Die Hard With A Vengeance is The Best Die Hard Sequel! - Talking About Tapes

[@theflail]

Mike is so chill af. Glad to see him back!

[@joveman159]

I hope handsome Mike comes back for more reviews

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Sounds like a guy you could have a beer or a coffee with and watch some of yours and his favorite movies or just sit and talk about them and it will probably just naturally form into a normal conversation about the day and work

[@DD-ig7rn]

My fav out the series I can’t lie

[@grizzlehatchet1]

Cop Mike is the best Mike Co-host by far lol... I'd love to see him stay for a run of the Lethal Weapon series after this Die Hard series is done!

[@changotv5847]

This is my favorite die hard movie. Cop mike! Good to see you back again

[@robk.6591]

What really helps make this movie work is that John McClane has a "buddy" in it (Sam Jackson). Theyre kind of like the scenes in Pulp Fiction with Vincent and Jules. It makes it more fun than just talking to himself or someone else on a walkie talkie all the time.

[@JoshuaWeirdo]

I love Mike as a co-host. I can't wait for the Passenger 57 review. Keep on being awesome.

[@shainewhite2781]

The original script was called Simon Says, where a cop must follow clues and Riddles in order to stop a mad bomber in New York. This would later be a basis for DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE.

[@masonfreeman5176]

True and the original script was going to be a lethal weapon sequel but eventually it was used for 12 rounds with John Cena.

[@KevinMiller-iw6ez]

Hans Gruber or Simon Gruber

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

I've always considered Die Hard 3 the best out of the whole series, the reason is because it was my first Die Hard film that I have seen when I was a kid. In the chemistry between Sam Jackson and Bruce Willis was definitely the highlight of this film not to mention Jeremy Irons playing as the villain really sold me on how good this film was.

[@mrblueduck]

I know for a fact I saw this on TV and the sign read “I hate myself.” It was really funny with Jackson going “How are you gonna come to my neighborhood and say you hate yourself.” Very empowering.

[@wstine79]

This is my favorite of the series. I watched it a lot on HBO. Jeremy Irons and the puzzles were the best parts of the movie.

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

I love forgetting how to do the 5 gallon jug part and figuring it out again

[@UVACHeEngineer]

@@ReanimatorsMutilationsfill 5 gal and fill 3 gal from 5 gal leaving 2 gal in 5 gal jug. Dump 3 gal jug and dump 2 gal from 5 gal jug into 3 gal jug. Refill 5 gal jug, pour from five gal jug into 3 gal jug until 3 gal jug is topped off…which leaves 4 gal in 5 gal jug.

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

@@UVACHeEngineer I wasn't looking for an explanation 😂

[@tobytoxic]

I was, and thank you for the explanation OP. !! I always forget how it worked out...@@ReanimatorsMutilations

[@ryanpowell2540]

Awesome to see Cop Mike again! The plot to steal the gold is like Goldfinger the book, while the plot to destroy it is like Goldfinger the movie. There's even an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball, The Slip, that parodies the bad guy.

[@ChiTownOriginator]

My favorite of the franchise. Jackson and Willis have such great chemistry

[@raisedonfiction]

I always loved Die Hard 3. Such a great way to escalate from the previous two entries without going as crazy as part 4 did. John McTiernan is just amazing at directing action. Die Hard is objectively the best of the series but Die Hard 3 has always been my favorite.

[@sanguinius_yt]

The most rewatchable movie ever

[@Youngie761]

Samuel L. Jackson is just awesome in Diehard 3. I loved it when they ditched that tiny car and he realized he left the gold bar in the backseat. lol. Cracks me up every time. Thanks T-Bone!

[@markula_4040]

If Bonnie Bedelia was the voice of Holly on the phone, she wasn't credited or even listed as uncredited. Another fun fact is she is a Culkin. She is the sister of Macaulay's father.

[@livingdeadjake4228]

Always great seeing Cop Mike!!! Great episode guys really enjoyed it!! Die hard with a Vengeance is my 2nd favorite of the die hard movies. Cant wait to see Passenger 57 later.

[@uchidaoginome]

Elevator gunfight...it's short but goddam it's one of the best, most brutal I've ever seen! I saw this on the big screen opening weekend and the whole audience was just howling with nervous laughter! This movie was one of the all-time great theatergoing experiences.

[@damianstarks3338]

Die Hards 1 2 and 3 are my three favorite Die Hard movies.

[@adzgg1346]

The reason you may have been thinking of Halle Berry in passenger 57 was because she was in executive decision. Kind of similar movies both set on planes. Great review!

[@liolioliopaque2403]

You should do 'The Rock' with Prison Mike and Cop Mike..

