Die Hard 2: Die Harder

Starring:Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, William Sadler, Reginald VelJohnson, Franco Nero, John Amos, Dennis Franz, Art Evans, Fred Dalton Thompson, Tom Bower, Sheila McCarthy, Don Harvey, Tony Ganios, Peter Nelson, Robert Patrick, Michael Cunningham, John Leguizamo, Tom Verica, John Costelloe
Director: Renny Harlin
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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Die Hard is the movie franchise that made a movie star out of TV star Bruce Willis, and created an entire action-movie genre of its own. In the original 1988 film, Willis plays wisecracking New York cop John McClane, who arrives at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles to meet up with his estranged wife, Holly (Bonny Bedelia), at her office Christmas party. As luck would have it, the company ends up in the middle of a terrorist plot led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his gang of expert killers, and with little help coming from outside, McClane has to pick off his enemies one by one. Thus was born the "Die Hard genre ", epitomized by such films as Under Siege ( " Die Hard on a ship "), Passenger 57 ("Die Hard on a plane" ), Speed ( "Die Hard on a bus" ), and Cliffhanger ( "Die Hard on a mountain "). But few measure up to the explosive brilliance of Die Hard. Director John McTiernan develops the action at a fast and furious pace, culminating in some fantastic set-pieces on the top of the building, in the elevator shaft, and in the building's outer plaza. Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza's script, based on Roderick Thorp's novel Nothing Lasts Forever, is smart, funny, and full of memorable lines (among them "Welcome to the party, pal!" and of course "Yippee ki-ay, motherf*****"), and the cast is perfection, especially Rickman as the cunningly evil villain, and Willis, whose McClane character--bloodied, beaten, bruised, and barely breathing, as he battles both bad guys and bureaucrats--is someone audiences could genuinely cheer for.

Directed by Renny Harlin, the 1990 sequel, Die Hard 2 (unofficially referred to as Die Harder), doesn't match the level of the original, but it's still an exciting thrill ride with some terrific action sequences. One year after the Nakatomi incident, McClane (Willis) is awaiting his wife's (Bedelia) plane to arrive at Dulles Airport when he stumbles onto a plot to paralyze the entire airport, including all the planes trying to land. It's up to McClane to take on the cadre of bad guys despite all the bureaucrats standing in his way, and before the planes run out of fuel and crash to the ground. The cast includes William Sadler as rogue military man Col. Stuart, Dennis Franz as the latest bureaucratic cop to get in McClane's way, Richard Thornburg as the annoying reporter from the original movie, John Amos as a special-forces commander, early-in-their-career John Leguizamo and Robert Patrick as terrorists, and future politician and Law and Order actor Fred Thompson as the head of air traffic control.

The third film in the series, Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), was again directed by John McTiernan and uses a different concept. The villain (played by Jeremy Irons) claims to have planted bombs all over New York City and gives John McClane (Willis), now alchoholic and separated, a series of clues to try to track them down. Along the way, he's aided by, and eventually teams up with, a Harlem shopkeeper named Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson). The interplay between Willis and Jackson is engaging, but better suited to the Lethal Weapon franchise it was previously considered for, and not till the end does the movie return to the familiar McClane-vs.-villains-showdown format.

The 2007 Die Hard Collection is a four-disc set that comes up short when compared to the previous six-disc Ultimate Collection , which is now out of print. That 2001 set had two discs for each film (plus, Die Hard was a Five Star Collection release). This set does away with all of the second discs, though it retains the features that were on the movie-only discs, including director commentaries and the seamlessly branched version of the first film with a scene added back in. There's also a brand-new fourth disc, but it's pretty minor. "Wrong Guy, Wrong Place, Wrong Time" is a 40-minute retrospective of the original movie. Wide-ranging but rather dull, it collects interviews with director John McTiernan, cinematographer Jan De Bont, screenwriters Jeb Stuart and Steven E. De Souza, other crew, and actors Reginald Veljohnson, Hart Bochner, and William Atherton. Also from 2007, "The Continuing Adventures of John McClane" looks at the second and third movies in the series. It's a mere 13 minutes and only interviews the two directors, Renny Harlin and (in new and old footage) John McTiernan. Last, three trailers for the 2007 film, Live Free or Die Hard, make this set look like something that was released merely to have something on the shelves while the new film was in theaters. --David Horiuchi

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Disc 1: **"Die Hard" Widescreen Feature with optional Commentary by director John McTiernan and production designer Jackson DeGovia **Additional scene-specific commentary by special effects supervisor Richard Edlund **Subtitled commentary by various cast and crew **Branching version with the extended power shutdown scene **DVD-ROM - script-to- screen comparison

