The Bond villain that never was. RIP Alan Rickman.

"I'm going to count, to 3. There will not be a 4." Probably my favorite line of an incredibly quotable character.

"Who said we were terrorists" - That's my favorite Gruber line along with the line where he said - "I read about them in Time magazine"....

The best part about this whole film is that Bonnie Bedelia revealed in a later interview (maybe after Alan’s death) that Alan Rickman was a genuinely sweet kind and gentle man who she ate lunch with nearly every day on set. But...when the cameras rolled, he could become one of cinema’s all time best villains.

Alan Rickman was one of the best villains of all time with this performance. He is extremely intelligent, charismatic, educated, sarcastic, charming and frightening at the same time.

I love how he takes the silencer off. He wants the hostages to hear it.

Whenever I watch this scene, I think maybe this time Takagi will just give him the code.

Has to be one of the best Christmas movies ever.

I love how utterly well-crafted the early portion of Die Hard is. We're so used to the idea of the criminal mastermind in fiction. We think of the criminal mastermind as a cackling Bond villain with a secret lair and an army of henchmen in matching jumpsuits. Or perhaps instead a sort of modern-day Robin Hood: a gentleman thief with a code of honour who strikes out against the rich and powerful. Hans Gruber is really neither of these things. He is a genuinely brilliant criminal, and he's willing to be polite and friendly when his situation permits. But it's ultimately all a cover. Beneath the suave suit and the facade of the gentleman scholar is an utterly ruthless killer. He's not some romantic suave super criminal, he's just a consummate career criminal looking at a big payday who is willing to go to any length in order to achieve his goals.

"It;s a very nice suit, Mr. takagi. It would be a shame to ruin it" Never does ruin the suit....

The best movie villain of all time. My favorite line has to be: "Mr. Takagi, I could talk about industrialization and men's fashion all day, but I'm afraid work must intrude, and my associate, Theo, has some questions for you. Sort of fill in the blanks questions, actually."

That Hans Gruber is one HECK of a villain.

I saw this movie for $1 at a matinee screening. Best dollar I ever spent.

"Now, the code please." He asks so politely before he blew his brains out with that very nice H&K P7 9mm and the tension in this scene is just incredible. Poor James Shigeta may he and Joe Tagaki RIP.

The dialogue, score and every shot of the film was perfectly executed. Truly one of the top 5 best action films of all time.

The code is: "Grabthar's Hammer"

Its crazy how this was Rickman's first actual movie.

I like the subtle shift in how Hans says "3" indicating that he is surprised by Takagi's refusal ("you do realize I just said '3', right?").

"because I am interested in the 640 million dollars in negotiable bearer bonds that you have locked in your vault." best voice ever.

I miss the days when text appearing on a screen made such a loud and interesting noise.

He's basically playing the greatest Bond villain outside of the Bond movie in this.

Miss this Guy. He was and is still amazing and he worked his Ass Off. God Bless

dang we never got that cool bridge built after the events at Nakatomi Plaza..

Those lines uttered by Alan Rickman when requesting the code , were so cool. A soft voice but very intimidating tone. "The code, please" "It's a very nice suits, Mr Takagi. It's a shame to ruin it" " I'm going to count to three. There will not be a four" "1,2,3" "Ok"

He can even say 'forbes' in a slightly sinister way

One of my favourite scenes. The text is great and Alan Rickman does his part so damn brilliant, love him!!!

Gruber nedded the code while Ellis needed the coke

I just noticed when the black guy says I told you, he’s talking to the blonde guy and Rickman looks at them annoyed… they had a bet on whether he’d tell them the code

Alan Rickman was and will always be one of the absolute greatest villains in cinema

" The code please " Im gonna be honest I was terrified

"We're gonna need some more CEO guys I guess" - Dwayne T. Robinson

"I'm going to count to three. There will not be a four." I'm gonna use that line next time my 6 year old son starts misbehaving.

"Fine, we'll do it the hard way." Greatest action movie ever made.

Alan Rickman is such an amazing actor, and he plays evil, super villains to perfection! If you're a fan of his, then you should DEFINITELY watch Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner. Alan played the Sherif of Nottingham, and in my humble opinion, his performance in that movie ranks right up there with his performance in this one.

"you are interested in money..." Duh!

"I told you." "It's Not Over Yet!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

"I'm going to count to three. There will not be a four." He did warn him.

Gruber: “I shall give you to the count of three to finish your greens, there will not be a four…” Child: “Yes, daddy!”

Alan Rickman. Definitely the best Die Hard villain.

I think it should also be acknowledged that, long before beards were cool, he had a very cool beard.

I missed it the first time I watched this back in the 80’s, but Hans meticulously unscrews the silencer, knowing that if he kills the CEO it will send a message that he means business.

Shoot the glass classic. Love this movie

His delivery on "three"... chilling

the music is so PERFECT in this movie.......

I never heard that bit before when Hans is talking about how the money he wants to steal is only about 10 operational days worth of money in the company and it will only be a minor inconvenience to the corporation.....not to mention their money is definitely insured against theft and acts of terrorism. Takagi must have thought Hans was bluffing.

