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Title: Die Hard (1988)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bruce Willis | ... | John McClane | |
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Holly Gennaro McClane | |
| Reginald VelJohnson | ... | Sgt. Al Powell | |
| Paul Gleason | ... | Dwayne T. Robinson | |
| De'voreaux White | ... | Argyle | |
| William Atherton | ... | Thornburg | |
| Hart Bochner | ... | Ellis | |
| James Shigeta | ... | Takagi | |
| Alan Rickman | ... | Hans Gruber | |
| Alexander Godunov | ... | Karl | |
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Bruno Doyon | ... | Franco |
| Andreas Wisniewski | ... | Tony | |
| Clarence Gilyard Jr. | ... | Theo | |
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Joey Plewa | ... | Alexander |
| Lorenzo Caccialanza | ... | Marco | |
NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands. Written by Sam
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Die Hard tells the story of a New York City detective named John McClane who is separated from his wife. She invites him to a Christmas party at her office building in Los Angeles, and he decides to go to work things out. Once there, a group of German terrorists come in and take hostages with the intent of stealing millions of dollars in bonds. McClane manages to escape and begins to fight the terrorists one by one to save the people in the building.
Die Hard is a classic film because it completely revolutionized action films. The 80s were a time of unrealistic action sequences, predictable characters, and rudimentary plots. Die Hard changed all that. Die Hard takes place in a real world setting, or at least about as real as you can get with an action movie, so the action sequences, while insane, are slightly believable. The plot of the movie is simple, yet it's so brilliant at the same time. And the characters in this movie are engaging and a lot of fun to watch. John McClane is a really likable everyman kind of guy, we can all relate to him. Hans Gruber is an awesome villain, both cold and ruthless, yet very human. The supporting characters on the outside of the building are all great as well. Another great thing about Die Hard is that even though it's a hardcore action movie, it manages to be extremely funny at some parts, almost to a point of being able to call it a comedy. This makes the movie really easy to watch over and over again. There's really nothing wrong with this movie whatsoever in any department.
The acting is great. Bruce Willis is hilarious and hardcore as John McClane, and he portrays the adrenaline and the frustration of the situation very well. Alan Rickman is awesome in one of his earlier roles as the main villain Hans Gruber. Reginald VelJohnson is enjoyable as McClane's outside contact Officer Al Powell, and Paul Gleason is funny as a hardheaded and incompetent deputy chief of police.
Overall, Die Hard is the ultimate action film because it's fast, funny, and hardcore. It also gave us one of the most famous action movie one liners of all time...You know the one.
8/10