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Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson, Alexander Godunov, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta (mehr)Streaming (6)
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Der Polizist John McClane will seine Frau Holly von einer Weihnachtsfeier im Nakatomi-Hochhaus in Los Angeles abholen. Doch dann werden die Festteilnehmer von der Bande des Deutschen Hans überfallen und festgehalten. Nur John gelingt es, zu entwischen. Zwischen dem Cop und den Gangstern entwickelt sich ein brutales, tödliches Katz-und-Maus-Spiel. Die Vorfreude von John McClane (Bruce Willis) hält sich in Grenzen. Der Polizist ist extra aus seinem geliebten New York angereist, um in Los Angeles Weihnachten mit Gattin Holly zu feiern. Zwischen den Eheleuten kriselt es, weil Holly mit den Kindern im sonnigen Kalifornien wohnen möchte. John soll Holly an Heiligabend von einer Weihnachtsfeier ihres Arbeitgebers im Nakatomi-Hochhaus abholen. Doch kurz nach seiner Ankunft werden Holly und der Rest der Gesellschaft von einer Gruppe Schwerverbrecher überfallen und als Geiseln festgehalten. Einzig John schafft es, zu entwischen. Der Anführer der Gangster, der skrupellose Deutsche Hans (Alan Rickman), will Millionenschwere Anlagepapiere aus dem Tresor der Firma stehlen. Mit seinen Kumpanen kontrolliert Hans das komplette Gebäude. John beginnt, einen Verbrecher nach dem anderen zu töten. Es gelingt ihm auch, Kontakt aufzunehmen zu dem Streifenpolizisten Powell. Wenig später treffen die Polizei und das FBI am Tatort ein. Allerdings erweist sich Hans als brutaler, trickreicher Gegner. Nur John durchschaut die teuflischen Pläne des Bandenchefs. (ServusTV)
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I didn't think I would like it after all these years, but the opposite is true. This is simply an excellent film, and I couldn't believe my girlfriend and I chose to watch it instead of something romantic, yet we both had a great time. We have to do this again sometime. And then the second part. And if there isn't a sequel, we'll just watch the first one again and it will be Die Hard 2.
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Ein Actionfilm für diejenigen, die keine klassischen Actionfilme mögen. Muskeln wurden durch Gehirn ersetzt, Mangel an Reden durch Geschwätzigkeit, und übertriebene Ernsthaftigkeit wurde durch Witz ersetzt. John McClane schaffte es einfach, das sterbende Genre zu beleben und eine neue Welle hochentwickelter Helden auszulösen, die das Talent hatten, aus eigener Schuld in verrückte Schwierigkeiten zu geraten. So verschönerte John seine Weihnachtsferien in der gläsernen Hölle eines Wolkenkratzers, wo er es mit einer Bande germanischer Terroristen überall aufnahm, wo es möglich war: auf Treppen, in Lüftungsschächten oder Aufzugsschächten. Es war harte Arbeit und John vergoss viel Blut, aber weil Gruber entkommen konnte, konnte unser Kämpfer seinen Sieg feiern und langsam auf Weihnachten auf dem Flughafen freuen.
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I was not a very big fan of the action genre in my youth, so I didn’t fully appreciate this piece, even though I enjoyed it in the cinema. Now, after a 20-year hiatus, finally with adequate picture quality (Blu-ray), I can safely say, yes, this is one of the best, if not the best action film of all time, quoted and ripped off to this day. Everything came together here under the most auspicious stars. Most of all, an absolutely top-notch script that imaginatively works on several levels, rich with great twists and turns, at times with pleasantly self-deprecating humour (Willis's and Rickman's wisecracks), apt critical observations (the tabloid media's pursuit of sensationalist reporting) and even emotions. Willis's McClane is not the prototype of a true action hero, he's more of a guy next door in appearance and sense of humour and irony, the kind you could easily go for a beer with, and that makes him believable. Rickman's villain, Hans Gruber, is in turn a brilliant figure to watch with his stoic calmness and elegant casualness that hides relentlessness and coldness underneath. The technical aspects, including the few special effects, haven't aged much (legitimate Oscar nominations) and so the only really small complaint I would have is the fact that, especially on the sharp Blu-ray image, you can clearly see when Willis is Willis and when he's being replaced by a stunt double (and there are quite a few of those scenes). But that's really just a minor quibble that doesn't diminish the quality and importance of this immortal gem.
