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The quintessential Christmas movie.. a man estranged from his family goes through hardship to win them back in time for Christmas

Fun Fact: Die Hard was Alan Rickman's first feature film. Before this movie, he'd mainly done theater and a bit of TV. How many can say that their first movie role was playing one of the greatest villains in action movie history.

It's a Wonderful Life is a drama Christmas movie, Home Alone is a comedy Christmas movie, Die hard is an action Christmas movie. It's that simple!!

For Hans' death scene, Alan Rickman was told he would be dropped on a count of three, but he was let go earlier to elicit a genuine look of surprise. The director, John McTiernan said, "there's no way he could fake that". For other McTiernan-Films (you already watched _Predator_ and _Last Action Hero,_ I believe), I can recommend _Hunt for Red October_ and _The 13th Warrior._ And a Bruce Willis-Movie I can absolutely recommend is _The Fifth Element._

“100% a Christmas movie…1000% a Christmas movie” I’m glad you landed on the light side! (I watch this while I stuff stockings every year.) Like you, I also enjoy more standard Christmas movies, but this one is special. I also strongly recommend The Ref, with Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey.

One little bit of trivia I love about this movie is how at the time Bruce Willis wasn’t really known as an action star at this point in his career he was mostly known for his comedic roles but the studio/director took a chance to make him an action star and well…here we are

12:52 “Fuckin’ Ellis, man” So succinctly put. I don’t think I’ve ever been so unbothered by any other character death ever.

Theo is the scariest villain in this movie. Everyone else is serious about what they're doing. It's a job and they'll do what needs to be done. But Theo? Theo is ENTERTAINED by the murderer. He's gleeful. THAT is a man who would scare me.

I always break it down like this, a father struggling to connect with his family, marriage on the ropes, goes out of his way to be with his family during Christmas and meet them at a holiday party. Troubles ensue on the way and he has to overcome all odds to get back to his family. That is the plot of almost every Christmas movie ever and that is the plot of die hard. It is 100% a Christmas movie

3 criteria for a Christmas movie: 1) needs to take place on or around Christmas. 2) needs to have Christmas references (music, Santa, decorations, etc). 3) needs to have the Christmas spirit. Die Hard clearly has the first two, and I argue it has the third because he flew out to California to try to save his marriage and he’s kinda doing all this for his wife. That’s why I’ve argued that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. My second favorite behind It’s a Wonderful Life.

This is the movie that made Willis an action star. Before this he know as a comedic actor from Moonlighting. A great dramedy series that was on network tv. This also started a new trend in action movies if the hero being an everyman, average joe type, as opposed to the Rambo and Commando types of the 80's. This is definitely a Christmas movie and one of the greatest action films ever made, period. Great reaction.

You are correct in recognizing Alan Rickman, Snapes. He is also memorable in "Dogma," "Quigley Down Under," and "Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves."

John’s line in the vents is so minor, but strikes me as so funny because it feels so relatable. At some point in the middle of all this shit….you honestly would have a moment of “I should have just stayed home.”

There are 4 sequels to this, of which the next 2 are really good(3rd one maybe even better than the 1st). You should definetely check those out aswell. 4th is okay. And we don't talk about the 5th one.

So many iconic lines in this movie. My favorite? “Glass? Who gives a shit about glass?!” Only for Bruce Willis’ character to get covered in glass later on, oh the fantastic irony. Edit; another great one, “If this is what it’s like working Christmas, I gotta work New Years!”

What a classic " Christmas" movie...and one of the best action movies of all time! My favorite Chistmas sweater says "It's not Christmas until you see Hans Gruber fall from Nakatomi Tower" 🤣

You probably already know the major fun facts, but here are a few more from the director's commentary. He was very worried about the rooftop sequence, particularly about having that many people standing underneath a real hovering helicopter. He knew that one mistake could kill a lot of people, so he called it off after only two fly-bys. Hence why you don't get a good look at the roof from the helicopter until after it's evacuated. Also, the roof explosion wasn't done with a miniature; to get the scale, they set up a camera 5 miles across the city. The director's favorite moment is the elevator "ding" right before it explodes. Bruce Willis suffered permanent 2/3rds hearing loss in his left ear after shooting that one terrorist through the table. Also, Alan Rickman's "Alas, your Mr Takagi did not see it that way, so he won't be joining us for the rest of his life" and chowing down at the buffet table was ad-libbed. Same goes with Al Leong, the guy who munched on a candy bar while waiting for the police infiltration.

