Die Hard is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is also one of the best action movies of all time in my opinion.
This movie does just about everything right. The characters, the story, the comedy, the action and suspense are all done masterfully. We'll start with the characters being just the coolest or fitting their part perfectly. John McClane is an insanely cool hero because he is different from the Stallone and Schwarzenegger movies with the biggest and buffest dudes around. Willis is a down to earth guy that is basically a representation of the audience with his jokes, sayings, and his monologue that he speaks out loud to himself. Hans Gruber is a cool and collecting villain that is a mastermind and smart, but his own confidence is the thing that becomes what gets him killed. The other side characters are also very good. They fit into the narrative very nicely. Mostly everyone in the building is serious, while those on the outside are idiots that don't know what they're doing. This includes the news reporter, the FBI agents, and the Police Chief. This praise goes towards the characters in the next 2 movies as well. The next thing to praise is the story, because gosh darn it, is it so simple but done so expertly. You have almost seen a story like this before, but the way that they do things in this movie is so well done that you realize the care that went into directing the movie. Another great thing is the comedy. Whether it be Hans and his crew making murder jokes. "Unfortunately he won't be joining us for the rest of his life." Or whether it be McClane's inner monologue. The absurdity of the cops plans to get into the building. The movie sometimes feels like a comedy at times when the movie moves outside of the building. Also another joke that I thought was pretty subtle is the joke of gas prices. Gas was less than $1, HA! That's impossible. The action is done very well, it starts off very mild in the action department, but as the situation escalates so do the stakes and action sets. First John is just avoiding a single goon, but then he's tying a fire hose around his waist and jumping off the roof of a building. This then all builds to the final confrontation between John and Hans. This movie is just so freaking good, there is to much for me to talk about. In my opinion this movie is an easy 10/10.
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