So I am watching Die Hard right now...
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When is Alan Rickman not brilliant? 
When is Alan Rickman not brilliant?
I should say brilliant as relative to other movie villains. Seeing him in this makes me think that he is the benchmark that all other action movie villains should be judged against.
"Shoot the glass!"
Rickman was brillant in Die Hard.
Yippie ky-ya. Motherfucker.
I know it became McClane's signature line, but Rickman delivered the hell out of it.
Yippie ky-ya. Motherfucker.
I know it became McClane's signature line, but Rickman delivered the hell out of it.
I LOVE his delivery of
"I'm going to count to three...."
his voice during that is so great. he sounds slightly miffed having to deliver such a cliche line
"I'm going to count to three...."
his voice during that is so great. he sounds slightly miffed having to deliver such a cliche line
He's great in Die Hard! I think his menacing voice makes him such a brilliant villian here. And maybe the beard too. He had both those in Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves IIRC.
But he could read the phonebook to me and I'd be enthtralled!
But he could read the phonebook to me and I'd be enthtralled!
I'll get you Alan Rickman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQLjnvMp0Q&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5aPvMciGU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8plKD704g4
I love Alan Rickman, but this is funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQLjnvMp0Q&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5aPvMciGU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8plKD704g4
I love Alan Rickman, but this is funny.
Awesome Villain and better than his movie brother "Peter Gruber/Jeremy Irons" His death wasn't so iconic
I love Rickman in most things, but Hans Gruber is one of the coolest characters. His delivery is perfect -
"Now I have a machine gun. Ho. Ho. Ho."
"The benefits of a classical education..."
Holly: "After all your posturing, all your speeches, you're nothing but a common thief."
Hans: "I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite!"
"Nice suit. John Phillips, London. I have two myself. Rumor has it Arafat buys his there."
Hans: The following people are to be released from their captors : In Northern Ireland, the seven members of the New Provo Front. In Canada, the five imprisoned leaders of Liberte de Quebec... In Sri Lanka, the nine members of the Asian Dawn movement...
John McClane: [listening on the radio] What the fuck?
Karl: [mouthing silently] Asian Dawn?
Hans: [covers the radio] I read about them in Time magazine.
"Now I have a machine gun. Ho. Ho. Ho."
"The benefits of a classical education..."
Holly: "After all your posturing, all your speeches, you're nothing but a common thief."
Hans: "I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite!"
"Nice suit. John Phillips, London. I have two myself. Rumor has it Arafat buys his there."
Hans: The following people are to be released from their captors : In Northern Ireland, the seven members of the New Provo Front. In Canada, the five imprisoned leaders of Liberte de Quebec... In Sri Lanka, the nine members of the Asian Dawn movement...
John McClane: [listening on the radio] What the fuck?
Karl: [mouthing silently] Asian Dawn?
Hans: [covers the radio] I read about them in Time magazine.
Still the best action movie ever and Gruber/ Rickman is one of the all time great bad guys. He single handedly seems to have created the 80s/ 90s fad for British villains in action movies. Bruce Payne in Passenger 57, John Lithgow pretending to be a Brit in Cliffhanger, Nigel Hawthorne in Demolition Man, Michael Caine in On Deadly Ground, Timothy Dalton in the Rocketeer, etc, etc, etc ...
Now I can't wait for Snape to utter a line to harry potter in die hard fashion
Alan Rickman is perfect in this role. Better than the usual "villain type" in the last 25 years. i think a lot of bad guys were written following Rickman's performance in this film, but they failed...
by the way, he's the only reason I got Robin Hood on DVD. Nottingham has never been that fun to watch !
Butch
by the way, he's the only reason I got Robin Hood on DVD. Nottingham has never been that fun to watch !
Butch
One of my favourite Friends jokes has the lads watching Die Hard, with plans on watching Die Hard 2 right after, only to find out that they accidentallly rented a second copy of Die Hard instead. In the end, they decide to just watch Die Hard again!
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