CHRISTMAS MOVIE?! Die Hard | First Time Reaction

[@VerowakReacts]

Christmas movie time means it's DIE HARD time!!! This is the second Christmas movie that I have ever seen, next up is Klaus! What is your favourite Bruce Willis movie? 🌞Don't forget to subscribe to the channel kzbin.info 🎥Sign up on Patreon for full length reactions and Patreon polls to choose future movies www.patreon.com/Verowak 🐦Follow me on Twitter twitter.com/verowak 🔀 Follow me on Twitch for live streams with video games www.twitch.tv/verowak

[@defunctus408]

I recommend Die Hard 2 and 3. Consider reacting to the 1999 Bruce Willis movie "The Sixth Sense".

[@viclagina347]

The R.E.D. Franchise

[@CCFONESOL]

Most of them. Pretty much anything before 2014. After that he was pretty much just pumping out as many direct to dvd movies as he could.

[@doougle]

As far as iconic Bruce movies go, Die Hard is up there. I'd add "The Sixth Sense" too.

[@michaelpaz5052]

Keep it up! Strange as it maybe.

[@jamietaylor5570]

Of course it's a Christmas story. It's about a boy named Hans. All he wants for Christmas is $640 million in negotiable bearer bonds, but he doesn't get them because he's been naughty.

[@VerowakReacts]

Age old children's story, I should have clued in! All he gets is coal instead

[@987654321wormy]

As others have said, "It isn't Christmas until I see Hans Gruber falling from the Nakatomi tower." 😂😂

[@leosarmiento4823]

Truth....

[@feldegast]

Hell yeah!

[@VerowakReacts]

Today is the first day I see someone say that, and SO many people at that!! 😂

[@warlord_n_warheads7198]

for me it isnt Christmas till i see Joe Pesci get his scalp torched lol

[@feldegast]

@@warlord_n_warheads7198 they make a good double feature 😂

[@ramonalfaro3252]

Most people think of Rickman as Snape... He'll always be Hans Gruber to Me!!

[@leegee4203]

If you like Allen Rickman watch Galaxy Quest ...

[@VerowakReacts]

I've put it on the list! I didn't know he was in that movie, and a lot of people have been asking if I've watched it and I definitely haven't

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Hans Gruber is a perfect sinister villain. No hesitation, no melodramatic speeches. Cold, calculating. "Mr. Takagi won't be joining us for the rest, of his life" while eating cake.

[@philip4534]

He’s basically the grinch

[@VerowakReacts]

Yes!! The no speeches is really important. He's such a great villain

[@smdownh9]

@@VerowakReacts Die Hard is definitely a Christmas movie

[@smdownh9]

@@VerowakReacts you need to watch Robin Prince of Thieves Alan is awesome the sheriff

[@smdownh9]

@@VerowakReacts Die Hard 2 is also a Christmas movie and third movie wit Samuel L. Jackson is awesome

[@tim_rizzo]

Alan Rickman is absolutely fantastic in „Galaxy Quest“, I think many people would enjoy your reaction to this great SciFi Comedy.

[@VerowakReacts]

I do love sci-fi and Alan Rickman, Galaxy Quest has been added to my list of movies to watch

[@flnthrn2]

@@VerowakReacts Please, move it to the top of the list !!

[@johnberg9497]

@@VerowakReacts You may want to have some context by watching or learning about Star Trek shows ... understand that Galaxy Quest was a love-letter to them

[@dougboulter]

@@VerowakReacts Galaxy Quest is fantastic, and Alan Rickman's performance is delightful. If you like Rickman, you HAVE to see Galaxy Quest. All the acting in GQ is brilliant, and any Rickman fan will be in rapture.

[@smg85051]

A prelude to his great line in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, "... and cancel Christmas!"

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

"If it's not gunshots, what else could it be? Pop Rocks?" Excellent, McClane impression.

[@VerowakReacts]

😂😂 I love how he's just so normal and annoyed with everything

[@chrisbanks6659]

FYI - This is pre-Snape. But you can see why he wanted The Dark Arts gig. LOL Trivia - when they show Sna- er, Hans falling from the window the direction was, Count to three and let him go. Imagine the surprised look on his face when they let him go on 2. Great shot.