Not just a Christmas movie, but one of the BEST ACTION movies of all time!

Although I don’t really consider it a Christmas movie, this is one of my all-time favorite movies, and it’s the one that made Bruce Willis a superstar. Also I agree with you 100%, it’s got perfect setups and payoffs. None of the sequels can even touch it, though Die Hard 3 is solid. The reporter is the same guy who played Walter Peck (the EPA agent) in Ghostbusters.

When I think of Christmas movies, I usually think of things like It's A Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Muppet's Christmas, Love Actually, and Batman Returns.

Another classic to mark off your to-do list. I'm still hoping you do some westerns, like Tombstone and Unforgiven.

Yes, that's the late great Alan Rickman, who did in fact play Snape in the Harry Potter movies. But I'll always remember him as Hans Gruber, and as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Absolutely a Christmas movie...glad youre on this team. It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi Plaza.

29:53 This is actually no christmas music, it’s an exerpt from Beethoven‘s 9th symphony called „Freude schöner Götterfunken“ and is also the official hymn of the European Union.

Trading Places and A Christmas Story are a must watch for me lol.

Fun fact: at 35:04, the music used is actually part of the soundtrack for Aliens! Specifically the track “resolution and hyperspace”, however that track wasn’t actually used in aliens. The director used the song because he wasn’t happy with the music that Michael Kamen, die hard’s composer, had originally written for the scene

I've been calling this a Christmas movie ever since 1989 when my dad rented it.

LET'S GO! Now you HAVE to watch Die Hard 2 and 3 too. They're INCREDIBLE! 😊😊😊😊

If I am not mistaken, the MP5 and the 9mm are the same bullet. So yeah, he has ammunition for his pistol. I suspect he had an empty magazine which he switched out before handing it to him.

fun fact, this movie was what got Carl Winslow aka Reginald Val Johnson his role on the *at the time* new sitcom called Family Matters. They loved his portrayal of a cop and decided he would be perfect for the role. and luckily for all of us, he accepted.

Die Hard is not only my favorite action movie, but also my number 1 favorite Christmas movie.

This was an awesome movie when it came out - for a change it gave an edge of reality and high stakes which broke away from many tropes which had suffused movies such as this. The hero suffered, the villains were core smart and ruthless. This was Bruce's first real movie coming from the comedy adventure show MOONLIGHTING which was something of a harder edged switch up from sarcastic detective David Addison. Great stuff, and hard to believe that it's 34 years old.. I remember seeing this at the cinema like it was yesterday. The sequels are fine.

27:34 Actually, the Beretta and the MP5 use the exact same cartridge, 9x19mm Parabelum, so John could have loaded the pistol with the ammo from the MP5

One of the best Christmas movies ever!

Die Hard is hands down among my top favorite movies. Its nearly perfect in every way, from early on how they set up things that call back to later on, even the whole "take your shoes off and make fists with your toes on the carpet", like just taking the shoes off for John really had a detrimental effect. Plus a bunch of other things. Gotta also love how they always portray the cops and the FBI in movies back then as complete idiots that make matters worse! haha

I love this film, I know it’s not a Christmas movie but I watch it every year on Christmas

Die Hard 2:Die Harder also takes place at Christmas time and the third one Die Hard:With a Vengeance co-stars Samuel L Jackson. Him and Bruce are a great team.

The movie was based on the novel Nothing Lasts Forever, which was released in 1979, is a sequel to his 1968 novel The Detective with Frank Sinatra. The ending a lot more darker than the movie: SPOILERS! As Hans Gruber uses Holly as a bullet shield, McClane shoots him in the chest and falls through the window, but not before he grabs Holly by her sweater resulting to have them in falling to their deaths. Karl survives and begins shooting at reporters and police with an M-60 machine gun. Powell grabs an M-16 Rifle and kills Karl. McClane gets hit in the leg by Karl, and is taken away in an ambulance but sadly dies of his injuries.

The World was introduced to Alan Rickman, and we were never the same.

Sad fact about Bruce Willis if you didn't know, he retired because he has a form of memory loss were he cannot remember his lines anymore.

16:49 he WAS supposed to grab onto the first vent. The stunt man failed to grab on to it and they decided to leave the shot in.