[@Rox_Strongo]

Definitely a tie between this and the first for me. Hope we get some more Bruce Willis action films down the line. Would love to see you review The Last Boy Scout...one of his more underrated films I feel but it's so damn good!

[@jeffgann613]

Walter is not the name of the bomb technician. His name was Charley. Remember when he does the demonstration in the police station that blows the chair off the ground Connie says " charlie you're gonna wearing that chair up your ass". Also when he brings in the case and slams it on the desk Walter says " should you slam it around like that charlie"? Charlie responds and says " it's unmixed, you can't hurt it". Walter is the first name of McClane's boss inspector cobb- Walter cobb.

[@eatsnme]

The best guest ever!!! COP MIKE! So glad to see him back with a vengeance. Eh eh?

[@WingZeroSymphonics]

Die hard with a vengeance’s acting was so natural and its over the topness was still grounded. The tension with the riddles was neat. The objective of the bad guys unveiled slowly throughout the film. Leaving the audience and the protagonists guessing. The backstory with Grubber family was also a cool throwback.

[@NoirTech83]

Die Hard created an action sub genre of a lone man stuck in a dangerous situation, Die Hard 3 I think started the “we are everywhere” style of villains that had surveillance over the hero and was always one step ahead.

[@jimmylarson7856]

You forgot to mention the scene with the cop at the pay phone is parodied in the Incredibles with a cop who looks like that and Frozone played by Samuel l Jackson reaches for a drink instead of the phone but similar dialogue

[@Turtle2880]

could you imagine a spin-off universe where shit starts happening for Sam's character?

[@amomentarygenius]

Die Hard started this kind of action film and Die Hard woth A Vengeance took it to another level.

[@mrbee4life182]

Love it when Targo is beating down on John and he said he is the energizer bunny and Targo said "WHERE ARE YOU GOING BUNNY?" 😂

[@UnlicensedOkie]

Classic “if I ever win the lottery, I wouldn’t tell anybody, but there would definitely be signs” Cue me driving around in a 70 Chevelle pulling a boat

[@simalate2476]

Are we getting Handsome Mike for the remaining Die Hard films?

[@wisconsinking323]

The scene where the cop stops Samuel L Jackson from using the phone is referenced in The Incredibles.

[@buzzsawbernie2294]

Mike is awesome, a fantastic co host, you should do the Lethal Weapon movies with him too! And damn I love this movie, think I'm gonna need to watch it tonight.

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

One of my favorite movies of 1995

[@LewDog053]

Love this movie, first one I saw on HBO a trillion times. It always bothered me John called the ambulance a line backer, and not a full back.

[@TheBestComicKing]

You think you can get Handsome Cop Mike and Prison Mike in the same review?

[@DestroyerOfWombs]

When I used to play basketball, I’d always have a ball with me. Even when nowhere near a hoop. Plenty of ball handling / fundamentals can be exercised without actually shooting.

[@MrKenny1218]

Mike is awesome, move Mike invites please 🙌🏼 the joke of the water scene getting shot up and getting hit by a plane get me 😂

[@manoo2056]

The first movie I watched in english, again and again. Jesus was awesome in this movie, I mean Zeus, sorry.

[@M613M]

This movie felt like it was 8 hours long, but I liked it. Also "I hate everyone"

[@davidkelley3890]

I struggle to call this one my favorite because of the first film. This is absolutely great though! Shoutout handsome Mike!

[@jamalgibson9017]

We need more mike, cant wait for the passenger 57 review

[@JadedJester739]

Yo the part with the tape and the gun - the shot you played shows Zeus ripping the tape off of both the gun and back, and after it's off he lifts the gun. You guys are just going off memory I guess, no way you could've missed that if you just saw it unless you weren't paying attention... Love ya Tony, thanks for making my Friday nights awesome! (I'm off Tues and Wed)

[@taylorscrews2284]

My favorite thing about this movie was the characters. They don’t spoon feed you who everyone is. To me it felt like there was a John mcclane tv show between the movies and these characters were all a part of the featured cast. Even the switchboard lady felt like maybe she was a recurring character.

[@chris1275cc]

This is my favorite Die Hard movie and one of my favourite movies if I'm honest. I fully accept the first one is better technically but this one is just so much fun, and the casting is on par with the original. I totally believe Jeremy Irons as Hans Grubers brother. And he has one of the best lines in movie villain history: "I'm a soldier, not a monster. Even though I sometimes work for monsters." This move also confirms Sam Jackson has always been a middle aged man.

