Hey Inna could you please react to the movie "Shoot'em up"? It is a movie that hits you like a freight train in the first 90 seconds and then you are on for a wild ride that doesnt let you catch your breath. It also has an italian icon in it with Monica Bellucci.
He meant 20 percent interest every year on the 640 million in bearer bonds. That comes to 124 million in the first year and then the interest also makes 20 percent as well as the original 620 million each year! 😊😊😉😉👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤❤❤
Yeah, I can see why Hans and the others weren't too concerned with losing some of their crew (aside from Karl losing his brother). Thinning out that crew means larger shares for the rest.
Die Hard 2: Die Harder is also a Christmas Movie, taking place on Christmas Eve. Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard, and A Good Day to Die Hard don't take place around Christmas but are still fun to watch. Bruce Willis has retired from acting so there won't be a sixth film in this series unfortunately. Enjoy the ride. -Sage
"The way that they shot it, wauw!" Hans Gruber's last moment is indeed one of the greatest cinema villain deaths of all time. It's the ONLY time in the film we see fear in Gruber's eyes, which was achieved by dropping Alan Rickman 40 feet for real, 2 seconds earlier than they told him they would. 😅
The exterior shot, when you see Hans fall all the way, is a real person. It was a new thing at the time where the stuntman was in a harness attached to a looooong cable and a mechanism that brought it to a controlled stop at the bottom.
When I grew up in the 1970s, we had to deal with things like "Rudolf, the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snow Man", and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." And "A Christmas Carol" and Henson's "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas." This was the first unambigiously Christmas movie I ever saw that ever Christmased. And it was released in mid July, too. I mean just from the amount of explosions it has got to be the best Christmas movie ever, if you look at most of the other Christmas movies, almost nothing explodes. But in this Christmas movie, a whole ton of things explode.
The little moment I love (that most people seem to miss!) is when Ellis is 'negotiating' with John they bring him a can of coke, I can just picture that off screen a little earlier he said "got any coke" obviously meaning the drug (we know he does it) but the best they could do is the drink 🤣🤣 Great reaction btw I love how into it you were, great Christmas movie!!
Inna at 35:02 -- "I thought it would only make like a teeny tiny small explosion, not that!" Take another look at what happens when John drops his homemade bomb down the elevator shaft. You'll see that there is an initial explosion, followed momentarily by several large secondary explosions. The criminals were shooting at the LAPD's armored car with missiles that they'd brought into the building in crates. In their rush to shoot at the armored car, the criminals had carelessly dropped one missile next to the elevator and left other open missile crates nearby. The explosion of John's bomb in the elevator shaft detonated the dropped missile lying next to the elevator, and the explosion of that missile set off other missiles in the open crates. The result was a chain-reaction of exploding missiles.
@@xenontouchstone "they need an electrical charge” Hence the CRT monitor that John bundled with the C4. Implosion of the CRT on impact would release a jolt of electricity from its capacitor.
It was Alan Rickman's first big movie, and it introduced him to the world. Quite the performance. Bruce Willis was known as more of a comedic actor before this, I believe.
The detonator was the device Hans pushed to blow up the C4 on the roof, which was meant to kill the hostages and the rescue helicopters. What you thought was drugs was a block of the C4 explosive they’d used on the roof. Also, 100% a Christmas movie.
On the scene where he falls from the building they got a genuine surprised look from him. Where they were filming they told him they would drop on a 3 count, they dropped him earlier.
There shouldn't be a debate about it at all. This is 100% a Christmas movie. It takes place on Christmas Eve, the entire reason John is at the tower is to attend a Christmas party at his estranged wife's office, and there are numerous Christmas elements and songs in the movie. That's more than enough to qualify it as a Christmas movie. That said, this was Alan Rickman's first major movie role and he absolutely KILLED it! RIP Alan Rickman, you were an amazing actor that brought something incredible to every role. #afterallthistime #always
Yeah! You got it!! It’s a Christmas movie for sure!!! An butt-kick’n Christmas movie!!! Ho-Ho-Ho! 🎄 Inna, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!!
the "oh it's a Christmas move" started as joke on old IMDB message board..because of the Christmas music that was added late in production. In order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed. That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him. If people want to celebrate Christmas, that fine, but please QUIT EXCLUDING CHRIST from our stuff.
When Hans calls John Mr. Cowboy, then John tells Powell to call him Roy, John is referring to an actor and singer named Roy Rogers from cowboy movies set in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He was nicknamed the King of Cowboys.
It is an obligatory Christmas movie. And BTW, the block that you first thought was drugs wasn't a detonator. It was C4, a powerful explosive. Think dynamite on steroids. The metal tubes i pushed into the block before throwing it down the elevator shaft was the detonators. C4 is very stable and won't explode without them. You can even set fire to it and it won't explode, but it can burn very hot.
@@sab6261 Unless you deny that Miracle on 34th Street from 1947 is a Christmas movie, that's no valid argument. It premiered in summer too and was very popular off season back then. So summer blockbuster Christmas movies is a thing. But your comment gets a like anyway. Merry Christmas!
There is no debate. Not only is it absolutely a Christmas movie, it’s the QUINTESSENTIAL USA Christmas movie. It’s the movie with the miracle where the policeman who’s afraid to carry a gun learns to kill again on Christmas Eve. What’s more American and Christmas than that?
Absolutely. When you asked "Why doesn't anyone open the window? Oh, I guess no one is in the building." you answered your own question. The terrorists waited until the building would be mostly empty so they only had a small number of hostages to deal with. The Christmas party was the opportunity.
41:00 - Neither John nor Hans had actually seen the other until they bumped into each other there. Hans, of course, immediately sussed that John was the "cowboy" messing things up for him so he adopted a different accent and a name (Bill Clay) that he saw on a directory board there on the wall. John, though, being no dummy, suspected that this was, in fact, Hans....which is why he gave him an UN-loaded gun.
