"Oh Johnathan" and "I never seen terrorists with such great hair" are two of the best reactionary quotes I never thought I needed to hear...LOL. Great reaction.
@tech4172 100% NOT a Christmas movie. Just because it is set on Christmas doesn't not make it a Christmas movie. John McClane does not do any Christmas activities
@@SonOfMutasaving the lives of nearly everyone in that tower isn't a Christmas activity? What greater gift could he possibly give to them and their loved ones?
When they pitched the movie Speed, it was literally pitched as "Die Hard on a bus." Die Hard was such a success that it became the modern Hollywood template for action movies.
No, it just means they are trying to latch onto another successful movie. By describing it in base term to producers it helps them get money... I can't help thinking the rise in movie budgets for more elaborate explosions helped push 80's action films more than anything else.
I have to agree... My little bro is still annoying, but nobody picks on him but me! And he is bigger than me now... I still have that 'big bro' attitude...
I have a friend whose family tradition is summed up as: "It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Tower." They watch this each year on Dec 24. Christmas!
Hey Nikki! Fun fact - that look of panic on Hans Gruber's face (Alan Rickman) when the watch comes loose and he starts to fall was a real look of fear! The director/stunt coordinator tricked Alan and released him sooner from the harness he was hanging from. Good thing they got it in one shot because you know he was pissed!
They told Alan he would be released on the count of three, then did it on the count of two. He didn't really fall far, but he was afraid of heights, so that look on his face was genuine fear.
The fact you said, "he will always be a fratelli brother to me", meant the world. Your knowledge of movies and referring to them is awesome. I love people who are able to retain movie knowledge. You and your husband have an awesome relationship!!!!
"Bruce Willis slowly went bald because they kept making him make Die Hard movies!" 😆 I guess I'm going to start telling people I've been in multiple Die Hard situations myself.
"Hacker Dude" (Clarence Gilyard, Jr.) was Chuck Norris's partner in the "Walker, Texas Ranger" T.V. series. Al Leong was the bad guy that helped himself to the Crunch bar. He was a bad guy in another Christmas movie starring Mel Gibson & Danny Glover, "Lethal Weapon" (1987).
I watch quite a few movie reactors and you are fast becoming one of my favorites! Can't wait till you add more and more content! Your reactions are so genuine and fun to watch.
At 11:53, when he slapped the MP5, it is called the "HK slap" which is a specified method of closing a latched open action which releases the charging handle from its notch allowing the weapon to fire.
The build was the Fox Studios building (who put out the film) under construction. In the scene where McClane throws C4 down the elevator shaft to stop the assault, the effects team unwittingly blew out every window on one floor of the building. And the fists with toes works. 😜😜 Oh and police talkies (and some others) can be set hands free.
If you ever want to see a movie with Alan Rickman playing a genuinely good dude, check out Sense and Sensibility. It's a Jane Austen adaptation, and it's adorable.
So many people think that it's the bonds falling when it's just blank paper. All of the bonds were in bags that were never dropped, cut open, blown up, or otherwise affected by anything that would scatter the bonds into the air. They're sitting on the floor all bagged up in front of the vault still.
@@valashar5313 Thanks for clarifying. I think the money falling from the sky trope is so well established that many viewers (myself included) just made the assumption. Of course, if it is just supposed to be blank paper, then that’s all the more reason to conclude it was done to evoke snowfall.
One of my favorite movies ever. I was 17 when this movie was originally released and I immediately loved it. I watch it every Christmas Eve because it is not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls off the Nakatomi building. So much great dialogue in this movie and amazing performances by Bruce Willis and the late, great Alan Rickman. Die Hard was actually Alan Rickman's very first movie; prior to Die Hard, all his acting experience had been on the stage. To this day, I cannot think of anyone else who could have played Hans as well as he did. Two other films in which he played an amazing villain were Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Quigley Down Under.
Not quite all on stage. Alan had done a handful of appearances on British television (the spy drama Smiley's People and the sitcom Shelley are the ones I recall off the top of my head) before Die Hard launched him to stardom.
Alan Rickman being ... Alan Rickman. His first major movie in a starring role, (Bruces' too) and what fun!! Definitely a Christmas movie. Also, great to see two fantastic actors on that final step to world recognition.
