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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

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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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Hit it again
A review by angelofdeff on Die Hard DVD
August 6th, 2001


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

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Good 
Soundtrack Good 

Advantages: outstanding film, flawless in every respect
Disadvantages: where did the extras go?

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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For me, Die Hard is possibly the best film ever made, barring Terminator 2. To see the film finally on DVD is a joy. After years of seeing it in normal TV aspect and boring old mono sound, I have finally basked in the glory of the Dolby 5.1 and the films original dimensions of 2.35:1. Call me picky, but when it comes to watching films like Die Hard, you have to enjoy the full potential DVD has offer.
I have seen the film on numerous occasions on VHS, so you can imagine how much better it is to see Die Hard on DVD - a lot crisper than before. As far as DVDs go, the picture and sound quality couldn't be better, it's just a shame that the extras don't do the film the justice it truly deserves. Besides the regular stuff like interactive menus and scene access, which both seem to be considered "special features" these days, there are film and crew bios, a featurette and the original theatrical trailer. It's not a lot of extras, but when it's a film as excellent as Die Hard, it doesn't really matter at all.
For those who have never seen the film, I say - Where have you been for the last 13 years??? You are missing out on a modern masterpiece. Die Hard is the template for all action movies and the standard that all action movies must match. From beginning to end it will have you on the edge of your seat. With performances from Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman that remain unsurpassed in cinema in terms of the whole good-guy/bad-guy thing, fantastic direction from John McTiernan, and unquestionably good direction of photography from Jan De Bont (who directed "Speed") - Die Hard is the ultimate action film. It's packed with more one-liners and phrases you could shake Arnold Schwarzenegger at, more suspenseful than any Hitchcock movie, and more exciting than any film you'll ever see (except Terminator 2)
 
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