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Die Hard Collection: Nakatomi Plaza Blu-ray Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, October 15, 2015





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If there's one thing thefilms proved, it's that it's hard to keep a good man (like Bruce Willis' John McClane) down. That same proclivity might be afforded to 20th Century Fox's own tendencies with regard to this venerable film franchise, for the studio seems intent on re- releasing the variousfilms every so often in a variety of new "editions", which basically boil down to packaging. Fox has already seen fit to release Die Hard Collection Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection and Die Hard Legacy Collection . Now Fox is offering fans the perhaps ludicrously over the top Nakatomi PlazaCollection, which features the fivefilms (all previously released), plus a bonus disc and some other swag, all housed in a plastic skyscraper which Blu-ray fans might not so surprisingly find next to impossible to house conveniently with the bulk of their disc collection.You know you're in the realm of a packaging centered release when some of the most salient information in the review is statistical (so to speak), with a tape measure involved, but here goes anyway. The release comes housed in a large cardboard box with a see-through window. The box measures 16.5" high x 8 1/8" deep x 8" wide. The box opens from the bottom (see accompanying picture) and then the lucky consumer gets to dig through an almost absurd amount of interstitial cardboard flaps, as if to suggest John McClane himself burrowing up through various subbasements to get to the good stuff. Inside is the plastic replica of Nakatomi Plaza, which measures approximately 15" high, mounted on a base which measures 7 1/8" square. A pop open hatch on the front of the base contains the Blu-rays and the other swag.Now as to actualof the fivefilms, you say? How do you feel about becoming John McClane yourself and going on a bit of an exciting snark hunt for appropriate material? (The foregoing said in jest, of course.) First, go to Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray review , which will in turn point you to our individual reviews of the first four films. Then take the secret passage to A Good Day to Die Hard Blu-ray review , which discusses the final film. The set includes: