Influenced me as a child

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2007)

Die Hard had a significant impact on me as a child. I would go to school in the fourth grade talking about how I wanted to hunt terrorists and smoke cigarettes just like John McClane. That is influence, right there! This film definitely takes the title of, "Best Action Film of All Time!"
John McTiernan has created a pop culture icon with Die Hard. Everyone knows the film and for good reasons. As Homer Simpson once wrote..."Dear Die Hard, you rock! Especially when you were on the roof." Die Hard is all about entertainment and it provides just that. Violence, humor, action, vulgarity; everything that a good man needs in a movie. There are so many things in this film that make it great! The roof sequence where McClane fights terrorists while being shot at by a helicopter. McClane's unique and varied different killings of the terrorists. And of course, the unforgettable quote, "Yi-pi-ki-ya (apologizes for miss spellings), Mother F#C*ER!" Die Hard has one goal, entertain! And there is never a moment of boredom in this film.
Although it succeeds in entertainment, acting is terrific in this movie. On the part of three main actors. First, is of course, Bruce Willis as John McClane. Second, is Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber. Rickman does such a good job as an uptight, stylish, and sophisticated Gruber who is also a sick and demented individual. The character is played perfectly. Third is Alexander Godunov as Karl. Maybe my favorite character in the film, Karl is the muscle man. Gruber's #1 guy! And after McClane kills his brother, Karl takes it personal. He is an incredibly dangerous and psychotic individual and I love him for it. These three actors are what make the film entertaining aside from the action.
Die Hard is the best action film of all time! Terminator, Lethal Weapon, Dirty Harry, Predator all need to move aside. This film has everything an action movie needs. As my friend always said about this film, "If you don't like it, you don't have balls!"