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Summary: time to die hardest!
Review: the reason i chose the trilogy instead of individually is primarilly because john mclain is not a one movie man,and all three films have to be compared. "die hard" made willis an action star. hell,it made the action genre,that people seem to give arnold credit for. the first movie truly is the best action movie you will ever see made,bar none. however...."die harder" and "with a vengence" also had a lot of merits,and can even surpass the original for sheer enjoyment. "dh1" takes place in la,as we become introduced to ny detective john mclean,an ordinary guy in an extrordinary circumstance. but he is a cop,which lends plausablity to his actions and reactions. mclean just wants to get back with his wife,the beautiful bonnie bedilia,who also appears in "dh2" as an airline passanger who is on a plane destined for disaster. bruce,in the airport,tries to prevent the planes from hitting the ground and the bad guys from leaving the ground. guess who wins...all kidding aside,this sequel matched the ernestness of the original,lending creedence to the obvious "oh here we go again" syndrome, which does give this entry a lighter tone. but it also lends itself more to repeat viewing. now in "dh3", john tiernan,the director of the original, returns and puts bruce back in his element,the greatest city in the world,and boy do they have fun with it. along for the ride are samual l.jackson as a good samaritan,and the extremly underated jeremy irons as the villian. this feature plays upon cat and mouse tactics beautifully,and for that reason alone,makes for the most repeat viewings. but it certainly doesn't hurt to have mr.irons presence,and mr.tiernan's eye. sorry star wars fans,but this is the best trilogy around.
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Summary: Sweet action series in one set!
Review: Bruce did a great job with these movies. Whether hunting the bad guys in a building, airport, or all of New York, these movies do not fail to keep the action going. Bruce Willis stars as John McClane, a cop with a bad mouth who seems to get in trouble with german terrorists. These are the best action movies I have seen, and I am sure anyone would like them. Warning! About every other work is a swear word. If bad language isnt your thing, don't buy these! If not, these are great movies! A must buy!
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Summary: Three Of The Greatest Action Films Ever Made
Review: With action films all the rage in the 1980s', director John McTernian took a stab at it and struck gold with "Die Hard". This was the film that made Bruce Willis a star and proved that action films could be more than rediculous, overblown shootouts. It inspired two smash sequels. All three are in this boxed set.1988's "Die Hard" is where it all began. Hardened New York City cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) just wants to fly out to L.A. and spend Christmas with his kids and his estranged wife Holly (Bonny Bedelia). But when he goes to meet his wife at her work station at Nakatomi Plaza, things go awry. A group of Russian terrorists led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman in his best pre - Harry Potter role). They kill the office's head boss and hold everyone hostage - including Holly. McClane goes out on a limb with only his gun and his cunning to protect him. What ensues is nonstop, heartstopping action and some great moments of humor. Also in this film is Reginald VelJohnson, the star of the longrunning tv show "Family Matters". McTernian was absent for 1990's "Die Hard 2: Die Harder". so Renny Harlin was tapped to direct. Willis, Bedelia and VelJohnson were the only original castmemebers for this one. In this one, McClane is at a Wshington D.C. airport waiting for Holly's plane to land. While waiting, he gets involved in a shootout that results in death and has an argument with an imcompetent police chief (Dennis Franz). Worse, he gets word that a group of terrorists are planning to take over the airport and free a drug lord. All this chaos throws McClane back into action. This causes flights to be delayed, and many planes are running low on fuel - including Holly's. While not as good as the first one, this one has enough thrills and comedy to satisfy. After a five - year absence forom the screen, 1995 saw "Die Hard With A Vengeance" released. This is one is my personal favorite. Willis once more plays McClane. This one is quite different from he first two. First, the plot has nothing to do with Holly (Bonny Bedelia). In fact, Holly isn't even this film at all. Second, this film has McClane in his official city of work, New York. Still, it's a great movie. In this one, a bomber named Simon (Jeremy Irons) is targeting McClane for a delightful game of cat and mouse (wait until you find out why). So McClane once again goes out on a limb to risk his life for innocent people. Only, this time he has help from a reluctant civillian (Samuel L. Jackson). Once more, heartstopping action and hilarious humor fills the movie. Extras include documentaries, tarilers and comentaries. This a great collection movies that I highly recommend. Also recommended is the "Lethal Weapon" boxed set and the "Dirty Harry" boxed set.
