Die Hard

The "Action/Thriller" movie really, really degenerated during the 1980's (as did most other aspects of American culture). Guys like Eastwood and Bronson may not have been great actors, but they often displayed a naturalistic charisma that usually carried the day in the movies they appeared in during the 1960's and 1970's. And the movies they appeared may not have been particularly realistic but compared to the stuff that guys like Chuck Norris and Stallone and Van Damme (and others) churned out during the 1980's, they qualified as gritty documentaries. "Die Hard" is arguably the best of the 1980's lot, probably because its main leads were Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, and Alan Rickman. I'm not a big fan of Bruce Willis (as a side note, when he was younger, he supposedly hung out a lot in the town where I went to high school, and I've heard that he did a ton of cocaine-oriented "partying"), but he's at least a competent actor, and seems to have that naturalistic charisma that made East... Read more

I own the complete set...

die hard is the greatest work of fiction of all time. humanity will never top this. ever.

Set the standard for this genre. Willis' best of this type also. Good cast and performances all around.

THIS IS THE GREATEST ACTION MOVIE EVER! i like bruce willis and i like his line inthe movie, yippie-kaye-mother-fu#@*r!

A typical action story, many more that were before it better and many more after it that were better.

Die Hard has to be one of my favourite movie's especially when it comes to movie quotes. I mean can anyone top,"Ho-Ho-Ho now i have a machine gun," i don't think so!

The Alan-Rickman-factor keeps it at 4-stars, but fans have to admit that "Die Hard" isn't aging particularly well. . .still watchable- especially with sly lines from the talented Rickman: "I must have missed 60 Minutes. . ."

One of my favorite movies of all time and one which I'm glad to say I own on DVD. The acting (especially that of Bruce Willis) is very good and the movie perfectly combines intense action with sardonic humor and drama. Very entertaining and like most great movies, Die Hard never gets old no matter how many times you see it.

one of the best action films ever made, its original, highly entertaining. the bad guy is very well performed by alan rickman

OOooh,another over the top More-macho-than-thou Bruce Willis flick,how ORIGINAL !

best action flick ever,especially when it was released seen this movie so many times my old vhs tape literally wore out(no word of a lie)

The daddy of the genre and still a million light years ahead of the pale imitations from Stallone, van Damme, Segal etc. Still works on TV even after the umpteenth viewing. That's the test of quality. Alan Rickman's villain has got to be one of the best bad guys.

This was my favorite movie of all-time until Terminator 2: Judgment Day came out. Not bad for a runner-up.

one of the best action films ever. edge of your seat excitement. this is one of bruce willis' all time best

If somebody woulda hired some marines to take care of that little a hole Bruce willis instead of stupid forigners he wouldnt be so hard to die! I wish bruce willis was my father

My very favorite movie of all time!

My favorite action movie yet!

The first time I saw this was in a huge. packed cinema with surround sound etc..I left feeling exhausted, as if I had actually been involved in the scenario. Excellent, and you can watch it over and over again.

The greatest action movie ever made.

Great film, Alan Rickman is one of my favorite things about this film.

I loved this movie! The action is great, and i like how Bruce Willis gets his butt kicked throughout the movie (unlike other i-can-kick-high-so-bullets-can't-hurt-me action movies.) Alan Rickman plays a great villain. Even though the movie is totally dated now, it's still fun brain candy!

A blast! Bought the DVD set. Great comic book escapism. Alan Rickman was terrific.

Along with Lethal Weapon, Die Hard easily makes my list of the top action films of the lasy 20 years. It's your typical shoot em' up flick with Willis playing the macho cop John McClane, who must face off terrorists in an office building 3,000 miles out of his jurisdiction. Solid performances by Willis and Reginald Veljohnson are the film's high points, but the biggest props have to go to Alan Rickman, a relatively unknown actor who played the role of Hans Gruber very convincingly. Overall, Die Hard is the film to watch if you're looking for some good action mixed with a little bit of comedy.

