How did Holly not get a win for that whole scene after Hans shoots Takagi. "What idiot put you in charge?" "you did when you murdered my boss"

I love McClain trying to call the emergency hotline. "Does it sound like I'm ordering a PIZZA! " to the cop who tried to tell him this is an only "emergency hotline".

Alan Rickman said in an interview in 2012 that the drop was more like 40ft, but that's not to play him down in any way because people have literally _died_ from falling from a shorter height than that, so kudos to him for doing that stunt because _holy shit_ it was a 40ft freefall. Alan Rickman had balls of steel. RIP man.

RIP Alan Rickman, one of the greatest...

5:56 I think that “welcome to the party, pal” was meant for Al, as in “thanks for finally showing up, this is what I’m dealing with”

My favorite part of this movie that’s less obvious is that “ode to joy” is played whenever we see the vault, but it’s in a minor key and just on a single cello until the vault opens and we get the glory of that full orchestra, one of those moments that makes you almost root for Gruber and co, very well done

That's not just "asian demolition guy", thats Al frickin Leong. One of the most iconic "generic" baddies from some of the best 80s-early 90's action movies. He's the guy that tortured Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon (lucky guy), the guy in Last Action Hero that gets killed by an ICE CREAM CONE after an ice cream truck explodes after Arnold shoots a guy into it, and Al is also Genghis Khan in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Al Leong is a frickin showbiz legend and deserves everyones respect and gratitude.

"Did L.A. sunsets look like this back in the 80's?" 1:06 Yes... it's called 'Pollution'.

This movie basically the starting career for Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, props to both of the iconic hero and villain... ...and may Alan Rickman rest in peace.

Hans Gruber wasn't being racist for pretending all Japanese look the same. He was purposefully drawing out Takagi by pretending to mistake him.

Another cool thing I love about the movie is that John's Beretta is a 9mm, the same caliber as most of the terrorist's weapons (except the Steyr). So it's believable that he can top off his ammo whenever he gets a chance to search bodies -- which you see him do in the film as well!

"Did LA in the 80s really have sunsets like this?" Yes. Yes it did. I lived in LA in the 80s. The smog was real.

When I heard that Alan Rickman died, this was the movie I put in to honor him.

In addition, this movie pulled off a concept that I've never seen work anywhere near as well anywhere else: the estranged married couple that gets back together in the end. In most other movies and tv shows that attempt this, the couple is either so lovey dovey you can't believe they were ever estranged, or so hostile you can't believe they ever loved each other. Here, I believed that John and Holly had serious problems that led to their estrangement, yet despite these problems, they still loved each other. I haven't watched any other Die Hard film after the second one. In my head canon, they never got divorced because they love each other that much.

Whilst he mistakes the source, Hans' interpretation of the "no more worlds left to conquer" line is the more common (and arguably more interesting from a literary perspective). It speaks of the emptiness that comes once the 'best' reach their peak, knowing they have nothing else to do, nothing else to achieve. Looking at it like that, I think it's interesting to wonder how Hans would actually feel if he had succeeded. Would he really have been happy just sitting on a beach earning 20%?

Hans Gruber is one of the greatest movie villains (maybe super-villains almost lol) in history.

The greatest Christmas movie ever made

"Urkel had it comming" made me about spit my drink on my monitor. That's a quality joke my man.

That line: "who gives a sh*t about glass?" Was a little glass-forshadowing for when he has to walk across all of the glass in bare feet. He gave a sh*t about glass. Also, the new movie Glass which just came out looks awesome. Just wanted to say.

The film is a masterclass in setup and payoff. Everything serves the story, nothing is wasted, and that makes it the best Christmas movie ever.

Side note: The movie was largely filmed at Fox Plaza, and Fox billed themselves a rent for the duration of the shooting.

Everything Great About Disney's Treasure Planet. That's a movie that didn't deserve to bomb. It even got an Oscar nomination for best animated film. Anyone agree/disagree?

Netflix has an excellent series called "The Movies That Made Us" and _Diehard_ is one of the movies they cover. Excellent series, from the same people who did "The Toys That Made Us".

I'm surprised you didn't mention the possible joke of Han's henchman bring Ellis a Coke, because he's a cokehead

There's a part that you forgot to win, the scene where holly asks for a sofa and bathroom brakes. I think it kinda humanizes Hans a bit, he still is a human and wants to make it easier for the pregnant lady. Love your content BTW and Merry Christmas from Finland!

