DIE HARD 2 | FIRST TIME WATCHING | REACTION AND COMMENTARY | John McClane forever!! 

Part 3 / 'With A Vengeance' is possibly the epitome of this genre - the 'we're serious, but we don't take ourselves seriously' category that died in the 1990s... so really hope you get there, Shan! 👏

This was the last of the "Christmas" Die Hard movies so you won't need to wait a year to continue your reviews of the rest of the episodes!

When I worked at Universal Studios I had the chance to meet and spend a little time with Dennis Franz (The AH Airport Police Captain). In addition to being a multiple Emmy Award winner for his role as Detective Andy Sipowisz on NYPD Blue back in the day he is also a Vietnam Veteran and one of the absolute nicest, down to earth guys you could ever want to meet.

Since you like Die Hard and DH2 so much, I'm sure you'd love The Long Kiss Goodnight. Believe it or not, Geena Davis is the lead and hero with Samuel L. Jackson as her 'sidekick." Great script, story, dialogue, etc. Also set at Christmas time. BTW, thanks for these reactions. I have as much fun watching you have fun as you're having! So I say Yay for Shanelle!

Fun fact: After Die Hard, Reginald VelJohnson (Al) went on to play a cop again in the show Family Matters. After Die Hard 2, Dennis Franz (Lorenzo) went on to play a cop again in the show NYPD Blue.

Die Hard 3 (with a Vengeance) is the closest in quality to the first and probably my favorite of them all.

I was WAY too young when I first saw this movie. I'm still haunted by the icicle kill and the throat-slitting.

The assault that the reporter mentioned was when Holly punched him.

I loved Die Hard 3 and 4 as well DH3 mostly because of the snappy interactions between Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson as the lead and the sidekick DH4 because it's set in more modern time and includes a lot of computer based crime, where an older Bruce Willis is a Dinosaur who doesn't quite get any of it, but still manages to save the day by being old school ... so even though some may disagree, I would recommend those two too

Thanks for reacting to this, Shanelle. There's fun factoid about this movie as well. One of the actors, the late Fred Thompson, who played Trudeau (the guy who runs the airport) actually became a US Senator. He was also one of the presidential front-runners for the Republican nomination back in 2008, but eventually lost the primaries to john mccain. Anyway, one of his other notable roles in that same year 1990 as 'Die Hard 2', was as an Admiral in the movie 'The Hunt For Red October'. He passed away in 2015.

If you like snappy dialogue in action movies, you really need to see The Long Kiss Goodnight (if you haven’t already). Amazing Sam Jackson one-liners.

Shanelle, you get an extra 👍for the "ground beef" line.❤

Hi Shan...so fun to see you react to number 2...and here is the good news, number three has Samuel L Jackson, and McTiernan comes back to direct...and even more good news, you don't have to wait until next Xmas to watch it. 💯😁

Shanelle....love your reactions and most of the time you teach me something about film making! The Air Traific Control head honcho was Fred Thompson, who was acting WHILE being a US senator from 1994-2003. He was in No Way Out,The Hunt For red October, Days of Thunder ,Cape fear and In the Line Of Fire, to name a few.

Thornburg was the reporter she punched at the end of the first one because he went to her house and was talking to her kids live on TV. Apparently it's not the terrorists we should be worried about, it's Thornberg. That guy puts more people in danger than is necessary. I found the sound effects for the handguns very funny as well because they seemed unrealistic as to how loud they were. Maybe I should of used your words, hyper real. I also found it funny how long that runway was during the finale. Maybe I don't like suspending disbelief as much as I thought I did.

Yes that's Robert Patrick from Terminator 2. James Cameron actually saw him in this film, then auditioned him for Terminator 2.

You are the best person to watch movie reactions with. Your reactions and commentary make the movie watching experience better.

T2 actor in this is the guy who says "a sitting duck!" to the swat team guy who asked him "what do I look like". Best line is the response to Al Powel "Yeah I am fresh out of chlorine!"

I am so glad he kept his shoes on for this one. I actually FELT the broken glass in the first one.

I just watched the trailer for "The Whale". It looks really good! I'm glad to see Brendan Fraser is in a big movie. Keep up the good work Shanelle. You're awesome!

Next year, you've got to watch 'Long Kiss Goodnight' for Christmas. Underrated gem.

The 747 cargo jet was actually an Evergreen International Airlines plane - now defunct - used for the film. I got to see one of their 747s - which may or may not have been the actual plane - on display at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon several years back.

I think the naked soldier at the start is a callback to Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now.

Wow already almost 2,000 views within the first hour. Way to go Shan.

