Yes, the director knew that dropping Rickman on queue would make for a non reaction from 20 feet, after all, he's a trained actor, so he tricked him by dropping him on the count of 2.😅
Also that was him falling out of the window... They said they would drop him on 3 but they did it on 1 or 2. So that was his real expression.. jerks. No stunt man!
Yeah this movie was a huge gamble. Bruce Willis had just done Blind Date which bombed hard and was considering quitting acting. Alan Rickman didn't want to be the bad guy. And look at the magic these two men put on screen.
The actress in Crypt Episode: And All Through the House. She's actually in a good few high profile movies from 80's & 90's. Romancing the Stone, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon series, Monster Squad, Ghostbusters II, Back To The Future 2, Ricochet, Forrest Gump, Executive Decision, Congo, Death Becomes Her
I truly cannot wrap my head around the idea that you never saw this until filming this reaction. That legitimately blows my mind. It's like meeting someone and finding out they're never heard of a hamburger. I mean... better late than never, I guess. Gotta go, we've got movie sign.
Haha Understandable. Well, there's a ton of other stuff I've seen that most people haven't and I have put a lot of time into other aspects of my life. 😂 Don't know what to tell ya.
This was the movie that introduced American audiences to Alan Rickman, Hans Gruber is one of the greatest villains ever. R.I.P. sir, and thank you for the entertainment.
"Welcome to the party, pal!" It isn't Christmas in my house until Hans Gruber is THROWN out of the Nakatomi Building. 😎 🎄 Fun Fact: Alan Rickman nearly passed up the role of Hans Gruber, which ended up being his first 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. First Face-Off Fact: The scene in which Gruber and McClane meet fir the first time was inserted into the script after Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) 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. Making Lemonade Fact: The scene where McClane 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.
Jay Bond ...I'm often told that there are three movies made. 1) The shooting script. 2) The filmed movie. 3) The edited, final movie. We often never see or hear about alt takes and dropped subplots/characters. Merry Christmas! (Luke 2 : 8-14 (KJV)) 🎄 🎅 Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
Yeah. They used to talk about it all the time when he first blew up as an actor. When I worked at the original Planet Hollywood in NYC, Bruce was known to work the bar from time to time when he was in town. Out of all the "celebrity owners" he was always talked about positively.
"He could be a bartender for all we know" Funny thing is.. Bruce Willis.. He left school in 1977 and moved to New York City, where he supported himself in the early 1980s as a bartender at the Manhattan art bar Kamikaze while living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. So he was in fact a Bartender at one point! That line makes me laugh because of that fact!! lol
I guess the main argument of the people who claim Die Hard isn't a Christmas movies is that it came out in July. For me, it's definitely a Christmas movie.
@@JayBondReacts Yeah... btw, I echo what's said below (more or less): DH2 is pretty good, but very similar to 1, and it suffers in comparison. DH3 goes in a very different direction and is incredible. DH4 kind of betrays what McClane's all about, but is an entertaining film. And DH5 does. Not. Exist.
The female news anchor is also the psychologist in the Lethal Weapon series. The terrorist that gets the Crunch bar was also the electrical torturer in the original Lethal Weapon.
@@JayBondReacts Yea, I didn't think you had so tried not to say anything that was too much of a spoiler. Also, in case you didn't notice...I edited my comment just as you were hearting it to add the Asian candy lover terrorist. Even if everyone else also watches the Lethal Weapon series, you should still watch it as well as it is great...all 4 of them with a 5th one in production, this time directed by Mel Gibson as the director of the other 4 as well as Superman '79 and Lost Boys, Richard Donner, recently passed away and was originally attached to the production. He made Mel promise to finish the film before he passed away. And yes, the first one takes place at Christmas like Die Hard 1 (and 2)...Shane Black, the writer, is notorious for setting his films at Christmas time.
I was working at a theater showing this when it first came out and I loved watching the audiences reaction so much! And I fell in love with Alan Rickman. Glad you got to experience this.
Christmas in Hollis is one of the greatest Christmas songs ever, I love that it was immortalized here. I'm always surprised that more people don't know it, because it's a classic!
I love that McClane was genuinely regretful that he couldn't save Takagi, but also acknowledged that if he had acted to save him they'd both be dead and he couldn't be able to even try to stop the criminals.
16:53 - you mentioned the Tales from the Crypt episode "And All Through the House". In that episode, the husband's name is Joseph Kamen - that's a nod to the comic book artist Jack Kamen who was one of the main artists for EC Comics, the publishers of the original "Tales from the Crypt" comic books in the 1950's. Fun fact, Jack Kamen's son is Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway scooter and many, many other inventions. (Also in that episode the radio announcer warns the "Gains County area" of the escaped maniac. The publisher of EC Comics was a guy named William Gaines. And the police officer's name is "Feldstein". Al Feldstein was an artist and writer at EC.) The original comic story "And All Through the House" appeared in 'The Vault of Horror" issue number 35 in 1954. It was also adapted for the 1972 'Tales from the Crypt' film. I found a video read-through of the original comic story: ruclips.net/video/kjnn9YmlDHc/видео.html
Jay, assuming no one else has mentioned this, the building used as the setting for Nakatomi Plaza is a high-rise office building in Century City, Los Angeles, California that, while in the film, houses the headquarters of the California branch of the Nakatomi Corporation, is actually portrayed by the Fox Plaza building, the main headquarters of 20th Century Fox. The building was actually partially under construction at the time so most if not all of the film takes place at the building with some sets constructed there but others at 2 large soundstages at the studio plus the practical effects like a lot of the pyrotechnics also shot in a controlled environment. The shot of the building exploding with the helicopter is a I believe something like a 1/5 scale model (25 feet tall) shot at high speed.
30:40 They don't do u.s. bearer bonds in movies these days because they don't really exist anymore. Even when this movie (and Beverly Hills Cop) were made they were kind of antiquated since issuing them was effectively outlawed in 1982. They were a fantastic way to move illicit money around. It's definitely a Christmas movie, but I understand why some people have a visceral reaction to labeling it as such. It has all the emotional hallmarks and themes of a Christmas movie along with the surface level references.
