Executive Decision is a great movie. Its one of the best action movies of all-time, IMO, because of how it keeps you guessing after killing off a big-name so early on.
@@venomous6593 Jean Claude Van Damme fights a terrorist who's dressed in the Pittsburgh Penguins mascot costume. The movie is stupid as hell and super entertaining for it!
Easily the best channel of the "so bad it's good" section of youtube. Redlettermedia is good, but my god does Rich Evans laugh get so fucking irritating, and anytime I find myself watching too much of them, they start to come across as pretentious(which isn't ENTIRELY their fault, but sometimes they do seem to take themselves too seriously)
Just want to point out that the guy who wrote and directed Baazi didn't make another movie for 6 years, but his next film 'Lagaan', was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won awards at the Berlin, European and Locarno Film Festivals. Moral of the story: if at first you fail, keep trying.
...it just now occurred to me that 'McGruber' is a combination of John McClane and Hans Gruber, and all it took was hearing the names McClane and Gruber said eight dozen times.
Gary Oldman just makes everything he's in that much better. It usually takes me a minute to recognize him, given he looks wildly different in each film. Sure, some are easier than others to suss out, but seriously, I always enjoy whatever he does, even if I don't the rest of the movie that much.
Fun fact: the F-117 Nighthawk isn't actually a fighter jet, despite the "F" designation. The Nighthawk is strictly a bomber, as it has no onboard radar, and no capability to carry air-to-air missiles, and no cannon or gun, either. Definitely a minor detail in an otherwise brilliant video. Love your work, man!
They labeled it a fighter officially because the design made it more fitting to be piloted by fighter pilots, who's egos couldn't handle being told to fly a bomber. Or something like that.
Taking of Beverly Hills 41:51 - did that not get hurt by the collapse of Orion? The behind the scenes stuff on that movie is pretty interesting, the production built a huge chunk of replica city in the desert of Mexico - then just blew it up! The scene with Branscombe Richmond's mulleted bad guy chasing the hero around firing a flame thrower out a pick up makes it worth the effort to track it down alone.
Interesting Fact: In The Detective, there is a scene set in a cafe or bar. A group of people enters and walk past Frank Sinatra. One of them is a young Bruce Willis.
Fantastic! I worked at a cinema when Turbulence was released and it sold 26 tickets, all of whom clearly walked away with the memory of watching Ray Liotta do whatever he fancied.
I have met Steven Segal before but the funny thing is it was when I was getting Danny Trejo"s autograph. They were sitting at the same table in a bar. I walked up to both told Danny I was a huge fan of his work. I asked for an autograph (which I stiil have) Trejo thanked me; we shook hands and I walked away barely acknowledging Segal. Funny but true story.
@@jesseowenvillamor6348 Nah he deserves it. The reason I didn't care about meeting Segal was because I had learned what type of person he is. Just Google "Steven Segal s*xual misconduct" and see what I mean. He is also a bully to co-stars and stuntmen behind the scenes. A legendary stuntman named Gene LeBelle once guillotine choked Segal until he passed out and pissed himself because Segal was not pulling his punches while choreographing a scene. Also his martial art aikido is useless in an actual fight and his "acting" skills suck. Bullies and women predators SHOULD be ridiculed and exposed, in my humble opinion.
The hero of "Nothing Last Forever" is a "geriatric cynic", and the tone and motivation of the characters is very different, but all of the major action set pieces, including jumping off the building with a firehose, climbing through the ventilation, jumping inside the elevator shaft using his machine gun to hold himself, and the fall at the end. The novel is so similar it's like the darkest timeline version of Die Hard.
Oliver Harper turned me on to this channel... and I now have a new drug. I can't get enough. Highly entertaining. I love the dry cheeky humor and I looooove the nostalgia feels I'm getting. I worked in video stores all through the '90's so I was familiar with most of these D-grade titles (which were very popular rentals with our customers, believe it or not), but had not thought of them in so long. Now I have tons of new flicks added to my Must Watch (again) list. Thank you so much for such a great fun ride. Cheers!
