Die Hard with a Vengeance – Is a lot better than Die Hard 2. I imagine this is a popular opinion, but I am honestly not sure; I believe the second film was actually better received, somehow. The original director of Die Hard signed onto this project, and the presentation hints more at a direct sequel to the first film. Really, just watching it again for the first time in a decade, I realize that Die Hard with a Vengeance contains exactly zero references to the second film at all. This immediately elevates the film in my mind.