One of the finest of its kind.

Rating: 9/10 (13 December 2018)

This film made Bruce Willis into a bonafide star. High Octane and directed deftly by the great John Mcteirnen Die Hard is one of the greatest action movies ever made. Die Hard represents the class of modern action pictures and the standard by which they must be judged. Few films falling into the "mindless entertainment" genre have as much going for them as this movie. Not only is it a thrill-a-minute ride, but it has one of the best film villains in recent memory, a hero everyone can relate to, dialogue that crackles with wit, and a lot of very impressive pyrotechnics. The acting from Willis and Alan Rickman as the main villain Hans Gruber is amazing and totally meshes with the tone, feel and appeal of the time it was made. There have been Die Hard on planes, trains, buses and ships. Such has been the impact of this film.