I love this movie

Rating: 8/10 (31 May 2007)

I think this movie would have only gotten a 7 if they never made Die Hard 2, but since this was so much better than Die Hard 2 it gets a 9. The whole premises feels very real especially after 9/11. I love how Jeremy Irons is the bad guy. Something we can learn from this Die Hard and the first Die Hard is that it pays off to get good actor for your bad guy. They are not evil, they are just really really greedy. I like the line "I am a soldier not a monster" characterizes both Hans and Simon very well. Jackson was perfect in this and they need him to add a new level to the series. Just having a one man army feels a bit old. Since the main bad guy had a vengeance issue it was not absurd that John got mixed up into the whole thing. The one thing that did annoy me was leaving out Holly. I love that lady and how she made him human. But they did reduce him to being an alcoholic which showed she was what made John great, but the fact he could bounce back showed that he can still do some damage, but needed a new friend. I loved how it took place in the NYC and I could recognize some of the sights and the streets. I think I walked on one of the same streets last week while I was visiting my brother. After seeing how bad the second movie is this movie just felt so right. They did not try to force any crazy characters in there and they stuck to a tried and true formula and pulled it off quite well.