[@VerowakReacts]

Definitely pre-snape yeah :D That's so neat, but terrifying. I had that happen on a rollercoaster, they counted down from 5 for us to drop, and we dropped on 2

[@isaackellogg3493]

Don’t have to imagine-I see it every Christmas

[@RamblingRose08]

Definitely my Christmas movie. Definitely Bruce Willis' action breakout role. He was big before this but for romantic comedy. You should watch him in The Fifth Element.

[@VerowakReacts]

That's so weird to me since Bruce Willis has always been an action movie guy for me. I'll have to watch his rom-com stuff to see what he was like back then

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Yippee Kai-Yay was something Roy Rogers, a singing cowboy from the 1950s, would say. That's something that Bruce grew up with, so they added that to the character.

[@VerowakReacts]

That's so great! I don't know any westerns, so this was the first time I heard that in a movie. I've heard people quote it but it didn't mean anything to me

[@wyrmshadow4374]

@@VerowakReacts "I'm an old cowhand, from the Rio Grande." 1943. Hans called him a cowboy like from the old movies, so McClain gave him a cowboy quote from an old song. The meaning of those nonsense words changed after Die Hard. It's the 1980s version of YOLO, or Leroyyyyyyyuu Jenkinssss! From 10 years ago.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

The actor that played Karl was actually Russian and a Ballet dancer. He was even more famous than Mihkial Baryshnikov, back in Russia.

[@i.marchand4655]

Alexander Godunov. It's a pretty big name in Ballet.

[@allysinlombard]

This was both Alan Rickman and Bruce Willis’ breakout movie.

[@VerowakReacts]

Pretty crazy how it was the breakout for both! I need to watch more of their films

[@robertsmith3883]

Alan Rickman who played Hans Grubar.. This is his VERY FIRST MOVIE!

[@elizabethwallis4231]

For a Alan Rickman movie I highly recommend Galaxy Quest. Fantastic movie Fantastic cast!

[@VerowakReacts]

So I've heard, and now that I know Alan Rickman is in it, it's much closer to the top of my list

[@andreraymond6860]

Alan Rickman in Truly, Madly, Deeply... Highly recomended.

[@christopherschreiber5805]

12 MONKEYS. The movie that made me realize he wasn't just an action star. Very weird and dark, but some of the best acting I've ever seen from him.

[@CCFONESOL]

Bruce's big start was the Moonlighting series. His big movie start was Die Hard. Bruce also has a lot of comedies, and more than just action.

[@VerowakReacts]

I'm not aware of any comedies that he's in, I think it would be great to watch

[@CCFONESOL]

@@VerowakReacts the Moonlighting series was a detective comedy. Hudson Hawk. Blind Date. Sunset. Look Who's Talking (voice role as the baby). The Whole Nine Yards. The Fifth Element. Death Becomes Her. Over The Hedge (animated). Disney's The Kid. To name a few... His earlier body of works was actually fairly diverse.

[@peterknutsen3070]

@@VerowakReacts Apart from the Moonligting TV show, I think he did the baby’s voice in Look Who’s Talking. And then there’s Hudson Hawk. Some people hate it, and it was marketed in a misleading way, but I really like it.

[@ZeroOskul]

His big movie start was Sunset.

[@CCFONESOL]

@@ZeroOskul Die Hard and Sunset were filmed at practically the same time. Sunset released a few months earlier, but not successfully (4.6mil bo). Die Hard released during the summer blockbuster season to huge success (140mil bo). The big break was definitely Die Hard. The First Deadly Sin (1980)* Ein Guru kommt (1980)* The Verdict (1982)* The Return of Bruno (1987) Blind Date (1987) Sunset (1988) Die Hard (1988) In Country (1989) Look Who’s Talking (1989) Sunset wasn't even his first movie. Blind Date, a year earlier, was far more successful (39mil bo).

[@Csaba__]

ooh i have another fun fact! When they dropped alan rickman, they said they would do a countdown from 4 or something like that, but they dropped him before the countdown ended, so you can see alan rickmans genuine surprised face! also i loved this reaction again, cannot wait for the next :)

[@VerowakReacts]

That's so sneaky of them to do that, I love it 😂😂

[@stalefurset9444]

No opening of presents before Hans Gruber have fallen from the Nakatomi Plaza.

[@tehdipstick]

To me Die Hard is a Christmas movie mostly because when you boil it down to its bare bones it's really just a movie about a guy doing everything he can to overcome an obstacle, a rather extreme one in this case, so he can be with his family during the holiday.

