the greates thing about this movie is the script. Everything happens for a reason. Every event, as meaningless as it seems to be at first has a payoff later on. To give an example, when John and Holly are arguing after they met again, a couple breaks into the room about to fuck. A couple of scenes later, when the terrorists arrive, they open the room next to where John is hiding and get distracted by this couple fucking which allow John to escape. And fucking EVERYTHING is like that. Another example, Holly has changed her last name (which at first seems to be like a way to show how appart she and John are), and she's pissed at John, so she flips the picture she has of him in her study. Those two seemingly meaningless things are the things that keep the fact that she's John's wife hidden for so long from Alan Rickman. Seriously, this movie is fucking genious.
Die Hard & Die Hard With A Vengeance...my childhood right there. Infact Bruce Willis in Die Hard With A Vengeance looked AND acted almost exactly like my father at the time that it made sense why I liked him even more. So a heroic figure in a action movie resembled my hero in real life. Die Hard 2: Die Harder was fun but just felt sort of there (looking at the original Trilogy), it was entertaining but really just to show how badass John McLane STILL is. Die Hard With A Vengeance took FULL advantage of New York City, so NYC felt like a character. His (forced by Simon) partner Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) was the perfect John-like 'sidekick' which added plenty more to the movie and even had Simon Gruber as the perfect Die Hard villain next to Hans. Live Free or Die Hard comes along with a PG-13 rating but then surprised me at how enjoyable it was for a "modern Die Hard", with technology cleverly as it's theme. THEN A Good Day to Die Hard comes out of nowhere JUST to lure in fans that DIDN'T want Die Hard to be rated PG-13 with an R-RATING...a complete waste of effort all around on that movie. To the point I don't even want to include it in the series. Die Hard is definitely one of the most nostalgic action movies EVER MADE. Just like how one my most nostalgic video games would be Die Hard Trilogy on PS1...infact that game was so fun it made me buy the movies on VHS which then became my favorite action films (1 & 3). Around that time I KEPT seeing DHWaV previews before other movies in theaters and wanted to see it SO BAD...I saw a lot of R Rated movies when I was a kid in theaters, but that one I sadly didn't...but when I DID buy the VHS, I watched it religiously. I knew every line, every moment, that movie is basically in my blood now as THE action movie of my childhood. I would even say Terminator and Judgement Day but I would consider those Sci-Fi movies not just Action so DIE HARD (1 & 3 equally) was my action movie, while Terminator (1 & 2) was my sci-fi movie, as Dawn of the Dead (1978) was my horror movie. Those movies right there basically symbolize my childhood obssessions. Yet even today I can't kill an insect without feeling bad about it (unless its a mosquito, tick or flea). I looooved violent movies and games, because it's all fantasy, I look at the World around us today falling apart rapidly with violence on the streets, violence in schools, violence across the World with myself just asking "WHY!?". So when they blame violent movies and games, it's hard to agree when I watched and played it ALL THE TIME and killing my friends in Mortal Kombat, but yet I find every living species beautiful and important. Back onto Die Hard though...this movie fucking rocks. There IS NO COMPARISSON. It stands it's ground and nothing will ever be able to top this no matter HOW much cgi or effects you throw at is, this just IS what it IS, which is a masterpiece.
What made Die Hard even more special is that it was totally unexpected. Bruce Willis at the time was just that guy from a t.v.show called Moonlighting. Not exactly a show that teenage boys watched. Like Jeremy said Action movies were already defined by the likes of Arnold and Stallone at the time so to hear that this guy was in one your first reaction was one of "HUH?" To say that he pulled it off would be an understatement. Good story.Great Action. A little humor thrown in. It was a movie came along at the right time.
+Bruce Wayne Totally agree with your ranking system. Maybe 2.5/10 for A Good Day to Die Hard. I'm at the point where I believe it's not even part of canon. I bought 1-4 on blu-ray the other day. I'll be satisfied if I never see 5 again.
Noah McDonald oh so you like more part 3? I mean in the rotten score it’s lower than the part 1 and 2. Anyways die hard 4 was a great movie for the franchise but I wish it was rated r theatrical
I love the fact that this was Alan Rickman's first big roll! Seriously this man had never done this before and he turned in a performance that many, many actors could never have dreamed!
