Year: 1988
Director: John McTiernan
Country: US
Language: English
T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, unless you count McClane
The bullets were riddled through the terrorists with care
In hopes the hostages would soon be spared
Hans Gruber was content on ruining the day
While units of policemen were shouting no-way!
the ending, well I'm I don't intend to spoil
but lets just say, some bad words were said as the villains were foiled
(unless you watch the censored version)
Yippee-Ki-Yay Melon farmer!
John McClane (Bruce Willis), officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly Gennaro (Bonnie Bedelia) and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
When it comes to Christmas classics, John McTiernan's Die Hard doesn't quite get the respect it deserves. Sure it's not the family affair that is A Christmas Story, it's not as sentimental as It's A Wonderful Life and it doesn't have the child abandonment issues Home Alone has but it is set during Christmas eve so that has to count for something right? Die Hard has a bold anti-materialism message; McClane doesn't care how many windows he destroys or bullets he wastes, as long as he can see his wife for Christmas. He would do anything for FAMILY.
For a late 80's flick Die Hard contains some very impressive practical special effects. It also has remarkable stunt work & well conceived performances, especially by Alan Rickman. It's not a very smart movie, but very few of the action genre are. It is said to have reinvented the action genre and set the 90s for action/thriller movies such as Under Siege and Passenger 57. The film is also responsible for popularizing the "action star" archetype that is a far more fallible and human hero. It's riddled with plot holes, thus not being very good if you think about it for too long, but it's decent when mindless. 3/5
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