[@willv7868]

Definitely snowing at the end. Looks curiously like paper but good enough for LA.

[@godmagnus]

Not snow. Paper. Expensive paper.

[@VerowakReacts]

I just thought it was paper and ash from the explosions and the building 😂

[@paulockenden4278]

100 % the best Christmas action movie of all time

[@VerowakReacts]

I wasn't aware of any Christmas action movies before this 😂

[@defunctus408]

@@VerowakReacts The 1987 Christmas action movie "Lethal Weapon" starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

@@VerowakReacts Die Hard II, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man III...all set at Xmas.

[@RamblingRose08]

Some good Christmas Movies: Elf (2003) Gremlins (1984) A Christmas Story (1983) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) White Christmas (1954) The Santa Clause (1994) Miracle on 34th Street (1947) The Holiday (2006) Love Actually (2003) Home Alone (1990) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

[@GaryLBlakeley]

This was Alan Rickman's first movie role.

[@GaryLBlakeley]

@Verowak_Reacts How do I know this is actually you and not a scammer? @verowakReacts did you send this?

[@StephenLuke]

I became a Die Hard fan on December 2018, after I started to collect a lot of movies on DVD on December 26, 2018, and I'm still working on collecting them. And I'm counting Die Hard (1988) a Christmas movie and I still love it!

[@andreraymond6860]

It's A Wonderful Life is one of the Great Christmas movies.

[@wobaguk]

Yes, this was very much an innovator in the action genre. The second one is basically a competent attempt to redo the first one by another director, but 3 (With a Vengeance) is a return of the original director and a smart original successor. 4 is probably on a par with 2, and 5, best not mention it.

[@TheWindcrow]

If you like Hans you should meet his brother 😁

[@vitowash3687]

🎄🎅The best Christmas, family movie ever.

[@bmw128racer]

Die Hard was the beginning of the "action movie in an enclosed space" genre (Under Siege, Passenger 57, etc.). Alan Rickman's (RIP) role as Hans Gruber is one the great, smart villains in film history. As far as this series goes, this one is absolutely the best one. As far as it being a Christmas movie, that debate has gone on for decades. 😊

[@VerowakReacts]

Die Hard is pretty damn great, it being the beginning of "the action movie in an enclosed space" like you said, Bruce Willis' breakout role, Alan Rickman's also... Overall a really great movie. Hans Gruber is so well developed and fun

[@bmw128racer]

@@VerowakReacts Now you've gotta check out Lethal Weapon... Another Christmas 😉 movie.

[@peterknutsen3070]

@@bmw128racer Isn’t that written by Shane Black? Almost all his movies are Christmas movies…

[@isaackellogg3493]

@@VerowakReacts”action movie in an enclosed space” was not only cloned from Die Hard, they were described as “Die Hard on a plane,” “Die Hard on a sub,” “Die Hard on a ship,” “Die Hard on a bus,” etc.

[@VerowakReacts]

@@bmw128racer I can save it for next year's Christmas movies!

[@stalefurset9444]

Die Hard 2&3 are good, the rest is skippable. My favorite Bruce Willis movie is 12 Monkeys.

[@twrampage]

One of the more subtle aspects of Gruber is that, though he is very smart, he isn't quite the intellectual he sees himself as and it leaves his ego a bit vulnerable to prodding, like when Holly calls him a common thief. When he's talking with Takagi, he throws out the quote about Alexander weeping because there were no more worlds to conquer, it's actually a misquote that shows a fundamental misunderstanding from Gruber. The actual quote is about Alexander finding out that there were more worlds, but he couldn't even conquer this one. Really is a mastery of writing, direction, and acting to create Gruber.

[@VerowakReacts]

I love that he gets upset when she calls him a common thief. The movie is just so great and the characters are well developed

[@larsyxa]

"This is something else"...coolest recognition of a unknown hero. He knows, Hans knows.

[@chadeike3943]

Alan Rickman plays one of my favorite villans in Quigley down under. It's a western if you haven't seen it at least watch the trailer for it . I'd love to see a reaction to it.

