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Summary: The Modern Formula for an action movie
Review: Lethal Weapon, along with Die Hard are the most mimicked action movies. The original Lethal Weapon was o.k., but Glover and Gibson did have good chemistry. I have not seen the second yet, but I hear its the best. Lethal Weapon 3 was pretty good, but Joe Pesci was annoying! Lethal Weapon 4 was good and I found it a fun summer flick. All in all I don't think The Director's Cut will add anything. It's not like there will be anymore action sequences. And with films like these how good do you think any added character scenes will be? They'll probably feel very stilted
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Summary: The Boys Are Back...
Review: The Lethal Weapon Legacy DVD box set collects the first three films in the series. Each film in the set is the Director's Cut version, meaning that there is footage incorporated into the motion pictures, that was not in the original theatrical release. The trilogy is directed by Richard Donner. Here's how the set breaks down.LETHAL WEAPON-Family man and LAPD Det Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) has just turned 50 and he is in for one heck of a birthday. First, he must investigate the mysterious death of a friend's daughter, and then he must break in a new partner. Loose cannon Det. Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) doesn't care if he lives or dies. When the two partners come together for this case, they discover a connection between the victim and a herion drug ring that involves ex-millitary special-ops officers. The original film, for me, reinvigorated the cop-buddy picture The chemistry between Gibson and Glover is evident from the first time they appear on screen together. The script by Shane Black has lots of action, solid characters, and some genuine laughs The film has 7 minutes of added material. There's a few production notes, cast and crew information, and the theatrical trailer LETHAL WEAPON 2-Riggs and Murtaugh are asked to protect a Government witness, fast-talking Leo Getz (Joe Pesci), who is going to testify that he laundered lots of money. The scheme is tied to a South African diplomat, (Joss Ackland) who hides behind diplomatic immunity to commit his crimes. For this sequel, the humor and action are stepped up quite a bit. Pesci is pitch perfect here as Getz. He fits in nicely and the perfect comic foil to the guys already outrageous antics. Meanwhile, the audience learns some interesting stuff about the death of Riggs's wife Vicki, first revealed in the original film. There is an additional three minutes of footage in the Director's Cut. There is a featurette on 2 of stunts seen in the film, production notes, cast and crew info, and the theatrical trailer. LETHAL WEAPON 3-Riggs and Murtaugh are hot on the trail of a sinister crooked cop named Travis (Stuart Wilson) This time the boys are aided by a tough talking Internal Affairs agent, Lorna Cole (Rene Russo), who forms a love hate relationship with Riggs, (They are great together), after Murtaugh shoots a suspect and loses confidence. I don't think that "Lethal 3" holds up quite as well against the other 2 films in the set. I think that Wilson was miscast in the film, and for me that hurts the film. The other problem is that the film has pacing issues and can lag from time to time. Still, LW3 isn't all that bad, I guess. I just think it could have been better. There is an additional three minutes of footage in the Director's Cut of the film. There are production notes, cast and crew info, and the theatrical trailer on the disc. The set is solid but I wish that there were more in the way of extras for each film. For extras on the Lethal Weapon film series, I recommend the Lethal Weapon 4 DVD. There's also another set available that has all 4 fims with the theatrical versions on the discs. I personally prefer the Legacy Collection along with the single disc for LW4 Recommended set.
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Summary: Directors Cut adds few scenes that add a lot to the story...
Review: What can I say? The four Leathal Weapon movies are far beyone great! The humor, the action... Damn these are good movies... then they had to go on and release these "Director's Cut" and they made a great set of movies a little better. The scenes themselves don't add too much, but when taken in context to the rest of the series, they add imensly to the greater story of Riggs and Murtaugh... they amount to little snip-its that provide a better foundation for the characters than the original releases did. If you're going to buy Leathal Weapon, make sure it's the Director's Cut!
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Summary: Directors Cut adds few scenes that add a lot to the story...
Review: What can I say? The four Leathal Weapon movies are far beyone great! The humor, the action... Damn these are good movies... then they had to go on and release these "Director's Cut" and they made a great set of movies a little better. The scenes themselves don't add too much, but when taken in context to the rest of the series, they add imensly to the greater story of Riggs and Murtaugh... they amount to little snip-its that provide a better foundation for the characters than the original releases did. If you're going to buy Leathal Weapon, make sure it's the Director's Cut!
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