Disc 2: **"Die Harder" Widescreen Feature **Directors commentary

Disc 3: **"Die Hard with a Vengeance" Widescreen Feature **Directors commentary

Disc 4 Bonus Disc: **Inside Look: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD **Wrong Guy, Wrong Place, Wrong Time: A Look Back At Die Hard **The Continuing Adventures of John McClane

Customer Reviews:

Yippee-Ki-Yi-Yay.......2007-07-02

I just love the die hard movies and this was a perfect set to get. All of them together plus a bonus disc with interviews and commentary. Not to mention a free ticket to Live Free or Die Hard. I knew I waited to buy them for a reason!! There is nothing like a good action movie where the good guy always comes out on top!

One more movie to add to an already useless film franchise...........2007-07-01

what do Mr. Willis and lots of action sequances equal....Three very bad movies. Here you get to relive it all over again, with a fourth disk that showcases the hopefully last movie they will ever make (Live Free, Die Hard). A movie I already saw because nothing else better was playing and Mr. Willis as always showcases his non-acting talents and bad jokes. And a joke is what these movies are.

What is people's problem?.......2007-06-30

The Die Hard films are the greatest action series ever made. This is a small collection of the trilogy. It does not have all the extras of the six disc ultimate box set that was released a couple years ago, but you get what you are paying for here. For $30 you get the three films. You can look at it as only getting half of the old box set, but you are getting it for half the price as well.

This is a Die Hard set for people like me who don't care about a million extra features and just want to enjoy the movies at an affordable price. Don't get me wrong, it isn't like I dislike extras, but to be honest I only watch them once or twice, so to me it isn't worth the extra cash.

Nice cases, nice collection for those who don't got it!.......2007-06-26

Everyone wants to whine about how much this set lacks, it's a great re-release for people who don't have any of the movies yet and yes it does lack special features and if that's what you care for then yeah don't buy this, but if you just care about the movies straight up then buy the collection, it's a great price and some pretty cool artwork. And honestly, how many people re-watch special features? I know a few do but I mean, c'mon...

live free or buy this again?.......2007-06-24

This is a money grab, absolutly right. Better editions exist and they will release the box set again with the fourth film included a couple of months after it's been available on it's own. Isn't that the formula these days?

Die Hard 2 - Die Harder (Widescreen Edition)

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An Underrated Triumph
A fine sequel to the first "Die Hard"
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Die Hard 2 - Die Harder (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Bruce Willis , Bonnie Bedelia , William Atherton , William Sadler , and Reginald VelJohnson
Director: Renny Harlin
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Director Renny Harlin (Cutthroat Island) took the reins of this 1990 sequel, which places Bruce Willis's New York City cop character in harm's way again with a gaggle of terrorists. This time, Willis awaits his wife's arrival at Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., when he gets wind of a plot to blow up the facility. Noisy, overbearing, and forgettable, the film has none of the purity of its predecessor's simple story; and it makes a huge miscalculation in allowing a terrible tragedy to occur rather than stretch out the tension. Where Die Hard set new precedents in action movies, Die Hard 2 is just an anything-goes spectacle. --Tom Keogh

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Bruce Willis returns as the heroic cop who battles not only terrorists, but also an incompetent airport police chief (Dennis Franz), the hard-headed commander (John Amos) of the Army's anti-terrorist squad and a deadly winter snowstorm. The runways are littered with death and destruction, and McClane is in a race against time. His wife (Bonnie Bedelia) is trapped on one of the planes circling overhead, which is desperately low on fuel. It's all-out war, a heart-stopping, jet-propelled journey filled with excitement and terror. Fasten your seat belts!

Customer Reviews:

An Underrated Triumph.......2007-05-16

`Die Hard 2' is NOT a guilty pleasure but story telling and film making at its very best. I will valiantly defend it as one of the greatest action/terrorist films ever made. It is extremely effective at invoking fear and emotion.

The Plot: For those of you who haven't seen the film, it is a sequel to Bruce Willis' groundbreaking star making film `Die Hard'. Again, away from his home environment LA cop John McClane innocently travels to Washington DC's Dulles Airport (not located in DC but Ashburn VA) to pick up his wife (Bonnie Badelia) again on Christmas. McClane finds himself in the center of WWIII when terrorists seize the entire airport threatening crash every plane unless a South American tyrant is set free. Hindered by incompetent and arrogant police chief Dennis Franz it is up to McClane to literally single handedly stop an army of better armed and better trained terrorists.

Comic relief is heavy from Willis' one liners and Badelia who finds herself stuck on an airplane with William Atherton, the same sleazy reporter she punched out in `Die Hard.'

