I think the moment John cries when failing to save the first plane is crucial to his character development, a very rare outward display of emotion that shows he really does care
That's what makes him such a valuable asset to cinema as he stood out from the rest of 80's action heroes! He actually cared about the innocent people that died!
But to be fair, Colonel Stuart and his men were a complete 180 degree switch from Hans Gruber and his crew! That was what made them fresh and also made them far more dangerous and raised the stakes.
That'd make a decent description of the entire series, at least when it's at its best; "Despite how unrealistic _Die Hard_ can appear, at times... It is some of the most badass action ever put to film."
Hell yes! As a franchise, Lethal Weapon is superior to Die Hard, only because 5 is so goddamn awful, while Lethal Weapon 1-4 range from (IMO) "great" to "pretty damn good". Die Hard is clearly the best of the 9 films between the two franchises, but the Lethal Weapon films were more consistent quality-wise.
@@sebastianfitzptraick7395 I think Shane Black only had significant involvement with the first film. He has a "story by" credit on 2, but only "characters created" for 3 and 4. The best thing about Lethal Weapon is that Riggs and Murtaugh FEEL like their characters through all 4 films, whereas John McClane becomes a completely different and thoroughly unlikable prick as the series goes on.
90s were such a weird time. literally the majory of hollywood mainstream movies were bombastic action movies at that time. (And everyone followed the direction template that Tony Scott created, especially Michael Bay) and the other part of the circle was the booming on indie movies, that were very innovative and kickstarted so many autuer directors like Soderbergh and Tarantino
It depends. A half full gas can is more dangerous than a full can. It's oxygen mixed with the Gas that causes an explosion. Depending on how much fuel is left it may be possible but you're probably right.
Before 9/11 you were allowed to carry almost everything on an airplane... I don't know about tasers, but even baseball bats and knives up to 4 inches were no problem!
Terrorism definitely was a worry in airports, which is why they had metal detectors and x-rays. It obviously wasn't what it became after 9/11/2001. It wasn't "relaxed" but people could just take more objects on a plane, but maybe not a stun gun. Still, it works for the movie and in 1990 most people weren't aware of the things.
McClane has his gun on his holster, by his side, when he's on the plane in the first movie (granted, he's a cop and must've flashed his badge at the airport, but still...), so I just give this a pass.
This was my favorite Die Hard movie. The first one was very good, but having an Xmas action movie at a snowy airport with everyone trying to get home for the holidays is much better than at a high-rise office building in sunny LA.
You could review "Long Kiss Goodnight", directed by Renny Harlin, starring Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson. Much better film than the reviews it got back on it's release. Funnily enough, Samuel L Jackson has said that it is his personal favorite of his own films.
@@Nitrobotti Most likely flew so under the radar because it came a year after Cutthroat Island, directed by Renny Harlin and starring Geena Davis. That film was *krhm*... Not so good (To put it mildly) 😂
And it’s written by Shane Black! Geena Davis works here as the heroine, Samuel L. Jackson is (as always) fuckin‘ awesome. He has some of the funniest lines. The ham on rye joke gets me everytime. And I love Craig Bierko as the comical villain.
The first 3 Die Hard movies are all classics. Die Hard 2 is a masterpiece. The audience never had it as good as summer 1990 - Die Hard 2, Total Recall, Dick Tracy, RoboCop 2, Gremlins 2, Another 48 Hours, Ghost, Young Guns 2, Arachnophopbia, Quick Change, Flatliners - all fucking mint.
Damn bro you just named some classics that I need to go back and watch. Thank you. And I agree all the first 3 Die Hards were classic. But of course the greatest action movie of all time is still Die Hard. Alan Rickman took the film to another level. I still say to this day he is the greatest villian ever played on the big screen
Interestingly, respected critics Siskel & Ebert considered Die Hard 2 to be the best in the franchise. Roger somehow didn't like the original, while Gene ranked this first sequel as the 6th best film of 1990 above the likes of Dances with Wolves and Godfather 3. Screen Junkies even did a couple of "Honest Action" videos for the series, and it was determined that McClane's chances of survival was actually at its most plausible in DH2. It also has one of the greatest finales ever. Throughout the movie, the villains are always ahead of the protagonist. Even though McClane makes progress w/ each action scene, all of them (prior to the climax) ends w/ a trade-off of him losing: no one was left to interrogate after the baggage fight, the antenna array explodes and a plane is crashed after the skywalk shootout, Esperanza escapes after landing, and McClane ends up w/ blank ammunition in the snowmobile chase. All leading up to the plane fight where John loses against Stuart, and it seems that all hope is lost for Holly's plane. This is what Chris likes to call the "Breaking Point" moment, where the hero is at his lowest point in an action sequence and has to come up w/ a way to get out of that predicament. McClane does so after uttering his famous catchphrase and lighting the fuel trail left by the plane. With a single stroke, he finally defeats the bad guys and saves all of the hostages.
Yeah DH2 is great.....my personal favorite of the series, though I can understand why the first is considered the best. I never understood why 3, 4 or 5 would ever be ranked above the second film.
I could never understand Ebert's stance on the first two movies, but I suppose that's just a matter of taste. The one thing that makes me sad, though, is that, for all intents and purposes, this movie seems to have been retconned out of continuity by "Die Hard With a Vengeance" (McClane explains to Carmine's brother, in the beginning, that he transferred to the LAPD because of Holly, and the scene with Powell just shows that they're now co-workers; but by the third film, he's simply back at NY and fought with Holly *over the phone* - indicating that they either had a massive fight before, big enough for him to move to the other side of the country, or he never moved to LA).
It’s funny Ebert said that because Die Hard is considered by many the greatest action movie of all time. Alan Rickman probably the greatest villian of all time.
@@spiritualru2364 I'm sure he became aware of that, b/c during his positive review of DH3 on their show, he tried to claim that he liked it just as much as DH1.
I saw this in a crowded theater when it came out and believe me, nobody left disappointed. It was a blast. Just like "Lethal Weapon 2" and "Terminator 2."
this is the kind of movie which was universally liked at the release but by the time past, it got aged badly. I remember watching this in theater, and everyone who watched it, including my friends, pretty much everybody liked it. but now they hardly remember this movie
Would love to see one with good old Thanos in Infinity War 😂 I think he would have defeated the villain in Die Hard 2 if you know what I’m talking about 😉😅
This sequel is more than decent. 90's action films are just as good as those that came out in the 80's, and definitely miles better than the stuff that's made today.