RIP Alan Rickman 😭. All elevators have a gap from the top so maintenance can be done if necessary. I also heard Rickman did the fall scene and they were going to drop him on 3, but they did it on 2 to get that reaction out of him
The difference between now and when I was a kid. Now when people see this movie for the first time they say Why is Snape killing? When I saw Harry Potter I thought, Why is Hans teaching children? You didn't mention Harry Potter which is why you're climbing my Canadian Reviewer list.
Seeing you react to one of my all-time favorite movies (seriously, if not for Hard Boiled, this is arguably the greatest action film of the last 50 years) did not disappoint.
I am glad that you finally got to this one. It has been a long time coming... However, at least you picked the right time of year. It wouldn't have had the same effect, if you had watched this in May. Every time I see this, I am impressed with how well put together it is. There aren't too many scenes that are awkwardly shoved in, to provide obvious exposition, neither are there overly long throwaway conversations or monologues about philosophy. Each piece feels like it belongs & is necessary to the movie. It's amazing what they are able to pull off, without all the modern, close-up, shaky-cam stuff. I think this TRULY sets the standard for claustrophobic action films, that are primarily based on a single location. I suppose, it's similar to that other Christmas film: Home Alone. To me, there's no doubt that this is a Christmas movie. Not only does it have Christmas themes throughout, it even ends with Christmas music. Instead of having a distinctive theme song, they use Let it Snow. Also, there's a little classic Run DMC. If Plane-Trains can be considered a Thanksgiving movie, surely this is a Christmas movie, by all similar criteria.
You're right Alan Rickman's fall was epic because it was a genuine reaction The woman news reporter and the man who took the candy both were in Lethal Weapon also, I hope you watch that franchise
Recorded Lethal Weapon today, so it's coming soon!
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19:10 He played extra roles in a lot of '80s movies such as _Big Trouble In Little China_ among others. 19:35 The computer hacker is played by Clarence Gilyard who passed away this November, you must recognize him from Chuck Norris' partner in the _Walker Texas Ranger_ tv series.
Excellent, I planned to watch that one soon. That's a movie I know some of the characters and have seen a few screenshots of some crazy moments but never saw the whole thing. Ashamed I haven't seen that actually.
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@@JayBondReacts you will never lose with a Kurt Russell film.
Dude I love your reactions. This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. The 2nd one is good & the 3rd is great too. U have to go back & see the 2nd last bad guy that John shoots in the head. He looks like Huey Lewis.
In the Fellowship of the Ring, the first of the Trilogy by Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, who played Samwise, jumped in the lake for the scene where he chases Frodo to accompany him, the actor stepped onto glass, and it cut him so badly that they had to helicopter him out of there for immediate surgery. He had over 100 stiches due to that injury. I was just sharing a glass cut to the feet story for continuity
"This guy looks like Jeffrey Dahmer" lol nailed that! Loved your first time reaction, Jay! Love you noticing and picking out other actors and stuff they're also in, it's what we all do when watching movies haha.
Thank you so much! Honestly, I guess a few people or I'll just sit there like "I know that guy from something" but the benefit of editing, you'll only see me get them right. Hahaha
So happy you reacted to this movie, it's one of my favorites. My favorite is Die Hard with a Vengeance, so I'm excited for you to react to that one. There is a show on Netflix called Movies that Made Us, and they talk about things you don't know about popular movies. What was really interesting was that they didn't originally want Bruce Willis for the role of John McClane because up until this point he had mostly been starring in comedies and they didn't feel people would buy him as an "action hero." Anyway when they released the movie, in order to get people to go see it, they didn't feature Bruce Willis on the poster just Nakatomi tower. After the movie started doing well, they re-released the poster with Bruce Willis on it. Also I learned that Karl was a former Russian (I think) ballet dancer. I saw someone mention Clarence Gilyard who played Theo, loved him on Walker, Texas Ranger and great actor overall. As always great reaction!!
It's so funny he said "David Letterman opening the door". Rarely, does anyone recognize the villain receptionist (guy). That is Huey Lewis. Hewy Lewis had 2 huge hits in the 80s. Probably more hits but those two were huge. Played all the time on all radio stations. One youtube even thought the guy had a fake American accent, lol. Didn't know he is american.
Great reaction to one of the all time classic action movies by one of the best and most enjoyable movie reactors on RUclips!!! An early Christmas present for me!!
Ah, Die Hard. The only movie to feature THE 2 go-to actors when needed an asshole in your movie in the '80s. William Atherton(from Ghostbusters & Real Genius) and Paul Gleason(from The Breakfast Club & Trading Places).
Real Genius is one I want to check out based on some recommendations but it's been so long since I've seen Ghostbusters, I just don't remember his face.
this is the third reaction I've seen that makes the dahmer comparison to Karl's brother hahahahah I never realized that but now that's always what I'm gonna think of
Die Hard is top tier action flick, soooo many movies copied this afterwards… and its one of those movies that people that have never seen it, like it; its just that well made
1. Karl/Alexander Godunov😇 also played in "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks and "Witness" with non Indiana/Solo Harrison Ford. He had a very interesting story. 2. Robinson/Paul Gleason 😇 seems to always play buttheads. I.e. "Trading Places" and "The Breakfast Club". 3. John will have a place to stay tonight after all.😍😋😈 After a night like that me better. 4. Another fun Willis movie that have similar events is "The Last Boy Scout". They drop more F-bombs that you can shake a stick at. Including a little girl. 5. Christmas movie? Yes, it takes place at a Christmas party. For those who say it could have been anywhere. It wasn't. 6. Missing you Bruce.☹
Yes, finally, gonna watch this like 50 times! This is my all time favorite movie since 2018. For awhile it was tied with the Fifth Element(another awesome Bruce Willis movie). I got to watch them both in the theater for their anniversaries, the Fifth Element in 2017 and Die Hard in 2018. Even though I love horror, I'm more of an action fangirl. I just love seeing these badass good guys kill the shit out of the villains. My all time favorite franchise is Leathal Weapon. All 4 movies are great and it has some good humor too. I don't really like the comedy genre. I think most of these action movies have funnier jokes and moments. If you can, both Die Hard 2 and the first Lethal Weapon take place on Christmas too. I consider all 3 movies to be Christmas movies. Lethal Weapon has some dark but also touching moments.
