Die Hard Collection (Die Hard / Die Hard 2 - Die Harder / Die Hard with a Vengeance / Live Free or Die Hard

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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.

The 2007 Die Hard Collection is a four-disc set that comes up short when compared to the previous six-disc Ultimate Collection , which is now out of print. That 2001 set had two discs for each film (plus, Die Hard was a Five Star Collection release). This set does away with all of the second discs, though it retains the features that were on the movie-only discs, including director commentaries and the seamlessly branched version of the first film with a scene added back in. There's also a brand-new fourth disc, but it's pretty minor. "Wrong Guy, Wrong Place, Wrong Time" is a 40-minute retrospective of the original movie. Wide-ranging but rather dull, it collects interviews with director John McTiernan, cinematographer Jan De Bont, screenwriters Jeb Stuart and Steven E. De Souza, other crew, and actors Reginald Veljohnson, Hart Bochner, and William Atherton. Also from 2007, "The Continuing Adventures of John McClane" looks at the second and third movies in the series. It's a mere 13 minutes and only interviews the two directors, Renny Harlin and (in new and old footage) John McTiernan. Last, three trailers for the 2007 film, Live Free or Die Hard, make this set look like something that was released merely to have something on the shelves while the new film was in theaters. --David Horiuchi

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Disc 1: **"Die Hard" Widescreen Feature with optional Commentary by director John McTiernan and production designer Jackson DeGovia **Additional scene-specific commentary by special effects supervisor Richard Edlund **Subtitled commentary by various cast and crew **Branching version with the extended power shutdown scene **DVD-ROM - script-to- screen comparison

Disc 2: **"Die Harder" Widescreen Feature **Directors commentary

Disc 3: **"Die Hard with a Vengeance" Widescreen Feature **Directors commentary

Disc 4 Bonus Disc: **Inside Look: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD **Wrong Guy, Wrong Place, Wrong Time: A Look Back At Die Hard **The Continuing Adventures of John McClane

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Rating for THIS VERSION.......2007-09-11

These are great movies... BUT, don't buy this set. The 2001 release can be found for cheap and actually has more features. There isn't anything new or great about this release. Stick with the 2001 six-disc set or wait for Blu-ray.

Die Hard Trilogy.......2007-09-04

All of the Die Hard's are enjoyable entertainment. I wanted to watch these before seeing the latest 2007 Die Hard. This had been a great series.

WONDERFUL, Love Bruce Willic.......2007-09-02

The collection is great. It brings the wonderful work of Bruce Willis all together. I couldn't live without it.

Die Hard Collection.......2007-08-31

Item was in great shape, came much faster than expected shipping. Movie set was in very safe packaging.

Don't be a fool!.......2007-08-14

Don't be fooled into buying this boxset. It is a big waste of money. It doesn't have all the features of the old 2001 6 disc set. You might as well say it is a barebones edition of the movie instead of the old ultimate edition from 2001 that had two discs per movie. You want to get the real deal then get the ultimate edition on here and go to the used section. There should be some used ultimate edition boxsets on here. Possibly some that someone is selling unopened even. Those are the ones that have all the good stuff. This set is a huge slap in the face to fans like me and probly you that are reading this. Please don't waste your money on this set. Track down a copy of the old Die Hard Ultimate Edition set. You won't be sorry if you are like me and love bonus features.

Die Hard with a Vengeance (Widescreen Edition)

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Awesome, Action Packed Movie! And One Other Thing I Should Mention.
A Well-Crafted, Inplausible Popcorn Movie

Die Hard with a Vengeance (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Bruce Willis , Jeremy Irons , Samuel L. Jackson , Graham Greene (II) , and Colleen Camp
Director: John McTiernan
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Release Date: 2007-06-19

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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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Awesome, Action Packed Movie! And One Other Thing I Should Mention........2007-08-31

If you are looking for a movie that is filled with hard hitting action, Die Hard is it. It has so much action packed into the movie from beginning to end. In my opinion, it's probably the greatest action film in all of history.

Oh, and by the way, to whoever wrote the product descripion for the first Die Hard movie, the character Hans Gruber is played by Alan Rickman. Not by Alexander Godunov as you described. Godunov plays Gruber's sidekick, Karl. I just wanted to let you know that for two reasons. Firstly, so people who haven't seen Die Hard can read your description and get the correct information about the characters they're going to see, and secondly, because Alan Rickman is my favorite actor and I think he deserves credit where credit is due. So whoever wrote that description would please be kind and edit the names. Thank you very much

A Well-Crafted, Inplausible Popcorn Movie.......2007-07-08

When I first saw this movie I was a teenager. I liked it. Even today, I still like it. I know some people consider it inferior to the earlier Die Hard flicks, but in my opinion it's at least better than the second one, which is a complete carbon copy of the first--except it's set in a DC airport instead of an LA high rise.

