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Die Hard [Blu-ray] [1988]


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Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia


Worth the upgrade but could be better
Review date: 2008-10-30 Rating: 8 out of 10

Die Hard is probably the greatest action film ever made and so much was riding on this transfer. Well, it's pretty good actually! I've seen reviews that rate it as 3/5 from critics (picture quality) but it's actually a bit better then that. The 3D feeling is in effect and the colours are nice too. The sound is DTS 5.1 and it sounds great through a sorround system. The picture could be better in close ups with hair and beards ect... the faces (pores)aren't as sharp as they should be. This isn't a demo disc but it's not as bad as reported. It is worth the upgrade from the DVD with a 3.5/5 transfer. Not bad for a film that's twenty years old.

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Pretty good hi-def transfer
Review date: 2008-10-15 Rating: 8 out of 10

I bought the Blu Ray version of Die Hard after seeing the film many times on DVD. I wanted to see if hi-def could make one of the best actions films, even better! For such an old film (in Blu Ray terms) the transfer has been done very well. Obvioulsy the quality isn't as good as a film released today but it does make the overall experience better than the DVD. The sound quality is also a step up and when connected to a surround sound system the difference is quite obvious.
As for the film itself, what can you say about Die Hard, everyone knows it! This has to be the film that started the genre in the way we know it now, and boy did it do it well. John McClane never gets boring and this is my favourite action movie to date.

Not A Bad Transfer
Review date: 2008-03-20 Rating: 8 out of 10

Bruce Willis is John McLane - a cop from New York, home visiting his wife and kids in California. When a bunch of European terrorists take over the corporation his wife works for, John is forced to take control, and help the cops sort this out.

There's a lot that's been said about Die Hard, so I won't really go on about the movie, it's plot and the relationships therein, but more the HD transfer. Lets face it, if you're looking at this you know Die Hard, and want a better copy, as you're a fan. Well it's not a bad transfer, the colours are good, but not as exciting and vivid as The Pursuit Of Happyness: so far, the best BD transfer for me. The video is AVC, with an average of 20MB/s - which isn't bad. I would have expected a bit higher - as there's not much on the disk, 8 trailers for Die Hard and a couple for the other Fox films. There's also the newscasts, but they're in a pretty bad shape. I am surprised there's no featurette like on the DVD.

The audio is to die for though, DTS 5.1 - running at 1.5MB/s, not too bad at all. There's a few languages too, but no AD, which is a pity, as it's well worth the description.

The film itself is worth the £18, but the extras are thin on the ground, and the picture could have been better really, after all it's only 20 years ago since Die Hard was made.

4/5 for the film, 3/5 for the HD transfer and 1/5 for the extras.

Probably best to stick to the DVDs unless you're a real Blu-Ray die hard

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Bruce Willis
William Atherton
Hart Bochner
Paul Gleason
Bonnie Bedelia

Creators:
Bruce Willis (Primary Contributor)
Bonnie Bedelia (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036036290
Binding: Blu-ray
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-11-19
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Running time: 126 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1988
Language: English (Original Language)

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