First Time Watching DIE HARD And It's My New Go-To Christmas Movie *Reaction*

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[@jmckey]

I’m old enough to have seen it in the theaters but honestly don’t remember if I did or not. I would have been like a freshman in HS. But maybe it’s because I’ve watched it so many times since then all my memories of it are blurred together. If I may be so bold, I would HIGHLY recommend watching it with the director commentary on. McTiernan did to action movie directing what Wells did to directing as a whole. For instance he describes how he went against the norm in one scene and kept the camera moving from one scene angle to the next to create a continuous sense of motion which was considered bad form for fear of making the audience sick. But he felt if done right it could create an intensity that would make it worthwhile. One of my fav commentaries of all time.

[@messyroomstudios]

Christmas with the Kranks? Also, wait until you see Die Hard 2!!

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

2:02 he was in a tv series called Moonlighting before this movie.

[@parker469a]

The third one is great and the fourth one is pretty good too.

[@ZombieShobb]

Harry Potter people watching Die Hard: "It's Professor Snape!" Me watching Harry Potter: "It's Hans Gruber!"

[@ANGELINAA]

😂😂😂

[@tripsixx5802]

That’s exactly what I was thinking when she was saying something about dr strange😂like huh that’s new my stepkids call Hans snape and I’m like no he’s not he was a cool German terrorist way before he wore a dress in lame oz🤣not to mention he’s hilarious as the voice of GOD in dogma!!

[@paulschuckman6604]

​​@@tripsixx5802 La Metatron, who is actually a big deal biblically. Dogma is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@tripsixx5802]

@ Yes and no, he’s not mentioned in Christian texts, briefly in the Talmud, however if you’re a student of the occult he is a big figure in Kabbalistic teachings that rarely anyone delves into today being that the author of most of the best books doesn’t have the best rep among most Aleister Crowley😈he is better known by his other name he even had his own gospel which christians didn’t see fit to canonize lol he only became Metatron after his ascension before that his name was Enoch! Wild huh, that’s one of best gospels ever if you can find it, even better than Mary Magdalene and Judas!

[@SlyPearTree]

One of my favourite part of Die Hard reactions (or Galaxy Quest) is young people recognizing Alan Rickman.

[@Pingkonk]

Not knowing one of the most famous actors ever and referring to him as “the guy who appeared on friends” is honestly WILD

[@ANGELINAA]

😂😂😂

[@ladybansheesilver7640]

Yes that's what I thought😅

[@Dunybrook]

That's why I love this channel though. Truly an alien perspective but in the best way.

[@periechontology]

Well as a Gen Xer, I still refer to Drake as : that kid from that Degrassi High remake.

[@a6ruled]

Indeed. He’s obviously the guy from Moonlighting.

[@alargecookie]

As the saying goes; "It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Tower."

[@feldegast]

best Christmas event ever!

[@paulschuckman6604]

If Alan Rickman says, Ho Ho Ho, it's a Christmas movie.

[@ANGELINAA]

true

[@Fred_L.]

But he also called off Christmas ...

[@jacfalle27]

Her reaction to realizing Hans Gruber is Snape was priceless. 😂

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

IKR?

[@circlenowsquared]

I knew as soon as he started speaking she'd figure it out!

[@MiketheCabbie]

It cannot be stressed enough how, in 1988, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE would even think about putting "Bruce Willis" and "action hero" in the same sentence, having spent the past three years as a goofball/rom-com lead.

[@plothole181]

Didn't they reduce his presence in the advertising because when they first put up an ad for Die Hard everyone burst out laughing at him being in it?

[@SuddenReal]

That's also the reason why there's so much swearing in the movie. Bruce was let "off the chain" so to speak, so he over-did it to compensate for his time in Moonlighting.

[@nukiesduke6868]

What's hilarious is no one even remembers him for that stuff. He's remembered as an action hero rofl.

[@gbacani007]

If anyone is wondering what you're talking about he was in "Moonlighting" with Cybil Shepherd which was a popular TV show on ABC.

[@wwoods66]

Obviously one guy did!

[@braedenmartin8596]

She knows Bruce Willis from guest spotting on friends 😂😂😂

[@ANGELINAA]

yep hahaha

[@Sturmjaeger]

That line made me feel so old.