Panna Rittikrai had quite a long history of doing crazy stunts by the time he got involved in Ong Bak. He headed a stunt team in the 80's and 90's who made a lot of ultra low budget action movies. One of the members of his team was Tony Jaa, who he put in Ong Bak and also recycled a lot of his old stunts and ideas into that movie. If you want to see some raw and crazy stunts I recommend his "original" Born to Fight from the mid 80's.
Man I always felt Ken Wahl should of been way bigger. Every time I watch The Wanderers I always think he just has that leading man vibe about him. Haven't seen the The taking of Beverly Hills however but I will be now. Thanks for showing that.
Actually my 2 favourite Die Hard copycats are the Peter Hymes Sudden Death and the Star trek the next generation episode Starship Mine which is really fun and kinda showed where Patrick Stewart would go in the films as an action man.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that when Arnold was offered the role, it was going be a sequel to Commando with him reprising the role of John Matrix, with the Holly character originally being his now grown-up adult daughter as she was in the book. Also, Commando and Diehard 2 both refer to writer Steven de Souza's fictional South American country Val Verde. Meaning they take place in the same universe. He has a pet theory that Predator also takes place in Val Verde.
I think one of the great mysteries will forever be what happened and what could have happened with Ken Wahl. He was also in a movie shot around the same time but released later called The Favor where he was the sexy alternative to the quiet safe option of.. Brad Pitt. That's how high the higher-ups in Hollywood were on his potential at one point. My summary theory is that he coasted on natural ability and metabolism as long as one could before injury and alcoholism took him down without hope of a Brad Pitt style comeback. But I'm sure there's a deeper dive to be made.
A pre Die Hard Die Hard in a building: an episode of The Equalizer made and released over 2-3 years prior to Die Hard. A terrorist group led by Detective Monk's Tony Sholboub take over a building during a wedding ceremony. Among the guests is McCall - a retired spec ops commando who doesn't show his cards and plots on eliminating the terrorists and liberating the building. One of the best episodes of The Equalizer
Jesus u must have one hell of a movie collection, I’ve only seen Air Force one , passenger 57 & executive decision oh and die hard obviously great work mate
Several years ago, My mom and I were on the same flight as Jurgen. She was so happy. Of course, we didn’t bother him. Thanks for this review of movies. I’ve seen many of them. I’m thinking about looking some of them up for rewatch for fun.
This is super! Irresistible Force with Cynthia Rothrock was actually a TV movie pilot for a TV show that never happened. A shame as it's one of her best roles and acting performances.
I used to wonder why people kept taking shots at Steven Seagal. I thought it was unnecessary and mean-spirited. Then I learned more about him, and it all started to make sense.
One of the few times these days that TH-cam actually recommends me a channel that's quality. Great stuff, man, really enjoying all these videos and insights to some of these films that went below my radar.
There were Die Hard type movies before Die Hard. Films where one man takes on a structure full of bad guys. I remember the film Pirates of the 20th Century from 1981.
In the opening of the “active war“ segment; the line about “the embassy is located in the heart of the country, which isn’t usually how embassies work.“ part got me good.😂😂😂
You missed "No Contest," a cheesy, yet oddly competent, Die Hard clone that starred Robert Davi, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Shannon Tweed, and the ever awesome Roddy Piper. 90's cheese at it's finest.
These are great, gotta say. Sadly, this is the second to the last "Borrowing Blockbusters" I could find. What's a little more sad, but a bit heartwarming at the same time is thanks to my older brother and stepmom. I've seen at least 2/3rds of everything you threw at us in most of the BBs and it brings back memories. Thank for that and for the vids.
Charles Huber was a very well known face on German television, I had no iedea that he did a stint in Hollywood. In 2013 he actually became a Member of Parliament. Nowadays, he's a special advisor to the President of Senegal.
I watched The Taking of Bev Hills late on TV one night, and years later stumbled across the VHS. Love it to bits - though have never found anyone else who has seen it. Nice mention!
