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Summary: Quality Guy Movies.
Review: Yes it is true... the steryotype of guys loving action movies. But the Die Hard movies are the best. No matter how many times I have seen it I can always watch it again. The best action movies all in one set. How could I not buy it.
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Summary: The Best Action Movies With Bruce Willis
Review: These Are Really Good Movies Especially The Third One and on DVD There Are Some Cool Features and Scenes In The Movie That Make Them So Good. Like Deleted Scenes, Trailers, an alternate ending for 3, and A lot of other cool stuff on these great DVDs That WIll Make Watch Them Over and Over
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Summary: Depends on how badly you want all three!
Review: Personally I didn't care for DIE HARD'S 2 and 3, but loved the first film!
I bought this collection a few days ago and the extra footage on each disc makes this collection very unique and authentic. On the disc for the original DIE HARD I love being able to watch the film in English or French Audio, with the subtitles it is a little advantageous because now I can understand the dialogue because the actors in this film mumble so much. It makes the plot a little easier to follow. You can also watch a special "Extra Branching Version" in which several scenes cut from the original release are restored. I also loved the Director John McTiernan/Production Designer Jackson DeGovia Commentary. I think what makes the original DIE HARD so credible is 1) Michael Kamen's beautiful music score and how he is able to weave themes of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" in so sporadically and spontaneously with the live action, 2) Jackson DeGovia's as always wonderful production designs - Jackson DeGovia is simply a Production Designing Expert if there ever was one (by the way, Jackson if you happen to be reading this review - YOU'RE THE BEST!), and 3) Bruce Willis' John McClane is the perfect Good Guy, he's not Indiana Jones who never looses his hat, he's not an indestructible super hero, he is simply an ordinary mortal man caught in a precarious situation with professional terrorists. Whether he endures setting off false alarms, setting up calls for the police, playing cat and mouse with the bad guys, or having to step barefoot on shards of broken glass, John McClane is simply the perfect Terrorist foiler! No wonder this film was simply the prototype for all action films to be shortly after. I think it's just too bad the film had to withstand so many rip-offs.
As I mentioned earlier, I never was too much of a fan of DIE HARDs 2 and 3, but this collection alone with all of the extra features available makes this worth the pick up price.
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Summary: Superb!
Review: The movies are fantastic, with superior sound quality.I had actually seen Die hard one on vhs tape, but it was nowhere near the dvd quality. I also like the extras. The commentaries are also a useful insight into the whole movie making process as a whole.
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Summary: In one word: GREAT!!
Review: Well i'll write one review about all the three Die HArd movies!!
They are all great! Action movies have to be like this. With comedy (like only bruce can bring!) and hard action (like only bruce can bring!)! Because of these movies I became a big fan of Bruce, the work that followed and came in between of the sequels were great too. Like Hudson Hawk, The Last Boyscout and the recent flicks! But the die hard movies take place in an office building, airport and a city with a bomber(Simon)! The three movies don't really connect with the storyline (except 3 with 1, but that isn't all that important) I've saw all the movies really a lot of time and it happened a lot of times that i just wanted to watch it again! So I'm glad i have the DVD's! If you are planning to buy something soon, try this one. You won't be dissapointed!
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Summary: The Ultimate Collection
Review: Like the title implies, this is the ultimate collection for any Die Hard fan. The features on all three of these DVD's are so abundant that it'll take you hours just to see them all. The three movies included are also a perfect way to make a trilogy, changing things around a bit but never going too far away from the formula that made the first one successful. All three of these movies are worth purchasing, and being able to buy them in a pack like this is a great way to save some money. If you liked any one of these three movies, you should buy this set- for the features alone.
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Summary: Die Hard - The Ultimate Collection
Review: Well, it is an ultimate collection, alright, but after thinking about it and almost purchasing it from a store, I thought better about it: I have seen these movies already - a lot of times, always on TV, never bought the VHS or the earlier DVD release, and decided not to buy, but rent it. The only interesting thing are the special features, but after you have seen it - that's just my opinion, you can make of that whatever you want - you will only put it on your shelf, dust-feed! That's not worth sixty bucks, sorry, Bruce, but sometimes even die-hards die and have to surrender to the dust. I rated this with one star, because I recommend you not to buy it. As I said, rent & and view once. I loved this movies once and love them still - but I won't buy them, because there is a limit to how often you can watch the same movie over and over again ... and after crossing the limit it the flick only becomes a waste of time. I am sure this collection is worth 5 stars, but maybe if you think twice, the UC just isn't worth 60 dollars. Think about worse times, think about something you really need, you really want to have, think about the simple fact that you don't need every single [*] that's outta there. Don't waste your money if you don't have to. If you call yourfelf a movie-freak and spend your time watching one movie after the other maybe you should call me a stupid [*] and buy the UC. But if you are a mortal person like I am ... and you like books more than films, BUY A BOOK! You can actually get three hard-covers or about 5-8 paperbacks for the price this 6 hours of movies you have already seen a 100 times cost. I think it was Celine Dione who said (although she sings it and sounds just as bad as she always does), "Think Twice" Once in your life listen to Celine Dione ... and me!
