On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me....
Six bullets flying!
Before John McClane (played by the awesome Bruce Willis) was killing helicopters with motorcycles, jumping off buildings hand in hand with his son, and rescuing his daughter from psychotic computer hackers, he was just a regular cop in the NYPD.
Since "Die Hard" McClane has gained cult status and is one of the biggest action characters of all time.
This film starts off showing an Average Joe on an airplane trying to get to his wife's office party on Christmas Eve in her job's headquarters in Los Angeles to make things right between them.
Little does he know that his already bad luck will get worse as German terrorists, led by the evil Hans Gruber (played by the always great Alan Rickman), take over the nearly empty building to jack over $600. As the building is put on lockdown by the terrorists, McClane takes it upon himself to do his duty as a police officer and bring order to the chaos.
The terrorists are already a handful for old John, but having to dispatch them in bare feet proves to be almost too much for him to handle!
My Rating:
4.7283249 out of 5 Christmas Trees
All I can say about this movie is WOW! Not only is it an 80s treasure, but it's the cornerstone of one of the most recognized and timeless action series of all time. The McClane character has evolved with time, and even though the movies haven't gotten better, he has.
We don't watch his movies for the movies themselves, we watch them for the "yippee ki-yay!" or "come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."
McClane's attitude is what makes the Die Hard movies special!
Willis can thank this film for boosting him up to action hero status as he was only known for his comedic chops before this movie. He was actually at the end of a very long line of actors who were presented with an opportunity to play McClane. It was pitched as a sequel to the 80's bloodbath "Commando" in which Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked to be the lead, but he turned it down (which we all realize was a VERY good thing!).
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| Hmm....nope. Still can't see it. |
Writing this post now just makes me want to watch the movie again! I'm off to see some kick-butt Christmas action!!
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