[@VerowakReacts]

Today is the first time I've heard of that movie, I'll have to give it a look see at some point

[@chadeike3943]

Again not sure your "TYPE" of movie or if you are trying to expand you movie watching ha but you will love Rickman as an actor but gate the role this was 1990 so yes like your triva stated maybe typecast villain for a while

[@CoastalNomad]

I saw Alan Rickman in this, but started paying attention to him After I seen him in "Quigley down Under"..........

[@VerowakReacts]

@@CoastalNomad I've had a LOT of people recommend Quigley Down Under and now I'm so curious to watch that

[@cncoo2001]

This is a Christmas movie not just because of the timing of it to correspond with Christmas. Which is important, the heist wouldn't have worked on other days, the needed a large group of hostages for cover but also needed the building mostly empty to be able to work. It is the story of a man reuniting and reconciling with his wife and children. It is the story of finding family in unusual places and situations; Al and Argyle, while side characters, are both important to John's redemption. And finally, it is the story of a man's redemption when Al is able to make peace with himself for what is probably one of the worst accidents you can have. He doesn't shoot at any point until the end when he is protecting John. Al doesn't even really show a desire to go inside at any point he is the outside point of contact but when his new friend needs help he is there for him.

[@Col_Fragg]

One of the smartest bits in "Die Hard" is how John McClane set off the bomb that he dropped down the elevator shaft. The movie doesn't explain it and I think few in the audience either now or in 1988 understood exactly what happened. C-4 explosive by itself is stable and isn't going to explode simply by dropping it down the elevator shaft. To make the C-4 explode, you need to insert blasting caps into the C-4. To set off the C-4, you need an electrical charge. Otherwise, the blasting caps won't explode. To make the blasting caps explode, McClane puts an PC monitor on top of the C-4. Old computer monitors and even old TVs had picture tubes. An electrical charge is stored in the picture tube. If you smash the picture tube, the electrical charge gets released. So, the idea is when McClane drops the C-4 down the elevator shaft, the picture tube shatters and releases it's electrical charge. The released electrical charge sets off the blasting caps and, in turn, sets off the C-4. I always wished that Mythbusters would test this and see if this would actually work in real life. Given that picture tubes can actually hold thousands of thousands of volts of electricity, this certainly seems plausible. Back in the day, there were many stories of TV repairman being shocked even by TV sets that had set unplugged for months.

[@philn8122]

Alan Rickman in Gallaxy quest ( a star trek spoof) would be a good next step, good reaction btw.

[@BeachcomberNZ]

Yes, that movie's character is a good foil for his super-villain character in Die Hard.

[@VerowakReacts]

I've added Galaxy Quest to the list since so many people are suggesting it! Thank you

[@countertenor5890]

Bruce Willis was also good in the “6th Sense”

[@alittlebitgone]

FUNFACT: Die Hard is actually a sequel, part one was called The Detective (1969) and Frank Sinatra played John McCain in it.

[@VerowakReacts]

Really? That's so weird, but neat!

[@peterknutsen3070]

@@VerowakReacts Yes. I remember trying to find the novel that the Sinatra movie is based on, via the Danish library system, back in the early 1990s. Didn’t work, but I could probably get it now if I wanted to. Or just buy it as an e-book.

[@worldofgreenhell]

This film is a schoolbook example of perfection. My fav part is when they drop Gruber. Director McTiernan is a genius: Rickman was told he will be dropped at the count of 3, but instead they dropped on 2, Rickman's facial expression is genuine shock and fear. They made shure this shot would be the last.

[@viclagina347]

Another great Rickman villain is in Quigley Down Under. And yes he even did a comedy in Galaxy Quest For Willis try RED, check out the stars in there, Richard Dryfus, Morgan Freeman, Helen Miren and John Malkovich. Fun action flick

[@VerowakReacts]

I've heard good things about Galaxy Quest, and this is the first time I hear that he's in it! I definitely need to watch it at some point then. RED sounds like a stacked cast!

[@amyjordan195]

Quigley Down Under is great.

[@eschiedler]

Definitely an Xmas movie because the unexpected match between Yuletime in warm LA and action is a perfect blend. It's not Xmas until everything blows up on Xmas eve.

[@VerowakReacts]

There's fire in a fireplace to keep us warm on Christmas.. and there's a building on fire in Die Hard... I can see how it's Christmas

[@eschiedler]

@@VerowakReacts Bring your 'smores and solve all your family's conflicts!

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Not Xmas until Hans drops off Nakatomi Plaza.

