Die Hard With a Vengeance (Die Hard 3) Reviews and Ratings


  • DragonEyeMorrison
    November 28, 2009
    DragonEyeMorrison
    I wish Simon's character was a bit more developed, and the ending is quite anti-climatic. But aside from that a very fun and solid sequel.
  • 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
  • lovelymore12
    October 26, 2009
    lovelymore12
    SUSPENSE ,POWERFUL AND REAL ACTION
  • jetty2728
    October 18, 2009
    jetty2728
    Best installment in the series....
    Fantastic action scenes!!!
    Samuel L Jackson and racism add color to the story, Jeremy Irons is simply awesome with the Ants Go Marching companion....
  • rolandovalentine
    September 30, 2009
    rolandovalentine
    very good lots of action
  • bakua
    September 29, 2009
    bakua
    Bruce willis action movie
  • SpunkyJamez
    September 26, 2009
    SpunkyJamez
    Yeh, it's an ok action film. Not one I would watch again though.
  • kaitlyn42397
    September 19, 2009
    kaitlyn42397
    A good movie with a good cast!
  • ElCochran90
    September 18, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Not the finest of the trilogy, but better than the sequel. Both Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson blow your mind away accordingly.

    58/100
  • KonCast
    September 18, 2009
    KonCast
    To be frank, we'd LOVE to count the better-than-average GoldenEye as the best sequel of '95, but, after much deliberation, we decided that the first Pierce Brosnan Bond was more of a reboot than a sequel. Regardless, Die Hard: With A Vengeance still counts as our second favorite ...( read more)John McClane adventure, pulling ahead of Die Harder (an airport karaoke version of the original) and the PG-13 lameness of Live Free or Die Hard. Vengeance gets extra points for bringing back Die Hard director John McTiernan, pairing Willis with a partner who almost steals the movie (nice work, Sam), having a great soundtrack, and delivering some nice NYC action. Nowhere near as good as the original Die Hard, but what movie is?
  • 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.
  • Osgoodsbaby
    September 16, 2009
    Osgoodsbaby
    AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • juinitasenduk
    September 13, 2009
    juinitasenduk
    I love this movie, Die Hard 1 - 3, no matter the series, the tension always the same
  • lanba
    September 13, 2009
    lanba
    good very good so good
  • nowheredream
    September 12, 2009
    nowheredream
    fun oh-so-fun action movie with bruce willis. a win, but just not as hard as the first one.
  • KESSLER72
    September 12, 2009
    KESSLER72
    Like parts 1 and 2 before it, DHWAV is a roller coaster ride bigtime - Alot of fun and Jeremy Irons and Samuel L are pretty damn cool. A can't miss popcorn flick. Maybe i'll give the last movie in the series a try one day.
  • fatboyob5
    September 11, 2009
    fatboyob5
    better than 2 i think
  • rich294
    September 7, 2009
    rich294
    Staring to get tired.
  • MovieManJDS
    September 7, 2009
    MovieManJDS
    Loved it. Love all the Die Hard films. Amazing actor.
  • afbuelvasp
    September 3, 2009
    afbuelvasp
    Tan copiones, usando a Kubrick y la marcha de Laurie Johnson... aún así, el regreso de McTiernan a la saga le dio otro impulso, de ahi la cuarta.
  • pfpitbull
    September 1, 2009
    pfpitbull
    hell yea.. yippie kay yay
  • SIRE161
    August 27, 2009
    SIRE161
    Not knockin the first one, but i think it was better.







    BETTER THEN THE FIRST TWO.
  • jscottcorley
    August 25, 2009
    jscottcorley
    Irons is great as the villain and McClane gets to go buddy-buddy with the foul-mouthed Sam Jackson.
  • fenririii
    August 24, 2009
    fenririii
    Great cast, interesting plot twist, and Sam Jackson being Sam Jackson
  • blueangelbaby1
    August 18, 2009
    blueangelbaby1
    LOVE THESE KINDS OF MOVIES
  • free2fly12
    August 17, 2009
    free2fly12
    My least fav of the series. It's so boring!
  • 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.
  • steelersfan10
    August 15, 2009
    steelersfan10
    like all the die hard movies
  • meltingaway
    August 12, 2009
    meltingaway
    Bruce is back in this third film of the series! This time the brother of Hans is back with a quest for vengeance! Jeremy Irons played a very convincing role here and he was simply one of the best villains, Samuel L. Jackson is another hero here alongside Bruce and he does a fine ...( read more)job here, Yippee-Kay-Yay!!
  • jayreyes2007
    August 12, 2009
    jayreyes2007
    I like the explosion in very scene.
  • Guyver0yk
    August 9, 2009
    Guyver0yk
    In my opinion its the best of the series!
  • unclefunk
    August 9, 2009
    unclefunk
    Not the best Die Hard movie, but better then the second one, want the next one.
  • steakncheese
    August 2, 2009
    steakncheese
    Although probably still just an average movie, I seem to have a bit of a soft spot for it. It is what it is, but it ticks all the right boxes for an entertaining action flick with a pretty decent story.
  • mattdonovan2004
    August 1, 2009
    mattdonovan2004
    Worthy third installment in the series, with Bruce Willis again on top form. However, it runs out of steam and Jeremy Irons' villain leaves something to be desired
  • flameamigo777
    July 26, 2009
    flameamigo777
    Simon Sex DIE!!! Thank you Scar ^^
  • tequilamockingbird82
    July 26, 2009
    tequilamockingbird82
    Despite the inevitable plot holes of such an ambitious crime story, and despite the inevitable sentimentality attached to the first movie, this one's script is probably the strongest of the trilogy. (I refuse to acknowledge that turd posing as a fourth installment.)
  • theguinnessman
    July 24, 2009
    theguinnessman
    As with the second film, this was was brilliant, but it didn't live up to the expectations of the first film however overall it was great - classic.
  • SammySnowball
    July 21, 2009
    SammySnowball
    Not as good as the last 2 die hards or the fourth die hard :l

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Die Hard With a Vengeance (Die Hard 3) Summary