Part of the charm of Die Hard is the clash between New York culture and California culture, it shows up in most scenes and US audiences pick up on it a lot. For example, sunny palm trees for Christmas contrasts with grit and snow in New York, down to the way John McClane talks to other cops.
I typically use It's A Wonderful Life to justify Die Hard as a Christmas movie, since IAWL is very much considered a Christmas movie because it takes place on Christmas but thematically it has nothing to do with Christmas, just like Die Hard.
An argument can be made that in IAWL, what happened, the angel coming down to give George a Christmas miracle, the town being so full of the Christmas spirit that they all chip in to help George, Harry coming home for Christmas, thematically to does have a lot to do with the idea that miracles happen and dreams can come trust at Christmas.
I say it’s not a Christmas movie because it was released in summer and you can watch it any time of the year without feeling weird whereas ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE seems to only work around Christmas time.
@@dawndeleon3765 Yes and no. The framing of the generosity is not Christmas but George's life of good deeds. I would typically consider a Christmas theme to overtly deal with Christmas, but this could have been set at any time of the year and had the same impact. Both movies would have worked just as well thematically if set at any time of the year.
the "oh it's a Christmas move" started as joke on old IMDB message board..because of the Christmas music that was added late in production. In order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed. That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him. If people want to celebrate Christmas, that fine, but please QUIT EXCLUDING CHRIST from our stuff.
@fightingidiocy7724 Stop spreading misinformation. The whole script is loaded with subtle Christmas references, like the falling paper at the end representing snow in LA. Anyone who doesn't get it is just thick as a brick.
@@fightingidiocy7724it was deemed a Christmas film long before IMDb even existed. There are a long list of films that are Christmas films that don’t have a religious basis.
@@anonygent Neither the ordinal novel or the original script had neither. it was re-written after they decided NOT TO spend time or money redecorating Fox Plaza. It's also why the top floors of the new building were not finished either...and they wrote that into the script too. It is not a Christ-mass movie. No Christ? No Christ-mass.
Next time someone thinks it isn't a Christmas movie, ask them to explain what they think defines a Christmas movie. It's obviously _highly_ subjective, but chances are they'll list off a bunch of things that Die Hard actually does provide (themes of family and friendship, finding yourself/courage/love, redemption, Christmas music, gifts, etc). If they mention snow or ice-based activities, point out that most of the Northern Hemisphere is without snow on Christmas while, in the entirety of the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas is during Summer. If, on the other hand, they can't define what it means to them for something to be a Christmas movie, then does it even make sense to use such a term?
Not only it's a Christmas movie but it's also one of the best ever made :) I'v eseen it at its release and it wasn't released for Christmas (July in USA and September in my country) because at that time no producer nor distributor would have considered it a Christmas movie... which it strangely is ^^ By the way, we indeed had touch screen in the 80's (mostly for ATM) and they were more or less as clumsy as they are now ^^ Thanks for sharing this reaction with us.
"Only 20% for all that mess?" What he means is they'll be earning 20% interest on that 640 million dollars, which is 128 million, so they're just gonna stash the money in a bank and live off the interest it generates anually.
Welcome to the party, Pal! C4: A little dab will do ya! When I first saw the Coke joke in the theater, I laughed (to the dismay of my neighbors). That's where Ellis went to see Hans, and to his dismay was given a soft drink. I had to explain it to my friends later. I'm pretty sure there's a joke in that the mainframe computer was made by Control Data Corporation. CDC was on the rocks at the time, so the producers probably decorated the set using authentic but cheap surplus equipment (or at least empty cabinets). Maybe it was symbolic of the terrorists controlling the narrative. Maybe shooting them up made a statement about that dying company. The terror/surprise on Alan Rickman's face as he started to fall was real. Doing his own stunt, he was suspended on a rope. There was to be a countdown before releasing him. The countdown was skipped, and he fell before he was ready. This was his first film, and he commanded instant respect in Hollywood. BTW, the sermon scene at the party got a "wow" from the audience in the theater. The director was John McTiernan, who directed "Predator" right before this, "The Hunt for Red October" right after, and later the second "Die Hard" sequel. Jan de Bont was the cinematographer; he also did "The Hunt for Red October" before going on to direct "Speed" and "Twister". All of these get a recommendation. Bruce Willis accepted the part of John McClane after at least 13 other popular actors turned down the role, including Frank Sinatra. It's hard to imagine anyone matching Bruce' performance in this. When Holly asked John where he was staying, John said he'd stay with his friend in Ramona. Holly laughed and corrected him, saying Pomona. Well, Ramona is a real place, east of San Diego. I'm pretty sure there's a joke in there. This is the third such fun ambiguity I spotted just in the first half of the movie, and I have to wonder how many more are buried in there. Alexander Godunov played Karl, the long-haired blond terrorist. He was a Russian dancer who defected to the USA during the cold war. He studied ballet with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
This wad actually Alan Rickmans first ever film roleas he only did theater before. And his reaction at being dropped at the end was real ad the director had stunts drop him on 2 instead of 3
7:23: So it's called The Crystal Trap in Italian? Makes sense, as I guess the phrase die hard doesn't really have a direct translation in most languages.
