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Old 02-15-13 | 11:13 AM
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Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1 Die Hard
2 With a Vegeance
3 Die Harder
4 A Good day to Die Hard
5 Live Free or Die Hard
Old 02-15-13 | 11:17 AM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

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1 Die Hard
2 With a Vegeance
3 Die Harder
4 A Good day to Die Hard
5 Live Free or Die Hard
Same for me, except I haven't seen this latest one, but I'm sure it'll be #5 for me as well. I'll wager Die Hard 6: Trying to Stay Hard will be my 6th favorite.
Old 02-15-13 | 11:34 AM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Same for me, except I haven't seen this latest one, but I'm sure it'll be #5 for me as well. I'll wager Die Hard 6: Trying to Stay Hard will be my 6th favorite.
LOL! You go with that.

1. Die Hard
2. Live Free Or Die Hard
3. With a Vengeance
4. Die Hard
5. I'm assuming Die Hard 5, but I haven't seen it.

Die Hard 2 and 3 suck nuts.
Old 02-15-13 | 11:52 AM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1. Die Hard
2. Die Hard 2
3. Live Free or Die Hard
4. Die Hard with a Vengeance
5. A Good Day to Die Hard

Sue me, but I like #2 much more than #3, and I thought #4 was pretty good.
Old 02-15-13 | 12:05 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Die Hard with a Vengance
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
A Good Day to Die Hard (haven't seen in it yet, but there's no way it could be worse than Live Free or Die hard)
Live Free or Die Hard
Old 02-15-13 | 12:21 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

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A Good Day to Die Hard (haven't seen in it yet, but there's no way it could be worse than Live Free or Die hard)
Live Free or Die Hard
Old 02-15-13 | 12:26 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1. Die Hard

Like The Matrix sequels, Die Hard sequels don't exist.
Old 02-15-13 | 01:07 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Die Hard
Die Hard With a Vengenace
Live Free or Die hard
Die Hard 2

haven't seen GDTDH yet
Old 02-15-13 | 01:31 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1 Die Hard
2 With a Vegeance
3 Live Free or Die Hard
4 Die Hard 2
5 A Good day to Die Hard

Presumably in Die Hard 6 terrorists will invade his retirement home.
Old 02-15-13 | 03:08 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

3
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2
4
probably 5 (from the reviews I'm seeing)

1 2 and 3 are great movies. Pure awesomeness. Everything great about cinematic escapism. I yearned to see more of them, but renege on that.
Old 02-15-13 | 03:11 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Die Hard - A

Die Hard 2 - A-

Die Hard 3 - B

Die Hard 4 - C-

Die Hard 5? Have no clue, but expecting an F
Old 02-15-13 | 03:40 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1. DIE HARD
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2. DIE HARD 2
3. DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
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4. LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD

Will not watch the latest one. I'm long since done with this "franchise".
Old 02-15-13 | 03:43 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Originally Posted by JumpCutz
Ok. I just went to see it out of curiosity. Sure enough, it was better than Live Free or Die Hard, but that's not really saying much. It's was a passable action flick, but as a Die Hard movie it wasn't great.
Old 02-15-13 | 06:52 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1. Die Hard
2. Die Hard With a Vengeance
3. Live Free or Die Hard
4. Die Hard 2

(huge gap between these two)



5. A Good Day To Die Hard
Old 02-15-13 | 06:59 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
1. DIE HARD
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2. DIE HARD 2
3. DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
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4. LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD

Will not watch the latest one. I'm long since done with this "franchise".
This. Except I will see the new one at some point. It won't be as good as the second two sequels and it'll be hard to be as bad as the last one.
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

3
1
2
4

Don't plan on seeing 5.
Old 02-16-13 | 10:54 AM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1 Die Hard (★★★★★)
2 Die Hard With a Vengeance (★★★★)
3 Live Free or Die Hard (★★★½)
4 Die Hard 2: Die Harder (★★½)
5 A Good Day to Die Hard (no stars)
Old 02-16-13 | 11:10 AM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Die Hard
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Die Hard 2
Live Free or Die Hard

Haven't seen A Good Day to Die Hard but my expectations are rock bottom so maybe I'll slightly enjoy it on first viewing!
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Originally Posted by Jules Winfield
Die Hard
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Die Hard 2
Live Free or Die Hard

Haven't seen A Good Day to Die Hard but my expectations are rock bottom so maybe I'll slightly enjoy it on first viewing!
Old 02-16-13 | 01:58 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

  1. Die Hard (★★★★★)
  2. Die Hard With a Vengeance (★★★★)
  3. Live Free or Die Hard (★★★½)
  4. Die Hard 2: Die Harder (★★★)
  5. A Good Day to Die Hard (★★½)

A Good Day to Die Hard is a disappointing film, but it's not as bad as others make it out to be.
Old 02-16-13 | 02:35 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Yeah I agree A Good Day to Die Hard isn't great but people are really exaggerating how bad it is. Like I said in the other thread, this is Die Hard it's not like I expect a lot more than over the top action with a cheesy story/villain.

I'm actually surprised by how how many people like Die Hard 2. I always have found that one to be by far the weakest. Even for years when people trashed Live Free or Die Hard (mostly because it was PG-13).

My list would be:
Die Hard
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Live Free or Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Old 02-16-13 | 07:43 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Live Free or Die Hard
Die Hard with a Vengeance
A Good Day to Die Hard
Old 02-16-13 | 08:00 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

I honesty can't believe to see DH2 held higher than DH3 from some of you guys. DH3 is still a bit too much but it's more in line w/ DH than DH2 went with.
Old 02-16-13 | 08:22 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

1. Die Hard
2. All the rest of them
Old 02-16-13 | 08:47 PM
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Re: Die Hard, rank the series 2013 edition

  1. Die Hard (★★★★★)
  2. Die Hard 2: Die Harder (★★★★1/2)
  3. Die Hard With a Vengeance (★★★★1/4)
  4. Live Free or Die Hard (★★★★)
  5. A Good Day to Die Hard (★★★3/4)

Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
A Good Day to Die Hard is a disappointing film, but it's not as bad as others make it out to be.
I agree. Sure, it's disappointing, and it doesn't entirely feel like a Die Hard movie (especially with John McClane playing sidekick to his son for much of the movie), but it's still fairly entertaining. Once it starts rolling it doesn't really let up. Could it have been better? Absolutely - a lot better - but it could have been a lot worse, too.

I've said it before, but I really would like to see one final Die Hard movie taking the thing back to the beginning. McClane trapped in a building with the bad guys. Make it more suspenseful and have the action scaled back to a more human level. Maybe even have it take place during McClane's retirement party or something. And no buddy movie, this time. McClane should be on his own. Make it clear that this is the end, and hire a good writer and a good director and make damned sure it's worthy of the first 3 Die Hard movies.

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