Die Hard Review

[@williamsusser3389]

RIP Alan Rickman. You will be missed.

[@sandernielsen8018]

+William Susser Yes Rickman was a brilliant actor. But why they did not cast German actors is beyond me, but what can you expect from Hollywood

[@bromodragone8405]

He truly was the voice of God

[@jeffreyheerdt4432]

ok your a decker shado fan an i am adecker shado fan....let me cut to the chase mr.susser I am trying to get mr.shado to review postal a movie directed by the king of shitty movies uwe boll. so i'm asking you to help me spread the word an hopefully decker will review that heinous anus of a movie postal....thank you.

[@Briaaanz]

Apparently, rickman's expression as he falls to his doom happened because the director had the safety harness "drop" him a short distance before kicking in. Rickman had no idea that was going to happen, hence the very real look of surprise and horror on his face

[@anniemousegal2015]

Do you know why Hans’s face looks genuine when he falls? It’s because the crew lied to Rickmen, they told him were going to drop him on the count of 3 but instead dropped him on the count of 1. So his reaction is real.

[@johangradin2057]

The; "Get's over his fear of guns thank's to his fear of the undead" cracked me up. You have a subscriber my man!

[@KolozII]

Do you know what's another great 80's-action-Christmas movie? Lethal Weapon.

[@ronaldshank7589]

(1987) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover-The crazy twosome that bonded with each other, and took us through 4 harrowing, adventure-filled, and very fun, rides that are absolutely legendary!!!

[@jasonkreider8954]

"do you know what day it is" "ITS CHRISTMAS"

[@vladyvhv9579]

Also, Invasion USA, aka: "The Chuck Norris Christmas Special".

[@jeffreyheerdt4432]

decker also needs to review postal directed by uwe boll....that heinous anus of a movie needs to be reviewed by decker.

[@MrCarpen7er]

And Cobra, To Live and Die in L.A, First Blood.

[@robertwilson2516]

Why don't more folks make reviews of this quality more often. Great reviews like this are the reason I watch KZbin.

[@vladyvhv9579]

While Decker's reviews aren't the main reason I watch youtube, they are certainly a great way to pass some time when I'm taking a break from gaming or work.

[@jamesroper4952]

We don't see the words written on his arm again. However sometimes throughout the film, you see a black smudge on his arm that gradually gets more faded over time.

[@HunterMagunter]

Michael Kamen's score on this and lethal weapon will always be great

[@robertfeldmann542]

and since its release it has been established as not only a Christmas movie, but the greatest Christmas movie ever made

[@Hardrada_129]

Kind of a random story. My uncle, Woody was his name, used to be a truck driver. Well sometime around the late 80's, he was hauling a shipment into Maryland (we're from Virginia.) The story goes that my uncle spent the night there before heading home, he visited a local bar to get drunk. There he met a very young Bruce Willis, at the time Bruce Willis had only really done the show Moonlighting (this was before Die Hard.) My uncle partied with Bruce Willis, he apparently Bruce Willis is a super cool guy. Thought that was cool.

[@axelwulf6220]

This buddy cop Christmas flick broke all the tropes And was Brucie's big screen film debute Establishing that any actor be it a series, or sitcoms, drama, or even soap opera, could be in a hit blockbuster if they have the chops and tried hard enough Straight out of Moonlighting, we got a beat cop that not only is relatable, but is believable

[@kevinfox500]

That punch may have looked unprovoked, but I don't think a jury in the world whould have been anywhere close to convicting her on that evidence. And there likely wasn't a cop there that would have followed orders if told to arrest her. Nics tie in to D2, by the way. Frankly, as they do hold court to determine if a RO or PRO legotomately worth granteing, even in 87. A tape of the broadcast, John would have testified, as could other employees, and it would show that Thornberg was clearly out of line, knowing who both he, and she were. Presenting a clear and evident danger, when he chose to go to the house. Knowing Her last name was McClain, and that John is her husband Only a Judge that shouldn't be on the bench would grant one. Thaf always bothered me in the sequel.

