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Summary: The Best Movie Of 1984
Review: Super-Action with Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a Cop tracking down a killer who's murdered his friend in the streets of Beverly Hills. He Stays At A Hotel very expensive. After Being Arrested a couple times. He Arrives at a warehouse where he finds German Bonds and Coffee Bags. After telling that to the seregent Taggert[John Ashton] The Liutinent Bogomil[Ronny Cox] and Detective Bill Rosewood[Judge Reinhold] one of his new friends, they form a partnership and team to find out who killed
Murphy's Friend. One Of The Top 10 Box-Office Hits Of '84.
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Summary: the best action/comedy i've ever seen
Review: This movie is very funny.My friend suggested it to me, and it was great. Very good stuff.
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Summary: Sly Stallone should of done this instead of Murphy
Review: Thank goodness he didn't. Can you actually believe that Sylevster Stallone was the first choice to star as the main character? That would have been very interesting to say the least. This moive is extremely enjoyable to watch since it is so fast-paced, something that many '90's movies lack. I have many favorite parts, but a few top them all off like when Foley/Murphy went to the Harrow club and asked for Victor and pretended to be a certian something. That was hillarious! I also liked the part when the truck driver was kickin [rear] at the beginning of the movie with Murphy hanging on the chain for dear life. There are some abstractions in this movie. I seriously doubt that any police force employs a 23 year old dectetive. I don't see anything wrong with that in realilty at all however. I would say this movie and 48 HRS are the best movies of the 80's.
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Summary: death toll couldnt of been higher
Review: in the early eighties ,Ed outdid himself with a couple of titles . This beng one, his zaney antics took him on the journey that would live in infinity as he very best right next to the HBO special Delerious ( wich incidently you cant find new anymore)we look to this performance and 48 hrs as his 15 mins of fame and laugh at his ongoing feeble attemts to returning to glory. and hope he knows that we wish him the best and to spare us any new material.
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Summary: First Rate Action/Comedy
Review: "Beverly Hills Cop" isn't for everybody. There is a lot of violence and an excessive amount of four-letter words. If you don't let that bother you, though, you'll really enjoy this one.Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley, a fast-talking maverick cop from Detroit who goes to Beverly Hills on his own to investigate the murder of a friend. Never mind that the murder took place in Foley's Detroit apartment building and that Foley's boss has told him to stay out of the investigation. Axel's street-wise, inner city character has a field day in chic Beverly Hills. See what happens when he visits another old friend who works in an art gallery, when he invades the buffet brunch at the evil Victor Maitland's posh private club, when he orders food from room service in his hotel (don't ask how he's paying for the room) for the two cops outside who are supposed to be tailing him, or when he takes the same two cops to a strip joint in another jurisdiction. This flick has a lot of very funny moments, and there is a nice balance between the humor and some first-rate action sequences. Judge Reinhold and John Ashton are great as the two local cops and the rest of the cast is solid. The music is also outstanding, and paces the story very well. "Beverly Hils Cop" is one of Murphy's best movies. It is also one of the best examples to date of the combination comedy/action movie. It's obviously not for kids, but a more mature audience should love it. Especially at this price. A great addition to most video libraries.
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Summary: Slick entertainment machine
Review: This is one souped-up Hollywood moneymaker. Take a black SNL star loved by blacks and whites alike. Surround him with whites (even the guy whose death he's avenging and the woman who's helping him are white). Make the only black cop on the Beverly Hills force so white that Murphy makes fun of him. And reap the big bucks. There's cynicism here, but it's not coming from me. The movie is tooled to appeal to blacks because of Murphy and his fish-out-of-water persona here (and it's a crowd-pleasing fantasy when the cops pointing their guns at him in the first scene put them away when they realize he's one of them) and to whites whom Paramount must have figured would be turned off if the white-to-black ratio of SNL itself were unbalanced. I really enjoyed the movie, despite its unwarranted profanity (the key word is "unwarranted") and its over-the-top violence for a comedy. Murphy at his peak (which unfortunately was this long ago) was very funny, but even he is outdone by Bronson Pinchot, Damon (or was it one of the other siblings) Wayans, and Judge Reinholdt. It's the latter who has the movie's best moment: parked in an alley after being told to sit tight, he watches some very suspicious events unfold a few yards away while he squirms and grimaces through his moral dilemma. And Murphy has the best line, when he speaks to a valet about his beater outside a swank restaurant. Skip the sequels.