My absolute favorite part of Die Hard was near the end, when Gruber repeats that catchphrase back to McClane(You know which part). I can't choose of a favorite protagonist, but Gruber was definitely one of my favorite villains. Speaking of kinda old action flicks, I'd really like to see you do a review of Schwarzenegger's Last Action Hero. I watched it yesterday and was really surprised at how good it was.
One time in school the teacher let us watch a movie as along as it was a Christmas movie. I wanted to watch Die Hard and the teacher was like "Die Hard's not a Christmas movie". Thanks Jeremy for confirming this.
Best Christmas movie, and as another review said what makes this guy great is that he is vulnerable, Bruce is scared he hesitates jumping off the building his feet get cut up white stepping on glass. he gets hurt!!! and with every succeeding movie John becomes a superman leaps tall buildings goes through glass and NEVER gets a paper cut He becomes less interesting.
Watched it a week ago for the first time, it was suprised me how even though it was made over 20 years ago. It is the best movie I have seen, just perfect!!
You nailed it Jeremy. This is, without a doubt, one of the absolute best action pictures of all time. It holds up extremely well, and is still one of my go to movies when I really need a fix. My only point of contention is what you said about Sgt. Al Powell being his only support. What about Argyle? He helps save the day. "We got everything you need: CD, CB, TV, VHS..." What, not even an honorable mention? He was the man.
I had to watch this again because Alan Rickman. One of the first movies I saw him in at a young age admittedly but man, he was one of my favorite characters and then became one of my favorite actors. R.I.P. to one of the greats.
I think John McClain is so relatable because Bruce Willis looks like a normal person. Arnold can do over the top stuff because the guys huge but Bruce Willis is a normal person. So we’re like oh that guy just jumped off a building attached to a fire hose. He’s really freaking brave.
Die Hard: Amazing movie! Hope they make a sequel! Die Hard 2: It's kind of similar to the original... Not as good, but I enjoyed it well enough. Die Hard 3: Amazing comeback! This has to be my favourite movie-trilo-- Die Hard 4: Okay, it seems as it if will be forced and... OH MY GOD IT BLEW ALL MY EXPECTATIONS TO HELL! Good job! Awesome return for Johnny-boy, the second best cowboy ever put on screen!
Die Hard wasn't just a fantastic action movie, it completely changed the genre; instead of an invincible hero with muscles upon muscles, we had an Average Joe with a badge. Casting Bruce Willis was a genius move; Stallone or Schwarzenegger would not have been able to pull the role off as written.
Die Hard: Awesometacular!! Die Hard 2: good time no alcohol required Die Hard with a Vengeance: worth buying on Blu-ray Live Free or Die Hard: Good time no alcohol required
Terry Burns Which had a great script as opposed to 5. Also, watch Speed. Keanu doesn't really get hurt until the climactic fight w/ the villain. Even then, it was just a few bumps on the head.
+jp3813 It was simple bits like when he was sitting down pulling bits of broken glass out of his feet. No other action film shows actual and probable injuries that occur from gong through glass.. lol how many times have we that in films and they come away unscathed.
+Gazza660 LOL, really? I liked Olympus Has Fallen quite a lot and thought it was a way better Die Hard than the actual Die Hard that year. But Die Hard With a Vengeance is pretty great. And The Last Boy Scout is quite possibly the second best "Die Hard" ever made.
+Lesley Harrys well dude I mean to the die hard series as a whole! I loved die hard 2 and 3. Die hard 4 was okay and well I've heard Die Hard 5 is a terrible movie but I'll need to watch it to find out.
I don't consider any of the Die Hard sequels to be cannon to this awesome, holy action-packed movie. All of those sequels I just consider 'what-if' stories. Kinda like fanfiction that doesn't improve or continue the story. Die Hard ended with John McClain killing all of the bad guys, getting back with his wife, and living happily-ever-after. Nothing else happens after that. Nothing! Said and done with!
playerselite42 I will say that is VERY rare to hear the Die Hard series rated like that but it is afterall an opinion. For me growing up with Die Hard trilogy (including the game with that exact title Die Hard Trilogy) my ratings would be something like this: Die Hard: 10/10 Die Hard 2: Die Harder: 7/10 Die Hard With A Vengeance: 10/10 Live Free or Die Hard: 7/10 A Good Day to Die Hard: 3/10
I'd probably have to say my favorite protagonist in any film would have to be the T-800 Arnold played in Terminator 2. He was a robot soldier with one initial measure to fulfill the survival of John Conner. However, through the course of the film he not only protected John Conner, he attained a level of humanity, and ultimately sacrificed himself for sake of humanity. On another level it was amazing seeing a character transform from a antagonist into a protagonist in the same film series.
