Die Hard: With A Vengeance movie review

[@Venator2015]

I never understood why the RT for this film is a 51%. It deserves at least a 75%, I'd give it an 85%.

[@gregorbegger9291]

I agree with you RT is full of shit sometimes

[@gregorbegger9291]

john hood actually a lot

[@Walkthroughman9akaJack]

+Hunter VanderZwaag Yeah same I came to this review because I was confused at the rotten tomatoes score. I thoroughly enjoyed the film and was surprised at this low score.

[@zenmastakilla]

+Greg Wise Considering Die Hard 4 is something like 86%... yeah, RT really is full of shit. God damn.

[@Walkthroughman9akaJack]

4 wasn't bad but certainly not better than 3

[@ethanmanley4421]

There is an ending where Simon gets away. But John Mcclane tracks him down and shoots him point blank with a rocket launcher.

[@NewhamMatt]

There was another ending that was written, but never filmed, as a resolution to the sub-plot where McClane and the villains keep taking the water puzzle bomb with them out of a simple lack of knowledge of what to do with it. In that version, Simon gets away, but once he and his crew are on their escape plane, a noise is heard, and they realise they never got rid of the water puzzle bomb, and the bomb has rearmed. Simon's last words are, "I don't suppose anyone has a four gallon jug?" before the plane explodes.

[@WeldinMike27]

@@NewhamMatt that's some scary movie type dialogue

[@NewhamMatt]

@@WeldinMike27 Probably why they rejected it.

[@Migz2682]

@@NewhamMatt he shoots himself actually

[@chrisRundeJr]

@@NewhamMatt i actually love that line

[@totterdell]

Jeremy irons was awesome , " there's a difference between not liking ones brother and not caring when some flatfoot Irish American drops him out of a window"

[@SB992REBORN]

"Hey! I didn't even know that 'mthr 'fkr !"

[@bigblackdaddyblue]

TheSuperReviewer well, I never invited you on this ship

[@santos8468]

Deckard Shaw in Furious Seven reminds me of Simon Gruber here. They dislike their brothers, but they’ll still fuck up anybody who hurts/kills them.

[@uscman]

Prodigy Of Rock I thought he called John an “Irish fat fuck” rather than an Irish flatfoot

[@santos8468]

I think flat-foot is a derogatory term for police officer.

[@NathanDav42]

The elevator scene is even more badass because it’s not ONLY the one guy wearing McClane’s friend’s badge that gives away that the guys aren’t cops: it is just the definitive final proof. The scene brilliantly shows that Simon’s troops may speak perfect, unaccented English, BUT they also are using British-English or just plain awkward expressions/phrasing. First the guy tells McClane that it’ll rain like ‘dogs and cats later,’ which isn’t how people say that. Then he actually calls the elevator a ‘lift,’ which is NOT something Americans say. This was enough to make McClane suspicious and Otto wearing the badge was just the icing on the cake.

[@stevencaruso825]

No- he was Samuel L Jackson. This was only 1 year after Pulp Fiction

[@nathanslay6342]

Yes! Thank you!!

[@ZeroEscape2074]

This movie's hilarious, Sam Jackson's cussing is awesome

[@joedigger9919]

Jesus? Do I look Puerto Rican to you? He said hey ZEUS, MY NAME IS ZEUS

[@michaelfang1393]

Critics gave it a fail on RT....and DH2 gets a better rating.... I like 3 better than 2!

[@DeEpSoUtH17]

This movie is definitely worth an Awesometacular

[@gabrieljaderbergronnlund4433]

how i had wanted die hard: with a vengeance to end:Simon got away and John is determind to get him and gives a final speech about how he is going to find Simon (and he gives his wife a call at the very end of the Movie ), and the next Movie is about John trying to find Simon

[@Mreisincredible]

Villains I would want to see win(not ranked) 1. The Joker 2. Green Goblin 3. Trinity Killer from Dexter( I know he died in the finale but it would've been cool if he survived) 4. Deacon Frost from Blade(same thing) 5. Vaas from Far Cry 3 6. Nomak from Blade 2

[@totterdell]

BlackPower420 which joker? Because heath ledgers joker did win.

[@Chris-qo4rt]

@@totterdell I would say it was a pyrrhic victory for Batman

[@kratoscallofduty]

Totally agree, Jeremy. Die Hard 3 is easily the 2nd best in the series.

[@gregorbegger9291]

bullshit this ones the best

[@gregorbegger9291]

john hood 3 is the best 1 is the 2nd best 2 the third best and so on

[@kratoscallofduty]

Don't bother watching the last one. It freaking sucks.