[@Yabuturtle]

hey decker what is with the math at 16:14 on the mirror 34 X 40 P?anyone is this an easter egg cuz itt's gone right after.just wondering if anyone else saw it.

[@thecountofmovies6775]

The best thing in this movie is the fact that McClane was shoeless like 95% of the movie (and as far as I can remember, we dont even get to see his shoes)

[@Brainhorn]

7:56 I had to listen to that 3 times to realize you meant "caveat"

[@Thundarr100]

Hey Decker! Little known fact. When Arnold Schwarzenegger was approached to star in Die Hard, it was pitched to him as a sequel to Commando. He would have reprised his role as John Matrix and he would have been visiting his daughter Jenny. But when he turned the role down and Bruce Willis was cast in his place the character name was changed to John MacLean and his daughter Jenny was changed to his wife Holly.

[@LegendOfZeldafan666]

That would been awesome !!! I'm glad we got die hard as it is but I want a sequel to commando

[@Thundarr100]

@@LegendOfZeldafan666 me too. Maybe a mass crossover between several movies/franchises, bringing a bunch of action movie icons together in a Seven Samurai tribute? How about this? Jenny Matrix (played once again by Alyssa Milano) has grown up to become a doctor. She has joined Doctors Without Borders and travels the world bringing medical aid to people in underdeveloped third world countries. She and some other doctors are tending to peasants in some Asian country when the small farming community is attacked by the local opium cartel. They round up the healthy young men and boys to force them to work in their poppy fields. Jenny manages to get a message out to her father before she gets captured. Colonel Matrix, knowing that he’s past his prime and can’t launch a one man rescue mission like he used to, recruits the toughest bunch of soldiers he had ever met. Former green beret, John J Rambo (First Blood franchise). Army Colonel John Braddock (the Missing In Action franchise). Former navy SEAL, Casey Ryback (the Under Siege franchise). Former Soviet spetznaz Lt Nikolai Rachenko (from Red Scorpion). Former CIA operative Frank Dux (from Blood Sport). And former US Army soldier and master ninja, Joe Armstrong (the American Ninja franchise). They all team up with Colonel Matrix and head out to rescue Jenny from the opium cartels and their army of mercenaries. Some of them survive. Some of them don’t. But Jenny is rescued and a major opium producer is put out of business, permanently.

[@carlsrealestatechannel2589]

Decker is the best reviewer on the net. Best hair too!

[@javodey]

9:27 IT'S RAINING MEN! HALLELUJAH! IT'S RAINING MEN! AMEN!

[@Earthbullet]

weird thing I didnt know until recently, even on false alarms where you call to cancel the fire dept they still have to check it out..

[@benedyctechessex2662]

Yes, I should know, too, given that, in the seven years and a half since I moved into my condominium building, there must have been nearly twenty such false alarms - and, of course, thankfully, never one single actual fire, and firefighters do come and check it out every single time, as per normal procedure.

[@vladyvhv9579]

I make a point of watching Die Hard on Christmas Eve every year. Part of why the movie is fun is because that was the director's intent. He wanted the movie to be a joyous experience, despite some of its content. Ironically enough, he picked the music Ode to Joy as the main move theme without knowing the name of the tune, and was pleasantly surprised to learn the name. Also, Theo is the villain in the Die Hard battery commercial.

[@Laszlo75]

Come on Decker. This review should be longer, after all it's an over two hours movie, the ending of the review feels too rushed, and a 30 minute runtime would be okay. Right?

[@DeckerShado]

Lukáš Helcl It's not too bad to push 25 minutes here and there in my opinion, but when one's going for 30... I feel the extended run time would have to be DAMN worth it. I wasn't quite as prepared this week as I would have liked... but yeah, I do see what you mean that the end of the review does feel rushed.

OK, how the hell could you miss the subplot involving the reporter played by Dickless from "Ghostbusters"?

[@jasonkreider8954]

We also had a Texas ranger as a computer genius

[@artyman60]

What do we have to do to get this decker shadow back? Your early reviews are the absolute best man!!!!

[@DarthRushy]

My favourite piece of trivia about this movie is that they approached Frank Sinatra to play the main character, because he's played the lead from the novel in a movie 20 years before.

