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Ratner Talks BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 Rating & Timeframe!! But How Many $$$s Are Needed To Drag Eddie Back??

Glad to hear... by VXXXJesterXXXV	Jul 1st, 2008 11:51:31 AM
Ratner is shooting for a hard R.
Stand-up. by Nordling	Jul 1st, 2008 11:52:24 AM
Yes. Because that's where I liked Murphy the most. I'd love for him to return to that.
Just watched the original... by LordPorkington	Jul 1st, 2008 11:56:30 AM
Fucking hell, it's an 80's classic that's for sure. Eddie was awesome back then in stuff like Coming To America and Trading Places, but I don't think another Beverly Hills Cop movie is needed. I just can't see it working unless he decides to change his ways and bring back the naughty! "Get the fuck outta here!!!"
The best move Murphy can do by skimn	Jul 1st, 2008 11:58:32 AM
is fresh up his stand-up skills. I think the world needs to hear his stand up take on the whole transvestite pick-up incident.
Leather suit Eddie by Cysquatch	Jul 1st, 2008 11:58:53 AM
The question is if Eddie does go back to standup will we get the old school, offensive, witty Eddie or will we get the new PC, family friendly, boring Eddie?
Please go back to stand up Eddie by ZoeFan	Jul 1st, 2008 12:06:40 PM
Refresh your career with what made you a star in the first place.
DAMN YOU M NIGHT SHYAMALAN! by --- Emperor ---	Jul 1st, 2008 12:07:25 PM
Damn you to hell!
I would prefer Stand Up by Wcwlkr	Jul 1st, 2008 12:09:07 PM
I truly hope Eddie does go back to stand up. Because I can't take any more of these kid friendly piece of crap movies he's been in lately. His best will always be Coming To America. He's made some other good stuff but nothing he's done comes close to that. Life with Martin Lawrence was the most recent thing he's done that's even made me laugh.
Read My Lips: "No New Taxes" by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:10:57 PM
I think Ratner's "internet" promise may come back to haunt him if the studio heads or Murphy himself force the issue and make it PG-13. I would love to see Eddie return to stand up but I'd also like to see him do a Hard "R" action flick like the old days. I'm guessing that Ratner is talking out of his ass no this one from feeling the heat online. It really would be fascinating to watch Murphy return to stand up. I really wish that Tony Scott was directing the new Foley film though.
Here's to hoping he never does another movie by Maximillian Roivas	Jul 1st, 2008 12:13:38 PM
Ever again
Wait, wait, wait... there was a Beverly Hills Cop THREE?? by Squashua	Jul 1st, 2008 12:14:08 PM
j/k subject line.
Is Balky going to be in it? by Heckles	Jul 1st, 2008 12:17:42 PM
And Damon Waynes as the banana salesman? That would rule.
One More Thing I'd Like To Mention (I'm prepared to be flamed on by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:18:38 PM
Bad Boys 2 is the best ACTION film ever made...Period. I don't care what anyone else has to say about that. I love a good art house film as much as the next person but the way Bay blows shit up in that film is a thing of beauty and I'm hoping that Tranformers 2 will feel more like that than say The Island (which isn't as bad as many people say - and certainly wasn't bad enough for Dreamworks to throw SJ under the bus when it was released a pretty shitty thing to do.) I want more action films like Bad Boys 2. Ratner if you're reading this...Thats how you can win back some credibility. Bring on the non-stop action. The problem I have with Hollywood is the scripts for action films are generally shitty and then they wimp out on the action. When I go to see a romance I want to fall in love. When I go and see a comedy I want to laugh. When I go and see a drama I want to be moved. When I watch a horror film I want to be scared. When I watch and action film I want to see guns blazing and shit blowing up real good. Thats all I want. I'm guessing that very few of you on these boards have ever seen William Witney's great serials like Spy Smasher. Those films have more action in them than any films being made today and the stunts kick serious ass. I'm 28 eight years old and now I'm having to go back to films from the 40's to get my action fix...That's how pathetic Hollywood has become. The only movie that is going to live up to my expectations of what movies are all about is Dark Knight. Nolan has really been on the upswing and Kevin Smith and others referring to it as Godfather Part 2 makes me really happy. Can that movie come out any sooner? Hollywood get it together. Stop fucking around.
BAD BOYS 2 is not the best action movie ever by Leafy McPlantsalot	Jul 1st, 2008 12:23:00 PM
I'm not even sure it's the best Bad Boys movie ever. It's about half an hour too long. The whole taking the sister to cuba thing felt overextended. The second car chase with the bodies falling out the back felt too much. Trim the end and have it end at the mansion where it should have and cut out that second car chase and it would have been pretty great. that being said, I still think The Rock is Bay's best action movie. and best action movie is close race between Aliens, Terminator 2 and the original die hard.
Just get Charlie Murphy by wash	Jul 1st, 2008 12:23:51 PM
Because using him wouldn't be any worse than a burnt out Eddie. And he's be about 50x cheaper.
if they are going to do this bullshit again.. by palewook	Jul 1st, 2008 12:25:37 PM
reboot it lose eddie and start over.