Definitely one of the greatest action movies of all-time, and one of the best franchises as well.

Alan Rickman's breakout role, I think this was his first major movie. You need to remember that Hans is a bit of a showman and a bullsh1tter, he is playing terrorist for the authorities, so they won't see what he is really up to or after, it was all part of the plan, but as they said in one of the advertisements for this movie, it was the perfect plan, and then...someone stole his detonators. Plus...RIP to the guy that played the hacker, he passed away recently.

1000% a Christmas movie!! and I loved your reaction

One of my all time favorite movies.

If you do any of the sequels its gotta be die hard with a vengeance. Bruce Willis teams up with Samuel L. Jackson in that one and it is so good & hilarious

Watching John in the vent at 17:20 "Claustrophobic as HELL"........."Videos of people doing, like, cave crawling, and exploring man...I don't know how you can do that. Even watching the videos gets my heart pumping" That seals it. Dude needs to watch The Descent. We need a high level patreon to make it happen.

It ain't Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza

You kind of talked over the explanation of John & Holly's relationship "status". Argyle had successfully guessed that John simply stayed in NYC because he didn't think Holly would be successful in California & wanted to maintain their "Home" in NY for when she "came back". They are living separately but are not legally "separated". (no paperwork filed; no divorce lawyers hired or anything) You can tell that they both LOVE each other very much, but that SHE is hurt that he didn't have faith in her & HE is hurt that she chose her career over her husband. As a result, their hurt feelings & PRIDE are keeping them from sitting down and having the simple conversation needed to fix & establish their marriage's new situation. (where the WHOLE family is going to live, who is going to do what, and so on) Lack of honest, unemotional communication screws up so many things IRL that it makes it all the more believable for the audience. Just as John starting an argument after Holly offered an "olive branch" to him was. So was his verbally BERATING himself for his own stupidity & lack of emotional control. (Despite it being normal & completely understandable)

This was Alan Rickman's first movie. My generation saw Snape and said Hey it's Hans Gruber. Lol.

My family has a ton of traditions every single year. My dad’s side of the family is Mexican and Italian so we do Le Befana the Christmas witch (blankets and cookies for the kids), Epiphany (the three kings give extra gifts on January 6th), as well as presents under the tree on Christmas Day. Christmas is a big deal.

Christmas for sure. It’s our tradition to watch this every Christmas. Lethal Weapon too.

If you haven't seen it yet, you really gotta check out It's a Wonderful Life from 1946. It's the quintessential Christmas movie, besides Die Hard of course 😂

One of the best “Christmas” movies ever! 😊🌲 Every. Year. 😊

Btw, the music during the opening of the vault is Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". I dont know about other countries, but at least in Germany it's not considered christmans music.

Die Hard is definitely a Christmas classic. Try Bad Santa if you haven't already for some dark Christmas comedy.

Nakatomi Plaza, 12/24/88. Never forget.

LETS GOOO! Been requesting this for YEARS and never been happier to see this. 100% worth saving for Christmas tho. Now just for the other 4 in the series…

I'm glad that you liked this, too.

Most of the guns used by the bad guys and John’s handgun used the same caliber round. Most likely 9mm.

27:53 "Oops, no paintballs..." There's that Community reference 😁 And the "Deeeeaaaan!" "That's a good look for you Jeffrey" later on. Also the MP5 and the Beretta both are in 9mm, so he had a steady supply for his pistol.

Director John McTiernan's next film after Predator (1987) and loosely based on the Roderick Thorp novel, "Nothing Lasts Forever" (1979). This film was a gamechanger of the action genre for it's time. Many copycats were made. Some were good and some weren't. Bruce Willis in his 3rd film role after releasing an album called "The Return of Bruno" and finishing his 5-season run on the TV series, "Moonlighting". Willis as McClane was known as America's unluckiest cop. But as an flawed and relatable character, it made him beloved as an action hero. The late, Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) in his first feature film redefined onscreen villains. He is one of several actors in the film who've passed away. This was a summer blockbuster (June of '88). As it takes place during Christmas, it's only been seen as an Christmas film. There are 4 sequels in the DH franchise as 2-4 are pretty good. The 5th and final installment is very debatable. Bruce Willis retired from acting, early 2022 after he was diagnosed with Aphasia. His career reads over 100 roles, mostly films and some television. But as Detective John McClane, he'll never be forgotten. Yippee-ki-yay motherf******.

