"Die Hard in the hands of Disney." Such a phrase indeed shows we are in the end times.

The first three are a great trilogy. The later two could have been any old action films, watering them down for PG-13 ratings and making Willis a superman was a huge mistake.

Screen Junkies did a couple of "Honest Action" videos for this franchise, and it was determined that McClane's chances of survival was actually at its most plausible in DH2. It also has one of the greatest finales ever. Throughout the movie, the villains are always ahead of the protagonist. Even though McClane makes progress w/ each action scene, all of them (prior to the climax) ends w/ a trade-off of him losing: no one was left to interrogate after the baggage fight, the antenna array explodes and a plane is crashed after the skywalk shootout, Esperanza escapes after landing, and McClane ends up w/ blank ammunition in the snowmobile chase. All leading up to the plane fight where John loses against Stuart, and it seems that all hope is lost for Holly's plane. This is what Chris Stuckmann likes to call the "Breaking Point" moment, where the hero is at his lowest point in an action sequence and has to come up w/ a way to get out of that predicament. McClane does so after uttering his famous catchphrase and lighting the fuel trail left by the plane. With a single stroke, he finally defeats the bad guys and saves all of the hostages.

The part, right after the Passenger Flight crash, when Colonel Stewart says 'We've got you.' as he's listening to all the screams of the people onboard sends chills down my back. Sadler's performance is as great as Rickman's.

Franco Nero not only appeared in Django Unchained, he was the original Django in the 1966 movie.

1) Renny Harlin does a great John McTiernan impression in this film. I say that snark-free. 2) John McClane’s fisherman sweater rules.

I remember actually pointing at the screen when Robert Patrick appeared.

I'm never going to rank this above the first Die Hard, but this is easily my favorite of all the sequels.

John McClane is one of the most likable Protagonists ever put to film!

Die Hard 1,2,3 is probably the best action trilogy ever. So good.

This is easily the most underrated film in the franchise and one of the most underrated action movie sequels of all time.

1. Die Hard 2. Die Hard: With a vengeance 3. Die Hard 2: Die Harder

Despite being a quick cash in sequel, its still a great action film.

Die Hard 2 in my opinion has always had the best model(miniature) plane explosions ever on film. Or at the least are the top contender for most realistic with out the issue of small scale fire uncanny affect.

"Hey Carmine what sets off metal detectors first, the lead in your ass or the shit in your brains." The black sheep of the franchise, it's quite underrated fun entry. Still hell of lot better than the fifth entry. This would be the last Die Hard to be produced by Joel Silver.

John McClane Vs Django, Grim Reaper from Bill & Ted, Meissner, the T-1000, Andy from Creepshow 2 and Luigi Mario....SOLD! It's a fun sequel, doesn't beat the first movie but you will have a good time.

This is the DS9 epsiode where Sloane kills chief O'Brien

So this whole time Arnold and Bruce have had characters in the same universe and they've never capitalized on it? Dear god why? Why did we have to settle for that cameo crap in Expendables? Call Hollywood. Die Hard 6. John McLain, John Matrix, and John Wick. Greatest action movie ever made.

Don’t care what anyone says, this is another great Die Hard flick.

The violence in the rough cut of Die Hard 2(1990) was stronger. A bullet shreds a guy's head off, extra blood squibs explode on Robert Patrick and you can hear kids screaming as they burn to death! They had avoid an NC-17 rating. The TV version was heavily censored. "Joke off! OH, SHOOT! Lorenzo is hip deep in snow!"

It blows my mind that this channel has not like 500k+x subs. One of my fav channels of all time. I think I've seen the Aliens Video at least 5 times.

I remember liking Die Hard 2 for what it was, but none of the sequels had the "trapped in a location with no way of escaping" scenario that DH1 had. The fact that he has to go back into the airport multiple times, seeking danger, kind of undermines the tension, and makes his quips about "how could this happen to me AGAIN?" kind of confusing. Overall, 80s/90s action movies were badass, though. Love that era.

Your attention to detail is unrivaled, Oliver!

Always enjoy how you put together your own trailer as part of these retrospectives. They are always better than originals. Hope to see a playlist of them at some point.

Another 48 hours and robocop 2 were badass.

the edited tv version is comedy gold

7:47 holy shit never noticed that!! So Commando and Die Hard are in the same universe!

For a while, I actually preferred this to the original. Gotta love Robert Patrick's cold role in this. "Hey asshole, what do I look like to you" "A sitting duck" Just so awesome

Alan Rickman really did leave some big shoes to fill.

It's even more interesting when you see how McClane & Major Grant had animosity in the beginning and it wasn't because the way their characters were written but in reality, Bruce Willis & John Amos couldn't get along as evident from a video interview from Amos that Bruce tried to embarrass him but didn't and won't even try again with the final words being directed at Willis with "Right, Bruce ?"

