Die Hard Series

How can the same person go through the same shit twice? Ask me, my boss gave me the same rating during appraisal as last year to fit me into the HR bell curve. The next day the guy who invented the HR bell curve was hanging upside down by the rope to the same bell curve. I had the opportunity to learn this art of kicking ass from John McClane. So do you.

1988 is a landmark year in which a movie directed by John McTiernan redefined the way action heroes and villains were perceived or action movies were made. The result was it made way for 3 more blockbuster sequels and millions of die hard “Die Hard” fans, me included. Everything in the first installment of the series falls in the right place and it’s no wonder it is regarded as the movie that catapulted Bruce Willis fame professionally and strengthened his relationship with the beauty Demi Moore. Die Hard series is the classic representation of the cult action movies, providing thrill a minute ride with witty one-liners and an adrenaline rush that will not agree to settle down till the credits start rolling on the screen.

Bruce as McClane is perfect and allows us to relate to him even when he is doing some humanly impossible stunts. McClane holds our attention when we hold our breaths watching him blow up a floor in the Nakatomi high rise in Die Hard 1 or blow up an aircraft in Die Hard 2: Die Harder or solve riddles in Die Hard3: Die Hard With Vengeance or toss his car into air to blowup a chopper in Die Hard 4.0: Live Free or Die Hard. I cannot imagine any other actor for this role.

Each time John decides to spend quality time with his wife Holly and their kids, things start going the wrong way. The one and the only thing not planned by the bad guys is their encounter with their worst nightmare called John McClane. And it’s a roller coaster ride with no loose ends and the fast pace keeps you engaged throughout the movie. Die Hard series redefines the villains in the action genre. All the antagonists have oozing charm and it’s a treat to watch the cunning Hans Gruber take hostage of the Nakatomi high rise in Die Hard 1 and well trained Col.Stuart take control of Washington DC airport in Die Hard 2: Die Harder and Simon Gruber trouble McClane with riddles in Die Hard 3: Die Hard with Vengeance and Thomas Gabriel the hacking wizard in Die Hard 4: Live Free, Die Hard.

Each sequel gives you a chance to enjoy watching John McClane go through same shit again and again. It’s a pleasure to watch the Wrong person at the wrong place at the wrong time. I wish that he lands up in the wrong place at the wrong time again.

Each installment of the series is motion picture poetry filled with intelligence, fast paced top-notch action with witty-one liners and definitely a great watch for any occasion. Die Hard series is the best thing to happen to a movie buff since Lumiere brothers. I consider Die Hard series as one of the best action movies ever made. The movie keeps you engaged throughout and makes you a part of the story. At the end of the movie you would be so full of energy and wit that you will be ready to take on any jerk who comes your way. That's what all action movies are supposed to do, and Die Hard does it the best.

Chilled beer and tacos taste the best with a Die Hard flick. So burp in joy and say“Yippie-kai-yay”.

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