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Summary: First rate DVD treatment for some of the best action films.
Review: Die Hard is one of the most influential action films ever made. After its release, all sorts of action films, with similar plots, began to appear. Despite all these copy-cats, Die Hard has never been equaled in greatness. Die Hard has all the qualities that make a good action blockbuster: a great villain, likeable hero, good one-liners, and of course, awesome action sequences. Die Hard works so well because the screenplay presents many action scenes in the most logical way possible, most action film scripts don't worry themselves with trying to be logical; though they should. The Die Hard screenplay actually takes some time to develop its characters, again, this is a rarity in most action films. Another reason Die Hard works well is because Bruce Willis doesn't play his character, John McClane, as a hero; he plays him as a normal guy. Alan Rickman is very effective as the charming and cold villain, Hans. Reginald VelJohnson is convincing as McClane's buddy, Al Powell. John McTiernan's direction and John F. Link and Frank J. Urioste's fast-paced editing, and the musical score make the absolute most out of the script's riveting action sequences. The DVD for this film is great. The picture quality is pristine, free of artifacts and edge enhancements. The commentary with John McTiernan and production designer Jackson DeGovia is very informative. The outtakes are particularly amusing. Die Hard was followed by Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Like most action films, Die Hard 2 does take some liberty in stretching the laws of logic and physics. That's all well and good for entertainment purposes; but it's a bit of a disappointment here, because, as I stated earlier in my review, one of the reasons the first film was so good is that it didn't succumb to that and when it did, it covered it up more nicely than Die Hard 2. Never the less, Die Hard 2 is still a great thrill ride. Bruce Willis does a fine job at reprising his role from the first film. William Sadler is very effective as the villain, Colonel Stuart. The director, Renny Harlin, does a nice job at making the most out of a weak script. The action scenes, while not as believable as those in the first, are just as riveting; thanks to him. As with the DVD for the first film, the picture quality here is great. Renny Harlin's commentary is very entertaining, he talks continuously with virtually no pauses. Die hard 2 was followed by Die Hard With a Vengeance (Die Hard 3). As with the second film of the trilogy, this film falls victim to action scenes that are sometimes hard to swallow. But also like the second film, it still manages to be entertaining. Bruce Willis and and Samuel L. Jackson have a great screen chemistry. Jeremy Irons is delightfully villainous as Simon. The direction and editing are weak. You sometimes have to question what happened because of lack of information. The picture quality on this DVD is very good. The alternate ending presented on the second disc is quite interesting; I feel it's a better ending than the one the movie has now. The commentary with director John McTiernan, writer Jonathan Hensleigh, and former Twentieth-Century Fox President of Marketing Tom Sherrick; is quite revealing. The commentary is dominated by Hensleigh who actually comes off as being pretty smart, this is surprising when you consider some of the lousy scripts he's written. One draw back to the commentary is Tom Sherrick who really has nothing important to say; thank goodness he isn't on the track a for long periods of time. This is a first-rate DVD set and belongs in anyone's DVD library.
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Summary: The movies that made Bruce Willis' career
Review: Let's not kid ourselves here. Die Hard was Bruce's first movie, and not that sad excuse for a picture, Blind Date. Blind Date was a mistake, and it was only to cater to his Moonlighting fans. Die Hard, on the other hand, broke him out and made him a star. When it was released that he was the lead, people were like, "Huh? What? Bruce Willis?" Kind of like what happened when people found out that Michael Keaton was playing Batman. No one could believe it. But, like Keaton, Bruce ended up blowing people through the back of the theater, through the roof, and into the sky. He shocked everyone. And in Die Hard 2: Die Harder he did it again, with even more laughs, bullets, and explosions, though I missed McTiernan's deft touch with the direction. Harlin tries too hard to impress sometimes. But be that as it may, DH2 was a great flick. Die Hard With A Vengence was, in my opinion (and I know it isn't shared by many) the best of them all, because it took the Die Hard formula, and what everyone expected, and then turned it on its head. John McClane saves hundred of lives by risking his own, and here we find him divorced from the woman who owes her life to him twice over, deep in his cups, and on the crappy end of the stick as far as life goes. Here we strip him of everything to see if he can still make it. And, sure enough, he does, this time with the help of Samuel L. Jackson. All in all, Die Hard reinvented action movies, and to this day people try to replicate it. Now, as for this special boxed set, I cannot recommend it enough. You get great commentaries, great behind the scenes documentaries, all the old trailers, hundreds of stills, and you even get to edit some scenes together. Plus, the picture and sound for all three films is top notch. You've never seen them this good in your life. Get them fast!
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Summary: Awesome Set
Review: This set is great for almost anyone who enjoys the action and adrenaline of the best action movie in America- Die Hard. People who haven't seen the movie either will love it in this form, all three together in what is -true to its name- the Ultimate Collection. Willis delivers spectacular performance and explosive action keeps you hooked the whole way through. The best and most convenient set of the Die Hard Collection I have yet seen.
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