Classic action-film. I just saw it for the 4th or 5th time. Couldn't change the channel. The bad guy was just as good as, if not better than, Bruce Willis.

Innocent People were held hostage in a high rise building, and Bruce Willis saves the day. The storyline was easy to follow. The action was top notch even though the movie was made way back. It has lots of good gun fights similar to John Woo films, and Bruce Willis had the tough guy sort of look throughout the whole movie, he was perfect for the role. I would agree that this original one is the best of the trilogy.

this movie was the best of all the die hards..an amazin trilogy it has been..hopefully they make the fourth one..bruce willis is amazin...all the explosions in this movie were truly amazin..the dialogue was good even tho most of it was only abuses..this movie proves one thing..BRUCE WILLIS IS THE GOD OF ACTION MOVIES

The movie has some kind of dumb charm to it, other than that its pretty stupid.

Best movie of all time. The only film I can watch over and over and not get tired of it.

A genre defining film with a lead character that was tough but vulnerable. I still watch this film on a regular basis as it became the action picture by which most others are compared. Willis was perfectly cast for this role and Rickman gives a fantastic performance.

Exellent its one of the best action films of all time Dynomite

A classic shoot-em-up, kill-the-bad-guys movie that should rank up there with Dirty Harry. It ranks #146 out of 250 films of all time on imdb.com -- The comedic one liners are skillfully written into a predominately violent movie. This was also a make-or-break movie for Bruce Willis to see if he could break out of the "Moonlighting" TV show mold. He did it flawlessly and became an A-list actor.

If you don't like this movie, you might be a German mercenary. One of the greatest bang for your buck action movies ever made. It's filled with non-stop explosions, gunfire, and an occasional laugh or two. Yippie kye yi yeah!!!!

Overrated, obvious and cheesy.

This was just another dumb blow it up movie. Willis is a better actor than this and would have to wait many years to show it.

It's been rather difficult of late doing without any Bruce Willis "Die Hard" Movies. Realizing of course how John McClain is pretty much worn out...ca-poots-kah..! But who can blame the dude, after all those disgusting messes those Grueber Dudes put him through. Ya know what I'm sayin? Those guys had John climbin up elevator shafts and shootin at him then blowin things up all around John...and terrible stuff like that. Oh well, thanks for the memorys John McClain you were a shining example of courage in the NYPD...fer sure dude. Perhaps now that John's pretty much exhausted his role as super NY Cop...well, maybe John can get on as a rent a cop with some late night warehouse in the east side of NY. Best movies ever; those "Die Hard" Series. Yep, no doubt about it...fer sure. John was the best.

So adrenalizing yet so humorous. It sure is at the top of my list for action films.

Die Hard is a fairly well made action thriller starring Bruce Willis. I liked the 2nd one better, but it's still a pretty good movie. Willis once again makes a fool of himself though.

Great movie. True, there are implausibilities; who was where when Sgt. Al first radioed for help? But there was great effort to tie different parts of the movie together; much of the movie is foreshadowed on the airplane; Bruce Willis is a soon to be barefoot cop.

The greatest ordinary superhero of all time fights terrorists and beats them starting with one gun and no shoes.

A great adrenaline rush, a real guy movie with buildings blowing up left and right. Die Hard two and three are not as good as the original. Bruce Willis was the man in the movie.

This is a wonderful and excellent movie!!!!!

The fighting scenes aren't so fake like in those Steven Segal movies. The only movie that I like of his.

A great action movie. Lots of great one-liners, cool explosions, and a good plot. Bruce Willis is the man.

An explosive terrorist movie. The first of it's kind. I found this movie to be extremely well done and Bruce Willis was outstanding.

Bruce Willis is at his good guy cop best. Funny moments punctuate the plausible storyline. Special effects are well done, but limited mostly to explosions. A good movie if you want something fun to watch, but don't want to think too hard about it.