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The film has an ingenious script, whose basic storyline axis has been done a thousand times, but which has never quite lived up to its quality. Then there’s McTiernan's inventive direction that has drive that is so uncompromising that he actually set the bar so high that no one (including himself) has ever surpassed it. There’s also the Christmas Eve atmosphere when it all went to shit, and Bruce Willis in the role of a lifetime as a tired and determined cop who spouts plenty of catchphrases. All of the aforementioned are the cornerstones of not only this film but of the action genre as a whole, which has never been better on screen since Die Hard. Two hours of ecstasy in the most luxurious packaging that only a dull ignoramus can't love!
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Die Hard is the ultimate action blockbuster. I saw it when I was just a little kid and I remember thinking how cool Bruce was. And then I didn’t watch it again until fifteen years later, forgetting quite a lot of scenes. I thought that this wouldn’t do, so I came back to this movie. When I was little, I couldn’t fully grasp my own emotions, but now I know that I fell in love with John McClane back then.
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Die Hard and John McClane, two genre legends that made each other. What’s really incredible, is that originally it was born as a concept for a sequel to Commando.
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What is the best thing about Die Hard? Bruce Willis! If anyone from the anonymous lineage of action characters had appeared in the main role, it would have been completely forgotten and no one could enjoy John McClane as the archetypal example of the reluctant hero. John McTiernan also manages to present the action in a completely uncolored way and fearlessly builds the atmosphere of a several-story skyscraper with bloodied feet and a flood of black humor. It's just a shame about a few unforgivable and laughable 80s bits; the rest is undeniable classic.
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Bruce Willis in the role of his life as John McClane. He quips, shoots and laughs. What else can you ask for?
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A classic of the action genre. It’s brilliant, but it’s undeniable it was the first. Even Bruce Willis as the main hero was something new at that time and basically defined a new era of modern action heroes. From that moment on, there was no longer a 100-ton machine with machine guns in both hands eliminating hundreds of villains without a scratch. Now he had to be a cool likeable character who often paid for his recklessness with a drop of blood. John McTiernan, the director, was probably under the influence of some drugs because later (especially now), he would make one trash after another and he will probably never be able to return to the quality of his first films, neither in terms of form nor content (a genre pioneer).
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The best action movie ever. An avalanche of catchphrases, inventive set-pieces and witty interactions between the characters that we immediately find our way to. Compared to John Woo's equally crammed shakes, Die Hard has the benefit of being more physically painful, more motivationally compelling and, despite the necessary overkill, more believable. Bruce Willis in the role of a lifetime to which he has devoted his soul. A delight.
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A textbook example of quality, entertaining action cinema. John McClane might just be the coolest American action hero ever. He’s blowing up bombs, emptying clips like there’s no tomorrow, running barefoot over broken glass, crawling through air ducts, rescuing hostages, smoking one cigarette after another, tossing dead villains onto police cars, and dressing up bodies in Santa Claus outfits. All the while, he never loses his cool and always throws in a quip to lighten the situation. Bruce Willis deservedly stands as an iconic action archetype of the last century. He’s natural, charismatic, and delivers a torrent of legendary one-liners that would make for an epic YouTube compilation. But Die Hard isn’t just the Bruce Willis show — far from it. The supporting cast also shines, especially the brilliant Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber. This is what a perfect main villain should be like. I’ve never been a hardcore fan of action movies and probably never will be, but films like Die Hard are undeniably fun. It’s rightfully considered one of the most iconic movies of all time.
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