[@ilovemetal1100]

@@ANGELINAA If you have not yet watched Pulp Fiction, i Highly recommend. The Movie Stars Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman and many more great Actors. It's my fav Tarantino Movie.

[@joe.banana]

now I wonder if she said the same thing about Brad Pitt when watching one of his movies :D

[@Pro13Sab]

@@ANGELINAA So if you are not familiar with Bruce Willis, it means that you haven't seen Pulp Fiction, Armageddon, The sixth sense, 5th Element, 12 monkeys, Last Boyscout, Unbreakable, Looper and ofcourse Die Hard 2 and 3. You must react to all of this movie for sure

[@charlize1253]

"Nakatomi Plaza" is actually the 20th Century Fox headquarters building in Century City, Los Angeles. They filmed this movie inside while several floors were still under construction. For those of us of a certain generation, the building will never be anything other than Nakatomi Plaza.

[@davismccardle1]

And the explosion seen from a distance at the top is REAL.

[@JokeCubed]

This was Alan Rickman's cinematic debut, and he crushed it. Fun fact, at the end, when he fell off the building, that face he made was genuine. He was in a harness of course, but the director told him they'd count to three, then drop him, instead, they dropped him on 1, so he made that face because he wasn't expecting it.

[@Pixelologist]

I'm stunned - STUNNED, I tell ya!! - that it took as long as it did for you to recognize Alan Rickman. And I'm not even gonna TOUCH the whole "isn't he that guy who appeared on Friends?" thing. 🤣 LOL

[@ANGELINAA]

😂😂😂

[@socalpaul487]

Wishing Bruce Willis and his family, all the best. Watched several times in the theater.

[@thomasmoreauleduc3252]

Fun fact : when Hans kills Mr Takagi, it was filmed from a certain angle so that the viewers wouldn’t see Alan Rickman jumping. When they were shooting the scene, Rickman would jump at the sound of the gun going off, so they decided to film it that way.

[@willvgo2950]

22:55 McClane didn't mean that he was going to name his next child after the local cop. He was saying he wanted the 2 families to get to know each other. 22:31 The local cop's name is Al Powell. McClane was using his last name which is quite normal for emergency services as well as military.

[@potatoeyed]

when she didn't recognize Alan Rickman at first I got kind of giddy in anticipation of how long it would take her to realize, if at all

[@ANGELINAA]

a classic ange moment 😂

[@mordanthubris6516]

I figured if it wasn't his first appearance, it would be his first line. Dude had one of those obvious voices, like Morgan Freeman.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

​@ANGELINAA Did you notice the gas prices at the AM/PM convienice store when Al was buying the Twinkies? .74 a gallon! I so miss that!!!!!!

[@mortisnoctu]

Me too

[@MetabolicSpore0]

"Is this the guy from Friends?" That is hilarious!😂

[@DanGamingFan2406]

"Yippie ki-yay, mother f*****!" This is so good. Easily one of the greatest action films and one of Bruce Willis' best roles. That tank top in in the Smithsonian for a reason. And it's also Alan Rickman's debut film. Amazing start.

[@AmbassadorDvinn]

oh shit for real?> I didnt know it was his first one. TIL

[@davismccardle1]

Yippie Ki-Yay, melon farmer

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The Stunt Coordinator told actor Alan Rickman, who played Hans Gruber, that for the final ending stunt scene they would drop him on the count of 3. 1,2,3 Drop…but, they actually dropped him after 1; so, the reaction seen in the film is a look of genuine SHOCK by the Late Great Alan Rickman.

[@ApacheGamer]

Coordinator also said "Oh Shit" after he dropped him making Alan think something went wrong to add to the genuine reaction.

[@Sturmjaeger]

And if I recall correctly, Alan then punched the guy for that.

[@ApacheGamer]

@@Sturmjaeger pretty sure he did. It legitimately scared the shit out of him because for the brief moment before the harness caught him he thought he was really falling to his death.

[@SuddenReal]

Didn't they also film this as the final scene, you know, just in case something went wrong?

[@osmanyousif7849]

Also, the scene shot at a set platform and stood about 20 to 70 ft (reports were inconsistent about the actual number) and had a blue screen airbag. So while at least Rickman wasn't hurt, I'd still be swearing at John McTiernan for having me fall too early. They even made Rickman reshoot the scene again, as a backup, in case the studio didn't like the first take.

