Word: die
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Die Hard With A Vengeance...
...original "Die Hard' is, for my money, probably the greatest action film of all time. It takes place in a limited space (the top floors of a building), combining the action of gunfighting with wonderful stunts involving elevators and elevator shafts. "Die Hard" seems formulaic now, but that is because it is as responsible as any other film for inventing and defining the action-movie genre. "Die Hard" was followed by "Die Harder," which almost surpassed...
...third installment, "Die Hard With a Vengeance," reunites Bruce Willis with John McTiernan (director of the original "Die Hard"). Like "Return of the Jedi," the new movie is a slight let-down in a from the first two. But a slight let-down in a third movie is a great success in a world that has produced "Beverly Hills Cop III." This latest "Die Hard" movie cements its place at the top of the action movie pyramid...
...Die Hard With a vengeance" wisely keeps some of the formula that makes its predecessors so wonderful, but still introduces enough new twists to make itself independent (it even has an elevator sence of its own). The movie brings back John Clan (Bruce Willis), veteran New York detective and hero of terrorist incidents at Nakitomi Plaza in Los Angeles and Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C.. McClane is having marital difficulties, not having talked to his wife in a year, and is "one step" from being an alcoholic. He is also on suspension from the police force...
...solve various riddles, with the penalty for failure being a large explosion in a public place. Eventually, Simon threatens to blow up an elementary school. Were this the entire plot, the movie would be a silly, predictable way to cover up a lack of ideas. Fortunately, like its forerunners, "Die Hard With a Vengeance" is full of surprises...