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One of the best 3rd movies in a franchise ever

posted 9 years ago by theaddamsfamilyforever
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Don't get me wrong, Die Hard 2 was pretty good but I think this one got closer to the first movie and is the best of the Die Hard sequels. This really should've stayed as a trilogy as it got progressively worse after this movie. Live Free was entertaining but felt less like a Die Hard movie and Die Hard 5 was just awful. This one had alittle Dark Knight Rises going for it with the hero beginning the film broken down and upset over losing a girl then being coached back into the job to deal with a villain that has ties to the first film. Die Hard With A Vengeance should be given a lot more praise than it received from critics.

You guys should see the marathon I did with this film titled When Heroes Fall And Rise Again. You can check it out on my blog.

http://mbmb14.blogspot.com/2015/11/when-heroes-fall-and-rise-again.html

[–] hcadonis 9 years ago

I totally agree

[–] LordInsect 9 years ago

I actually prefer With a Vengeance over the first movie. The fifth one is absolutely unwatchable. I like 1-2 pretty much the same and I dig the fourth one quite a bit, but Die Hard 3 is an absolute masterpiece, one of the most unique action films ever made. It's one of my favorites.

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[–] Vega_Lyra 8 years ago

Die Hard With a Vengeance and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade are my top votes for No. 3 sequels.

I actually preferred part 5 to part 4 though. The villain in part 4 was an idiot left over from a tv series and the whole V-TOL aircraft scene was completely stupid and non-convincing. The CGI was terrible.

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[–] BOandBarbecue (2264) a year ago

nah die hard 3 was weak sequel. maybe good compare to 4 and 5 but die hard 1 and 2 much better.

[–] bozo_500 (13105) a year ago

its def one of the best 3rd films. far superior to Lethal Weapon 3.

3rd great films are quite rare as most f**k it up (Alien 3, T3, Superman III, X3, Batman Forever and even TDKR),

but theres: Last Crusade (obviously), Return of the Jedi (at the time considered abit of a let down but now considered as much a classic as the other 2), Star Trek III (imo), BTTF3, Army of Darkness, The Good The Bad and The Ugly (and obviously LOTR 3 if you into that)

[–] [deleted] a year ago

I like Superman 3.

[–] acelesson (791) a year ago

Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors also

[–] Melton (4441) a year ago

It’s because they got John McTiernan back to direct after the masterpiece he made with the first film. Dude knows what he’s doing and understands the character of McClane.

[–] TMC-4 (20123) a year ago

Why Die Hard 3 Is the Franchise's Best Sequel

https://www.cbr.com/die-hard-3-best-sequel/

The original Die Hard captured lightning in a bottle, leaving big shoes for the sequels to fill. Die Hard 3 comes close to duplicating its success.

[–] blue1981 (7740) a year ago

I love it as it got John McClane back to New York and Bruce had great chemistry with Samuel Jackson.