Hey Jeremy, you need to do more classics reviews, still we are waiting for the one of Back to the Future, and I'm dying to see you make a review on Indiana Jones trilogy (yes the TRILOGY), and Matrix... at least Matrix 1, please take sometime for doing those reviews XD.
Fun fact: It's based off a book that's a sequel in its own series. They decided though to change it left and right, but save the best parts from the book
Robin from TDKR. Brave and kindhearted. I don't necessarily know if you can count him as a protagonist, but he played a big part. Maybe the dude from District 9? Possibly even the alien.
and not forgetting the "goons", who were all unique and electric. The hungry Chinese guy, the German brother duo, the cowboy guy, the hacker and the rest. as well as the Japanese boss, the limo kid, and that one guy who always showed up in 80s and 90s movies as some seedy type, who played one of the FBI guys. there is no weakly portrayed part in this movie. Its a unified front of A-GAME. Same goes for McTiernans other classics from the golden age - Predator and The Hunt for Red October.
The film aged pretty damn well tbh. Despite the sound effects being a little old sounding and the start being a TAD on the slow side, it still holds up today
I'm one of the two people who didn't know anything about this movie XD So thanks for making the review just for me and a couple of other people, Jeremy. You're awesome.
My favorite protagonist is a tie between Luke Skywalker and Batman from Mask of the Phantasm. I know Luke Skywalker is also the Joker in MOTP but they have been my two favorites since I was a kid and they still hold up as great protagonists today. Second place goes to Toshiro Mifune in Sanjuro.
_mrsmoovemoves17_ Same basic premise: You threaten someone I love, now watch as I TEAR YOUR OPERATION APART. Oh, and Yippee Kay-Yay, you know the rest.
Dude! I remember when I asked you to review this movie and you responded: "How can ONE not like Die Hard?!?!". 2 things to say: Good response! And thanks for finally reviewing this movie! Can't wait for the rest! :D
Agree with you and i love how mcclain is completely manky and in his feet in this movie yet still looks incredibly cool..Has there been a protagonist since that looks that beat up for the WHOLE movie??
It also states that certain films appear in Jeremy's top 10 lists!! Inception for example has Jeremy in it's list of accolades!! Jeremy, you're almost big time baby!!
Heat = Awesometacular hands down,the fact the actual bank robbery is one of THE explosive scenes ever.. so realistic,that the Hollywood bank robbery in real life seemed to mimic the movie.. the acting,hands down the best.. Waynegro was an evil son of a biscuit too.. or however you spell his name,the coffee stop scene with Robert & Al. Priceless!
Hi Jeremy, I've seen everyone of your episodes and there just Awesometacular. But you should start doing reviews on actors. I know you like a bunch of them so it would be good for your channel.
The best action movie to date, in my opinion. The awesome thing about John McClane is while being a badass cop, he had this great "how the fuck did I get myself into this" attitude that pervades a lot of the dialog, like Jack Burton in Once Upon a Time in China.
If you search for "Die Hard" on your channel, this review does not show up. All the others for the series do (as well as Metal Gear Solid and Final Destination 5 reviews for some reason), but not this one. I had to resort to googling "JeremyJahns Die Hard". Just so you're aware, you may want to update the tags.
Yes I have seen it. Loved it. One of my favorite movies and agree it is endearing and many have tried to duplicate it in one way or another. And if you are listening Hollywood, don't remake it. Just keep reaping from DVD sales and rentals. Its perfect.
Indiana jones- Indiana jones trilogy. There was no 4th one, that was just a dream. That never really happened. James Bond, John McClain; I don't know if this counts but Han Solo.
Best music: Les MIserables (People can quibble about the grating talking head shots of Jackman and Hathaway, but barring those instances almost every musical performance felt organic and vital.
just finished watching it with the girlfriend and she liked it too (so the relationship is safe) kinda forgot how much fun it was, as for Bruce talking over the radio with the cop, i guess the best part is that the bad guys can listen in too, so that walkie talkie thingy really just becomes a way for John to remain in "touch" with his humanity, talking about children, his wife and all of that. just my 2 cents
i like the protagonist in Tron Legacy because he gets swept up into the mess but quickly reacts to the world to start making the right calls and kickin butt
For me back in the early 90s I've always compared John MacClean with Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon and Schwarzenegger with Stallone.. First two are casual guys and the others were muscles war machines.. Still,Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are my most favorite action franchise from that time.