[@stumstum2]

I think in the script/novelisation Zeus had a brother who was killed by a cop (which is why he was taking care of his nephews). There's still a deleted scene online that mentions this: Zeus used to be a drugaddict and when his brother came to get him out of a crackhouse he got killed. Wich explains his antagonistic attitude towards McClane/cops more. And I believe Jonathan Hensleigh also did uncredited writing on both The Rock and Con Air. Con Air even has some references to Die Hard 3: the bomb in Jon Malkovich cell is the same type of liquid-bomb and it repeats the visual gag of the the guy that got cut in half being dragged of with Danny Trejo's character.

[@UfodexENMD]

Glad to see Handsome Mike back! Just waiting on Prison Mike to come back!

[@jasoncoward-aintscared]

Officer Mike may have low-key said the funniest joke ever. Talking about the N-word sign. In a deadpan voice, Mike says, "That didn't age well." I think it aged like fine wine. It was absurd and offensive then, and it's absurd and offensive now.

[@JIF882]

Can't wait for Passenger 57. That's one of my favorite movies, and so is this. Regarding John suddenly being an alcoholic, I wonder if someone took a page from The Last Boy Scout. I agree with Tony. Simon is awesome. Those riddles, especially the one about The Man From St. Ives. I do like Live Free, Die Hard. Timothy Olyphant is also a great villain. Can't wait for The Fugitive either. "Get off my plane!". Oops, sorry. Wrong movie.

[@dereksmith6033]

i agree this is the Best Film in the DIE HARD Franchise

[@nrgmanifest]

It actually is a Christmas(time) movie....the kid who stole the candy bar said so..." It's Christmas you can steal City Hall"

[@felix-antoinejodoin7512]

Shout Out to handsome Mike !!! Great review guys

[@manicrandy1]

Handsome Mike is really chill, i mean Prison Mike is too, but more in a "stab ya on the yard" kinda way.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Here is something neat Bruce Willis a couple years before this was a cameo in a Samuel L Jackson comedy 93 Loaded Weapon 1 then in 94 pulp fiction together and 95 Die Hard With a Vengeance

[@NiteRider40oz]

Thought ya had Mac from Predator at first glance. Good episode as always

[@fortknobberdale]

One of my fav action muhvees from a Top Dog Movie Critic 🤘 Liked AND Subscribed 👊

[@mattw6705]

It's handsome Mike!! Let's go!

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

There is a alternative universe where Simon Tosses John a Rocket Launcher for his Headache

[@handsomestik]

Tony you are absolutely right!!!

[@Fixxxer07082]

Man, I just realized I probably havent seen this one since #4 came out! I still remember it fondly though. As for #4….the best part was talking about Rutgers since I was going there at the time. 😂 Still haven’t seen Die Hard 5! 😅😅

[@KingHenryVR4]

Man 7 months later and I am finally watching this review lol

[@HackTheMovies]

Check out our Die Hard Playlist kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKTdmIKOnc17naM

[@booker80]

Oh the 3rd rules on so many levels… my dad and I went to go see this when it came out!!!!

[@vibeofthee80s_]

This was the first Die Hard movie I ever saw in theaters with my best friend and his dad, a 10pm showing which was the first time for me to watch a movie that late lol I was only about 13 on a busy Friday night we were lucky to find seats right up front, kinda felt like watching on IMAX today,, I'll never forget that night what a Kickass movie, the theater reaction was the best part, great movie 8/21/23

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

It sucks that Bruce Willis is unable to function like a normal person these days. I was in the middle of thinking about writing the final Die Hard movie - "Die Hard or Die Trying". Now I might as well just stop thinking about writing it.

[@thebookofduderonomy]

Tony rocking some ROTC merch. Nice 👌🏼

[@Bill_198]

Welcome back Handsome Mike!

[@HardestTargett]

It’s basically like this was the p-13 movie and the next one was people getting killed. But the bad guys didn’t kill anyone in DieHard3

[@michaelmckenna2179]

This is the first r rated movie I could see in theaters and I had to ear the citizenship award in 5th grade to see it and I was not a good kid lol

[@loganskoff4554]

The hunted is another good one if ya do the fugitive

[@MrJackal95]

It shocks me that people rarely acknowledge the fact that Simon basically cucks Targo. Katya was introduced in the briefing as his significant other and that her neck scar was due to a bomb having been planted in their bed. You see her sitting next to Targo when the three are in the cab of the dump truck and she subtly gives Simon the side eye. Targo later emphasizes that Simon betrayed THEM when he shows her the piece of scrap.

[@jonathanmiller4570]

I believe the directors commentary notes the connection to Speed 2, either during this movie or die hard 2

[@davealaya]

I vote we rename the show Mike The Movies, and hand over lead host responsibility to Mike, furthermore he should be deemed famous and important.