[@fajenthygia5760]

The writer got into an argument with his wife, went driving, and almost got killed in a traffic accident. Thinking about how his last words to his wife would have been so awful is what moved him to write this movie.

[@stephenb5jones476]

This is one of the first action movies where the hero wasn't indestructible.

[@WRam-fo2sc]

Fun fact. The entire soundtrack is based on derivations of Beethoven's 9th symphony. Look up "Hans' Soundtrack Corner Die Hard" for insight into how Michael Kamen used Ludwig van's glorious 9th to up the intensity.

[@DesertHomesteader]

19:58 - "Who is this guy...?" Why that's the principal from The Breakfast Club! Also, Clarence Beeks from Trading Places.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

You mess with the bull, son, you get the horns.

[@НикитаТрусов-ю4с]

That's why Hans survived. As we all know, Severus Snape can fly without a wand. So for him to fall from the 30th floor is a trivial matter.

[@FreezeTheWarning]

14:00 it IS intentional, the movie is loaded with comic relief moments, and they all work so well. It's a brilliant film

[@wristcontr0l]

Let's get things straight. Snape isn't in this movie. Hans Gruber is in Harry Potter.

[@FunnyQuailMan]

Thank you! It's like when people say anything about Lord of the Rings being like Harry Potter - say, for instance, Gandalf's hat, "looks like a sorting hat." No. No it does not. The sorting hat looks like Gandalf's hat. Lord of the Rings is the OG high fantasy story. Hans Gruber is the OG Alan Rickman movie character.

[@НикитаТрусов-ю4с]

German terrorist Hans Gruber moved to England. First he got a job as a sheriff in Nottingham. And then he became a professor of potions at Hogwarts. Such is the career growth.)))

[@bigginsd1]

Did a lot of voice coaching to learn that English accent in Harry Potter. You can barely tell he’s German.

[@nicebluejay]

Sounds like something an old man would say lol

[@commanderkorra3316]

Snape, Hans, Alan Rickman is what makes them both great characters. Besides the writing of them that is.

[@masudashizue777]

This is why Bruce Willis can't be forgotten. He starred in one of the best action films ever made.

[@charlize1253]

The 80s were the best action film era ever: Die Hard, Terminator I & II, Aliens, Predator, Rambo, Red Dawn, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Fugitive, Lethal Weapon, Top Gun, Robocop, Cobra, Scarface, Bloodsport, The Road Warrior, 48 Hours. Peak Swarzenegger, Stallone, Van Damme, Eddie Murphy, Harrison Ford. Nothing like it will ever happen again.

[@mortisnoctu]

💯🔥🔥

[@jamestaylor3097]

@@mortisnoctu seen them all. Sooooooo goooood 👍

[@fatcatblinddog]

Another low key piece of evidence that this definitely is a Christmas movie, at the end with the parking lot full of people, Christmas music comes comes up and the office paper falling to earth represents snow during the holiday season. 🎄Just sayin’.

[@Goldberg070]

I was a bit shocked that you don't really know Bruce Willis. Here are some movie suggestions to watch: Unbreakable, The Last Boy Scout, 12 Monkeys, The Sixth Sense, Looper, Pulp Fiction, The Siege, Sin City. Have fun!

[@johncrawford5225]

@@Goldberg070 The Fifth Element

[@ZyggyZero]

And LEGO Movie 2, especially now that you’ve seen this, Ange….

[@plothole181]

16 Blocks, Armageddon, RED, The Whole Nine Yards and Moonlighting(TV Series). Plus there were a few more Die Hard movies (only some of them didn't suck).

[@LuisZamoraRodriguez501]

​@@johncrawford5225 my personal favorite

[@Buzzardonic]

I'm also going to volunteer Hudson Hawk! It's a bit silly, but a personal favourite of mine

[@saulmadrid9950]

So from now on, during every holiday season, you'll know the meme "remember the Nakatomi Plaza".

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

i LOVE THOSE MOMENTS when ANGE suddenly REALISES she is watching a familiar, beloved actor (rickman/gruber/snape)! 🤣 really enjoyed your reaction 👍☺

[@476429]

Saw it in the theater in 1988, and it was amazing. We weren't sure what to expect since Bruce Willis was a comedic actor, not an action star. Blown away would be an understatement. One of the best theater experiences of my life.