The film credits a pulp novel by Walter H. Wager `58 Minutes.' Although they have a similar premise they two stories are very different and I do not recommend '58 Minutes' as a book.

What sets `Die Hard 2' apart from other action films are many effective and unique elements.

1. By far the best aspect of the film are the villains headed by William Sadler. While lacking any charisma their lack of emotion I their strong suite they are true soldiers who will sacrifice innocent lives and their own without conscious to complete their mission. They are pure evil, thus we hate them even more.

2. The terrorists are smarter, better armed and better prepared than Willis much like the original `Die Hard'. The terrorists are American x-special forces who look cool in army boots, leather jackets and sporting the latest weapons, Glock pistols and MP5 submachine guns. Our hero is the underdog thus the bigger they come the harder they fall. We admire our hero's accomplishments more because they are so difficult.

3. The terrorists actually commit an act of terrorism. Unlike most films in which the terrorists merely threaten innocent lives, here they actually take them. One of the film's most dramatic scenes is when they crash a British airplane killing hundreds of people.

4. Being a terrorist is not enough to be a villain. Their hostages are mere numbers. We start to hate them very early in the film when they try to kill our hero. Someone we care about.

5. High production quality also helps with excellent photography, set design, and editing.

6. The incompetence and interference of the authorities is also effective in making us admire our hero. He's on his own. Everything the police try to do is either bureaucratic or counter productive. Dennis Franz and Senator Fred Thompson are brilliant as comical bureaucrats. They're real jerks.

We are able to truly hate and fear the terrorists. The danger seems very real.

Even minor things in the script are genius. For example, what appears to be side talk in the beginning turns out to be significant later. In the opening a terrorist's nonchalant remark is that the only problem is a last minute change in personal. Later a SWAT member casually mentions he is new and only here because the regular guy got a an appendicitis. Only later do we realize the significance of these and the replacement is killed because he's the only one not in on the plot.

Brilliant film making.

A fine sequel to the first "Die Hard".......2007-03-01

After "Die Hard" did eighty million in box office (in 1988 dollars) in the U.S. and another fifty some million overseas, it was inevitable that a sequel would be made. The question was whether it would be a good sequel or just lame, as too many of them are. "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" was a very good sequel. It seemed impossible that they could pull off something that would be in any way connected to the first film and yet seem fresh, but they pulled it off. The budget for the film was more than twice the first and the worldwide box office returned twice the revenues of the first (although the U.S. take was only 50% more - in rough numbers).

Here we have the Holly and John story again, but this time the movie opens with her in a plane and John getting his in-laws car towed while picking her up at the airport for Christmas (yes, again) in Washington D. C. (Dulles International). William Sadler plays Col. Stuart, a, well, crazed U.S. soldier who has led his unit to the dark side in order to free a Noriega type (does anyone remember who that was?), General Ramon Esperanza (played with the arrogance and coldness the role needs by Franco Nero - nice to see him again) who is being flown to Washington to be taken into custody.

McClane is stuck at the airport because Holly's plane is running late. He notices something is up and gets into a deadly fight with some of Stuart's guys doing something back there they shouldn't be doing. Of course, McClane takes the heat and the story takes off. We get to see Fred Thompson as the airport manager Trudeau. Dennis Franz as Capt. Carmine Lorenzo is head of airport security and is half out of his mind trying to keep things under control over Christmas and doesn't need what McClane is bringing him. Art Evans does a terrific job with what could have been just a minor role as Leslie Barnes. Barnes knows everything about airport communications and risks a lot trying to get around what the bad guys are doing to the airport.

It is especially comforting when John Amos comes on the screen as leader of the Blue Light counter terrorism team. He takes a liking to McClane and actually helps him deal with Capt. Lorenzo for a bit.

Just as in the first movie, there are a lot of small roles that have a big impact in making the movie what it becomes. The explosions are even bigger in this movie and even more tragic. Well, we enjoy the last one a lot.

Oh, and Richard Thornburg, the TV reporter is back. This time he is coincidentally on the same flight as Holly and is more than put off when he is seated in coach. William Atherton is terrific as this weasel gets on everyone's nerves and finds a way to endanger everyone yet again. We cheer as Holly gives him what for in a very matter of fact way a couple of times in the movie.

We like another TV reporter much better. Sheila McCarthy plays Samantha Coleman who is assigned to work the airport for a busy holiday story. She knows this is a nothing story that gets done every year to supply some footage if it is a slow news day. So, she is looking for a bigger angle. She recognizes first Col. Stuart, who is famous for something, and then McClane from the previous year's dust up at the Nakatomi Tower. She is aggressive in doing her job, but not a complete narcissist as Thornburg is.

