Speaking of John McTiernan, his “Die Hard” was voted the greatest action film of all time in a poll of 2,000 moviegoers.
“Die Hard” garnered 18 per cent of the vote – narrowly beating Steven Spielberg's “Raiders Of The Lost Ark”, in second place with 15 per cent.
Rounding out the top 10 were “Top Gun”, “Terminator 2: Judgement Day”, “Gladiator,” “The Matrix”, “The Bourne Identity”, “John Wick”, “The Good”, “The Bad And The Ugly” and “Dirty Harry”.
Jon Dixon, from Showcase Cinemas, which conducted the survey, said: “Action movies are a staple of the big screen, which has been reflected in our survey, with 62 per cent of respondents stating they are the most exciting genre to watch at the cinema.”
The source material, for the uninitiated, is Arrowhead Game Studios' co-op shooter — muscle in power armor defending "Super Earth" from bugs and robots in a war game.