John McClane is Santa Claus. He's the gift that keeps on giving, bringing cheer and goodwill towards all... well, most men. Oh, and it had Christmas decor and music.
I watch the first Die Hard film more regularly now and it is an AWESOME movie. I hope Mr. Ebert has second thoughts if he watches your review, his review he gave back in '88 giving it a mere 2 stars which is a stab in the back really to this film!
Favorite Protagonist for Action movies John McClane Movies overall Andy and Red from The Shawshank Redemption and Superhero Captain America and Iron Man
RIP Alan Rickman 1946-2016
"Happy trails, Hans!"
Hans Gruber was Rickman's gold mine in my opinion.
+Rawk4Life Couldn't agree more.
#RIP AlanRickman
+Rawk4Life Agree 100%.
That sucks that noeone even cared it's all David bowie but no Allen rickman.
Every. Single. Time Jeremy says detonators in a Rickman impression, I just smile so much, it's so perfect.
I always say Die Hard is my favorite Christmas movie.
Same
Watched it last night for Christmas
tails512 Same
tails512 yup
Home alone??
Haha love Jeremy's impressions "The movie about a man who stood between a terrorist... And his detonators..."
agreed RIP Alan Rickman you were awesome *_*
Gruber is not a terrorist he’s a thief and bank robber
@@totterdellHe is an EXCEPTIONAL thief.
the greates thing about this movie is the script. Everything happens for a reason. Every event, as meaningless as it seems to be at first has a payoff later on. To give an example, when John and Holly are arguing after they met again, a couple breaks into the room about to fuck. A couple of scenes later, when the terrorists arrive, they open the room next to where John is hiding and get distracted by this couple fucking which allow John to escape. And fucking EVERYTHING is like that. Another example, Holly has changed her last name (which at first seems to be like a way to show how appart she and John are), and she's pissed at John, so she flips the picture she has of him in her study. Those two seemingly meaningless things are the things that keep the fact that she's John's wife hidden for so long from Alan Rickman.
Seriously, this movie is fucking genious.
Fax the screenwriters were brilliant
Die hard is arguably one of the best action movies ever.
And is definetly the best christmas movie.
Aaron Briggs Hell it's one of the best movies ever
My brother and I couldn’t make it through an hour it was so boring and terrible lmfao but sure
@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition ikr
@@cooper5431 There is a special place in hell for people who don't appreciate Die Hard
Mr. Rickman would have made a great James Bond villian R.I.P Mr. Rickman!
My friends family watches Die Hard every Christmas, they are officially BADASS.
Die Hard & Die Hard With A Vengeance...my childhood right there. Infact Bruce Willis in Die Hard With A Vengeance looked AND acted almost exactly like my father at the time that it made sense why I liked him even more. So a heroic figure in a action movie resembled my hero in real life. Die Hard 2: Die Harder was fun but just felt sort of there (looking at the original Trilogy), it was entertaining but really just to show how badass John McLane STILL is. Die Hard With A Vengeance took FULL advantage of New York City, so NYC felt like a character. His (forced by Simon) partner Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) was the perfect John-like 'sidekick' which added plenty more to the movie and even had Simon Gruber as the perfect Die Hard villain next to Hans.
Live Free or Die Hard comes along with a PG-13 rating but then surprised me at how enjoyable it was for a "modern Die Hard", with technology cleverly as it's theme. THEN A Good Day to Die Hard comes out of nowhere JUST to lure in fans that DIDN'T want Die Hard to be rated PG-13 with an R-RATING...a complete waste of effort all around on that movie. To the point I don't even want to include it in the series.