The color shadowing you talk about just after the one minute mark was typical Los Angeles smog in the 80s. It was so bad they had smog alerts to stay indoors and it used to be blamed for pealing paint on cars. Different times back then with less clean air

The reason the C4 exploded when John dropped it down the elevator shaft is because det-caps (the things he sticks into the block) are shock sensitive. The reason for putting the monitor on the chair on top of the C4 was to give it more impact force when it landed on top of the elevator.

A lot, and I mean a *lot*, of what makes the original Die Hard so good is that it was based on a much darker, grittier novel about a different character entirely in a very similar (yet not quite the same) situation. The book it was based on, "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp, was actually a sequel to a much longer and more "literary" work called "The Detective," which itself was adapted into a film starring Frank Sinatra quite a long time before Die Hard was made. "Nothing Lasts Forever," by comparison, was short and rather pulpy... but interesting nonetheless, telling the story of the now-grizzled and aged Joe Leland (protagonist of "The Detective") as he, ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time with no shoes on much like John McClane would in the movie, became the one-man obstacle to Tony Gruber's terrorist mission to publicly expose Klaxon Oil's arms deals with a dictatorship in Chile and "redistribute" the contents of their vault to the people, a huge P.R. stunt for a group of radicals. Your mention of John McClane being the "antagonist" here is especially interesting because the book this movie was based on leaves the reader somewhat in uncertainty over who the true "good guy" of the conflict even was. As an amusing detail, the "gun taped to the back" trick works without a hitch for John McClane in the movie but doesn't completely work out for Joe Leland in the book. Joe's daughter (replaced by John's wife in the movie) falls to her death along with Gruber and his hand does indeed catch on her wristwatch while he drags her down. Leland isn't able to reach her in time and she even takes a shot to the abdomen from Gruber before he even drags her to the window at all. It's a little nebulous as to whether Leland's daughter deserved to die or not, as Gruber claimed she knew what the Klaxon Oil company was up to, but she dies before Leland has a chance to confront her on the issue and get her side of the story. Oh, but don't think Leland doesn't have his own special brand of marital problems, because OH BOY, Thorp gets into that can of worms in "The Detective." The upshot is that though John McClane is written as being a cool action hero, much of conflict is based on a more down-to-earth story of a much older man who had a REAL struggle to stay on top of the game, and that translates into a very, very well-rounded action movie where all of the hero's victories feel earned through hard fighting and clever resourcefulness rather than just handed to him because the director thought it would look cool... like in the later Die Hard movies.

The “welcome to the party pal” line is in regards to him throwing the body onto the police car to get the officers attention and involved.

Jake Peralta approves

Hard to believe, but this was Alan Rickman's first motion picture. Up to that point, he was basically an unknown and struggling stage actor with only one moderately successful play on his resume, which was turned into a movie, but his role was recast and given to John Malkovich who was more famous and a reliable box office draw.

5:13 Fingers actually don't have muscles. All finger strength and movement come from tendons connected to the forearm muscles. Human anatomy lessons win.

Some subtitles went a little crazy on this one! Not sure what's up, hope it doesn't ruin your Christmas!

such an iconic movie!! def one of the best ones to watch around Christmas!! Severus Snape... i mean Hans Gruber... i mean Alan Rickan is ALWAYS SUCH a huge win!! RIP!!! 1946-Always!!

Die Hard franchise died after Die Hard With a Vengeance. Live Free or Die Hard is .. watchable. But there's NO excuse for A Good Day To Die Hard

My first Alan Rickman movie and followed him every since. Everybody loves Snape (I do too) but this will always be my favorite role. Thank you for doing this movie.😍😍

The best Christmas movie ever

18:28 Basically? This was his first movie!

My favorite thing about this movie is that there were only 35 pages of script written when they started filming. The rest of it was written during production.

I hated Elias as a kid, now as an adult I find Ellis hillerious. All of his lines are just OTT cheese it just makes me laugh so much. Not to mention the opening scene he is hanging coke on the desk and John catches him, too funny

I miss Alan Rickman. And his FIRST movie! He gave us such wonderful movie performances.🕯🌹😢❤

Dude, I would love to see you tackle the Stephen Summers movies, in the future. The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Van Helsing...

