Lethal Weapon or Beverly Hills Cop?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 27 Feb 2008, 22:52

Bowfinger was never funny. Just Steve Martin being his usual jackass self.

...and BHC1 better than First Blood? Bollocks.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 27 Feb 2008, 22:57

bradavon wrote:To use your point Stallone was a co-star in Copland

And what kind of dope are they selling you in that area you live in?

Most people seem to think he's funny in "Bowfinger" for it to count, but even then that was 9 years ago.

Bowfinger was funny as hell. Laughed my ass off, because I know what it is like to make your first film.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Feb 2008, 23:53

EvaUnit02 wrote:...and BHC1 better than First Blood? Bollocks.

Yes

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Feb 2008, 00:36

bradavon wrote:To use your point Stallone was a co-star in Copland

No he wasn't.

I cannot say I've ever heard of Nighthawks before.

The Rocky films don't do it for me, they never have.

I pity the fool who doesn't love Rocky III. 8)

Most people seem to think he's funny in "Bowfinger" for it to count, but even then that was 9 years ago.

Actually Murphy WAS funny in Bowfinger - but only when playing the egotistical movie star and the movie as a whole wasn't as good as it could've been.

dvdvision · Post by **dvdvision** » 29 Feb 2008, 07:04

Markgway wrote:
bradavon wrote:Probably but what we got is so much better.
You don't know that.

The only reason Stallone passed is because Paramount pulled the plug on his budget; he'd written several BIG action scenes. We could've been talking about one of the 80s action greats.

As I said, he did use them all in COBRA. The Cobra script is actually Stallone's Beverly Hills Cop script sightly rewritten.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Feb 2008, 22:02

Cobra was a low-budget movie. I doubt Cannon could afford to make a movie that Paramount passed on (even with Warners on board). Cobra was based on a novel called Fair Game.

dvdvision · Post by **dvdvision** » 01 Mar 2008, 08:54

It bears little ressemblance to the novel (that why Joel Silver remade it a decade later as Fair Game) and uses all the action sequences that Stallone wrote for Beverly Hills Cop.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Mar 2008, 10:35

But Cobra doesn't have any expensive action sequences that Paramount would've balked at. Just the usual car chases and shootings (which Murphy's BHC had anyways).

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 01 Mar 2008, 17:08

i've just realised i no longer own ANY eddie murphy movies having recently sold Bowfinger.if the BHC movies come to blu-ray i may get them when they are cheap.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 01 Mar 2008, 17:59

saltysam wrote:i've just realised i no longer own ANY eddie murphy movies having recently sold Bowfinger.if the BHC movies come to blu-ray i may get them when they are cheap.

...because no film collection is complete without an EDDIE MURPHY MOVIE!!!

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Mar 2008, 18:28

Edy Murphoid films just are poor, fond memories when your a kid, but most are just crap now. He makes pure shit now.

He should stick to banging spice girls and leave the films to Stallone, who is 10 times the star Murphoid is.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 01 Mar 2008, 22:38

romerojpg wrote:Edy Murphoid films just are poor, fond memories when your a kid, but most are just crap now. He makes pure shit now.

Have you seen Dreamgirls? If you "honestly" have then fair enough. His part is big enough to not say it's an Eddie Murphy film but big enough to show he still has it, if most of the time he chooses not to use it. He is brilliant in Dreamgirls, as are most other actors.

Personally I don't consider BHC1 or BHC2 just fond memories from my childhood (they're both 18s for starters, my parents were strict about that) and still love them.

Trading Places and Coming to America are also decent too, especially Trading Places. I'm not sure I'd buy them though. I've never seen The Distinguished Gentleman.

romerojpg wrote:He should stick to banging spice girls and leave the films to Stallone, who is 10 times the star Murphoid is.

Stallone has now done Rocky and Rambo to death, does he have the talent to give us another decent film? He did, but today I'm not so sure.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Mar 2008, 23:04

bradavon wrote:Personally I don't consider BHC1 or BHC2 just fond memories from my childhood (they're both 18s for starters, my parents were strict about that) and still love them.

They're both (uncut) '15's and always have been.

I've never seen The Distinguished Gentleman.

One of his best. Eddie was made for political satire.

Stallone has now done Rocky and Rambo to death, does he have the talent to give us another decent film? He did, but today I'm not so sure.

I'm still waiting for Cliffhanger 2.............

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 01 Mar 2008, 23:13

Oh right. I thought they were 18s, regardless I wouldn't have been allowed to watch them.

Don't say it too loud as Stallone could be listening

. Cliffhanger pretty good but there are much better action films.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Mar 2008, 23:42

Cliffhanger is one of Stallone's best.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Mar 2008, 23:54

Cliffhanger is a proper action film, unlike the shitty action we get today in films with awful CGI and pathetic blue screen stunts and PG13 fights.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Mar 2008, 00:47

I definitely agree. Maybe I should re-watch it. I remember the villain being weak.

I thought there was a BD but I cannot find one. I guess not.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Mar 2008, 17:46

John Lithgow is class with his cut glass English accent.

No BD yet. Sony will release it at some point this year I bet as it's a popular title.

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