[@gregorbegger9291]

kratoscallofduty newer die hards aren't nearly as good as the older ones

[@gregorbegger9291]

***** thats bull shit the 3rd one was connected to the 1st one and thats what made it so frickin awesome!

[@JonnieDarkoNDG]

My grandfather is a truck driver and happened to be stuck in traffic because of the filming of the helicopter scene. He was able to meet and speak to Bruce Willis.

[@generalcoon47]

I was in Washington DC when they were filming Night at the Museum 2 and I almost got to meet Ben Stiller.

[@JonnieDarkoNDG]

That's awesome!

[@BrittCoin]

2nd best Die Hard film

[@rmjmoviereviews6876]

The ending with the helicopter is the only flaw of Die Hard 3. I agree the movie always felt like they tacked on that slap shod ending.

[@levimata9053]

I honestly love this movie. The first movie is a classic, but overall I love this movie a little more

[@vegakvd]

This is my fave Die Hard. Have seen it more times then I can remember. Bruce was at the top of his game and Irons made a interesting villain

[@grestoable]

It's funny you say that Jeremy, the ending you wished for was in fact the original ending, with a disgraced John McClane getting back at Gruber with a game of Russian roulette

[@tthomaselli2]

0:27-0:35.; Nobody said either one of those were better than the first 'Die Hard' movie... As a matter of fact, as it pertains to the sequels, I actually liked 'Die Hard 2: Die Harder'. For a sequel, I like it, personally.

[@nathanslay6342]

This is my favorite Die Hard sequel!! This is one of my favorite action movies of the 90s.

[@ScottsThoughts]

Is it just me or should Benedict Cumberbatch play a Gruber in Die Hard 6?

[@nameless695]

My God......

[@Missmonica28]

Dude, you read my mind. And he should kill John and this dying franchise.

[@nicocancilla4399]

Missmonica28 Or paralyze him for life. I don't want to see him die. That would be sad. :(

[@Missmonica28]

No, sad is watching the original Die Hard and then watching the fifth one after. Put John out of his misery

[@watchdog1723]

Michael Fassbender would be an excellent Gruber

[@tylerrumfelt3353]

This is the quint essential action movies of the 90’s plot, one liners, realistic tone, and very good pacing makes it a great film. Plus, you get to see John interact in his home town and his own department which is cool.

[@playerselite42]

I would have like to have seen Vincent from 'Collateral' win and Neil McCauley from 'Heat.' Both villains were likeable.

[@Runeforged]

playerselite42 Dude Vincent came to my mind first as well.

[@intelrudic2000]

Wile E Coyote, my heart goes out to this guy. Let him win for once.

[@viciousbane569]

3:59 yeah because when I saw it, it seems that the bad got away and kinda won because he wanted to kill John but he didn’t. And maybe the brother of Hans could’ve return for part 5 but I guess not

[@connorw2k]

They probably did decide to make the "island" ending at the very end of filming. It takes place in Canada, but it was filmed in Maryland.

[@totterdell]

Villains that I would like too see win? 1. Bane (in reality he would of won if it wasn't for catwoman) 2. Joker (Heath Ledger) 3. Darth Sidious (Palpatine) 4. Hans Gruber (where are my de ti na tors!!??) 5. Agent Smith (matrix)

[@Velociter]

I hate riggers. People who work on oil rigs. Can't stand em. It's not personal, just a cultural thing.

[@JanikAshe]

Hey Jeremy, you probably know this by now, but there is an alternative ending with Simon escaping with gold. It's on yt, but producers changed it because it was too dark.

[@tthomaselli2]

0:00-0:12.; I first heard that song 'Summer In The City' in this movie, as well. I remember like it was yesterday when I first down-loaded it, as well.; It was in early-2001 & I was in second semester of my 5th grade year, at the time & Kazaa was the only real way to down-load music, also, at the time & right away, I went to Windows Media Player & put 'Die Hard: With A Vengeance' as the name of the album... I still have that same, exact file on my external hard-drive & the only changes I made to it was the album-art because I wasn't familiar with applying album-art, back then.

[@xthor86]

The movie i most wanted the "villain" to win in was definatly this one: "Law Abiding Citizen". Awesome movie, where the villain deserves to win tbh. And you symphatize more with him then the "good" guys.

[@JamesCarmichael]

i loved the first one, but I for some reason like this one more.

[@Dohsoda]

The "Last Crusade" of the Die Hard series.

[@alexismarin3345]

there is an alternative ending to this movie....I'm sure you already saw it.

[@AlexCooper-cr6pz]

Also, a movie to see during the summer. The first movie is more of a Christmas movie.

[@christianogden2825]

does jeremyjahns know about the alternate ending where gruber does get away?

