Day 21: Die Hard (1988)
Hans Gruber: This time metformin weight loss pcos John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly.
John McClane: That was metformin hcl 1 000 mg Gary Cooper, asshole.
Where do I start. Die Hard is in my top 5 favorite films of all time. It’s absolutely perfect. If you haven’t seen it yet, and you know me, then I’ve failed. I remember being in film school and my Indian professor, Dr. Sinha (who had a Masters in film from NYU) giving us a two-hour lecture on how perfect it is. It was one of the more enjoyable days I’ve ever spent in a classroom.
You’ve got John McClane (Bruce Willis), one of the great heroes, or anti-heroes even, of all time. In Hans Gruber you’ve got one of the great villains ever on screen played to devilish perfection by Alan Rickman. The exchange above, and much of every exchange that takes place between them, is part of what makes the film so entertaining. Along with the amazing supporting cast that includes Reginald VelJohnson, better known as Carl Winslow.
There’s really just nothing to dislike here. And if you do dislike anything, then I dislike you. Because you’re basically saying you hate one of the great Christmas movies ever. It’s got murder, explosives, cursing, hostages, panzers, European terrorists, more cursing, Santa hats, twin brothers with long blond hair, even more cursing, and all the holiday madness that’s undeniably relatable to all of us during the Christmas season. If that’s not Christmas, I don’t know what is.
