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Bruce Willis
Bonnie Bedelia
Alan Rickman
Reginald VelJohnson
William Atherton
Paul Gleason

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A terrorist group takes over a L.A. office building on Christmas, and tough New York cop John McLain is the only one who can stop them.

07/01/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Yippe Ki yay!!!!!!!

Bruce Willis solidified his place in movie history by filming an entire action film barefoot. His performance as John McClane is exciting and launched the career of Willis into superstardom, spawning three sequels. McClane is not muscle bound killing machine but a New York cop who turns up in the Nakatomi Building in Los Angeles to meet his wife who he hopes to spend Christmas with. But the party gets gate crashed by terrorists led by a diabolical thief disguised as a terrorist leader Han Gruber (Alan Rickman) who takes 30 people hostage. Only McClane escapes and he ends up being everyone’s only hope against the terrorists who don't care if they spoil everyone’s Christmas.

This is the guy who started the one-liners that became a cliché for action heroes later on. He's fearless, women l...

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3.5/4 

12/20/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

"Die Hard" by Yojimbo

When terrorists take the staff of a hi tec skyscraper hostage during a Christmas Eve party, a lone New York cop trapped in the building with them fights for survival while trying to foil their plans. Die Hard was a watershed moment in the evolution of the action movie, and was genre defying in that the heroes usually tended to have everything under control in action movies previous to this, while a blood soaked and desperate John McClane always seems one step away from defeat. This makes for some very suspenseful action and Willis' charismatic performance rightly elevated him to mega stardom. It has its faults, namely in the soapy back story of he and his wife and especially the ridiculous nonsense about his would be partner Al and his holstered pistol. These are minor points however as t...

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3.5/4 

08/17/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Die Hard review

Inspiring cop flick that is emulated by many but never duplicated until The Bourne Series. Bruce Willis is Detective John McClane, who is squeezed in a Nakatomi Plaza building where 12 armed men are planning to steal millions of bearer bonds. The criminals are led by the dreadful Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman). Sergeant Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson) is the only one who John trusts, but is overpowered by the FBI. Some lines from the film: Hans – “I wanted this to be professional. Efficient, adult, cooperative, not a lot to ask. Alas, your Mr. Takagi did not see it that way, so he won't be joining us for the rest of his life.” John – “Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass.” “Yippee-ki-yay, m@t#%rf^ck&r.” “ I promise I will never even think about...

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4/4