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Summary: Perhaps Eddie Murphy's best film role
Review: "Beverly Hills Cop" is possibly one of Eddie Murphy's best and funniest films to date. Here, Murphy plays a congenial, not exactly by-the-book Detroit cop who decides to go to Beverly Hills for a little R & R. But, he gets involved in a homicide case against his boss's wishes. Along the way, he teams up with Beverly Hills Detective Taggart and his assistant Rosewood (the latter played by Judge Reinhold), and the recipe calls for suspense, intrigue and a little comedy along the way. The stunt where Murphy gets thrown through a glass window by Victor Maitland's (Steven Berkoff) gang of thugs is just fabulous, and the "banana in the tailpipe" thing is hilarious! Bronson Pinchot is also featured here in an early role as Serge, the gay art shop owner. Let's not forget the film's soundtrack, with songs by Patti Labelle, The Pointer Sisters and Glenn Frey, which is an ecellent companion to "Beverly Hills Cop". All of the above mentioned are excellent reasons to include "Beverly Hills Cop" in your video library.
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Summary: Superb action-comedy
Review: This is one of the more stylish examples in the development of the action film, leaving two (inferior) sequels, and, in addition, such gems as "Tango and Cash", "Midnight Run" and "Bad Boys", in its wake. Eddie Murphy, as the fast-talking cop Axel Foley, offers a sparkling performance. Some of the lines, gags and routines are simply inimitable -- the trademark touches of the truly individual talent of Eddie Murphy. Besides, the furious action scenes are first-rate, with a foot-tapping score and some attractive scenic backdrops of the chic world of Beverly Hills.
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Summary: Saturday night live on Rodeo Drive...
Review: Although his present career may be waning Eddie Murphy will always be remembered for his role as Axel Foley, narcotics detective. Sadly it may also be due to films such as this that the paying public will never see him as a serious actor. Despite these negative aspects Murphys performance in this rip roaring satire on the Beverley Hills lifestyle never fails to raise a smirk and possibly a little envy. To remind those readers who may have forgotten the plot Murphy plays an out of state detective, Alex Foley, who travels to Los Angeles in his leave time, and against his superiors direct orders, to suss out the suspicious death of a close friend. Inevitably he meets up with his dead mates former associates and along the way uncovers a drug smuggling ring. Enough said. Although Eddie is the star of the show and does a good turn he is unforgettably upstaged in two memorable scenes. The first is with "the banana man" at the hotel, Damon Wayans in a brief but comedic cameo. Thank God he went on to better things. The second is with Bronson Pinchots character Serge, the gallery assistant. For the life of me I couldnt fathom his accent or his gender, but it will never be forgotten. He had so much potential. Oh well. It is also where Judge Rheinhold makes his big supporting actor debut. I always found it amazing how two straight actors like Stephen Elliot & John Ashton managed to keep such straight faces working with such characters as Murphy & Rheinhold. Lisa Eilbacher also gives us a solid performance as does Steven Berkoff as the arch villain. A role he seems to have been typecast in to. The upbeat pumping soundtrack also deserves honourable mention. I never bothered to view the sequels because I knew they would be disappointing, and they were if one believes the reviews. Eddie Murphy may never top the success of BHC but even if he does I will still always remember him for this film. Not a bad first time effort for a 23 year old black comedian.
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Summary: great film
Review: I thought this movie was great,eddy is dynamite as axil foley and judge reinhold is brillint.I rented the film,now i want to buy it.I recommend this even if its been out for years.
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