To most, Die Hard is about the compelling back-to-back action sequences, but for me it was really about something else. My most memorable Die Hard moment would have to be one in Die Hard With A Vengeance.
 
John McClane wearing a sandwich board in only his underwear, splashed with a particularly racist remark in the middle of Harlem. Talk about being stuck in between a rock and a hard place.  The brash wham-bam and over-the-top antics, and jarring juxtaposition of wry humour and “oh-oh” moments just about sums up the Die Hard series. Something all pumped Die Hard fans come to expect each instalment.

The original sequences of built-up that introduce the world to "Yippee ki yay, motherf***er.", when Hans Grubber (badguy terrorist) asked "Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?" over the walkie-talkie. John McClane simply replies the phrase that immortalised that genre of action movie; and cemented Bruce Willis in the minds of movie-goers from that time on.

This defiant phrase, inexorably linking Willis to the McClane character, as an action man that has the skills, perseverance, ingenuity and clear intention to survive and outwit his opponents - whatever the initial advantages the bad guys may have in the beginning, are slowly whittled down to size by McClane. Throughout the Quint-ology, I had grown and accustomed myself with the spirit of "never give up" embodied by the character - thru good times and even more in bad times - of which, the later, there were a number of in the last decade that affected Sg and the SEA/EastAsia region.

Keeping my head high, and mentally prepping my game to say "Yippee ki yay" to the situations that affected myself and my loved ones.

My favourite scene of Die Hard is the scene in Die Hard 4, where Bruce Willie's character (John McClane) knocked and kill the 'bitch' out of Maggie Q. It was a sweet revenge by John McClane for a villian that was so well played by Maggie Q! It is significant to me because it is an excellence metaphor of saying never give up, stay strong and justice/good will always prevail! 

My favourite scene of all the Die Hard movies is definitely the from the latest movie A Good Day  to Die Hard. It is the scene where his son Jack call out frantically for his father John when they both fell in the abandon swimming pool. It was a touching moment to reveal that he loves and care for his father when call out loud the word DAD.  It is also the very scene that I first had a glimpse of the Hamilton watch worn by Jack which I completely forgot to look out for from the beginning of the movies as I was immersed in the chemistry between the father and the son.

It would have to be Die Hard 2 where McClane uses the cigarette lighter to ingite the leaking fuel of the runaway jet and Boom!

The most explosive scene for me.

In Die Hard, John McClane throws a body onto a cop car to get SGT R. Powell's attention.
John McClane: Welcome to the party, pal!!!

Why this is my fave Die hard moment : how ironic in the lack of responsiveness shown by the cops during Christmas when one guy waged war on a group of so called terrorists. Till today, watching this scene will make me grin and wonder whether our local law enforcers are more viigilant haha.

"Yippee ki yay, motherf***er."
This is epic line in every Die Hard Movies.
Cant miss it!

with the choas of white paper being splash across the newspapers, single/ageing population,
hey baby advertisements this am on Class95 (got me constipated), the housing rush/crunch & singapore being the 3rd most expensive city....i keep thinking what will John McClane fishing do!!
yep his quirky smile facing all the adversities in every movie just makes me a die hard fan waking up each day to fight the demons within me & outside.....leaving you peeps with my fav line...Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass

In A Good Day to Die Hard, when both McClane and Jack survive from the high fall scene and Jack
was anxiously looking for his dad. McClane suddenly appear and help Jack out of the pool.

That fatherly gesture really really struck me while I recalled a year ago when i was at my dad's fish farm fishing with my buddies. I slipped at some planks and fell to the sea. The immediate response was "can he swim, can he swim" and my father ran towards me and stretch out his helping hand. I was trembled of course because of the sudden fall and at the same time felt warmth :)

In A Good Day to Die Hard, when both McClane and Jack survive from the high fall scene and Jack
was anxiously looking for his dad. McClane suddenly appear and help Jack out of the pool.

That fatherly gesture really really struck me while I recalled a year ago when i was at my dad's fish farm fishing with my buddies. I slipped at some planks and fell to the sea. The immediate response was "can he swim, can he swim" and my father ran towards me and stretch out his helping hand. I was trembled of course because of the sudden fall and at the same time felt warmth :)

This scene is significant as it is still in my memory after all these years.
In Live Free or Die Hard, McClane took down a helicopter by propelling a police car into it. All my friends were talking and laughing about how ridiculous it is. It was an enjoyable movie though.