[@oscardiggs246]

This is the first movie I ever saw where it didn’t ever relax the entire time. It changed the genre. I walked out completely drained.

[@Jordan-ws6jy]

The guy from Friends!! 😮‍💨😮‍💨 hard to watch his movies without feeling sad about his situation. A real legend.

[@blairpenny1526]

15:30 best Christmas Ornament ever right here. I have made so many of them, I snuck one onto my mom's tree a few years back without telling her and I got a call a couple weeks later when she finally found him. Putting a yellow light where the lighter is makes it even better too

[@Dracounguis]

If you're a big Alan Rickman fan, he's also in Galaxy Quest and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Five curtain calls...

[@SuddenReal]

That you recommend Galaxy Quest, well, obviously, but Prince of Thieves? There's only two good things about that movie, one's Alan Rickman and the other is Bryan Adams' song.

[@Dracounguis]

@SuddenReal yeah you pretty much have it right on that! 😆

[@WakeMeSoon]

and Dogma by Kevin Smith

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Quigley Down Under

[@kratosGOW]

Maximus: “Are you not entertained?!” Angelina: “Why, Yes! I am! Thank you very much!” 😂❤

[@TheTechCguy]

Ahh, the Die Hard series. One of the most underrated action movies I watched as a kid in the 1990s and 2000s. Nostalgia. You're in for a treat here, Angelina. :)

[@gortsy24]

I wouldn't call Die Hard underrated. I think a lot of people put it up there as one of the best action movies of all time.

[@declanArdmore]

The trivia behind this movie is amazing . Bruce Willis was consider to be a joke to be cast in an action movie. The way the movie was shot changed action movies forever . Bruce lost some of his hearing due to the explosions and gun fire. Alan Rickman's first movie. The actor who played Karl was a world renown ballet dancer who's defection was made into a movie itself

[@jeffthompson9622]

For more Alan Rickman, you should watch "Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves," "Quigley Down Under," "Galaxy Quest," and "Dogma."

[@FeaturingRob]

Ange... You did not realize that Alan Rickman was adorable!!! Okay, here's the skinny on it... This was Alan's first Hollywood movie. He had done some British TV, but this was his first film. He got it after being nominated for a Tony Award for a play called Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Alan was in his forties at the time, and his role was so impactful in this film that the character of Hans Gruber is probably among the top five all-time best screen villains. He commands the screen when he's on camera, and you think about him when he isn't. As for Bruce Willis...One of the greatest action heroes in film history started his superstar status with Die Hard and did several sequels. He was mainly known for a comedy-drama TV series in the 1980s called Moonlighting when he made Die Hard. Moonlighting was a HUGE hit and made him a star, but Die Hard made him a superstar. The Nakatomi building was still being built as the corporate headquarters for 20th Century Fox, so while it was still unfinished...they used it as the location for the movie, including many interiors. The studio was saved on a location (paying itself for the use of the area), and all damages were paid for by the box office returns on the movie, which were enormous ($140 million in initial release and number 10 for 1988's top box office hits). William Atherton, who played the asshat reporter Richard Thornberg, made a career of playing asshats...like the "dickless" Walter Peck in Ghostbusters. Alexander Godunov played Karl, aka "Goldilocks," who fights McClain hand to hand. Godunov was a Russian-born ballet dancer who was incredibly talented and popular. During the Cold War, he defected to the United States from the USSR. He only made three films, all of which received reactions, including The Money Pit with Tom Hanks and Witness with Harrison Ford. He never made it big in movies. Merry Christmas...It's officially the season because Hans has fallen from Nakatomi Plaza! One of my favorite Christams movies, and I was 16 when I saw this in the theater in 1988 (FOUR TIMES)! It was AWESOME!!!

[@jimdetry9420]

The second Die Hard movie is also on Christmas. You might still have time to fit it in this season.

[@plothole181]

Isn't it just on his way home from this movie?

[@Osprey850]

@@plothole181 No, it takes place two years later and McClane is working for the LAPD.

[@plothole181]

@@Osprey850 Its the only one I haven't watched all the way through...unless there has been one since the one where he went to Russia. I saw that he was going to the airport in two and assumed.

[@jimdetry9420]

@@plothole181 No. By the time the second movie happens he is LAPD.