Wasn't Bruce's first film role, only his first non-comedy role. It was Rickman's first film of any kind, major or not. He came into this film from stage acting.
@valashar5313 thats correct. Bruce had been in "Blind Date" in 1987 with Kim Basinger, a dark romantic comedy that tried to capture the "Moonlighting Magic", but fell short for most of the audience.
@@deetroitdarioYes, watchable but not particularly memorable except for a few jokes. IIRC he got very dirty looking for that film too, a bit like McLain. Pretty sure it was a Blake Edwards movie, who directed the older Pink Panther movies.
This is quite possibly my FAVORITE reaction to DIE HARD!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing!! HIGHLY Entertaining! OH, and, Yippie Kai Yay and Merry Christmas *^%#!!
Remember The Blues Brothers, when Ray Charles, the owner of the music shop, "sees" a little kid trying to steal something and fires two bullets just inches from his hand to stop him (a nifty feat for a blind guy)... that kid is Argyle. Aaannd... there are three Playboy centerfold models in this movie. The one on the wall in the construction area, of course, And the girl at the airport in the white tights jumping into her boyfriend's arms, and the woman at the party whose top is open and who is trying to fool around with a co-worker. Yep
Great reaction to a fun movie. I love your reactions. You ar definitely one of my favorite reactors and you haven’t even been around that long. Looking forward to many, many more on your channel.
"Welcome to the party, pal!" It isn't Christmas in my house until Hans Gruber is THROWN off the top of Nakatomi Plaza. 😎 Merry Christmas! ✝️ 🙏 🎄 🎁 Fun Fact: In 2007, Bruce Willis donated John McClane's undershirt to the Smithsonian Museum. Making Lemonade Fact: The scene where McClane (Bruce Willis) falls down a shaft was a mistake by the stuntman, who was supposed to grab the first vent, as it originally was planned. He slipped and continued to fall, but the shot was used anyway; it was edited together with one where McClane grabs the next vent down as he falls. When Worlds Collide Fact: The scene in which Gruber (Alan Rickman) and McClane (Bruce Willis) meet for the first time was inserted into the script after Alan Rickman was found to be proficient at mimicking American accents. The filmmakers had been looking for a way to have the two characters meet prior to the climax and capitalized on Rickman's talent. Casting Notes Fact: Alan Rickman nearly passed up the role of Hans Gruber, which ended up being his first American film role. He had only arrived in Hollywood two days earlier and was appalled by the idea of his first role being the villain in an action film. To a degree, Rickman was right to be concerned considering his performance as Hans Gruber was so hailed that the actor had to struggle being typecast as a player of villains for much of his career. Location Location Fact: The fictional Nakatomi Plaza is the headquarters of 20th Century Studios, so the studio could use one of its own buildings and didn't have to hold back on stunts and action sequences. While Jeb Stuart was writing the screenplay, he did a tour of the building, and immediately incorporated some of the locations and objects he found there into his script as set pieces. The company charged itself rent for the use of the then-unfinished building. Some of the middle floors were occupied by legal and administrative departments, so only empty floors were used for filming. Still, the filming of scenes that involved gunfire had to be postponed until after hours because some of the employees from the active floors started to complain about the noise.
The blonde haired guy was Alexander Godunov. He was a world famous dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1979 while on tour in NYC he defected to the US. He died at 45 in 1995.
19:58 This scene where Bruce Willis fires the pistol under the table, actually caused permanent hearing damage. It resulted in him being deaf in one ear. Scenes like this have been done before, but with Willis being under the table, caused the sound to echo far worse than expected.
He lost 60% hearing in one ear, which got worse over the years. It wasn't just that it was the echo under the table. John McTiernan wanted the gun sounds to be louder and more accurate, so they used louder explosives for the blanks.
8:13 I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this movie, and it never occurred to me that the “make fists with your toes” guy from the plane was to blame for him ending up barefoot 🤣
he trivia behind this movie is amazing . Bruce Willis was consider to be a joke to be cast in an action movie. The way the movie was shot changed action movies forever . Bruce lost some of his hearing due to the explosions and gun fire. Alan Rickman's first movie. The actor who played Karl was a world renown ballet dancer who's defection was made into a movie itself
Bruce came away from making this movie with permanent 75% hearing loss in his left ear, due to a gun being fired too close to him in one scene. You were right, he got worked over making this film.
