New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
I had this film recorded on VHS and it was constantly being played, largely because my younger brother used to watch it a lot, so I could probably run through this scene for scene. The original Die Hard did things other movies hadn't, but I would rather watch this again out of the trilogy as the action scenes and byplay between McClane and Zeus is great. Jeremy Irons also plays one of my favourite villains. It does have some of the commonly found interracial cringe that a number of films in the '90s had, but it isn't that heavy of a feature. One of the best action flicks.
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