[@willvgo2950]

Out of 5 movies, he only operates within his own jurisdiction in 1 & even that movie takes him out of his jurisdiction by the end.

[@Paul.H8Cfood]

"The guy who appeared on 'Friends'"... holy shiz, I'm officially older than old. But wait, isn't he known for other things? Sixth Sense, Pulp Fiction, Armageddon, Fifth Element? I guess you haven't seen any of those? I'm old!😩

[@ANGELINAA]

😂😂😂 i’m just exceptionally uncultured

[@erikawilliams9558]

Future reactions?

[@lathspell87]

It's not really Christmas until I watch Hanz Gruber fall from Nakatomi Tower.

[@bobespirit2112]

“John Boy” is a reference to the lead character of the 70’s TV classic “The Waltons” played by Richard Thomas.

[@APPR3NTIC3]

21:20 - Also buildings can stand a pretty good blast, most of the damage isn't really the heat but the force of the explosion, the support beams that make up the structure of the building can withstand it. Remember on 9/11 it took quite a while for the building to come down even after a plane flew right through it at low altitude cruising speed. In the end it was the intense heat fueled by jet fuel and the material in the building that caused the structural beams to fail. However it can be said a lot of support beams are near the center of the building which is also where a lot of architects often put the elevator shafts, so it does stand to reason some structural damage occurred.

[@NarnianRailway]

Angelina's enthusiasm and excitement is the perfect decoration for a Die Hard movie reaction. trivia: John McClane is also an undercover Santa's Helper assigned to minimize names on Santa's naughty list.

[@MrMarioski]

It’s a Christmas treat to see reactors react to this film for the first time. So happy to see you react to this! Just recently found out that the elevator ding is a sign that the movie kicks up another notch. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@jeromysmith2486]

Honestly I cant wait to watch you follow this poor bastards journey. John is one of my favorite superheroes ever, and his superpower is pissing off the bad guy!

[@Otokichi786]

"John McClane" isn't a superhero. He is a Hero who knows how to "press Hans Gruber's buttons." The ordinary man/woman is far more accessible to us, the audience. Think of "E. Ripley" of "Alien," who "stays on point," suppressing the "scared rabbit" response that "Lambert" can't overcome.

[@jeromysmith2486]

His ability to piss off ALL enemies is a superpower. Denying that takes away from the fact the rest of him is purely his ability to be the cop version of Rocky.

[@mortisnoctu]

💯

[@Thessair]

​@@Otokichi786He sadly becomes a super hero in the later films.

[@george_91]

Glad you loved it ange.😊 This was Alan Rickmans first film. Saw your brain click when u heard his voice.😄 like you said, its one of those films with layers. You can notice something else with each viewing. Think you will like the sequels if your interested. Loved the reaction.😉

[@MiketheCabbie]

When a movie begins with the greatest Christmas song of all time in the first 5 minutes, it is ABSOLUTELY a Christmas movie.

[@Otokichi786]

This song?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYqrnZh8e82ffM0

[@WyattWhitesideACL]

LMAO I CALLED IT i was like she doesnt realize its Snape I was thinking i bet when she hears his voice she will realize LMAO

[@glennwelsh9784]

Die Hard changed the action movie game. Before this movie, action movies typically involved musclebound macho guys mindlessly shooting infinite ammo at an endless stream of henchmen. But Die Hard doesn't do that. John McClane is an everyman who has to outmaneuver the bad guys, keep count of how many of them there are, and scavenge for any weapons and ammo he can from the henchmen he takes out. It was such a fresh approach that it became the new template for Hollywood action movies - "Die Hard on a plane/bus/train/etc."

[@NThurkettle]

This movie absolutely never misses, iconic moments every other minute. I used to work in that building IRL, when it was called Fox Plaza - the police dispatchers in the movie even give the correct address - 2121 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, right by the Fox Studio Lot. "Die Hard" set the tone for a bajillion copycats - so many movie villains were trying to be Hans Gruber, there were a string of action movies in the 90's about one outnumbered hero in a confined area. It was literally shorthand: "Die Hard on a train. Die Hard on a boat." But one of the biggest reasons the original endures is that there's nothing about violence or hostage-taking in the first 15 minutes, it's all about the damaged marriage and the hope for a Christmas reunion with the kids if Mom and Dad can just get over their ish.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Yes, Angelina. This was an awesome experience in the theater.