the Gruber Backwards Plummet Stunt stood for a long time as the Tallest Backwards Free Fall Into an AirBag that'd Ever been done,,,✔️Out the Making'Of,,,,,the 80's Rock'd🎶
Hello Inna!😊 I am a little late for this one. Trying to get rid of the flu.😉 It is the holidays, and the building is empty except for a Christmas party on one floor. That is why security is light. This is also why the bad guys probably chose this time to seize the building. The first three Die Hard films are the best, and worth reacting to when you get a chance. Great reactions to this great action film for the holidays, Inna!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
INNA - 29:23 ROY ROGERS (Cowboy nick name for John McClaine at the beginning) was ROY ROGERS a COWBOY hero with a trained horse named "Trigger" (American TV and movies 1940's and 1950's) th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=Roy+Rogers (THANKS - Dave Strong)
7:05 It's California. They don't knock. You may also notice that she doesn't say, "Goodbye" to Paulina. She just hangs up the phone. 19:57 Yes. She is indeed, stupid. That was one of the qualifications to be a 911 phone operator in California in the 80s. See: Public Enemy - "911 is a Joke" 25:59 DO NOT shoot in the air! This is Los Angeles! The bullets WILL come down somewhere within the city. 28:30 Yes, C4 is an explosive colloquially known as "plastic explosive." 31:50 It's giving me a little bit of anxiety... hold on I'm going to go get some COFFEE (aka anxiety enhancer!). WTF girl?! 32:10 The MOST realistic moment in movie history besides the two Stormtroopers thinking that it's just a drill and talking about "cars." 35:17 Yes, that IS the priority. "If it bleeds, it leads" is the news axiom. These kinds of "reporters" call THEMSELVES "vultures." The 2024 movie "Civil War" was about these kinds of reporters.
When he meets his demise, Hans is dropped from one of the top floors of Nakatomi (actually the Fox building in Century City, California). It took a day of filming, but Rickman did the stunt himself. However, it turns out, he was tricked. Rickman was held with a rope by a team and was told that he would be released on the count of three to fall 40 feet onto a crash pad, Charlie Picerni, the film’s stunt coordinator, explained on Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us. “But I told the stunt guys, let him go on one,” Picerni added. The fear and shock seen on Hans’ face was the real deal, which is what Picerni wanted. Rickman would later say he didn’t recall the countdown, but he remembered the reaction to him doing the stunt. “I look at the sight of some slightly incredulous producers when I said I would do it myself,” Rickman explained to an audience once. “They were very careful to make it my very last shot on the film.”
38:21 He didn't betray the wife but that doesn't mean he's a good guy: I reckon he was just trying to get her husband out of the picture so he could swoop in and replace him.
Die Hard is a Christmas Movie!!!...... Spoiler Alert: Only Die Hard 1&2 happen at Christmas....... So can watch the others at any time.... The Script is based on the 1979 novel, NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, which was a sequel to THE DETECTIVE, which starred Frank Sinatra in 1968. This Movie has some Firsts: - First Action Movie role for Bruce Willis, before this he played on a TV Comedy called "Moolighting" - First Hollywood Movie Role for Alan Rickman, He was nervous about playing a villian in his first movie being the villian, He almost turned down the role... Other Early Alan Movies "Quigley Down Under," "January Man," "Robin Hood: Prince of Theives"..... Line up of actors seen in other projects: - Bonnie Bedelia (Holly Gennero/McLane) Played the lead in "Heart Like a Wheel" the Shirley Muldowney Story, - Reginald VelJohnson (Sgt Powell) later played the father on TV show "Family Matters" - Clarance Gilyard (Theo the Hacker) Prior he had played "Merlin" in "Top Gun" 1986, And after Played Ranger JJ Trivette on TV's "Walker Texas Ranger" with Chuck Norris, - Alexander Godunov (Karl) Played a composer in "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks & Shelley Long, and an Amish Person in "Witness" - Paul Gleason (Assist Chief of Police Robinson), was the Assistant Principal in "The Breakfast Club" - William Atherton (News reporter Thornton) Played the "EPA Inspector" that turned off the Ghost Containment Unit in "Ghostbusters" - Robert Davi (FBI Agent Johnson (other one)) Played a Goon in Goonies, and other Parts, - Grand L Bush (FBI Agent Johnson) Played in Lethal Weapon 1 & 2 - Mary Ellen Trainor (Blonde Newscaster) Played Physcologist in Lethal Weapon (1-4) Other Info/References: - Phrases "Yippie Ki Yi Ya" and "Happy Trails" come from songs Roy Rogers sang in his Movies/TV Show..... - For the "Drop scene" they told Alan they were gonna drop him (he was in a safety harness) on a counted number (I've heard both 3 & 5) and they dropped him early to get the shear panic reaction..... - I heard, the "Bill Clay" scene was added after they started shooting and found out how good Alan was with mimiciking accents..... - Not hearing the sound of gunfire - 30 stories at 10 feet a story would be 300 feet in the air then add in the contruction Materials to deaden the sound.... - Not seeing the gunfire on roof of building, Building that tall have strobes and marker lights on the Roof, so aircraft don't run into them.....
"Die Hard": Officer John McClane finds this song on the plane, flying from NYC to California: th-cam.com/video/wYHleFFhlFk/w-d-xo.html Bruce Willis' "John McClane" was very different from other 1980's Action movie heroes. He isn't a muscle-bound Rambo clone, rides in the FRONT of Argyle's limousine, has moments of Fear/Uncertainty/Introspection, takes damage, and is "dead man walking" by the last quarter of the movie. These character traits attract men and women. Yep, you could say that I liked "John McClane" from the start.;) Who is this "Snape"? When I see Alan Rickman, I see "Hans Gruber." Memes: "Christmas doesn't begin until Hans Gruber falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building." For "Firefly" fans: Every time a TH-cam viewer falls in love with "Firefly," a Fox TV executive falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building. Cultural: Gene Belcher of "Bob's Burgers": Why is no one singing? Why is no one dancing? Die Hard: The Musical!
To me its a Christmas movie....typing this before watching the video and will keep this spoiler free for anyone that see's the comment but not the movie yet....I watch this around Christmas, Christmas themes throughout, but 3 moments in the last 1 or 2 minutes of the movie gives me the same feel as most Christmas movies, won't list for spoiler reasons but that is why it is to me
Hi Inna, my family gathers together during the holidays and watches favorite classics like It’s A Wonderful Life and every version of A Christmas Carol. Die Hard ranks high up there as a Christmas favorite. It has the classic Christmas tale of an estranged father trying to reconnect with the wife and kids. But Scrooge with an army of Grinch try to ruin Christmas. Love, family and friendship prevail. Welcome to the family, Inna. Merry Christmas.