[@derajnitram1882]

In an alternate ending, simon was originally supposed to get away, months later John McClaine tracks him down and I think you know what happens.

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

Man I really need to know where is it possible to buy the sunglasses Jeremy Irons uses in this movie. They look so good.

[@tthomaselli2]

What was Jeremy Jahns saying around 1:04?...

[@robertwelliver3717]

Back in the Robert Englund days ... I would've *LOVED* to see Freddy Kruger *Actually* win.

[@hiattgrey9161]

This one is my favorite Die Hard sequel.

[@Andrews_Wrestling_Life]

i did want voldemort to win

[@tthomaselli2]

"Hot town, summer in the city.; Back of my neck getting dirt & gritty...".; Sorry. I can't help but think of this song & when I first down-loaded it.; I put 'Die Hard: With A Vengeance' as the name of the album that the song came off of.

[@Reversefilms]

Anyone else think DH3 was better than the first ?

[@LLHgames]

It's my favourite but it holds that Nostalgia that it was the first one I saw when it premiered on TV. The first is a masterpiece though

[@mr.lincoln2753]

The whole move was awesome!

[@reneperez5445]

Die Hard 3 is the best die hard. No need to pretend that the first one is better. This one rocks

[@SparksDrinker]

Both great, the original is better. This one runs out of gas a little, though the first half is fantastic.

[@sandhyachakravorty4715]

TwoScoopsXD 2 tops

[@EricCarter12]

This movie is great but I have one major problem with it and that is that some of the dialogue is either said so fast you don't catch it or isn't explained properly. Also the plot at times seemed convoluted. It should be easy to follow but I ended up missing some of it. Now I am a smart guy, I understand movies like inception etc and I can keep up but this movie seemed rushed at times especially the end. Also a minor complaint is that the timing for the famous line of die hard was a tad late.

[@awesomePCgames]

christoph walts' carachter from inglorious basterds :D

[@Jonnie_Darko]

My grandpa was a truck driver who regularly drove between Ohio and the East Coast. He used to tell me a story about this movie. He was driving one night when he saw a helicopter in the air. He ended up stuck in traffic close to said helicopter. He was at a dead stop when a man walked up to his semi and said, "We really have you guys fucked out here, don't we?" My grandpa replied, "I'll be damned, you're Bruce Willis, aren't you?"(My grandparents were huge fans of his films). Bruce Willis confirmed it was him. I don't remember what else was said between the two of them, but I do remember two things my grandpa told me about him. 1. He swears as much in real life as he does in his movies. And 2. He was a down-to-earth guy. RIP Grandpa. I miss you and I miss watching 80s and 90s action movies with you.

[@BadWilf]

It’s the best Die Hard sequel

[@captainjakemerica4579]

I was pretty critical on this movie when I first watched it but now I have grown to appreciate this one a lot more and for changing the formula around

[@santos8468]

I'm right with you. I strongly disliked this movie when I saw it in the theaters, but now I love it. However, the pancake syrup bomb still makes me roll my eyes.

[@captainjakemerica4579]

@@santos8468 how so?

[@santos8468]

@@captainjakemerica4579 To be honest, it's more of a nitpick than anything else. Like, "how did they get that much pancake syrup".

[@captainjakemerica4579]

@@santos8468 True yeah like the robbery being so easy to pull off that's also a nitpick also it was the 90s so something like that wouldn't be as hard why Die Hard 2 and the airport assault didn't surprise me as security was lax pre 9/11

[@Kyeju]

The funny thing is, that ending WAS tacked on. The original ending was that Gruber & Co. ALMOST got away, but the bomb from the train was revealed to be in the chopper. Gruber looks at the others and asks, "Does anyone have a 4-gallon jug?" and BOOM. An alternate ending involved Gruber getting away, McClane losing everything (wife, job, reputation, etc,) tracking Gruber to Switzerland years later, and forcing him at gunpoint to pay a Russian Roulette variant with a sightless Chinese RPG.

[@josueamericanistarv]

The joker is the best villain ever because he won. We see him win in The dark knight rises the city goes chaos for the Dent lie.

[@swissbeats2k]

There are only 3 Die Hard movies as far as I'm concerned.

[@whiteardvark11]

Hey Jeremy can you review The Godfather trilogy?, it would like to hear your opinion on them

[@Mayhemm007]

Here's an obscure one: SID 6.7 from "Virtuosity" I thought he was awesome when that movie came out. "Hey Parker, this one's for you!"

[@Army1601]

That first scene where Zeus and John McClane meet for the first time in the taxi had me cracking up! Sam Jackson is so damn crazy!

