movie review: Die Hard

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I heard it was a Christmas classic, so naturally I watched it for one of my holiday movie viewings. (Though I think I “heard it” from a Sentinel fanfic, which might not be the most reliable source.)

Overall Reaction: Surprisingly enjoyable!

Last night I did a “wrap presents, watch Die Hard” evening, and the two activities mesh together well. Highly recommended! (You don’t actually need to pay very close attention to Die Hard — there’s shooting, there’s yelling, there’s continuing to fight despite ludicrous levels of injury.)

The movie got an R rating back in 1988, which seemed to mean lots of swearing but not the kind of super-explicit violence that an R rating usually means today. (Turns out ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ was the first in the series to be rated PG-13, which I feel like I might have known at some point, but had forgotten.)

And it does, in fact, all take place on Christmas Eve! (Though it took a long time, so maybe it was actually Christmas by the end?)

My Conclusion: Well worth watching just to see the origin of all the famous quotes and screen caps.

Mirrored from The Marci Rating System.