The Die Hard as a Christmas movie debate was not a thing until the last 10 or 15 years. It is really weird, nobody *ever* sold Die Hard as a Christmas movie, it was released in JULY of 1988. It was a summer blockbuster and nobody ever thought of it as anything other than an action movie that happens to be set during Christmas time. Same goes for 1987's Lethal Weapon, it was released in MARCH and nobody thinks it's a Christmas movie even though it takes place during Christmas too.
and the "oh it's a Christmas move" started as joke on old IMDB message board..because of the Christmas music that was added late in production. In order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed. That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him. If people want to celebrate Christmas, that fine, but please QUIT EXCLUDING CHRIST from our stuff.
I can't express how much I hate hearing Alan being called "Snape" in other movies. He is not one role from a kids movie, he played so many characters and touched so many people. May he rest in peace and power.
"Die Hard 1-2" и "The Last Boy Scout" мои любимые фильмы Брюса. Классика золотого века экшн-фильмов. Спасибо за новогоднюю реакцию) "Yippee ki-yay" это фраза из песенки Роя Роджерса, которую он пел в вестерне 40-х "Король ковбоев". И Джон просит Грубера называть его Роем тоже в честь Роя Роджерса.
It's an unusual Christmas movie. It's not a cozy, happy time, but a man dedicated to his family and fighting to spend Christmas with them. It has redemption, courage, and love.
"Flat Feet" or more about being a "Flat Foot" in the US Law Enforcement Community means You Walk Your Beat(Area) no car no scooter no motorcycle no Segway nor skateboard you ride,,,So...when you get back to the Station later your feet Are Flat🌎
@@fightingidiocy7724 I don't understand your question. Christmas has never been about Christ, it was a pagan holiday and now it's a consumerist hell. So take it for what it is, and if you don't understand that I can't help you.
Come hang live on twitch
Hey Inna could you please react to the movie "Shoot'em up"? It is a movie that hits you like a freight train in the first 90 seconds and then you are on for a wild ride that doesnt let you catch your breath. It also has an italian icon in it with Monica Bellucci.
It isn't really Christmas until Hans Gruber's fallen from the Nakatomi Tower.
One of the greatest Christmas movies of all time.
Christmas eve, the building was empty except for the party, so that's why so few or no security.
Plus it's not completed finished hence low occupancy.
He meant 20 percent interest every year on the 640 million in bearer bonds. That comes to 124 million in the first year and then the interest also makes 20 percent as well as the original 620 million each year! 😊😊😉😉👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤❤❤
Yeah, I can see why Hans and the others weren't too concerned with losing some of their crew (aside from Karl losing his brother). Thinning out that crew means larger shares for the rest.
Die Hard 2: Die Harder is also a Christmas Movie, taking place on Christmas Eve. Die Hard with a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard, and A Good Day to Die Hard don't take place around Christmas but are still fun to watch. Bruce Willis has retired from acting so there won't be a sixth film in this series unfortunately. Enjoy the ride.
-Sage
'
"Now I have a machine gun. HO-HO-HO"
Best line ever!
@@InnaSoloTV I have a Christmas sweater with that written on it.
"The way that they shot it, wauw!"
Hans Gruber's last moment is indeed one of the greatest cinema villain deaths of all time. It's the ONLY time in the film we see fear in Gruber's eyes, which was achieved by dropping Alan Rickman 40 feet for real, 2 seconds earlier than they told him they would. 😅
The exterior shot, when you see Hans fall all the way, is a real person. It was a new thing at the time where the stuntman was in a harness attached to a looooong cable and a mechanism that brought it to a controlled stop at the bottom.
@@abeartheycallFozzy It was a two shot, the initial drop was using a decender as you said, then its cut to a dummy to show the impact.
When I grew up in the 1970s, we had to deal with things like "Rudolf, the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snow Man", and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." And "A Christmas Carol" and Henson's "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas." This was the first unambigiously Christmas movie I ever saw that ever Christmased. And it was released in mid July, too. I mean just from the amount of explosions it has got to be the best Christmas movie ever, if you look at most of the other Christmas movies, almost nothing explodes. But in this Christmas movie, a whole ton of things explode.
The little moment I love (that most people seem to miss!) is when Ellis is 'negotiating' with John they bring him a can of coke, I can just picture that off screen a little earlier he said "got any coke" obviously meaning the drug (we know he does it) but the best they could do is the drink 🤣🤣
Great reaction btw I love how into it you were, great Christmas movie!!
Inna at 35:02 -- "I thought it would only make like a teeny tiny small explosion, not that!"
Take another look at what happens when John drops his homemade bomb down the elevator shaft. You'll see that there is an initial explosion, followed momentarily by several large secondary explosions.
The criminals were shooting at the LAPD's armored car with missiles that they'd brought into the building in crates. In their rush to shoot at the armored car, the criminals had carelessly dropped one missile next to the elevator and left other open missile crates nearby. The explosion of John's bomb in the elevator shaft detonated the dropped missile lying next to the elevator, and the explosion of that missile set off other missiles in the open crates. The result was a chain-reaction of exploding missiles.
Except that blaster caps wont set off C4 just from a fall, they need an electrical charge, unless they were using old unstable caps .
@@xenontouchstone "they need an electrical charge”
Hence the CRT monitor that John bundled with the C4. Implosion of the CRT on impact would release a jolt of electricity from its capacitor.
@@robertstallings7820 Highly unlikely that any charge would just jump across onto the caps , it would want to go to ground, but I guess its possible.
