Classic

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2000)

This has to be one of the greatest action movies of all time. It is a classic action film, and is great because for the most part it is extremely realistic (except for the part at the end when the guy who was hanging by neck came back, but we can forget about that). This is definitely Bruce Willis's best movie, and the character of John McClane is overall one of the greatest action heros of all time, rivaled by only Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapons.
This movie right here is exactly how an action movie should be done. It is very comedic, the hero being the one supplying most of the wittiness. There are great action sequences, and McClane pulls a lot of things out of his rear end just when you thought he was done for.
So many action films out there, and we are just entering the new action film era started by The Matrix with the twirling camera shots and slow motion special effects. Every action film coming out will be exactly like that. Mission Impossible 2 was the first to copy, and you can be more are coming. Even though The Matrix was a great great movie, that style will be played out too soon, and will leave us action fans yearning for another classic action film such as Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Terminator (or any classic Schwarzenegger for that matter).
There are rumors that Die Hard 4 is in the works. I am glad to see another chapter in the saga of John McClane's wrong place at the wrong time life, because I am sure it will be great, but also a little sad since it will no longer be a trilogy. Hopefully it has as much success as Lethal Weapon 4. Happy Trails.