The guy who played Lozenzo became quite popular for a few years in the eighties playing on Hill Street Blues. It earned him a shot at his own show Beverly Hills Buntz.

I saw this at a sneak preview showing the night before it officially opened. The whole place was packed with fans of the first movie, and we were all really into this one. Everyone was having a great time. It gets near the end of the movie, and the plane is taking off. McClane pulls out the lighter and says "Yippee-ki-yay" and the *whole theater* shouted "MOTHERF***ER!" I'm sure they heard it in the lobby and any in adjacent theaters, and wondered just what was going on in that theater.

"I miss Alan Rickman, but he's dead, right?" Yes, yes he is. :( Although only his _character_ was dead at the time this movie was filmed.

21:02 comment: Snowdercycle(s)-that's a keeper.-Ernie Moore Jr.

For Die Hard 3 you dont have to wait for next x-mas since it does not take place during the holiday season.

Larceny Inc. is the most underrated Christmas movie change my mind

The CBS Sunday Night Movie Version with the swearing removed or dubbed is hilarious especially when John McClane says "Yippee Kay Yay Mr Falcon!" Or, "Forget Monday Night quarterbacks! My wife is on one of those damn planes those guys are messing with! And if you moved your fat feet like I told you so we wouldn't be deep in snow right now!" Instead of "Come to papa Scumbag," it's "come to papa Falcon".

Whoever adds the written commentary on the screen is hilarious!

We’re not just friends, we are fam. I hope you have a great Christmas. Thanks for all the great reactions.

I like how granny proudly whips out her stun gun when you know there’s no way that’d get through airport security after 9/11. Another good Bruce Willis 90’s action flick: The Last Boy Scout.

"I'll Be Seeing You" (1944) is an old holiday film nobody seems to remember.

It's not a Christmas movie but Diehard with a Vengeance is a great flick, second to the first one.

1:12 - The trivia is one of the best things about this channel, it's what makes the videos unique. Why do people skip that part???

Don't know if anyone mentioned it yet, but the terrorist who says "Like a sitting duck" before shooting the guy is Robert Patrick before he became famous as the liquid metal T-1000 terminator in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

"I wanna see that footage", you did, when she slugged him at the end of the first movie and we all cheered.

I remember when I saw this in the theater, I and others gave a cheer when Reginald VelJohnson's Al Powell showed up. Just wish he could have had a bigger role than a cameo.

The 'technology' bit was simply to introduce the 'taser' which would come into play later in the movie. Because at the time this movie was made, 'tasers' were not very well known to the public.

“Die Hard 2” was a great choice! It’s definitely my favorite from among the “Die Hard” sequels. As I recall, the film received bad press early on because it was a “troubled production,” as they say-over budget, multiple directors coming and going, etc. But the end result on the screen is very satisfying. The movie reunites many of the cast members from the original “Die Hard.” And thematically, as well, there are many elements of continuity with the first film. Sad to say, though, that those first two films are the only real “Die Hard” films. All of the sequels that followed were basically just generic Bruce Willis-action movies with the “Die Hard” label slapped on them. Which is not to say that they’re completely without merit. People still remember Samuel L. Jackson’s performance in the third film, “Die Hard with a Vengeance” (1995), for example. But for me, the “Die Hard” franchise ended with the second film, which, as it happens, serves as a very nice bookend for the classic original.

I am pretty sure that while you were talking you missed the woman saying she switched from Mace to a Taser and that she had used the Taser on her dog! Reminder; the reporter tried to interview John and her outside Nakatomi and she punched him. That is why he got a restraining order against her (Holly). 👱‍♀👱‍♀👗👗👠👠💓💓

I saw this last night off a real 35mm print. Everyone in the theater was having fun.

Merry Christmas Shanelle, Cool Reaction As Always, Take Care Sweetie 🥰❤️

The only snag with the "happy ending" of this film (the cop ripping up the parking ticket, the Xmas song etc.) is that they seem to have forgotten about the 200 people who just died in the earlier plane crash.

This is one of the best action movies I ever watched since Die Hard! And yes I consider Die Hard 2 a Christmas movie. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🎅🏻

Reginald VelJohnson was the dad on Family Matters. He played a police officer. Yes, there is a scene where he wonders how this could happen to the same guy twice. :) Love your work Ms. Riccio. :)

Awesome, cheers . I think 1st 4 are worth a watch for different reasons.

14:45. “Because it’s like…snow” killed me for some reason. 😂

Bruce Willis did another action movie called The Last Boyscout with Damien Waynas. It is a great buddy action movie.