The plot of this movie is no where near believable. It's over the top in about every way possible. A European madman wages war on New York City and Bruce Willis while at the same time trying to pull off the biggest heist of all time. And just for fun he targets Samuel L. Jackson, too, an innocent shopkeeper from Harlem. There are tons of racial stereotypes and plenty of the normal action film/buddy cop stuff going on, but the movie gets points for one thing--it's never cheesy and there aren't any large, gaping holes in the plot. There may be scenes where you say "that could never happen," and Bruce Willis is apparently more resilient than Super Man, but at least the movie never bogs down with a forced love story or artsy camera angles.

This movie is complete, mindless entertainment, but if you know and accept that going in to it, then you'll have to admit that it's at the top of it's genre--even if that genre isn't going to be winning any Academy Awards.

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Third Time Not a Charm
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! EXCELLENT ENTRY IN THE SERIES!
Simon says: run, run and run!
Best of the series
Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition)

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Release Date: 2005-02-01

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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

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Third Time Not a Charm.......2007-08-15

I'm a huge fan of the first two Die Hard movies. It took me a while to get around to this installment, and now I wish I had never seen it at all. It starts off OK, but then it horribly falls apart with a completely unbelievable plot. Sure, the first two movies had unbelievable plot points, but they were just that plot points and easy to forgive because the overall premise of the films were not destroyed. That does not happen here. Just when you think you can start believing in the film again, it throws a ludicrous, unbelievable plot twist in. After a while, I lost my interest in the entire film. Jeromy Irons couldn't even save the film because he is matched with a twit of a partner in crime whose acting is so over the top it is beyond laughable and border on frustrating because the filmmakers are now just insulting the viewers. The chemistry between Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson is electric, and that was the only reason I didn't hurl the DVD out the window and watched this pathetic movie until the end.

THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! EXCELLENT ENTRY IN THE SERIES!.......2007-08-15

Well, He's at it again. This time Willis teams up with Samuel Jackson in this non stop thrilling entry in the Die Hard series. Tense with suspense to spare this is one crazy movie! It's Hollywood over the top at it's finest. The DVD transfer is very good and the 2 disc version in the ultimate box has some nice extras.

Simon says: run, run and run!.......2007-07-06

This third part of the sequel was a fantastic revival of the desperate state of things, that featured the first one.

New York city will be the huge stage, in which a crude vengueance will be taken over. A gelid and smart terrorist (the extraordinary actor Jeremy Irons) will display a sinister plan with a double intention, to redeem the death of his brother, and on the other hand to make of New York city a city under the waters.

The dynamic stages, delirious action of this saga really involves even the most exigent spectator. There's a lot of action, and in this opportunity, Samuel Jackson was the perfect counterbalance working out as support officer of Bruce.

The ceaseless action sequences, the intriguing atmosphere and the sinister presence of Irons adds a special factor for this superb script, hovered by a tense cloud of uncertaineness from start to finish.

A solid script, a superb cast and a delirious camerawork join forces to bring us one of themost vibrant and absorbing thrillers of the Nineties.

Go for this one!

Best of the series.......2007-05-17

One of my guilty pleasures is watching action films that have good honest putrid to the core villains who are so smart that I can actually start pulling from them. Such films are rare. The reason for this is simple. So much time is spent working in tough guy cliches' and wild stunts that the creators of such films don't pay much attention to character development. In "Die hard with a Vengeance" The writers give us stunts galore. They give us the standard macho commentary to the hilt. But they also came up with bad guy who is clever you just got to like him.

This last installment of the trilogy that launched Bruce Willis' career is undoubtedly as entertaining as the first. Reprising his role as director, John McTiernan guides Willis and Samuel L. Jackson through New York City in a deadly game in which all odds are stacked against them. Recurrent in the movie is the theme that in life things may not always be what they seem, as racial relations are explored through the unlikely friendship of Willis and Jackson and the mystery of `Simon' is revealed-and of course the means by which he seeks his vengeance. Truly a great movie and I recommend all parts.

Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition).......2007-05-08

I have always enjoy Die Hard movies, and like the first 2 episodes, it's always pack with endless actions.