[@peterzerfass4609]

Thing is: to people who saw Die Hard when it came out Snape will always be Hans Gruber

[@sld1776]

He will always be Alexander Dane to me.

[@awareness007]

I found this vid wildly entertaining. From knock-off Snape to that guy on Friends that one time, You COOCOO.

[@ANGELINAA]

😂😂😂

[@v.o.s9973]

I think you’ll love “ red “ with Bruce Willis too

[@Shoofyou10]

I don’t even usually like action movies but this is amazing. The script is about as good as an action movie can be. This and Speed are by far my two favorite action movies

[@gbacani007]

Jan de Bont was the Cinematographer for "Die Hard" and the director of "Speed."

[@NoCampDad]

I drive by Nakatomi plaza, the building where this movie was filmed, on my way to work and I think of this movie every time. If you're ever in Los Angeles, the building is in century City, near Santa Monica.

[@smavtmb2196]

I still remember seeing this with my Dad when it came out. Last year the original Die Hard screenwriter Steven E. de Souza reaffirmed that Die Hard is indeed a Christmas movie, comparing it with the 1954 musical comedy White Christmas. The fact is Die Hard takes place entirely during a Christmas party and only a small portion of White Christmas is actually during Christmas, Also White Christmas shockingly only has 2 Christmas songs. "White Christmas" and one called "Snow" However Die Hard has 4 Christmas songs: "Let it Snow, "Winter Wonderland, "Christmas in Hollis, and "Jingle Bells" There are various references to Christmas throughout the movie. For example: John put a Santa hat on a dead bad guy and added a very festive Ho! Ho! Ho! to his message on the sweater. Very Christmassy 🎄 😂

[@TheGoIsWin21]

"poor guy... Wrong place wrong time" I mean that basically sums up the Die Hard series 😂

[@jamestaylor3097]

McLean even basically says that in the second Die Hard movie 😎

[@feldegast]

The building used to film this was the Fox headquarters building in L.A. it was under construction at the time, the explosions were done with models though Elis is an A Hole but the actor who plays the role does a masterful job Same for the actor Wiliam Atherton who plays the annoying reporter who is also in Die Hard 2, Ghost Busters and Oscar I was 11 when this came out, I saw it a few years later on VHS at home

[@coreywolf49]

Hans down, that villian either severed or snapped his neck with that drop.

[@Osprey850]

@@MoonchildMindaugas2 Look again. 😉

[@MoonchildMindaugas2]

@@Osprey850 Oh I see xd 🤣 good one

[@laffingist218]

situational conflict: hans personal conflict: communication w/ holly victory moment: he shoots hans by communicating to holly

[@ThunderPants13]

15:31. You cut out one of the iconic lines of the movie right here. "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."

[@walkinglootchest1251]

You actually had a very similar reaction to people in the 80's recognizing Bruce Willis in this film from a TV show because at the time he was only really known for being in the TV Show Moonlighting. Lol, a lot of people were iffy on him especially because all action movie stars were these muscled up guys and Bruce Willis is very average by comparison, but he definitely changed people's perspective on what "Action Stars" looked like.

[@agentooe33AD]

This is why the 80s are a constant source of memes. We had the best movies, the best music, the best one liners ever! The 90s are a decent 2nd. Next, Lethal Weapon!

[@JohnHill-bn5kn]

The greatest CHRISTMAS movie ever! And yes it was amazing to see in theaters.

[@inflivia]

You are right about Ellis' actor killing it; it's only a small role but every mannerism and expression is perfectly played.

[@jerrywalters8885]

Last the black computer specialist is also a well known owner character actor. Was the replacement for Goose in TOPGUN and was in Walker Yexas Ranger foe years and was aa preacher In The original Left Behind movies

[@Hravokh]

80's and 90's action movies are of a different caliber. hope you'll dive deeper into those :)

[@jeffthompson9622]

This is Alan Rickman's first film role. Before this he was a stage actor. The actor who plays Argyle is also briefly in "The Blues Brothers."

[@allenruss2976]

Nice to see Argyle mature from his early days trying to steal guitars from Rays Music Shop to driving a limo and being a hero

[@DementisXYZ]

"And the Christmas lights are still up! After all that! It's a Christmas miracle!" Huh, actually...good point. They cut the power to this entire area; how are those lights still on? Never noticed that before.

