176: : Review of the original “Die Hard” – Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time?

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🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Some say the original “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, maybe the best Christmas movie of all time. Others say it’s an action movie portrayed during the Christmas time frame. What do you think? Murph and his former Game of Crimes co-host and co-creator, Morgan Wright, critiqued the original “Die Hard” movie with Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman back in December 2021, on their Patreon channel, Patreon.com/GameOfCrimes. And to bring some authenticity to this review, they invited retired LAPD SWAT Officer Rick Massa to join them. This trio’s conversation is filled with light-hearted humor, nostalgia, and an appreciation for the film's impact on pop culture. They discuss weapons featured in the movie, tactical errors, hostage negotiation, believability of the actors, and even Rick’s culinary creations as a chef. While having a good time, these guys reflect on the film's legacy and its impact on the action genre, emphasizing the blend of entertainment and realism.

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Murph here from the Game of Crimes podcast. To celebrate Christmas this year,
0:04.7	this week's episode is a replay from a Patreon episode that Morgan and I did several years ago.
0:10.4	We have a monthly section on Patreon in which we review and rate a law enforcement movie.
0:15.4	For our first Christmas on the air, which was December 2021, we posted a critique of what Morgan referred to as the greatest
0:23.0	Christmas movie ever. What's the movie you ask? Well, you know what it is. It's the original
0:28.3	diehard movie with Bruce Willis as John McLean and Alan Rickman is Hans Gruber. And if you
0:34.6	remember, this all takes place at Nakatomi Plaza.
0:38.3	We recorded this session as a live stream on Facebook, so you'll hear and see references
0:43.4	to some loyal listeners who joined us that day.
0:46.4	And as an added bonus, Morgan surprised me by inviting retired LAPD SWAT officer, Rick Maza,
0:53.0	to help us review the movie.
0:54.9	Rick was our guest on Game of Crimes in episode 25 that aired on November 29th,
1:00.2	2021, a while back.
1:02.8	As a result of the responses we received back then, we decided we'd play this episode
1:07.8	each year at Christmas to help keep this memory alive.
1:12.3	If you've listened to this on your favorite podcast station, come over to YouTube where you'll see the video and you can
1:18.3	see us having a great time. And while you're there, do me a favor. Click on the subscribe button to
1:23.8	support Game of Crimes. A huge shout out to Morgan for providing this episode.
1:29.0	We hope you enjoy this replay and feel free to leave your comments.
1:33.0	And for Murph and Morgan, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas.
1:57.2	I love this stuff.
1:58.5	Don't you just love that music, that whole thing your buddy did for us? Isn't that fantastic? Oh, yeah. I love this stuff. Don't you just love that music, that whole thing your buddy did for us?
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