Well, everybody loves watching John McClane (Bruce Willis) in Die Hard. 

However, the most memorable (and funniest) scene for me was in Die Hard 2: Die Harder. The scene of Colonel Stuart (William Sandler) doing Tai Chi naked. The scene was super hilarious and the Russian news in the background just added more flavour to the Tai Chi. The scene has been stuck in my head ever since...

Nevertheless, Die Hard wouldn't be Die Hard without Bruce.

Cheers!

Well , I have watched all of Die hard movies growing up. from the movies, betamax , vhs, laser disc and

dvd's. My favorite scene is from the latest movie: A Good day to die hard. When Yuri and John talked about

being a father where they have to work their butts off for the welfare of their own families and it realized that

it's not worth all of these if you don't spend some time with your own family. It tells us that no matter how

much money and successful we have become,time for our family is the most important thing in this world.

cheers!

My favourite scene of the franchise



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=candNWgZcFw

My favorite Die Hard scene would definitely be in Die Hard --  just after John McLane claims his first victory against the terrorists when the elevator door opens and the dead body is displayed for all to see with the unforgettable message on the sweater "now I have a machine gun, ho ho ho."
Although this happens around 40 minutes into the movie, it is here, at this defining scene, that the audience is introduced to the very essence of John McLane's character as a new type of movie hero - one that is marked not just by mad skills, quick thinking and a never give up attitude but also with a dash of All-American humor that has since then not only defined Die Hard as as one of the most successful action series but also gone on to influence other movies that have used the same action + humor duality with its main protagonists.
These classic and witty lines of course continue on for the remainder of the film and for the other films in the series but it is really that "now I have a machine gun, ho ho ho" line, set against an almost ironic Christmas backdrop, that sets the stage for Bruce Willis and his character, John McLane.

My favorite scene is the one near the end of the movie where Holly Gennaro was daring enough to say to the baddies, "after all that posturing, all your little speeches, you're nothing but a common thief" to which Hans memorably retorted "I'm an exceptional thief and since I've moved up to kidnapping you should be more polite."
Being a woman, this is an unforgettable scene for me. There's a not-so-subtle interplay between genders here. With someone bold enough to stand up to her male captors, the scene is also a symbol of the strong-willed corporate female archetype that really came to its own in the greed-is-good-era of the 1980s. At the other end of the spectrum, what Holly did say about the "terrorists" is true. Throughout the entire movie, the captives as well as the society at large were led to believe that the "terrorists" were fighting for some higher cause but all that is exposed after they break in to the safe and steal every valuable item in sight.

In the latest movie, the bonding between dad and son is very strong. I love every scene which portrays that McClane cares about his onscreen son in his own little way, unique way of expressing too. It was the bonding that kept them alive till the end. 

I love both the Khaki X-Patrol and the Jazzmaster Viewmatic Watches showcase in the scene. It brings out the classical rugged characteristics in McClane and his onscreen son. I would probably get the Khaki X-Patrol if I get to win from AugustMan and take turns to wear it with my dad!

"I promise I will never even think about going up on a tall building again"...

This is the beginning of the best action sequence in the the whole Die Hard series. Probably one of the best action sequences in cinema.
John MacClane climbs on a roof in the first Die Hard as the vilain is about to blow it up. The action is so intense at that moment you expect the worst. But then it keeps getting more and more intense... 

John MacClane: "Please don't let me die"...
Attached to a fire hose he jumps off the roof just as a sniper shoots at him from a helictopter and the roof blows up.
He falls several floors, slams into the window and is caught by the hose reel.
Swing away from the building while he shoots the window and jumps in through broken glass.
The reel detaches and fall, then drags him almost out of the window until he manages to release himself in the last possible second.

What makes this scene so epic is how the tension just keep on building and building. Just when you think 'phew... he's safe', something else happens. 
Many other action movies have tried to replicate this kind of buildup but never at the level of Die Hard.

I find the very first of the Die Hard franchise the best. This is the only Die Hard DVD I bought for keeping among the whole installments, despite having watched the entire series in cinemas, and I had watched it over and over again for no less than a dozen times!