Charles M. Huber playing a card carrying villain in a Die Hard Knockoff? Never knew that, now I have to watch Skyscraper. Same goes to Heaven's Fire, there aren't many movies with Eric Roberts as the good guy. Thanks for bringing all these obscure movies we never knew existed to our attention.
The Taking Of Beverly Hills is one of my Top Ten B-Movies of all time. I’ve still got my original big box vhs copy i bought back in the day brand new from a local video shop and the blu ray release. I loved it then a still love it today
26:10 - After the first two or three films, all the Bloodfist movies are completely unrelated to each other. XD Oh and I agree, The Taking of Beverly Hills was a LOT of fun. I felt as much excitement as when I watched Commando. ^^
I realize that the scene in Hijack with the stair car was technically well done, all i could hear in my mind was the arrested development background music.
Wow I think I have found my new favorite channel. I'm a long time action movie fan . I have seen some of these and definitely want to track down some of these to watch. Thank you
I love it when you see actor about to spin kick the other guy, and then what you actually see is a foot hitting his face because actor can't really do it him/herself.
"In the 6th movie of the Bloodfist series..." That pretty much tells you everything you need to know about this video and the apparently 50 000 Die Hard ripoffs.
For those listening with just a right earphone… The points where we hear from people talking in a movie… it’s all on the left channel… It’s not some weird creative choice that they’ve been muted like I initially thought lol
Diehard (or Die Hard as originally titled) was so popular for elevator pitching action movies that: Diehard on a [or in a] X was quite common, presumably until someone said, "It's like Diehard but in a skyscraper." of course.
I suspect that a recent dive into recent Seagal movies and knockoff mob movies with Sopranos folks brought me this in the algorithm. Happy it did. 😂 Your narrative style is like buttah. 🙏
First time you mentioned "Executive Decision" I was like "Sounds like a typical Seagal movie", but I didn't know the actual main character was played by a competent actor. Also I didn't know that movie was the source of Seagal's altercation with John Leguizamo
I worked with Eric Roberts on a project several years ago. He was so kind and down to earth.
Everyone's second favourite Master!
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer More of a Sir Derek Jacobi fan but each to their own.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer😊
Hey! Come back! Can you tell the story about working with Eric Roberts again?
Hardest working man in show business.
I can't believe Allison Pregler isn't the one to tell me that a David Hasselhoff Die Hard ripoff exists
And that Film Brain/Diamanda Hagan didn't tell us about the Steve Austin/Stephen Seagal crossover!
I loved Executive Decision as a kid. I was blown away that Seagal was killed off so early.
Executive Decision is a great movie. Its one of the best action movies of all-time, IMO, because of how it keeps you guessing after killing off a big-name so early on.
So was Seagal.
seagul was well liked even back then it seems. the writer/director were aware of his "legendary" status.
He was written out for being abusive and never allowed back into mainstream Hollyweird @@BrainDamageComedy
"I just missed dinner!"
"You also missed the point."
That's a good line.
Sudden Death (1995) is a really good Die Hard rip-off. It has some great stunts.
Because you said that I am going to watch it on dvd thank you I needed something to watch have a nice day man
@@venomous6593 check out Space Ice the youtube channel while you are at it.
@@venomous6593 Jean Claude Van Damme fights a terrorist who's dressed in the Pittsburgh Penguins mascot costume. The movie is stupid as hell and super entertaining for it!
That is the first movie that comes to my mind when I think at "Die Hard in/on an x".
Van Damme kicks an entire hockey team in the face at the same time while doing the splits between 2 trucks
I think that I've watched this at least 3 times. It never gets old. Your editing and humor are consistently on point.
Easily the best channel of the "so bad it's good" section of youtube.
Redlettermedia is good, but my god does Rich Evans laugh get so fucking irritating, and anytime I find myself watching too much of them, they start to come across as pretentious(which isn't ENTIRELY their fault, but sometimes they do seem to take themselves too seriously)
Holy *crap* that Born to Fight near-miss woke me right up. Death was absolutely on-site just in case the coin toss went the other way there.
Just want to point out that the guy who wrote and directed Baazi didn't make another movie for 6 years, but his next film 'Lagaan', was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won awards at the Berlin, European and Locarno Film Festivals.
