“Die Hard” (1988)
And with Die Hard, our holiday movie-watching season came to an end. In case you don’t remember, Die Hard is set at the holiday party of Bruce Willis’ character, John McClane’s estranged wife. Bad guys led by Alan Rickman in his feature film debut crash the party, and mayhem ensues. In between clever one-liners, Willis gets beat up as he tries to save the day. This was a lot of fun to watch again. The attention to detail is impressive, and the plot hums along nicely. Willis is an entertaining smartass, but Rickman is fabulous as the villain. Well worth revisiting.
January 4th, 2011 at 7:52 am
Is Alan Rickman ever anything less than fabulous?
January 4th, 2011 at 9:34 am
Also, the Manolo has another lovely Rickman moment today: http://shoeblogs.com/2011/01/03/alan-rickmans-voice-brings-all-the-girls-to-the-yard/