Die Hard

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 15, 1988

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BigZOct 25, 2014

This movie launched a whole new perspective on the hard hitting action hero. It's not pulsing with muscle like Arnold or Stallone. It's not suave and tact like James Bond. It is sloppy, gritty, and wise-cracking. Bruce Willis opens out aThis movie launched a whole new perspective on the hard hitting action hero. It's not pulsing with muscle like Arnold or Stallone. It's not suave and tact like James Bond. It is sloppy, gritty, and wise-cracking. Bruce Willis opens out a stage all his own with his role as John McClane. A normal NYPD cop visiting his wife in LA runs into a problem when a some bloodthirsty thieves break into the Nakatomi building (Mrs. McClane's work building and headquarters of the entire company) Lead by German master mind Hans, they take over the building with dozens of hostages including John inside while they plan to steal the company's wealth. He's just one man. And he looks pretty ordinary, but he quickly proves to be a problem for the bad guys. Bloody shootouts, hard nosed fight scenes, and clever Willis commentary. Any person who likes action films has to respect what has been done here. Simple as that. Due to the excessive blood, gore, and swears, the score has to be a little low. I also felt some of the hand to hand and gun fights were a bit choppy and chaotic more so than they needed to be. The local chief of police also seemed pretty stupid. That was kind of the point, but I think they made him a little too stupid and ignorant. But don't get me wrong, this is one of the best action movies on record. John McClane is one of my all-time favorite action heroes. Takes the genre to new levels. Props.… Expand

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SpangleMar 2, 2016

Many people love Die Hard. I, however, am not one of those people. Packed to the brim with bad ideology (anti-European and sexist) and action genre cliches, Die Hard is boring, derivative, and just generally predictable. Bruce Willis isMany people love Die Hard. I, however, am not one of those people. Packed to the brim with bad ideology (anti-European and sexist) and action genre cliches, Die Hard is boring, derivative, and just generally predictable. Bruce Willis is entertaining in the lead role, but beat-for-beat, I have seen this movie before many many times and that is excluding releases since 1988. The direction from John McTiernan is uninspired and he is practically invisible while his movie falls apart thanks to unrealistic sequences and being overlong. Honestly, this whole movie is pretty damn unrealistic. That being said, there are positives. Willis is charming, Alan Rickman is phenomenal, and the action is appropriately thrilling and largely well-directed. Those positives are enough for me to say Die Hard is middle of the road, but I do not really understand the acclaim.… Expand

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RyanGoslingFanJun 5, 2018

A very shocking action movie, but not really much more. The acting is strange.

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JamesM.Dec 20, 2005

Absolute garbage. Andrew M., yes, I did enjoy it, when I first saw it when I was 8. Quite a few years down the track, now that I am past puberty, I find to to be trash.

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BroyaxMar 16, 2019

Je ne l'avais pas revu depuis quelque temps voire depuis bien longtemps, repoussant à l'insu de mon ignorance l'échéance d'un revisionnage afin (et avant) de confirmer que ce premier Die Hard est bel et bien... le pire de tous !

Et pourtantJe ne l'avais pas revu depuis quelque temps voire depuis bien longtemps, repoussant à l'insu de mon ignorance l'échéance d'un revisionnage afin (et avant) de confirmer que ce premier Die Hard est bel et bien... le pire de tous !

Et pourtant la mise en scène de McTiernan est des plus correctes... mais c'est là le seul point non négatif de ce piège à cons. Evidemment, le film a catapulté directement le Bruce et son sourire en coin, son air goguenard et sa crasse médiocrité au rang de "super star" mais il n'y a pas là matière à s'en réjouir : ce serait plutôt le contraire (jour de deuil pour le cinéma américain).

Le ton général du film est largement bouffon à la manière d'une espèce de bande dessinée résolument imbécile, ce qui nuit à tout le sérieux dont il pourrait se targuer, y compris la violence pourtant assez évidente. Les méchants terroristes (!?) sont des Allemands dont le chef cabotine comme un Teckel en colére et l'escouade est composée d'Allemands bien blonds avec un gros accent : sûrement des Nazis déguisés...!

Le scénar quant à lui est à peine suffisant pour remplir la feuille de route d'un nanar mal dégrossi et le film manque de rythme : il ne parvient en fait jamais à le trouver et met un temps fou à démarrer. Ni drôle, ni spectaculaire, ni fait ni à faire, ce premier Die Hard est une daubasse ridicule du début à la fin.… Expand

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