Die Hard is definitely one of the most nostalgic action movies EVER MADE. Just like how one my most nostalgic video games would be Die Hard Trilogy on PS1...infact that game was so fun it made me buy the movies on VHS which then became my favorite action films (1 & 3). Around that time I KEPT seeing DHWaV previews before other movies in theaters and wanted to see it SO BAD...I saw a lot of R Rated movies when I was a kid in theaters, but that one I sadly didn't...but when I DID buy the VHS, I watched it religiously. I knew every line, every moment, that movie is basically in my blood now as THE action movie of my childhood. I would even say Terminator and Judgement Day but I would consider those Sci-Fi movies not just Action so DIE HARD (1 & 3 equally) was my action movie, while Terminator (1 & 2) was my sci-fi movie, as Dawn of the Dead (1978) was my horror movie. Those movies right there basically symbolize my childhood obssessions. Yet even today I can't kill an insect without feeling bad about it (unless its a mosquito, tick or flea). I looooved violent movies and games, because it's all fantasy, I look at the World around us today falling apart rapidly with violence on the streets, violence in schools, violence across the World with myself just asking "WHY!?". So when they blame violent movies and games, it's hard to agree when I watched and played it ALL THE TIME and killing my friends in Mortal Kombat, but yet I find every living species beautiful and important.
Back onto Die Hard though...this movie fucking rocks. There IS NO COMPARISSON. It stands it's ground and nothing will ever be able to top this no matter HOW much cgi or effects you throw at is, this just IS what it IS, which is a masterpiece.
Mark Hazleton
I’m not sure if I should be impressed or annoyed with that wall of Text you made
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Die Hard is cinematic perfection!!!
My brothers and I couldn’t make it through an hour it was so boring and terrible lmfao but sure man
I didn’t know Die Hard was on PS1. I feel like I missed out...I was too busy playing Metal Gear Solid.
If I'm watching TV and see the 20th Century Fox open come on, I'm usually hoping it's either Star Wars... or Die Hard.
RIP Alan Rickman.
What made Die Hard even more special is that it was totally unexpected. Bruce Willis at the time was just that guy from a t.v.show called Moonlighting. Not exactly a show that teenage boys watched. Like Jeremy said Action movies were already defined by the likes of Arnold and Stallone at the time so to hear that this guy was in one your first reaction was one of "HUH?" To say that he pulled it off would be an understatement. Good story.Great Action. A little humor thrown in. It was a movie came along at the right time.
Die Hard - 5/5
Die Hard - 2 3/5
Die Hard With A Vengeance - 4.5/5
Die Hard 4.0 - 3.5/5
A Good Day To Ruin A Franchise - 0/5
One of the best talented actors to play villains. Rest in Peace Alan Rickman.
Die Hard: 9.2/10
Die Hard 2: 7/10
Die Hard: With a Vengeance: 8.5/10
Die Hard 4: 7.5/10
A Good Day To Die Hard: 3/10
3/10 is too high for A Good Day To Die Hard. 0/10 it is.
+Bruce Wayne Totally agree with your ranking system. Maybe 2.5/10 for A Good Day to Die Hard. I'm at the point where I believe it's not even part of canon. I bought 1-4 on blu-ray the other day. I'll be satisfied if I never see 5 again.
Noah McDonald oh so you like more part 3? I mean in the rotten score it’s lower than the part 1 and 2. Anyways die hard 4 was a great movie for the franchise but I wish it was rated r theatrical
now is april 2024, and i'm finish watching this movie about 100x times and never get bored ... Bruce, u r my hero. Hope u get well soon.
I love the fact that this was Alan Rickman's first big roll! Seriously this man had never done this before and he turned in a performance that many, many actors could never have dreamed!
"Yipee kaj yeeeey... madafakka"
- Alan Rickman, 1988
What I love about Die Hard is how Hans Gruber is actually smart. He feels like a real threat.
This, Airplane, and Dark Knight are my favourites movies
My absolute favorite part of Die Hard was near the end, when Gruber repeats that catchphrase back to McClane(You know which part). I can't choose of a favorite protagonist, but Gruber was definitely one of my favorite villains.
Speaking of kinda old action flicks, I'd really like to see you do a review of Schwarzenegger's Last Action Hero. I watched it yesterday and was really surprised at how good it was.
One time in school the teacher let us watch a movie as along as it was a Christmas movie. I wanted to watch Die Hard and the teacher was like "Die Hard's not a Christmas movie". Thanks Jeremy for confirming this.
I love the way Jeremy says "Detonators" or the Jeremy imitates Alan Rickman saying "Detonators"
Best Christmas movie, and as another review said what makes this guy great is that he is vulnerable, Bruce is scared he hesitates jumping off the building his feet get cut up white stepping on glass. he gets hurt!!!
and with every succeeding movie John becomes a superman leaps tall buildings goes through glass and NEVER gets a paper cut He becomes less interesting.