As they say, "Yippee ki yay" Such an iconic film! Every aspect of it was amazing, the storyline, the characters, the soundtrack, and the action were all great and literally legendary! Decided to watch it on Christmas day again, and what a film. Hard to find anything similar these days, what a time. Such an amazing cast as well, especially with Willis in his prime. So sad to see him in the condition he is now, and hearing about the passing of Gilyard, few months back. But we can all agree on this movie and their talent will always have an everlasting legacy. If you're looking for a perfect action-packed, film; This is it! Unforgettable.

LA sunsets were beautiful in the 80's due to the large amount of smog in the air. The incredible reds, pinks, oranges, purples in almost every sunset as your lungs were burning.

We need more Alan Rickman wins via the completion of the Harry Potter movies, please and thank you.

I watched this in theaters back when I was still a kid (10 or 11) with a friend, no adult supervision. I thought it was the bloodiest and coolest thing ever. Now, as a grown woman I can really apreciate it for the little details.It holds up so well 30 years later.

Still my favorite action movie of all times, from childhood to now. I love it more now because I get the deeper tones that were hiding in plain sight that I did not see as a kid. As a kid it was about the action and the one liners. As an adult, I see the pain and emotion. I hear so many people loving this just because it was a great action flick, but I love it because it is just an all around great movie on so many levels. And I agree with those who said it before me, greatest Christmas movie ever.

“Carl rejects your offer to smile” coupled with the movie’s musical sting got me to my core.

A little fun fact actually, the director of this movie wanted the whole thing to sound real so he had the guns loaded with loud blanks (I'm pretty sure). And during the scene with Bruce under the table and Alan on top trying to shoot him (Again I think, can't remember too well) the shots from Bruce's gun made him either 3/4s or 2/3s deaf in his left ear. Sucks but at least it was a good movie. Edit: It was NOT Alan, it was one of the goons who made the remark, "Next time you have a chance to kill someone don't hesitate!"

Do The Lord of the Rings trilogy please. Each video would be an hour long.

Fun fact: Die Hard & Speed are in the same shared universe. Merry Christmas.

You nailed it! I have always loved Die Hard. The scene where he talks about his wife always gets me, too. A true classic!

Hey I hope we get to see the last two Harry Potter wins soon! Can’t wait lol

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THIS IS MY FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER AND ALSO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MOVIES PERIOD

I was a cinemasins viewer for awhile before finding this channel, but what I appreciate most is what you do that Jeremy doesn't- the ending summary and conclusion that puts everything into context. Well done mate.

"Urkel had it coming." I'm dying!

I have a machine gun now HO HO HO

*Merry Christmas to you Cinema wins!*

Watched this on Chirstmas Eve. One of the greatest action as well as Christmas movies of all time. An iconic, legendary, standout, and amazing film. A film filled with so many iconic sayings like "Yippee ki yay", references about other films, actors, and much more to even mention as well as say about this film. Like its not one of those Christmas movies about joy or happiness but a Christmas film, that is filled with action which is what makes it so unique. Its a film about emotion, being a hero, fighting, against all odds and etc. Like every single part of it was amazing, the story, the characters, the music, the action throughout the film; where no matter what, you were always on the edge of your seat as if you were the character, constantly experiencing his emotion, what was occurring, his humor, the action, it was like a roller coaster of emotions that is honestly better explained if you felt it as well as watched it since you were constantly cheering him on as well as worrying what was going to happen next, and him coming out as a hero, his legacy, alongside saving the day. Like every year, I always watch a Christmas movie with my twin brother, since he always recommends new Christmas films to watch together on Christmas and when he mentioned this, which is a film we've never watched before only until now, it really goes to show how amazing it was & probably his best pick & by far one if not, the greatest action film of all time as well as Christmas film of all time due to its uniqueness. Like I honestly can't believe how this film came out in 1988, and how advanced it was for its time, especially with how great it must've been in that era. It's honestly hard to find anything unique to this type of film like what a time it must've been in that era to be alive. Such an excellent cast, especially Willis who honestly never fails when it comes to these types of films especially when it was in his prime. Sad to see the condition he is in now, wishing him all the best as well as hearing about Gilyard passing away a couple of months back which honestly makes you look back to the film and see how amazing he was. Same with Willis when he was in his prime. Like the amount of people that still watch this film and mention about it, really goes to show how much of a legacy it has, and how its by far the greatest action movie of all time. Truly unforgettable, especially every scene which was just so iconic, amazing and so much to say about this film. Like its a neverending page of words. Like if you're picking out a perfect action film to watch that will always make you on the edge of your seat filled with emotion and always focused this is your film to watch. 5 stars.