Awesome! Love that you love action so much. I think I'll probably watch Lethal Weapon for this week. Not sure I can squeeze in Die Hard 2 though. We'll see. 😂
best christmas movie ever. I think this is the only movie that the bad guys are mentioned in the credits by name. I mean it has the name of the actor and his terrorist name. I always wanted to know the name of the bad guy that John throw out the window and land in the cop car. I think the name was Marko.
This channel got recommended to me a few days ago and I've probably watched 10 over the weekend. This is the first RUclips channel about movies I've come across that wasn't raging about how awful the movie was or didn't feel like the host was trying to cozy up to major studios. I almost forgot what it looked like to just enjoy movies. I love it and I'm praying you're not done making videos. Thanks, Jay.
Amazing classic Die Hard starring by Bruce Willis. Thank you Jay great reaction and this film has 4 sequels Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard and A Good Day to Die Hard.
Thank you! I've seen Die Hard With A Vengeance a bunch of times when it came out but I might revisit it for a reaction cause I only really remember when Sam Jackson and Bruce meet and then the fountain water jug scene.
Flying from NYC to California, "John McClane" found this song: ruclips.net/video/wYHleFFhlFk/видео.html Bruce Willis was known as "That TV guy" for the Rom-Com "Moonlighting." John McClane is a working class guy, isn't a muscle-bound "Rambo-type," takes damage, has moments of fear/doubt/introspection, and is "dead man walking" by the last quarter of the movie. Is it any wonder that the audience sees themselves in him.
I used to be a courier for the studios. I delivered to this Fox Plaza about 4-5 times a month. One of my co-workers, this was on his daily route.I didn't even realize it was the same building till months after I left that job. But then again I had not seen the movie in years.
Just settling down to the reaction, but I'm actually friends with one of the writers, and he once sent me a document detailing every reason for which Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
Agree, that’s a great movie. It’s technically a stand-alone movie that will make sense if you watch it first, but it is a little more fun if you watch the View Askew movies in order if you haven’t already: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, then Dogma.
It's been years since I've seen Dogma and didn't know Rickman when I watched it, so I'll have to revisit that one. Always been a fan of Kevin Smith stuff though. Mallrats is a movie I pretty much know word for word. 😂
Well I know that it's the eternal question, is it a Christmas film? I have to say that for me it is but I also understand why people say that it's not. A good film and it makes me laugh that even though Alan Rickman plays a German, it's another Brit playing the bad guy! Another enjoyable reaction and I hope that you have a good time over Christmas, enjoy the holidays!
And to tell you something if you don't know that stunt at the very end when he fell off the building looking very shot that was a real reaction they said that they did it without telling him they counted but they cut it short so they caught him so off guard so that was a real reaction I saw it on one of the makings or go behind scenes talking about it
Oh Jay. First off, great reaction. Second, don't wait a year to watch Die Hard 2 because it also happens around Christmas time. Third, I don't consider this a Christmas movie (anymore). The reason is because it became a topic of argument. When I first saw it in '88, I never considered it to be a Christmas movie. It was just an Action movie that kicked ass. Then the internet happened. When I first heard people regarded this as a Christmas movie, I though, sure, it's on Christmas Eve and there are songs and decorations etc. so I was ok with the thought of it being a Christmas movie. Then the argument came. I quickly became saddened by people just doing it to keep the argument going. I then jumped off the bandwagon of this being a Christmas movie and going back to it being an awesome Action movie on Christmas. The internet has now made me a Scrooge. Anyways, lol, keep up the gems and see you in the next ones.
"It's interesting that it used to always be BONDS back then, while now it is always bags of cash!" That's because all (negotiable) Bearer Bonds have essentially "expired" (gone into escrow) by the year 2000. I worked in a Bank's Bear Bond processing department in the 90s. And it was explained that, some time ago the Government realized that there was all this money changing hands with no "official record" of it (Bearer Bonds) & thus the Government wasn't getting "their cut" of that money, so they basically OUTLAWED the issuing of NEW Bearer Bonds. ALL bonds issued now are "Registered Bonds". Which have a "registered owner" no matter WHO is in possession of it. And is thus traceable & (more importantly) TAXABLE! And all previously issued Bearer Bonds have now expired & any unclaimed money has gone into Escrow. (held in waiting) Basically, the Government is nothing more than the BIGGEST Mafia on the block! (Always taking "their cut",) THAT is why it is always "CASH" now. (because bearer bonds no longer exist) And now ONLY cash is (mostly) untraceable. (i.e. "Who holds it, OWNS it.") And with electronic transactions & Governments trying to issue DIGITAL CURRENCY, even CASH is being phased out! So? Soon, the Government will be able to trace EVERY penny you spend & earn. And that is NOT a "conspiracy theory".
Ah, thanks for the heads up on all that. I had no idea. And yeah, everything is basically traceable so I bet we'll be seeing movies now phase out cash in favor of crypto currency like Bitcoin which, while can be traced back to an account, isn't tied to a person.
🎯👈 Facts 💯🧐 I can't believe I'm still called paranoid and a conspiracy theorist but for even bringing this up. But ppl today want to ignorant, I guess...
Now you have to check out Lethel Weapon which came out a year before this one did. That one also is up for debate on whether or not it is a Christmas movie. That one stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
One of the better of the series. Die Hard 2: Die Harder is also a Christmas movie, while 3 (Die Hard With a Vengeance) and 4 (Live Free or Die Hard) are summer movies. Don't watch 5. Ever. Just pretend it doesn't exist and the series ends with 4n😅
I've not seen a lot of this franchise but live free or die hard is really good, by this time pretty much everyone knows who john mclain is and yet again he finds himself in a terrorist situation, it had a huge budget and they spent every penny on effects.
