Top notch (and very original) action movie.

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2004)

Die Hard sets the benchmark for all action movies today. This film also made Bruce Willis an international star. It is a shame to see the "Die Hard" plot being recycled into other movies. Even the two sequels cannot match the original.
For those that have been living under a rock for the past several years, Bruce Willis is New York Police Detective John Mc Clane, who flies to Los Angeles to visit his estranged wife during Christmas. However, at his wife's party, German terrorists led by the intelligent and chilling Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), take over the building and hold Mc Clane's wife, her boss and other co-workers hostage, and scheme to steal $600 million locked in a safe in the building. Mc Clane manages to escape with his handgun, wit and determination, and decides to wage a one-man war on the terrorists and save his wife and the other hostages, and must compete with the supposedly incompetent LAPD and FBI handling the situation from outside.
Memorable crackling one-liners, perfectly choreographed action sequences, an original plot, and brief moments of humour make "Die Hard" an excellent action movie and one of my favourite movies of all time.

Best scene: John Mc Clane drops a surprise down the elevator to some terrorists downstairs, and is told off by the LAPD police chief for his actions, in which Mc Clane responds how he is not doing his job properly.
10/10.