Die Hard with a Vengeance (Special Edition)

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Third Time Not a Charm
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! EXCELLENT ENTRY IN THE SERIES!
Simon says: run, run and run!
Best of the series
Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition)

Die Hard with a Vengeance (Special Edition)
Starring: Bruce Willis , Jeremy Irons , Samuel L. Jackson , Graham Greene (II) , and Colleen Camp
Director: John McTiernan
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Release Date: 2001-07-10

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Third Time Not a Charm.......2007-08-15

THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! EXCELLENT ENTRY IN THE SERIES!.......2007-08-15

Simon says: run, run and run!.......2007-07-06

Best of the series.......2007-05-17

Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition).......2007-05-08

I have always enjoy Die Hard movies, and like the first 2 episodes, it's always pack with endless actions.

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Third Time Not a Charm
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! EXCELLENT ENTRY IN THE SERIES!
Simon says: run, run and run!
Best of the series
Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition)

Die Hard With a Vengeance
Starring: Bruce Willis , Jeremy Irons , Samuel L. Jackson , Graham Greene (II) , and Colleen Camp
Director: John McTiernan
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Release Date: 1999-03-09

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Third Time Not a Charm.......2007-08-15

THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! EXCELLENT ENTRY IN THE SERIES!.......2007-08-15

Simon says: run, run and run!.......2007-07-06

Best of the series.......2007-05-17

Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition).......2007-05-08

I have always enjoy Die Hard movies, and like the first 2 episodes, it's always pack with endless actions.

Die Hard Trilogy Includes Die Hard,Die Hard 2 Die Harder,and Die Hard With a Vengeance

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Bruce Willis' Crowning Achievement!

Die Hard Trilogy Includes Die Hard,Die Hard 2 Die Harder,and Die Hard With a Vengeance

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DIE HARD
DIE HARD 2 DIE HARDER
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
BRUCE WILLIS

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Christmas is not a good time of year in the McClane family. Especially for John McClane, who always happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But if it weren't for the heroics of this rugged, resourceful cop, many lives would be lost and megalomaniacal terrorists with various European accents would be having their evil way. In 1988, director John McTiernan and the phenomenal hit Die Hard introduced the world to maverick Sgt. John McClane (Bruce Willis) of the New York Police Department, and in the course of this film and two blockbuster sequels McClane was frantically saving lives, buildings, airports, schools, cities, and even his marriage from the threat of international terrorists, psychopaths, and cagey mercenaries. Now you can watch antihero McClane blast his way through all three movies. Witness his transition from a happy-go-lucky, slightly cranky cop to extremely burnt-out, partially alcoholic cop with a propensity to attract extreme violence and catastrophe. Yet the one thing that always overshadows his character flaws is his uncanny ability to spoil the schemes of stylish villains with slick names such as Hans Gruber (the nasty terrorist from the first film, played to perfection by Alan Rickman). Sit down, pop some corn, grab a bottle of Coca-Cola, and get ready to watch (in any order you please) the Die Hard Trilogy--a must for any action buff or fan of Bruce Willis, who owes his film career to the enduring appeal of these global box-office hits. --Jeremy Storey

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Bruce Willis' Crowning Achievement!.......2007-02-26

The Die Hard Trilogy may be the best action/adventure series of the last two decades (vastly more enjoyable than the sporadic Bond films, and the self-indulgent Lethal Weapon movies), and a lion-share of the credit must go to Bruce Willis, the wise-cracking, superhuman yet humane hero. Willis became a superstar with the first Die Hard, and he is riveting as John McClain, the New York cop in L.A. With the always watchable Bonnie Bedelia as his wife, and the flashy Alan Rickman as the mercenary/entrepenour, the film is a non-stop rollercoaster ride! Die Hard 2 lacks Rickman's charisma as the villain, but Willis again gives a dynamite performance, and Bedelia is even better than in the first film. Spectacular special effects abound! Die Hard With a Vengence, the weakest of the trio, was originally intended as Lethal Weapon 4, but was rewritten for Willis and Samuel Jackson. Bedelia's absence hurts the third film a great deal, but Jeremy Irons (as Rickman's equally greedy brother) is an excellent villain. Incredible pyrotechnics highlight this film, and Willis is still a joy...And rumor has it, there WILL be a Die Hard 4!

Die Hard Collection (Die Hard / Die Hard 2 - Die Harder / Die Hard with a Vengence)

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Die Hard Collection (Die Hard / Die Hard 2 - Die Harder / Die Hard with a Vengence)

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Includes Die Hard / Die Hard 2 - Die Harder / Die Hard with a Vengence on 3 discs

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Die Hard: With a Vengeance [Region 2]
Starring: Bruce Willis , Jeremy Irons , Samuel L. Jackson , Graham Greene (II) , and Colleen Camp
Director: John McTiernan
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