The use of bonds was a thing at one point but they stopped using the bonds at some point because they were too easily traded and unregulated. This lead to the
I feel like I’m forgetting someone, but in case you missed em, or just didn’t put two and two together, the guy that played the white Johnson play one of the Fratelli brothers in Goonies, and the guy that was with the electric company, that was in the manhole was the guy the played Art in The ‘Burbs
Nice, thanks! I only realized it today when I saw the other Johnson in Lethal Weapon (reaction coming this week), that he was Balrog from Street Fighter!
Agent Johnson, (with the sniper rifle), was portrayed by Robert Davi. He played a hood in the film Raw Deal, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and played the drug kingpin in the film License To Kill, Part of the James Bond series.
Great review man....as always. The behind the scenes stuff is awesome if you ever take a dice. Part 2 and 3 are legit, 3 being better in my opinion. And 4 I really liked but I think it gets dumped on alot. Lol and the rest I try not to think about hahaha.
John didn't shoot at his car, that was the terrorists firing their guns at powell to try and take him out after john tipped him off with that body to the windshield.
It was obviously not John. The fire is coming from WAY lower than that boardroom John is in, and from the same area they shoot the rocket from later. You can also hear the gunfire when John yells "welcome to the party pal!" out the window.
@@JayBondReacts I had to tell you, but Lethal Weapon is set at Christmas, as well. 😄You might have to postpone a couple other movies if you want to fit Die Hard 2 and Lethal Weapon in before this Christmas.
@@JayBondReacts That's a tough one. It's a Wonderful Life is a holiday classic. You might get more views of that if you have it up before Christmas. It'll likely matter a lot less with Lethal Weapon. You could review that any time and people, me included, would watch it.
@jaybondreacts (please delete is not allowed) Let year I visited Los Angles and drove, what I think was, that actual street that McLane and Argyle drive on approach to the tower. ruclips.net/video/Tq7FRuHMsdE/видео.html
I can't understand the part of the human body that is always touching something has the most sensitive skin, every time I seen john McClain feet I cringe
Rickman’s reaction to falling was genuine. They dropped him in “2” instead of “3” so he wasn’t ready.
Yes, the director knew that dropping Rickman on queue would make for a non reaction from 20 feet, after all, he's a trained actor, so he tricked him by dropping him on the count of 2.😅
It's still unbelievable to me that this was Alan Rickman's first movie role (he had just done theater before that).
Oh really? Wow. I had no idea of both this being his first role or his theater past.
Also that was him falling out of the window... They said they would drop him on 3 but they did it on 1 or 2. So that was his real expression.. jerks. No stunt man!
Yeah this movie was a huge gamble. Bruce Willis had just done Blind Date which bombed hard and was considering quitting acting. Alan Rickman didn't want to be the bad guy. And look at the magic these two men put on screen.
The actress in Crypt Episode: And All Through the House. She's actually in a good few high profile movies from 80's & 90's. Romancing the Stone, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon series, Monster Squad, Ghostbusters II, Back To The Future 2, Ricochet, Forrest Gump, Executive Decision, Congo, Death Becomes Her
I truly cannot wrap my head around the idea that you never saw this until filming this reaction. That legitimately blows my mind. It's like meeting someone and finding out they're never heard of a hamburger. I mean... better late than never, I guess. Gotta go, we've got movie sign.
Haha Understandable. Well, there's a ton of other stuff I've seen that most people haven't and I have put a lot of time into other aspects of my life. 😂 Don't know what to tell ya.
@Jay Bond “don’t know what to tell ya”??? Explain yourself man!
Just kidding of course!
This was the movie that introduced American audiences to Alan Rickman, Hans Gruber is one of the greatest villains ever. R.I.P. sir, and thank you for the entertainment.
He even used Christmas tape to tape the gun on his back. HO HO HO 🎅
"Welcome to the party, pal!"
It isn't Christmas in my house until Hans Gruber is THROWN out of the Nakatomi Building. 😎 🎄
Fun Fact: Alan Rickman nearly passed up the role of Hans Gruber, which ended up being his first 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.
First Face-Off Fact: The scene in which Gruber and McClane meet fir the first time was inserted into the script after Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) 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.
Making Lemonade Fact: The scene where McClane 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.
Hahaha Nice! Love all of these. That "Making Lemonade" one is terrifying. Thank you!
Jay Bond ...I'm often told that there are three movies made. 1) The shooting script. 2) The filmed movie. 3) The edited, final movie.
We often never see or hear about alt takes and dropped subplots/characters.
Merry Christmas! (Luke 2 : 8-14 (KJV)) 🎄 🎅
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
The line "He could be a fucking bartender for all we know!" is an in-joke--before Bruce Willis hit it big in "Moonlighting," he was a bartender.
Oh nice! Hahaha That's great.
Yeah. They used to talk about it all the time when he first blew up as an actor. When I worked at the original Planet Hollywood in NYC, Bruce was known to work the bar from time to time when he was in town. Out of all the "celebrity owners" he was always talked about positively.
"He could be a bartender for all we know" Funny thing is.. Bruce Willis.. He left school in 1977 and moved to New York City, where he supported himself in the early 1980s as a bartender at the Manhattan art bar Kamikaze while living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. So he was in fact a Bartender at one point! That line makes me laugh because of that fact!! lol
I guess the main argument of the people who claim Die Hard isn't a Christmas movies is that it came out in July.
For me, it's definitely a Christmas movie.
It's totally a Christmas movie!
The guy who plays Theo is Clarence Gilyard, who went on to play Chuck Norris' partner in Walker Texas Ranger. He passed away about a week ago. RIP.
Damn, that's a shame. 😢
@@JayBondReacts Yeah... btw, I echo what's said below (more or less): DH2 is pretty good, but very similar to 1, and it suffers in comparison. DH3 goes in a very different direction and is incredible. DH4 kind of betrays what McClane's all about, but is an entertaining film. And DH5 does. Not. Exist.