@@xenontouchstone I haven’t tested it myself, but be my guest.
@@xenontouchstone It's Hollywood, they do a lot of things in movies that are highly unlikely or even impossible.
It was Alan Rickman's first big movie, and it introduced him to the world. Quite the performance. Bruce Willis was known as more of a comedic actor before this, I believe.
Bruce Willis was primarily known for the comedy-drama series Moonlighting.
And Rickman had worked on the stage for years, so its not like he was a novice
The detonator was the device Hans pushed to blow up the C4 on the roof, which was meant to kill the hostages and the rescue helicopters. What you thought was drugs was a block of the C4 explosive they’d used on the roof. Also, 100% a Christmas movie.
do you mean legit kill all the hostages?????
On the scene where he falls from the building they got a genuine surprised look from him. Where they were filming they told him they would drop on a 3 count, they dropped him earlier.
There shouldn't be a debate about it at all. This is 100% a Christmas movie. It takes place on Christmas Eve, the entire reason John is at the tower is to attend a Christmas party at his estranged wife's office, and there are numerous Christmas elements and songs in the movie. That's more than enough to qualify it as a Christmas movie. That said, this was Alan Rickman's first major movie role and he absolutely KILLED it! RIP Alan Rickman, you were an amazing actor that brought something incredible to every role. #afterallthistime #always
I agree with you 😊
Not just a Christmas movie, but the best Christmas movie ever! It's not Christmas until you've seen Hans Gruber fall from Nakatomi Plaza.
'Now I have a machine gun. Ho Ho Ho.' ....Christmas movie!
20% on 640 million dollars is 128 million dollars a year - so yeah -
Yeah! You got it!! It’s a Christmas movie for sure!!! An butt-kick’n Christmas movie!!! Ho-Ho-Ho! 🎄 Inna, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!!
Happy holidays and happy new year! 🥳
Of course it is a Christmas. It is about a guy doing anything he can to get back to his family in order to celebrate Christmas.
Where is Christ?
100% "Make you appreciate your family"
This is the argument I make when the 'Is Die Hard is a Christmas movie?' question comes up.
the "oh it's a Christmas move" started as joke on old IMDB message board..because of the Christmas music that was added late in production. In order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed. That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him.
If people want to celebrate Christmas, that fine, but please QUIT EXCLUDING CHRIST from our stuff.
When Hans calls John Mr. Cowboy, then John tells Powell to call him Roy, John is referring to an actor and singer named Roy Rogers from cowboy movies set in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He was nicknamed the King of Cowboys.
They'll be earning 20% interest on the over $600 million they stole.
You gave the most exciting reaction I've seen. And you're even getting prettier than ever! Congrats and more power!!! 😉
45:45 The "Christmas Music" is Beethoven's 9th. Today also happens to be Beethoven's birthday!
So cool!
@@InnaSoloTV Beethoven is one of my favorite music composers! 😊❤️🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
Also the European anthem... which is the reason why the bad guys enter to a variation of that music.
@@StephenLukeBut did he ever get put on a bubble gum card?
4:20 Yes, we had telephones in the 80s.
It is an obligatory Christmas movie.
And BTW, the block that you first thought was drugs wasn't a detonator. It was C4, a powerful explosive. Think dynamite on steroids. The metal tubes i pushed into the block before throwing it down the elevator shaft was the detonators.
C4 is very stable and won't explode without them. You can even set fire to it and it won't explode, but it can burn very hot.
It was a great summer blockbuster action movie!
@@sab6261 Unless you deny that Miracle on 34th Street from 1947 is a Christmas movie, that's no valid argument. It premiered in summer too and was very popular off season back then.
So summer blockbuster Christmas movies is a thing.
But your comment gets a like anyway. Merry Christmas!
@@donkfail1 Another great summertime film apparently!
Soooo is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
yes
There is no debate. Not only is it absolutely a Christmas movie, it’s the QUINTESSENTIAL USA Christmas movie.
It’s the movie with the miracle where the policeman who’s afraid to carry a gun learns to kill again on Christmas Eve. What’s more American and Christmas than that?
Definitely. MacLaine is just Santa's violent little helper in dealing with exceptionally naughty kids.
Its not just a Christmas movie. Its THE Christmas movie 😀
Absolutely. When you asked "Why doesn't anyone open the window? Oh, I guess no one is in the building." you answered your own question. The terrorists waited until the building would be mostly empty so they only had a small number of hostages to deal with. The Christmas party was the opportunity.
"Dispatch to 8-Lincoln-30."
"Did you say Abe Lincoln?"
The debate is over. Inna’s verdict says it IS a Christmas movie.
41:00 - Neither John nor Hans had actually seen the other until they bumped into each other there. Hans, of course, immediately sussed that John was the "cowboy" messing things up for him so he adopted a different accent and a name (Bill Clay) that he saw on a directory board there on the wall. John, though, being no dummy, suspected that this was, in fact, Hans....which is why he gave him an UN-loaded gun.
Hans gave himself away by holding the cigarette John gives him in the European manner. An American wouldn’t hold a cigarette like that.
The gun was loaded by the United Nations? Wow. 😝
Hans should have at least checked the chamber before blowing his cover
Part of the charm of Die Hard is the clash between New York culture and California culture, it shows up in most scenes and US audiences pick up on it a lot. For example, sunny palm trees for Christmas contrasts with grit and snow in New York, down to the way John McClane talks to other cops.
I typically use It's A Wonderful Life to justify Die Hard as a Christmas movie, since IAWL is very much considered a Christmas movie because it takes place on Christmas but thematically it has nothing to do with Christmas, just like Die Hard.
But it does. John is doing everything he can to get home to his family to celebrate Christmas. 😁
An argument can be made that in IAWL, what happened, the angel coming down to give George a Christmas miracle, the town being so full of the Christmas spirit that they all chip in to help George, Harry coming home for Christmas, thematically to does have a lot to do with the idea that miracles happen and dreams can come trust at Christmas.