@@goldfishprime I don't get all the love for 3 to be honest. It hits RESET in such a blatant way and even though it has another Gruber as the villain, John and his relationship with Holly are completely reverted back to a worse state than even at the beginning of DH1. Plus everyone seems to completely forget everything McClane did in the first two films.
@@goldfishprime Yes. 3rd film is 3rd best for me. Whole entire scene at airport trying stop plane blowing up outside with flares and him injecting seat in mid air while bad guys throwing grenades were simply awesome. I never was a fan of it when i was younger but after watching couple more times i just love it.
My Dad and I ran into William Sadler at this massive Flea Market in New England. When we recognized who he was, my Father walked up to him, shook his hand and said "I loved you in Lethal Weapon." We've never let him live it down.
@@remchaill9898 - Sure, there's some (i.e. 'Skyjacked', 'Airport '77'), but you gotta admit after this movie, there's been a significant increase; 'Passenger 57' (1992), 'Executive Decision' (1996), 'Turbulence', 'Con Air', 'Air Force One' (1997).
Really surprised you didn’t mention that they Cloverfield’ed this movie. It was an entirely separate script that was quickly re-written to be a sequel after the success of the first “Die Hard” which is why it feels the way it does. The first one came out in ‘88 and the second was re-written, filmed, edited, scored, marketed, and released in under 2 years (which was a pretty quick turnaround for an un-planned sequel in those days).
Yo Chris, this is without a doubt one of the best videos you have put out. I've been a fan for years and just re-watched this movie recently and had a lot of the same thoughts you did. It's a lot more solid film than most people give it credit for but has a bunch of flaws too and your script and editing choice for this video made me chuckle the whole way through. Felt like a rapid fire hilariocity.
A "massive let-down????" ... Damn.. I loved this movie when it came out... still like it... not as good as the first for sure... but still.. massive let-down..? Harsh...
@@Mcquiz95 Well see, I never really got why this movie is apparently SO MUCH OF A STEP DOWN from the first. I can understand it being considered as "not quite as good" but still....
@@mike04574 No way. Die Hard 2 has an original premise, Die Hard 3 was almost identical plot-wise to the Jeff Bridges movie Blow out which came out prior.
I fucking love this movie. It's not as tense as the original, but it's got a brisk pace and is a lot of fun, even going as far as being a little self aware at moments with dialogue like "Another air duct, another basement. How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?" and the exchange with Dennis Franz's character: "You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time!" "Story of my life." They're pretty much telling you "Yeah, we know we're doing the same thing again. Just roll with it." The TV edit is so funny and almost legendary on its own. It's so bad that you wonder if it was intentional, and it probably inspired the TV edit for Snakes On A Plane, where they had Sam Jackson read intentionally absurd PG lines to dub over the original dialogue for television. Also, knowing how things end up between John and Holly toward the end of the franchise, you kinda wish that he had just went for that drink with the cute girl at the airline counter and called it a life.
I totally remember the TBS edited version! Omg this had me crying with laughter. There's another hilarious dubbing when McLane says (in that terrible voice): Make up your minds! Oh we're just up to our NECK in terrorists again John. Thanks Chris keep up the fantastic reviews!
I LOVE Die Hard 2! It is equally as great as the original. It continues all the fun action elements of the original while upping the stakes. Also, for me this feels more like a Christmas action film, the snowy airport setting is perfect. The ending is great! I love how McClane stops the bad guys and has the best use of “Yippie Kay Yay” in the series.
@@andy00grant The first two were all we needed in my view. Vengeance is entertaining but they have to retcon so much to make it work. They have to sacrifice John and Holly's happy ending, act like most of 1 and 2 didn't happen etc
Die Hard 1 had higher stakes because McClane and the antagonists were sharing the same space and Holly was always at risk. The second one the bad guys, besides a casual nameless disposable encounter, are always on top until the plane scene. Still both are a xmas tradition in my house and extremely enjoyable to this day.
Renny Harlin is one of the few directors that switches between action and horror I mean from prison, nightmare 4 and deep blue sea too this one, the last goodnight and cliffhanger 6:30 pre 9/11
Great review all always Chris but how did you not mention Art Evans!? His Character became the likeable sidekick in a way. I was sad when he got shot and almost died. He saved the day figuring out how to talk to the planes.
Absolutely loving these retro reviews. Certainly helping take my mind off things during this difficult time. Would love to see a a Ghostbusters 1 and 2 review. Thanks again
Everything you said I agree with, but I have to say, I always had a soft spot for this film because of Dennis Franz, my dad Is the worlds biggest NYPD Blue fan so I’ve seen a lot of Dennis Franz shows and movies, so when I’m missing my dad a lot I watch this! Can’t wait for the Die Hard Vengeance review 🤙♥️🍻
@@michaelbiscay9836 Well.....I don't particularly mind who the director is as long as the movie is good......while I love DH1, I think Renny Harlin made the better sequel.
The bike thing makes perfect sense. He needs to bridge the gap fast, but also not be so loud. Running is quite noisy. The bike is much quieter and potentially even faster than running
I spat out my coffee in laughter at the dubbing section of your video. I never saw it on TV. There should be a comedy made with bad dubbing. Hilarious. Solid review.
@@cockerpoodles1238 John and Holly's relationship deteriorating was inevitable. Unless she moved back to NYC (which she didn't) it was likely that it would stagnate and go back to how it was. That's realistic writing. The villains in Die Hard 2 were easily the weakest of the original trilogy, and before 5, they were the weakest in the entire series. You can whine about "rehashing" all you want, Jeremy Irons is infinitely more entertaining as a villain, and the idea of having to solve riddles and challenges in order to prevent bombings is a fresh idea. John McTiernan is a more gifted and talented director than Renny Harlin. The events of the first two movies are referenced several times in With a Vengeance. I think your shitty argument has been addressed.
@@cockerpoodles1238 His commitment to the badge and NYC and helping people won out over his marriage, and if you actually followed his character from the first two films, you'd see that this is a logical progression. And you completely glossed over the fact that Simon's group in With a Vengeance are a German paramilitary group. They're arguably more dangerous than the lames from 2 due to their access to much more advanced weaponry. Samuel L. Jackson is an incredible foil to Willis' McClane. We finally get to see McClane in his natural element, NYC, and that makes for a very interesting and fresh change of pace. I could go on.