[@OpenMawProductions]

There are so many elements of this movie that are Christmas related that when people shrug it off, they don't realize that the movie basically requires it to be Christmas. - Christmas party at Nakatomi. - John coming to be with his family for Christmas. - Arguile is playing Christmas rap. - "We'll see what Santa and mommy can do." - Christmas party with a huge tree and an orchestra playing Ode to Joy. - Holly makes references to Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer, Scrooge, and Chestnuts roasting on an open fire within five minutes. - "Now I have a machine gun - Ho. Ho. Ho." Simply would not work as a joke if it weren't Christmas. - Al is singing "let it snow" as he gets his Twinkies "for his wife." - Hans Gruber makes a reference to it being the time of year for miracles and to "be of good cheer." - The terrorists open their present (the vault) as Ode to Joy plays and Theo says "Merry Christmas." - John uses Christmas wrapping tape to put the gun on his back. Without it he would not have been able to save Holly. - Papers fall from Nakatomi like snow flakes as the limo drives off to "Let it snow." People who say it isn't a Christmas movie don't realize how much you'd have to remove or change.

[@BalokLives]

@@OpenMawProductions ...and the writer confirmed it was a Christmas movie. The director didn't though.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

The sounds of gun shots on te phone can easily sound like any loud noise. I live in the hood and t's hard to tell between Fireworks, M 80's, or even a loud backfire.

[@VerowakReacts]

I have 0 experience with guns so I can just go by what I see

[@robertt9825]

Verowak: "I love it when they're barefooted" Audience: Mhmmm... 🤔🤔🤔

[@OldMan_PJ]

Alan Rickman also appears as the villain in Quigley Down Under starring Tom Selleck.

[@VerowakReacts]

That's a movie I need to see!

[@candicelitrenta8890]

My favorite Alan Rickman role was in Galaxy Quest with Tim Allan, Sigourney Weaver, Justin Long, and a few other famous names. It is perfection

[@riovox187]

Be sure to watch Robin Hood Prince of Thieves , for another good Rickman film.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Now that's an over the top villain

[@VerowakReacts]

Thanks for the suggestion! I really want to see more Alan Rickman

[@wyrmshadow4374]

@@VerowakReacts there's a hilarious quote an impression someone once made of Alan on a British talk show. The guest retold a story about Alan at a Christmas party when he got approached by a little child and asked a no-no question. And in a perfect impression of his voice it went like this: "Alaaaaan.....why do you always play villains in movies????" "I. Play. Very, interesting, peepul"

[@Normadeus]

Best action movie *and* best Christmas movie EVER!!

[@VerowakReacts]

It was so great!!!

[@martinboyle9163]

The scene where they meet up was added last minute, and it turned an excellent movie into a perfect movie. Their improv skills were second to none; and not only sounded natural, but added depth to each of the characters in a way otherwise impossible to convey.

[@Stevarooni]

The Christmas Movie trope is kind of silly, but it also has a man who has to fight to save Christmas with his family, and he learns gratitude on the way.

[@Stevarooni]

@Verowak_Reacts no thanks, FakeVerowak.

[@VerowakReacts]

I take a day off yt and the bots show up! Thanks for not falling for it!

[@truththruthespirit2659]

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Galaxey Quest are two movies Alan Rickman is in. One serious the other a comedy and he is brilliant in both.

[@VerowakReacts]

I've added them both to the list! I think there's a few different robin hoods, maybe I could do a reaction for a few of them to see how they all differ

[@truththruthespirit2659]

@@VerowakReacts If you do, watch Robin Hood men in tights LAST by Mel Brooks. It's a parody of all the other Robin Hoods.

[@peterknutsen3070]

@@VerowakReacts The best Robin Hood is the “Robin of Sherwood” TV show. The first two episodes are sometimes shown as a TV movie, “Robin Hood and the Sorcerer”. The main bad guy of the series, the Sheriff, is also one of my all-time favourite villains.

[@VerowakReacts]

@@truththruthespirit2659 Oh interesting! I didn't know that, but it's good to know for sure

[@slithery9291]

Another fantastic Christmas movie is 'Gremlins'.

[@steveburkitt1255]

Great reactions.Thanks for not taking so much through the movie like most others do

[@user-ch5qd3uz3l]

" In Die Hard (1988) Sgt Al Powell tells a story of how he accidentally kills a teenager and he feels remorse. This is to remind the audience it's a fictional movie."

