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 (film series) "Dallas Morning News" saying "Willis' presence at least provides undercurrents of easy jocularity." CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the series entries grades of "A+", "A", "A−", "A−", "B+" respectively on an A+ to F scale. For an extended list, see List of Die Hard characters. A number of video games based on the successful movie franchise "Die Hard" have been released over the years, ranging from beat 'em ups to first-person shooters. While some of the games are based directly on the movies, a few further detail the adventures of John McClane between or after