👍I have a bit of a soft spot for this one because it was on tv literally all the time. Always remember the shoot out with the SWAT team on the escalator
Back in the mid 2000s I was listening to the Jim Rome show. He was playing the Mr Falcon dub. The Die Hard 2 dub was a running joke on the show. When he got a phone call and on air interview with a Die Hard producer who couldn't believe how bad the dub was. He had never heard it before. He swore to Rome that it would never again and it would be changed.
@@remchaill9898 Christmas time is the back drop , it is a action adventure movie , it was released in the summer of 1988 , not November or December , is played on tv year round , Christmas movies are focused on Christmas , released during the holidays. the setting for die hard could have been anytime of year and been the same movie... MIKE DROP !
There's just something about these movies that I love to just lie on a couch on a Sunday and just watch. No thinking or anything, just pure relax and enjoy a good action movie. Good guy beats bad guy type.
To my mind, the Die Hard films are pretty much symmetrical to the Indiana Jones movies. (Which makes me super stoked for Indy 5 naturally. Lol) Die Hard 2 like Temple of Doom is noticeably darker, more bombastic and even if a bit less refined than the films immediately surrounding it is an edge of your seat, no holds barred thrill ride when it gets going. I think it’s earned it’s place as an above average entry in its genre even if it seems to suffer from comparison to one of if not the very best of it which this film is following up on.
I was 16 when this came out during the summer of 1990. I was in Atlanta for two weeks and saw this, Total Recall, Dick Tracy, and Quick Change. It was the first movie I saw by myself, so it has a special place in my heart, but I agree with you on all your critiques.
What the hell is this dubbing? We never had dubbed for television in Greece. But, then again, we watch movies with subtitles and only kids movies are available as dubbed and as the original version. I am so happy you are doing Die Hard. It’s my favorite movie series, all four of them(cause, yeah 5 is not Die Hard). Much love, Chris. Stay safe, everyone.
What do you mean why did you use the bike. I can give you two obvious reasons. 1,to catch the guy as he was way ahead of McLane &2,for the fun & unique aspect of it. I thought you could understand that
TBH..Die hard 2 is a guilty pleasure film for me..I really like it..Great Bruce Willis performance and who didn't love John Amos as Maj Grant (African Americans know why I made this statement)
I have a generally unpopular view of the Die Hard movies. Barring the first one, the one I enjoy the most is Die Hard 4, followed by Die Hard 2, and then Die Hard 3. Die Hard 5 is obviously languishing way at the back. For me, Die Hard 3 just sort of loses momentum half way through and I'm not a huge fan of how it ends. It definitely has the second best villain of the series though. I quite like how fast moving Die Hard 2 is, and the airport setting, and that makes up for a comparatively weak villain. I love Die Hard 4. I think the idea of juxtaposing an old school analog cop with a tech oriented villain was great. Plus, I thought he and Justin Long were a pretty damn good duo and Winstead felt perfectly cast as John McClane's daughter.
Glad to see u back man. I'm so ready for movies to start coming back out. I'm a movie guy and I'm one them guys that actually like to go to the theater to see them
Think you missed the mark here. The film works as an action film with tons of memorable moments. The atmosphere here is fantastic. I think Sadler is menacing. Compared to modern action DH2 is a masterpiece.
Except how does one get past the fact that the flight director could've told all the aircraft to redirect to land at other airports when they had plenty of fuel left, but instead told some to stay circling around the airport indefinitely when he knew he was going to lose communication with them because of a terrorist threat??!
Renny Harlin actually does a good job on this film. This was a rushed production by 20th Century Fox. Harlan was pulled off of" The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" which he was shooting in order to pull this film together in a hurry. So, parts of this film are a little cheesy because they were probably made up on the fly. Harlan stages the stunt scenes quite well, and it's an action picture that's noisy and violent in all the right places. It hits all the right notes. I remember back in the day when I saw this in a theater, the trailer that was attached was the trailer for Predator 2 which had me pretty excited at the time. Oh, 20th Century Fox and silver Productions and the good old days of noisy action films.
Side Note. The guy who died from the Icicle is Meat from the Porky's movies. He was also in The Wanderers. For you young bucks, you should check out the Wanderers. It came out in 1979.
I still remember Seeing Die hard when I was a 8-9 years old.And Oh my God,Did I love them!! I was little so I didn't know about plots, Dialogues,Story etc,,I just needed some Shooting and fighting and the Film was A masterpiece to me!!😅😅😆
Yep, that's pretty much my experience, except I was 12-13. I still remember being blown away by the Major Grant twist, which I'm sure more sophisticated viewers saw coming a mile away.
@@keefriff99 You know what I think gave that twist away? He is getting in McClane's face early on and then for some reason does a complete 180 degree switch and starts being really nice to John. It's almost as if he suddenly remembers that he's supposed to be pretending to be a good guy......
Everytime I watch DH2 it feels a bit like McClane is in the Cliffhanger movie.. or within the same atmosphere. I know, same director. A fun fact: in the end when the planes start to land succesfully, the classical music that is played in the background is "Finlandia" from a finnish composer Jean Sibelius (died 1957). Renny Harlin being a finnish director and all.
Loving these classic reviews every week. Surprised you didn't mention T-1000, but yeah I'm with you. It's not an amazing movie but it has its charm and I still love it and watch it every year along with the first one. Has some really great lines that people don't talk about and yes that icicle kill is sick. "Just the fax ma'am, just the fax."
Yippee Kai yay Mr Stuckmann 😂 I watched this recently and longed for the freedom that was in it. Huge cans of hairspray being allowed in the suitcase and smoking in the building and meeting your loved one just as they disembark the plane ✈️ it made me feel like so much has been taken away.
Can't wait for the Die Hard with a Vengeance review! One of my all-time favorite action films! This may be sacrilege, but I like it even better than the first one. It's the "buddy cop" kinda aspect with him and Samuel L. Jackson that I really love.
Anybody else surprised that Stuck never mentioned that the actor playing the 'terrible reporter' was WALTER ****ING PECK! from Ghostbusters. He wasn't as good in Die Hard as he was in Ghostbusters, but I still like him.
Can’t wait for Die Hard With A Vengeance review. I think Samuel Jackson and Willis made a great team! It’s my favorite and can’t count how many times I’ve watched it. Jeremy Irons is an awesome villain too!