I watch far more movie reaction videos than I care to admit, and this blonde - the disembodied voice guy's girlfriend (fiancee, wife?) - is by far the most amusing, insightful, and dynamic reactor on RUclips.
The building was the actual office building of 20th Century Fox, newly built and halfway finished at the time. The studio actually charged itself rent for the usage for filming. There were already offices in use, so shooting of gunfire and explosions was restricted to after hours, which is why the movie is mostly set at night.
YOU TWO ARE AWESOME!! . Nikki So Much Fun and wow how quick and genuine she is. Her husband, (I assume Husband) in the background laughing with and at Nikki's reactions sometimes. is the perfect addition. Very unique way to shoot the video it as well. 😎
This is a Christmas movie and I am prepared to die on this hill. Also this was Alan Rickman's first film role and Bruce Willis's 3rd after Blind Date, he'd been known as a comedic actor due to Moonlighting.
Blind Date and Sunset were both directed by Blake Edwards ("The Pink Panther" films). Willis had bit parts as an extra in two Sidney Lumet films "Prince Of The City" and "The Verdict".
*_"The Long Kiss Goodnight"_* would be a suggestion for another action movie set during christmas time (but not necessarily as strongly christmas-themed).
Great reaction video, and I'm so glad your "heart did not fall out of your butt". If you liked this Die Hard you'll love 2,3, and 4.. Thanks for the entertaining reaction. Can hardly wait for your next one. (And yes, I'm A subscriber.)
You are the best person that ever existed Nikki. You know why? Because YOU KNOW that this is a christmas movie. People keep ignoring that this movie has evil christmas music AND christmas sounds nonstop. People also say John doesn't do anything christmasy.... yes he does, he freakin goes to a CHRISTMAS PARTY. Then there are ALL the references to christmas. Just because this isn't a movie from the Hallmark channel, that doesn't mean its not a christmas movie. I'm team NIKKI!
Your reactions are growing on me! Wow, you've moved into my top 3 already & I just found this channel. Back to The Future was my first watch. I look forward to more reactions Nikki!
There was a great comic book series about John McClane as a rookie cop, and while he doesn’t get involved in anything at this scale they did give him a history of risky behavior and getting involved in bad situations.
Please react to Firefly!!! It's a TV show, so your video format might need a tweak, but I am certain you'll not be disappointed. Edit: Also, 100% a Christmas movie
The hacker dude actor recently passed. He was a well known character actor. He was in Top Gun and in tv series Walker Texas Ranger and the original Left Behind movies
If you like Alan Rickman you should watch the underrated comedy/adventure/science fiction GALAXY QUEST, Alan Rickman was fantastic and it was a great movie. Sigourney Weaver, Tim Allen, Sam Rockwell and more star in it. Highly Recommend. I enjoyed your reaction, I look forward to your next one.
There are Christmas references all over the place. I don't know how some people can say it's not a Christmas movie. "Everyone has great hair in this movie." Yeah, gotta love those 80's hair styles!
My 2nd video-reaction from you (after "it's a Wonderful Life"). Nikki, you are incredible. Soooo entertaining. Your personality is amazing. Also, you have basically no make-up and your face is so beautiful. Your husband obviously adores you. His background laughter is a perfect complement. He is a lucky guy.
This is the most enjoyable reaction I've watched so far. Nikki was so invested. I haven't laughed that much in a long time. Thank you! You've earned another subscriber.
I hope someone let her know that "the blond one" was Alexander Godunov, a former world class ballet dancer. That's one of the reasons he came off as so graceful.
The one she referred to as the "elegant one" is Tony, played by Andreas Wisniewski, though. Wisniewski's German, and also a ballet dancer before he became an actor. Godunov played Karl, Tony's brother, the angry one with the Steyr AUG. Both with glorious blonde manes here.
Rickamn's look of fear when he falls is genuine - they were supposed to drop him (he was on a wire hanging that high up) on three but they dropped him on 1. So he was truly scared shitless.
Once at a party a child approached Alan Rickman and asked “Why do you always play bad guys?” Rickman took a few seconds before replying “They are not bad guys, they are very interesting characters.”
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"Oh Johnathan" and "I never seen terrorists with such great hair" are two of the best reactionary quotes I never thought I needed to hear...LOL. Great reaction.
