels like the true successor to 'Die Hard'. With another great villain, a vulnerable and likeable lead - enthusiastically portrayed by Willis, a brilliant co-star who has superb chemistry with our hero, some fantastic action and a fast-paced plot, this entry is easily the second-best in the series. A fantastic flick that's energetic and entertaining throughout. 8/10

Die Hard with a Vengeance was released in 1995 and was directed by John McTiernan. It is the third film in the Die Hard series and is about officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) who is called into action to stop a terrorist who is detonating areas around New York City.As someone who wasn't a big fan of Die Hard 2, this film impressed me lots and was a big improvement over the previous instalment. For me, Die Hard 2 was a rather bland action film with nothing particularly smart about it and at the same time felt too similar to the original with McClane's wife being in peril and also the fact that it too took place at Christmas, just like the first. This entry was refreshingly different and made for a great viewing experience.The film gets off to a very strong start with brilliant pacing; we're given our situations at an expert pace and we're introduced to our characters without any slow or exposition-heavy moments. Right from the get-go, the main villain begins to play his cleverly-written game of cat-and-mouse with the heroes which was very exciting and tense. Right from the start I knew this would be much better than Die Hard 2 as it proves straight away that it has wildly different ideas and provides a whole new exciting experience.Bruce Willis is once again great in the role of John McClane and the film doesn't slow itself down at any points to let us know what stage of his life he is in, and instead gives us the information over the course of the film which makes for a more effective way of giving us information rather than blatant exposition. Samuel L. Jackson was also great as Zeus, the person of whom John tags along with; the two had fantastic chemistry and I'd be more than happy to see them in a Die Hard film together again.Unfortunately, after the excellent first half, the film becomes rather bland after the point where the villain stops toying around with the heroes like he did earlier and the film becomes a rather bland action picture like Die Hard 2 was. The film did maintain the expert pace and never took a minute to breathe but was not anywhere near as thrilling as the previous half was. Also, the ending of the film felt very tacked on and much like a reshoot; because that's exactly what it was. The way the scene prior to the final scene set up the ending only worked with the original ending it was expecting, however because of the studio wanting it to be changed, the ending we received feels very out of place and overall dissatisfying.Overall, Die Hard with a Vengeance was the sequel we should have initially received instead of Die Hard 2 in my opinion and started off with many fresh ideas and constant tension as well as a brilliant pace, however most of these elements are sadly lost in the latter half and the film becomes a bland action picture towards the end. I was also dissatisfied by the new ending too and how it really didn't work at all. However, I would still recommend this film to the fans of the original Die Hard, even though the film does begin to run out of steam later on.7.8/10

In the 1960's and 1970's in an action film the audience would get their adrenaline rush just by one exciting stunt and would leave the theatre with a smile of satisfaction. By the 1980's and 1990's, the action stunts and explosives are just non-stop you will eventually be looking for an aspirin to cure your migraines. "Die Hard: With A Vengeance" showcases an explosive action romp that's an action junkies paradise it'll make them hypnotized until the end of days.This third installment to the "Die Hard" series stars Bruce Willis returning as John McClane who's recently been suspended from the New York police force. We can tell from a scene where the chief shoves his badge across his desk think McClane is back on the prowl. When he acknowledged this analogy, people opened up with a subtle chuckle from action fans who like a little humour to go with the wild ride that's coming to them.After the very authentic looking explosion at a department store in the greater Manhattan area, McClane gets a mysterious call from an evil bomber who goes by the name of Simon (Jeremy Irons), who lures McClane to wear a placard around his body uttering a racial hatred towards African Americans. McClane gets some assistance from a Harlem store owner named Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) and now he's caught in this sickening mind games by this dastardly Simon.As simple as can be the film is not depended on acting or method. This film relies heavily on stunts, explosives and in your face to make you lose your mind. Simon's whereabouts seem to be omnipresent as McClane and Zeus are roaming all over Manhattan on one deadly mission after another (even going as far as to bum a cab across Central Park). The whole Manhattan Island seems to be infested with bombs, which also includes the subway and even a city school.But Simon's reason for his madness is not just on his own, he has a personal vendetta against McClane and he's not in on this alone. He's come equipped with his own personal army and has vengeance on John for the death of his brother from the first "Die Hard" movie.Willis and Jackson show some great, reluctant chemistry even though most of their dialogue was saturated with racial undertones and neither man has any kind of racial hostilities. Jackson's use of clever observations and puzzle solving is the perfect foil to McClane's manic live life in danger attitude.Near the end of the chaos were all in awe when the bomb squad members become overwhelmed when a super machine is unraveled that could cause a devastating impact that could cause terror all over Manhattan and the time is ticking fast. There's also the trivializing question of which wire to cut. Simon's plans seem to be pure genius, though it's hard to know how the trucks came to the scenes from Canada. Jeremy Irons is another long list of villains who are British extraction. He joins the faction of Alan Rickman, Tim Roth, Gary Oldman and Sir Anthony Hopkins and his rich, calculating voice has the villainy we can all love to detest.But the acting is overall very secondary as we all come to see our heroes defy death-laden assignments and the excitement will keep you in stitches. We are here to see two men slide from a bridge cable onto a nearby ship, we want to see vehicles topple over like they were Tonka toys. This movie is a kids toy car collection come to life. In the end it just delivers what it promises with a vengeance.On an afterthought, this film was released one month after a real life bombing in Oklahoma City which killed several civilians mostly young school children. As an act of humanity Willis actually refused to make references of this real tragedy in comparison to the bombings. We can respect Willis even more after the closing credits.