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Summary: 4.5 STARS
Review: I could have chosen the Lord of the Rings box set, Star Wars box set, or the Die Hard box set and in the end I chose this one. I love this set. What your getting hear is 6 discs, 3 movies, 3 hours 44 minutes of featurettes, trailers, interviews, "making of" documentaries, ONE AWESOME SET, and much more. I'm not going to explain that much about what happens in each movie because either you already know what happens or you have seen other reviews that tell you about the movies. This is a great set though. I'm very proud to own it. DIE HARD (1988) Length-132 minutes 2 DISC SET (Rated R)
-Cast-(Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, and more)
-Widescreen, English 5.1 DTS, English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Dolby Surround, subtitles. SPECIAL FEATURES:
-Commentary, Subtitle commentary, scene Specific commenatry.
-Branching Version of movie with Extended Power Shutdown Scene put back in movie.
-2 Extended scenes, Editing room where you can re-edit- and re-mix scenes.
-Deleted Lines and Sequences reel, gag reel (12:49)
-3 trailers (4:54), 5 TV spots (3:37)
-Featurette (7:22), Slide Show (9:24)
-Whole script
-DVD-ROM-Script to Screen Comparison, Links, Game Demos.
-more DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER (1990) Length-124 minutes, 2 DISC SET (Rated R)
-Cast-(Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedilia, William Atherton, Franco Nero, John Amos, William Sadler, more)
-Widescreen, English 5.1 DTS, English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Dolby Surround, subtitles. SPECIAL FEATURES:
-Commentary
-Making of Die Hard 2 (23:05)
-Featurette (4:00)
-4 Trailers (6:26)
-TV Spot (:32)
-4 Deleted Scenes (:51, 1:05, 2:50, 3:47)
-Interview (6:41)
-Villians Profile (6:36)
-3 Behind the Scenes Vignettes (4:07, 7:50, 2:56)
-5 Visual Affect Breakdowns (3:06, 1:45, 1:26, 3:26, 2:03)
-more DIE HARD 3: WITH A VENGENCE (1995) Length-131 minutes, 2 DISC SET (Rated R)
-Cast-(Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons, Colleen Camp, Graham Greene, and more)
-Widescreen, English 5.1 DTS, English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Dolby Surround, subtitles. SPECIAL FEATURES:
-Commentary
-Behind the Scenes Vignettes, making of documentaries (21:44, 21:35, 8:45, 10:22, 7:50)
-Featurette (4:09)
-Alternate Ending (6:01)
-Storyboard sequence (2:14)
-Bruce Willis Interview (6:10)
-Villians Profile (4:22)
-Visual Affect Breakdowns (6:42)
-2 Trailers (3:51)
-10 TV Spots (5:17) -more PROS about movies:
-GREAT action, acting.
-Awesome Cast of characters.
-Cool Explosions.
-Movies are 2 Hours long each.
-Great story CONS about movies:
-Vulgar
-In Die Hard it looks like McKlanes shirt changes color around middle of movie. PROS about DVD box set:
-Cool Case
-Contains all 3 movies
-6 DVD's
-LOT'S of Special features CONS about DVD box set:
-too expensive
-Nothing Extra comes with the set if you buy the 3 movies as one set. I don't recommend this set to anyone who is younger then 16 because the movies do contain STRONG language, nudity, and graphic violence.
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Summary: A Must Have for all "Die Hard" fans................