I also like, "OH, Ohuuh Danger!"
I personally liked, “Play some Jingle Bells, psycho!”
I'm a simple man. My pick is, "Weee!"
Don't forget, "This is WAY better than The Lion King!!!"
"I don't care whatever else happens, everyone else is wrong."
That is the best thing I've heard anyone say about this being a Christmas movie.❤❤
100% a Christmas Movie
@tech4172 100% NOT a Christmas movie. Just because it is set on Christmas doesn't not make it a Christmas movie. John McClane does not do any Christmas activities
@@SonOfMutayour opinion is duly noted. 😂
@@SonOfMutasaving the lives of nearly everyone in that tower isn't a Christmas activity? What greater gift could he possibly give to them and their loved ones?
@@SonOfMuta it's relevant to the plot and wouldn't be the same movie
When they pitched the movie Speed, it was literally pitched as "Die Hard on a bus." Die Hard was such a success that it became the modern Hollywood template for action movies.
Now, this is the part where you go into how Frank Sinatra had the first option on playing John McLain.
No, it just means they are trying to latch onto another successful movie.
By describing it in base term to producers it helps them get money...
I can't help thinking the rise in movie budgets for more elaborate explosions helped push 80's action films more than anything else.
Die Hard is the standard I use to judge all other action movies that I see. I compare the action, plot, script and acting to this movie.
Also, fun fact, Jan de Bont was the Director of Speed and was also the Cinematographer for this movie.
and star trek was "wagon trains in space"
This is becoming one of my favorite reaction channels. It's adorable, funny and honest.
We need more movies though.
You don't know what it's like to be a guy with a brother. The chainsaw scene is probably the best illustration of brotherly love I've ever seen.
100% sibling drive you crazy, sometimes, but you'd die to avenge them.
I have to agree... My little bro is still annoying, but nobody picks on him but me!
And he is bigger than me now... I still have that 'big bro' attitude...
I totally thought “She’ll understand the chainsaw scene when she learns they’re brothers”
I have a friend whose family tradition is summed up as: "It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Tower." They watch this each year on Dec 24. Christmas!
Hey Nikki! Fun fact - that look of panic on Hans Gruber's face (Alan Rickman) when the watch comes loose and he starts to fall was a real look of fear! The director/stunt coordinator tricked Alan and released him sooner from the harness he was hanging from. Good thing they got it in one shot because you know he was pissed!
They told Alan he would be released on the count of three, then did it on the count of two. He didn't really fall far, but he was afraid of heights, so that look on his face was genuine fear.
One of my favorite bits of trivia about this one!
i think the problem was they had done multiple shots and weren't getting the reaction he wanted so he dropped him early to surprise him
The fact you said, "he will always be a fratelli brother to me", meant the world. Your knowledge of movies and referring to them is awesome. I love people who are able to retain movie knowledge. You and your husband have an awesome relationship!!!!
"Bruce Willis slowly went bald because they kept making him make Die Hard movies!" 😆 I guess I'm going to start telling people I've been in multiple Die Hard situations myself.
It´s not really Christmas until Hans Gruber falls off Nakatomi
Awesome seeing you having such a great time with a classic...and "Jonathan"
to calm down after "speed" and "die hard" I suggest to watch a nice movie - "Alien". It is basically like E.T. :D
Aliens was the best of the series which does not happen alot
E.T. that mutated and has a serious blood condition. 😅
Hehehe
I suggest the Thing after Alien, then The Predator (1980s version)
😂😂😂😂😂
"Hacker Dude" (Clarence Gilyard, Jr.) was Chuck Norris's partner in the "Walker, Texas Ranger" T.V. series. Al Leong was the bad guy that helped himself to the Crunch bar. He was a bad guy in another Christmas movie starring Mel Gibson & Danny Glover, "Lethal Weapon" (1987).
He's one legendary "that guy from that thing". He's also in Big Trouble in Little China
The guy with the "elegant legs" was actually a world-renowned ballet dancer!
I watch quite a few movie reactors and you are fast becoming one of my favorites! Can't wait till you add more and more content! Your reactions are so genuine and fun to watch.
This channel's gonna explode, she's a riot! lol
It's crazy, her tiktok has lots of movies on it. But next to nothing on youtube.