Leafy McPlantsalot by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:27:57 PM
No way, man. I love Aliens and Terminator 2. Aliens is arguably the second best sci-fi film ever made after Starship Troopers. Terminator 2 is a great film but there is no way near as much action in that film as there is in Bad Boys 2. What makes Bad Boys 2 so amazing is its non-stop set pieces. Thats what is missing from most movies nowadays. ..Set pieces. The cuba sequence in BB2 is an action orgasm. The bodies falling out of the vans is some of best anti-hollywood dark comedy I have ever seen in a mainstream film. The Rock is a great action film. But Bad Boys 2 never lets up. Thats what makes it the best. And the second car chase is amazing. No offense but it sounds to me like you don't really understand what an action film is supposed to be about. Its not about character. Its not about plot. Its about LONG ACTION SCENES.
fassbinder79, you must be high by mithrandir16	Jul 1st, 2008 12:30:24 PM
Bad Boys 2 had some good action segments (actually blowing up cars on the freeway vs. CGIing them in later), but sucked overall. Die Hard is obviously the best action movie ever. I thought that was a given to pretty much everyone. Leafy is right that Aliens and Terminator 2 are close.
Murphy denies retiring, Talks Beverly Hills Cop IV! by fitz-hume	Jul 1st, 2008 12:37:54 PM
A fresh Murphy interview from MTV. http://tinyurl.com/5rwy6r
Well, Mr Ratner... lend me your ear for a moment. by alucardvsdracula	Jul 1st, 2008 12:40:49 PM
Sounds like a blinding idea by getting a new generation of 10-year old 'urban' kid's to fall under the spell of that crazy cop Axel Foley - mmmmmm I smell a solid PG in this. Who cares if the original had its main character swearing at every possible moment, cripes, his catchphrase of "GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!" could easily be changed to "GET THE HECK OUTTA HERE, KIDS!" Mr Ratfucker you clearly are a fucking retard devoid of an original idea who should be strung up by his balls until you rot. Of all the Cancers of this world I sincerely hope you get everyone of them. Die you fuckpig hack.
mithrandir16 by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:41:02 PM
The Top Ten Best Action Films Of All Time: 1. Bad Boys 2 2. The Last Boy Scout 3. Die Hard 2 4. True Lies 5. Die Hard 6. Con Air 7. Rambo 4 8. Spy Smasher 9. Lethal Weapon 10. The Rock PS Aliens and Terminator 2 are SCIENCE FICTION films...Not action movies. But there would make the top five of a sci-fi list.
Last Murphy movie gold by skimn	Jul 1st, 2008 12:42:41 PM
Let us not forget Bowfinger. I've never seen Norbit (thank God), but it appears his nebbish character was a retread of the nerd brother in Bowfinger. Only thing missing was Steve Martin's dialogue coming out of his mouth. THAT'S what Eddie needs is a strong script, not this "Eddie in a fat suit, Eddie is a spaceship, Eddie is covered in Rick Baker latex" stuff. No disrespect for Mr. Baker though.
RowdyRoddyStriper by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:44:04 PM
"Even Bad Boys 1 had way better action than Bad Boys 2." Are you out of your mind? Point Break is a solid guilty pleasure but in no way does it have more or better action than Bad Boys 2.
Any best action movie list without by skimn	Jul 1st, 2008 12:45:32 PM
Hard Boiled on it is not worth paying attention to.
skimn by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:47:22 PM
I debated putting Hard Boiled on the list but there are parts of that film are really boring. But it has some of the best gun fights ever filmed. No question about that. So does The Killer.
When is Meet Dave coming out.. by emeraldboy	Jul 1st, 2008 12:48:25 PM
and when will it go dvd. or will it ever see the light of day?
Fass by skimn	Jul 1st, 2008 12:48:51 PM
I know, theres maybe 10 - 15 minutes that could be cut, and no one would miss them, but what is in there iis pretty fuckin' amazing.
NICE TO KNOW THE RAT CAN STILL EAT by TheFlypaper	Jul 1st, 2008 12:49:48 PM
Because I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I'd heard otherwise. (Insert big eye roll here)
skimn by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:49:58 PM
I won't fight the point on Hard Boiled because its got some pretty astounding sequences of gun violence. You've got a point on that one.
But they can do it with Martin Lawrence! by JackPumpkinhead	Jul 1st, 2008 12:50:34 PM
Bring back Judge Reinhold, put in a pretty tranny to get that Eddie Murphy vibe, cast Landis as the helicopter and it's all done!
JackPumpkinhead by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:52:29 PM
C'mon now! The Landis helicopter reference is unnecessary. I'm sure every day of his life Landis wakes up regretting what happened. There's no need to make a joke about it. What happened on Twilight Zone is between him and God.
Pondscum by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 12:57:04 PM
Look as I said I knew most of the people on here would disagree with me. I'm just speaking my honest opinion. And no I'm not Michael Bay. I wouldn't mind if I was though. It would mean I get paid gobs of cash to watch incredible stunts, work with some of the biggest actors in the business and orchestrate that kinds of cinematic mayhem that few people ever have the chance to create. All the Michael Bay hate is ridiculous. The guy is a beast. I may not like every film he's made but the action is impeccable and films look damn good cinematography wise. I'd like to see some of you guys and gals make an action scene as good as what he does. Its fucking hard work and its why you don't see it very often because few directors in hollywood have the balls to orchestrate it.
sci-fi and action by mithrandir16	Jul 1st, 2008 01:00:37 PM
Science Fiction and Action are not mutually exclusive categories. The action elemnts of Terminator 2 and Aliens are strong enough to put them in a list of the best action films. Good call on True Lies, Rambo, and the Rock. I would put Speed on my list, especially if non-stop action is your number one rule.
Forget your taste in action movies... by bullet3	Jul 1st, 2008 01:04:27 PM
You just said that starship troopers is a better sci-fi movie than aliens. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!!