Review: I am a HUGE movie buff, and when it comes to a good action movie with good actors, you can't go wrong. Bruce Willis remains one of my favorite actors, and thanks to the Twentieth Century Fox home entertainment company, all of Willis' best films- the "Die Hard" trilogy" have all been re-released together in one package (finally)! Here is a rundown of every film:
"Die Hard" (1988) is about a New York City cop named John McClane (Willis), who is flying to Los Angeles for Christmas to visit his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and their two children, John Jr. and Lucy. When John arrives in Los Angeles, he goes to the Nakatomi Building in dowtown L.A., which is where Holly works. John and Holly are looking forward for a nice Christmas Eve and a nice Christmas at home with their kids once Holly has finished up her work at Nakatomi. But John and Holly soon discover that they have to wait a few hours before all of that can happen- because a group of German terrorists, led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) have taken over the building, leaving several hostages, members of the LAPD, and the whole FBI scared while John is running all around the building, killing terrorists while he is trying to save the hostages.
"Die Hard 2: Die Harder" (1990) is where John and Holly are spending Christmas together by themselves in Washington, DC while their kids are with Holly's mother. So nothing wrong can happen this time, right? Wrong. A foreign drug lord named Esperanza has finally been arrested and is being brought to the United States so he can face trial. This is when a group of terrorists decide to rescue Esperanza, which means that they will be in the control tower, and planes which are scheduled to arrive in Washington are delayed- while John McClane finds that it is again up to him to save the lives of millions, which is two years after he has become famous and has received a lot of recognition for saving everyone in the whole Nakatomi incident.
"Die Hard With a Vengeance" (1995)finds John McClane in his hometown of New York. When the movie starts off, McClane is on suspension, but it is an enjoyable suspension for McClane, considering the fact that his suspension has consisted of him drinking, smoking, and watching cartoons. But all of that comes to an end when a terrorist named Simon (Jeremy Irons)makes the NYPD contact McClane so he can go to Harlem wearing nothing but his boxers, as well as carrying a sign that says "I Hate N*****s", and McClane is about to be killed by either six or seven black guys until a Harlem shop owner named Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) saves McClane's life, which then results in John and Zeus running all over New York, playing some "games" that Simon has made for them.
Here is also what you get for the bonus feautures on all three films:
For the bonus featutures included on the first "Die Hard" film, you will get to see a featurette that goes behind the scenes from when the actors and producers making this movie were filming it.
The bonus feautures on "Die Hard 2" show a deleted scene and two-not one, special effects featurettes for this film.
As for the bonus feautures on "Die Hard With a Vengeance", there are no interviews, but you will get to see the short, never before seen alternate ending for this film.
All three "Die Hard" films are some of the greatest action movies ever made. Action movies have been popular for quite a while now, and even though other action movies out there are really good, the "Die Hard" films definitely set the standards for an action film. If you enjoyed all three "Die Hard" films, then I would recommend you buy this boxed set- even if you already own the original videos for all three films. And here is an interesting, not incredibly well known fact for fans of both the "Die Hard" films and KISS fans: Gene Simmons was offered a role in the first "Die Hard" film as one of the terrorists (presumably Hans) but turned the part down.
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Summary: The Die Hard Trilogy
Review: Three of the finest action films ever made are contained in this boxset. Bruce Willis does a good job in these films. John McClane is one of the best action-film cop heroes of all time.
Die Hard - While out in L.A. visiting his wife, New York cop John McClane finds himself in the middle of a terriorist takeover. Armed with only his Berreta and wise-cracks, he sets out to free his wife and the other hostages from the terrorists. This is a great action movie for the guys.
Die Hard 2 - Not the best in the series. Bruce Willis returns, but without all the humor of the first. While battling terrorist again, you'll wonder why he's even trying. The spotlight doesn't shine to brightly on Bruce. The funniest part of the whole movie comes when McClane punches a guy in the mouth. You'll see why if you want to sit through this. Good title, Okay action.
Die Hard 3 - John McClane Returns to kick serious butt, if he can get rid of his hangover! McClane's doing battle this time around with Simon Grubuer, Hans Grubuer's brother. Simon sets out to destory John McClane for throwing his little brother out of The Naktomi building in the first Die Hard. Setting up elebrate bombs all over New York, he almost succeeds in destroying the city. With the mix of humor and heavy action, John McTierman does a excellent job returning to the director's chair.