Reginald VelJohnson makes a brief appearance to help McClane at one point. We enjoy seeing him on the screen and wish there could have been more for him to do, but he is clear across the country.

If you liked "Die Hard" you will likely enjoy this movie, too.

Die Hard Redux.......2007-02-08

Same movie different locale. Lots of fun with Detective McClain. Loads of action.

Great Sequel!.......2006-12-22

Great movie.Not as great as the first one but how can you beat an original like that.Still holds up good compared to the 1st movie!I still like this one better than the 3rd.
Everyone says this one has so many plot holes,well like the other 2 didn't?Go on the internet movie database and see what I mean.

A movie to watch for its action and special effects.......2006-10-31

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"Oh man I can't...believe this. Another basement. Another elevator. How can the same thing happen to the same guy twice?"

The above is said by New York city cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) at Washington's Dulles International Airport on Christmas Eve.

What exactly is McClane talking about? McClane has gone to this airport to meet is wife (Bonnie Bedelia) who is arriving by plane. As John waits for his wife's plane to arrive, he spots trouble. It turns out that he has sniffed out a terrorist plot headed by a Colonel Stuart (William Sadler). The terrorists take over the airport instrumentation and no incoming planes are allowed to land (including his wife's plane) until a drug lord's plane is allowed to land safely, with no interference from police authorities. All incoming planes have to continuously circle the airport with the threat of running out of fuel and dropping out of the sky. McClane has to figure out a way to prevent this and save his wife and, as well, not let the terrorists get away.

Those who like plenty of action and special effects should enjoy this movie. As with the original blockbuster movie "Die Hard," Bruce Willis does a good job portraying John McClane.

However, those who have seen the original "Die Hard" will probably be disappointed. This sequel is noisy and overbearing. It has none of the purity of its predecessor's simple story. In my opinion "Die Hard" set a new precedent for action movies, but this sequel is simply an anything-goes spectacle with little humor.

I will mention only two big and obvious flaws with this movie. (There are others but they are not so obvious.)

In the above summary, I said the terrorists only take over airport instrumentation, not the airport itself. Thus, communications to the outside world are still open via phone, TV crews, and ground traffic. It would have been simple to alert the regional authorities of the terrorist situation and have them direct all the aircraft circling over Dulles to nearby airports. In other words, none of the incoming planes (including McClane's wife's plane) were really in trouble! This fact removes the tension that is a key element of the entire movie!!

As well, the terrorists in this sequel are definitely not as interesting and menacing as those in the original. Thus, another key element has been removed. In fact, all of the supporting characters are not as interesting as in the original movie.

This movie is based on the novel "58 minutes" by Walter Wager.

Besides this sequel to the original "Die Hard," there is another sequel (so far) called "Die Hard with a Vengeance."

Finally, the DVD itself (the one released in 2005) is perfect in picture and sound quality. There are a few extras.

In conclusion, those who like only action and special effects will enjoy this movie. Others, however, will probably be disappointed!!!

(1990; 2 hr; wide screen; 26 scenes; rated `R')

+++++

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The Worst Die hard........2007-06-25

This is the worst of the 3. Not very entertaing and the effects really suck. It seems that they wanted to make a little more money off the first. Even bruce willis hated this. The thired on is alittle better because they actually took some time to make a villian. skip this one and go see Live Free or Die Hard in theaters June 27th 2007.

Die Hard 2 - Die Harder (Special Edition)

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Starring: Bruce Willis , Bonnie Bedelia , William Atherton , William Sadler , and Reginald VelJohnson
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On a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, a team of terrorists has seized a major international airport and now holds thousands of holiday travelers hostage. The terrorists, a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer (William Sadler), have come to rescue a drug lord from justice. They've prepared for every contingency except one: John McClane, an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of deadly d j vu.

Bruce Willis returns as the heroic cop who battles not only terrorists, but also an incompetent airport police chief (Dennis Franz), the hard-headed commander (John Amos) of the Army's anti-terrorist squad and a deadly winter snowstorm. The runways are littered with death and destruction, and McClane is in a race against time. His wife (Bonnie Bedelia) is trapped on one of the planes circling overhead, which is desperately low on fuel.

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Customer Reviews:

An Underrated Triumph.......2007-05-16

A fine sequel to the first "Die Hard".......2007-03-01

Die Hard Redux.......2007-02-08

Same movie different locale. Lots of fun with Detective McClain. Loads of action.