@@earlbrown I hate TikTok and don't use it, so hopefully more of her videos make their way over here to RUclips!
This is probably the best reaction to Die Hard that I've ever seen, and I've seen many! Great job, loved it! 🤪
She's becoming one of my favorite reactors😂 & I've watched plenty. I think I've watched about 50 Die hard reactions and She's one of my favorites.
At 11:53, when he slapped the MP5, it is called the "HK slap" which is a specified method of closing a latched open action which releases the charging handle from its notch allowing the weapon to fire.
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This message is to say hello the FBI guy who is monitoring you.
The build was the Fox Studios building (who put out the film) under construction. In the scene where McClane throws C4 down the elevator shaft to stop the assault, the effects team unwittingly blew out every window on one floor of the building. And the fists with toes works. 😜😜
Oh and police talkies (and some others) can be set hands free.
If you ever want to see a movie with Alan Rickman playing a genuinely good dude, check out Sense and Sensibility. It's a Jane Austen adaptation, and it's adorable.
It ain’t Christmas till Hans Gruber falls off Nakatomi Plaza.
This was pure joy. You two are a delight. And, yes, it’s a xmas movie. The bearer bonds in the end are falling down like snow. ‘Nuff said.
So many people think that it's the bonds falling when it's just blank paper. All of the bonds were in bags that were never dropped, cut open, blown up, or otherwise affected by anything that would scatter the bonds into the air. They're sitting on the floor all bagged up in front of the vault still.
@@valashar5313 Thanks for clarifying. I think the money falling from the sky trope is so well established that many viewers (myself included) just made the assumption. Of course, if it is just supposed to be blank paper, then that’s all the more reason to conclude it was done to evoke snowfall.
@@tayloryoung8336I think that's exactly what they were doing with the paper.
One of my favorite movies ever. I was 17 when this movie was originally released and I immediately loved it. I watch it every Christmas Eve because it is not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls off the Nakatomi building. So much great dialogue in this movie and amazing performances by Bruce Willis and the late, great Alan Rickman. Die Hard was actually Alan Rickman's very first movie; prior to Die Hard, all his acting experience had been on the stage. To this day, I cannot think of anyone else who could have played Hans as well as he did. Two other films in which he played an amazing villain were Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Quigley Down Under.
Not quite all on stage. Alan had done a handful of appearances on British television (the spy drama Smiley's People and the sitcom Shelley are the ones I recall off the top of my head) before Die Hard launched him to stardom.
Barchester Chronicles too,(1982 tv)@@CaledoniaStorm
Your reactions are a perfect mix of humor, compassion and surprise. It'd be great if you guys would setup a patreon and release full uncut reactions.
Don’t forget the other Christmas Classics “Gremlins” and “Lethal Weapon”
Since she commented on Alan Rickman, aka Snape, having scary roles... have you seen the hilarious "Galaxy Quest"?
Oh man, she would laugh so hard at this one. Add it to the list!
Alan Rickman being ... Alan Rickman. His first major movie in a starring role, (Bruces' too) and what fun!! Definitely a Christmas movie. Also, great to see two fantastic actors on that final step to world recognition.
Wasn't Bruce's first film role, only his first non-comedy role. It was Rickman's first film of any kind, major or not. He came into this film from stage acting.
@valashar5313 thats correct. Bruce had been in "Blind Date" in 1987 with Kim Basinger, a dark romantic comedy that tried to capture the "Moonlighting Magic", but fell short for most of the audience.
@@deetroitdarioYes, watchable but not particularly memorable except for a few jokes.
IIRC he got very dirty looking for that film too, a bit like McLain.
Pretty sure it was a Blake Edwards movie, who directed the older Pink Panther movies.
This is quite possibly my FAVORITE reaction to DIE HARD!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing!! HIGHLY Entertaining! OH, and, Yippie Kai Yay and Merry Christmas *^%#!!
3:12 20:12 24:38 29:03 31:33 33:07 37:46 38:05 39:02 40:02 41:18 41:23 CHRISTMAS! 🎄🎁
12 references of Christmas
"This is way better than the lion king." 🤣
Remember The Blues Brothers, when Ray Charles, the owner of the music shop, "sees" a little kid trying to steal something and fires two bullets just inches from his hand to stop him (a nifty feat for a blind guy)... that kid is Argyle. Aaannd... there are three Playboy centerfold models in this movie. The one on the wall in the construction area, of course, And the girl at the airport in the white tights jumping into her boyfriend's arms, and the woman at the party whose top is open and who is trying to fool around with a co-worker. Yep
"that didn't sound like a correct ding" I love it.