Are you going to review the other Back to the Future movies? (btw I work at Finland's biggest cinema and I've met Renny Harlin a couple of times when he's come to see movies)
@@mike04574 Fair enough....as you will likely see below, I have been through why I think 2 is unfairly disregarded. It doesn't put John and Holly's relationship in the dumpster, it doesn't reduce him to an alcoholic, it actually acknowledges that the first film happened and that he is a hero, better christmas vibe, dangerous villains, raising of the stakes etc Now, how on earth 3 and 4 could be considered better than that is beyond me, however that's just me.
The problem with Die Hard 5 is he isn't McClane anymore he's Bruce Willis.
Lol
I know completely what you mean
And he keeps telling that he's on vacation, when he's not
The good ones end at 3 when he’s in new York The ones after that fucking suck
That’s because Bruce Willis doesn’t care anymore
"How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?"
That's Hollywood, John.
Litterally every sequel to an action movie.
I think the moment John cries when failing to save the first plane is crucial to his character development, a very rare outward display of emotion that shows he really does care
I agree!!!! It’s why I love him
That's what makes him such a valuable asset to cinema as he stood out from the rest of 80's action heroes! He actually cared about the innocent people that died!
To be fair to William Sadler, Alan Rickman was a hard act to follow.
I liked Sadler in “Demon Knight” though, which Chris should also do a video on!
But to be fair, Colonel Stuart and his men were a complete 180 degree switch from Hans Gruber and his crew! That was what made them fresh and also made them far more dangerous and raised the stakes.
True but I mean Jeremy Irons’ portrayal in Vengeance was a pretty great act, even though it’s not up to par with Rickman’s imo
Seemed to have escaped from a Seagal movie
I think the villain in die hard 2 is better than the villain in the first die hard
Christ, that edited for tv bit, had me crying laughing.
16k views in a hour ... wow thats goals 🏆🏆
Oof.
😂
That was brilliant
Was that real? Can someone explain why was it done??? I'm really confused. Both versions are in English. Why not keep the original voices?
Despite how unrealistic the ejector seat scene is, it's one of the most badass scenes I've ever seen in a film.
Agreed. Movies are not a documentary, its about if you are being entertained hence why its a great scene ; )
That'd make a decent description of the entire series, at least when it's at its best; "Despite how unrealistic _Die Hard_ can appear, at times... It is some of the most badass action ever put to film."
After the Die Hard series, I hope Chris reviews the Lethal Weapon series.
The first Lethal Weapon is one of the greatest action films ever made. They kinda go downhill as they go along, as the studio phased out Shane Black.
Hell yes! As a franchise, Lethal Weapon is superior to Die Hard, only because 5 is so goddamn awful, while Lethal Weapon 1-4 range from (IMO) "great" to "pretty damn good".
Die Hard is clearly the best of the 9 films between the two franchises, but the Lethal Weapon films were more consistent quality-wise.
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I think Shane Black only had significant involvement with the first film. He has a "story by" credit on 2, but only "characters created" for 3 and 4.
The best thing about Lethal Weapon is that Riggs and Murtaugh FEEL like their characters through all 4 films, whereas John McClane becomes a completely different and thoroughly unlikable prick as the series goes on.
yeah. I wish he would review Terminator series as well
@@sebastianfitzptraick7395 first one is great, I really like the second one too
I love how the plane turns into a fireball despite crash landing due to no fuel. 90s, baby!
Things gotta blow up, right!
Not a excuse, but gas fumes have a more violent explosion then pure gas.
It has happened, a while ago I heard of a plane that landed and bounced, then burst into flames
90s were such a weird time. literally the majory of hollywood mainstream movies were bombastic action movies at that time. (And everyone followed the direction template that Tony Scott created, especially Michael Bay) and the other part of the circle was the booming on indie movies, that were very innovative and kickstarted so many autuer directors like Soderbergh and Tarantino
It depends. A half full gas can is more dangerous than a full can. It's oxygen mixed with the Gas that causes an explosion. Depending on how much fuel is left it may be possible but you're probably right.
Before 9/11 you were allowed to carry almost everything on an airplane...
I don't know about tasers, but even baseball bats and knives up to 4 inches were no problem!
in 1st die hard McClane haved gun in plane.
Donatas Zukauskas Cops can do that
What's more hilarious is the depiction of the Glock, as well as implying real bullets and blanks can cycle together in an MP5
@@harkiss1 As a former flight attendant, law enforcement can carry guns onboard as long as the flight crew and pilots are aware.
"How did she bring a taser on to the plane?"
well you just said two minutes ago that this is the worst airport security of all time 😂😂
In early 90s airport security was much much much more relaxed than today. Terrorism wasn't a worry.
Well... not necessarily! They were landing in the airport from another destination...
Terrorism definitely was a worry in airports, which is why they had metal detectors and x-rays. It obviously wasn't what it became after 9/11/2001. It wasn't "relaxed" but people could just take more objects on a plane, but maybe not a stun gun. Still, it works for the movie and in 1990 most people weren't aware of the things.
McClane has his gun on his holster, by his side, when he's on the plane in the first movie (granted, he's a cop and must've flashed his badge at the airport, but still...), so I just give this a pass.
"Yippie ki-yay Mr. Falcon"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
....way better than "monkey fightin' snakes."
What does this mean?
It honestly sounded like Arnold was talking.
🤣🤣🤣
This was my favorite Die Hard movie. The first one was very good, but having an Xmas action movie at a snowy airport with everyone trying to get home for the holidays is much better than at a high-rise office building in sunny LA.
EXACTLY! Not only does the second one not get the credit it deserves, but it's clearly better as a Christmas film than the first one!
Die Hard 2 IS a classic. Brutal, relentless action. I can forgive a few strange moments. Terrific, underrated sequel.
Yeah I liked it too
On the bright side, this movie isn't the 5th Die Hard
First to Comment in the Legends reply section 😭😭
On the bright side at least its not the 5th Terminator.
Are you spying on me or something
You could review "Long Kiss Goodnight", directed by Renny Harlin, starring Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson. Much better film than the reviews it got back on it's release. Funnily enough, Samuel L Jackson has said that it is his personal favorite of his own films.
It's a very underrated action film. More people need to see it. It's a blast!
@@Nitrobotti Most likely flew so under the radar because it came a year after Cutthroat Island, directed by Renny Harlin and starring Geena Davis. That film was *krhm*... Not so good (To put it mildly) 😂
I f’in love that film
FUCK yes, what a great 90s action movie!!!
