The best claustrophobic action movie ever made

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2003)

"Die Hard" started an entire genre of movies. The 'hostage in building who turns out to be a cop' genre. All of the plane hostage movies, the building hostage movies, the boat hostage movies, they all evolved from "Die Hard", but not one of them matches its brilliance.
Sure, the plot is on the thin side, but you cant have an incredibly complex plot if the movie story only spans a few hours, takes place on one set, and is about a cop stopping hostage takers. The plot is as thick as a movie like this needs to be, and the action is A+. From John McClane's (Bruce Willis) first fight with a nerdy German terrorist to the ending shootout, Die Hard delivers one of the greatest action movies of all time.
Willis' McClane is clever, hot-tempered and funny. He is the perfect action hero, and even beats the likes of Stallone and Schwarzenneger. Alan Rickman steals the show as the lead villain, Hans Gruber. Hopefully, the sinister Gruber will go down in history as one of the best movie villains ever.
Incredibly funny, entertaining action flick, 8.5/10.