Moral of the story: if at first you fail, keep trying.
Lagaan is a great movie by any standard - and has a lot of English fans
This is my third watch of this video The film analysis, depth of research and humor at off the charts. Great channel
...it just now occurred to me that 'McGruber' is a combination of John McClane and Hans Gruber, and all it took was hearing the names McClane and Gruber said eight dozen times.
Hate to break it to you, but MacGruber is just McGyver.
Glasses off, eyepaint on...I cried when I saw that... comedy gold.
Gary Oldman just makes everything he's in that much better. It usually takes me a minute to recognize him, given he looks wildly different in each film. Sure, some are easier than others to suss out, but seriously, I always enjoy whatever he does, even if I don't the rest of the movie that much.
Same.
Reading this comment after watching oppenheimer
Gary Oldman is the Boris Karloff of our era.
Fun fact: the F-117 Nighthawk isn't actually a fighter jet, despite the "F" designation. The Nighthawk is strictly a bomber, as it has no onboard radar, and no capability to carry air-to-air missiles, and no cannon or gun, either.
Definitely a minor detail in an otherwise brilliant video. Love your work, man!
They labeled it a fighter officially because the design made it more fitting to be piloted by fighter pilots, who's egos couldn't handle being told to fly a bomber.
Or something like that.
@@RipOffProductionsLLC I had heard that as well.
Taking of Beverly Hills 41:51 - did that not get hurt by the collapse of Orion? The behind the scenes stuff on that movie is pretty interesting, the production built a huge chunk of replica city in the desert of Mexico - then just blew it up! The scene with Branscombe Richmond's mulleted bad guy chasing the hero around firing a flame thrower out a pick up makes it worth the effort to track it down alone.
Interesting Fact: In The Detective, there is a scene set in a cafe or bar. A group of people enters and walk past Frank Sinatra. One of them is a young Bruce Willis.
Fantastic! I worked at a cinema when Turbulence was released and it sold 26 tickets, all of whom clearly walked away with the memory of watching Ray Liotta do whatever he fancied.
I can remember Turbelance being very popular on video.
Ray Liotta just doing Ray Liotta things is worth the price of admission alone tbh.
The takeaway I have from this is that Jurgen Prochnow really got around in this particular sub-genre.
WoW! That's 100 points for the win!
I have met Steven Segal before but the funny thing is it was when I was getting Danny Trejo"s autograph. They were sitting at the same table in a bar. I walked up to both told Danny I was a huge fan of his work. I asked for an autograph (which I stiil have) Trejo thanked me; we shook hands and I walked away barely acknowledging Segal. Funny but true story.
That makes you cooler than Segal!
@@toolbag-sy9ij It doesnt take much to be cooler than Segal.
Nah these "making fun of Segal" jokes are just getting old
@@jesseowenvillamor6348 Nah he deserves it. The reason I didn't care about meeting Segal was because I had learned what type of person he is. Just Google "Steven Segal s*xual misconduct" and see what I mean. He is also a bully to co-stars and stuntmen behind the scenes. A legendary stuntman named Gene LeBelle once guillotine choked Segal until he passed out and pissed himself because Segal was not pulling his punches while choreographing a scene. Also his martial art aikido is useless in an actual fight and his "acting" skills suck. Bullies and women predators SHOULD be ridiculed and exposed, in my humble opinion.
@@toolbag-sy9ij Gene LeBelle was the cool one for choking that POS out and not putting up with his crap!😎👏👍
The hero of "Nothing Last Forever" is a "geriatric cynic", and the tone and motivation of the characters is very different, but all of the major action set pieces, including jumping off the building with a firehose, climbing through the ventilation, jumping inside the elevator shaft using his machine gun to hold himself, and the fall at the end.
The novel is so similar it's like the darkest timeline version of Die Hard.
Oliver Harper turned me on to this channel... and I now have a new drug. I can't get enough. Highly entertaining. I love the dry cheeky humor and I looooove the nostalgia feels I'm getting. I worked in video stores all through the '90's so I was familiar with most of these D-grade titles (which were very popular rentals with our customers, believe it or not), but had not thought of them in so long. Now I have tons of new flicks added to my Must Watch (again) list. Thank you so much for such a great fun ride. Cheers!