RowdyRoddyStriper by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:04:40 PM
My criteria for a great action film is the same criteria someone should have for a good porno. I watch action films for the action and the set pieces. Not the story or characters like I said. If you watch a porno film you're not watching it for the dialogue scenes you're watching it for the sex. And if it has more dialogue scenes than sex the film hasn't succeeded. That's all I'm saying. Michael Bay delivers the action in Bad Boys 2. Not in every film he's made but in that movie he does. He's one of the only directors working who delivers on what he promises...Action wise. Sure the scripts are generally terrible for his films. I won't argue with that. But he's action director and that's what he delivers. Transformers isn't a perfect film by any means but it has superior special effects and a lot more action than most mainstream movies.
Starship Troopers is a better sci-fi film than Aliens... by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:05:59 PM
...But just barely. Why? Because it transcends its genre and is about more than the science fiction. Its commentary on fascism and the military couldn't be more relevant.
Pondscum by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:10:01 PM
Heat is a masterpiece. Collateral is solid. But I don't consider those action films in the purest sense. They are character dramas with great action in them. Not the same thing. For example Jonathan Demme's Something Wild has a surprising amount of entertaining action in it towards the end but you wouldn't call it an action or suspense film. Its a romantic comedy at its core and one of the best of its genre. Thats where I am disagreeing with many of you. A specific genre film should deliver on the expectations of what that genre is about. I think the scripts for Die Hard 1 and Lethal Weapon 1 are ten times better than that of Bad Boys 2. But action wise there is no comparison. Bad Boys 2 has more action and that is what I want from an action film.
Axel Foley by AnAtomicBore	Jul 1st, 2008 01:10:06 PM
Should be played by Al Roker
Eddie Murphy is a dooooosh by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 1st, 2008 01:10:12 PM
One wise decision after another sir.
The problem with Bad Boys 2.... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 01:17:36 PM
Not sure why this turned into a Bad Boys 2 debate, but it's really not that great. It's way too long, it's main setpieces are ripped off from THE ROOKIE and POLICE STORY, and it just tries too damn hard. Like Michael Bay was so hurt by fanboys dissing Pearl Harbor that he threw in as many headshots as he could to appease people on this site, and ended up alienating everyone else. I don't hate it, though, and I'll watch it if it's on. But if you're talking the ultimate turn off your brain action movie, that's gotta be Con-Air. The Best Michael Bay movie Michael Bay didn't do.
neal2zod by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:21:06 PM
Con Air is an underrated action film and it makes my top six. But Bad Boys 2 is still the king. PS In regard to Eddie Murphy...Tarantino should go ahead and cast him in Inglorious Bastards.
The rest of Fassbinder's list.... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 01:22:55 PM
is actually not a bad list, though I can't agree with Die Hard 2 over 1. And I can't get into The Rock b/c I liked the bad guys better than the good guys. But you can't argue with any list featuring Last Boy Scout. My list would probably look the same, except with The Long Kiss Goodnight and Under Siege 2 on there somewhere. I'm gonna get killed for that last one.
neal2zod by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:27:32 PM
Long Kiss Goodnight is also VERY underrated. I like pretty much anything Shane Black wrote. And Renny Harlin in his prime did some kick ass genre movies including Nighmare On Elm Street 4 my personal favorite of that series. Can't agree with you on Under Siege 2 even though I'm a huge Bogosian fan. Die Hard 2 is the better film for me because it has more action than 1 and the villains are pretty fucked up in that one. Sadler creeps me out. But the first Die Hard is visually perfect and its still Willis' best performance.
a hard core R... by bright boy	Jul 1st, 2008 01:28:17 PM
...for 12 year old kids? am i the only one who noticed this inconsistency. has anyone else noticed that they replaced all the humans working at AICN with fucking monkeys over the last year or two?
Oh My HOLY GOD, FASSBINDER!!!! by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 01:31:47 PM
Look, I respect that your list is YOUR list, but sweet mother of mercy, you have some really bad taste! The REAL best action films, and in no order, are Die Hard, Aliens, Robocop, Terminator 2, Matrix, Rambo 2, The Fugitive, Lethal Weapon, True Lies, and The Predator. Now, obviously, everyone is different and everyone's list will look a little different from everyone else's list, but if your list doesn't include two thirds of what I wrote down, well...you've just got a list that isn't mainstream. But if you don't even have 25% of what I wrote, then you have either the worst taste in action films, are under 17, or are from Asia.
Bad Boys 2 by MCVamp	Jul 1st, 2008 01:32:25 PM
Is about as deep and involving as the old Waterworld stunt show at Universal Studios. As an "action movie" it's crap because you can zip through every interesting part of that movie on a DVD in about 25 minutes without caring about any of the other 100 minutes. That's not a great action movie, sorry. Die Hard 1 & 2, Under Siege, Lethal Weapon, Rambos 2 & 4, the Bourne films, The Rock, Commando, True Lies, Casino Royale, Point Break, and even crap like Face/Off and XXX have more going for them.
I'll be pg-13 don't believe their lies by spectrebeeyatch	Jul 1st, 2008 01:33:50 PM
First Die Hard got pussified and now every action movie will. I have to agree that the action in Heat and Collateral beat Bay's stuff for me. Hell even the last gun fight in Miami Vice was well done. Bad Boys 2 had a lot of action but the violence didn't really mean anything till the last fight. The Cubans were the bad guys but yet the two big action pieces before it were against the KKK and Haitian gang bangers. It's just a random ass movie but I will say it is fun to watch.