Great Sequel!.......2006-12-22

A movie to watch for its action and special effects.......2006-10-31

Die Hard Trilogy Includes Die Hard,Die Hard 2 Die Harder,and Die Hard With a Vengeance

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Bruce Willis' Crowning Achievement!

Die Hard Trilogy Includes Die Hard,Die Hard 2 Die Harder,and Die Hard With a Vengeance

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Christmas is not a good time of year in the McClane family. Especially for John McClane, who always happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But if it weren't for the heroics of this rugged, resourceful cop, many lives would be lost and megalomaniacal terrorists with various European accents would be having their evil way. In 1988, director John McTiernan and the phenomenal hit Die Hard introduced the world to maverick Sgt. John McClane (Bruce Willis) of the New York Police Department, and in the course of this film and two blockbuster sequels McClane was frantically saving lives, buildings, airports, schools, cities, and even his marriage from the threat of international terrorists, psychopaths, and cagey mercenaries. Now you can watch antihero McClane blast his way through all three movies. Witness his transition from a happy-go-lucky, slightly cranky cop to extremely burnt-out, partially alcoholic cop with a propensity to attract extreme violence and catastrophe. Yet the one thing that always overshadows his character flaws is his uncanny ability to spoil the schemes of stylish villains with slick names such as Hans Gruber (the nasty terrorist from the first film, played to perfection by Alan Rickman). Sit down, pop some corn, grab a bottle of Coca-Cola, and get ready to watch (in any order you please) the Die Hard Trilogy--a must for any action buff or fan of Bruce Willis, who owes his film career to the enduring appeal of these global box-office hits. --Jeremy Storey

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Bruce Willis' Crowning Achievement!.......2007-02-26

The Die Hard Trilogy may be the best action/adventure series of the last two decades (vastly more enjoyable than the sporadic Bond films, and the self-indulgent Lethal Weapon movies), and a lion-share of the credit must go to Bruce Willis, the wise-cracking, superhuman yet humane hero. Willis became a superstar with the first Die Hard, and he is riveting as John McClain, the New York cop in L.A. With the always watchable Bonnie Bedelia as his wife, and the flashy Alan Rickman as the mercenary/entrepenour, the film is a non-stop rollercoaster ride! Die Hard 2 lacks Rickman's charisma as the villain, but Willis again gives a dynamite performance, and Bedelia is even better than in the first film. Spectacular special effects abound! Die Hard With a Vengence, the weakest of the trio, was originally intended as Lethal Weapon 4, but was rewritten for Willis and Samuel Jackson. Bedelia's absence hurts the third film a great deal, but Jeremy Irons (as Rickman's equally greedy brother) is an excellent villain. Incredible pyrotechnics highlight this film, and Willis is still a joy...And rumor has it, there WILL be a Die Hard 4!

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An Underrated Triumph
A fine sequel to the first "Die Hard"
Die Hard Redux
Great Sequel!
A movie to watch for its action and special effects

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An Underrated Triumph.......2007-05-16

A fine sequel to the first "Die Hard".......2007-03-01

Die Hard Redux.......2007-02-08

Same movie different locale. Lots of fun with Detective McClain. Loads of action.

Great Sequel!.......2006-12-22

A movie to watch for its action and special effects.......2006-10-31

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Great Action Movie!.......2007-06-18

Bruce Willis is the best actor for the role! Live Free or Die Hard, June 27!

Another DVD?.......2006-10-09

This is the sixth time Die Hard 2: Die Harder has been released on DVD. First it was released as a single-disc in 1997, then on THX, then in a box set with the other two, then on Special Edition, and then the Special Edition Box Set. Now it's out again.

With the advent of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray becoming a reality I really don't understand what the point of this is. There apparently are NO new special features here whatsoever. It's just taking advantage of the Christmas spirit - a Christmas DVD case! Gotta buy it because of the cute packaging! What a gimmick.

Just wait. Chances are Fox will be re-releasing this on HD-DVD (or whichever format their company supports) within the next year or so. Then in 2010 when HD-DVD has become the new format we'll get a Special Edition HD-DVD disc, and then the Special Edition HD-DVD box set, and then the Special Holiday Edition, and so on and so forth.

P.S. Fox also re-released the original Die Hard in a new two-disc edition last year with identical special features to the previous SE re-release. I don't know why they feel the need to re-release the Die-Hard films periodically with no new features apart from financial gain. Expect Die Hard 3 Special Samuel L. Jackson Edition next year.

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An Underrated Triumph
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Great Sequel!
A movie to watch for its action and special effects

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Starring: Bruce Willis , Bonnie Bedelia , William Atherton , William Sadler , and Reginald VelJohnson
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