The female news anchor is also the psychologist in the Lethal Weapon series. The terrorist that gets the Crunch bar was also the electrical torturer in the original Lethal Weapon.
Nice! Haven't seen that series but I heard the first is Christmas too, so might have to expedite that so I can chip away at the franchise.
@@JayBondReacts Yea, I didn't think you had so tried not to say anything that was too much of a spoiler. Also, in case you didn't notice...I edited my comment just as you were hearting it to add the Asian candy lover terrorist. Even if everyone else also watches the Lethal Weapon series, you should still watch it as well as it is great...all 4 of them with a 5th one in production, this time directed by Mel Gibson as the director of the other 4 as well as Superman '79 and Lost Boys, Richard Donner, recently passed away and was originally attached to the production. He made Mel promise to finish the film before he passed away. And yes, the first one takes place at Christmas like Die Hard 1 (and 2)...Shane Black, the writer, is notorious for setting his films at Christmas time.
My favorite action franchise! All 4 movies are great!
I was working at a theater showing this when it first came out and I loved watching the audiences reaction so much! And I fell in love with Alan Rickman. Glad you got to experience this.
Christmas in Hollis is one of the greatest Christmas songs ever, I love that it was immortalized here. I'm always surprised that more people don't know it, because it's a classic!
I'm very surprised I don't know it considering I grew up with so much rap. I'm actually frustrated I didn't recognize it.
I love that McClane was genuinely regretful that he couldn't save Takagi, but also acknowledged that if he had acted to save him they'd both be dead and he couldn't be able to even try to stop the criminals.
16:53 - you mentioned the Tales from the Crypt episode "And All Through the House". In that episode, the husband's name is Joseph Kamen - that's a nod to the comic book artist Jack Kamen who was one of the main artists for EC Comics, the publishers of the original "Tales from the Crypt" comic books in the 1950's. Fun fact, Jack Kamen's son is Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway scooter and many, many other inventions. (Also in that episode the radio announcer warns the "Gains County area" of the escaped maniac. The publisher of EC Comics was a guy named William Gaines. And the police officer's name is "Feldstein". Al Feldstein was an artist and writer at EC.)
The original comic story "And All Through the House" appeared in 'The Vault of Horror" issue number 35 in 1954. It was also adapted for the 1972 'Tales from the Crypt' film. I found a video read-through of the original comic story: ruclips.net/video/kjnn9YmlDHc/видео.html
Jay, assuming no one else has mentioned this, the building used as the setting for Nakatomi Plaza is a high-rise office building in Century City, Los Angeles, California that, while in the film, houses the headquarters of the California branch of the Nakatomi Corporation, is actually portrayed by the Fox Plaza building, the main headquarters of 20th Century Fox. The building was actually partially under construction at the time so most if not all of the film takes place at the building with some sets constructed there but others at 2 large soundstages at the studio plus the practical effects like a lot of the pyrotechnics also shot in a controlled environment. The shot of the building exploding with the helicopter is a I believe something like a 1/5 scale model (25 feet tall) shot at high speed.
30:40 They don't do u.s. bearer bonds in movies these days because they don't really exist anymore. Even when this movie (and Beverly Hills Cop) were made they were kind of antiquated since issuing them was effectively outlawed in 1982. They were a fantastic way to move illicit money around.
It's definitely a Christmas movie, but I understand why some people have a visceral reaction to labeling it as such. It has all the emotional hallmarks and themes of a Christmas movie along with the surface level references.
RIP Alan Rickman 😭. All elevators have a gap from the top so maintenance can be done if necessary. I also heard Rickman did the fall scene and they were going to drop him on 3, but they did it on 2 to get that reaction out of him
I’m glad you came down on the “Die Hard is a Christmas movie” side of the debate. Good reaction.
Haha Thank you!
The difference between now and when I was a kid. Now when people see this movie for the first time they say Why is Snape killing? When I saw Harry Potter I thought, Why is Hans teaching children? You didn't mention Harry Potter which is why you're climbing my Canadian Reviewer list.
Hahaha Woohoo. Don't mention Harry Potter = Success. Noted.
Seeing you react to one of my all-time favorite movies (seriously, if not for Hard Boiled, this is arguably the greatest action film of the last 50 years) did not disappoint.
Richman was doing a Texan accent between takes, and they were so impressed that they used it to create the meeting between Hans and McClain.
Haha Love that!
I am glad that you finally got to this one. It has been a long time coming... However, at least you picked the right time of year. It wouldn't have had the same effect, if you had watched this in May. Every time I see this, I am impressed with how well put together it is. There aren't too many scenes that are awkwardly shoved in, to provide obvious exposition, neither are there overly long throwaway conversations or monologues about philosophy. Each piece feels like it belongs & is necessary to the movie. It's amazing what they are able to pull off, without all the modern, close-up, shaky-cam stuff. I think this TRULY sets the standard for claustrophobic action films, that are primarily based on a single location. I suppose, it's similar to that other Christmas film: Home Alone.
To me, there's no doubt that this is a Christmas movie. Not only does it have Christmas themes throughout, it even ends with Christmas music. Instead of having a distinctive theme song, they use Let it Snow. Also, there's a little classic Run DMC. If Plane-Trains can be considered a Thanksgiving movie, surely this is a Christmas movie, by all similar criteria.
People argue over whether or not this is a Christmas movie. But seriously, who gives a shit? It's a great movie. Just let it be that.
You're right Alan Rickman's fall was epic because it was a genuine reaction
The woman news reporter and the man who took the candy both were in Lethal Weapon also, I hope you watch that franchise
It's my fravorite action franchise.
Recorded Lethal Weapon today, so it's coming soon!
19:10 He played extra roles in a lot of '80s movies such as _Big Trouble In Little China_ among others.
19:35 The computer hacker is played by Clarence Gilyard who passed away this November, you must recognize him from Chuck Norris' partner in the _Walker Texas Ranger_ tv series.
