Completely changed the Action Hero Trope. Until then, most Action Heroes were in the mode of Arnold, Sly etc: near-Superhuman killing machines who could wade through armies of Mooks and shrug off injuries that would kill any normal man.
Willis played the Blue Collar version. He wasn't a highly-trained Special Operation veteran. Hell, he wasn't even SWAT; just a Detective. Sure, he was tough and could fight, but he wasn't John Rambo or John Matrix.
Willis spends the first part of Die Hard just trying to hide and stay out of the way. His natural reaction isn't to go in guns blazing but to call the LAPD and wait for back up. It's only when he's left with no other choice that he reluctantly steps up. And it takes a heavy toll. By the end of the movie he can barely walk, and he has to rely on Powel to save his life.
Oh, and it's the Greatest Xmas Movie Ever Made.
10/10
How in the world is this film overrated? It is one of the best, if not the best action movie of all time. Great characters and development. Great protagonist and antagonist. Great SP/FX. What more do you want out of a move lol?
That really is the keyword and why the John McClane character works so well. He has this attitude the entire time like "why the fuck am I doing this shit?!" He wasn't John Wayne, he did not want to be the hero.Completely changed the Action Hero Trope. Until then, most Action Heroes were in the mode of Arnold, Sly etc: near-Superhuman killing machines who could wade through armies of Mooks and shrug off injuries that would kill any normal man.
Willis played the Blue Collar version. He wasn't a highly-trained Special Operation veteran. Hell, he wasn't even SWAT; just a Detective. Sure, he was tough and could fight, but he wasn't John Rambo or John Matrix.
Willis spends the first part of Die Hard just trying to hide and stay out of the way. His natural reaction isn't to go in guns blazing but to call the LAPD and wait for back up. It's only when he's left with no other choice that he reluctantly steps up. And it takes a heavy toll. By the end of the movie he can barely walk, and he has to rely on Powel to save his life.
Oh, and it's the Greatest Xmas Movie Ever Made.
10/10
Completely changed the Action Hero Trope. Until then, most Action Heroes were in the mode of Arnold, Sly etc: near-Superhuman killing machines who could wade through armies of Mooks and shrug off injuries that would kill any normal man.
Willis played the Blue Collar version. He wasn't a highly-trained Special Operation veteran. Hell, he wasn't even SWAT; just a Detective. Sure, he was tough and could fight, but he wasn't John Rambo or John Matrix.
Willis spends the first part of Die Hard just trying to hide and stay out of the way. His natural reaction isn't to go in guns blazing but to call the LAPD and wait for back up. It's only when he's left with no other choice that he reluctantly steps up. And it takes a heavy toll. By the end of the movie he can barely walk, and he has to rely on Powel to save his life.
Oh, and it's the Greatest Xmas Movie Ever Made.
10/10
Completely changed the Action Hero Trope. Until then, most Action Heroes were in the mode of Arnold, Sly etc: near-Superhuman killing machines who could wade through armies of Mooks and shrug off injuries that would kill any normal man.
Willis played the Blue Collar version. He wasn't a highly-trained Special Operation veteran. Hell, he wasn't even SWAT; just a Detective. Sure, he was tough and could fight, but he wasn't John Rambo or John Matrix.
Willis spends the first part of Die Hard just trying to hide and stay out of the way. His natural reaction isn't to go in guns blazing but to call the LAPD and wait for back up. It's only when he's left with no other choice that he reluctantly steps up. And it takes a heavy toll. By the end of the movie he can barely walk, and he has to rely on Powel to save his life.
Oh, and it's the Greatest Xmas Movie Ever Made.
10/10
Just like I said. It didn't age too well and was overly cheesy to me. Other movies like lethal weapon, and several Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger movies from the 80s aged much better
What if all this sci fi stuff was actually based on real things?Completely changed the Action Hero Trope. Until then, most Action Heroes were in the mode of Arnold, Sly etc: near-Superhuman killing machines who could wade through armies of Mooks and shrug off injuries that would kill any normal man.
Willis played the Blue Collar version. He wasn't a highly-trained Special Operation veteran. Hell, he wasn't even SWAT; just a Detective. Sure, he was tough and could fight, but he wasn't John Rambo or John Matrix.
Willis spends the first part of Die Hard just trying to hide and stay out of the way. His natural reaction isn't to go in guns blazing but to call the LAPD and wait for back up. It's only when he's left with no other choice that he reluctantly steps up. And it takes a heavy toll. By the end of the movie he can barely walk, and he has to rely on Powel to save his life.
Oh, and it's the Greatest Xmas Movie Ever Made.
10/10
