wow hugely disappointing
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The_Funky_Junky — 15 years ago(December 02, 2010 04:14 AM)
At it's core it's a bad movie but made a classic through Murphy's classic improv style and a few other comedic relief moments.
Is that possible?
It would appear so. Brilliant movie IMO. Much better now than when I was a kid.
9/10 for me.
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iseepinkelefants — 15 years ago(February 15, 2011 06:58 AM)
Agreed. I hadn't seen this since I was a kid, I loved the Beverly Hills series then, but when I saw it I really disappointed.
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moviefool09 — 15 years ago(February 22, 2011 09:10 PM)
Everyone has their own opinion, but gotta disagree with the OP. This is really one of the best action comedies of the 80's. Eddie Murphy showed a real effortless charm and the screenplay wasn't force fed like the comedies of today.
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Errington_92 — 15 years ago(March 01, 2011 03:35 AM)
Personally I don't think the film is a disappointment but Eddie Murphy could sometimes act too dramtically. In the raid on Victor's house when Alex had shot Zack, he gets up and slowly swaggers towards Zack's body before being shot in the arm by Victor. I felt it was over done and could have toned the drama down a notch.
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bek-12 — 15 years ago(March 06, 2011 10:34 AM)
It '84, it wa great. Eddie Murphy's star was on the rise.
It hasn't held up as good as some of the other movies of that period, like Lethal Weapons or Die Hard. But seeing it in the theater in '84, I thought it was great. -
zerowing-1 — 13 years ago(April 26, 2012 07:15 PM)
Well said. My take on its popularity at the time: The civil rights movement was still fresh in people's minds, it was the heyday of the Reagan years, and a movie about a street-smart/smartass black cop running circles around a bunch of buttoned-up white guys was a novel concept at the time. But what made it entertaining then hasn't held up over the years.
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Youranium — 14 years ago(November 15, 2011 04:14 AM)
Personally, I love the film. Overall, I think the good bits far outweigh the bad bits. During many of the scenes, Eddie Murphy puts a huge grin on my face due to the sheer ridiculousness of his situation and how he handles it all so effortlessly.
The way others are so easily persuaded by Murphy and some actions of certain characters may not be particularly believable, but you're just trying to find reasons not to like the film if those are genuine gripes. If you can't get past such things, films like this just may not be for you. I think it's a fantastically fun film. Not to mention; the soundtrack is pure 80s bliss. -
nightwing60 — 14 years ago(February 02, 2012 08:03 AM)
Come on Everybody loves a banana up the tailpipe. What you people have a banana up your ass. Its a movie it. Dont think to hard over it. I hate people who cant enjoy a movie for what it is. You have my pity.
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BHt88 — 13 years ago(July 05, 2012 02:55 AM)
OP is trolling 8 for me
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