ACTRESS REACTS to DIE HARD (1988) FIRST TIME WATCHING *This is the REAL BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER!*
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New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him.
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Clarissa I would not comment about Mr. Johnson if I didn't see a reunion and original cast interview.
“Sassily padding my face” needs to be on a T-shirt! 😂 … #MakeThatMerch
I'm sure you have seen CASABLANCA (1942) but if you haven't I'm sure everyone would love to see your reaction to it. : )
"Yippie ki-yay, mother f***er!" This is so good. Easily one of the greatest action films and one of Bruce Willis' best roles. That tank top in in the Smithsonian for a reason. And it's also Alan Rickman's debut film. Amazing start.
Agreed
And he gave us one of the best movie villains ever.
And the best part is it technically started off as a blooper.
Ah, Alan’s first movie role. Shined like a star.
Those weren't $100,000 bills, those were the bearer bonds that they were after. What makes bearer bonds such a juicy target is that when it comes to those bonds, possession isn't just 9/10ths of the law, it's the whole thing. They are entirely unregistered, so a record of ownership doesn't exist. Whoever shows up to redeem them gets the cash.
It is in the name.
BEARER bonds
Anyone who BEARS the bond is the presumptive owner of said bond and is entitled to be paid the amount listed.
Issuing them nowadays has been outlawed since 1982, but all legally issued bold from before can be legally redeemed.
Governments, States, Municipalities, Corporations, etc used to issue them. They are the anonymous versions of Treasury or Savings Bonds.
One thing I love about the twist in Hans' plan, that he was planning to get the authorities and the FBI involved all along, is that it's simple and plausible and doesn't have a dozen preceding steps that have to go right for it to work. There was a real risk that someone would manage to raise an alarm even without John involved, and when John does alert them early, the plan still works and it just becomes a fairly minor inconvenience for the criminals. Keeping it simple like that helps make the story feel more believable
"barely an inconvenience." (CinemaSins.)
@@henrytjernlund You're thinking of ScreenRant/Ryan George, not CinemaSins.
@@CentipedeDamascus ;You're right. A got them confused. Yeah, it's the pitch meeting one. Thanks.
It makes a lot of sense. If you're planning a major heist, it makes more sense to plan around problems, than to assume you can avoid them. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
Correction: ScreenRant.
Hi, Clariss! Here's a true story for you: When I used to have Christmas Eve with my Mom and Dad, after we'd exchange gifts to each other, we'd sit down and watch "Die Hard" every year. It was our little holiday tradition we had together. My Mom and Dad are gone now, but every year at Christmas time, when "Die Hard" is shown or even brought up in discussion, it makes me think fondly of my Mom and Dad and the good holidays with them. THAT'S why this is a Christmas movie. Thank you, Clariss, for everything you do!
Funny thing about the scene in the elevator shaft: the stuntman was actually meant to grab the first vent passage that John reaches for, but lost the grip, fell down and grabbed the one below instead. The shot worked so well that it was used in the final cut
According to the Netflix documentary "The movies that made us", it was a bit more flawed than that: in reality, the stuntman couldn't grab anyone and he fell all the way down (the elevator shaft was a set built with a couple of floors and a pool at the bottom, for safety; so the guy didn't die, in spite of the accident).
The sequence was cleverly saved by the magic of editing; the take where the stuntman/McClane grabs the vent entrance was filmed later and they just used what was necessary of the take that didn't work and "voilá!", there was a useful sequence.
Fun fact: This movie was released in July 1988 so it had a summer release. It did quite well in theaters.
Exactly. No "legacy of being released in the Christmas holiday season" here. (0:20)
@@bigdream_dreambig The laserdisc was released on November 29, 1995, then again October 28 1998, and Blu-ray on November 20, 2007. Other than that, it has never been released in time for Christmas.
alot of the great Christmas films of all time weren't released at christmas
Fun fact: The face Alan Rickman made when he fell was genuine the director said he would count to three and then let go but let him go at the count of one. He never talked to the director for the rest of the day 😂
I heard about that. I have severe acrophobia, so, I wouldn't blame him-
True
Alan was afraid of heights.
A lesser actor wouldn't have survived the fall. 😉@@MrTech226
The Scene When Hans Says Who Said We Are Terrorists? Is Just BRILLIANT. (So Very Sad That ALL The Actors in THAT Scene are Sadly No Longer With Us) BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER!!
Bonnie Bedelia (Holly) is also Macaulay Culkin's aunt.