Out of all 5 films, the only really bad one was number 5

The middle child of the Die Hard films.

Die Hard 2 is my favorite out of all the Die Hard movies. It's badass.

Probably my favorite Die Hard honestly. If I ever did write the script for a balls to the wall action movie I'd have to say that Renny Harlin would be high on my list of people to direct it.

Oliver finally reviewed Die Hard 2 and completed the trilogy. I never thought he would

I saw this in the cinema in Sweden and wanted to buy this on British VHS when it was released, since movies were not sold on VHS in Sweden at that time. It was very expensive at first release, coning in at about £70, which was too expensive for me. It's a good thing I didn't buy it, since it turned out to be the cut version with a 15 rating. A few months later, the uncut version with an 18 rating was released at about £10 and I bought that instead 😃

Solid movie- probably better executed than it has any right to be Also my dad likes it more than the first Die Hard- it's his favourite of the series😂

_Die Hard 2_ = _90s Action Movie: The Movie_

Love this film. Renny Harlin definitely knows how direct action films. I highly recommend watching The Long Kiss Goodnight, another film he directed later on starring his then wife Geena Davis and written by Shane Black. The action in that film is incredible. Would love to see a retrospective on that film one day.

the close up on McClane reacting to hearing the bad guy radio chatter. 🙌🏼

I like this film in its own merit. It is a great Christmas movie sequel to the great Christmas movie. Renny Harlin did a great job directing it this and Cliffhanger. There is nothing wrong with extreme violence. I feel the action film of today are watered down to appeal for kids and sensitive audiences.

13:24 Hans Gruber would LOVE that Model Airplane!!:)

This is a badass sequel; 1990 was an incredible year for movies.

I get so hyped when these retrospectives get uploaded, thank you Oliver!

I'm always hitting 'refresh refresh refresh' to see when Oliver posts a new video... fantastic channel... regards from Argentina and keep up the wonderful work!

I have a soft spot for the overly pink-orange look of the late 80s and early 90s movies. Is it the film stock? Or just a lighting trend?

Mind boggling how much information is crammed into these videos. Thank you for all your work.

I rewatched this at Christmas a few years ago and had forgotten just how angry all the characters are with each other.... Like excessively so! Still brings back good memories though 😎

You have one of the best channels in you tube!! I always look forward to your videos! Keep up the great work.

Nobody does retrospectives like ol olly.

Always baffles me how this is seen as an 'inferior' sequel. Pure 90s action at its best. Willis is excellent again. The airport cop is a great antagonist alongside Dwayne from the original. Colonel Stuart and Major Grant are great villians, and the actual twist with Grant's unit caught me completely off guard the first time i watched it.

You missed William Sadler's credit in another leading villain role as the slimy Senator Trent in the Steven Seagal minor classic Hard to Kill - also released in 1990. Popular actor at this time in the early 1990s.

Probably the best use of the yippee ki ya line out of all the movies.

one of the greatest movies of all time

Cheers Oliver. I didnt know Commando, Die Hard are in the same universe. Nice job, I never spotted Franco Nero was the General

Very informative and entertaining as always. Thanks Oliver.

Top shelf movie!! and that twist with major grant is amazing! i went to see this twice at the cinemas because it kicked so much butt at the the time. Thanks for another great review Oliver!

Would love to see a breakdown of “The Long Kiss Goodnight” another fantastic but underrated action movie.. I believe Renny Harlin directed this also

Die Hard 2 is one of my all time favorite sequels . Seeing it in 70mm blow up in 1990 was a awesome experience.

Oh that sweet sweet sound of the Cannon Films intro theme... Now makes me think about Oliver Harper's KZfaq channel! Awesome!

Ah the 90's, where you could smoke just about anywhere you fucking wanted.

I have been waiting for this video for a long time I’m so excited! Keep up the great work!

Underrated sequel

Die Hard 2 has the highest body count of movies released in 1990 with 162. The second highest body count was Robocop 2 with 58.

This video stopped me in my tracks when going through my subscription. I immediately had to start watching this before anything else!

Always look forward to your perspective on movies, especially the ones that I Love. Die Hard 2 is one of them. Very underrated and stands strong beside 1 & 3 IMHO Keep up the great work

Great review. For me, Die Hard 2 is the best - and only - sequel to the original classic. Holly’s exasperated final line perfectly bookends the two films.

Saw it at the cinema at the time, really enjoyed it, but whenever I want to watch a Christmas film, I watch the original.

another problem with DH2 is the same as with Home Alone - every freakin' Christmas, for the past ~30 years, those have been played relentlessly, so people are bored to death with'em.

