Perfect! Perfect perfect perfect!!!

Rating: 9/10 (10 September 2013)

What a movie.. what a ride.. I caught it on cable tonight for the umpteenth time and was still shaking my head in wonder and amazement at the creation that this movie is. Twenty five years later, Die Hard still entertains.
Everything is just fabulous. John McTiernan.. sir, you have our utmost gratitude for this outstanding piece of cinema. Having watched it close to a hundred times now, and the admiration just keeps on increasing for the utter perfection of it all. Not a moment is out of place.. not a single line delivered by someone who is not deeply involved with their character and the situation s/he finds themselves in.. not a single instance of narration that grates or is cheesy or corny or inappropriate.. The action looks real.. the fights are brilliant.. the plot has negligible loopholes.. and absolutely everyone's performance is unbelievably good for an action movie..
I could go on and on about how well the key scenes are executed and how accomplished the entire production is, but I promised myself that this one would be without spoilers. Which is why I also can't reveal why I have knocked off that last star. Probably pedantic anyway.
A last word for Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman. Can we have them together in another movie please? Any movie. Any absolutely any movie. Please!