#2 and Still Counting

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2014)

Director Renny Harlin tries Very Hard to at Least Keep Up with John Mctiernan's Original Classic that was a Game Changer, but the Formula had been Patented and the Inevitable Cries of Rip-Off and Sequel Envy were Loud. Just like this Movie.
It is a Loud and Extremely Enjoyable Entertainment. A lot of Bang for the Buck. The First Film is History so Get Over It and Get On With It. So They did and as of 2014 there are 5 Die Hard Movies and Unless Bruce Willis Dies from too many Cigarettes or Bad One Liners, they may go on for Eternity. You can just See John McClane in the Nursing Home Attached to the Oxygen Bottle Encountering Social Security Check Identity Thieves and Saving the Day.
This is a Kick-Butt Action Movie that Never Lets Up and that's what makes these kind of Films Endure. No Taxing of the Brain, just be Awed by the Spectacle of it all. Yes some of the Confrontational Dialog with Airport Security is Overwrought and Irritating and the Thornburgh-Holly Bits are Strained but that's not why People Bought Tickets and aren't On Screen Long, just there for the Audience to take a Needed Break from the Mayhem.
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) is the Director's Best Film and is Underrated and Overlooked, but Die Hard 2 is a Close Second.