[@letty4558]

This was a pretty good sequel. Well third sequel.

[@cowboybbp1]

I was looking through the comments and I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. Simon did get away in the original ending. There is a scene where John finds him several years in the future, and they have a conversation. This was scrapped for the ending we got.

[@KnightofDuroch]

"Colin Hanks sitting in a thing of water that becomes acid" Waitasec, what movie is that?? :0

[@Starlightean]

A movie worth watching again and again. That's saying something.

[@millaindie]

Simon Gruber (I actually thought he would survive in the end, but no), Colonel William Tavington(I fell in love with him), Hades, Captain Hector Barbossa (I actually didn't want him to die in the first film, luckily he was resurrected in the second film), Captain Hook(especially in the live action film from 2003), Jafar (He could actually win if he wasn't that power hungry), Scar(No one ever talked to him, he was misserable and the second in line to the throne, I felt a bit sorry for him)

[@U72646]

Jeremy, they actually did film an ending where Simon Gruber gets away, it's on the Special Edition DVD

[@allflowsreachout]

Hans Landa... Christoph Waltz is amazing!

[@CrazyAlbinoTurkey]

I'm not sure if you know this or not Jeremy, but there is actually an Alternate Ending to Die Hard 3 where Simon DOES Get Away so you should watch that and see if you like it better. And the villain I would like to see win is definitely Clyde Sheldon ,the father, in Law Abiding Citizen. And that should be a unanimous answer for anyone who saw that movie!!!!

[@zwau]

The thing with die hard with a vengeance there IS a alternative ending where Gruber managed to get away and John Mclane has a final standoff with him in Austria. It was filmed and all, you can check it out on youtube.

[@tthomaselli2]

I thought to myself "What are the odds of the same thing happening to the same guy, twice."--as John McClane kinda/sorta says back in 'Die Hard 2: Die Harder'--when I first saw this movie, as well back in 6th grade & that's why I like 'Die Hard: With A Vengeance'... At first, I didn't like it, but, after finally seeing it on HBO from beginning to end at my friend's step-dad's house for the first time, ever, I had a different over-all opinion of it.

[@Xylarxcode]

+tthomaselli2 Same odds as McClane surviving all of that. In Die Hard 4.0, the villain goes: McClane? I thought I killed you already! To which McClane responds: Yeah, I get that sometimes. So, basically, he's just like: yeah, that's just how my life works, apparently.

[@aaronjohnson4681]

my thought on this third die hard, and of course i agree with this review: basically the movie is really fun, just as much fun as the first die hard but what pretty much is interesting is all three of these actors are actually liked by the audience jeremy irons is fun to listen to cause in other movies, he's wonderful to listen to yet in this movie, it makes me wonder if irons had taken a cop job instead of being the bad guy cause he's giving mcclane all of these clues and that the funny thing is, it actually turns out really good but here's my thought jahns, if irons did get a cop role in this movie then it would have made for a better movie and it would have allowed for a different actor to be simon gruber and even added a bomb squad cop to help mcclane as well i am just saying the movie would have turned out better had mcclane had a lot more cop backup but it is a good movie overall but overall, its fun

[@ferashdaib7674]

i like the alternative ending more than the original ending

[@HighStakesBBall]

This is Die Hard 1B to me. Kinda like it more.

[@TheKillerDonuts]

You should review Blood Diamond! Such a good movie.

[@Theorockz2]

There are in fact two endings to this film. The first, and most known ending, is where McClane shoots Gruber out of the helicopter and then the movie ends. In the alternative ending, and the first considered ending, Gruber manages to escape, leaving McClane in despair. However, McClane tracks Gruber down (I forget how) and makes him play Russian roulette- with a rocket launcher with the sights removed so Gruber doesn't know which end is the firing end and well... you can guess.

[@reprodcer]

This is my my favorite of them all, think I've watched it about 10 times...

[@MrTduffle]

Heard someone say this and TOTALLY agree. Anthony Hopkins from the film Fracture.

[@TheDoctorAndTheTardis]

Well.. since i am not truly a villain.. is it possible to choose myself... or parhaps charles?.. he had some evil intentions from time to time

[@07foxmulder]

I just noticed a huge continuity error in this movie last night: the movie takes place in the summer, but when they're in Quebec it's clearly fall or winter (you can see their breath). Either the filmmakers are dumb enough to believe the myth that the temperature drops 30 degrees once you cross the border, or they filmed the final scene months after the rest of the movie. It really does stick out.

[@santos8468]

Jackson's dialogue in this is hilarious. "That's a white man with white problems. You deal with him".

