Awesome Sequel

Rating: 10/10 (21 August 2014)

Its set in New York, pre 9/11. It has Jeremy Irons and Samuel L. Jackson too. There's a lot of action, including numerous explosions. Die Hard with a Vengeance is an epic film. I have not seen the original Die Hard but this is great anyway.
Simply, Simon Gruber (Jeremy Irons), the brother of German terrorist Hans Gruber, who was killed by John McClane at the end of the first movie, is out for revenge (hence the title, I presume?) and has planted a series of bombs in New York to distract the police, while simultaneously Simon and his men rob the main gold reserve in Manhattan. John McClane (Bruce Willis), enduring a hangover and "a bad ******* headache" and an unfortunate electrician named Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) are out to stop them.
Of course the film's content is ludicrous. There are loads of action scenes that should have killed McClane and Zeus, but the film has so many moments that don't feel that stupid and ruin the film for you. Yes, the ending is a bit anti-climatic but the rest of the film really makes up for that. Having SLJ and Irons on-board really helps as well. I like how John McClane is teamed up with someone in the film, especially someone with emotion.
I don't watch Die Hard 3 that often, but it is definitely one of my favourite action films. Sheer entertainment.