228: Our Annual Tradition – Review of the original “Die Hard” movie from 2021

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Murph and his former co-host, Morgan Wright, have a fun but informed review of the original Die Hard, breaking down the legendary Nakatomi Plaza hostage takeover with help from someone who actually knows how this stuff works—Rick Massa, a retired LAPD SWAT officer. Spoiler alert: crawling through air vents barefoot is not standard operating procedure.

Whether you’re a true crime fan, a law enforcement buff, or someone who just wants to finally settle the debate—is Die Hard a Christmas movie?—this review delivers laughs, insight, and a whole lot of controlled chaos.

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0:30.1	Hey, gang, Murph here from the Game of Crimes podcast.
0:32.9	To celebrate Christmas, as we've done in the past few years,
0:36.1	this week's episode is a replay from a Patreon episode that Morgan and I did a few years ago.
0:42.1	For our first Christmas on the air in 2021, we posted a critique of what Morgan referred to as the greatest Christmas movie ever.
0:52.4	What's that movie you ask?
0:55.8	You already know what it is. It's the original diehard movie with Bruce Willis as John McLean and Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber.
1:02.0	And if you remember, this all took place at Nakatomi Plaza. And as an added bonus, Morgan
1:08.1	surprised me by inviting retired LAPD SWAT officer, Rick Maza, to help us
1:13.6	review the movie. Rick was a former guest here on Game of Crimes. As a result of the responses we
1:19.2	received, we decided to play this episode each year at Christmas time to help keep this memory
1:24.5	alive. If you're listening on your favorite podcast station, come over to YouTube and see the video
1:30.4	and feel free to click on that subscribe button.
1:33.6	We hope you enjoy this replay.
1:35.9	And from Murph, Morgan, and Rick, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy
1:41.4	and prosperous 2026.
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