[@raven800plays]

unprovoked? the news caster dox'ed John Mc.Clane and his family, forced his way into the family home and broadcasted their children on live television, giving away not only their identities and the identeties of the mother and father but also putting the then unknown mother in EVER MORE DANGER all so he could get the scoop of a lifetime.... yea...dude earned a punch to the nose...

[@JohnAvengerJR1985]

A classic action Christmas movie.I saw it in the theatre last year for the Die Hard marathon and it was an amazing experience.

[@s.nifrum4580]

2:28 what's the difference?

[@keithjackson8970]

It goes from an "A" to an "E" when he selects it "gennaro" to "gennero"

[@jasonkreider8954]

Funny thing is when die hard first came out people thought it was a joke to see Bruce Willis in a action movie (because before die hard he was considered a comedian actor because of the show moonlighting)

[@absolutely1337]

dead pixel on your cam. its glaring. did you upgrade to 4k due to this?

[@leannkennett905]

Well this was Bruce Willis’ first action role. Previously he had only been a romantic interest in the series moonlighting and the movie blind date. This is why he wasn’t their first choice as Jon because they saw him as more of a lover boy. The only reason Bruce Willis got the role of John McLain was none of the big action stars wanted the role (they approached literally every big action star of that time and they all said no for one reason or another)

[@redpillfreedom6692]

10:55 In fairness to Ebert, he re-reviewed the film sometime in the '90s and gave it a better grade while also admitting he got too hung up on the Dwyane T. Robinson character.

[@UltimateThanos]

The driver’s name is Argyle? Is his brother named Tartan?

[@vladyvhv9579]

No. His brother's name is Socks.

[@macmcleod1188]

The "fall" wasn't a cliche because it defined the trope. And it looked so good because they told Richtman they would drop him on "three" and then dropped him on "one" instead.

[@terranova1203]

Hey Decker, can you please do a review of 2008 Mutant Chronicles?

[@sydIRISH]

Why do people hate "Prometheus"? I like it!!!! Now, is it "Aliens"? Fuck no, but it sure as hell isn't "Alien Resurrection" either.

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

When Powell was freaking out i imagines Urkel being the one who dropped the body on his cruiser 😂

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Looking back, it’s funny to see how hard Decker was trying to make this review not be “too long” when it only ended up being 23 minutes.

[@williamhiers1280]

I'll say this for Ellis: He didn't tell Hans about Holly if nothing else. Though that may be because he was interested in her.

[@Thunderbirds101]

Great review of a great film! It's always important to watch _Die Hard_ during the Christmas season.

[@187mrsmith]

Die hard & Lethal Weapon are Both Christmas movies although People tend 2 forget that about Lethal Weapon

[@dr.decker3623]

an even more obscure Christmas movie? Dark Angel/I come in Peace.. Yup, it's a Dulph Lundgren Xmas movie :D

[@vladyvhv9579]

That's a fun movie. I'd love to have one of those programmable killer CD launchers.

[@wedgeantilles4712]

"clichéd"... Hans Gruber has the most awesome slo-mo movie death EVER

[@homelesshannah50]

The story behind it is funny but it worked.

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

Everyone let’s give a massive shoutout of respect to Bruce Willis for making one of the best action films ever cementing his career Best wishes to his health #supportbrucewillis Turns 35 today! I had no idea director John McTiernan adapted the book Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe This fundamentally changed action movies in Hollywood Given that it's set around Christmas a time for joy and love and giving it's kinda funny But if you look deeper there’s symbolism and pageantry involved; the core is about family The movie delivers on action, suspense, thrills, and being immensely violent There’s even uses of miniature explosions as well as scale models it’s so seamless McTiernan reinvigorated the genre in the late 1990s, heck it even inspired many copycats just with different settings whether it be planes or boats etc. There's a great supporting cast from Reginald VelJohnson to Bonnie Bedelia to the late Alan Rickman Rickman in particular makes for one of the best on-screen villains facing against an ordinary man with no special skills or superpowers McClane is just someone who's brave and physically capable Yet we see that he still bleeds willing to risk life and limb to save the day while delivering quips Heck even the cliches are utilized cleverly And it doesn't necessarily have to be associated with Christmas despite so many elements being there

[@daverobson3084]

In the reporter's defense. There is no way he could have been expected to know that simply interviewing the family of hostage members would place them in any more danger. In fact, since most hostage negotiators advise that trying to humanize oneself to hostage takers to lessen the chance that they will just kill you, making the hostages MORE human by possibly showing the hostage takers that those hostages have family may actually protect them.

