A king of action movies!

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2016)

Man, I'm watching Die Hard every single time and it doesn't fail to surprise me. Bruce Willis gives a lifetime performance as John McClane and the recently deceased Alan Rickman is simply fantastic as the main villain. What's so great about this movie is not the action, but the story itself, and the fact that McClane is outnumbered and it's unknown whether he'll win or lose. McClane's witty lines and his signature "Yippee-ki-yay" influence me to this day. This movie has a simple story: 12 terrorists take over the Nakatomi plaza and demand many things while keeping one secret. Unfortunately for them, there's the guy they didn't count on - NYPD Detective John McClane. The fact that the main villain doesn't know McClane's face and vice versa. See, this is yet another great thing about this film - (SPOILER ALERT) they will be meeting each other, and it won't be pretty. Thank you, John McTiernan, for making this movie. And may You Rest in Peace, Alan Rickman. Without you, this movie wouldn't be what it is today.