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Watch: Die Hard 1988 123movies, Full Movie Online – NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands..
Plot: NYPD cop John McClane’s plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
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Ratings:

	8.2/10 Votes: 874,631
	94% | RottenTomatoes
	72/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 9492 Popularity: 47.653 | TMDB

Reviews:

**This is one of the definitive 80s Action Films.**

There is no nonsense whatsoever, the plot moves along with such a pace that the viewer is not disturbed by implausabilities.

Bruce Willis plays the likeable “regular guy”, who is forced bare-foot into unleashing mayhem and destruction, to perfection.

His brilliant opposite is Alan Rickman, playing the German villain Hans Gruber in such a way that you almost root for him to get away with his heist. Also, he thankfully dispatches the office sleazeball, Ellis, in a wonderful scene.

The bad guys in Die Hard are more likeable than their counterparts in other movies. They are allowed to be funny and charming, which is good because we as viewers spend a lot of time with them, so it’s good that they are not complete douchebags.

John McLane gets to do what many adolescent boys wanted to try: to drop something off the ledge of a skyscraper or down an elevator shaft, and see what happens. But he uses an office chair armed with a PC monitor and a block of C4 and watches as it drops, then explodes, wiping out an entire floor!

Everything here is bigger and louder than other Action movies from it’s time.
McLane drops bad guys and one-liners left and right, things and people explode, culminating in a grand finale that is as well paced and executed as any action sequence that came after it.

This film started it’s own sub-genre, after it came not only it’s own sequels, but a load of films that were described as “Die hard on a…” or “Die Hard in a…” Most prominent examples were perhaps “**Speed**” and “**Under Siege**”.

This is entertaining as hell, it’s a must-watch!

What can I even say about _Die Hard_? This is one of the most highly praised action movies of all time, and it has **actually earned that praise**.

_Final rating:★★★★ – Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

The Perfect Modern Action Film
“Die Hard” is the prototype type for the modern action film. Since it’s also one of the best action films ever made, that happens to be a very good thing. “Die Hard” is lean, mean, and doesn’t contain a single second of wasted screen time. The direction, the action, the story, the acting . . . every aspect of this film comes close to big-budget action movie perfection. Since “Die Hard” was first released in 1988, it’s difficult to think of a blockbuster action film that doesn’t follow the basic structure and format of “Die Hard” . . . or, for that matter, is better than “Die Hard”.

“Die Hard” is about John McClane (Bruce Willis, in one of his all-time best film performances), a basically good, honest New York cop with a penchant for annoying authority figures. Traveling to Los Angeles in a last ditch attempt to patch things up with his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), John McClane suddenly finds himself involved in a hostage situation. Terrorists, led by the enigmatic Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), have taken over the office building in which Holly is working, and with Gruber holding the upper hand over the LAPD and FBI forces in Los Angeles, it’s up to John McClane to save the day . . . .

Kudos should be given to both director John McTiernan and screenwriters Jeb Stuart and Steven DeSouza — the film is tight, electrifying, and clever, which is something few action films can ever claim. The story isn’t completely believable, but it’s believable enough, and it manages to move along at a quick enough pace to where the most glaring plotholes can easily be glossed over. There’s also enough twists and wrinkles thrown into the story to keep the audience guessing as to what’s going to happen next . . . and the surprises don’t come out of left field, but are actually clever and well thought-out. (The fact that McClane often relies on his brains instead of his bullets to get out of his predicaments is also a big plus.) Simply put, “Die Hard” is one of the smartest and savviest action screenplays ever written. McTiernan holds up his end of the film admirably as well — he uses the claustrophobic nature of the office building to great effect (particularly in any scene involving an elevator shaft), and he keeps the film rolling at a rollercoaster pace, building up the anticipation of the audience before unleashing the action. A lot of recent action films just fly along at a mindless, breakneck pace, without ever allowing the story to breathe or the suspense to build . . . unlike those films, “Die Hard” knows how to maximize the impact of each and every scene, and that’s why it stands out so clearly from them all. With “Die Hard”, John McTiernan puts on a perfect clinic as to how to pace an action movie.