From the article.... by matalo	Jul 1st, 2008 01:34:02 PM
I think this is very funny. "Get back to the real sh--," he added, regarding what he most wants for Foley. "That's where I started. [Be] a real person!" Murphy can next be seen in "Meet Dave," which opens July 11.
Pondscum by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:34:11 PM
Thats actually really funny that you mentioned Commando. I almost added that one. A definite guilty pleasure for me. Didn't put it on the list though because Dan Hedaya (an actor I normally like in everything) is extremely miscast in that film and turns in one of the worst villain performances in film history. But its one of Arnie's best films. I'm actually (dare I say it) a fan of Last Action Hero. Its a severely misunderstood film and an honest to goodness send up of 80's action film fare. I think what hurt that film was it went up against Jurassic Park which was so innovative at the time.
a hard core R... by bright boy	Jul 1st, 2008 01:36:35 PM
... geared toward 10 to 12 year olds? am i missing something here?
moondoggy2u by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:36:48 PM
Robocop is one of my favorite films of all time seeing as Verhoeven is one of my top three directors. But again its not an action film...Its science fiction. Yes it has action in it that is above average but its still a science fiction satire like Starship Troopers. It makes my top five favorite sci-fi films.
Commando by MCVamp	Jul 1st, 2008 01:37:42 PM
Arnold's most underrated movie, really. Any movie featuring a knife fight between the Governator and Steroid Freddie Mercury has got to rank high on many lists.
moondoggy2u... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 01:38:21 PM
I see where you're coming from - something is wrong with anyone who doesn't love Aliens, Terminator 2, Robocop, and Predator. But those kinda fall into the sci-fi genre and don't come to my mind immediately when I hear "action", the way Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, etc... do. I mean, yeah, they're great, but by that rationale shouldn't Star Wars and Star Trek II be up there too?
Eddie Murphy, fire your agent by Harry Weinstein	Jul 1st, 2008 01:38:29 PM
Say what you will about DREAMGIRLS, that was the absolutely perfect moment for Murphy to get a clean slate and start restoring his credibility. And he followed it up with a bunch of shit. Again: Eddie. Fire your agent. Please. He's raping your career for the quick, easy money.
That was hilarious bright boy by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:38:53 PM

fassbinder79, your argument becomes flawed... by MCVamp	Jul 1st, 2008 01:41:18 PM
Once you start saying sci-fi elements disqualify movies from being "action." Because Martin Lawrence as a bad-ass cop puts BAD BOYS 2 in the same company as THE PRINCESS BRIDE and LABYRINTH: Fantasy.
MCVamp.... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 01:43:11 PM
Have you SEEN the video of Martin Lawrence "dehydrated" and screaming and crying on the street corner at cars while possibly waving a 9?? I'm more scared of Martin Lawrence than I am of Vin Diesel.
McVamp by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 01:44:30 PM
XXX? Now you're just insulting me. But I've gotta say I'm glad I started this Bad Boys 2 discussion. Other film industry friends of mine who appreciate that film are always talking about why there is so little action in films today. And now I can see why. The so called fan boys are keeping the hard R's from being made by not appreciating the truly good shit that genuinely follows in the footsteps of the outlandish 80's fare we grew up with when it comes along.
Yes! More Chris Tucker!!!!!11!11 by ChrisTuckersOnlyFan	Jul 1st, 2008 01:48:23 PM
C-dawg would fit in nicely.
That last quote from Eddie by DarthJedi	Jul 1st, 2008 01:48:25 PM
Wow. At least he's honest about it.
brightboy by Robots In Das Guys	Jul 1st, 2008 01:48:49 PM
The fucktard who wrote this article definitely noticed that incosistency. Then he went on and noticed Murphy's incosistency regarding quality. You are the monkey here. You, sir, shall be pigfucked.
Who needs Eddie Murphy? by Alkeoholic77	Jul 1st, 2008 01:48:58 PM
I think it's Judge Reinhold's time to shine!
Since I brought up Hard Boiled by skimn	Jul 1st, 2008 01:55:35 PM
I have to say I have a soft spot for Hard Boiled. "Why are you named Chance?""Because my mama took one.." Or some such, in Van Damme's weird Cajun accent...
About damn time by GiveMeAnFinBreak	Jul 1st, 2008 01:57:48 PM
I've been telling everybody I know, for years now, that Eddie needs to take it back to the stage and remember why the hell he got into this business, in the first place. Now, I just hope he actually follows through and makes good ... and no Bill Cosby shit, either. If he goes on ranting about his kids and making funny faces for two hours, there are going to be a lot of pissed off people in the audience demanding refunds.
XXX was a piece of crap... by MCVamp	Jul 1st, 2008 01:58:45 PM
But it at least pretended to be a half-assed satire of James Bond. Bad Boys 2 was just a series of action sequences that couldn't be fit into other movies wrapped around two actors...you know, like the giant mechanical spider from "Superman Lives" that found its way into "Wild Wild West." The "outlandish 80's fare" that you canonize and lump Bad Boys alongside had quirks, character, and charm that the calculated and largely uninteresting Bad Boys series couldn't muster. Rambo, Riggs & Murtaugh, John McLane, Ripley...real heroes with depth, personality, and stories that you could get behind. I'm not taking you to task for ENJOYING Bad Boys 2...by all means do so. But don't elevate trashy above classy. Most of the films you listed below Bad Boys 2 (which you specifically labeled "the best" not "my favorites" which is what started the bombardment here) make their characters more interesting via plot and dialogue in the first 20 minutes than Bad Boys 2 could muster in 2 hours coasting SOLELY on Will Smith's ability to make shit dialogue at least fun to listen to. But anyway, I'm glad you have movies you like, so have a nice day!
