Review of Die Hard (1988) by Voodoo123 — 14 May 2018
Die Hard presents the happy marriage of a summer blockbuster (where you really see the budget on the screen), excellent music/sound, memorable cast (who deliver superb performances) and superior action choreography delivering genuine movie magic.
Like most of the film making ingredients used to make Die Hard the cinematography punches above its weight adding superior artistic merit to what could've easily turned out to be something more average.
Tension (which kicks you in the face early on) builds nicely throughout the film. The story is punctuated by its memorable characters in particular Hans Gruber portrayed excellently by Alan Rickman. Willis establishes his action chops here and his movie career rose to stratospheric heights immediately after this.
Lost count of the number of times I have seen Die Hard...Memorable cinematic shots stay with me long after watching this like the fall at the end. A classic action thriller that still holds its own.
This review of Die Hard (1988) was written by Voodoo123 on 14 May 2018.
Die Hard has generally received very positive reviews.
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