Yeah the first die hard and the third, die hard with a vengeance, are my absolute favorites. But the original has the best tension imo.

Next week then it's die hard 2 right? Another Xmas classic for all the family!

I agree that it's a Christmas movie for sure🙂

22:17 must of been a lot of stockbroker’s jumping off buildings he said it so casually 😂😂😂😂

27:39 the Beretta and MP5(actually a HK94) both use 9x19mm. but movie logic is that he has unlimited ammo untill the plot requires him to be empty

“Die Hard” is one of the best action films of all time. Did so much in two hours. It made Bruce Willis a bonafide action star. It also gave us one of the best villains of all time.

Christmas movie you need to check out. "Bad Santa" with Billy Bob Thornton

This is THE BEST Christmas Movie of All Time!!

Yeah this is one of the movies that I watch every Christmas comes on every year on TV

If it’s a wonderful life is a Christmas movie, then die hard, one and 2 and lethal weapon are Christmas movies!

My father showed me this film when I was younger.

They don't make em like this anymore and it didn't need CGI or effects to make a great tense action movie. I love watching this on Christmas Eve with a few beers and trying t o spot the moment Johns vest turned from white to dark greenish lol. The next two Die Hard movies are absolutely worth a watch the 4th and 5th are ok / watchable, but are outclassed by the first 3 movies.

Love this movie too. I watch it at least once a year and around Christmas

The first 3 are absolute classics of my childhood, the third being by far my favorite

Another greeeeeeeat christmas movie you'll definitely love is "The long kiss goodnight" with Samuel l Jackson from 1996!!

Sequels are good too. Especially the one with Samuel l Jackson. And I think the 4th? With Timmy Olyphant as bad guy.

Thank you bro for reacting this amazing classic Die Hard starring by Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman. Don't forget reacts the sequels Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard and A Good Day to Die Hard

Die Hard 1,3&4 are my favorites, def worth a watch. Also 3&4 are not Christmas themed, and Samuel L Jackson is in part 3 as well!😊

8:01 the bad guy in the movie is professor snape from Harry Potter that’s how I knew this movie was old as hell

A Christmas movie is about Christmas and the "spirit of Christmas". Usually a romantic comedy. This is an action movie set during Christmas but not a Christmas movie in my opinion.

Alan Rickman is also great in Galaxy Quest. :-)

The film was a box office and critical success, making $141 million dollars against a $35 million dollar budget. It was nominated for 4 Oscars: Best Visual Effects Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Film Editing. It lost all of them to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

I recall that at least two actors were in this and "Lethal Weapon;" Al Leong and Mary Ellen Trainor.

“He’s gonna have to hide this body though” 😂

One of my Christmas Traditions, which was on hold the past two years but otherwise did every year for over a decade, is to have friends over and watch a non-traditional Christmas film, followed by our yearly rewatchbof Bad Santa. This year we did: Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Star Wars Holiday Special Bad Santa

The MP5 and his Beretta handgun take the exact same ammunition. Lucky break.

Great movie. It was Alan Rickman Rip breakout role. You should watch the sequel which is even more a Christmas movie and of course It's a wonderful Life the ultimate Christmas movie. Another great underrated action Christmas movie you should see is Reindeer games 2000 with Ben Affleck. no one react to it yet.

Scrooged with Bill Murray is great Christmas movie! One of my favs!

It's great that you know "Carl Winslow". At the end he shoots the terrorist named Karl. So, in both roles where he plays a cop - Carl shot Karl. 😆

Heads up Bruce Willis recently stated specifically in a speech somewhere that Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie

9:30 Yupp that’s him😂😂😂

Jingle all the way with Arnold Schwarzenegger is a pretty funny Christmas movie

The Long Kiss Goodnight is also a Christmas movie lol

"Is that snape??" 🤣🤣🤣 I was waiting for that reaction

DIE HARD 2 is good. It's a bit of a rehash of the first, but it's also set during Christmas time. The third one, DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE, is really good. It builds more on the story and feels like more like a real sequel to the first film. After that, you can skip the rest.

Yippee Ki-yay

In Germany movies get dubbed for the general public. Usually they're pretty close, but Bruce Willis has quite the different voice. The first time I checked out the original audio, I was rather surprised what he sounds like.