[@Minion_of_Cthulhu]

I'm glad you liked this one! The movie truely broke the mold of what an action hero was by having John be an average guy who didn't want to be a hero and was completely outmatched by the villains. There was even a lot of criticism before the movie came out for casting Willis as an action hero because he didn't fit the look, but the role made him a star. If you're interested, Die Hard 2 is also worth watching and it's also a "Christams movie" of sorts since it takes place around Christmas. The third Die Hard is really good, partly due to the inclusion of Samuel L. Jackson.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Same for Michael Keaton in Batman, for one. Robin Williams also. Even Tom Hanks. Such range you never possibly knew they had.

[@Minion_of_Cthulhu]

@@MoMoMyPup10 Definitely! Good examples. I remember all the fuss over Michael Keaton playing Batman but he did a great job.

[@VerowakReacts]

It's so crazy and interesting to find out what people criticized before the movie released, and then seeing the actors where they are now. Bruce Willis has always been an action movie star so it's bizarre that he was criticized beforehand. The fact that Samuel L. Jackson is in the third makes me very interested

[@Minion_of_Cthulhu]

@@VerowakReacts At the time, before Die Hard, Bruce Willis was known as a comedic actor. He was best known for the show Moonlighting, a dramedy that ran for four years, where he played a private detective. He had only done four movies before Die Hard as well, with two of them being uncredited roles as an extra. His biggest film was 1987's Blind Date which was also a comedy. His lack of any real credits other than Moonlighting and Blind Date, and the fact that what he was known for were comedies, are part of the reason that nobody thought he could pull off an action film. Obviously they were very wrong about that. I think you'd definitely enjoy Die Hard 3. Die Hard 2 is basically Die Hard in a different setting, but it's still fun and worth watching. The third film changes things up a bit without losing the fun of the original film, and Samuel L. Jackson was a brilliant addition. Lots of people also like the fourth film, though to me it didn't feel like a Die Hard film. I've never seen the fifth film, but I've heard it's easily the worst of them all and probably not worth watching. You should definitely watch 2 and 3 since you enjoyed the first one.

[@VerowakReacts]

@@Minion_of_Cthulhu I DEFINITELY need to see him in comedy! I think that would be really fun. I think I'll watch Die Hard 2 and 3 for sure, I might do 4 if there's enough interest during those two

[@rickardroach9075]

36:42 Check out _Truly, Madly, Deeply_ (1990). 😭

[@eddhardy1054]

5:04...There we go, you wanted snow 😉😊

[@white_wolf2112]

Bruce Willis said in a speech this is absolutely not a Christmas movie. Make of that what you will... I say this is as much a Christmas movie as Lethal Weapon is.

[@SG-js2qn]

BTW, there ARE Christmas sweaters that say "Now I have a machine gun - HO HO HO!" lol

[@VerowakReacts]

That's a Christmas sweater I need to get!

[@davidr1050]

6:12 -- Exactly what I tell EVERYONE.. NEVER date anyone you work with because if things go wrong, you still have to see them every single day.

[@VerowakReacts]

Exactly! Can lead to bad working environment and work is usually bad enough as it is!

[@SCharlesDennicon]

You started Die Hard not knowing the villain is played by Alan fucking Rickman? o__o And didn't recognize him although that's THE Alan Rickman? Well, if you're less than like thirty, I guess you know him through the Harry Potter movies...

[@toodlescae]

Christmas movie. Christmas Eve. Family reunited. New friend. Hope. Redemption for both John and Powell. Christmas music, tree and party. Christmas miracle that John and the hostages all survived except for Takagi and Ellis. What's not Christmas about that? PS..it hardly ever snows here on my part of Texas so that doesn't mean anything to me in designating Christmas movies. This was Alan Rickman's first movie. He'd only done stage work until this movie. You were right about Bruce Willis. This was his breakout role. He'd been a secondary character in a couple of other movies but was mostly known for his role in the comedy tv show Moonlighting until Die Hard. Bruce was the first normal, every day guy, type action hero that wasn't able to just walk through literal armies with barely a scratch like guys like Arnold S. did. The first Lethal Weapon movie is a Christmas movie and so is Die Hard 2. How did you like Holly punching the reporter? 1-3 are great. 4 is ok. After that they really go downhill imo.