Now I have a machine gun. ho-ho-ho.
you may be a good impressionist Jeremy but nobody can do a voice as deep as Alan Rickman
Jeremy's impersonations are always spot on.
Watched it a week ago for the first time, it was suprised me how even though it was made over 20 years ago. It is the best movie I have seen, just perfect!!
Watching my favorite Christmas movie right now
You nailed it Jeremy. This is, without a doubt, one of the absolute best action pictures of all time. It holds up extremely well, and is still one of my go to movies when I really need a fix.
My only point of contention is what you said about Sgt. Al Powell being his only support. What about Argyle? He helps save the day. "We got everything you need: CD, CB, TV, VHS..." What, not even an honorable mention? He was the man.
I had to watch this again because Alan Rickman. One of the first movies I saw him in at a young age admittedly but man, he was one of my favorite characters and then became one of my favorite actors. R.I.P. to one of the greats.
Always come back to this review whenever I watch Die Hard. Merry Christmas, Jeremy.
I crack up every time he says "bring me my detonators."
I think John McClain is so relatable because Bruce Willis looks like a normal person. Arnold can do over the top stuff because the guys huge but Bruce Willis is a normal person. So we’re like oh that guy just jumped off a building attached to a fire hose. He’s really freaking brave.
"Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."
Kinda wished Jeremy did that McClane quote... ;)
I just bought the book, "Nothing lasts forever" which is the basis of die hard.
Is it good
It's a lot darker than the movie but nonetheless OK
Liam Weaver k
Die Hard: 10/10
Die Hard 2: 6/10
Die Hard 3: 9/10
Die Hard 4: 9/10
Die Hard 5: 5/10
Just my opinion, really enjoyed 1, 3 and 4.
Die Hard: Amazing movie! Hope they make a sequel!
Die Hard 2: It's kind of similar to the original... Not as good, but I enjoyed it well enough.
Die Hard 3: Amazing comeback! This has to be my favourite movie-trilo--
Die Hard 4: Okay, it seems as it if will be forced and... OH MY GOD IT BLEW ALL MY EXPECTATIONS TO HELL! Good job! Awesome return for Johnny-boy, the second best cowboy ever put on screen!
I saw Die Hard first time today, WOAH! One of my favourite movies now, it was just so well done!
DIe Hard is my favourite movie of all time
I always remember Alan Rickmann saying "that tree has been in these grounds since BEFORE YOU WERE BORN"
I kinda disagree with Jeremy I mean speed & the rock suceeded with die hard formula !!
Die Hard wasn't just a fantastic action movie, it completely changed the genre; instead of an invincible hero with muscles upon muscles, we had an Average Joe with a badge. Casting Bruce Willis was a genius move; Stallone or Schwarzenegger would not have been able to pull the role off as written.
Great movie Die Hard is an action movie landmark Bruce Willis was great in this movie and Alan Rickman was a great villain!!!
just watched all 5 and came here to check all 5 reviews. lets go!
Favorite protagonist ever?
Harry Potter.
Lethal Weapon defined the Buddy Cop genre. Die Hard defined the Hostage Situation genre. They're totally different
Die hard 10/10
Die harder 7/10
With a vengeance 10/10
Live free 6/10
A good day 0/10
Die Hard: Awesometacular!!
Die Hard 2: good time no alcohol required
Die Hard with a Vengeance: worth buying on Blu-ray
Live Free or Die Hard: Good time no alcohol required
Rip David Bowie, you were amazing as Severus Snape
I SAW THAT FILM IN A THEATER AT 20 YEARS OLD. THIS MOVIE STILL HOLDS UP TO TODAY. I MISS THOUGHS DAYS.
The real reason the film works aside from the script is that he GETS HURT! Watch Taken 3 where Liam never gets a scratch.
Watch Die Hard 5.
+jp3813 wwweeelll................. I was referring to number 1.
Terry Burns Which had a great script as opposed to 5. Also, watch Speed. Keanu doesn't really get hurt until the climactic fight w/ the villain. Even then, it was just a few bumps on the head.
+jp3813 It was simple bits like when he was sitting down pulling bits of broken glass out of his feet. No other action film shows actual and probable injuries that occur from gong through glass.. lol how many times have we that in films and they come away unscathed.
Terry Burns It depends on the character being portrayed. People love Bruce Lee even though his characters were mostly invincible.
