For the last decade or so, there has been a debate about whether “Die Hard,” the 1988 Bruce Willis action flick, is a Christmas film, with many going as far as to name it their seasonal favorite.
“Die Hard” was the first outing for Willis’ John McClane, a New York cop who is perpetually in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this first film, he battles high-end European thieves posing as terrorists who have taken over the Nakotomi Plaza.
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