What's weird to think about these days is that Bruce Willis wasn't really thought of as an action star back when this was made. At this point, he was best known for being the male lead in the sitcom Moonlighting alongside Cybil Shepherd. It's a similar situation to when Chris Pratt went from being in Parks & Rec to being in Guardians of the Galaxy.
He was (somewhat controversially) cast in the role of John McClane specifically because he wasn't one of the big action stars of the 80s - he wasn't a towering physique like Schwarzenegger or Stallone - he's meant to be an ordinary guy in over his head.
Willis initially turned down the role - he was still in production on Moonlighting when he was first considered for the role - but when production halted when his co-star Cybil Shepherd became pregnant, his schedule opened up.
His movies before Die Hard were comedies and in fact people though Die Hard was going to be some sort of comedy or Parody. When the trailers first came out people actually mocked Bruce. No one thought of him being an action dude
@@harryballsak1123 The producers of Moonlighting strongly advised him not to do it - they changed their minds after seeing the finished film
Bruce was right it’s not a Christmas movie…
Die Hard is THE Christmas movie
And the greatest action film of all time!
Alan Rickman always looked fly as fuck.. he just looked a little extra fly as fuck in this.
Truer words have never been spoken.
"And the Quarterback is toast!" I love how the geek of the group made all the Sports references.
Funny enough, in a Star Wars game, the Force Unleashed, I think, you get to fight Boba Fett. If you kill him by blasting his jet pack, you unlock an achievement called “The Quarterback Is Toast.” lol.
"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.
Negotiable bearer bonds were a form of substitute currency. The premise was that whoever held the bonds could cash them. There was no proof of ownership required. The US government stopped issuing them in 1982, and most other advanced countries subsequently stopped their use in the years that followed. This was due to their popularity in money laundering, tax evasion, and other criminal activities.
22:36 "I feel like his ass is gonna get himself killed, or WORSE..."
Did anyone else think she was gonna say "EXPELLED"
DIE HARD is one of my favourite action movies.
What I love is that they did Alan Rickman dirty in that last scene. He was told he would get a 3 count for the fall. from what I heard, they said "1 - click" down he went. That was a genuine look of Oh Shit on his face.
Kudos for being the only reactor I've come across who recognised that John was using the centerfold pinups left by the construction crew as a trail marker, of sorts, to help him (and by extension us) get his bearings in an environment where everything can look the same.
There is an advent calendar of Hans falling from the tower where each floor is a day and a John McClane crawling through the vents tree ornament 😀
I found your comments about people not locking their door at min 21:00 in this video very interesting. I grew up in Brooklyn during the High-Crime seventies. As a matter of fact, in Bed-Stuy, where people died of street crimes every day. In fact, three of my friends, including a young woman I had dated, did not make it out alive. We locked out doors since I was born in the early 60's. That is why, now living in the suburbs of New York City, I am "prepared." If terrorist staring coming down in hang-gliders near my home, not all of them would make it to the ground.
Die hard is a Christmas movie hands down
This is one of those classics that still holds up no matter how old it gets😊
I don't know if you commented on it, but there is something I didn't realize until someone pointed it out to me. During the part where Hans is moving through the crowd, listing off facts about Takagi, there's no way he wouldn't know what Takagi looks like after he planned this out so thoroughly. It was all a power move, like he was saying which of you should I have take his place if he doesn't step up on his own?
It is interesting how the script stays true to the principle of the Greek dramas; time, location, and plot. One night, top floors of a tower and one simple heist. No diversions.
If you want a really subtle bit of acting, look at how Hans gives himself away when McLain gives him the cigarette: most Americans would hold it between their first two fingers. But "Bill Clay" holds European style, thumb and index finger.
17:34 this actor improvised taking the candy. They were just going to show him stationed there but he felt the guy standing there would get hungry and grabbed something. 20:20 it’s amazing watching these movies and seeing how things were back then compared to how they are now. These movies are almost like history lessons for the ones born after 9/11. 22:38 the way he says “Hans Bubby” was improvised by the actor and Alan Rickman wasn’t sure how to handle it. Even though he gave John’s name to Hans at least he said John was his guest and not Holly’s guest. Apparently when the terrorists bring Ellis a soda they misunderstood him when he asked for some “coke”.
That's the great Al Leong. Pick your favorite 1980's and 1990's action movie and he was most likely in it as a henchman, stunt coordinator, or martial arts trainer/consultant.
Die Hard With a Vengence.
