when you see this in the shop you can only think of that line and it one of the true film to be an action film from start to finish . the best part of this film be it age really well and you would think it be make only yesterday and it have one of the big star in history of film bruce willis . ok so on to the film and it start like any other film and set the scene for what be a roller coaster ride that will leave you want more at the end . in the beginning we see john mcclane ( bruce willis ) on a plane on his way to los angeles and the reason he be go there be to meet his wife holly ( bonnie bedelia who look really attractive in this film ) and it christmas eve . he go to the nakatomi corporation building which be where holly work to see her and be there for his kid who he hasn not see in a while and but during the time there he have abit of a fight with her and she get call to give a talk and anyway john be in the bathroom insult himself in the way how bruce willis do and and he end up take his shoe off ( the person who he be sat next to on the plane say the best way to get over fly be to take your shoe off and walk bear foot and make fist with your toe . personally never tire it ) . during the time little do he know that a group of terrorist be plan on take over the building ( this all happen in the first 20 minute or so ) . the film then really start to go into it own a we follow an average police officer from new york in la try to just to get home for christmas and still more about this film . upon notice that the building be be take over by terrorist john escape and head to the top floor with work be still go on and and set off the fire alarm in an attempt to get the police there . when the terrorist find out that he set the fire alarm off from the top floor they phone the police and tell them that it nothing to worry about and send someone up to kill him and john please with his attempt to get back up there look out the window and swears at them for come to his aid and then notice they turn around . at this point they send someone up to take him out and and the person end up get kill and john have a wicked sense of humour ( on both level of the word ) send the dead body down the lift and take as much a he can like the machine gun and and cigarette a you do when your in that sort of situation and and try on the shoe only to find they be too small . he also write an amusing note on the person jumper and meanwhile he in the lift above the one that stop take note on what hes up against . later on john go to the roof of the building to transmit a cry for help to the police and have a fairly amusing conversation on to the police and anyway at this time he get cut off due to be attack by the other terrorist and and they choose to send a police officer to search to see if john be tell the truth and anyway the terrorist and john be have a shoot out in one of the office and and to get the attention john use his head he throw the body out of the window . now that he have some help the film move onto a new level and the action increase more and a police road bloke outside and the fbi get involve the scale of this film ( which by the way be make in 1988 ) start to show . a john get in situation and the action increase and have load of twist and turn . in my view this film have everything to be one of the best if not they best film out there and the scale of it be amazing and the cast be true great . word cant really describe this film and you really have to watch it and but the film do leave you want more and do leave you want to watch the next one in the series . i could talk for day about this film and it action sequence from the very small gun fight to the massive c4 explosion and the plot which doesn not seem to lose it appeal even after watch it infinite time and and also it feel good factor at the end when john be back with holly and they be in the snow ( let face it you know they would live ) but it get something that do make you want to watch it over and over . if they make more film like this then people would probably remember what cinema be about and we may have really memorable hero like we use to . this film should be a benchmark for ever other film that be out there try to be an action film with a strong story and let face it on paper it a simple story terrorist want a building for money and they take it over and then john get catch up in this mess . it not hard really . but then maybe people like it because it simple and however i think they like it and or i i like it because it so original and have never be do before and even die hard 2 and 3 they push the idea of film hard and far than before . they go that one more to make it fun and try to make the story still remain simple . it one film you have to watch and it really should be in the top 250 on imdb .