Excellent, I planned to watch that one soon. That's a movie I know some of the characters and have seen a few screenshots of some crazy moments but never saw the whole thing. Ashamed I haven't seen that actually.
@@JayBondReacts you will never lose with a Kurt Russell film.
Dude I love your reactions. This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. The 2nd one is good & the 3rd is great too. U have to go back & see the 2nd last bad guy that John shoots in the head. He looks like Huey Lewis.
Thank you so much! I don't really know who Huey Lewis is aside from being a singer, Patrick Bateman would have my head for that. 😂
He does look like Huey Lewis, but it's actually Vigo the Carpathian.
In the Fellowship of the Ring, the first of the Trilogy by Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, who played Samwise, jumped in the lake for the scene where he chases Frodo to accompany him, the actor stepped onto glass, and it cut him so badly that they had to helicopter him out of there for immediate surgery. He had over 100 stiches due to that injury. I was just sharing a glass cut to the feet story for continuity
Wow! That's brutal. Hadn't heard of that story. Damn.
"This guy looks like Jeffrey Dahmer" lol nailed that! Loved your first time reaction, Jay! Love you noticing and picking out other actors and stuff they're also in, it's what we all do when watching movies haha.
Thank you so much! Honestly, I guess a few people or I'll just sit there like "I know that guy from something" but the benefit of editing, you'll only see me get them right. Hahaha
every time my husband and I watch Die Hard, someone comments on that dude's resemblance to Dahmer (my husband's "favorite" serial killer).
Everything I have seen Reginald VelJohnson(Sgt. Al Powell aka Carl Winslow) in he has played a cop: This, Family Matters, & Ghostbusters.
Of course he's doing cocaine, it's the 80s. Lol
It was probably real cocaine left over from the lunch break.
So happy you reacted to this movie, it's one of my favorites. My favorite is Die Hard with a Vengeance, so I'm excited for you to react to that one. There is a show on Netflix called Movies that Made Us, and they talk about things you don't know about popular movies. What was really interesting was that they didn't originally want Bruce Willis for the role of John McClane because up until this point he had mostly been starring in comedies and they didn't feel people would buy him as an "action hero." Anyway when they released the movie, in order to get people to go see it, they didn't feature Bruce Willis on the poster just Nakatomi tower. After the movie started doing well, they re-released the poster with Bruce Willis on it. Also I learned that Karl was a former Russian (I think) ballet dancer. I saw someone mention Clarence Gilyard who played Theo, loved him on Walker, Texas Ranger and great actor overall. As always great reaction!!
The song in the beginning is Christmas in Hollis by Run DMC.
Ah! Not sure I've heard that. Ya know, despite listening to rap my whole life there are a lot of old school artists that I can't recognize by voice.
@@JayBondReacts it’s a great song! Actually my favorite Christmas song! Lol. Yeah, I’m an old ass man!
In reality, Nakatomi Plaza is the Fox Plaza building that was under construction at the time. It's in Century City, LA.
Great reaction! Gotta love Argyle!
Thank you and totally!
It's so funny he said "David Letterman opening the door".
Rarely, does anyone recognize the villain receptionist (guy). That is Huey Lewis.
Hewy Lewis had 2 huge hits in the 80s. Probably more hits but those two were huge. Played all the time on all radio stations.
One youtube even thought the guy had a fake American accent, lol. Didn't know he is american.
It's not Huey Lewis, he just looks like him. The guys name is Dennis Hayden.
Great reaction to one of the all time classic action movies by one of the best and most enjoyable movie reactors on RUclips!!! An early Christmas present for me!!
Thank you so much, glad you liked it!
Ah, Die Hard. The only movie to feature THE 2 go-to actors when needed an asshole in your movie in the '80s. William Atherton(from Ghostbusters & Real Genius) and Paul Gleason(from The Breakfast Club & Trading Places).
Real Genius is one I want to check out based on some recommendations but it's been so long since I've seen Ghostbusters, I just don't remember his face.
Walter Peck from the E.P.A.
@@FreddyKurganNimmo "Yes, it's true, this man has no dick."
this is the third reaction I've seen that makes the dahmer comparison to Karl's brother hahahahah I never realized that but now that's always what I'm gonna think of
Die Hard is top tier action flick, soooo many movies copied this afterwards… and its one of those movies that people that have never seen it, like it; its just that well made
I immediately realized why people were comparing Violent Night to Die Hard now. Spot on!
1. Karl/Alexander Godunov😇 also played in "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks and "Witness" with non Indiana/Solo Harrison Ford. He had a very interesting story.
2. Robinson/Paul Gleason 😇 seems to always play buttheads. I.e. "Trading Places" and "The Breakfast Club".
3. John will have a place to stay tonight after all.😍😋😈 After a night like that me better.
4. Another fun Willis movie that have similar events is "The Last Boy Scout". They drop more F-bombs that you can shake a stick at. Including a little girl.
5. Christmas movie? Yes, it takes place at a Christmas party. For those who say it could have been anywhere. It wasn't.
6. Missing you Bruce.☹
@@ainslieannp You should see her now😍🥰😋
when he sacrificed the MP-5 to take the risky drop down the vertical air shaft he should’ve took the bullets . his Beretta uses the same ammunition
Good call, didn't know that
Carl On Duty: Black Cops...best video game ever.
Yes, finally, gonna watch this like 50 times! This is my all time favorite movie since 2018. For awhile it was tied with the Fifth Element(another awesome Bruce Willis movie). I got to watch them both in the theater for their anniversaries, the Fifth Element in 2017 and Die Hard in 2018.
Even though I love horror, I'm more of an action fangirl. I just love seeing these badass good guys kill the shit out of the villains. My all time favorite franchise is Leathal Weapon. All 4 movies are great and it has some good humor too. I don't really like the comedy genre. I think most of these action movies have funnier jokes and moments.
If you can, both Die Hard 2 and the first Lethal Weapon take place on Christmas too. I consider all 3 movies to be Christmas movies. Lethal Weapon has some dark but also touching moments.
