Running Scared

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Summary: Running Gags
Review: The buddy cop film has often delved into the comic arena, and this is no exception. Where it stands out is how well the comedy is mixed into the films reality. Instead of funny situations, it is the characters legitamate word play that makes us laugh. Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines play the 2 Chicago Cops in search of a drug kingpin played by Jimmy Smits. Director Peter Hyams (2010) does a nice job of balancing between teh comedy and action all the way through a comic homage to the French Connection, a fast car chase ON the elevated train tracks. This is a sturdy film similar in flavor to BEVERLY HILLS COP, and that ain't such a bad thing. This is an inexpensive disc but, don't let the price fool you, its a nice video and audio transfer and a safe purchase.

Rating:
Summary: Running Gags
Review: The buddy cop film has often delved into the comic arena, and this is no exception. Where it stands out is how well the comedy is mixed into the films reality. Instead of funny situations, it is the characters legitamate word play that makes us laugh. Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines play the 2 Chicago Cops in search of a drug kingpin played by Jimmy Smits. Director Peter Hyams (2010) does a nice job of balancing between teh comedy and action all the way through a comic homage to the French Connection, a fast car chase ON the elevated train tracks. This is a sturdy film similar in flavor to BEVERLY HILLS COP, and that ain't such a bad thing. This is an inexpensive disc but, don't let the price fool you, its a nice video and audio transfer and a safe purchase.

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Summary: Classic Comedy and Action but heads
Review: The only fault to RUNNING SCARED is that they never made the intended sequel, STILL RUNNING. However, as a side note, do NOT pick up the DVD for the purported 'outtakes' advertised on the packaging; it's little more than a real of Billy Crystal talking to a camera and mucking around in his studio trailer ... a tremendous disappointment to an outstanding buddy picture.

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Summary: Buddy movies just don't get much better than this
Review: The only fault to RUNNING SCARED is that they never made the intended sequel, STILL RUNNING. However, as a side note, do NOT pick up the DVD for the purported 'outtakes' advertised on the packaging; it's little more than a real of Billy Crystal talking to a camera and mucking around in his studio trailer ... a tremendous disappointment to an outstanding buddy picture.

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Summary: You'll watch it over and over!
Review: This is one of my all time favorite movies! I was so excited to see it was available again through Amazon! I have a taped from TV version, and I have watched it so many times, I have to replace it! You'll laugh, and get so involed with the characters, you'll wish it was a 4 hour movie! Thank you Amazon for making it available to me....... I'll watch it the minute it arrives!

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Summary: oohhh, nnooo!
Review: This movie is one of those classic films you have to watch from time to time. Great and fun movie. Crystal and hines are excellent together. I can't wait until they release it on DVD.

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Summary: Marvelous !
Review: This movie was released a year earlier than the first Lethal Weapon. Too bad no interest of making a sequel as Running Scared is fun buddy-cop movie and the pairing of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines is fun. The lovely Darlene Fluegel is the love interest. The plot is standard cop movie nothing new or original just sit back and enjoy this fun movie. The DVD is OK nowhere near a demonstration quality but certainly better than my WS LD. I would have given it five stars if only there is a 5.1 Dolby Digital and English subtitling option. But for the price, it is highly recommended DVD for both action and comedy fans as this is every bit as good as any of the Lethal Weapon series.

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Summary: One of the best buddy-cop films made.
Review: This really is an underrated classic. Hines and Crystal are superb and their chemistry made me wonder why they never appeared together after this. The script is loaded with excellent comedy touches, but the film also satisfies in the action department. Superb.

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Summary: Better then NYPD Blue
Review: Unlike that television show, where the characters act like cardboard cutouts, this movie has a lot of humanity and excitement in it. Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal play two cops who want to retire to Florida and not become burned out like their police captain, but when a drug dealer (Jimmey Smiths) gets in their way, the two cops gather their courage and a lot of gun power to take him out, and then decide maybe being cops for a little longer will work after all. Music by Rod Temperton. Screenplay by Gary Devore and Jimmy Huston. Directed by Peter Hyams.