Bearer bonds were indeed a thing that existed, but they were effectively outlawed in the 80s due to their use in various illegal activities. As far as US bearer bonds go, there's only about $80 million of them left.
Fun fact. Alan Rickman was afraid of heights. And the drop was only about 2 to 3 stories. They told him they would count to 3 before releasing him and instead dropped him on 2. So his reaction to falling is completely genuine.
-Of all of the movies in the franchise, this was the only one I never saw in the theatre.
-You mentioned that this wasn’t tied to the other movies. However, the bad guy in Die Hard With A Vengeance(played by Jeremy Irons) is the brother of Hans with him taking revenge on John. Another fun thing is one of main cops in that one is played by someone who played one of the cops in the first one.
-A pair of notes concerning Agent Johnson. What I found funny is how, in the credits, they’re listed as “Big Johnson” and “Little Johnson.” In Live Free or Die Hard, John is visiting the FBI office when he meets one of the agents. He asks the agent what his name is and he replies “Agent Johnson”, which makes John pause for a second.
-A year before this, Tom Hanks and Shelley Long starred in the movie “The Money Pit.” Alexander Godunov, who played Karl, plays a former boyfriend of Long’s character who is the lead conductor of an orchestra. I’ve seen both movies a number of times over the past “Fuck, I’m Old” years. It was maybe two years ago when I watched it again and, during the wedding at the end, realized that the song he’s conducting during it is “Ode To Joy”, which is THE song in “Die Hard.” When I realized it, my jaw dropped and I couldn’t stop laughing while feeling like an idiot.
-A couple of years ago, the Die Hard battery company released a pair of commercials with Bruce Willis as John McClane. In the first one, they included De’voreaux White, who played Argyle. In the second one, the villain was Clarence Gilyard, who played Theo.
-In the original book, John was visiting his daughter, who ends up falling out the building at the end.
-After this, there was a host of “Die Hard On//In A _________” movies like “Speed” and “Under Siege.” The one that has to be the closest to the original is “White House Down” with Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, and James Woods. A really good movie that Tatum’s character references in “22 Jump Street.”
-If you want another great Christmas action movie, check out “Violent Night” with Santa Claus(Played by David Harbour) having to save a family being taken hostage by terrorists. Imagine “Die Hard” combined with “Hone Alone” with the heart of “Miracle on 34th Street” done by the studio that brought you “Nobody” and the “John Wick” series.
This how the character Carl Winslow was born.
This movie was so big that upon audition he got the role and a family of a police officer.
As a matter of fact, Reginald Val Johnson played a cop six times, whether on TV or in movies.
@@The_Dudester yes true but the director of family matters choose him as he said being a fan of Diehard
It always feels like I am there watching along with you in real time. It's a joy. I'm introverted and really have no one around for movie nights. So, you provide a smile.
The 3 best Christmas films.
Die hard
First blood
Predator
Die hard takes place during a office Christmas party
First blood happens during Christmas (you can see the decorations in the police station)
Predator also happens on Christmas. (During the epic hand shake scene you can see Christmas decorations on the pillar behind them)
Pretty much a flawless movie in my book. So often imitated, but nobody has come close to this. The airtight script, the snappy dialogue, Jan de Bont acing the cinematography, the music is tense when it needs to be and jubilant when it needs to be, Rickman is perfect (in his first screen role ever!) and Bruce absolutely owns the quippy McClane character. John McTiernan was on an amazing roll back in the day...
Hans and John meeting was not in the script originally. Alan Rickman while fitting for a whole fighting gear started musing - coming from the theater and having no clue how Hollywood works - that being the Boss and having so many thugs it doesn't really make sense to wear such gear and he could wear a suit instead and if he would, he could run into John pretending to be a hostage... The rest is history. It was the first time to see an antagonist like this, cultivated and intelligent that you kind of liked (especially when compared to the morron police chief). Hans Gruber is a legend as is Alan Rickman.
BTW they had to cut around Alan to show him from far or back when he fired a gun because he couldn't help himself flinching 😅
It's so fun seeing a new generation react to action films of old and see them actually getting the hype. Realizing many of these films weren't dumbed-down mindless violence boys liked just because they were being boys. Some action films from back then were that, yes, but they never became as popular either. The script matter. Always has, always will. I'm sad that Hollywood has lost that completely in recent years...
