An effortlessly elegant and timeless action hostage thriller.

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2020)

John McTiernan is a master of his craft; a character in action auteur. Everything moves at pace, makes sense and has a level of sophistication missing from a lot of action films even today.
From the iconic score working between the classical music and the Christmas music, John talking to himself with an easy charm, and henchmen imbued with some personality, Die Hard is a clear classic.
It swears, it's brutal, tense, and smart, it's a genre best.
Unfortunately the print on the Blu-ray I saw was abysmal.