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this is the best Die Hard film.

posted 8 years ago by ib011f9545i
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in my opinion this is the best film of the series.

I don't like the first one much,but I like everything about this one,am I in a minority?

[–] RevengeOfToonces3 8 years ago

Roger Ebert agrees with you.

I like Die Hard 2, and Cliffhanger was awesome, but of all the people 20th Century Fox could have tapped in 1989 to direct this, why Renny Harlin?

"He makes me laugh, he'a always humping and pointing at Reese Witherspoon." - rebschucks

[–] Phillip Marlowe 8 years ago

I believe you are in a minority, as am I. My impression is that most fans, at least on this board regard this as the worst of the first four Die Hard films. (I haven't seen the fifth, which has been almost universally panned.) I was very disappointed with II when I first saw it in a theater when released. But it has grown on me. I've watched Die Hard I and II every Christmas season since the early '90s and I now like them almost equally. I think there is a big gap between the first two and Die Hard With a Vengeance (though I watch that one most summers and it has grown on me as well). I still don't like the fourth one much, especially since the R rated version is not still not available on Blu-Ray (as far as I know; my 4-film Blu-Ray set only has the theatrical PG-13 version), though I watched the R rated version once--with the one and only catchphrase--on DVD.

[–] tylrwillis3 8 years ago

Die hard 1 is the best IMO. 2 and 3 are also great

[–] OneSixteen 8 years ago

I do agree, I like the first 4 (5 was an embarrassment to the franchise). Especially this time of year at Christmas Die Hard 2 feels more like a Christmas film than the first

[–] wallacesawyer 8 years ago

I prefer the original, but this is my favorite of the sequels.

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[–] HEYitzED 8 years ago

Nah. The original is in another league to this film. This feels like a B movie in comparison. Not bad. Just isn't the original.

[–] micpl 8 years ago

You're not wrong.

[–] Hendry_William_French 8 years ago

I think the original Die Hard is technically a better film than this. There's more atmosphere and tension, and McTiernan can tell a better story with the camera than Harlin can. Vernon from the Breakfast Club is hilarious, too.

I prefer this movie to the first because I think the story & setting is more original, but Die Hard is undoubtedly a more skilfully crafted film.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

You didn't like the first one? That explains why you liked this one.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) 7 years ago

Frankly, this is how I'd rank them.
Die Hard-10/10
Die Hard with a Vengeance-10/10
Die Hard 2-8/10
Live Free or Die Hard-7/10
A good Day to Die Hard-5/10.