As for the acting, it’s darn near close to perfect. Bruce Willis is awesome as John McClane. As played by Willis, McClane’s a smartass with a distinct disdain for being given orders . . . but McClane’s also clever, and knows how to keep cool under pressure. There’s more to McClane than the stereotypical tough guy hero. Fortunately, the role was given to Bruce Willis, who infuses McClane with the perfect mix of cocky arrogance and stone-cold heroism. The fact that Willis plays McClane as a man often in disbelief of his own situation, and who struggles in his fight against bad guys instead of just killing bad guys with ease, like most stereotypical action heroes — well, not only does it make the character much more believable, it’s darn brilliant. (The fact that Willis also knows how to deliver a deadpan one-liner better than anybody else in Hollywood makes the character all the better.) There’s only a handful of movies where both character and actor are a completely perfect match; Bruce Willis as John McClane is one such perfect match.

Also worthy of mention is Alan Rickman’s performance as the villain Hans Gruber. The Machiavellian Gruber would’ve been an easy villain to turn into little more than a scenery-chewing Bond villain . . . fortunately, Rickman doesn’t travel the easy route. Gruber, as played by Rickman, is cold and calculating, and actually acts smart, instead of merely claiming to be smart and then being thoroughly outwitted by the hero. He always appears to have an ace hidden up his sleeve, and is so convincing at giving this impression, it’s hard to tell throughout the film whether he or McClane truly have the upper hand. Other actors probably could’ve played Gruber fairly well, but Rickman makes Gruber one of the all-time great villains. As for the rest of the cast, they’re all pretty good. Bonnie Bedelia does a nice job as John’s soon-to-be-ex-wife Holly — she plays her with enough smarts and feistiness to break the usual “damsel in distress” mold. It’s also worth mentioning that Paul Gleason, who plays the obstinate police chief Robinson, pretty much sets up the modern action movie stereotype of the authority figure who refuses to heed the advice of the maverick hero. The character is stupid to a fault, and he’s wonderful because of it.

“Die Hard” is a terrific example of what happens when all the pieces of a film fall together perfectly. There simply are no weak spots or dull moments in the film. Is “Die Hard” one of the best overall movies ever made? Probably not. But it’s undeniably one of the best action movies ever made, and it just might well be the perfect modern action film. Grade: A

Tower Heist
When it comes to action-adventure films of the 1980s. You have Raiders of the Lost Ark standing as a colossus. The ultimate homage to the 1930 ‘B’ serials. Hot on its heels is Die Hard the ultimate action- thriller.

Bruce Willis was known for the comedy crime-drama Moonlighting and comedy movies such as Blind Date. He was not someone with bulging muscles like Sylvester Stallone or a former martial arts star or bodybuilder.

John McClane the every-man who happens to be a New York cop visiting his estranged wife at her firm’s Christmas party, rather partial to Roy Rogers ends up being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Just as the party gets into full swing a bunch of European terrorists take over the office tower block to rob some financial bonds, led by the magnetic and then unknown Alan Rickman (who in those pre Google days, some critics mistook to be some undiscovered German actor readymade to be a Bond villain!)

However as the villains hold the rest of the group hostage waiting for their plan to unfurl including getting an assist from the FBI, there is a fly on the ointment. McClane is on the loose and picking off the bad guys one by one.

You have a beat cop in contact with McClane, some inept cops, even more inept and gung ho FBI agents, a slimy journalist and a film director on top form giving you one of the best action films of all time.

A mixture of thrills, action and humour. Just look at scene when Uli (the oriental bad guy) glances at the chocolate bar during a tense moment and steals it, or Rickman naming some freedom fighter groups which seem to be made up and he states to his fellow henchman that he read about them in Time Magazine.

Ultimately Willis pitches his character just right. Here is an actor hungry for that breakout role and he sure hit bulls-eye here even though some of his subsequent actions films have been disappointing.

At the other end is Rickman playing the suave, sophisticated and ruthless villain. He brings charisma by the truck load and this was also his launchpad to stardom.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 12 min (132 min)
Budget 28000000
Revenue 140767956
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Thriller
Director John McTiernan
Writer Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza
Actors Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 4 Oscars. 8 wins & 6 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints), Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) (4 channels)
Aspect Ratio 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints), 2.39 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Gold, Panavision C-, E-Series, Ultra Speed Golden and Cooke Varotal Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length (7 reels), 3,586 m (West Germany, cut version), 3,595 m (Italy), 3,604 m (West Germany, uncut version)
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman 400T 5295), 65 mm (special effects) (Eastman 125T 5247, 400T 5295)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2018 remaster), Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format DCP, 35 mm, 70 mm (blow-up), 8 mm (anamorphic)