But one of the more interesting Hollywood legends claims that Die Hard actually started out as a sequel to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando.
Unlike Commando, Die Hard did have a sequel.
Commando was released in 1985 and Die Hard was released in 1988, so the timeline matches up with the legend and the plot of Die Hard, for the most part, seems like something at least structurally that could have worked for Commando 2.
The question of ‘what the greatest action movie of all time is’ typically boils down to two very simple, but beloved words: Die Hard. Then the conversation generally turns into slobbering over Die Hard and how great and perfect it is.