[@livingthedream0527]

Sorry to come off as naive But what band/artist is playing the music at the end?

[@carterhornsby9138]

Thank you Decker.... Been waiting on another review like this...... One of my favorites..... Concerning the haters... Phuck 'em......

[@thegamingraptor1175]

Could you reivew RED with Bruce Willis

[@jasonkreider8954]

Funny thing is when the die hard posters came out everyone thought it was a joke that Bruce Willis was in it (at the time he was only known for his comedy on the TV show moonlighting)

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Deckers rating: 5/5

[@judsongaiden9878]

2:34 / 2:44 The *Soul of Perseverance* compels you! Heed the call! You're doing your part in resisting the collapse of civilization. When communication breaks down, civility breaks down. And when civility breaks down, *we* break down. Of course, in 2014, you wouldn't have realized that it was the *Soul of Perseverance* compelling you, but the ideal still stands. 6:16 He knows how to do an HK slap (which should've already been done *before* he went in there) but doesn't know how to extract the stock. 6:34 Why don't more characters in movies do that? In Battle Royale 2, a guy says he's out of ammo even though there are plenty of weapons and spare mags laying around all over the place. 6:37 Technically, it's an HK94 that's been modified to resemble an MP5A3. 9:42 The *Soul of Perseverance* compels me to point out that what he meant to say was, "...feet smaller than my *sister's."* 7:55 You're not gonna talk about the awesome Steyr AUG A1 (aka StG.77)? Or the fact that Karl actually exhibits trigger discipline? 10:08 That would actually work since a lot of people from all over the world were emigrating to the western US to seek their fortune. Not just the western US. Heck, a couple of generations prior to that, a lot of Europeans, mostly German and Polish, had emigrated to the US and settled in the northern Midwest. Many of them were farmers or brewers (sometimes both). That's where a lot of American brewing traditions come from. It's also why the Midwest has some of the best breweries in the world. 19:04 TFB TV illustrated that the tape would have inhibited the reciprocation of the slide. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX-me3iBh9CFhpI 21:31 * *cue Spear of Justice theme* *

[@robogreek3157]

my all time favorite action film

[@MrCarpen7er]

Best action movie ever made.

[@Splatterpunk_OldNewYork]

Karl is the most important goon, I have gone as his blond hair many times for halloween.

[@RThyrring]

Hey Decker. Loved your reviews on the two first Dungeons & Dragons movies. Do you have any plans on reviewing Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness?

[@DeckerShado]

Rasmus Thyrring Yes, but I want to get it on Blu-Ray so it's a nice all-HD review.. but for some reason it doesn't seem to be available on Blu-Ray in the US. (at least on Amazon) I could get an import and rip it just the same, but it does complicate things slightly more than usual.

[@Sableagle]

Review the Oxboxtra D&D gameplay instead. That's already on YT! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHy5m5JrppaNabM kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGfViIFqiqd5m7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep2ahJSLlNefbrs kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3vbqpSveKabhKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqPNqYSZod-ahaM kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZfUgYajfdmNe6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/pprPm6dqmtpgj8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4WwnIuabdGLmK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYWqpqqHosx7fck kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3XMlKeKr95_pMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6DJd3uimbdmj68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnOWhoqmm7mcZ80 Yes, Ellen turns into a cat at the slightest provocation. Deal with it. She likes cats.

[@TheColonelKlink]

Wouldn't a "cowboy movie from the 80s be like" Silverado?

[@lindanicholson950]

Because of this movie and Castaway I have learned to never take off your shoes unless absolutely necessary and then put them right back on.

[@DominikSobolewski]

When are you ever going to cover the Lethal Weapon movies?

