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Production Year: 1988 - Action/Adventure - Director: John McTiernan - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Paul Gleason, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, Alexander Godunov, Robert Davi, James Shigeta, Alan Rickman, Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia more

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On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture...
more...the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.
One of the greatest action movies of the late 1980s, DIE HARD ushered in a new standard for the genre. With the dissolution of the Cold War, both the stereotypical Russian threat (represented in movies such as TOP GUN and RED DAWN) and the destructive egoist (as seen in OCTOPUSSY) became less fearful. With DIE HARD, director John McTiernan introduced Hollywood to a new type of villain: the terrorist entrepreneur. Alan Rickman stars as Hans Gruber, a relentless businessman whose lethal tactics achieve his goals. Unlike most '80s film villains who committed globally dangerous acts for liberty, genocide, or megalomania, DIE HARD's Gruber uses guns, explosives, and cunning to storm the Takagi Corporation's Christmas party and heist millions of dollars from the company. In addition, DIE HARD also saw the development of the clumsy or bad luck hero with John McClane (Bruce Willis), a man in the wrong place at the wrong time who chooses to intervene. Action fans would see this misfit hero archetype again in UNDER SIEGE (Steven Segal). Although DIE HARD contains many action movie cliches (one-liners, pyrotechnics), it also broke new ground in its genre.





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Die Screaming Falling Off A Tall Building Doesn't Have Quite The Same Ring, Does It?
A review by rd232 on Die Hard DVD
July 12th, 2000


Author's product rating:   Die Hard DVD - rated by rd232

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Good 
Special Effects Good 
Soundtrack Average 

Advantages: Great fun, good action, original
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Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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The first in the trilogy, and almost certainly the best, if only because it helped redefine the genre and introduced the idea of using quality actors (the superb, intelligently menacing, authoritative Alan Rickman) in action movies. Has a couple of memorable lines and action sequences, and plenty of thrills and spills and dark humour along the way ("Do I sound like I'm ordering a pizza?!!"). Well worth watching, great fun. Notably superior to the much more derivative sequels, which have more of a light note amidst the mayhem. The original's black edge makes it stand out.
 
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