The 1980's gave us some of the most memorable action movies of all-time. Films like Predator, Escape from New York, RoboCop, Commando, Missing in Action, First Blood, and Lethal Weapon just to name a few. However, one of the best (and the one that made Bruce Willis an action star) is 1988's Die Hard. I wrote about this one briefly for my "10 Movies to Watch this Holiday Season" list in December of last year, because it is a 'Christmas Movie' (If you want to check out that list, you can by clicking here).
Now, I'm not going to go into the whole plot as Die Hard is one of those films that everyone has either already seen or they need to go see ASAP. The real brief overview is; a NYC cop named John McClane (played by Bruce Willis) travels to L.A. for Christmas with the hope of patching things up with his estranged wife. While he's there, some terrorists take over the skyscraper where his wife works and it's up to John to save the day. It's simple, straight-forward and, if you've never seen it, probably sounds pretty generic. Where the film excels isn't in having a brilliant one-of-a-kind story, but rather from being perfectly cast and having some great writing.
The casting is all-around solid but, it's the two leads that really stand out. Both Bruce Willis as the wise-cracking hero John McClane and Alan Rickman as the villain, German-terrorist Hans Gruber, are great in their roles and compliment each other perfectly. Now, in addition to the cast the film benefits from the plot moving along at an exciting pace and some of the most memorable action movie lines and moments from the 80's. From "Yippie-Ki-Yay Mother F****r" to "Now I have a machine gun. Ho-Ho-Ho", the movie provides entertainment throughout.
Overall, If you haven't guessed, I love Die Hard and I highly recommend it.
I give it a 5 out of 5.
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