Awesome! Love that you love action so much. I think I'll probably watch Lethal Weapon for this week. Not sure I can squeeze in Die Hard 2 though. We'll see. 😂
best christmas movie ever. I think this is the only movie that the bad guys are mentioned in the credits by name. I mean it has the name of the actor and his terrorist name. I always wanted to know the name of the bad guy that John throw out the window and land in the cop car. I think the name was Marko.
This channel got recommended to me a few days ago and I've probably watched 10 over the weekend. This is the first RUclips channel about movies I've come across that wasn't raging about how awful the movie was or didn't feel like the host was trying to cozy up to major studios. I almost forgot what it looked like to just enjoy movies. I love it and I'm praying you're not done making videos. Thanks, Jay.
Thank you. Truly appreciate that. I'm not 100% yet if I'm done. I'll be reconsidering some things soon.
Amazing classic Die Hard starring by Bruce Willis. Thank you Jay great reaction and this film has 4 sequels Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard and A Good Day to Die Hard.
Thank you! I've seen Die Hard With A Vengeance a bunch of times when it came out but I might revisit it for a reaction cause I only really remember when Sam Jackson and Bruce meet and then the fountain water jug scene.
@@JayBondReacts Die Hard with a Vengeance great film👍👍
I love your reactions. You always make me laugh and that's a nice way to start my morning.
Thank you so much! 🙌
Its Not Christmas Unil Hans Gruber Falls from Nakatomi Tower!!!!
Flying from NYC to California, "John McClane" found this song: ruclips.net/video/wYHleFFhlFk/видео.html Bruce Willis was known as "That TV guy" for the Rom-Com "Moonlighting." John McClane is a working class guy, isn't a muscle-bound "Rambo-type," takes damage, has moments of fear/doubt/introspection, and is "dead man walking" by the last quarter of the movie. Is it any wonder that the audience sees themselves in him.
I just noticed for the first time is how all the henchmen and loot would have fitted in that ambulance if the henchmen all survived.
It would be a very snug ride. 😂
RIP Clarence Gilyard (Theo). Passed away a couple weeks ago.
I used to be a courier for the studios. I delivered to this Fox Plaza about 4-5 times a month. One of my co-workers, this was on his daily route.I didn't even realize it was the same building till months after I left that job. But then again I had not seen the movie in years.
No way, too cool!
14:43 always thought that guy looks like Hughie Lewis
When I first saw it, I thought he WAS Huey Lewis!
Never noticed the “stunt feet” until now, and now I can’t UNSEE it 😮😅
They are so weird. 😂
It's not christmas til i see Hans Gruber falling off the nacatomi plaza.
Great reaction to my second favourite movie and my favourite Christmas movie.
Just settling down to the reaction, but I'm actually friends with one of the writers, and he once sent me a document detailing every reason for which Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
Hahaha Awesome!
You should check out Rickman in Dogma. He's fantastic.
Agree, that’s a great movie. It’s technically a stand-alone movie that will make sense if you watch it first, but it is a little more fun if you watch the View Askew movies in order if you haven’t already: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, then Dogma.
It's been years since I've seen Dogma and didn't know Rickman when I watched it, so I'll have to revisit that one. Always been a fan of Kevin Smith stuff though. Mallrats is a movie I pretty much know word for word. 😂
Well I know that it's the eternal question, is it a Christmas film? I have to say that for me it is but I also understand why people say that it's not. A good film and it makes me laugh that even though Alan Rickman plays a German, it's another Brit playing the bad guy!
Another enjoyable reaction and I hope that you have a good time over Christmas, enjoy the holidays!
Carl better get a promotion.
And to tell you something if you don't know that stunt at the very end when he fell off the building looking very shot that was a real reaction they said that they did it without telling him they counted but they cut it short so they caught him so off guard so that was a real reaction I saw it on one of the makings or go behind scenes talking about it
Oh Jay. First off, great reaction. Second, don't wait a year to watch Die Hard 2 because it also happens around Christmas time. Third, I don't consider this a Christmas movie (anymore). The reason is because it became a topic of argument. When I first saw it in '88, I never considered it to be a Christmas movie. It was just an Action movie that kicked ass. Then the internet happened. When I first heard people regarded this as a Christmas movie, I though, sure, it's on Christmas Eve and there are songs and decorations etc. so I was ok with the thought of it being a Christmas movie. Then the argument came. I quickly became saddened by people just doing it to keep the argument going. I then jumped off the bandwagon of this being a Christmas movie and going back to it being an awesome Action movie on Christmas. The internet has now made me a Scrooge. Anyways, lol, keep up the gems and see you in the next ones.
Hahaha Thank you and fair enough. 😂 The internet created so many wonderful things but also endless needless arguments.
the building is actually the tower for the fox network
2122 ave of the stars. los angeles
That's awesome! If I'm ever back out in LA I'm gonna go check it out for sure!
It's strange that a Christmas movie was released in July 1988. Probably the studio had doubts.
rip the computer geek and stAr of walker tx rangers
Great movie
Would love to see It's A Wonderful Life ❤️❤️❤️❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Planning to watch that for next week!
@@JayBondReacts oh wonderful! Merry Christmas ❤️❤️❤️
"It's interesting that it used to always be BONDS back then, while now it is always bags of cash!"
That's because all (negotiable) Bearer Bonds have essentially "expired" (gone into escrow) by the year 2000.
I worked in a Bank's Bear Bond processing department in the 90s. And it was explained that, some time ago the Government realized that there was all this money changing hands with no "official record" of it (Bearer Bonds) & thus the Government wasn't getting "their cut" of that money, so they basically OUTLAWED the issuing of NEW Bearer Bonds.
ALL bonds issued now are "Registered Bonds". Which have a "registered owner" no matter WHO is in possession of it. And is thus traceable & (more importantly) TAXABLE! And all previously issued Bearer Bonds have now expired & any unclaimed money has gone into Escrow. (held in waiting)
Basically, the Government is nothing more than the BIGGEST Mafia on the block! (Always taking "their cut",)
THAT is why it is always "CASH" now. (because bearer bonds no longer exist) And now ONLY cash is (mostly) untraceable. (i.e. "Who holds it, OWNS it.")
