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'Lethal' Mouths
[Damn] do these guys talk a lot or what? Riggs and Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) don't know when to quit. All they do is argue. It's like watching an episode of "The People's Court." In "Lethal Weapon," Riggs sports a mullet and teams up with old man Murtaugh to taken down a syndicate. The first movie is the best. More syndication going on in the sequel, "Lethal Weapon 2." The mullet is back with Murtaugh. They are assigned to protect one of the most annoying guys in the world. Joe Pesci plays that man. More talking, more action and explosions. Good sequel. "Lethal Weapon 3" is cutting it close with it's overuse of bad jokes. The mullet is way too long here. Rene Russo was added in the cast to show more flair. Ok movie. Finally in "Lethal Weapon 4" you have Joe Pesci and Chris Rock going back and forth about cellular phone companies. The mullet has disappeared. Yes! Too bad Jet Li's character didn't get a hold of Leo and Noisy Guy #2. It's not flied lice, it's fried rice. Offensive! The most action, noise and nonsense were all rolled into this movie. It's still a good series that people will enjoy.

Lethal Weapon!
This special edition box set with all the Lethal Weapons is an impressive package with some good extra material.
The first of the Weapon films is still the best, with Mel Gibson as the suicidal cop Martin Riggs paired up with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) as his reluctant partner. The action is great, and while it does tend to get carried away sometimes (not helped By Richard Donner's frenetic pacing), it's still the most fun of the franchise, and one of the best action films of the 80's.
Mel is great in one of his first major film roles, and Glover works well with Gibson. Director Donner, who gave us Superman (1978), directed all the Weapon films, but this one is the undisputed finest. Action at it's most outrageous.

The second instalment is not quite as good as the first, but its still exciting frenetic fun, with some witty humour. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are the partner- in -crime duo again, and this one sees Riggs and Murtaugh joined by Joe Pesci as Leo Getz, the annoying cop who returns in parts 3 and 4. The action is as impressive as the former one, and director Richard Donner's hard- as-nails approach to the film makes it as exhilarating as it's predecessor.

Lethal Weapon 3 and 4 are the weakest of the franchise, yet still retain soome of the cool action present in the first 2 films, with Gibson and Glover doing a "take the money and run" deal. The action is good, and in Lethal Weapon 4, Jet Li as the bad guy ups the hard-edged approach. However, the last two films aren't as much fun. The extras are good, if not great, with trailers, Featurettes, Behind-the-scenes Footage an Audio Commentary and some additional Footage.

A must for the Lethal Weapon completist
Whenever I buy the videos or DVDs of my favorite movies, I make every effort to get the 'Director's Cut' or 'Special Edition' versions, if possible and/or available. These are the ones that have new or restored footage that was originally cut from the theatrical release, usually due to time constraints. For some unfathomable reason, I always feel that my video collection is incomplete without the whole, uncut films. So, in my case, purchasing the Lethal Weapon 1-3 Director's Cut videos was a no-brainer.

When I first viewed the Director's Cut of the Lethal Weapon's, the newly restored scenes blended in with the rest of the movies so well that I hardly noticed them... almost like they were always there, and I just overlooked them. It's kinda hard for me to fully explain it, but its probably due to the fact that the new moments seemed somewhat repetitive in nature.

In one restored scene from LW1, Riggs (Mel Gibson) goes up against a playground sniper, which showcased his reputation for being a hard (& head) case. But there are several other times in LW that showed this. I experienced the same thing with the added moment of Riggs looking for...um, companionship... in the rain, which gave further insight into his lonely existence as a widower.

The big new moment for LW2 was Leo Getz (Joe Pesci) attempting to use a complicated numerology system to figure out the address number of a hillside residence. Just another moment of comedy relief, which was Leo's duty throughout number 2.

LW3 had fewer moments of new stuff than the first two, the main addition being a results-oriented Murtaugh (Danny Glover) using a high-performance sports car as an interrogation tool. This strongarm approach was displayed at other times in LW3.

Hey, wait a minute... I just spent some time dredging for deeper meaning in cut scenes from shoot-em-up, testosterone-laden action movies... I gotta get outside more often...

Anyway, back to business... My only gripe is that the Director's Cut versions of the first three LW's have not been released on DVD, just the standard editions. Being a maven of the new format, I'm highly disappointed by this. To get those extra goodies, I'm gonna have to settle for VHS. It's a small price to pay...

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