I wanted to tell you, over the last week or two, I've been seeing SO MANY reactors popping up, reacting to this, Home Alone, etc...... so many of them, frankly, suck; they dont get the point of sitting and watching a movie and getting into it, etc.....pretty simple. (Some of these "reactors" talk the whole time, dont really pay attention, or laugh and make fun of everything..... 🙄) You, ma'am, are one of the better ones. I enjoy your content, keep up the good work! 🙌
Die Hard is a LEGIT Christmas movie. Nuff said.
this movie lived up to the title. not only was mcclane too tough to kill, everyone in this movie who didn't make it to the end, from first to last, died hard. they all died real hard.
Fun facts:
- The script was written during filming due to a tight shooting schedule
- The Nakatomi Tower was the new office building of the film studio that distributed the film thats why some flors are under construction
- Fight choreography? The director said to the actors and stuntmen: "use the environment"
It's not officially Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi building.
(This has become a meme by the way lol)
@26:34 Clariss, did you pay attention to the credits? The full names of the FBI agents were little johnson and big johnson 🤣
Outstanding reaction! This is the best "Die Hard" reaction that I've seen.
If you like die hard, you should check out Violent Night. Think Die Hard mixed with Home Alone with John Wick action with the John McClaine action character being Santa Claus. It’s a fun ride.
Girl how haven't you seen this movie yet?
Bruce Willis is great in this but Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber steals the show IMHO !
Alan Rickman's performance is legendary in this unforgettable .
The best action movie villian I have ever seen , superb !
RIP . Alan Rickman .
It was Alan Rickman's first movie as well
Fun Fact: Bruce Willis actually performed the stunt with the fire hose himself
My two favorite lines are "Yippee Ki-Yay" and "Do I sound like I am ordering a Pizza?" I got a movie reaction suggestion for you it's one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.
"Is the building on fire?"
"No, but it's going to need a paint job and a shitload of screen doors"
My favorite line in the movie.
Interesting film fact, the last scene where Hans is dangling in the air holding the rolex (this movie really ties all the threads nicely), how they got the shot of Rickman's face is that there was a camera filming him from the front while he was really suspended in the air at a height of something like 20 feet and the wider shot of somebody falling was a stuntman.
The idea was to make Rickman really fall so the camera could get his reaction.
McThiernan (the director) instructed Rickman that they would count to 3 and let him fall but he (Mc Thiernan) wanted a real reaction of shock from Rickman so withoout telling him he was let down at two.
You can see the shock of surprise and even fear as he falls and that's completely genuine.
There is a book written and illustrated in the style of "The Night Before Christmas" but it is the plot of this movie.
37:48 - I love how your “nooo” and “ohhhh” is the same pitch (note) as the blaring brass chords when Hans falls. It’s like you’re so in tune with the movie. 😂
You've got to be one of the most passionate reactors I've seen. You even had to pat your face 😀
Fun fact: While Rickman had been on the stage and as gest in British TV shows for a decade at that time, this was his very first appearance on the big screen.
Hard to believe but yeah, he's killing it in his first movie.
As for Bruce Willis, he had small cameo roles in movies since 1980, and a bigger role (including lead) in two movies that were flops before Die Hard.
He also appeared in an episode of Miami Vice where he plays an abusive and violent arms dealer.
He was mainly known for starring in the detective, romantic comedy show Moonlighting next to Sybill Shepeard.
So when he landed the lead on Die Hard, to the public at large he was either unknown, or that guy in the comedy detective show.
Die hard launched the career of Willis and Rickman and they were both fantastic in it.
You talked about how the story seemed well thought out and tight, and this is partly due to the movie being based on a book. They used several scenarios in the film that were in the book, and it helped alot i would say. Great story, great acting, great visuals. A classic for a reason
10:20 when you're so pissed you become a professional beat-boxer 🤣🤣
I want the Hans ‘Ho - Ho - Ho’ for my Christmas ringtone! 🎅🎅🎅
I agree with Bruce Willis on this movie. It’s not a Christmas movie it is a movie that just happens to take place during Christmas.
No Lethal Weapon happens to take place at Christmas. Its being Christmas is important to the plot And there's what a half dozen Christmas songs in this movie but it's not a Christmas movie? How is It's Wonderful Life a Christmas movie?
@@harryballsak1123 The only thing that Christmas contributes to the plot is it gets McClane to LA. A birthday or graduation could do the same to get him in the building. In regards to the music ... well ya that the time of year of course they are playing Christmas music it helps sell the time of year that the movie is supposed to take place. There are several movies that take place during a holiday with that holiday's music without being a holiday movie. (Die hard also released in the middle of the summer)
@@BadwolfRuin doesn't matter when it was released. Titanic was released on Dec 19 1997 so I guess that makes it a Christmas movie using your logic. Die Hard use uses Christmas music and themes and the word Christmas more than most other Christmas movies. You conveniently didn't answer why It's a Wonderful Life is a Christmas movie
The reason the film seams so real is because the actors were allowed a lot of improvisation.