"Give us a taste of your brilliant genius!" One too many words But Fred Thompson, so bonus points. But so far, 10 or 15 minutes in, I think this screenplay is about 3% less snappy than the original.

Your reaction was again great Shanelle. I sincerely hope you watch the rest of the Die Hard series! Thanks.

William Sadler the colonel in this movie, was the Hank Williams loving prisoner in Shawshank Redemption and the father of the twins in the Green Mile

nice fact about the terminator guy robert patrick, because of the escalator scene in this movie he got the role in terminator 2.

24:34 - Aw man, I just knew you'd love that part, I KNEW it! 😃

Shannel! thank you for all your content this year i've really enjoyed it! you have a great Christmas Lass from a wee scottish fan!

17:36 - "Can you puncture the window without repercussions like that?" - Pretty much, yes. The loss of cabin pressure would affect the people inside more than the plane, and if they were low enough, it would probably just make it a little uncomfortable for them. Google Aloha Airlines Flight 243. In 1988, part of the upper body ripped off a 737 while in flight at 24,000 feet. The pilot managed to land and the only fatality was a flight attendant who got sucked out of the plane during the initial explosive decompression. The photos of the damage to the plane are pretty shocking. 18:40 - No grenade takes THAT long to explode. According to the net, typical grenade fuses last 3-5 seconds from when the handle is released.

Robert Patrick was also in 40 episodes of "The X-Files" filling in for David Duchovny mostly.

I love that you're interested in all the behind-the-scenes stuff. A blu-ray loaded with every extra feature possible is a treasure trove for me. I actually like this one more since it earns every bit of its R rating. The next one is great too but I would STOP there!

Die Hard with A Vengeance is the third and IMO best of the series. You'll love it. The addition of Samuel L Jackson and the way he plays with Willis in the third one is fuckin amazing. Keep up the great work and congrats on 50K!

Crazy! I was 19 when this came out and saw it in theater the night before I was to fly for the very first time. 🙄 I had no idea it was set at an airport until I saw it. Needless to say, it added to my stress of traveling that far alone.

The best part of that ejector seat shot was it was in the marketing sooooo much. Trailers, TV spots etc. It was definitely trying to be the firehose stunt. Which had the same role in the marketing for the first.

31:14 "I love a sequel, you guys. I love when a sequel refers to what came before it..." ...Die Hard 3 (with a vengeance) is waiting for you m'lady. 😎

Looks like they used the iconic Buck 119 knife back at 20:04. Or maybe one of the very closely related models. Nope. On second appearance at 20:12 the swedge has an unusual start, the choil has an unusual sort of double choil feature and the guard is probably slanted. Some other large knife trying to look like a slightly jazzed up 119 or 124.

Greetings from Finland girl!!! This was directed by Renny Harlin and he's from Finland 2!!! You should definitely check out Cliffhanger and The long kiss goodnight also directed by him.. i mean if you haven't seen those yet??? "I'll be back" 😎

Die hard 1 was exelent story telling and directing. Die hard two is lots of humor and action.. and.. well lots and lots of callbacks. Die hard 3.... is just of the chart. Its like T2 level of epicness.

Die hard 2 is most memorable for the Aeroplanes running on fumes line 😂

Die Hard 3 is not a Christmas movie, but it is really worth a watch.

I hope you follow up soon with Die Hard: With A Vengeance.

Part 1,3 & 4 were my favs, but I liked them all. I'd love to see you react to Pt 3 (with Samuel L Jackson).

For a really goofy fun heist movie with Bruce Willis, I really enjoyed Hudson Hawk. Singing while stealing. ;)

4:40 - THAT, and not the overall theme of the movie, is why this is a Christmas movie: it's just like going to look under the tree the next morning and getting EVERYTHING YOU WANTED! 😃

This had director trademark.. he put some reference on his homeland on his movies.. here it was Sibelius.. Finlandia.. clifhanger.. parachute flag.. etc...

Hope you do the third movie; not set at christmas, but in summer it's my favourite. That exchange where the main villain says "I get that a lot. I've been on TV" gets me every time; the actor has made appearances; or so it seems, on just about every show around :-) kerk

It's just not Christmas until the Die Hard movie plays. Good choice. You will enjoy the next two Die Hard sequels and if you still want some Bruce Willis with Die Hard wit and action you can go to the "RED" and "RED2" films. They are good stories with great casts and they move along very well. Yes you can puncture the window but you have to quickly drop to an altitude where you can breathe.