[@baron7755]

"Is this what the guy who was on Friends is known for, Die Hard?"

[@daveallen9958]

I saw this jem of a movie in the theater. Only thing good about getting older, is 80s and 90s movies were alot of fun to go to!

[@michael3349]

Great reaction, Angelina, especially with your recognition of "Professor Snape". Did you know that this was actually Alan Rickman's first ever movie roll? He had been a stage actor for some time, but in his first movie he becomes the greatest action movie villain of all time, IMHO. Merry Christmas!

[@christianwise637]

Greatest action movie villain? I'd personally even further, he's one of the greatest movie villains of all time

[@mlong1958]

This and Lethal Weapon are my two favorite Christmas movies. A Christmas Story is third. Remember to always leave milk, cookies, and a pair of shoes in the vent at Christmas for John McClane.

[@thetwikikid4444]

You might want to check out Quigley Down Under as well. Alan Rickman plays virtually the same villain from this film (and in Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves for that matter 😂😂) but in an old west but in Australia setting.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Alan Rickman (whom you know as Snape) was also on "GalaxyQuest" and in an under reacted to "Quigley Down Under" (an excellent film).

[@dannybob42]

This is what Bruce Willis is best known for, but when the movie was being promoted people weren't sold on him as an action star because he was known for being a tv actor for a comedy series at the time, the tv actor/film actor stigma was still quite prominent but he proved them all wrong, and he did his own stunts. It was also Alan Rickman's movie debut, having only previously done tv and theater - his expression when he fell was legitimate too, since he was let go a second earlier than he was told he would.

[@AmbassadorDvinn]

If you have seen The Blues Brothers before (the original), the kid thief that Ray shoots at is played by Argyle the limo driver here 🙂

[@frogofbrass382]

Bruce Willis came to fame playing a detective on the romantic/comedy/mystery show "Moonlighting." The first couple of seasons are perfection before it goes off the rails. Because "Moonlighting" was so light hearted and comedy intense, people were skeptical that Bruce Willis could be an action star. He then became arguably the 3rd biggest action star of his time, after Arnold and Sly Stallone.

[@allenruss2976]

I thoroughly enjoyed Moonlighting. I wish whoever owned the syndication rights would release them

[@frogofbrass382]

@@allenruss2976 It's currently included with Amazon Prime.

[@JeM130177]

Saw this notification and was like “aw yeah she is gonna love this” 😂😂😂

[@mortisnoctu]

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[@placebo5466]

2 minutes in and Angelina's only reference for Bruce Willis is 'that guy from friends'. Never change.

[@stu4932]

my number 1 fav action movie. I love that mcclane in this one feels vulnerable, something they totally lost in the later films (except from die hard 3 which was also excellent)

[@steverobinson5109]

In 1988 it did not occur to any of us- not the writers, not the producers, not the director, not the actors, the audience, or the damn lawyers, the accountants, the caterers, the makeup artists or the key grips-that a skyscraper could just collapse into a pile because bombs went off in it. It’s not a thing we imagined was within the realm of the possible.

[@DocuzanQuitomos]

To a fair extent, it shouldn't be. To bring down a building with a single explosion, you have to severly compromise its structural integrity (and that mostly has to be done by destroying support columns). As long as you don't do that, and the building is well built in every other concept (so floors don't cave in), it can take quite some punishment and still stand. Of course, the other half of the concept is that the movie will never give an exact recipie to demolish a building.

[@seanwatson3334]

In case nobody else mentioned it, Goldilocs was a world famous ballet star in real life.

[@andrewqh]

If you love Alan Rickman in the 80s, I would also recommend Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and Quigley Down Under

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

BTW: The actor who played Eliis is Hart Bochner. His father Lloyd Bochner was in the OG Dynasty and the iconic Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man" Hart was also in the OG Terror Train, Supergirl and 2013 version of Carrie. He also directed PCU and High School High.

[@SlyPearTree]

If all it takes for you to watch a movie is to know that Alan Rickman is in it then I'll say the following: Alan Rickman is in "Galaxy Quest".

[@sld1776]

"By Grabthar's Hammer. What a savings."