GiveMeAnFinBreak... by MCVamp	Jul 1st, 2008 02:00:07 PM
I'm 100% with you, but I'm really, really not sold. Eddie said the exact same thing about 8-10 years ago, that he was going to take some material to small clubs and then do a few big shows. Never happened.
Oh yeah, forgot this is a BHC 4 thread... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 02:00:57 PM
I think that shows how little anybody gives a fuck about Beverly Hills Cop 4. And Part 1 is one of my favorite movies!!! I hate to say it, but this Greatest Hits-like tour of movies needs to fucking stop. Who would have thunk that STALLONE of all people would be the one to make the most competent of these sequels nobody asked for. I think it's unananimous Indy 4 was a mistake and shouldn't have been made. Who in the blue hell is clamoring for BHC4?
It's Top 10 time already? by SpencerTrilby	Jul 1st, 2008 02:02:15 PM
1/ (tie) Die Hard 1&3 2/ (tie)True Lies/Speed 3/ Face/Off 4/ First Blood 5/ Hard Boiled 6/ Point Break 7/ Last Boy Scout 8/ Long Kiss Goodnight 9/ Out for justice 10/ From Russia with love Almost made it but more sci-fi masterpieces than "just" action: RoboCop, T2, Aliens, Predator. Almost made it, but more "guilty pleasures" than genuine good movies: Mission Impossible 2, Commando, Bad Boys II, Swordfish, Delta Force Yeah, I know... top 10 are pointless. Gotta let this get out of my system.
Please stop Ratner before he kills again by I am_NOTREAL	Jul 1st, 2008 02:04:25 PM
And the funniest line in this TB is "Aliens is arguably the second best sci-fi film ever made after Starship Troopers." Hell, that's probably the funniest line in any single TB today, or so far this week.
"All he has for himself is box office and connections" by MCVamp	Jul 1st, 2008 02:04:40 PM
Don't forget coke and whores.
I forgot Michael Mann flicks by SpencerTrilby	Jul 1st, 2008 02:05:35 PM
they're a league of their own.
Neal by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:07:31 PM
Well, personally, I don't make much of a distinction between sci-fi action and "normal" action films, so long as the science fiction aspect (the heady stuff) is kept to a relative minimum. By that standard, T2, Robocop, and Predator are BARElY science fiction. As for Aliens and The Matrix, they were so filled with "real world" style action (marines making last stands ala thermopylae and fugitives and FBI agents kung-fuing each other) that I shoe-horned them into the list. Still, if you want an action film list sans science-fiction and fantasy elements, then it would be Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, True Lies, Bourne Supremecy, The Fugitive, Rambo 2, Under Siege, Lethal Weapon 2, The Dirty Dozen, and Heat.
Spencer Trilby... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 02:07:49 PM
Not knocking ya, but I gotta know - why Die Hard 3? It's cool and all, but tied for #1? You didn't think the last 10 minutes reeked of reshoots/test screening nonsense? It's not bad enough to ruin it, but bad enough to make it not in my top 10. #4-9 on your list are awesome, no doubt. But From Russia with Love? Of all the Bond movies to choose from, I gotta know why.
oops. take out Dirty Dozen and insert Speed. by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:12:26 PM
I knew I was forgetting something...
If neither Die Hard or Lethal Weapon is #1 by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:15:42 PM
on all these lists, than he/she has some serious explaining to do.
Oh, God, now Heat is too serious, huh? by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:16:57 PM
Well, if I have to dumb it down even further, then slap Dirty Dozen back up on that list...
octagonproplex by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:19:11 PM
Thats a pretty good list although Bad Boys 2 would be in the place of 1 on mine and I consider Predator science fiction. I mean the "predator" in question is an alien right? But thats a great list. Like someone else said no list should not include Last Boy Scout (one of Tony Scott's best films).
Octogon--but isn't Beverly Hills Cop more of a comedy?? by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:19:35 PM
See, that's why I don't mind the sci-fi/action or drama/action mixes. After all, you don't seem to mind comedy/action mixes. How is that any different?
Heat for my money is more of a police procedural by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:23:21 PM
or a character drama than action film. The tricky aspect of classifying Heat is that it has arguably one of the greatest "action" sequences in film history. But so does Children Of Men and I doubt many people on here would consider that an action film like say Con Air or Lethal Weapon. That is the point I've been trying to make. Just because it has action in it doesn't make it an action film. Its about what drives the film forward. Seven has some great action in it too...So does Fight Club...But they aren't action films.
octagonproplex by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:26:26 PM
Your comment above is right on the money. Jack Ryan films have action in them but they are espionage thrillers at their core. James Bond and Bourne are the same thing. Spy Game too.
The Genre-mixing by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 02:26:36 PM
Yeah, i see where Moondoggy's coming from...but let's be honest here, EVERYONE's list would have T2/Aliens/Predator/Robocop if we didn't make the sci-fi distinction, and that wouldn't be much fun, now would it? Shit, Superhero movies are action movies too, and we don't need everyone putting down Superman II/Spider-Man 2. So now we can all enjoy our wonderfully diverse lists full of Die Hard Ripoffs, Cop Movies, and Shane Black movies.
"You, sir, shall be pigfucked." by IAmMrMonkey!	Jul 1st, 2008 02:27:40 PM
Robots In Das Guys - you just made me spit out my mouthful of coke. That was funny, my friend. Good call on The Last Boy Scout, fassbinder79. And I do kinda see your logic with Bad Boys 2. You want to see things blown up and lots of gunfire. You like Bad Boys 2. It makes sense to me.