I love the subtle look on Ellis’s face when Carl hands him a coke, when he clearly asked for some coke:)
Your channel is so much fun and well edited with great energy, and one of the few channels I have the notification bell on for! :0)
Great reaction to a fun movie. I love your reactions. You ar definitely one of my favorite reactors and you haven’t even been around that long. Looking forward to many, many more on your channel.
Fun fact: at 39:32 when Hans starts to fall, they released him a few counts too early so the face he makes is his honest reaction to falling.
Since she hates elevators so much, you should have her watch Mission Impossible. 😁
Oh damn dude, lol. 😵
Devil would be another good choice. Or maybe Towering Inferno.
"Welcome to the party, pal!"
It isn't Christmas in my house until Hans Gruber is THROWN off the top of Nakatomi Plaza. 😎
Merry Christmas! ✝️ 🙏 🎄 🎁
Fun Fact: In 2007, Bruce Willis donated John McClane's undershirt to the Smithsonian Museum.
Making Lemonade Fact: The scene where McClane (Bruce Willis) falls down a shaft was a mistake by the stuntman, who was supposed to grab the first vent, as it originally was planned. He slipped and continued to fall, but the shot was used anyway; it was edited together with one where McClane grabs the next vent down as he falls.
When Worlds Collide Fact: The scene in which Gruber (Alan Rickman) and McClane (Bruce Willis) meet for the first time was inserted into the script after Alan Rickman was found to be proficient at mimicking American accents. The filmmakers had been looking for a way to have the two characters meet prior to the climax and capitalized on Rickman's talent.
Casting Notes Fact: Alan Rickman nearly passed up the role of Hans Gruber, which ended up being his first American film role. He had only arrived in Hollywood two days earlier and was appalled by the idea of his first role being the villain in an action film. To a degree, Rickman was right to be concerned considering his performance as Hans Gruber was so hailed that the actor had to struggle being typecast as a player of villains for much of his career.
Location Location Fact: The fictional Nakatomi Plaza is the headquarters of 20th Century Studios, so the studio could use one of its own buildings and didn't have to hold back on stunts and action sequences. While Jeb Stuart was writing the screenplay, he did a tour of the building, and immediately incorporated some of the locations and objects he found there into his script as set pieces. The company charged itself rent for the use of the then-unfinished building. Some of the middle floors were occupied by legal and administrative departments, so only empty floors were used for filming. Still, the filming of scenes that involved gunfire had to be postponed until after hours because some of the employees from the active floors started to complain about the noise.
The blonde haired guy was Alexander Godunov. He was a world famous dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1979 while on tour in NYC he defected to the US. He died at 45 in 1995.
The delivery of the "HO-HO-HO" by Alan Rickman is simply perfect.
I'm gonna bet when you said throw something out the window a dead body wasn't what you were thinking. And yes, definitely a Christmas movie!
Hey like so many other things, you were right, Argyle and Al DID save the day, plus a bonus with Holly decking Thornburg on live tv to wrap it up. 😂
19:58 This scene where Bruce Willis fires the pistol under the table, actually caused permanent hearing damage. It resulted in him being deaf in one ear. Scenes like this have been done before, but with Willis being under the table, caused the sound to echo far worse than expected.
He lost 60% hearing in one ear, which got worse over the years. It wasn't just that it was the echo under the table. John McTiernan wanted the gun sounds to be louder and more accurate, so they used louder explosives for the blanks.
In the 80s, when we were kids watching this, we called "Blondie" Jeff Hanneman.
...Some will get the reference.
8:13 I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this movie, and it never occurred to me that the “make fists with your toes” guy from the plane was to blame for him ending up barefoot 🤣
“My heart is gonna fall out my butt.” 🤣❤️
It is just great to watch a reaction video in which someone has actual reactions!
he trivia behind this movie is amazing . Bruce Willis was consider to be a joke to be cast in an action movie. The way the movie was shot changed action movies forever . Bruce lost some of his hearing due to the explosions and gun fire. Alan Rickman's first movie. The actor who played Karl was a world renown ballet dancer who's defection was made into a movie itself
24:21
Found out not too long ago that the candy bar scene was improvised.