[@Disthron]

I agree with you, 1 and 3 are my favorite Die Hard movies. I guess it might have been interesting if the villain had gotten away, since he could then be brought back. Particularly because, as you said in the Beautiful Creatures review, Jeromy Irons can still bring it like a boss.

[@Super-Visor420]

On that Blu Ray, there should be the alternate ending. I won't spoil it for you, but this was what the filmmakers wanted to do, but it made the studio nervous. I think it's more in line with the ending you were hoping for.

[@tthomaselli2]

1:04.; What did you say?... "The brother of--" what?

[@danieluroz8659]

JeremyJahns Have you seen the alternate ending of Die Hard 3? Because I really feel it is a lot better than the one we got as the movie ending. I'd like to know what do you think about that ending.

[@Psychohistorian42]

I COMPLETELY forgot that it was an alternate ending! It wasn't until he started talking about how the ending felt tacked on that I remembered that the alternate ending wasn't the real one. MUCH better and a lot more gritty.

[@beeresident]

I think that Gruber did get away in the original ending, because there's a deleted scene from the end of the movie where john makes Gruber play some kind of Russian roulette with him.

[@ThePaulGomes]

The villains that I wanted to win are Joker from Dark Knight, Magneto (Ian McKellen) from X-Men movies & Antony Hopkins in Fracture ...

[@Chromosoner]

Jeremy you were right, the original ending has Gruber get away with the theft, and the police suspect McClane was involved and so he loses his job and has pension suspended etc so last scene of the original ending is him tracking down Gruber for vengeance. It's on the dvd as an easter egg (and probably youtube!)

[@Cytron1515]

That was the original ending, the ending in the novel version, where Simon did getaway, only to have McClaine find him later and put an end to him.

[@MrTomasWalsh]

I know he won in the end but I still enjoyed the little twist at the end. Gabriel (Travolta) from Swordfish...also can you review swordfish please

[@brgillenwater]

The original ending did have Simon get away. It was filmed but cut. You can find it on here on youtube. Its pretty bad ass. I look it up.

[@elcap22]

The villain that I wanted to see win were the smokers in Waterworld. My brother told me that when he saw the movie in theatres way back in 1995, the entire audience were shouting "SMOKERS! SMOKERS!" at the part where Enola falls into the water and dennis hopper and two other smokers zooms in on her. That's how much the audience hated Kevin Costner and I honestly don't blame them.

[@Chromosoner]

Yeah he was the one who first goes to turn the power back on (and is then a severed arm to tap on blonde girl's shoulder) go back and watch it and he reaaaally stands out now!

[@darthchris19]

this movie came a year later than pulp fiction...did bruce willis and sam jacksom film this one and pulp fiction simultaineously (not sure if i spelled that right)? or did they start filming this right after they finished with pulp fiction?

[@WeAllLoveToast11]

Simon did originally win, but they reshot the ending within like a month of the film's release. The original ending is all over youtube, and its freaking bad ass.

[@TheTaskmaster]

Agreed. Die Hard 2 was a fine action flick but not necessary and even kinda dumb indeed. Die Hard 3 feels right, it feels like a sequel to the first and it's a great movie in its own right.

[@Noblepizza]

If you're not a fan of this ending, you should look up the alternate ending. A lot darker though, not the way to end a Die Hard movie, but still a really good scene.

[@brendanmatelan2129]

I got that "hot town summer in the city, back of my neck gettin' all dirty and grity" song stuck in my head after I watched this movie. I used to sing to myself that song when I was in school and once again, that shows how much that film has grown on me. Great Movie by the Way.

[@dkins8]

Simon did get away in the original cut of the film, and then there was an end scene where an older John Mc Clane tracks him down in Germany and kills him, but it didn't go down well with test audiences so we got the ending we have now

[@zoolane67]

Jeremy, I thought that the alternate ending on the Blu-Ray was pretty awesome. Where John travels to Germany and meets Simon face to face after his escape, then kills him after a game of riddles. I liked that better than the original.

[@mafernandez90]

his name was clide Shelton @Sideshow Bob

[@Flatlower]

Haven't you seen the alternate ending where he got away and bruce willis plays simon says?

[@paowerhouse92]

Jeremy. I'm not sure if you know, but Die Hard With A Vengeance DOES have an alternate ending where Simon wins in the end........but it still might not be to your liking. It confused the shit out of me when I saw it....

[@Breakfast__Burrito]

Hey Jeremy! I've seen a lot of people writing this also, but you should defiantly start up your personal Vlogs again. I just discovered them, and in addition to being as funny as your reviews, I find they are the amongst most genuine Vlogs I have watched. Also, not to push it, but you should review the Naked Gun.