Uncanny Alan Rickman impression there, Jeremy. Fave hero(ine): Ripley, xenomorph killer.
The only movie that's hold a candle to Die Hard is Olympus Had Fallen.
+Gazza660 LOL, really? I liked Olympus Has Fallen quite a lot and thought it was a way better Die Hard than the actual Die Hard that year. But Die Hard With a Vengeance is pretty great. And The Last Boy Scout is quite possibly the second best "Die Hard" ever made.
+Lesley Harrys well dude I mean to the die hard series as a whole! I loved die hard 2 and 3. Die hard 4 was okay and well I've heard Die Hard 5 is a terrible movie but I'll need to watch it to find out.
Olympus has fallen SHOULD have been the new die hard, scratch the secret service story have Bruce there going on a tour when the shit hits the fan
Your review of Die Hard made me add it to my video library on my phone. Best action movie ever
DIe Hard is my favourite movie of all time forever
I don't consider any of the Die Hard sequels to be cannon to this awesome, holy action-packed movie. All of those sequels I just consider 'what-if' stories. Kinda like fanfiction that doesn't improve or continue the story. Die Hard ended with John McClain killing all of the bad guys, getting back with his wife, and living happily-ever-after. Nothing else happens after that. Nothing! Said and done with!
die hard with a vengeance THE TRUE SEQUEL ;)
"I live for this shit." Love that line.
Forrest from Forrest Gump :D
You are the GREATEST movie reviewer out there!!!
Die Hard: 10/10
Die Harder: 6/10
Die Hard with a Vengeance: 5/10
Live Free or Die Hard: 9/10
A Good Day to Die Hard: 7/10
Well that certainly went from zero to one hundred real quick.
playerselite42 I will say that is VERY rare to hear the Die Hard series rated like that but it is afterall an opinion.
For me growing up with Die Hard trilogy (including the game with that exact title Die Hard Trilogy) my ratings would be something like this:
Die Hard: 10/10
Die Hard 2: Die Harder: 7/10
Die Hard With A Vengeance: 10/10
Live Free or Die Hard: 7/10
A Good Day to Die Hard: 3/10
Mark Hazleton Trust me buddy I've been told that before.
one of your best and funniest reviews that you have ever done. keep it up man.
great voices man and the energy you give out is great. Keep it up man
I'd probably have to say my favorite protagonist in any film would have to be the T-800 Arnold played in Terminator 2. He was a robot soldier with one initial measure to fulfill the survival of John Conner. However, through the course of the film he not only protected John Conner, he attained a level of humanity, and ultimately sacrificed himself for sake of humanity. On another level it was amazing seeing a character transform from a antagonist into a protagonist in the same film series.
Russel Crowe as Maximus from gladiator!
the Crow man he is such a great character and they got a great actor to play him definetly one of my favorites
Hey Jeremy, you need to do more classics reviews, still we are waiting for the one of Back to the Future, and I'm dying to see you make a review on Indiana Jones trilogy (yes the TRILOGY), and Matrix... at least Matrix 1, please take sometime for doing those reviews XD.
Fun fact: It's based off a book that's a sequel in its own series. They decided though to change it left and right, but save the best parts from the book
Robin from TDKR. Brave and kindhearted. I don't necessarily know if you can count him as a protagonist, but he played a big part. Maybe the dude from District 9? Possibly even the alien.
and not forgetting the "goons", who were all unique and electric. The hungry Chinese guy, the German brother duo, the cowboy guy, the hacker and the rest. as well as the Japanese boss, the limo kid, and that one guy who always showed up in 80s and 90s movies as some seedy type, who played one of the FBI guys. there is no weakly portrayed part in this movie. Its a unified front of A-GAME. Same goes for McTiernans other classics from the golden age - Predator and The Hunt for Red October.
The film aged pretty damn well tbh. Despite the sound effects being a little old sounding and the start being a TAD on the slow side, it still holds up today
One of my favorite Hans Gruber quotes is in a deleted scene, available in the extended version. “Annoy them.”
I'm one of the two people who didn't know anything about this movie XD So thanks for making the review just for me and a couple of other people, Jeremy. You're awesome.
Just seen it today for the first time in theaters 😁
My favorite protagonist is a tie between Luke Skywalker and Batman from Mask of the Phantasm. I know Luke Skywalker is also the Joker in MOTP but they have been my two favorites since I was a kid and they still hold up as great protagonists today. Second place goes to Toshiro Mifune in Sanjuro.