[@SuperBrooklynite007]

I have the same birthday as Chuckie and I too was in the dark knight rises as unseen member of bane’s army in front of city hall… and it was rumored that chucky was gonna be scarecrow in burtons part 3… us DKR extras have to stick together lol

[@grimm4]

Welcome back Mike!

[@scottp300]

I have about 300 VHS movies. Haven't watched one in years. I didn't realize the difference in video quality between those and DVD's, or now digital, until I tried to watch one several years ago. And it's kind of a pain in the butt to operate the VCR. Don't even have one hooked up anymore. Sitting by the TV, but not hooked up. Have to figure out what to do with them all. Can transfer them over to DVD or something, but with that volume of movies, it would cost a fortune to do them all. And honestly, I got a lot of them when they were starting to phase them out, and to transfer them over to DVD would cost more per tape than I actually paid for them. In a lot of cases, 1 or 2 dollars, out of those big bins they used to have at discount and department stores, like Walmart and Target, etc.

[@scottp300]

And after you have watched the VHS tapes several times, the video quality really starts to deteriorate pretty quickly. But those were definitely the bomb back in the day. My first VCR, when they first started coming out, I bought at Macy's for almost 500 bucks. And that was on sale. Several years later, you could pick one up at your local drugstore or CVS, for less than 20 bucks. The thing I really miss about them, and that particular time, honestly is video stores, like Blockbuster. Go to get the new release you are dying to see, and they have about 40 empty boxes sitting on the shelf, and you go over to the return pile by the front counter, dig through those and sometimes maybe find one, maybe not. But the really exciting moments, were standing there waiting for someone to walk up and drop a few in the outside drop box, and you look down and see the movie you are looking for sliding down that ramp right behind the counter. It was kind of like winning the lottery, in a small way.

[@Kantohammer]

Welcome back, Mike!

[@TheRealSkillman]

Really great review Tony. I laughed a lot.

[@direktive4]

Die Hard on a plane: Executive Decision starring Kurt Russell and Halle Barry

[@sergioestrada7459]

The best scene was when McLane and Zeus took the Benz and asked the motorist "who was the 21st President?".

[@mikaelangelo6940]

No more show without Mike.

[@seanlaughlin522]

I saw this when i was five or six on cable back in 96. I had no idea it was the 3rd one. I didn't watch the first one till i was about 10 bc i didn't want it to ruin my love of with a vengeance 😂

[@Pinzu__]

My dad took me to see this in the theater at 9yrs old

[@bluejester3367]

" As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives." The riddle doesn't say the man and his wives aren't also going to St. Ives, so the answer could have been everyone.

[@davidjames579]

Yep the narrator could have overtaken them. Also we don't where this is in relation to St Ives. There may be many places or directions the man's party are going to.

[@noside.foxhound]

Hack the movies with Tony YESS!!

[@juansalva_]

Hey Tony, when are you going to do Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight? Nice episode!

[@CONTROLLINGHORROR]

I don't love Die Hard 4 or 5 but if it gets handsome Mike back? I'm in

[@katiecook6006]

Passenger 57 and Beverly Hills Cop Franchise with Handsome Cop Mike, please!

[@PookaLuka]

Did you know that Cole Hauser from Dazed and Confused had a part in a Die Hard sequel, but not this one.

[@TheOnslaught616]

The dudes never seen someone dribble a ball outside of a court before 😂 Might be time for Tony to get out of his movie rental basement and get in the real world

[@samuelstokes6624]

The original Die Hard is still the best! Die Hard 3 was good.

[@drama_catplays]

Fun Fact! Angela Bassett was supposed to be cast as Sam Jackson's character. Says from the back of my laser disk copy.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Not sure if it's better than the original, but it's definitely better than second one.

[@jayfountain4415]

When I do a die hard marathon I start with Die Hard With A Vengeance

[@Anthonycheesman33]

Damn I can’t believe Tony is the same age as me I assumed you were 40s with how much you talk about the good old days lol.

[@jacobthompson6644]

Zeus trying to answer the phone while the cop tells him to freeze and hands up makes an early references to Pixar incredibles when frozone and mr incredible smashed out of the burning building and into a jewelry store then later a cop jumps in a tells them to freeze and hands up and frozone was about to grab a cup of water telling the cop he’s thirsty next thing they’re trying to make a daily escape and frozone needs liquids for his powers and freezes the cop as well as the bullet shoots out the gun in frozen position

[@governorboltz]

Mike is great. More Mike!

[@superpaul79]

The younger daughter from Family Matters wound up.doing some "adult films".

[@randomhereoh]

Awesome