@@jameshawkins6201 Maybe, but I consider that a plot point more than a theme.
I say it’s not a Christmas movie because it was released in summer and you can watch it any time of the year without feeling weird whereas ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE seems to only work around Christmas time.
@@dawndeleon3765 Yes and no. The framing of the generosity is not Christmas but George's life of good deeds. I would typically consider a Christmas theme to overtly deal with Christmas, but this could have been set at any time of the year and had the same impact. Both movies would have worked just as well thematically if set at any time of the year.
You can actually get an Advent calendar that has Hans Gruber falling one floor for each day coming up to christmas :D
LOL.
the "oh it's a Christmas move" started as joke on old IMDB message board..because of the Christmas music that was added late in production. In order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed. That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him.
If people want to celebrate Christmas, that fine, but please QUIT EXCLUDING CHRIST from our stuff.
@fightingidiocy7724 Stop spreading misinformation. The whole script is loaded with subtle Christmas references, like the falling paper at the end representing snow in LA. Anyone who doesn't get it is just thick as a brick.
@@fightingidiocy7724it was deemed a Christmas film long before IMDb even existed. There are a long list of films that are Christmas films that don’t have a religious basis.
@@anonygent Neither the ordinal novel or the original script had neither. it was re-written after they decided NOT TO spend time or money redecorating Fox Plaza.
It's also why the top floors of the new building were not finished either...and they wrote that into the script too. It is not a Christ-mass movie. No Christ? No Christ-mass.
"I thought that it would only make a teeny tiny small explosion" lol, a brick of C4 that size? It's very potent stuff.
enjoyed your reaction 👍☺
Next time someone thinks it isn't a Christmas movie, ask them to explain what they think defines a Christmas movie. It's obviously _highly_ subjective, but chances are they'll list off a bunch of things that Die Hard actually does provide (themes of family and friendship, finding yourself/courage/love, redemption, Christmas music, gifts, etc). If they mention snow or ice-based activities, point out that most of the Northern Hemisphere is without snow on Christmas while, in the entirety of the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas is during Summer. If, on the other hand, they can't define what it means to them for something to be a Christmas movie, then does it even make sense to use such a term?
Not only it's a Christmas movie but it's also one of the best ever made :)
I'v eseen it at its release and it wasn't released for Christmas (July in USA and September in my country) because at that time no producer nor distributor would have considered it a Christmas movie... which it strangely is ^^
By the way, we indeed had touch screen in the 80's (mostly for ATM) and they were more or less as clumsy as they are now ^^
Thanks for sharing this reaction with us.
All this time and I finally realized that Hans as Bill Clay's smoking euro-cigs is what gave him away.
That's when you know a film has depth.
It's not Christmas until you see Hans Gruber falling out a window
Fun reaction! 🙂
Thank you 😊
"Only 20% for all that mess?" What he means is they'll be earning 20% interest on that 640 million dollars, which is 128 million, so they're just gonna stash the money in a bank and live off the interest it generates anually.
Also very early role for Mary Elizabeth Winstead playing the daughter Lucy. She conto player in layer Die Hards.
I just IMDb’d that and Taylor Fry is credited as Lucy McClane. 🤷♀️
Welcome to the party, Pal!
C4: A little dab will do ya!
When I first saw the Coke joke in the theater, I laughed (to the dismay of my neighbors). That's where Ellis went to see Hans, and to his dismay was given a soft drink. I had to explain it to my friends later.
I'm pretty sure there's a joke in that the mainframe computer was made by Control Data Corporation. CDC was on the rocks at the time, so the producers probably decorated the set using authentic but cheap surplus equipment (or at least empty cabinets). Maybe it was symbolic of the terrorists controlling the narrative. Maybe shooting them up made a statement about that dying company.
The terror/surprise on Alan Rickman's face as he started to fall was real. Doing his own stunt, he was suspended on a rope. There was to be a countdown before releasing him. The countdown was skipped, and he fell before he was ready. This was his first film, and he commanded instant respect in Hollywood. BTW, the sermon scene at the party got a "wow" from the audience in the theater.
The director was John McTiernan, who directed "Predator" right before this, "The Hunt for Red October" right after, and later the second "Die Hard" sequel. Jan de Bont was the cinematographer; he also did "The Hunt for Red October" before going on to direct "Speed" and "Twister". All of these get a recommendation.
Bruce Willis accepted the part of John McClane after at least 13 other popular actors turned down the role, including Frank Sinatra. It's hard to imagine anyone matching Bruce' performance in this.
When Holly asked John where he was staying, John said he'd stay with his friend in Ramona. Holly laughed and corrected him, saying Pomona. Well, Ramona is a real place, east of San Diego. I'm pretty sure there's a joke in there. This is the third such fun ambiguity I spotted just in the first half of the movie, and I have to wonder how many more are buried in there.
Alexander Godunov played Karl, the long-haired blond terrorist. He was a Russian dancer who defected to the USA during the cold war. He studied ballet with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
This wad actually Alan Rickmans first ever film roleas he only did theater before. And his reaction at being dropped at the end was real ad the director had stunts drop him on 2 instead of 3
Ina will love the next 3
Its allways on TV at Christmas
Absolutely a Christmas movie.
That's actually Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" when they open the vault, not really a Christmas song.
7:23: So it's called The Crystal Trap in Italian? Makes sense, as I guess the phrase die hard doesn't really have a direct translation in most languages.