Apart from the non-stop actions and ferocious pyrotechnic scenes, which are probably as good as many top action movies out there, the distinction about this blockbuster is the amount of fascinating one-liners filtrating the entire film, many of which had already been mentioned in posts before this. But personally, I found the scene when John McClane calling out for help in a walkie talkie from the roof top memorable. On been warned about using an emergency frequency, he uttered, “No f***ing shi* lady! Do I sound like I’m ordering a pizza?”

Ooh! Epic! Haha! I couldn’t help recalling this scene everytime I dialed Pizza Hut’s hotline subsequently! Always feeling tempted to replicate that statement after making my order but backed out for the fear they might cancel the delivery! LOL!

And McClane’s next dialogue was just as fascinating, upon being warned of using a restricted frequency, he yelled, “Come the f*** down here and arrest me! Just send the police now!”

It took two spectacular taglines to get one simple message across. Truly enjoyable indeed, what a great way to elaborate bureaucracy deficiency! As I emphasise, there are many more eye-catching moments like this, making this one of the best action movies ever.

My favourite scene from all the Die Hard movies has to be the one in the first movie where John McClane had to runbarefoot over broken glass.

I can still remember vivdly the scene where the bad guys had John cornered and upon noticing that he was barefoot, had taken to shooting all the glass panels. Although not a particularly explosive scene, i loved it because it really epitomised the whole idea of this hero who didn't want to be a hero having to make really difficult choices all because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. 

My favourite Die Hard movie is Die Hard With A Vengeance because I simply think Samuel L Jackson paired with Brue WIllis makes for a lethal die hard combi

anyways my favourite die hard scene in this movie would be the car chase or should I say the taxi chase. Anyways the heroes need to get across ninety blocks of New York traffic to stop a bomb going off on a subway train and the best mode of transport they got was with a taxi and what better way than to drive through the park, then call in an ambulance to follow it through the gridlock?

Well I simply love New York as well and give me a Die Hard movie through New York Traffic anytime :)

Die Hard; all hazy for me but when it comes to this scene, it clears up!

McClane firing at Gabriel through himself after shouting some expletives- sounds familiar? Because it is, this is from Die Hard 4!

Why is this significant to me? I'm no hero but it applies to the real world and myself - shout my war cry before going through a difficult time to reap the rewards after; be incentivised to sacrifice!

What better way to Die Hard, the hard way!

My Fav part was John McClane going to Russia and was trying to get his son out of trouble. He when there thinking he was in trouble and totally screw up his rescues operation and in the end he found out he was a secret agent and not the screw up young punk he though his son were. I can relate to this because when I was growing up, there was a lot of times the adult do not believe me and keep thinking I was up to mischiefs. How I wish they would trust me at that time so you always have to trust the people you love when it looks like they are a bunch of screw ups. Love them and trust them

When the pilot of an F-35 fighter jet decides to take on McClane in Die Hard 4.0, it was the biggest mistake
of the pilot's life that starts to take shape the moment McClane jumps on the jet and through some unbelievable sequence of events causes the pilot to lose control and ejects while McClane survives and the jet crashes causing an epic explosion.....McClane as usual bleeds like hell yet limps away to kill more bad guys.

How cool is that?....At this rate, McClane could even take on an aircraft carrier and thrives.

Ohh yeah....YIPPEE KI-YAY MOTHER  LOGIC!

My fav A Good Day To Die Hard scene which is significant to me is the part where John McClane tends to his son's injuries by removing the foreign object embeded in his son's abdoment. The heart to heart talk and father-son moment reminds me of my relations with my father.

Such moments are always heart-warming but awkward at the same time.

Guess most of the guys out there will have similar experience with their fathers too :)