Hans commenting how mr takagi won't be joinging them and grabbing food from the buffet table was improvised by rickman.
As was the two terrorists having a bet.
Same with the terrorist grabbing the chocolate bar before fighting swat.
Though the most real one was McClain miasing the air vent... The stunt maan actuallly did mess up the jump, missed the vent he waas aiming for but caught the one below it but they kept the shot anyway.
Another one is the "hans bubby" the line was add libbed which is why rickman looked so confused it was genuine
At the end when McClain says "hi honey" it was a throw in by willis (thhis was his first action fillm prior to this he did comedy) and that look of surprise on rickman's face as he falls... Genuine. The crewmaan holding him saidd they were going to drop him on the count of 3... They dropped him on 2... Apparently he was a little upset afterwards
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I love how Karl brought Ellis a coke, implying that's what he requested of them.. 🤣
At least he died getting to have that last taste (sort of)..!
10:55 "All the s#$%!! he's McGuyvering....."
I realize that it's all for the movie plot, but as a hotel general manager I only obtained that level of knowledge when a complete renovation was done on my hotel. Since this movie came from a book, the author either worked on high rise maintenance or happened to work for high rise management when a renovation was done.
William Atherton (Thornburg) is also in Ghostbusters. You should watch that movie too 👌.
Couple of facts. This was Alan's first movie film role was only in theater before this. His reaction at the end was real as director had them drop him earlier than he was told to expect. The young daughter is played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead in one of her first film roles as well. The Black gentleman playing the hacker guy is a well-known character actor as well from several movies including Top Gun and the original Left Behind trilogy. Best known for Walker Texas Ranger series. Just passed this year
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was the daughter in the 4th movie, 'Live Free or Die Hard'.
I worked at a theater showing this back when it came out, and I absolutely fell in love with Alan Rickman. From his first role in movies, an Icon was born. #Always
As the saying goes It’s not Christmas till Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi Tower
The things they were grabbing from the vault were bonds. Basically a big legal IOU note. It's sort of like stocks in a company but instead of having a share in a company for an investment. The bonds are like a loan that the company takes from someone with a promise to payback at a set date with interest and re often traded for their face value (much like how bank notes are used) but when matured they are paid back with interest but if the company goes bust or doesn't have the money they can become worthless.
They're stealing them because they can trade them in without need of ID meaning they can't be traced. And by the time they are matured and the company is paying them back they've probably been sold to different people multiple times
I’m sure someone else must mention this but it was actually released in the summer of 1988. I remember because I saw it in an un-air conditioned movie theater and it was about 88 degrees in New York.
24:03 When Elis asked for Coke, I don't think this is what he had in mind.
Such hot emotional response to this movie....love it. Especially the part about how many hostages the feds plan on losing 😅
It wasn't released on Christmas in theaters, BUT it takes place on Christmas Eve, at a Christmas party, has Christmas music in it, and it's snowing at the end. So, all reads Christmas movie to me 😂 Never understood the argument it wasn't. That doesn't mean you can't watch it anytime, though!
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This movie is based on the 1979 novel, NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, which is a sequel to THE DETECTIVE, which starred Frank Sinatra in 1968.
"Glass, who gives a s*** about glass." That's a catch phrase I use sometimes. I love this movie and I always referred to it in my movie productions class.
Hey, Clariss! I just wanted to give a little fun fact - not about the movie, but about Alan Rickman himself.
When you called him "Sir. Alan Rickman," I wondered if he was ever actually knighted by the queen. I looked it up, and he was one of many British celebrities to turn down the honor (his reasons were never made public). Next to him were David Bowie and John Cleese.
Even if he had accepted, my understanding is that a knighthood ends at death, so it would be improper to refer to someone as "Sir" after that person dies.
I can understand John Cleese turning it down. He spent a large part of his career making fun of the aristocracy and the upper class.
One thing that some people don't pick up on when watching the movie, and I think it's clarified later is, apparently there's a deleted scene where John McClane kills one of the terrorists and notices that he has a specific type of watch. All of the terrorists are wearing the same model of watch, and that's how John knew not to put bullets in the gun he handed to Hans, because of his watch.
I’m pretty sure it’s from the cigarettes that he takes from the first guy. Hans then gives one to John.