I watch this movie every year on Christmas Eve.
He does voices so well!
If it had to be anyone besides John Mclane it would have to be Liam Nesson from Taken (only the 1st one)
_mrsmoovemoves17_ Same basic premise: You threaten someone I love, now watch as I TEAR YOUR OPERATION APART.
Oh, and Yippee Kay-Yay, you know the rest.
Dude! I remember when I asked you to review this movie and you responded: "How can ONE not like Die Hard?!?!". 2 things to say: Good response! And thanks for finally reviewing this movie! Can't wait for the rest! :D
I hadn't seen any of these movies til like yesterday. And now there like my favorite action movies of all time.
Agree with you and i love how mcclain is completely manky and in his feet in this movie yet still looks incredibly cool..Has there been a protagonist since that looks that beat up for the WHOLE movie??
It also states that certain films appear in Jeremy's top 10 lists!! Inception for example has Jeremy in it's list of accolades!!
Jeremy, you're almost big time baby!!
Heat = Awesometacular hands down,the fact the actual bank robbery is one of THE explosive scenes ever.. so realistic,that the Hollywood bank robbery in real life seemed to mimic the movie.. the acting,hands down the best.. Waynegro was an evil son of a biscuit too.. or however you spell his name,the coffee stop scene with Robert & Al. Priceless!
What an AWESOME review , you got me laughing on one of my worst days ever ! specially with Gruber !! cheers mate .
Hi Jeremy, I've seen everyone of your episodes and there just Awesometacular. But you should start doing reviews on actors. I know you like a bunch of them so it would be good for your channel.
The best action movie to date, in my opinion. The awesome thing about John McClane is while being a badass cop, he had this great "how the fuck did I get myself into this" attitude that pervades a lot of the dialog, like Jack Burton in Once Upon a Time in China.
The really sad part about the elves leaving is that in the silmarillion it says that the elves are destined to never reach their destination.
If you search for "Die Hard" on your channel, this review does not show up. All the others for the series do (as well as Metal Gear Solid and Final Destination 5 reviews for some reason), but not this one. I had to resort to googling "JeremyJahns Die Hard". Just so you're aware, you may want to update the tags.
You do a great yippi ki-yay impression, great review.
Yes I have seen it.
Loved it. One of my favorite movies and agree it is endearing and many have tried to duplicate it in one way or another.
And if you are listening Hollywood, don't remake it. Just keep reaping from DVD sales and rentals. Its perfect.
Stallone was incredible in First Blood. I don't how someone can't relate with him breaking down at the end.
I did watch Die Hard one Christmas. It is an awesome Christmas movie. Favorite action movie ever.
i like how you review older movies. it makes you look like a youtube video now made in the 80s and 90s.
Indiana jones- Indiana jones trilogy. There was no 4th one, that was just a dream. That never really happened. James Bond, John McClain; I don't know if this counts but Han Solo.
Best music: Les MIserables (People can quibble about the grating talking head shots of Jackman and Hathaway, but barring those instances almost every musical performance felt organic and vital.
just finished watching it with the girlfriend and she liked it too (so the relationship is safe) kinda forgot how much fun it was, as for Bruce talking over the radio with the cop, i guess the best part is that the bad guys can listen in too, so that walkie talkie thingy really just becomes a way for John to remain in "touch" with his humanity, talking about children, his wife and all of that. just my 2 cents
i like the protagonist in Tron Legacy because he gets swept up into the mess but quickly reacts to the world to start making the right calls and kickin butt
For me back in the early 90s I've always compared John MacClean with Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon and Schwarzenegger with Stallone.. First two are casual guys and the others were muscles war machines.. Still,Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are my most favorite action franchise from that time.
John McClane is Santa Claus. He's the gift that keeps on giving, bringing cheer and goodwill towards all... well, most men.
Oh, and it had Christmas decor and music.
I watch the first Die Hard film more regularly now and it is an AWESOME movie. I hope Mr. Ebert has second thoughts if he watches your review, his review he gave back in '88 giving it a mere 2 stars which is a stab in the back really to this film!
Favorite Protagonist for Action movies John McClane Movies overall Andy and Red from The Shawshank Redemption and Superhero Captain America and Iron Man
john maclane and seth gecko (from dusk till dawn), are two of my favorite badass characters ever put on screen