Thanks for the kind words, Mike!
Panna Rittikrai had quite a long history of doing crazy stunts by the time he got involved in Ong Bak. He headed a stunt team in the 80's and 90's who made a lot of ultra low budget action movies. One of the members of his team was Tony Jaa, who he put in Ong Bak and also recycled a lot of his old stunts and ideas into that movie. If you want to see some raw and crazy stunts I recommend his "original" Born to Fight from the mid 80's.
Just to clarify: none of us cared that Anna Nicole Smith couldn't act.
there were only two reasons anyone ever watched a movie with her in it
True dat !!! :)
She can't act? Huh! I never noticed 😜
@@mihalekhale2590 the producers seemed to figure that out too
She serves a purpose in The Hudsucker Proxy (still the best film from the Coen Bros.)
Thorough, organized, unique. Fantastic.
Man I always felt Ken Wahl should of been way bigger. Every time I watch The Wanderers I always think he just has that leading man vibe about him. Haven't seen the The taking of Beverly Hills however but I will be now. Thanks for showing that.
What a great discovery !! 😁
Thank you Oliver Harper!!
Thanks, and I'd also like to thank Oliver Harper.
Actually my 2 favourite Die Hard copycats are the Peter Hymes Sudden Death and the Star trek the next generation episode Starship Mine which is really fun and kinda showed where Patrick Stewart would go in the films as an action man.
At one point I had a bit on that Trek episode. Big fan. Always having to pull back from wandering into TV and doubling the runtime!
Trilithium Resin...
I'm surprised you didn't mention that when Arnold was offered the role, it was going be a sequel to Commando with him reprising the role of John Matrix, with the Holly character originally being his now grown-up adult daughter as she was in the book.
Also, Commando and Diehard 2 both refer to writer Steven de Souza's fictional South American country Val Verde. Meaning they take place in the same universe.
He has a pet theory that Predator also takes place in Val Verde.
I think one of the great mysteries will forever be what happened and what could have happened with Ken Wahl. He was also in a movie shot around the same time but released later called The Favor where he was the sexy alternative to the quiet safe option of.. Brad Pitt. That's how high the higher-ups in Hollywood were on his potential at one point. My summary theory is that he coasted on natural ability and metabolism as long as one could before injury and alcoholism took him down without hope of a Brad Pitt style comeback. But I'm sure there's a deeper dive to be made.
He did his back in, didn't he? Slipped outside a female friend's house. He didn't want to name her, I seem to remember.
Well, this channel is undervalued. Is the stock public? I want in.
I've seen that shot of Leguizamo talking smack 100x, and still laugh out loud every time.
What an absolutely amazing video, thank you. I want to see all of these. My wife ran into the room and asked what I was so cracked up about.
You know in Star Trek First Contact the A plot was Die Hard on a Starship.
TNG also did a straight up Die Hard On A Spaceship episode.
A pre Die Hard Die Hard in a building: an episode of The Equalizer made and released over 2-3 years prior to Die Hard. A terrorist group led by Detective Monk's Tony Sholboub take over a building during a wedding ceremony. Among the guests is McCall - a retired spec ops commando who doesn't show his cards and plots on eliminating the terrorists and liberating the building. One of the best episodes of The Equalizer
Wow! That's awesome! I've gotta check that out.
This channel deserves so many more subscribers, the Borrowing Blockbusters series is one of the best on youtube. Appreciate the content!
it's really funny to me how Craig Sheffer is in both Turbulence 2 and Turbulence 3 but in different roles.
Jesus u must have one hell of a movie collection, I’ve only seen Air Force one , passenger 57 & executive decision oh and die hard obviously great work mate
Thanks, Glen!
Oliver Harper sent me here 😊
Likewise.
Same here.
Same.
Same here!
Thanks for heeding is advice! (Also thanks to Oliver himself... not for the first time.)
