Die Hard with a Vengeance act. And Jeremy Irons' villain isn't fit to tie Alan Rickman's shoelaces." In the "Crime Time Filmbook", which archives various UK film reviews, the film was given a 5/5 star review citing it as "...simply the best Action film of the decade, leaving imitators like "Bad Boys", "Executive Decision", "The Rock" and "Chain Reaction" in varying depths of shadow. "Die Hard with a Vengeance" was released on Laserdisc on January 17, 1996, on VHS on May 14, 1996, and on DVD on March 9, 1999. A special edition was released on DVD on July 10, 2001 and then re-released in
Die Hard All Time" list. In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2006, Gruber was listed as the 17th greatest film character by "Empire". John McClane was placed at number 12 on the same list. In the June 22, 2007 issue of "Entertainment Weekly" it was named the best action film of all time. In 2010, "Die Hard" was voted as "The Greatest Christmas Film of All Time" by "Empire". In 2012, IGN listed it at the top spot on their