And it’s written by Shane Black! Geena Davis works here as the heroine, Samuel L. Jackson is (as always) fuckin‘ awesome. He has some of the funniest lines. The ham on rye joke gets me everytime. And I love Craig Bierko as the comical villain.
The first 3 Die Hard movies are all classics. Die Hard 2 is a masterpiece. The audience never had it as good as summer 1990 - Die Hard 2, Total Recall, Dick Tracy, RoboCop 2, Gremlins 2, Another 48 Hours, Ghost, Young Guns 2, Arachnophopbia, Quick Change, Flatliners - all fucking mint.
Damn bro you just named some classics that I need to go back and watch. Thank you. And I agree all the first 3 Die Hards were classic. But of course the greatest action movie of all time is still Die Hard. Alan Rickman took the film to another level. I still say to this day he is the greatest villian ever played on the big screen
SWAT: " _...what do you think I am?_ "
T-1000: " _A sitting duck._ "
Hahaha bro i been calling him T 1000 for almost 30 years. Its Robert Patrick but fuck it
I don’t know why I read that in Sean Connerys voice, but it made it better
He says: What do I Look like to you?
that is easily one of my favourite lines simply because I already had associated Robert Patrick as the T-1000 when I saw this movie
@@alexpollock6932 haha "A shhhhitting duck"
"What? A shitting du... what does that mean?"
Interestingly, respected critics Siskel & Ebert considered Die Hard 2 to be the best in the franchise. Roger somehow didn't like the original, while Gene ranked this first sequel as the 6th best film of 1990 above the likes of Dances with Wolves and Godfather 3. Screen Junkies even did a couple of "Honest Action" videos for the series, and it was determined that McClane's chances of survival was actually at its most plausible in DH2.
It also has one of the greatest finales ever. Throughout the movie, the villains are always ahead of the protagonist. Even though McClane makes progress w/ each action scene, all of them (prior to the climax) ends w/ a trade-off of him losing: no one was left to interrogate after the baggage fight, the antenna array explodes and a plane is crashed after the skywalk shootout, Esperanza escapes after landing, and McClane ends up w/ blank ammunition in the snowmobile chase. All leading up to the plane fight where John loses against Stuart, and it seems that all hope is lost for Holly's plane. This is what Chris likes to call the "Breaking Point" moment, where the hero is at his lowest point in an action sequence and has to come up w/ a way to get out of that predicament. McClane does so after uttering his famous catchphrase and lighting the fuel trail left by the plane. With a single stroke, he finally defeats the bad guys and saves all of the hostages.
Yeah DH2 is great.....my personal favorite of the series, though I can understand why the first is considered the best. I never understood why 3, 4 or 5 would ever be ranked above the second film.
I could never understand Ebert's stance on the first two movies, but I suppose that's just a matter of taste.
The one thing that makes me sad, though, is that, for all intents and purposes, this movie seems to have been retconned out of continuity by "Die Hard With a Vengeance" (McClane explains to Carmine's brother, in the beginning, that he transferred to the LAPD because of Holly, and the scene with Powell just shows that they're now co-workers; but by the third film, he's simply back at NY and fought with Holly *over the phone* - indicating that they either had a massive fight before, big enough for him to move to the other side of the country, or he never moved to LA).
It’s funny Ebert said that because Die Hard is considered by many the greatest action movie of all time. Alan Rickman probably the greatest villian of all time.
@@spiritualru2364 I'm sure he became aware of that, b/c during his positive review of DH3 on their show, he tried to claim that he liked it just as much as DH1.
That villain introduction couldn't have been more perfect
It's so weird. 😆
I love the one joke where John points at the dead body in the bodybag, and says:"Heh, I think he won't make it"
I saw this in a crowded theater when it came out and believe me, nobody left disappointed. It was a blast. Just like "Lethal Weapon 2" and "Terminator 2."
Yeah first viewing in a cinema can often leave a mask over what people actually thought.
this is the kind of movie which was universally liked at the release but by the time past, it got aged badly. I remember watching this in theater, and everyone who watched it, including my friends, pretty much everybody liked it. but now they hardly remember this movie
Terminator 2 is one of the best movies ever made. Not comparable to either this movie or Lethal Weapon
@@gavinhenderson7250 Yeah. That's how I felt about the first Transformers movie.
@@gavinhenderson7250 I'd say "Rocky V" is an example of that. A lot of people who liked that film when it was first released, changed their mind.
I wish more movies would introduce their bad guy doing morning stretches naked.
Would love to see one with good old Thanos in Infinity War 😂 I think he would have defeated the villain in Die Hard 2 if you know what I’m talking about 😉😅
I don’t. That shit was fruity as hell.
This is the only Die Hard where John loses: he fails to stop the plane crash after going all out to save it.
I die hard 1.. the bad guys shoot one I the party, and john still wins.. because he hates the dude
What’s with the I’s?
@@matsv201 Also Takagi(?). For not giving codes of the safe.
@@zvimur that is true, that is more if a loss...
It's also the fbi agent in the end..
But I would probobly consider that a other John victory.
@@matsv201 are you typing in darkness? You keep pressing I instead of O.
This sequel is more than decent. 90's action films are just as good as those that came out in the 80's, and definitely miles better than the stuff that's made today.
Much like with Ghostbusters 2, I feel Die Hard 2 gets a lot of undeserved hate.
Agreed. I'd also put Robocop 2 and Predator 2 there.
@@nickb9718 I agree but I feel die hard 2 is better than both of those
Yeah, Die Hard 2 rocks! The original is better, but only by a slight margin. Dennis Franz' hilarious performance alone is reason to watch it.
The made for tv edits for this movie were so memorably hilarious they actually referenced it in a recent episode of the new Ducktales.
It’s grown on me as a Die Hard sequel in recent years. I’d call it pretty underrated today.
i love it. I thought excellent sequal and best in franshise.
@@henryhill6637 The best, really?
I liked it, but... definitely thought the third film was the best.
@@henryhill6637 I agree.
@@goldfishprime I don't get all the love for 3 to be honest. It hits RESET in such a blatant way and even though it has another Gruber as the villain, John and his relationship with Holly are completely reverted back to a worse state than even at the beginning of DH1. Plus everyone seems to completely forget everything McClane did in the first two films.
@@goldfishprime Yes. 3rd film is 3rd best for me. Whole entire scene at airport trying stop plane blowing up outside with flares and him injecting seat in mid air while bad guys throwing grenades were simply awesome. I never was a fan of it when i was younger but after watching couple more times i just love it.