“It wants to be disaster 🦐 but can’t afford it” 😂😂
Several years ago, My mom and I were on the same flight as Jurgen. She was so happy. Of course, we didn’t bother him. Thanks for this review of movies. I’ve seen many of them. I’m thinking about looking some of them up for rewatch for fun.
4:25 If I had a nickel for every time Brion James was an albino bad guy, Id have two nickels.
That's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
you would have had 15 cents - yu forgot Tango and Cash
@@martinwright1358 I guess I need to rewatch Tango and Cash, then, thank you!
I saw "Turbulence" at a cinema in Mexico for the equivalent of around 75 US cents. I still regret paying that much!
Everything about your videos is so well thought out and so elegantly constructed. You're a consummate professional.
"Which isn´t how embassies usually work" made me spill my tea!
7:27 Best window dive I've ever seen. Looks like a hard landing to pull off safely.
This is the greatest channel, pure gold, I wish we blasted this into space as a message to future aliens, what humans are all about
14:14 - at which point the script is killing me but your breen joke restarted my heart.
This is super! Irresistible Force with Cynthia Rothrock was actually a TV movie pilot for a TV show that never happened. A shame as it's one of her best roles and acting performances.
Yes, I remember that one - she was partnered with Stacey Keach
Best in North America or best in Hong Kong? Because I feel like her HK work was significantly better.
Fox Force Five
I used to wonder why people kept taking shots at Steven Seagal. I thought it was unnecessary and mean-spirited.
Then I learned more about him, and it all started to make sense.
This has quickly become one of my favorite channels and I can't wait for part 2!!
Sent here from Oliver Harper!!! Amazing channel!!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The fact I’ve seen all the Bloodfist movies makes me realize I have an addiction to watching bad martial arts/movies movies.
Drink every time Jurgen Prochnow turns up.
I'm off my fucking ass
One of the few times these days that TH-cam actually recommends me a channel that's quality.
Great stuff, man, really enjoying all these videos and insights to some of these films that went below my radar.
If you watch a lot of sub par content, that is what will be recommended to you. Watch better content and it will suggest better content.
There were Die Hard type movies before Die Hard. Films where one man takes on a structure full of bad guys. I remember the film Pirates of the 20th Century from 1981.
These videos are incredible. Kudos to you for watching so many Try Hards. Wow.
Brilliant. Can’t believe this doesn’t have more views!
In the opening of the “active war“ segment; the line about “the embassy is located in the heart of the country, which isn’t usually how embassies work.“ part got me good.😂😂😂
You missed "No Contest," a cheesy, yet oddly competent, Die Hard clone that starred Robert Davi, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Shannon Tweed, and the ever awesome Roddy Piper. 90's cheese at it's finest.
It's in Part 2 (along with the sequel, in which Lance Hernriksen plays a nazi nerve gas dealer).
@@TheBadMovieBible My bad. I didn't know there was a part 2 (pun intended). I do, however, applaud your bad movie knowledge.
These are great, gotta say. Sadly, this is the second to the last "Borrowing Blockbusters" I could find. What's a little more sad, but a bit heartwarming at the same time is thanks to my older brother and stepmom. I've seen at least 2/3rds of everything you threw at us in most of the BBs and it brings back memories. Thank for that and for the vids.
Maaaan I love Turbulence 3, where the Heavy metal band battles the bad guys and at the end the rocker says "i want one myself"
Charles Huber was a very well known face on German television, I had no iedea that he did a stint in Hollywood. In 2013 he actually became a Member of Parliament. Nowadays, he's a special advisor to the President of Senegal.
Hehehe... Mock McClane.
Can't wait to see Part 2!
This is important work documenting these films. Thank you for doing this.
I watched The Taking of Bev Hills late on TV one night, and years later stumbled across the VHS. Love it to bits - though have never found anyone else who has seen it. Nice mention!
4:35 No matter how bad or boring it gets, you know that at least Bryon James will deliver! R.I.P.!
There's room for a third part if you look at all the Die Hard knockoffs in TV series (as well as TV movies.)