0:30 “Is disassembling your gun relaxing too?” Okay, you are definitely a Layer Cake fan, please do a video on that movie all ready and give it some much needed exposure and love.

*EVERYTHING GREAT WITH THE EMOJI MOVIE* In 0 minutes or less...

I missed this movie as a kid... Still haven't watched it... I'll be right back to the video once I wathc Die Hard...

1:37 architecture win for cinemawins! Would not mind more of those in the future

*a few years ago* My dad: hey Jas Die Hard is on tonight Me: meh My dad: it's got Alan Rickman in it Me: what time?!

Everything great about Die Hard 2, *Ding* Also Alan Rickman is always a Win!

Thanks for the great Christmas treat. And happy holidays for you and your family!

Thank you for your positivity and sharing your love of movies! ♥️

1:08 that's the SMOG reflection looking so beautiful hahaha

Oh man, one of my favorite christmas movies.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is next!

Best poker face: Alan Rickman You never know what he's thinking

I've seen Die Hard at least a million times, yet you pointed out a ton of things I never noticed! Especially all the really good camerawork and screenplay. And the protagonist/antagonist switch up!! Wow!

This is the greatest Christmas gift given to man. Thank you so much for this CinemaWins.

Awesome video, thank you for the whole year's worth of work! 💟 ❄🎄Merry Christmas🎄❄

I watched Die Hard 1,2 and 3 last weekend. I love them. CinemaWins,I wish you Happy New Year from Romania.

Things great about Die Hard: EVERYTHING!!! Also 4:54 I think you mean: “A moment of rage for 80’s gas prices.”

I WAS HOPING AND YOU DELIVERED

If anyone reading this i hope you have a great Christmas eve.

Was there any mention of Hans: "Good enough?" Holly: "Good enough." as a play on the name of Alexander Godunov?

"Let's be honest. Urckel had it coming." Best line ever. In cotext!

you should add a win for each time one of those mp5's with the collapsible stocks appears on screen, roller delayed blowback masterpiece.

"These are friendship bullets!" cracked me up

Awesome stuff. 👌🏾. You make me re watch movies I thought I I knew very well. Continue the good work.

What’s not great about Die Hard, it’s one of the best and most heartwarming Christmas Movies

4:49 Also, my mom worked as a Dispatcher a couple of years ago, and, through her, I know these women would be fired! The thing is, no matter how ridiculous or impossible a call may sound, a Dispature must always treat them as %100 serious!

The best Christmas movie ever!!! I wrote that comment then scrolled and all the comments were the exact same =)

Thank you for making these videos! They make me so happy

It's my alternative Christmas film! I am looking forward to reviewing this :) Great content!

Looking forward to kingsman 2 next week

"Thanks for the advice!" I think Bruce actually blew out his eardrum shooting the pistol that close to his own head in that scene. Not sure where I heard that or if it's true but there it is.

I just recently found this channel and am so happy I have. I love "everything wrong" but it is so good to hear someone going on about all the good parts of my favorite movies instead of destroying them. lmao

One aspect that you failed to mention was Holly's knowledge about John. Two scenes, the one where she realizes that it is John that is driving the terrorists crazy, and the scene near the end before John shoot Hans, and the other thief. That dynamic also helped to make that a great movie.

Speaking of Rickman honing his chops on villainous roles, how about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? With a score so majestic Disney stole it for their home video line.

.75 cents for gas?! I live 4 miles from the “Nakatomi Plaza” in Midcity, Los Angeles and gas is around $4.

Excellent analysis/dissection! Die Hard is genuinely a modern (80s) classic! So many little details and insights in script and production/direction fitting together like a wonderful jigsaw puzzle to produce a lovely picture.

10:16 "Let's be honest, Urkle had it coming..." 😂🤣😁🤣 LMAO!

Man I really like the 4th one. How surprising was Justin Long? Even though I hate Timmy O as a villain.. too much Justified

Will there be some Matrix on this channel?

It's my own Christmas tradition to watch Die Hard, merry Christmas to you too!

This is one movie where I genuinely wouldn't have been surprised if it was just the whole movie with you speaking commentary over it. That's how good Die Hard is.