[@MiketheCabbie]

The only reason Bruce Willis was able to make this movie was because his co-star on "Moonlighting," Cybil Shepherd, became pregnant, which reduced both their roles on the show and freed him up to film "Die Hard."

[@luiscampos1701]

I watched this movie in theatre, I was 12 years old and I went with my parents. We loved action movies and at that time there was nothing like it. In my country Die Hard premiered around Christmas time that year in 1988, so for me I will always remember it as a Christmas movie. One of my all time favourite movies for sure.

[@seansteyer8851]

Greatest Christmas movie ever! I once got stuck in an elevator for three hours and the fire department had to lower a ladder in and have me climb to the top and ride to an accessible stop. It was crazy.

[@gibbs615]

This has always been my favorite ACTION Christmas movie!😁👍🏿

[@DanielRamosMilitaryWiz]

Hi Ange! I hope you had a blast watching Die Hard. This isn’t just a Christmas classic, it’s widely regarded as one of the greatest action films ever made. It’s had such a huge cultural influence even to this day, even in ways you didn’t know before. It also helped launch the careers of its two leading actors. Your realization that Hans Gruber was played by Alan Rickman was so hilarious. It’s amazing to think that this was actually his first major studio role. Before this he was a veteran London stage actor who was unknown to American audiences, and he gives an absolutely iconic performance as Hans Gruber, who is still considered one of the greatest villains in cinema. While it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing that role, Sam Neill who is best remembered for playing Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films was initially considered for the role of Hans Gruber. Die Hard not only redefined the action hero with Bruce Willis as John McClane, it revitalized the genre. The 1980s was defined by muscle-bound action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Willis on the other hand portrayed a blue-collar everyday man who was vulnerable and fallible at times. Before this, he was best remembered for comedies and dramas such as Blind Date and ABC’s Moonlighting. Willis truly made John McClane an iconic anti-hero. Other actors who were initially considered for the role were Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Burt Reynolds, and Richard Gere. For Hans Gruber’s climatic death scene, Alan Rickman was rigged to be dropped backwards onto a blue crash mat on the count of three. The stunt coordinator instead devised a plan to have Rickman dropped on the one count in order to provoke the genuine reaction of shock you see his face in the film. While directing Die Hard, John McTiernan used extra loud blanks that gave the guns a more realistic sound and feel when fired, but there was no protection for the actors' ears. During the filming of the “No more table” scene, Bruce Willis was firing the gun so close to his head he ended up suffering permanent hearing loss in his left ear. Thank you for your hilarious and lovable reactions Ange. If you haven’t seen them I would definitely recommend Predator, Robocop, First Blood, Commando, Escape from New York, Bloodsport, The Warriors, The Abyss (special edition), Total Recall, Speed, Demolition Man, The Fugitive, Air Force One, Starship Troopers, Blade, Gladiator, and Dredd. Take care!

[@Salta0monte]

It's the start of a wonderful journey, Bruce Willis is one of Hollywood's best actors. He's especially good in 2 movies by a particular director, not to mention any names as you'll get to them eventually, the sooner the better 🙂.

[@libertarianguy5567]

I was stationed in Hawaii when this movie came out. And yes, I did see it in the theater, and yes, it was awesome. I have watched it every Christmas for 36 years. This movie and "Scrooged" with Bill Murray are my 2 Christmas movies I watch every year.

[@NathanMalnaa]

This movie is so good, an absolute classic. This would set the blueprint standard of action movies. This is Alan Rickmans first movie. This building is actually Fox Plaza in LA The tall blonde guy that plays Karl is actually a professional ballet dancer lol 13:50 one of the best lines of the movie "no fkn st Lady do I sound like I'm ordering a pizza?!" Lol 15:00 the stunt man falling wasn't planned it just happened and they left it in lol 15:30 another great line lol 17:55 The best line of the movie lol 20:15 the guy that grabs a cabdy bar is improv by that actor, the director loved it so much he killed that guy's character way later than he originally planned lol

[@drdoktor77]

I saw this in a theater when I was a kid in 1988 in a sneak preview as the second half of a double feature (the first half was the excellent John Candy/Dan Aykroyd comedy The Great Outdoors) and it absolutely blew everyone away. Literally the best action movie experience I've ever had, to this day. The 80s were truly the golden age of action movies.