Another reason why DIE HARD (1989) still has no equal to this day.

.."and when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer"

The real code is: Takagi:1...2...3...4...5. Hans: The code is 1,2,3,4,5!? Thats what some idiot would put on their luggage!

Cultured, sly, dark to an extent and above all a man of clear will...there will never be another Alan Rickman who can play Hans Gruber. If he were still alive, I would love to have met the man...he seemed so cool, so funny, so inspiring. Rest in Peace Alan, the man who had the villian side of Hans, the humor of Dr. Lazarus /Alexander (Galaxy Quest) and the dark yet willing compassionate side of Snape all rolled into one.

So @2:31 that boat is actually the same boat they have the bomb on in The Die Hard with a vengeance movie YEARS after this was made... Sweettt

I love how Hans makes all this ridiculous references to reading about things in magazines like Time and Forbes and he is really just making a mockery of the whole situation

3:51: "I don't know nothin' about no fancy door code, I'm just a simple blacksmith."

An true Actor. Simply great.

Sort of FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS actually

I will count to three. There will not be a four. Neither will be two, except it will proceed to three. Five is right out!

The fact they cast Jeffery Dahmer as one of the henchmen makes this a timeless classic.

Mr. Takagi was playing chess Hans was playing Call of Duty

Actually a really profound quote. Reminds me of the bar scene in Tombstone. "Apparently Johnny Ringo is an educated man"

You know, a lot of needless deaths and destructions would have been avoided over the next twenty years around the world, if he had just given the code, and the bad guys had just gotten out of there. The path not taken.

Takagi did what the samurai would do by not “surrendering” to enemy’s demands. He chose death before dishonor.

Alan Rickman was a content British theatre and TV actor. When the Royal Shakespeare Company production of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' moved to Broadway, he decided to audition for a Hollywood movie while in America. He got the part. We got Hans.

Rest In Peace Clarence Gilyard.

Hearing him speak for the first couple of seconds, you can already picture him berating Harry Potter and his friends.. who were still years from being born yet at the time. That's wild.

I love the expression at 3:50. It's like, "Dude don't think for a minute this guy is playing."

The P99 shoot sound is like the glock from Half-Life Another reference of Valve inspiration

3:59 AVADA KEDAVRA

Rest in peace and birthday wishes to Alan Rickman. 2 21 Die Hard is one of the most memorable action films ever made. Mr Rickmans performance makes him one of the best villians ever filmed. The look on his face when the watch is opened is satisfying

Can we just appreciate that vintage computer station was completely built into the desk?

Neat to meet him and get his autograph before he died. RIP Rickman.

I think this is how John McClane knew "Bill Clay" was really Hans Gruber. He recognized his voice.

"There will be no foolish gun-shooting, or silly Christmas recitations in this building."

I'm actually in shock that no one has come up with a Hans and Simon prequel series.

This scene is excellent, it has a slow crescendo from the friendly start with Takagi, to a more serious tone, and then, in the end, he gets killed.

“Do it the hard way….” (Karl forks over his bet to Theo) 😂

I guess Takagi thought Hans was bluffing. HE WASN'T

Honestly, with 640 million in negotiable BEARER BONDS, I am now on Gruber’s side, because that shit is illegal as fuck

This scene was mind blowing.

"And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain he wept for there were no nore worlds to conquer!........benefits of a classical education!".....Great philosophical insight from Hans!

When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.

Such a lovely x-mas movie.

One of the best Villains ever.

In the reality, Alan Rickman was two years older than Jeremy Irons. Despite the fact in Die Hard film franchise, Jeremy Irons plays his older brother.

"Okay..."

Good score. Michael Kamen was a brilliant composer

Hans here: I saw 60 minutes Hans with dumb hostage:, I must have missed 60 minutes

“Sit… Down!!!”. Wooo… that’s when the villain side came out.

It's obvious. The code is , "You want money?"

So that’s what Snape did before trying himself in teaching

Hans is one of the best most entertaining villains ever. A thief who is articulate smart & impeccably dressed. It's funny everyone assumes they are terrorists instead of simply crooks

A master at his craft. Brilliant in every way.

3:15 I love that look of disapproval Hans gives to them

Alan Rickman one of the greatest bad guys of all time.

Now i know why that project never been done i am Indonesian😂

Seen this scene so many times before noticing Karl's brother sitting at the end of the table

Reminds me of The Man with the Golden Gun when Scaramanga whacks his boss. “Bond has seen me. That’s the problem.” “Oh, that’s no problem.” BANG💥

His first movie.... Jesus Christ, he stole the film, Alan Rickman God bless you

That head shot was always edited out on TV when I finally saw the movie not on TV, I was like oh damn I get why

Best movie I've EVER seen

I'd be very interested to hear what a legitimate company would say about why they have 640 million worth of bearer bonds stored.

Mad respect to Mr. Takagi not to beg for his life, nor give up the code (whether he actually had it or not). He wasn’t afraid to meet his maker.