Die Hard

“Welcome to the party pal” This is one of those films I could just watch on repeat, great action, simple but effective plot and endlessly quotable and entertaining. On one side you have John McClane, just your average New York cop going to see his family at Christmas. He’s cocky and stubborn, and the consistent talking to himself is always entertaining. And then on the other side you have Alan Rickman in his first ever Hollywood role as Hans Gruber, one of the best villains in cinema. Essentially just a thief, smart and sophisticated he lets you know early on that he’s not messing about. The relationship between McClane and Gruber is brilliant and their exchanges throughout are some of the best scenes in the film. Sgt Powell is the best of the side characters, a pretty dark backstory, but he has a great arc and there are some great conversations between him and McClane. Other’s worth a mention are Argyle, Ellis, Karl and Theo. I could go on and on about Die Hard, I love everything about this film, all the way to the iconic noise the elevators make. And yes, it is a Christmas movie. https://youtube/YfpDSNNgYhI?si=8ByO2rzSlAl3X8F7