My favourite Die Hard scene is the climatic sequence at the culmination of Die Hard 2: the surviving villians are on board their getaway jet, ready to take off and escape. John McClane (Bruce Willis) engages in a nail biting altercation with a villian on the wing of the plane as it taxis to take off position. As McClane is temporarily overpowered and flung off the wing, he just manages to unfasten the fuel cap on the wing and start dumping aircraft fuel, unknown to the smug villian who thinks he is rid of McClane. As McClane tumbles onto the snowy runway, the jet takes off with a deafening roar, leaving a trail of jet fuel leaking from its wing. The situation is desperate as the villians appear to be escaping scot-free, but McClane brandishes a cigarette lighter and ignites the fuel trail like a wick. The lit fuel trail accelerates towards the ascending plane and the inevitable outcome. The plane explodes spectacularly in mid-air, the hulking inferno plunging towards terra firma, its contents vaporized instantly in a fireball. Later, other planes circling the darkened airport use the fire trail from the doomed aircraft as a beacon to land safely. John McClane was in a dire situation on the runway, and the plane with its villainous passengers was taking off to freedom, there appeared to be no way out. And yet, McClane was able to use his ingenuity and guile to fashion an explosion which would bring the plane down. The scene reminded me of my own dire situations in life, and that if we can all persevere in the face of the harshest adversity, we can overcome hardship even in our darkest hour. Human determination and adaptibility must never be underestimated. Even as all doors appear to close, a window may open!

My favourite Die Hard scene would have to be from Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard). It is the scene where terrorists hacked into the nation's network, broadcasting a simulated explosion of the US Capitol Building. This has left a strong impact on me as this is indeed a very possible terrorist threat, taking over our country's logistics, utilities and infrastructure. The weary look of despair in John McClane's eyes is chilling, as he runs out of the police station to check out the explosion, only to heave a sigh of relief when it was a hoax.

There's no particular scene i favour... because ALL are my Favourite Die Hard Scenes!
Its signicant to me because ALL are my Favourite Die Hard Scenes!

William Atherton as a reporter,  meddling with McClane’s family to get a scoop almost gets John and Holly killed;  so there’s a great emotional pay-off at the end of the film when Holly punches him. His acceptance of his sleazy hack status is confirmed with the line “Did you get that?” to his camerman.  Significance: reminds me of the times when sleazy people bothered me, but i held back, but wished i could have socked them like Holly.

My favourite Die Hard scene would be none other than the first installment when McClane whispered the infamous catchphrase into a walkie-talkie to Hans Gruber, Yippie Ki Yay MotherF***er! In fact, it is being used in all of the Die Hard series by McClane.

This catchphrase of McClane has stuck with me ever since and always slips out from my mouth during certain victorious moments throughout my life, such as winning sailing competitions, winning a bet with my friends by getting girls' contact numbers or winning all the cash in poker! It comes out so natually that I think my friends hate me secretly! And therefore, that what makes this scene the definitive and signifcant Die Hard moment.

Honestly, its got to be all the scenes with John McClane saying Yippie Ki Yay MotherF***er!. My fav has to be the one where he says that before blowing up the plane with a flame.

 It's definitely the one liner to end all one liners. It's smart, simple and crude all at the same time. Isn't that why we watch all the Die Hard shows? Cause right after he says Yippie Ki Yay MotherF***er!, you know an awesome action-packed mind-blowing scene is going to follow!

Beneath the facade of heroic triumphs and sarcastic humor stands a defeated man in denial. "One step.. One step" - John McClane in response to another character talking about how McClane, suspended from duty, was "two steps away from becoming a full blown alcoholic". This scene in Die Hard: With A Vengeance might not be memorable to many but this fleeting take might just be what I consider to be the most depressing moment in the entire movie, if not the series. You see that he is not just escaping from evil terrorists and villains, but also from the inner demons within. A man despite being awarded with so many accolades, beginning to crack, and wondering was was the point of it all. Having witness someone grappling with an addiction of another kind, and subsequently throwing all caution to the wind in his life decisions, this strikes just too close to home. Never mind the all that adrenaline-filled sequences, the countless opportune one-liners or why they simply find it so hard to die, but that scene in essence differentiates a John McClane from a John Rambo. Character development in Die Hard films blows the movies of its kind out of the water. All the killing takes its toll, and that scene shows that McClane indeed has a conscience.. not unlike how the franchise has it's soul that continues to entice after so many years.

Thank you for that. You definitely have it right: the issue of being in  buy a research paper is probably the biggest downside of allowing the immediate competitive environment dictate your next move.

That fatherly gesture really really struck me while I recalled a year ago when i was at my dad's fish farm fishing with my buddies.  writing an essay

Throughout the Quint-ology, I had grown and accustomed myself with the spirit of "never give up" embodied by the character - c programming help thru good times and even more in bad times - of which, the later, there were a number of in the last decade that affected Sg and the SEA/EastAsia region.