I heard that the line "come to the coast, have a few laughs" was also improvised. I heard he was actually stuck and waiting to get pulled out.
Bruce came away from making this movie with permanent 75% hearing loss in his left ear, due to a gun being fired too close to him in one scene.
You were right, he got worked over making this film.
33:49 "Maybe I need to go to psychic school." Or you need to start writing screenplays for action films in the style of the 1980s classics! 🤣
When McLean is going to jump off the building using the fire hose, I absolutely loved the almost fourth wall break you gave us
8:13 "IS HE BAREFOOT IN THIS WHOLE MOVIE BECAUSE OF THAT DIPSH--?!?"
👣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👣
You REALLY didn't like that guy on the plane! 😆🤣
"The second one is called Die HARDER?" 🤣🤣🤣 Priceless comment.
I was having so much fun predicting when she was gonna say"Christmas" It became a fun game!!!
I watch far more movie reaction videos than I care to admit, and this blonde - the disembodied voice guy's girlfriend (fiancee, wife?) - is by far the most amusing, insightful, and dynamic reactor on RUclips.
I will die on the hill that Die Hard is more of a Christmas Movie than It's A Wonderful Life.
oh man, just wait until you see the end of the full reaction to It’s a Wonderful Life. I think I say these exact words 😂
@@hellonikkilu 😂😂 well now I can’t wait to see that video!
Argyle was definitely a bro waiting for John to see if he strikes out or not!
The building was the actual office building of 20th Century Fox, newly built and halfway finished at the time. The studio actually charged itself rent for the usage for filming. There were already offices in use, so shooting of gunfire and explosions was restricted to after hours, which is why the movie is mostly set at night.
FORGET the debate of Die Hard being a Christmas movie or not......let's debate if John McClane's holding a BEAR, or a WOODCHUCK? 😂😂😂😂
A Christmas woodchuck??
This is hands down the best Die Hard reaction video I've ever seen.
YOU TWO ARE AWESOME!! . Nikki So Much Fun and wow how quick and genuine she is. Her husband, (I assume Husband) in the background laughing with and at Nikki's reactions sometimes. is the perfect addition. Very unique way to shoot the video it as well. 😎
This movie has been a Christmas Eve tradition in my household for decades
This is a Christmas movie and I am prepared to die on this hill.
Also this was Alan Rickman's first film role and Bruce Willis's 3rd after Blind Date, he'd been known as a comedic actor due to Moonlighting.
Blind Date and Sunset were both directed by Blake Edwards ("The Pink Panther" films). Willis had bit parts as an extra in two Sidney Lumet films "Prince Of The City" and "The Verdict".
Love her energy. She's funny.
"Speed" connection -- the guy who directed Speed, Jan De Bont, was the Director of Photography on this movie.
*_"The Long Kiss Goodnight"_* would be a suggestion for another action movie set during christmas time (but not necessarily as strongly christmas-themed).
Great reaction video, and I'm so glad your "heart did not fall out of your butt". If you liked this Die Hard you'll love 2,3, and 4.. Thanks for the entertaining reaction. Can hardly wait for your next one. (And yes, I'm A subscriber.)
2 was ok, but tried too hard to use a similar formula to the first, 3 was great and 4 was super ridiculous.
@@Cheepchipsable 2 is mediocre. 3 is excellent. 4 is barely any more ridiculous than 1,2,or 3. 5 is GOD-AWFUL and we should all ignore it.
The constant hair complements were just awesome😂😂😂😂
You are the best person that ever existed Nikki. You know why? Because YOU KNOW that this is a christmas movie.
People keep ignoring that this movie has evil christmas music AND christmas sounds nonstop. People also say John doesn't do anything christmasy.... yes he does, he freakin goes to a CHRISTMAS PARTY. Then there are ALL the references to christmas. Just because this isn't a movie from the Hallmark channel, that doesn't mean its not a christmas movie.
I'm team NIKKI!
I've always like "Now I have a machine gun, ho-ho-ho" as a Christmas sweater (and you can get them)
11:51 - That little slap on the bolt release looks very silly but is actually 100% the correct way to ready an MP5!
