Film 56/365, Day 60/365 – Die Hard 2: Die Harder

John McClane, now with the L.A. police department, finds himself in Washington DC for Christmas. Waiting for his wife to arrive from a flight from L.A. John uncovers a plot to take over the airport. Before it’s too late, and anyone will listen to him, the terrorists take complete control of the airport and shut down the runways leaving a number of planes circling in the skies above slowly running out of fuel.

Whilst not quite as good as the original Die Hard 2 is still a great follow up. All of the characters from the first film make an appearance throughout the film except of of course for poor old Hans Gruber. Which I think is why I don’t give it as good a rating, Alan Rickman is practically irreplaceable. What you do get from Die Hard 2 is great action and all the fun and excitement.

Film 55/365, Day 60/365 – Die Hard

New York cop John McClane is going to Los Angeles for Christmas to see his wife and kids. From the airport he drops in to his wife’s office for their Christmas party. Unfortunately he isn’t the only one dropping in, international terrorist Hans Gruber is also about to crash the party. Now John is the only hope the party goers have of getting home alive.

Die Hard is still one of the best action films ever made, of that there can be no question. The action is exceptional; the characters are incredible right from John McClane to Hans Gruber and the relationship John develops with L.A. Cop Al Powell over the radio is fantastic. In short everyone should watch Die Hard at least once a year. How on Earth did this not make it into the top twenty films from the '80s?