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Charlie Hodge tells us about Robert DeNiro and Eddie Murphy in SHOWTIME!!!

Beverly Hills Cop 4 by Kaylob	Oct 30th, 2001 03:15:46 AM
Bring back some respectability to that franchise! BHC 3 was a terrible movie! Taggert needs to be back, as well!
Murphy by alpha	Oct 30th, 2001 04:10:46 AM
How miscast is Eddie Murphy as a youngish cop. The guy is well and truly too old to do this role. Will they bust any TS hookers?
couldn't split up tango and cash... by WillardEisenbaum	Oct 30th, 2001 03:43:03 PM
what you gonna do with all the ca$h? SMOKE HASH, and then we thrash, and you know the rest mothafuckrs.
A confused and confusing reviewer by cady	Oct 30th, 2001 04:18:48 PM
First of all, SHOWTIME is supposed to be a parody of reality-based cop shows. So, naturally, it should feel recycled. Secondly, he thinks it's 19 times better than RUSH HOUR, a decent flick, which means SHOWTIME should be better than "fair-to-mediocre." Thirdly, he can't seem to decide whether TANGO AND CASH is loathesome crap or lovable crap. What's up with this nut?
Major re-editing done by BeefsteakCharlie	Oct 30th, 2001 05:33:45 PM
I was at a lunch a week ago that featured some key NY "cultural" leaders speaking about the impact of 9/11. Jane Rosenthal, one of the founders of DeNiro's Tribeca Films, was there and spoke about how, for them, it had impacted this film most of all. The film was tested on 9/9 and did great. Audiences loved the action in particular. On 9/12 it was re-tested and did very poorly. The studio made a decision to change the movie from an "Action" film with humor to a "Comedy" film with action. She was optimistic that it would work. I haven't seen the movie yet and can't argue any of the points made here. However if it does seem at all disjointed, it could be a direct result.
Bug on Buddy Movies by Ambush Bug	Oct 30th, 2001 05:42:03 PM
Since there's nothing going on in the comics world today at AICN, I might as well ramble about this story. DeNiro and Murphy, huh? Murphy's gone down hill since Coming to America. DeNiro has been phoning in his performances since Goodfellas. I think it is just plain sad that actors just lose steam after a few stellar roles. I guess fame does that to a guy. Sounds like an interesting flick though. Nothing new. We get to see DeNiro all gruff n' stuff and Eddie's cocky mouth will surely be in overdrive. Some insane villain will be introduced to force them to work together like Jeremy Irons or David Morse. Hilarity will ensue, I'm sure. I won't be counting the days for this one, but I will set aside a special night to rent it. Best buddy cop movie ever? Why one must remember The Hard Way with James Woods and Michael J. Fox. It was bloody, funny, and action packed. Best of the best when every flick out there was a bizarre pairing of cop and dog, black cop/white cop or variation of the two. On the buddy cop horizon: A mad candy maker is out for blood and only a by-the- book peanut butter cop and a chocolate loose cannon detective can stop him, if they don't kill each other first. Dum, dum, DUMB!
Recut after 9/11 by BeefsteakCharlie	Oct 30th, 2001 05:43:33 PM
I was at a lunch last week where some of New York
Geez sorry by BeefsteakCharlie	Oct 30th, 2001 05:47:42 PM
for the repost. It said "error - repost message." my bad.
In defense of my Buddy-Cop-Movie-Spectrum by chrliehodge	Oct 30th, 2001 06:32:18 PM
First of all I don't really know why such a big deal is being made about a half-serious off-the-cuff remark I made about Tango and Cash. Tango and Cash is a terribly written, poorly executed film. Tango and Cash is god-awful. Which is what makes it so damn enjoyable to me. Tango and Cash is the Plan 9 From Outerspace of buddy-cop films. So cheesy and stupid it becomes entertaining. And as for Rush Hour, well I'm sorry, but I hated that movie. I thought Chris Tucker was funny for about 10 minutes 6 years ago. He is a third-rate Eddie Murphy clone and his constant mugging and grating voice were more than I could take for the duration of a movie. Now others may disagree with me and thats fine. You are entitled to your opinion as am I to mine. Buts lets not pretend that Rush Hour being a good movie is a foregone conclusion. My Buddy-Cop-Movie-Spectrum wasn't intended to be taken very seriously. And I kind of figured it was obvious since "a poke in the eye with a shrimp fork" in actuality is not a buddy-cop film. Everyone knows it was a short lived series on Fox. The Spectrum was just there to give readers an idea of how I felt about other buddy-cop films to give my feelings about Showtime some context. To recap: I really like Lethal Weapon, I think Tango and Cash is cheesy and stupid (thereby making it entertaining), I did not like Rush Hour, and I thought Showtime was mediocre. If this makes me "retarded" or "a nut" so be it.
Charlie Hodge? by koosbane	Oct 31st, 2001 12:44:24 AM
I'm just wondering if the reviewer is a fan of Austin's Dudley and Bob show, or is actually Charlie Hodge from the show.
what the heck happened to eddie murphy? by Chris21	Nov 1st, 2001 10:56:55 PM
he's totally lost his comedic genius! i'm so sick of dumb unfunny movies like dr doolittle. i don't think i ever want to see another eddie murphy movie. he's just not funny anymore...AT ALL.

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