[@VerowakReacts]

Oh I'm quite aware that it doesn't snow everywhere for Christmas, but having always had snow for Christmas, it doesn't feel like Christmas unless there's snow. One year there was no snow until the 23rd and it was so strange. The reporter getting punched was great... stupid reporter forcing the kids to talk and putting all their lives in danger!!

[@toodlescae]

@@VerowakReacts Oh believe me I've seen snowy Christmases having lived in North Dakota, Virginia and Kansas as a kid.

[@brandonparisien2381]

When they were casting for Snape in Harry Potter, I knew Rickman would be perfect (having seen this and Galaxyquest); about a week later he was cast :) Parts 2 and 3 are good movies...4 not as good, 5 was forgettable because I don't remember it :p

[@tbnamj]

Saludó desde la República Dominicana excelente vídeo 🇩🇴👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿🏆🌟❤

[@VerowakReacts]

Muchas gracias!!!

[@debbill1979]

Alan Rickman in Quigley Down Under

[@davidsumpter4933]

Happens a Christmas, family comming together, sleigh bells and christmas songs, family values... Definately a Christmas movie...

[@jakeburns6566]

That is a European way to hold a cigarette. That's how he knew.

[@VulcansForge]

Welcome to Alan Rickman's first Cinema role!

[@VerowakReacts]

And the second movie I see him in :D He was such a great villain!

[@darkforestcinema]

I usually start my Die Hard and Lethal Weapon Marathon every December. -Sage

[@peterhecker1343]

hello Vero :) Yes , Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie because the Date of Christmas is most important for the Plot . Without Xmas there would'nt be a Xmas Party at Nakatomi Plaza and McLane wouldn't have been there . Its not a Xmas Rom Com or Funny Family Movie(like sooooo many otzhers) but it's still a Christmas Movie nontheless. There are other Movies that happen along Xmas (like Lethal Weapon) but that's not important for the Plot of the Movies . Here (in Die Hard) it's of great Importance and that's why it's a Xmas Movie .

[@fippmeister]

People who are arguing about whether or not Die Hard is a christmas movie are forgetting about one very important detail. Die Hard 2 is also a christmas movie. (=

[@shainewhite2781]

Before Bruce Willis was cast as John McClane, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, Michael Douglas, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Richard Gere, Charlie Sheen, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Warren Beatty, Ryan O'Neal, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Robert Redford, James Caan, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, and Charles Bronson were considered. For the cop Al Powell, Laurence Fishburne, Denzal Washington, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall and Wesley Snipes were considered. The movie is based on the 1979 novel, Nothing Lasts Forever and the character was named Joe Leland rather than John McClane. Frank Sinatra played the character in the 1969 film The Detective, which was based on the novel of the same name. The ending was a lot different than the movie: SPOILERS! Joe shoots Gruber in the chest but not before he grabs Holly by her sweater, where they fall out the window to their deaths. Karl does survive and starts to shoot at police and reporters with an M-60 Machine Gun. Powell kills Karl with an M-16 Rifle, where a stray bullet strikes Joe in the leg, where he gets into an ambulance but dies of his injury.

[@cannabiscowboy3147]

Definitely watch the sequels, and yes it's a Christmas movie

[@oldinion]

Christmas night you should always remember to leave cigarettes shoes and a twinkie in the air ducts for John McClane.

[@rayharley597]

Christmas is not allowed to start until Hans Gruber has fallen from the Nakatomi building; thought everyone knew that? kerk

[@dpillifeant]

I have always felt that Die Hard changed action movies probably for the better. John Maclane wasn't ex-military he wasn't overly trained, and he was funny.

[@user-ch5qd3uz3l]

"elevators temporarily stairs"

[@deepermind4884]

It's Christmas-adjacent. 😏

[@mattbiggs1992]

Ha Santa as the villain here is a great concept! Although we all know the true final boss was that rose bush 😂

[@VerowakReacts]

The rose bush was awesome 😂

[@BIFLI]

No Christmas party, no hostages. No hostages, no conflict. No conflict, no movie. Logic dictates Die Hard is a "Christmas Movie".

[@VerowakReacts]

It could have been a celebration for closing the big account

[@BIFLI]

@@VerowakReacts Damn you...alright...how about no Christmas party, no John McClane, no hero, no movie?

