Die Hard DVD > Reviews

Advantages: good story,sfx,Alan Rickman
Disadvantages: Loud, brash, overly violent

...the late 80s early 90s, Die Hard is perhaps the Mother of all of them. There is something strangely comforting about Bruce Willis' role as cop John McClane. We know the plot is quite ridiculous and yet Willis is so believable as the all action anti-hero that we go along with it all. DH is superior to movies like Lethal Weapon, Terminator, Speed & Mission Impossible because of Willis' charisma & personal charm which is not generally found with actors ... Read review

Advantages: Mixes non-stop action with comedy and unforgettable quotes, generally a kick ass film
Disadvantages: None for me personnaly, but maybe a little too much swearing for some views

...around to seeing it. Die Hard is so memorable for it's originality. If you were unfortunate enough to see the second installment and not the first don't worry, this one is MUCH better. The sequel is a disappointment to say the least. Alan Rickman's role as the lead villain is one of the reasons I love this film so much. He's probably the best villain ever to grace our screens (at least in an action film anyway). Despite who he is, you just can't ... Read review

Advantages: Action Fantastic.
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?

...performance (a poster advertising the Die Hard video appeared in the last series of Moonlighting by the way). He wisecracks his way around the building, intermittently shooting the terrorists in the knees or blowing them up with some C4 attached to a computer screen and a chair (yippe kay yay). We permanently root for this man and, unlike some heroes, never find him annoying. Alan Rickman has to be the best villain outside the James Bond series. ... Read review

Advantages: Perfect action but exceptionally well done
Disadvantages: Are there any?

...get around to watching the Die Hard films, somehow I'd avoided them, missed them, and generally thought I was better off for it. What I fool I've been... Made in the height of the 80's/90's action/adventure phase, Die Hard stands out from the crowd despite still having many of the usual cliche's. Could it be that we have a more well thought out story? Better defined characters? Who knows but what we end up with is the story of ordinary cop John ... Read review

Advantages: A brillant film, good acting....
Disadvantages: none.........

...from the get go that DIE HARD was going to be different. Up to that time, our main "action heroes" were overly-buff and mono-syllabic. They never got hurt, never showed any emotion and just tore across the screen with the largest automatic weapon they could get their hands on. Willis may have been in shape, but I wouldn't call him a gem of the human physical form. He was playing a normal guy, a cop, visiting his estranged wife on Christmas Eve. ... Read review

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Man, this is one badass movie! I watch every time i get the chance. The one-liners are excellent, setting quite a few quotes into our vocab, the action is one of many things that keeps the movie going, the story really great, and good acting. I'm exceptionally glad it was changed from robbers to terrorists-I really hate movies about the latter. This and Lethal Weapon are the number 1 action movies now and forever, though I like this one better. It ... Read review

Advantages: High adrenaline action
Disadvantages: can't think of any

...a little shallow to have Die Hard sitting amongst Kagemusha and Three Colours Blue, but it does, there!! I went to see this film back in 1988 after being a huge Moonlighting fan, Bruce Willis could do no wrong for me, hell, I even liked Blind Date. When I came out of the theatre I instantly bought another ticket and went back in to watch again - I was THAT impressed. The story follows Willis' John MacLane going to pick his wife up from her sky-scraper ... Read review

Advantages: entertaining and action packed
Disadvantages: n/a

The original 'die Hard' was filmed at the twentieth century fox headquartes acting as the Nakatomi Plaza. John Mcclane, (Bruce Willis), a tough talking New York police officer visit Los Angeles to spens a Christmas with his Estranged wife Holly Gennero, (Bonnie Beedelia). He arrives at the party, which is being held at the high rise Nakatomi Plaza, and as he is freshening up in the washroom the building is taken over by a group of Germen terrorist ... Read review

Advantages: A great mix of action and comedy.
Disadvantages: Frequent strong language may offend some people.

I can remember the first time I watched this film, I was very impressed to say the least and still feel that way now. Although it was made in the late eighties and some say a little dated, it still makes modern day action movies look a little lightweight. The plot revolves around a group of terrorists (lead by Alan Rickman)who take over a multistory office in order to make a few pennies. One thing they didn't rely on was John Mclane (Bruce Willis), ... Read review

Advantages: A witty, engaging main character, nice (if orthadox) special effects
Disadvantages: Pan-european accents of generic 'baddies'

The Die Hard quadrilogy is a rare beast - a series built entirely naturally upon the success of its first installment. John McClane is a New York City Police Dept. Detective, and is the original gravelly detective. In this first installment Willis depicts a character that is enjoyable to watch, with a great potential to get suitably badass on the stereotypical European baddies - a group of well equipped German terrorists with tragically pan-European ... Read review

Advantages: Fight scenes, characters, funny quotes
Disadvantages: None

...a few weeks ago with Die Hard 2 in a pack. I'd never seen it before and really wanted to from all the comments from my friends saying what an amazing movie it was. They weren't wrong! The film starts off with officer John Maclaine visiting his wife for a christmas holiday. This was one christmas he was never going to forget. After him and his wife start talking she has to make a speech while John is stuck in a bathroom on his own. A group ... Read review

Advantages: Action, Effects, Willis
Disadvantages: None

In my opinion Die Hard is the one aginst which other action movies are rated. It is also the film that made Bruce Willis and ensured his transformation to the silver screen. Willis is perfectly cast as John McClane a somewhat gung-ho New York City cop with a real attitude against the establishment. Faced with the prospect of spending Christmas alone, without his estranged wife and two children, McClane boards a plane bound for Los Angeles hoping ... Read review