In that case, Fass and Octagon, Beverly Hills has to go by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:27:50 PM
Because what drives that film, more so than the action, is the comedy. Which means, of course, that Heat has to leave, as well. However, we have to put T2 and Predator back into the list, because obviously, action is the main drive of both those movies. Aliens is a bit shakey, so it stays out.
The reason Beverly Hills Cop can be called an action film by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:31:25 PM
is because it has as much action as comedy for film of its time. Keep in mind that originally Stallone was supposed to play the Murphy role. So, it was always intended as an action film. BHC is the same as Lethal Weapon it just doesn't have as much action. And neal2zod, Superhero films are superhero films. Just like Towering Inferno wouldn't be classified as an action film but as a disaster film like Deep Impact or Earthquake.
The other tricky part about a Beverly Hills Cop 4 by MCVamp	Jul 1st, 2008 02:33:32 PM
Is that since the last one was made, Chris Tucker has made 4 action/comedies playing a smart-ass black cop in a fish-out-of-water role. And Eddie won't have Jackie Chan to provide validity to the action. Or will he? Maybe they could team him with Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Snort.
Pondscum by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:35:26 PM
Wild Bunch is most certainly a western and arguably the best ever made after Once Upon A Time In The West. But it isn't an action film even though it has great action sequences.
I think if anything by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:37:05 PM
murphy made Beverly Hills Cop go from an action film to more of a comedy. My favorite BHC film is Tony Scott's which has quite a bit of action. I need to watch Martin Brest's again since I haven't seen it for awhile.
Damn "science fiction= ponderings or ideas" by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 02:37:34 PM
Not knocking you, Octo, but I've never agreed with that thinking. I mean, i know you're smarter than those pretentious assholes who thinks only stuff like GATTACA counts as sci-fi. Or those pretentious dicks who say Star Wars is not REAL sci fi because it's a "western in space". (not to be confused with those pretentious fucks who say The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly wasn't a true Western because who the fuck cares). I just go by this code - if there's a fucking alien or a spaceship, it's sci-fi. If there's a robot in it or technology we don't have, it's sci-fi. Ponderings or ideas not needed.
Okay, so, new action list using Fass's requirement by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:39:39 PM
that action drive the movie. This means that the movie can contain sci-fi, comedic, and dramatic elements, but action has to be the main focus of the film. That means "50/50" movies like Aliens, T2, Heat, and Beverly Hills Cop, where the other elements are of equal focus, cannot count. Again, in no order: Die Hard Lethal Weapon Predator Robocop True Lies The Rock The Fugitive Speed Rambo 2 Raiders of THe Lost Arc
Billy! we have to solve the alphabet crimes! by seabiscuits	Jul 1st, 2008 02:40:17 PM

Pondscum by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:40:31 PM
I gotta say your last post was pretty funny.
I knew it, it _was_ the bastard! by punto	Jul 1st, 2008 02:41:43 PM
see? I kept saying "eddie murphy had that scandal with the spice girl chick and the bastard baby, he can't do PG movies any more". Why would he retire from film when he could be making DOCTOR DOOLITTLE 8: HILLARITY ENSUES, which will be warrantied to play on a continuous loop on channel 654, earning eddy endless residuals? Now, he can either do "hard core R" BHC, or some shitty stand-up gig. I love conservative hollywood. (since this is also the same process that makes "good girls" end up doing porn).
Dark Knight Will Own Us All by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 02:42:44 PM
Peace out everyone.
And why am I the only one putting Raiders in the list? by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:43:02 PM
Doesn't Raiders count as an action film?
yeah, johnny, but it seemed to be one of those by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 02:45:57 PM
action films where people pose more often than punch. I hate that MTV style action film and get angry just thinking about it. GRRRRRRRR ANGRY I TELL YOU!!!
Axel Foley Begins by Diagnostic	Jul 1st, 2008 02:49:10 PM
Get Commen!
He's right, this is dumb... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 02:51:26 PM
Even though I was partly responsible, I apologize, this is getting dumb. We could all ixnay each other's lists until it whittles down to the Top 10 Steven Seagal movies. Which I actually wouldn't mind. But hey, how about just doing a list of any action movies you consider action? I.E. including sci-fi/superhero/sports/war/et c.??? Because I actually feel like Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, and Rocky IV need to be up here.
So the star doesn't care about the material by FILMFUNK	Jul 1st, 2008 02:54:18 PM
and the directors a tool! Can't wait for this one!
Instead of "Best action Flick", call it "Best Kickass movie" lis by TheWhateverMan	Jul 1st, 2008 02:56:08 PM
See what happens then... But hey, Whatever man...
"Why am i still in movies?" by ArcadianDS	Jul 1st, 2008 03:01:32 PM
Dear Mr. Murphy, Thank you for finally hearing the question I've been asking you for nearly 20 years. Anxiously awaiting your answer. Sincerely, Planet Earth.
HELLA TAME by g-ride9000	Jul 1st, 2008 03:02:57 PM

Screw this! Make BAD BOYS III instead! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 1st, 2008 03:06:59 PM
And make it fucking NC-17 this time, forfuckssake!
Bad Boys 2..best action movie ever?! by REDD	Jul 1st, 2008 03:11:18 PM
WTF?! That's it, you've incured the wrath of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman- "Who said that? Who the fuck said that? Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed cocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant? Nobody, huh? The fairy fucking godmother said it. Out-fucking-standing. I will PT you all until you fucking die. I'll PT you until your assholes are sucking buttermilk." LOL!