[@D.A.B1994]

Review Robocop. Seems like something you'd be into

[@johnnymcauliffe1289]

0:20 secs -the original "duckface."

[@antcow1239]

Aside form the Grinch, I watch this every Christmas X3

[@kyleburwood9749]

ant cow123 words mean things.

[@UltimateThanos]

The Ron Howard film, or the Chuck Jones cartoon?

[@smakarphoenix]

Also one of my favorite action movies - time to watch it again (but not the sequels) - thank you!

[@fox-jake8784]

This movie and The Last Boy Scout are probably my favorite Bruce Willis movies.

[@MatthewDavis1980]

Best Christmas movie ever.

[@Theytookgood1s]

I saw it, it went from Gennaro to Gennero @ 2:33 to 2:39

[@MasterZero99]

You want an 80s cowboy movie, please watch "Young Guns" with Emilio Estevez. I don't know if you have or not, I merely started watching your channel about 2 days ago. =)

[@protoculture289]

Excellent review Decker. Die hard is one of my favorite movies ever. I like it so much I bought no less then three Beretta 92's just like the one Bruce Willis uses in the movie.

[@DeckerShado]

MonkeyWith72Magic Sweet. :) Hmm... makes me wonder though, will I eventually find an action movie where the hero goes around with a S&W Governor?

[@michaelkeha]

+Decker Shado I can't remember the name but a small action movie out of South Africa the only reason why I know it was a Governor was cause the bad guys talked about how they couldn't kill one man with a governor at least twenty times I however don't recommend the movie since 95% of the humor and story is soo South African an outsider won't get it.

[@Sableagle]

Three handguns? >.>

[@SuperKede]

Some of your information is a bit incorrect. The book is technically a sequel to Frank Sinatra’s film The detective. Legally the studio had to approach Sinatra about playing the leading role. I Sinatra at that point was not interested in acting anymore and was well into his 70s he turn down the production. After that happened they had a little bit more freedom to change some things from the book to make it more original.

[@MykeCheck95]

Did a review over one of my favorite movies! :D Geez, this movie is older than me and I absolutely love it. Made me into a Bruce Willis fan. I honestly liked the sequels. The only one, or ones, that I was iffy about was the 3rd Die Hard (Although I found it very humorous) and the 4th. A Good Day to Die Hard kinda made up for what Live Free or Die Hard missed on. It didn't miss much, I thought, but the entire series is great. But, if I were to pick a favorite, I'd have to agree with you Decker that the original Die Hard is the best.

[@vladyvhv9579]

Eh. I rank 2 as the weakest in the series. 3 was closer to 1 for a good action movie. 4 is better than 5, but both suffer a little from sequilitis. Still, with even 2 being a good movie in my book, it's one of those rare extended series that doesn't have an entry that I don't like. The other being the Tremors movies.

[@natani___7666]

Perfect review for the Pre-Christmas season.

[@jamessparks5966]

Bring back the .74 gas!!!

[@hogalicious1527]

The best man movie of all time. Terminator 2 Bloodsport Predator Rocky series

[@hogalicious1527]

Including this movie

[@gregwright508]

Your reviews are the shit! You're sooo damn funny and witty. I completely agree and Die Hard is a teue masterpiece with a relatable and realistic everyman hero. Have you reviewed Independence Day yet? I'm going to check, but if not, that movie has more than enough fodder for you to create another entertaining review. Take care, man with the best hair!

[@mrh6648]

was hoping you would point out that Hans says "shoot the glass" first in what sounds like German, then in English...why did he need to do that? They never explained why

[@bryceandrew13]

Just out of curiosity, are you going to review Jurassic World when it comes out like you did with Prometheus? Or is reviewing new releases reserved strictly for movies in the Alien universe?

[@DeckerShado]

Monster Movie Maniac I'd like to, but it is harder for me to do that where I live now than I was able to back in Houston. I did enjoy my "reaction" videos, which I did for Paranormal Activity 4, and more recently Godzilla 2014, so it doesn't have to be something in the Alien franchise. I could see if there's a taxi service that might come out here and get me to the "local" theater... Would be pricey, but dangit I want to do reaction videos again!