Your reactions are growing on me! Wow, you've moved into my top 3 already & I just found this channel. Back to The Future was my first watch. I look forward to more reactions Nikki!
There was a great comic book series about John McClane as a rookie cop, and while he doesn’t get involved in anything at this scale they did give him a history of risky behavior and getting involved in bad situations.
Please react to Firefly!!! It's a TV show, so your video format might need a tweak, but I am certain you'll not be disappointed.
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Also, 100% a Christmas movie
This is a GREAT reaction channel. Refreshing to see somebody actually reacting to the movie and not just spending most of the time in silence.
Touch screens were hot sh*t back in the 80s
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And we were awesome for using them 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Nikki: "Christmas"
Nikki: "Christmas"
Nikki......you are awesome!!!! Die Hard is a Christmas movie!!! Thank you so much!!!
"Is he barefoot this whole movie because of that..." Okay, that made me laugh.
The hacker dude actor recently passed. He was a well known character actor. He was in Top Gun and in tv series Walker Texas Ranger and the original Left Behind movies
The real hero of this movie is the building. Explosions on top and bottom and still standing
I love it when you realized john will be barefoot through out the whole movie 😅😂
This is indeed a Christmas movie.
The whole reason John McClane went to LA was to be with his family at Christmas.
...."he'll Always be a Frittelli Brother to me"...great callback!!!!
The 'elegant one' is Andreas Wisniewski, one of the two gangsters who IS actually German. He's also a classically trained ballet dancer.
If you like Alan Rickman you should watch the underrated comedy/adventure/science fiction GALAXY QUEST, Alan Rickman was fantastic and it was a great movie. Sigourney Weaver, Tim Allen, Sam Rockwell and more star in it. Highly Recommend. I enjoyed your reaction, I look forward to your next one.
"By Grabthar's Hammer...what a savings.";)
There are Christmas references all over the place. I don't know how some people can say it's not a Christmas movie.
"Everyone has great hair in this movie." Yeah, gotta love those 80's hair styles!
Uli, the candy bar snatcher, is played by Al Leong, martial artist, stuntman and 1980s movie and TV henchman. He was in EVERYTHING.
"The second one is called Die Harder?!?" That moment when you realize our world is, in fact, a caricature just like in Robocop, Tropic Thunder, etc :)
Nikki lu for the win. This channel is going to blow up, you're having the most fun
My 2nd video-reaction from you (after "it's a Wonderful Life").
Nikki, you are incredible. Soooo entertaining. Your personality is amazing. Also, you have basically no make-up and your face is so beautiful.
Your husband obviously adores you. His background laughter is a perfect complement. He is a lucky guy.
"He's like a Gazelle" really got me lol. I can't unsee it now
This is the most enjoyable reaction I've watched so far. Nikki was so invested. I haven't laughed that much in a long time. Thank you! You've earned another subscriber.
When they filmed Rickman falling, they counted 3...2...1, and then released him on or just before 2. So his shocked expression is real.
Fun fact: the blonde at the airport that John bumps into is Terri Lynn Doss who had a centerfold in Playboy a few months after the movie premiere.
I hope someone let her know that "the blond one" was Alexander Godunov, a former world class ballet dancer. That's one of the reasons he came off as so graceful.
The one she referred to as the "elegant one" is Tony, played by Andreas Wisniewski, though. Wisniewski's German, and also a ballet dancer before he became an actor.
Godunov played Karl, Tony's brother, the angry one with the Steyr AUG. Both with glorious blonde manes here.
Rickamn's look of fear when he falls is genuine - they were supposed to drop him (he was on a wire hanging that high up) on three but they dropped him on 1. So he was truly scared shitless.
Where, oh where did you find this amazing woman? Please never stop reacting to movies. I want to watch every movie I've evet seen with her!
A soft death in my mind is falling asleep and never waking up.
Her reactions are so fun! I'm loving! I hope at some point she reacts to Scream, it would be awesome!
My new favorite reaction channel bar none. Keep em coming!
Once at a party a child approached Alan Rickman and asked “Why do you always play bad guys?” Rickman took a few seconds before replying “They are not bad guys, they are very interesting characters.”
Christmas isn't complete until Hans falls from the top of the Nakatomi Tower.