This has become more confusing by skimn	Jul 1st, 2008 03:15:35 PM
than building Ikea furniture.
No Leon: The Professional on these lists? by Jonah Echo	Jul 1st, 2008 03:17:51 PM
Perhaps it mostly works as a drama, but it certainly gets the blood pumping when it gets going, and it's Besson's finest moment by far. Not to mention it has great characters to go with the action.
Jesus Christ, just re-start the series. by Holeman	Jul 1st, 2008 03:19:34 PM
Seriously, Murphy is a walking corpse. Get someone who is going to give a shit whether or not a decent flick is made.
octagon...what's the difference??? by moondoggy2u	Jul 1st, 2008 03:24:32 PM
Here's a way we can fix this whole mess: THE TOP TEN GUY FILMS. That means anything, so long as it isnt too weepy, chick-a-fied, or wuss-pussed. In other words, ten films that stand up and make you proud to be a hetero-sexual man. Die Hard (because we all have the one man protecting his territory from evil-doers scenario in our brains and it is in constant repeat) Animal House (all men secretly desire to be some combination of Otter or Bluto) Predator (the ultimate Duck Duck Goose) Lethal Weapon (best buddy film of all time) The Hunt For The Red October (ultimate chess match) The Fugitive (what guy hasn't had a "run-from-the-law" fantasy?) Dirty Harry (the forerunner of the modern action film) Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (gun porn) The Great Escape (Steve McQueen will always be the coolest Cooler King) The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Can never get enough of that film)
who gives a shit by Gungan Slayer	Jul 1st, 2008 03:25:56 PM
can't believe there are people out there that actually want a Beverly Hills Cop 4.
BAD BOYS 2....pretty much rocks! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 1st, 2008 03:30:40 PM
Except for that stupid rat sex scene. The rest is brainless fun. A great action flick!
Gungan Slayer: I agree by Ultron ver 2.0	Jul 1st, 2008 03:30:44 PM
I sat at the WALL-E show and suffered thru HORRIBLE trailers....not sure what was worse, the Beverly Hills Chihuahua, or Eddie in Meet Dave. Fuck it, I'd rather see Fletch 3.
Beverly Hills Cop 3 should be about... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 1st, 2008 03:48:39 PM
...the Beverly Hills Cops (Taggart and Rosewood) coming to detroit, following a case, and enlisting Foley's help, instead of Foley going, yet again, out to Beverly Hills. That way you could do a reversal of the original film, see Foley in his element, and have the Beverly Hills Cops the ones out of their element. Plus you could always have the case lead back to Beverly Hills for the big finale. That's what I'd do anyway. Not that it matters, I can't see any way Ratner and company don't fuck this up, if it even happens. Love to be wrong though.
I meant Beverly Hills Cop 4, obviously... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 1st, 2008 03:49:52 PM
..still trying to deny any existence of that pile of festering pig shit that they released as Beverly Hills Cop 3. That's right, Beverly Hills Cop 3 does not exist in this dojo.
blue streak and demolition man by seabiscuits	Jul 1st, 2008 03:53:49 PM
are two entertaining bev hills copish movies. hope they make part 4, i love em all, even part 3 is fun to watch. i wonder if they thought noone would ever remember battlestar galactica ever again, and even silons, whoops! make it R though. I saw it as a 14 year old and it was R. That was the fun of it. Anyone read that hideous script for the one where he goes to london? i baught it back in highschool at a bootleg script shop, can't find in anywhere on the web, oh well it really blew anyways.
meet dave WILL flop... by sim	Jul 1st, 2008 03:57:30 PM
because it's a shitty movie. (caught it in a screening but I am too lazy to submit a review) but with that how-much-money-will-I-get-atti tude I'm not sure if murphy should be asked back to bhc 4 anyway. like the rat says, no kid of today knows the old movies anyway, so why not give chris rock a shot? seriousley brett, think about it and save the money!
"His intent seems ALIGNED?" Really? by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 1st, 2008 03:59:16 PM
Because what I read said: “10-year-old kids, 12-year-old kids don’t really know the old ‘Beverly Hills Cop.’ So it’s an opportunity to make it new for kids,”.... Ratner indicated, in no uncertain terms, that the film will be "a hard core R" Yeah, sounds like aligned intent...make a "hard core R" movie for 10-12 year olds. Class act.
Oh, and why isn't there a decent Last Boyscout dvd release... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 1st, 2008 04:02:10 PM
...just a shittily transferred bare bones release from years and years ago. Such an action classic deserves better.
Beverly Hills Cop 4 will have a "softer tone/rating" by Boomers_Lips	Jul 1st, 2008 04:02:48 PM
then why make the movie at all?!
Oooh! BHC4? I hope that there are monkeys and Tarzan swinging! by PumpyMcAss	Jul 1st, 2008 04:09:37 PM
And that every character from the previous three needlessly pops up somehow throughout the movie...and that Murphy gets married at the end.
Top ten action films... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 1st, 2008 04:12:23 PM
...everyone else is playing, so why not. Just off the top of my head, and not counting those with even a tinge of sci-fi: Die Hard The Last Boyscout The Professional True Lies La Femme Nikita The Killer Extreme Prejudice Rambo The Long Kiss Goodnight The Rock
oh, and they dont need to drag Eddie Murphy back. by Boomers_Lips	Jul 1st, 2008 04:17:48 PM
the fucker hasnt been doing anything remarkable or exciting lately. he'll do this shit for free just to become relevant again.