[@bryceandrew13]

Jacob Geshel I don't think it'll compare to what Jurassic Park is and was, but it looks like a fun movie nonetheless.

[@chillzmckillz4598]

did you buy the 4k 3d prometheus yes or no ffs

[@animaticgames6755]

my favourite quote is ' no fucking shit lady, does it sound like I'm ordering pizza' or along those lines

[@randallbowman9140]

One thing I have always been confused by: After throwing the body out the window, why did John feel it necessary to shoot up Powell's car? Wasn't he at all worried about being mistaken for a terrorist? Or worse - KILLING Powell inadvertently? The body on the hood was obviously enough to get his attention. Wasn't it? Ah well. Still one of my favorite Christmas movies.

[@homelesshannah50]

John didn't shoot his car the TERRORISTS did goofy because they knew he was going to start blabbing too soon.

[@vladyvhv9579]

Yeah. That wasn't John shooting at Powell. It was the terrorists, who were indeed trying to Kill him.

[@daverobson3084]

Not to be too nit picky( okay. I am being so) McClane was never gong to stay in a "hotel". He had planned to stay with a former NYPD officer friend in Pomona. Argyle was waiting to drive him there if he didn't end up staying with Holly.

[@CarloCarrasco]

Great retro review!

[@finsfan9424]

Welcome to the party pal or thanks for the advice

[@neilprice513]

I always thought that Hans' plan to get the FBI to cut the power to get the electronic locks to fail is stupid. Any lock that is electronically opened and locked will always stay locked if there is a power cut. What would be the point of a security feature that can be circumvented so easily.

[@wingedhussarswiss4703]

5:56 A world where rats stab people with knives.

[@kinagrill]

Add, Die Hard... The movie about John McClane who can magically change his T-shirt's color throughout the whole movie. From white to camo-ish green.

[@Bigblue3000]

Ever thought about doing the Adams Family movies?

[@DeckerShado]

Bigblue3000 Hm.. not really. It's strange thinking about it, that I don't feel like they mesh with the genres I typically cover, considering the amount of death and the like involved. Hell, I think they might fit better than some of the Evil Bong movies I did. Worth thinking about, in any case.

[@richiesmith998]

happy trails

[@TheDarkNeonHero]

Yeah Yeah i know, the saying is to "ball your feet up" and not "make fists with your toes" But cmooooon McClane's a New Yorker. hes gonna be a BIT slow on the upkeep.

[@sebieckbert1190]

Awesome Review, Decker. Could you Review the Bourne movies one day?

[@Gemini3383]

Decker, i found a book today called 'Alien Sea of Sorrow' and i noticed that the main character is called Decker. I was wondering if this is where you got your KZbin name or if its just a coincidence? Thanks.

[@tecumsehcristero]

21:40 I always do Decker, I always do.

[@jasonkreider8954]

I would like to point out that Frank Sinatra was the first choice for the movie (since they were contractually obligated to ask him)

[@DRAKO0799]

well i guess you could say he didn't die but PIE

[@FewMetalNerds]

ahahahahahah bruce better shaved than bald willis kills me every time! ciao!

[@mario82174]

Awww yeah... Love this review Decker...

[@ANAKIN0303]

Well you play as War in the first game and you play as death in the seconded game.

[@tweety6545]

After all of these years I never saw that mistake until now.

[@wugglesx]

but do we ever find out if she gets the personal bathroom....?

[@jakemaringoni]

I'm sorry for not knowing but why won't you review the die hard sequels?

[@cgraham6]

Yeah. Cutting through what looks to be at least 200 amp electrical service with a chainsaw would pretty much kill the guy holding it. Also, poor William Atherton. Seems he got typecast as "the a-hole character" in quite a few 80's movies.

[@homelesshannah50]

But he's so good at it besides Walter Peck was actually right, he just went about it the wrong way.

[@satoshikatsumoto9007]

Will you review Terminator?

[@KamiRecca]

oh man, the cop cars of the 80's must be the best looking cop cars in history

[@davsny5]

My favorite movie and I can give you almost all the dialogue.