The BEST Christmas movie
the Gruber Backwards Plummet Stunt stood for a long time as the Tallest Backwards Free Fall Into an AirBag that'd Ever been done,,,✔️Out the Making'Of,,,,,the 80's Rock'd🎶
Hello Inna!😊 I am a little late for this one. Trying to get rid of the flu.😉 It is the holidays, and the building is empty except for a Christmas party on one floor. That is why security is light. This is also why the bad guys probably chose this time to seize the building. The first three Die Hard films are the best, and worth reacting to when you get a chance. Great reactions to this great action film for the holidays, Inna!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's definitely a Christmas movie, for those who celebrate a US-style Christmas. Oh and Alan Rickman is Jamie from "Truly, Madly, Deeply" 😉
*not
great movie
For those who have seen both, do you prefer Die Hard 2 or the one with Samuel L Jackson?
Die Hard with a Vengeance❤
Christmas ‘tis not, till from Nakatomi Plaza falls Hans Gruber, in the house of ours.
In the book that this movie was based on Hans pulled Holly out with him when he fell. Was a much darker ending
More 80s please! See how good the films were? Also, love the editing V.
20:45 Look at those gas prices.
INNA - 29:23 ROY ROGERS (Cowboy nick name for John McClaine at the beginning) was ROY ROGERS a COWBOY hero with a trained horse named "Trigger" (American TV and movies 1940's and 1950's) th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=Roy+Rogers
(THANKS - Dave Strong)
7:05 It's California. They don't knock. You may also notice that she doesn't say, "Goodbye" to Paulina. She just hangs up the phone.
19:57 Yes. She is indeed, stupid. That was one of the qualifications to be a 911 phone operator in California in the 80s. See: Public Enemy - "911 is a Joke"
25:59 DO NOT shoot in the air! This is Los Angeles! The bullets WILL come down somewhere within the city.
28:30 Yes, C4 is an explosive colloquially known as "plastic explosive."
31:50 It's giving me a little bit of anxiety... hold on I'm going to go get some COFFEE (aka anxiety enhancer!). WTF girl?!
32:10 The MOST realistic moment in movie history besides the two Stormtroopers thinking that it's just a drill and talking about "cars."
35:17 Yes, that IS the priority. "If it bleeds, it leads" is the news axiom. These kinds of "reporters" call THEMSELVES "vultures." The 2024 movie "Civil War" was about these kinds of reporters.
The nude poster serves as his location marker. Remember, John doesn't have a map in this huge skyscraper still under construction.
When he meets his demise, Hans is dropped from one of the top floors of Nakatomi (actually the Fox building in Century City, California). It took a day of filming, but Rickman did the stunt himself.
However, it turns out, he was tricked.
Rickman was held with a rope by a team and was told that he would be released on the count of three to fall 40 feet onto a crash pad, Charlie Picerni, the film’s stunt coordinator, explained on Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us.
“But I told the stunt guys, let him go on one,” Picerni added.
The fear and shock seen on Hans’ face was the real deal, which is what Picerni wanted.
Rickman would later say he didn’t recall the countdown, but he remembered the reaction to him doing the stunt.
“I look at the sight of some slightly incredulous producers when I said I would do it myself,” Rickman explained to an audience once. “They were very careful to make it my very last shot on the film.”
38:21 He didn't betray the wife but that doesn't mean he's a good guy: I reckon he was just trying to get her husband out of the picture so he could swoop in and replace him.
Die Hard is a Christmas Movie!!!...... Spoiler Alert: Only Die Hard 1&2 happen at Christmas....... So can watch the others at any time....
The Script is based on the 1979 novel, NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, which was a sequel to THE DETECTIVE, which starred Frank Sinatra in 1968.
This Movie has some Firsts:
- First Action Movie role for Bruce Willis, before this he played on a TV Comedy called "Moolighting"
- First Hollywood Movie Role for Alan Rickman, He was nervous about playing a villian in his first movie being the villian, He almost turned down the role... Other Early Alan Movies "Quigley Down Under," "January Man," "Robin Hood: Prince of Theives".....
Line up of actors seen in other projects:
- Bonnie Bedelia (Holly Gennero/McLane) Played the lead in "Heart Like a Wheel" the Shirley Muldowney Story,
- Reginald VelJohnson (Sgt Powell) later played the father on TV show "Family Matters"
- Clarance Gilyard (Theo the Hacker) Prior he had played "Merlin" in "Top Gun" 1986, And after Played Ranger JJ Trivette on TV's "Walker Texas Ranger" with Chuck Norris,
- Alexander Godunov (Karl) Played a composer in "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks & Shelley Long, and an Amish Person in "Witness"
- Paul Gleason (Assist Chief of Police Robinson), was the Assistant Principal in "The Breakfast Club"
- William Atherton (News reporter Thornton) Played the "EPA Inspector" that turned off the Ghost Containment Unit in "Ghostbusters"
- Robert Davi (FBI Agent Johnson (other one)) Played a Goon in Goonies, and other Parts,
- Grand L Bush (FBI Agent Johnson) Played in Lethal Weapon 1 & 2
- Mary Ellen Trainor (Blonde Newscaster) Played Physcologist in Lethal Weapon (1-4)
Other Info/References:
- Phrases "Yippie Ki Yi Ya" and "Happy Trails" come from songs Roy Rogers sang in his Movies/TV Show.....
- For the "Drop scene" they told Alan they were gonna drop him (he was in a safety harness) on a counted number (I've heard both 3 & 5) and they dropped him early to get the shear panic reaction.....
- I heard, the "Bill Clay" scene was added after they started shooting and found out how good Alan was with mimiciking accents.....
- Not hearing the sound of gunfire - 30 stories at 10 feet a story would be 300 feet in the air then add in the contruction Materials to deaden the sound....
- Not seeing the gunfire on roof of building, Building that tall have strobes and marker lights on the Roof, so aircraft don't run into them.....