37:18
That chick just ambles toward the door!!🤣🤣😂😂
Charles M. Huber playing a card carrying villain in a Die Hard Knockoff? Never knew that, now I have to watch Skyscraper.
Same goes to Heaven's Fire, there aren't many movies with Eric Roberts as the good guy.
Thanks for bringing all these obscure movies we never knew existed to our attention.
Funny how the same actors keep getting in these rip-offs. Well researched.
43:30 This movie is insane crazy. If you don't care about plots and love action this movie is for you!
Good stuff dude, you got a subscriber
The Taking Of Beverly Hills is one of my Top Ten B-Movies of all time. I’ve still got my original big box vhs copy i bought back in the day brand new from a local video shop and the blu ray release. I loved it then a still love it today
Fingers crossed for Jeph Loeb's _"Die Hard_ in a forest fire" misfire in Part 2...
Love your videos! Incredible that you mentioned whiteout and born to fight. Really good ones.
38:00 WHOA! WHOA! Eric Roth, the same Eric Roth who would go on to write Forrest Gump, The Insider and Dune.....wrote Airport 79?😂
26:10 - After the first two or three films, all the Bloodfist movies are completely unrelated to each other. XD
Oh and I agree, The Taking of Beverly Hills was a LOT of fun. I felt as much excitement as when I watched Commando. ^^
35:32 That's when movies could still surprise you. I was in the theater thinking "Did Stephen Seagal just die?"
I realize that the scene in Hijack with the stair car was technically well done, all i could hear in my mind was the arrested development background music.
Wow I think I have found my new favorite channel. I'm a long time action movie fan . I have seen some of these and definitely want to track down some of these to watch. Thank you
37:05 I was delighted to see William H. Macy in one of these, then disappointed to realize that's not him at all.
I love it when you see actor about to spin kick the other guy, and then what you actually see is a foot hitting his face because actor can't really do it him/herself.
"In the 6th movie of the Bloodfist series..."
That pretty much tells you everything you need to know about this video and the apparently 50 000 Die Hard ripoffs.
The Last Starfighter is onboard. 😎
‘What’s the matter piss eyes, you need a fresh jump start ?’
Hahahaha
Speaking of “Skyscraper”
“Skyscraper” (2018) is also a Die Hard knockoff
For those listening with just a right earphone… The points where we hear from people talking in a movie… it’s all on the left channel… It’s not some weird creative choice that they’ve been muted like I initially thought lol
Diehard (or Die Hard as originally titled) was so popular for elevator pitching action movies that: Diehard on a [or in a] X was quite common, presumably until someone said, "It's like Diehard but in a skyscraper." of course.
Wow… you watched all these films and then produced this very interesting essay on the Try Hard films. It must have been a labour of love.
I recently found your gem of a channel, this is the kind of show where 30 minutes passes in like 10. Thank you.
I suspect that a recent dive into recent Seagal movies and knockoff mob movies with Sopranos folks brought me this in the algorithm. Happy it did. 😂
Your narrative style is like buttah. 🙏
DMN mate!
Your channel is awesome!
I had to sub.
GJ!
43:53 - I literally gasped. There must be no unions wherever they were filming.
First time you mentioned "Executive Decision" I was like "Sounds like a typical Seagal movie", but I didn't know the actual main character was played by a competent actor. Also I didn't know that movie was the source of Seagal's altercation with John Leguizamo
Passenger 57, Air Force One and Hard Rain are the best Die Hard Rip-Offs on here.
Passenger 57 is a good guilty pleasure because of its short running time.
Turbulence 3 came out in 2001…so many box cutters on that plane😂
Kinda fun to see the McClain in one movie become the Gruber in another one
Hilarious that you used Ben Stiller clip. I immediately thought of it when I saw the video title.
"'Try Hard 2: Try Harder' will be up Friday" -- I can hardly wait until Friday!
OH FINALLY I FIND THIS MOVIE!!!!! (high risk)
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Executive Decision is an absolutely fantastic movie. By far the best Die Hard on a Plane movie.
It benefits from Steven Seagal dying at the end of the first act.