[@VerowakReacts]

@@BIFLI It could be one of kids' birthday at the same time as a big celebration. I mean there are lots of ways to get him to come to California, but using Christmas works.

[@BIFLI]

@@VerowakReacts I like the way you debate.

[@joshscott6914]

I love seeing people discover Die Hard. Also, girl, your hair is so shiny. Gorg.

[@Elerad]

The fantastic scene where John meets Hans, who pretends to be a Nakatomi employee, was created when the director found out that Rickman could do an American accent. So awesome. As for whether or not it's a Christmas movie, I always ask people this: Is It's a Wonderful Life a Christmas movie? Of course it is, right? I mean... it takes place at Christmas. And there's this idea of family and second chances in it. That's what the movie's all about, and those are Christmas ideas. But, but, it doesn't involve Santa! Or Elves! Or presents! Or any of those surface level things. It just happens to have taken place at Christmas. If you removed the holiday from It's a Wonderful Life, it wouldn't fundamentally alter what the story is about... and yet... it would. It's the same thing with Die Hard. Die Hard is about John realizing the mistakes he's made and trying to make up for them. It's about his desire to save his family, both physically from the terrorists and by making amends with them so they can BE a family again. Al is sort of his guardian angel: the one who acts as a supporting presence in the darkness to whom he can voice his fears, and who will not judge him, but will allow him to see for himself what he has done wrong and what he can do to fix it. So yes, Die Hard is fundamentally a Christmas movie in my view, and nothing is going to change my mind on that one.

[@grife3000]

If there were no wrapping tape, he couldn't have taped the gun to his back. Christmas movie. Q.E.D.

[@budweiser600]

Alan Rickman in Galaxy Quest?

[@VerowakReacts]

I just learned that from all the comments! I definitely want to watch it more now

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

The new york cop, up against celebrity protector cops. The premise is a bit cliche, one used to real emergencies, the others absolutely not?

[@AaronJohnson-mo8rf]

this is a fun movie i love the part during when they are opening the vault, where Ode to joy plays

[@VerowakReacts]

I liked that scene too, the music just made it much better

[@Madpup1uk]

Alan Rickman movie to check out - Galaxy Quest

[@VerowakReacts]

I'm learning today that he's in that movie. I've only heard about it before, but now I'll for sure have to watch it

[@jeffthompson9622]

In case you hadn't seen them, Alan Rickman is also memorable in "Dogma," "Galaxy Quest," "Quigley Down Under," and "Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves."

[@robertsmith3883]

All good films ...but Die Hard is Alan Rickman's FIRST movie. I also liked Alan Rickman in the movie "LOVE ACTUALLY"

[@zerpblerd5966]

Rickman movies: DOGMA Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

[@zerpblerd5966]

Sheriff of Nottingham may be an even better villain!

[@ckobo84]

He got invited to the Christmas party by mistake? What does he mean by that?

[@davidcollver6155]

If I recall a while back in an interview with Bruce Willis he mentioned that this was indeed not a Christmas movie. So take that with a grain of salt.

[@VerowakReacts]

The question that will spark debate amongst friends forever lol

[@couch.patati-patata]

Snapey Poo is no Santa. But he's bad.

[@allisonreynold346]

Will you react to the grinch by nick nittoli part one or two

[@VerowakReacts]

I have no idea what that is... a movie?

[@peterknutsen3070]

33:55 Ellis was an idiot, but at least he didn’t even consider telling Gruber about McClane’s wife. If he had, he’d have been a horrible person.

[@VerowakReacts]

That's very true! At least he had that one thing going for hime

[@jhilal2385]

5 more set at Christmas time: "Die Hard 2" (1990) Bruce Willis "Lethal Weapon" (1987) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey "R.E.D." (2010) Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Karl Urban, Helen Mirren, Brian Cox "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996) Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Brian Cox "Survivor" (2015) Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan

[@smg85051]

Bruce was in a TV show called Moonlighting with whatshername

[@mickeykmiller]

As much of a Xmas movie as Gremlins! :)

[@ThistleAndSea]

FUN!! You did a nice job with this one. 😆 Merry Christmas! 🎅 🎄 🎠 🎉 🧸 🎊 ❄ ⛄

[@VerowakReacts]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too

[@stevenmoules4955]

It's described on wikipedia as a Christmas action movie