My Dad and I ran into William Sadler at this massive Flea Market in New England. When we recognized who he was, my Father walked up to him, shook his hand and said "I loved you in Lethal Weapon."
We've never let him live it down.
That is brilliant what did William sadler say back to your dad
This movie set the trend of airline hijacking genre during the 90s.
Then 2001, and airline hijacking stopped being entertaining :|
Well, they had a good run.
I should've said flight. Fuck. FUCK.
@@12Daniel34 Ha Good one
You're obviously too young to remember the dozens of airline hijackings in the 70s and 80s.
@@remchaill9898 - Sure, there's some (i.e. 'Skyjacked', 'Airport '77'), but you gotta admit after this movie, there's been a significant increase; 'Passenger 57' (1992), 'Executive Decision' (1996), 'Turbulence', 'Con Air', 'Air Force One' (1997).
Really surprised you didn’t mention that they Cloverfield’ed this movie. It was an entirely separate script that was quickly re-written to be a sequel after the success of the first “Die Hard” which is why it feels the way it does. The first one came out in ‘88 and the second was re-written, filmed, edited, scored, marketed, and released in under 2 years (which was a pretty quick turnaround for an un-planned sequel in those days).
When he says "Yippee ky yay Mr falcon" he sounds like Stuey from Family Guy.
Well I will never hear it any other way now lol.
90’s kid: mom pls let’s watch die hard 2 at the movie theater.
Mom: no son, we have die hard 2 at home.
Die hard 2 at home: 1:48
ahahahahah! and this! 1:11
"Too bad,McClane! I kinda liked you!"
"I got ENOUGH friends!"
The sound of Chris’ intro reminds me of the pre-virus days. It’s soothing tbh
Yo Chris, this is without a doubt one of the best videos you have put out. I've been a fan for years and just re-watched this movie recently and had a lot of the same thoughts you did. It's a lot more solid film than most people give it credit for but has a bunch of flaws too and your script and editing choice for this video made me chuckle the whole way through. Felt like a rapid fire hilariocity.
A "massive let-down????" ... Damn.. I loved this movie when it came out... still like it... not as good as the first for sure... but still.. massive let-down..? Harsh...
If this was a massive let down then I dread to think what some other sequels would be.....
From one of the best action movies of all time to just a good action movie is a massive let-down tbh.
@@Mcquiz95 Well see, I never really got why this movie is apparently SO MUCH OF A STEP DOWN from the first. I can understand it being considered as "not quite as good" but still....
3 is better
@@mike04574 No way. Die Hard 2 has an original premise, Die Hard 3 was almost identical plot-wise to the Jeff Bridges movie Blow out which came out prior.
Chris still needs to do a review for “Coraline” seriously it’s that good. I hope he sees this.
I fucking love this movie. It's not as tense as the original, but it's got a brisk pace and is a lot of fun, even going as far as being a little self aware at moments with dialogue like "Another air duct, another basement. How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?" and the exchange with Dennis Franz's character: "You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time!" "Story of my life." They're pretty much telling you "Yeah, we know we're doing the same thing again. Just roll with it." The TV edit is so funny and almost legendary on its own. It's so bad that you wonder if it was intentional, and it probably inspired the TV edit for Snakes On A Plane, where they had Sam Jackson read intentionally absurd PG lines to dub over the original dialogue for television. Also, knowing how things end up between John and Holly toward the end of the franchise, you kinda wish that he had just went for that drink with the cute girl at the airline counter and called it a life.
I totally remember the TBS edited version! Omg this had me crying with laughter. There's another hilarious dubbing when McLane says (in that terrible voice): Make up your minds! Oh we're just up to our NECK in terrorists again John.
Thanks Chris keep up the fantastic reviews!
I LOVE Die Hard 2! It is equally as great as the original. It continues all the fun action elements of the original while upping the stakes. Also, for me this feels more like a Christmas action film, the snowy airport setting is perfect. The ending is great! I love how McClane stops the bad guys and has the best use of “Yippie Kay Yay” in the series.
Well said! Whether you prefer the first or second, I would argue that the first two are the best of the series!
I agree completely
I get all your points and i agree with em BUT I still love Die Hard 2. It's a guilty pleasure for me
No need to be guilty. Plenty of people love it
@@jamesedleymusic I'm with you on that. I love the first 2 die hard films.
It's my least favorite of the original trilogy but I still watch it.
@@andy00grant The first two were all we needed in my view. Vengeance is entertaining but they have to retcon so much to make it work. They have to sacrifice John and Holly's happy ending, act like most of 1 and 2 didn't happen etc
Die Hard 1 had higher stakes because McClane and the antagonists were sharing the same space and Holly was always at risk. The second one the bad guys, besides a casual nameless disposable encounter, are always on top until the plane scene. Still both are a xmas tradition in my house and extremely enjoyable to this day.
Renny Harlin is one of the few directors that switches between action and horror
I mean from prison, nightmare 4 and deep blue sea too this one, the last goodnight and cliffhanger
6:30 pre 9/11
Great review all always Chris but how did you not mention Art Evans!? His Character became the likeable sidekick in a way. I was sad when he got shot and almost died. He saved the day figuring out how to talk to the planes.
“I’m tired of these monkey fightin’ snakes on this Monday through Friday plane!”
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Absolutely loving these retro reviews. Certainly helping take my mind off things during this difficult time. Would love to see a a Ghostbusters 1 and 2 review. Thanks again
Everything you said I agree with, but I have to say, I always had a soft spot for this film because of Dennis Franz, my dad Is the worlds biggest NYPD Blue fan so I’ve seen a lot of Dennis Franz shows and movies, so when I’m missing my dad a lot I watch this! Can’t wait for the Die Hard Vengeance review 🤙♥️🍻
The villain dramatically turning the TV off always made me laugh.
I watched Die Hard 2 before Die Hard. Because of that, its always been my favourite.
What Die hard lost with Die Hard 2 it came back with a "vengeance" with Die Hard 3 .....
The best one for me
John McTiernan
And what exactly did it "lose?"
@@cockerpoodles1238 John McTiernan
@@michaelbiscay9836 Well.....I don't particularly mind who the director is as long as the movie is good......while I love DH1, I think Renny Harlin made the better sequel.
Great review of a great action movie but i have to slightly disagree with Chris as I think it's a bloody great sequel.
