Hollywood's best action movie

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 2000)

Die Hard = best action film Hollywood has produced. Here's why. Endurance. To me, it's the only measure of movie quality. And Die Hard is the only action film that still gives me a colossal charge of adrenaline every time I see it. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Terminator, Enter the Dragon, etc -vastly entertaining films, making a huge impact when I first saw them, but they fail the biggest test of all - repeated viewings. I just don't get the same monumental thrill, time and again. Die Hard never loses that intense, visceral impact it had on me when I saw it on July 29, 1988, 4:30pm show. Saw it three more times that year, and many more times on video. A great ride every time. Willis has never been more commanding on film - McTiernan I don't think could ever top his heavy metal action masterpiece.