Film molto bello. Mi dispiace per la malattia di Bruce Willis. E' stato un bravo attore
I heard an espresso martini might help with anxiety
How handsome is bruce willis 😍
Great Reaction to a Christmas Classic I Hope You Check Out the Sequel's (Die Hard with a Vengeance is Awesome)
🤦♂
"Die Hard": Officer John McClane finds this song on the plane, flying from NYC to California: th-cam.com/video/wYHleFFhlFk/w-d-xo.html Bruce Willis' "John McClane" was very different from other 1980's Action movie heroes. He isn't a muscle-bound Rambo clone, rides in the FRONT of Argyle's limousine, has moments of Fear/Uncertainty/Introspection, takes damage, and is "dead man walking" by the last quarter of the movie. These character traits attract men and women. Yep, you could say that I liked "John McClane" from the start.;) Who is this "Snape"? When I see Alan Rickman, I see "Hans Gruber." Memes: "Christmas doesn't begin until Hans Gruber falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building." For "Firefly" fans: Every time a TH-cam viewer falls in love with "Firefly," a Fox TV executive falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building. Cultural: Gene Belcher of "Bob's Burgers": Why is no one singing? Why is no one dancing? Die Hard: The Musical!
Have to wonder what the budget was for candy glass on this movie, lol.
John McClane- "Hello, 9-1-1. I'd like to order a pepperoni pizza."
I love your reactions! When you get anxious, it's so fun and cute!!
Thanks and happy holidays to you! Keep smiling👍🙂🇨🇦
To me its a Christmas movie....typing this before watching the video and will keep this spoiler free for anyone that see's the comment but not the movie yet....I watch this around Christmas, Christmas themes throughout, but 3 moments in the last 1 or 2 minutes of the movie gives me the same feel as most Christmas movies, won't list for spoiler reasons but that is why it is to me
A building that big/tall.. no the police on the ground won't hear anything.
Best Christmas movie. Trading Places is a close second.
Christ is in NEITHER, so nope.
@fightingidiocy7724 Happy holidays.
@ 46:35. .....20% of 640 million dollars is 128 million dollars
Yeah… not bad
"#loot" 😂 great reaction, it was a lovely Christmas 🎄 gift!
thank you
Please can you react to 101 Dalmations(1996) live action? it’s a classic 😊
Hi Inna, my family gathers together during the holidays and watches favorite classics like It’s A Wonderful Life and every version of A Christmas Carol. Die Hard ranks high up there as a Christmas favorite. It has the classic Christmas tale of an estranged father trying to reconnect with the wife and kids. But Scrooge with an army of Grinch try to ruin Christmas. Love, family and friendship prevail. Welcome to the family, Inna. Merry Christmas.
The 640 million then is 1.7 billion tiday
Only 20%? 20% of $640million is $128miillion. That's annually I could probably squeak by on 128 mil per year.
The Die Hard as a Christmas movie debate was not a thing until the last 10 or 15 years. It is really weird, nobody *ever* sold Die Hard as a Christmas movie, it was released in JULY of 1988. It was a summer blockbuster and nobody ever thought of it as anything other than an action movie that happens to be set during Christmas time. Same goes for 1987's Lethal Weapon, it was released in MARCH and nobody thinks it's a Christmas movie even though it takes place during Christmas too.
and
the "oh it's a Christmas move" started as joke on old IMDB message board..because of the Christmas music that was added late in production. In order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed. That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him.
If people want to celebrate Christmas, that fine, but please QUIT EXCLUDING CHRIST from our stuff.
I can't express how much I hate hearing Alan being called "Snape" in other movies. He is not one role from a kids movie, he played so many characters and touched so many people. May he rest in peace and power.
Btw that's c4 plastic explosives, not drugs. The detonators are used to explode it.
Inna's excitement is super cool
This is my all time Favorite Christmas movie Inna! I love the rest of the movies in this series also!! Best wishes and much love always sweetie!! 😍❤❤❤
where is Christ? No Christ no Christ-mass. I'll wait for reply.
Its a Christmas movie
Thank you!!!
"Die Hard 1-2" и "The Last Boy Scout" мои любимые фильмы Брюса. Классика золотого века экшн-фильмов. Спасибо за новогоднюю реакцию)
"Yippee ki-yay" это фраза из песенки Роя Роджерса, которую он пел в вестерне 40-х "Король ковбоев". И Джон просит Грубера называть его Роем тоже в честь Роя Роджерса.
You have great taste!
It's an unusual Christmas movie. It's not a cozy, happy time, but a man dedicated to his family and fighting to spend Christmas with them. It has redemption, courage, and love.
Where is God?
That is a Christmas song Argyle plays. It's Christmas in Hollis by RunDMC.
where is Christ? No Christ no Christ-mass.
"Flat Feet" or more about being a "Flat Foot" in the US Law Enforcement Community means You Walk Your Beat(Area) no car no scooter no motorcycle no Segway nor skateboard you ride,,,So...when you get back to the Station later your feet Are Flat🌎
Yes Die Hard IS A Christmas movie. Those who says it isn't, ARE WRONG
no Christ, no Chirst-mass
lol @ 2:28 "Lucy McClane". That's the same name as the Fallout character. 🤣
Great reaction to a very good movie!🌿🌸
Thank you! 😊
Still the greatest Christmas movie ever 😀
where is Christ? I'll wait for reply. No Christ no Christ-mass.
@@fightingidiocy7724 I don't understand your question. Christmas has never been about Christ, it was a pagan holiday and now it's a consumerist hell.
So take it for what it is, and if you don't understand that I can't help you.
Oh and for anyone keeping score 4 Brothers is the greatest Thanksgiving movie for those of us with an American persuasion..
Die Hard is not A Christmas movie...
Die Hard is THE Christmas movie.
no Christ, no Chirst-mass
There are exactly two Christmas movies in existence. Christmas Vacation, and Die Hard, which is 1000% a Christmas movie. The rest is just dreck.
It would take 1 minute of writing to make it a Guy Fawkes day movie. Not a Christmas movie, sorry.