Yup, after watching such a good sequel (die hard 4.0), I couldn't bear the urge but to went ahead to watch the original part 1 and part 3 filmed in 1988 and 1995 respectively. Well, presently I'm still holding on to part 2. I went ahead to watch part 3 after part 1 because I simply couldn't stand the retro feel of the film and how young Bruce Willis looked (he still had his six-pack). Hmmm, all I could say is that part 1 was entired filmed in a building, all the action and ya dah ya dah all in the building whilst in part 3, it involved some running about in the city and trying to solve some riddles in between. Of course, the plots weren't as nice as the latest sequel, but die hard 3 is still worth a watch because of the small twist in the midst of the show. The main villian in die hard 3 was the brother of the villian in die hard 1, bringing a small link into why these films are a sequel, other than that, it can actually be filmed as a totally different movie all by itself. There were of course action, explosions, most of which can't be compared to the present sequel. So, I think if you're looking for some retro action, you can pry into these two movies, if not, just wait for the local TV channel to broadcast them again. LOL.