It Barely Gets Better Than This (Spoilers Possible)

Rating: Null/10 (30 March 2002)

Reason number 354 why I dislike Osama Bin Laden...We'll never see "Die Hard" on the big screen for it's 20th Anniversary. That is, unless they take out all the guns via computer like E.T., but then what would be the point?
FYI: Let me just say that I'm comparing Die Hard to all other "Action" movies, meaning guys with guns and loud explosions. I don't include any Indiana Jones movies in the "Action" category. They are considered "Adventure" movies to me.
Okay, having said that...Die Hard is the greatest Action movie ever made! Period! Pass the potatoes!
I'm waiting for all of you Stallone/Schwartzneggar/Segal/Chan/Li fans to argue this point with me. You won't win!
If you haven't seen Die Hard, stop reading this review right now and go to your nearest dvd/video sales merchant and buy a copy. Trust me, you'll want this movie in collection once you've seen it. Go ahead. We'll wait for you.
Die Hard is the ultimate buddy cop movie, even though the cops weren't really working side by side. Every buddy cop movie from "Turner & Hooch" to "Rush Hour" has yet to match the chemistry between John McClane and Al Powell.
Not only did Die Hard make Bruce Willis & Reginald VelJohnson (who played a COP in Family Matters) stars, it also introduced most of the world to Alan Rickman, one of the finest actors of our time. Very few people has the range of Rickman (Robin Hood, Galaxy Quest, Harry Potter) and he's the ultimate bad guy.
Die Hard is just a full fledged action film that other actors and directors will copy, but never equal.