Thursday, 3 November 2011

Die Hard-Classic is an understatement!!

To be aired on Star Movies
4th November
2:05pm



Who hasn't heard of Die Hard??....My guess..practically no one..This Bruce Willis classic might not have been seen by all, but definetely one has heard about it. if Sylvester had Rambo, Arnold had Terminator, then Bruce Willis is associated with the Die Hard movies in the same way. The first installment is obviously like most franchises the best of the lot, and Die Hard is no different. Also keeping in mind that this was a movie that was shot in the year 1988, it's somthing that people will still enjoy and connect to.
The premise is such...John McClane, a NYPD officer is on his way to LA on Christmas Eve to attend a party of his wife who he hasn't spoken to or met in months. McClane is driven to the Nakatomi Plaza building for the company Christmas party by a limo driver named Argyle. The party is disrupted by the arrival of twelve armed men led by Hans Gruber, played by Alan Rickman. They cut the telephone lines and seal the building doors, trapping Argyle and the limo inside the parking garage and replacing the building guard with one of their own men. Hans and his group secure the party goers as hostages, but McClane manages to escape. With his wife hostage he tries to rebel among the group of 'terrorists' whose real motive is really something else. Watch how he tries in true blue action hero style to take them on in pure brawn fashion.
Among the actors, Bruce Willis is amazing and looks so young..If you haven't seen any of his earlier films then this look of his will come as a real shocker. Alan Rickman is more menacing than ever ( than includes him as Snape ), and in his trademark style delivers the dialogues with the right amount of.....pause.
Reginal Veljohnson and De'voreax White too shine in their brief roles as Sgt. Powell and Argyle respectively.

It's a movie that still stands the test of time and with sequels still being planned, it's a franchise that's here to stay.
I'm going with 4 out of 5 for Die Hard.
Watch it if you miss the classic action movies.

Keep reeling!!!!

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