The song that's playing at the end when planes land is called The Finlandia Hymn. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F5zg_af9b8c.html Renny Harlin being a Finn always adds something Finnish in his movies. In Long Kiss Goodnight they drank Finlandia vodka, in Cliffhanger one of the parachutes had Finnish flag in it and so on.

24:03 notice:John Wick stab scene b4 hypering.-Ernie Moore Jr.

Nice video as always fam

fun facts... Dulles Airport... is in Northern VA near DC... It snows like that once in a decade, so it's laughable that this movie has this much snow...

The 3rd one is not a Christmas movie so you can do that anytime. And it's SO GOOD.

8:22 "when? i wanna see that footage." you did. it was at the end of the last movie when she punched him in the face.

I know you're a stickler for details, so I was surprised you didn't realize the bad guys were shooting blanks during the firefight. Go back and re-watch when they're in the shootout in the Annex building, and again in the church before the firefight begins. You will see those magazines in the weapons have red tape wrapped around them, and in the church, they switch to blue wrapped magazines...blanks. You can see them switching several times depending on who they're shooting at. When they blow up the snow sled John is on, the magazine in the weapon has red tape again. I can't call this a Christmas movie. While the first one definitely is because it takes place during an office Christmas party, Die Hard 2 just takes place during the holiday season.

12:22 - Like I said before: ask and ye shall receive! 😆

Me (17 at the time) and a couple of classmates went to see Die Hard 2 in the cinema, it is the way to watch it, there's so much going on that is just AMAZING on a cinema HUGE screen! Die Hard, the first, yeah, you can watch that without much difference in experience on a TV screen, but Die Hard 2 upped it with the setting, seeing a plane crash in the cinema... Yeah, that's why cinema is the place to see movies.

next movies are not set at Christmas so you do not have to wait a year to watch them they are, in order: Die Hard with a Vengeance Die Hard 4.0 (in USA it is called Live free or Die Hard) A Good Day to Die Hard

Lethal weapon and mad max are another great franchises! As a Brazilian it always cracks me up the reaction people have with the naked human body! 🤣🤣🤣

The first plane is supposed to be flying on fumes but has a huge fuel explosion.

9:06 - Good catch! I myself never noticed that, and wish it was a more common choice.

Until Die Hard 4.0 the saga is very good, recommended by everyone. Die Hard 3 takes place throughout the city of New York, filmed in the mid-90s, and years before 9/11, so the film is like a museum piece, being able to see even some places in the World Trade Center .

Most of the plane shots are miniatures. The shots are well done.

"We're gonna go ahead and call that the bad guy!" Coffee instantly out the nose.

17:40 - On that kind of plane? Yes: it's cabin isn't pressurized. Only problem is visibility, and wind in your face, given the window that was struck.

John Leguizamo's character got his throat slashed by Colonel Hatchling in his double-agent reveal turn.

Remember when this came to theatres in hot August. Still got the Xmas vibes, though. The snow, ice and season looks good to me in part as Renny Harlin, the director, is from Scandinavia. The icicle in the eye was his idea, from his own nightmare. Looking out the window, the weather is exactly the same now here. Very Xmassy. Recommend The Long Kiss Goodnight from Renny with Geena Davis or Prison with Viggo Mortensen. Btw., Renny is still at it, made one with Jackie Chan some time back and is rebooting a horror franchise. Season's Greetings!

Shan, you are so into the Christmas spirit. Quote, I so want to listen to Christmas music in the middle of a blood bath quote. You are close about Bruce Willis using technology, but missed the bullseye. There are 2 other airports in the area, one is Andrews. This movie requires a large dose of suspended disbelief.😊

I hope you watch the rest of the Die Hard series, just be warned that none of the rest take place at Christmas. Also, I find it funny/fun that Dennis Franz plays a cop in this, but also in the show NYPD Blue, of which he was a star

Great reaction and insights as always. I'm going to have to vote that you tackle DieHard (With A Vengeance) 3 sooner than next Christmas. Its a summery NYC movie after all. After many years of flip-flopping which is my favourite Die Hard (original or 3), I have now settled in on 3. My usual test for this (sort of doesn't apply anymore because of streaming) is if both movies are on 2 different channels on TV at the same time, which one would I watch. And its 3 for me. The addition of John's sidekick (Samuel L. Jackson) for the entire movie put it over the top for me. I hope you take a look at it sooner than later.

23:56 U R chillin' like the movie is a thrill ride at an adventure park...Nice!!-Ernie Moore Jr.

DH3 is my favourite of the series, but the first three films are just action comedy gold. You can always tell when someone is really into an action film the arms go up and start flaying :D