The bike thing makes perfect sense. He needs to bridge the gap fast, but also not be so loud. Running is quite noisy. The bike is much quieter and potentially even faster than running
I love this movie but i have to say it, i watch it dubbed in my language (spanish) , the spanish dub is on point 10/10
Spainsh (latino america) dubs are really good
Most of the time the original is better but I have to say the german voice of Bruce Willis sounds more like Bruce Willis than Bruce Willis 🤣
But nothing beats Slavic dubs -- which were not even dubs. Those consisted of one narrator reading the script out loud and voicing all the characters.
@@meganega123 isso😅😆😆
I spat out my coffee in laughter at the dubbing section of your video. I never saw it on TV. There should be a comedy made with bad dubbing. Hilarious. Solid review.
First two Die Hard movies are staples on Christmas for my family.
@@cockerpoodles1238 Booo, With a Vengeance is the best.
@@cockerpoodles1238 John and Holly's relationship deteriorating was inevitable. Unless she moved back to NYC (which she didn't) it was likely that it would stagnate and go back to how it was. That's realistic writing.
The villains in Die Hard 2 were easily the weakest of the original trilogy, and before 5, they were the weakest in the entire series. You can whine about "rehashing" all you want, Jeremy Irons is infinitely more entertaining as a villain, and the idea of having to solve riddles and challenges in order to prevent bombings is a fresh idea.
John McTiernan is a more gifted and talented director than Renny Harlin.
The events of the first two movies are referenced several times in With a Vengeance.
I think your shitty argument has been addressed.
Cockerpoodles 123 I love Die Hard 3. Def my favorite after the OG.
@@cockerpoodles1238 His commitment to the badge and NYC and helping people won out over his marriage, and if you actually followed his character from the first two films, you'd see that this is a logical progression.
And you completely glossed over the fact that Simon's group in With a Vengeance are a German paramilitary group. They're arguably more dangerous than the lames from 2 due to their access to much more advanced weaponry.
Samuel L. Jackson is an incredible foil to Willis' McClane.
We finally get to see McClane in his natural element, NYC, and that makes for a very interesting and fresh change of pace. I could go on.
@@daveensler1663 I agree. The first is clearly the best, but 3 is a very close 2nd.
Hey Chris, have you ever seen or heard of a movie called "Vivarium"? I really enjoyed it and I would love to hear your opinion of it.
I loved this too! Really stuck in my mind since watching. Nightmarish.
That place is where Sheldon Cooper came from.
👍I have a bit of a soft spot for this one because it was on tv literally all the time. Always remember the shoot out with the SWAT team on the escalator
Hey Chris, can review the movie Breakdown 1997 starring Kurt Russell.
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: 2/10
2/10 is way too forgiving for A Good Day To Die. That crap makes me want to slit my own wrists.
i thought i was the only one who loved die hard 3
A good day to die hard: 0,5/10, and I'm being generous
7 is too high for Die Hard 4. That movie is about a 4 or 5.
Did you mean to type minus 10 for Vengeance? You need a lobotomy to even tolerate that film.
Back in the mid 2000s I was listening to the Jim Rome show. He was playing the Mr Falcon dub. The Die Hard 2 dub was a running joke on the show. When he got a phone call and on air interview with a Die Hard producer who couldn't believe how bad the dub was. He had never heard it before. He swore to Rome that it would never again and it would be changed.
Die hard one and two are the best Christmas movies ever made.
It's a low bar but you're not wrong.
they are not Christmas movies , only take place during Christmas time, plus both movies. were summer releases !
@@shannonhuard5908 They are absolutely 100% Christmas movies. Die Hard is THE goddamn Christmas movie. Fight me.
@@shannonhuard5908 Well.....by that logic a lot of films stop being Christmas films don't they? Home Alone probably doesn't count anymore now....
@@remchaill9898 Christmas time is the back drop , it is a action adventure movie , it was released in the summer of 1988 , not November or December , is played on tv year round , Christmas movies are focused on Christmas , released during the holidays. the setting for die hard could have been anytime of year and been the same movie... MIKE DROP !
There's just something about these movies that I love to just lie on a couch on a Sunday and just watch. No thinking or anything, just pure relax and enjoy a good action movie. Good guy beats bad guy type.
To my mind, the Die Hard films are pretty much symmetrical to the Indiana Jones movies. (Which makes me super stoked for Indy 5 naturally. Lol) Die Hard 2 like Temple of Doom is noticeably darker, more bombastic and even if a bit less refined than the films immediately surrounding it is an edge of your seat, no holds barred thrill ride when it gets going. I think it’s earned it’s place as an above average entry in its genre even if it seems to suffer from comparison to one of if not the very best of it which this film is following up on.
I was 16 when this came out during the summer of 1990. I was in Atlanta for two weeks and saw this, Total Recall, Dick Tracy, and Quick Change. It was the first movie I saw by myself, so it has a special place in my heart, but I agree with you on all your critiques.
Die hard 2 is severely underrated. It’s still a fun and entertaining film
What the hell is this dubbing? We never had dubbed for television in Greece. But, then again, we watch movies with subtitles and only kids movies are available as dubbed and as the original version. I am so happy you are doing Die Hard. It’s my favorite movie series, all four of them(cause, yeah 5 is not Die Hard). Much love, Chris. Stay safe, everyone.
About games, do a review for Outlast.
WARNING I am the unprettiest human YTer worldwide, but somehow I have TWO HOT TH-camR girlfriends. Thanks for being a future subscryber, dear sam
What do you mean why did you use the bike. I can give you two obvious reasons. 1,to catch the guy as he was way ahead of McLane &2,for the fun & unique aspect of it. I thought you could understand that
I would love to hear your thoughts on the departed it's one of my favorite mob movies
If you haven't you should watch Infernal Affairs too!
TBH..Die hard 2 is a guilty pleasure film for me..I really like it..Great Bruce Willis performance and who didn't love John Amos as Maj Grant (African Americans know why I made this statement)
“Okay Just a few words, Joe... off “
I have a generally unpopular view of the Die Hard movies. Barring the first one, the one I enjoy the most is Die Hard 4, followed by Die Hard 2, and then Die Hard 3. Die Hard 5 is obviously languishing way at the back. For me, Die Hard 3 just sort of loses momentum half way through and I'm not a huge fan of how it ends. It definitely has the second best villain of the series though. I quite like how fast moving Die Hard 2 is, and the airport setting, and that makes up for a comparatively weak villain. I love Die Hard 4. I think the idea of juxtaposing an old school analog cop with a tech oriented villain was great. Plus, I thought he and Justin Long were a pretty damn good duo and Winstead felt perfectly cast as John McClane's daughter.
