The action movie

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2013)

For me Die Hard is the action movie, it's got the manly everyman determined to save his girl played by Bruce Willis' in his possibly best known role in the wrong place at the wrong time John McClane. But if it wasn't for Willis' superb performance then McClane who easily have been overshadowed by the merciless Hans Gruber played by Alan Rickman who armed only with a pistol and a British accent, essential for all villains, easily matches Willis.
And to really appreciate the effect Die Hard had on action films think how people saw James Bond films post Die Hard. You see lasers and space weapons after watching McClane fight barefoot with a bloody vest you can't help but question Bond.
It was Bourne that really got Bond moving creating the much grittier Craig Bond we know today but is was Die Hard that started the push for tough bloody heroes.