Up there with the Best

Rating: 8/10 (20 January 2005)

John McClane is one of the greatest action hero's ever, and in his first outing in Die Hard (1988) he is faced with a bunch of terrorists holding the staff at the Nakatomi building hostage, so they can steal the vast sums of money kept in the high security vault.
John is caught up in the mess on a visit to see his wife, and is trapped alone in the building to sort out this mess in true hero style, with little help from anyone, except Sgt. Al Powell; a desk jockey who John builds a friendship with over the radio waves.
Bruce Willis was an inspired choice as John McClane, his ready quips and lack of respect for authority are realistically portrayed by Willis, and it all adds up to a terrifically entertaining action flick.
Action doesn't get much better than this.
8/10