It was not released at Christmas time, it was actually a summer blockbuster.
Hard to believe this was Alan Rickman's first movie.
19:29 "And, yes. I understand that, in retrospect, that was filmed at a time where locking your doors wasn't a commonow as it is, _now."_
Ah. _Halloween._ I _know_ that movie. Okay. I'll proceed to _that_ video of yours, next.
But let me chime in, here, to say that it also points to the fact, I think, that Haddonfield is supposed to be a relatively small _town._ Small towns tend to be much less security oriented than big cities just because the citizens all tend to _know_ each other and _trust_ each other. You tend not to feel the need to lock the door to keep out people you _know._
As I understand it, it's actually much the same way in _Canada,_ nowadays. Canadians are much more likely to _know_ each other and _trust_ each other. They tend to leave their doors _unlocked,_ during the day. They lock 'em at _night,_ of course. They understand the need for doors and windows that are _able_ to lock. But it's not uncommon, in the middle of the day, to go to a house in Canada and find the doors and windows unlocked.
Fun fact: Reginald veljohnson aka carl Winslow pretty much always played a cop. He had a small role as a cop on Ghostbusters. As of resent years his done some voice over work and smaller roles in tv movies also his the tv dad in progressive commercial.
What makes the movie special is that it takes place in real time, over several hours, and you are along for the ride.
Awesome reaction of my favorite Die Hard movie!!!!😊😊😊😊
Great reaction! I also love the many small moments of levity and humor sprinkled throughout this movie
Honestly, I don't see very many people claiming Die Hard is the "greatest Christmas movie of all time". The debate is about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie at ALL (I say yes).
"I am sassily patting my face."
Why was that so funny? 😂
This is Alan Rickman first movie in his entire.
SUCH an organic, perfect reaction. This is how I felt watching it for my first time. Well done.
OK, now I feel old....I was 10 when this movie came out!! 😞
I appreciate that well spoken response to the officer on the radio not knowing what gunshots sound like.
@18:08 Your dialogue here reminded me of the crazy fact that not quite 8 years before 9/11, and 5 yrs after Die Hard, there was a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center where they bombed the North Tower. If you read more into the event you'll see how things have come full circle 30 years later.
You can definitely see a shift in our culture pre & post 9/11 with the type of movies that were released.
Edit: Whoops! I paused to comment before hearing the end & asking for us to not remind you. Sorry.
Totally a Christmas movie. Christmas is why he’s visiting, why the robbery happens that day, and the whole thing takes place during a Christmas party. 🎄
and his wife's name is HOLLY
This is the film that launched Bruce Willis' action film career. This was director John Mctiernan's follow-up to Predator. There are four more movies after this. The actor playing Al Powell, Reginald VelJohnson, was cast as Carl Winslow because of his role in this
This is the best Christmas action movie of all time! Bruce Willis was made for action!
This is one of the best action movies I ever watched! And yes I consider Die Hard a Christmas movie.
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🎅🏻
Yes a very tight script and everything in the movie is done for a reason. John being told to take off his shoes in the beginning led to his feet getting cut up by the glass. Holly usuing her maiden name kept her from being discovered as Johns wife till almost the end. John had his shirt off in Hollys office and left the shirt in there when stuff started happening. Then when the couple came out half naked, the bad fuys assumed the shirt was the guys. Even Hans telling John his name was Bill Clay. The group probably each had fake IDs of spmebody in the building so after the explosion they could claim they worked there and were lucky to get out.
I'm glad you liked it. I was actually working at a movie theater when this came out, so I have seen it soooo many times. One quick note on the zeitgeist element you noticed. Not only was 1988 before 9/11, it was before 1989 and the end of the Cold War. And the mentaility shown in the display is _why_ 9/11 worked. People expected demands, not kamikazes. Otherwise, the planes that hit the towers would never have gotten there, because the crew and passengers would have overpowered the terrorists.
It was not $100,000 US currency bills in the vault. What you saw were private corporation bearer bond certificates.
However, there did exist US currency in $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 denominations, but these were phased out in the 1990's and 2000's as a way to make things more difficult for drug dealers to move their cash.
1:55 ... "The older the berry, the sweeter the juice." 😂
John Mclane is the best action hero ever. He is the embodyment of our dads saving the day with a shrug and a quick remark...
GREAT reaction(s) Clariss! I know this movie had you by the shorts from the start but the moment you stopped being PG and starting swearing I knew that's when you were totally invested, lol!