Always thought the film "live free die hard" should have been called " live Easy die Hard"
Glad to see u back man. I'm so ready for movies to start coming back out. I'm a movie guy and I'm one them guys that actually like to go to the theater to see them
Think you missed the mark here. The film works as an action film with tons of memorable moments.
The atmosphere here is fantastic. I think Sadler is menacing.
Compared to modern action DH2 is a masterpiece.
Except how does one get past the fact that the flight director could've told all the aircraft to redirect to land at other airports when they had plenty of fuel left, but instead told some to stay circling around the airport indefinitely when he knew he was going to lose communication with them because of a terrorist threat??!
Renny Harlin actually does a good job on this film. This was a rushed production by 20th Century Fox. Harlan was pulled off of" The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" which he was shooting in order to pull this film together in a hurry. So, parts of this film are a little cheesy because they were probably made up on the fly. Harlan stages the stunt scenes quite well, and it's an action picture that's noisy and violent in all the right places. It hits all the right notes. I remember back in the day when I saw this in a theater, the trailer that was attached was the trailer for Predator 2 which had me pretty excited at the time. Oh, 20th Century Fox and silver Productions and the good old days of noisy action films.
"That cop we all know and love." Not a sentence you hear often these days lol.
Side Note. The guy who died from the Icicle is Meat from the Porky's movies. He was also in The Wanderers. For you young bucks, you should check out the Wanderers. It came out in 1979.
I still remember Seeing Die hard when I was a 8-9 years old.And Oh my God,Did I love them!! I was little so I didn't know about plots, Dialogues,Story etc,,I just needed some Shooting and fighting and the Film was A masterpiece to me!!😅😅😆
If you love the movies, read nothing lasts forever. It is the basis of the first die hard, but it is way darker
Also the main character is an old man
Yep, that's pretty much my experience, except I was 12-13. I still remember being blown away by the Major Grant twist, which I'm sure more sophisticated viewers saw coming a mile away.
@@keefriff99 You know what I think gave that twist away? He is getting in McClane's face early on and then for some reason does a complete 180 degree switch and starts being really nice to John. It's almost as if he suddenly remembers that he's supposed to be pretending to be a good guy......
Everytime I watch DH2 it feels a bit like McClane is in the Cliffhanger movie.. or within the same atmosphere. I know, same director.
A fun fact: in the end when the planes start to land succesfully, the classical music that is played in the background is "Finlandia" from a finnish composer Jean Sibelius (died 1957). Renny Harlin being a finnish director and all.
The tv edit for “Die Hard 2” is so bad it’s AWESOME!!!
Shame on you fook
Fool*
Chad Best I didn’t know about those, will have to check that out!
Should've mentioned the cool zoom out final shot of the big ass matte painting of all the planes.
"I also liked the part where he killed someone with an ice sickle"😂😂😂😂😂😂
Loving these classic reviews every week. Surprised you didn't mention T-1000, but yeah I'm with you. It's not an amazing movie but it has its charm and I still love it and watch it every year along with the first one. Has some really great lines that people don't talk about and yes that icicle kill is sick.
"Just the fax ma'am, just the fax."
You NEED to hilariocity Die Hard V, one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
Give him a break. He was on vacation :p
yeha
Throw in part 4 and make in a two parter
@@ameekasoar Part 4 is fun though
It wasn't ha ha funny bad, it was just bad.
Yippee Kai yay Mr Stuckmann 😂
I watched this recently and longed for the freedom that was in it. Huge cans of hairspray being allowed in the suitcase and smoking in the building and meeting your loved one just as they disembark the plane ✈️ it made me feel like so much has been taken away.
Die Hard 2 is a Christmas Movie That is all...
Can't wait for the Die Hard with a Vengeance review! One of my all-time favorite action films! This may be sacrilege, but I like it even better than the first one. It's the "buddy cop" kinda aspect with him and Samuel L. Jackson that I really love.
Anybody else surprised that Stuck never mentioned that the actor playing the 'terrible reporter' was WALTER ****ING PECK! from Ghostbusters. He wasn't as good in Die Hard as he was in Ghostbusters, but I still like him.
“His introduction is very hilarious...what the f*ck?!” I love when Chris is having fun with his reviews. Awesome. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😃✌🏽
Please do Princess Bride it’s literally my favourite movie of all time
Iconic movie for sure, but is it really in the Stuckmann wheelhouse?
@@remchaill9898 if he reviewed the Indiana Jones movies he’ll probably review The Princess Bride
Can’t wait for Die Hard With A Vengeance review. I think Samuel Jackson and Willis made a great team! It’s my favorite and can’t count how many times I’ve watched it. Jeremy Irons is an awesome villain too!
DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE! There, I said it.
Die Hard is set on Christmas but it's not about Christmas.
Review "The Exigency" - Austin McConnell said it's one of the best movies of the summer that nobody is talking about!
Renny Harlin is just one of " Those" directors... Did a great job with The Long Kiss Goodnight though
Are you going to review the other Back to the Future movies?
(btw I work at Finland's biggest cinema and I've met Renny Harlin a couple of times when he's come to see movies)
I love this movie, like it almost as much as the original.
Yeah it's the second best at least!
Cockerpoodles 123 thought the 3rd was the 2nd best and 4th was better than this
@@mike04574 Fair enough....as you will likely see below, I have been through why I think 2 is unfairly disregarded. It doesn't put John and Holly's relationship in the dumpster, it doesn't reduce him to an alcoholic, it actually acknowledges that the first film happened and that he is a hero, better christmas vibe, dangerous villains, raising of the stakes etc
Now, how on earth 3 and 4 could be considered better than that is beyond me, however that's just me.
@@cockerpoodles1238 i just enjoyed 3 more.. Felt it was more realistic and the plot gripped me. Samuel Jackson was great too
@@mike04574 There was a 4th one?
Have you considered doing the Beverly Hills Cop series? Just recently started rewatching those and I'm curious what you think of them.
admit it you just wanted us to laugh at Mr Falcon
Hey Chris, am I missing the vampires kiss review? Can’t find it, but you mentioned one the jaws the revenge you were making it.