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Seriously? The first and second one melt together for me

posted 10 years ago by mattiasflgrtll6
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I don't understand at all the backlash this movie gets. It seriously almost didn't change in style at all from the first movie. The characters are still likable, the dialogue is still as witty and memorable and the heavy action doesn't bother me.
It's only the third one that sucks, since it's 100% there's a changed writing team and director, plus that 98% of the movie IS AT THAT *beep* BORING THEME PARK! Goddammit was I bored with that theme park.

[–] ItsEddieHaskellBeyotch 10 years ago

Its still pretty good. I just watched it again not long ago and it holds up. Its even one of the better sequels in the buddy cop genre itself.

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[–] Thunder_Dome 10 years ago

I love this movie. I can't comprehend how any fan of the original would not like this. I think I prefer it to the first.

[–] trainedwreck 9 years ago

Snobs think buddy cop action movies need to be Citizen Kane in detail.

"Why is Eddie angry????" he isn't he just upped the intensity.

"Why are he and the Bogomil Fishing buddies!!?!?!?!?!?" because the screenwriters gave some arbitrary relationship filler to make them close as AN OBVIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME HAS PASSED AND HE STAYED IN TOUCH WITH HIS NEW FRIENDS.

"I needs specifics how many fishing trips?, How much beer have the all drank together?"

"Why is Rosewood a gun nut?????" Because they played up the fact he enjoyed shooting a guy (probably for the first and second time) in the first movie.

Imagination snobs, heard of it? Suspension of disbelief, filler pre-tense to set the timeframe and tone? And again it ain't made for smarks who work in technical fields (look it up). It's a mass appeal movie.

Both movies are two of my favourites, even more than Lethal Weapon, Murphy directing traffic verbally for both movies is never boring, the the pacing keeps it light.

This is not meant to be the Bourne series in terms of tone and content. It's an 80's buddy flick with a wise ass standup comic with more charisma than the guy the original casting director wanted for the first one.

Snobs rain on everything based on one element they think holds an entire movie made for the masses not their "I work in editing" or whatever aspect of production point of view. Sorry people enjoy something you don't. No need to get uptight and insecure about it.

Sit back, stfu and have a coke.

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[–] MovieMaster95 9 years ago

Could not agree more. It's because of those nit-picking snobs that we don't get movies like this anymore. I'd happily take BHC2 over 90% of action movies made today.

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[–] moviechatterer (16049) 6 months ago

Award winning post

[–] VanHellion (669) 8 days ago

Could not agree more, trainwreck!

The first movie did a stellar job in setting up the cast and characters for sure. We're to gather that at least three years have passed by since the events of the first movie, there's respect for Foley as a detective and the bonds Bogamil, Taggart and Rowzzzmont made in the first film are realistic.

I don't think either this film or the original BHC are any "better" than the other. I can watch them both back to back and enjoy them. Plus, and I don't give a baker's fuck what anyone says, I really enjoyed Tony Scott as a director.

Back in the 80s, anytime Eddie Murphy had a film come out, it was an event and was most likely going to draw a decent audience. I think this was at the peak of his popularity and they ran with it.

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[–] McQueen1980 9 years ago

its better than the first, more zippy and zappy fun
doesnt drag either

[–] FootOfDavros (8465) 2 years ago

Disagree.

Just rewatching these for the first time in years and it's quite clear within the first half hour this is not in the same league as the first film.

[–] scannerdarkly (1397) 6 months ago

The only thing i did not like about Beverly Hills Cop 2 was that Bogomil was absent for most of it ; (

[–] [deleted] 4 months ago

I like 2 the best because Axel, Taggart, and Rosewood have the most amount of screen time together. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, and John Ashton had good chemistry together.

I don't regard either 1 or 2 as great films but they're perfectly fine entertainment now and again. 3 is the one where the quality really took a dive.

[–] moose245 (37) 22 days ago

This is my opinion of the series for the most part. 1 and 2 are fun films but neither are a masterpiece. I like 2 a little more than 1 because Axel, Taggart and Rosewood had more screentime together.

HellFire is right, 3 was when the quality suffered.