Anyone can say what they will about William Sadler as Col. Stuart but what he does in this film, the crashing of Windsor 114, to this day remains one of the most evil, dastardly and vicious acts committed by any film villain. Not even Hans went that far and to me that solidifies him as one of cinemas all time great antagonists, despite the focus being taken off of him later in the film.

Your intro sections are better than the original trailers.

I did a review on Die Hard 3 and this video helped me clear up some credit citation issues. Thanks man.

Nice Video as always, Oliver. Wee bit of trivia: Renny Harlin admitted in his commentary that the film has far too much use of the 'F' word in it and he regrets that it wasn't toned down (*I used to own an ex-rental VHS copy and that itself was slightly edited for said bad language). Also Robert Patrick is an actor who has been 'killed' onscreen by Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger (T2) and Sly Stallone (Copland).

Love your channel!

Awesome review as always thankyou

I know so many people argue "With a Vengeance" is the best sequel. But for some reason, Die Hard 2 is the sequel I watch the most (outside of the original masterpiece of course). This is a very underrated sequel. It did a lot of things right. It kept the core formula of the original, but mixed up the locations, scenarios, and the twist with Major Grant and his men being turncoats? That was so unexpected and shocked me when I saw the movie the first time! It's brilliant! Yes, no Die Hard sequel is better than the original. But the first three is cinematic gold. I may be one of those fans with the unpopular opinion Die Hard 2 is the better sequel. The problem with Simon in the third film is he's just too likeable. He doesn't have this menacing presence about him that his brother Hans or Colonel Stuart did.

This is a damn good sequel for sure. Very admiral sequel to perhaps one of the best action films ever made. Especially given the different director. Harlin does have a great eye for action and visuals, so he was a good choice. Another good vid, Oliver. Thanks for the quality content.

Love the film, love this retrospective. Some new information too. Thanks!

Oliver keep up the good work. Your documentary was great.

Your Chanel is the greatest...love this format

The book this film used as its basis (58 Minutes) is totally awesome. If it hadn't been made into a Die Hard it could've made an awesome action movie on its own.

That was really enjoyable well done 👍 👍 keep up the good work 👌👌

this channel never fails to provide

I remember my older brother and his mate going to see it at the cinema and I had to stay at home ☹️lol Eventually I saw the ITV movie premiere around 1993 I think 🤔 Managed to tape it and watched it over and over, yes it was the usual edited for tv version but at the time I didn’t care 🙂 Solid review and video as always Oliver 👍👍

Yes! Keep ‘em coming, Harper, you absolute legend!

Great review, as ever. Have to say, I love this film. Come back to it again and again. I'd definitely take it over the third instalment. It's pretty much on an equal with the original for me!

7:55, Commando, Predator and Die Hard take place in the same universe.

Disappointed that you didn't mention Franco Nero was the original Django back in 1966, but still another well done retrospective on a favorite film of mine. Keep up the awesome work.

Its a great film. Good work as usual Oliver.

are you editing these opening trailers because that gave me chills

Remarkable as always great job mr. Harper

I love this film ATLEAST as much as the first and in many regards more. William Sandler as Colonel Stuart is straight up a fully evil Ed Harris from "The Rock" while John Amos (of "GOOD TIMES") just KILLS IT with the big switacharoo before the climax. More memorable characters and set pieces. More imminent threat. It is Die Hard just bigger and badder. Darker and funnier with a US Congressman, Fred Thompson, to boot as a costar. I could watch this film 100x in a row and never get bored. Add Dennis Franz for comic relief and Franco Nero as the General. AWESOME. JUST AWESOME also, the Die Hard Trilogy game is just master. At least DH 1 and 2, with the latter having an awesome first person shooting experience with the former being an isometric shoot em up around Nakatomi

As always sir, you knocked this one out of the park! Cheers

Yesterday I was quoting this movie to myself, for no reason. Synchronicity I guess.

My favorite William Sadler role has to be Colonel chesty puller from The Pacific. Terrific interpretation of the most decorated Marine ever.

its better than i remembered. forgot the Robert Patrick cameo :D

Yippee ki-yay, Mister Falcon! Great job as always, Oliver.

Best bit when “Meat” from Porky’s gets an ice pick in the eye!

My man, no one dissects a movie like you do. There's people who are good at analyzing movies with very interesting perspectives. Some will critique or praise them very well. But you will pull a movie apart from the day of it's production to it's release day, it's history and background, all the bullshit that went on on set and the aftermath if there was any. And no one does it quite like you. Amazing effort keep it up brother!

If it's start as a video game series, this would be like Expansion pack becoming a full projects, like GTA 3 miami dlc become GTA ViceCity Hell, Die Hard Trilogy (PS1) even started as "With Vengeance" only now it it's a Trilogy, loved it.