And with electronic transactions & Governments trying to issue DIGITAL CURRENCY, even CASH is being phased out! So? Soon, the Government will be able to trace EVERY penny you spend & earn. And that is NOT a "conspiracy theory".
Ah, thanks for the heads up on all that. I had no idea. And yeah, everything is basically traceable so I bet we'll be seeing movies now phase out cash in favor of crypto currency like Bitcoin which, while can be traced back to an account, isn't tied to a person.
🎯👈 Facts 💯🧐
I can't believe I'm still called paranoid and a conspiracy theorist but for even bringing this up. But ppl today want to ignorant, I guess...
Dude the reporter lady in news station is shrink in leathel weapon movies also, I watch die hard every year it is a Christmas movie
Nice. I should watch Lethal Weapon soon, potentially this week. 🤔
@@JayBondReacts it's a Christmas movie also like die hard
@@chuckm7610 Literally just finished filming my reaction, should be coming Tuesday! Thanks again for the heads up!
Now you have to check out Lethel Weapon which came out a year before this one did. That one also is up for debate on whether or not it is a Christmas movie. That one stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
It was supposed to come out today but the video got blocked. It's a fun reaction that should be out in the next couple days. 🤞
Ellis gave up John for some coke. They misunderstood him, has always been my idea on the scene.
Hahahaha That's genius and actually way better than what I was thinking. Well played.
One of the better of the series. Die Hard 2: Die Harder is also a Christmas movie, while 3 (Die Hard With a Vengeance) and 4 (Live Free or Die Hard) are summer movies. Don't watch 5. Ever. Just pretend it doesn't exist and the series ends with 4n😅
I've not seen a lot of this franchise but live free or die hard is really good, by this time pretty much everyone knows who john mclain is and yet again he finds himself in a terrorist situation, it had a huge budget and they spent every penny on effects.
Great reaction. TY!
Thank you so much!
The use of bonds was a thing at one point but they stopped using the bonds at some point because they were too easily traded and unregulated. This lead to the
This lead to the discontinued use so the government could use something more controlled.
I feel like I’m forgetting someone, but in case you missed em, or just didn’t put two and two together, the guy that played the white Johnson play one of the Fratelli brothers in Goonies, and the guy that was with the electric company, that was in the manhole was the guy the played Art in The ‘Burbs
Nice, thanks! I only realized it today when I saw the other Johnson in Lethal Weapon (reaction coming this week), that he was Balrog from Street Fighter!
Agent Johnson, (with the sniper rifle), was portrayed by Robert Davi. He played a hood in the film Raw Deal, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and played the drug kingpin in the film License To Kill, Part of the James Bond series.
Bruce Willis said that is not a Christmas movie
He's wrong.
Your dr.giggles is also in Darkman if you havent seen it you should check it out.
Nice! I'm not actually sure if I've full seen Darkman. I feel like it was a movie I may have flipped through channels and caught pieces of.
Ah they're rigging the building with plasticine! 😆
John Phillips, London is a fictional men’s fashion retailer
Great review man....as always. The behind the scenes stuff is awesome if you ever take a dice. Part 2 and 3 are legit, 3 being better in my opinion. And 4 I really liked but I think it gets dumped on alot. Lol and the rest I try not to think about hahaha.
There was literally no reason for John to shoot at Sgt. AL Powell's squad car. That's dangerous af. 😆
John didn't shoot at his car, that was the terrorists firing their guns at powell to try and take him out after john tipped him off with that body to the windshield.
@@davegoudreault148 um, no... it was literally John
@@davegoudreault148 I take this back. It was a terrorist. My bad. Good catch
Why not both?
It was obviously not John. The fire is coming from WAY lower than that boardroom John is in, and from the same area they shoot the rocket from later. You can also hear the gunfire when John yells "welcome to the party pal!" out the window.
16:42 she's also in lethal weapon 1 thru 4.
Those are on my list! 😂
@@JayBondReacts I had to tell you, but Lethal Weapon is set at Christmas, as well. 😄You might have to postpone a couple other movies if you want to fit Die Hard 2 and Lethal Weapon in before this Christmas.
@@Osprey850 Damnit! 😂 Okay. I planned on doing It's A Wonderful Life but may have to adjust.
@@JayBondReacts That's a tough one. It's a Wonderful Life is a holiday classic. You might get more views of that if you have it up before Christmas. It'll likely matter a lot less with Lethal Weapon. You could review that any time and people, me included, would watch it.
That’s not David Letterman….it’s Huey Lewis I think 😂
The only thing that could make this movie better is Haley Joel Osment.
12:40 - did you see the gas price? 77/78 C. 👍🏾🤗
Pal Al Powell, pow pow.
Please do all of em
I watched Dr giggles at an early age it messed me up, I was messed up before but then I watched Dr giggles.
Hahaha The same thing happened with me and The Dentist! 😂
@jaybondreacts (please delete is not allowed) Let year I visited Los Angles and drove, what I think was, that actual street that McLane and Argyle drive on approach to the tower. ruclips.net/video/Tq7FRuHMsdE/видео.html
That's great! Hope you had fun.
Rickman looks like a Trudeau cabinet member !
Dude, no joke...fists with your toes on hotel room carpet is good times. Just be sure to wash your feet right after...because ew.
A German Jeffrey Dahmer? Awesome 😆
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I ruined the 69 likes this time..
Haha Appreciate it. 😂
I can't understand the part of the human body that is always touching something has the most sensitive skin, every time I seen john McClain feet I cringe
if you've heard "argyle" as a name, that means you haven't seen Braveheart. That's somethin' we shall have to remedy, isn't it.
I've seen Braveheart but probably just when it came out, what maybe 25 years ago. 😂
4:57, wait, is that the my pillow guy?
I don't know what this means, but now I'm interested. 😂