I feel Die Hard 1 and 3 are the gems of this boxset.
Die Hard 2 seems to be a rehash of the first one to me.
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Summary: What you talkin' about, Willis?
Review: I'll tell you what he's talkin' about - dying hard,dying harder and dying hardest, Baby!
Oh, I could write hundreds and hundreds of words about how great these movies are. If you've seen them, you already know what I'm talking about. If you've never seen any of them, this dvd collection is something you should consider checking out.
The first movie is the best of the three. It's a classic! The second movie is also great, but its my least fave of the three. The final movie is better than the second one, but not quite as great as the first.
There are also some very good extras included here.
This collection is a must-have for Bruce Willis fans - or anyone who can appreciate great action movies!
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Summary: Wild... Still manage to please today
Review: Die Hard defined the concept of tension, with McClane trapped in a building, maybe in elevator shafts, trying to kill the terrorists, save his wife, and destroy the building. Die Hard 2 started the mayhem all over again, as McClane found himself up against terrorists trying to rescue a drug kingpin, taking over Dulles International Airport, grounding all airplanes and leaving them trapped in the air and running out of fuel, AND screwing the passengers up in the process. Die Hard with A Vengeance showed Hans Gruber (the terrorist leader in the original)'s brother up for revenge. Him and his terrorists place bombs throughout the city of NYC to cover up a massive heist, worth all the gold in the Federal Reserve, and trick McClane into thinking it's an act of revenge. Overall the series is wildly entertaining, but it's made even better by this explosive giftset. Great audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, slideshows, trailers, TV commercials, etc., all make this one of the better giftsets out there. Buy it if you want RAW action.
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Summary: WHERE THERE'S A WILLIS
Review: Watching all three of the phenomenally successful DIE HARD movies is an exhausting, yet rewarding, exercise in how to make an action movie. Directors John McTiernan (1 and 3), and Renny Harlin (2) keep the action brisk, full of gun fights, fistfights, explosions, car chases, etc. Bruce Willis is the ultimate cop hero as John McClane, the rebel with a cause. In "Die Hard" John is in LA to visit his estranged wife, Holly, who is high on the corporate ladder in a Japanese company, helmed by the reliable James Shigeta. Nasty pseudoterrorist, high falootin thief Alan Rickman (delightfully villainous) plans to steal 600 million dollars in bonds while under the pretense of a terrorist raid. Willis is in the building, and along with his silent partner (the great Reginald VelJohnson), he manages to save the day but not without a lot of exciting action sequences. Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Hart Bochner and Paul Gleason add some good support, and it's a slam bang actioner!
In the second movie, Willis finds himself again at Christmas, this time at Dulles Airport, awaiting his wife's arrival from LA. This time around, we have a nasty dope kingpin (Franco Nero) about to be extradited for his crimes, but he has a whole slew of terrorists out to make sure he is not brought to justice. Bonnie Bedelia as Holly, William Atherton as the world's most obnoxious newsreporter, and Reginald VelJohnson (although only briefly) are brought back for this tense, edge of the seat action. William Sadler, Dennis Franz and John Amos are along for the ride on this one.
The final movie, "..with a Vengeance" is quite different from the first two. No Bedelia or Atherton this time (and I did miss them somewhat), but Willis is the target of revenge by a game-playing Jeremy Irons (all blonded and buffed up). He receives first rate support from Samuel L. Jackson, the marvelous Larry Bryggman (As the World Turns)and Graham Greene. Tense and nerve-wracking, this wraps up a really great trio of action movies.
They really haven't gotten better than this for pure adrenaline and action!
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Summary: A set worth the price...
Review: As far as pure action goes, it is very difficult to top the Die Hard trilogy. This set has all three in 2-disc special editions. For the price, it is a steal. Owning this even made me appreciate the slightly off-balanced thrid installment and got me pumped for the (as-yet rumoured) fourth film. Good addition to any collection. Goes well on the shelf with Indy and Star Wars sets, too.
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