Ummm... by _Maltheus_	Jul 1st, 2008 04:27:54 PM
Wouldn't his antics have gotten him kicked off the police force after all this time? Either that, or he'd become old and jaded and no one would want to watch the movie. Hell, I can't even imagine an older guy acting like Foley. Hollywood has terminal cancer. Has anyone even seen an article where a Hollywood producer is asked, "what's up with all the non-stop remakes that nobody cares about?" Cause an answer to that question is long overdue. Movies have never been worse than they are these days.
Explain the love for The Rock... by neal2zod	Jul 1st, 2008 04:31:16 PM
It's weird, The Rock shows up on alot of Top 10 lists here. Can anyone explain why? (Let's not even get into pro/con Michael Bay discussions). It's not a terrible movie by any means - the Michael Biehn/Ed Harris showdown is great, as is the Connery/Harris scene. But it's too silly to be taken seriously, and too serious to be "check your brain at the door" fun. (i.e. the villains' motive is sympathetic, which makes dispatching them in "awesome" ways not as fun as it should be) The plot borrows a bit too much from Under Siege, Escape From New York, etc.. The big car chase is HORRIBLY shot, doesn't really have much to do with the plot, and just seems like they needed to throw a car chase in there. Oh yeah, and Nicolas Cage is beyond obnoxious. The "rocketman" scene is the worst thing he's ever done.
Meet Dave! by Boomers_Lips	Jul 1st, 2008 04:40:51 PM

Meet Dave! by Boomers_Lips	Jul 1st, 2008 04:40:52 PM

Meet Dave! by Boomers_Lips	Jul 1st, 2008 04:41:18 PM
what the fuck is that?
Top 5 Action FIlms by Alfred_Packer	Jul 1st, 2008 05:05:34 PM
5.) 12 Angry Men 4.) Swimming to Cambodia 3.) About Schmidt 2.)Lost in Translation 1.) My Dinner with Andre
The Rock... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 1st, 2008 05:06:51 PM
...it's just a hugely entertaining film, with a great sense of energy, and also manages to maintain a strong balance of neither taking itself too seriously nor being too tongue in cheek jokesy. But the thing that really elevates it is the stellar cast line up, most of whom bring their a-game: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, David Morse, John C McGinley, John Spencer, William Forsythe, and Tony Todd, amongst others. I just find it very entertaining. Action popcorn moviemaking done right in my books, and still the best thing that Bay has made as far as I'm concerned.
Besides... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 1st, 2008 05:10:50 PM
...the only sympathetic bad guys are Ed Harris, and maybe David Morse, the rest are mostly mercs who are mainly just there to get paid (as explicitly stated by the likes of Tony Todd).
I'll see this for sure. by chewyou812	Jul 1st, 2008 05:26:58 PM
No, I won't. I'm actually more likely to see "Meet Dave" and frankly I'd rather french kiss a light socket.
Ed Harris aint no Alan Rickman though... by Alfred_Packer	Jul 1st, 2008 05:29:15 PM
Hrrm, I think with these types of films, you need a really over the top villain and one on one fight with the hero and the villain, or the lead henchman, somewhere in the film to complete the package, unless its a really iconic enemy (Aliens). The Rock is a tough one to squeeze into that mold, you cant really count Connery's confrontation outisde the prison with Harris, or the fight at the end where the merc gets the ball of green shit in his mouth. You dont really get a good villain smackdown in the Rock, good minor henchman deaths (rocketman, twitchy, ball gag, but otherwise I think Rock suffers greatly in the big baddie department, which if your a stickler for genre conventions, keeps it a low scorer for me. Not that it isnt a wonderful movie, of course.
and even in Aliens you get the queen. by Alfred_Packer	Jul 1st, 2008 05:34:36 PM
I dunno, I guess Im saying a bunch randon red shirt equivalents dying in mass quantities can be the stuff of good action films, but for the real deal, you need the extended mano y mano fight. Im trying to come up with something like that in the Rock, but nothings coming to mind.
The original is a damn good film... by bellwether	Jul 1st, 2008 05:47:52 PM
...but I really can't see a fourth installment working. Is BHC an '80s franchise you can bring back like Rocky or Rambo? Hard to see how. Good luck to 'em. In other news, this quote... "Aliens is arguably the second best sci-fi film ever made after Starship Troopers"... caused my entire brain to explode. It's worth reading these talkbacks just for the cognitive shock of moments like that.
Haven't read through every list that has been... by REDD	Jul 1st, 2008 06:02:34 PM
posted..but someone better mention "Mad Max 2" (aka "The Road Warrior) and "Hard-Boiled".
Cletus Van Damme by bright boy	Jul 1st, 2008 06:07:13 PM
is Brian Hajek?
We're doing it for the kids, that's why it will be... by Novaman5000	Jul 1st, 2008 06:10:44 PM
a hardcore R... You know... so they can't see it in theaters.
Robocop reboot with Eddie Murphy! by MisterE	Jul 1st, 2008 06:11:05 PM
Maybe Eddie Murphy should star in the forthcoming Robocop reboot. He can use the gun from Beverly Hills Cop 3 that shot nets instead of bullets. Perfect for a PG-13 shitfest.
48 Hours = good by Happy Boy	Jul 1st, 2008 06:15:29 PM
BHC = extremely good. Trading Places = excellent. RAW = best comedy set from the 80s. Eddie Murphy = top 3 SNL ever (with chevy and belushi). Jerry Seinfeld in the 90s < Eddie was in the 80s. Eddie QUIT MAKING CRAP ASS MOVIES. YOUR FAT SUIT MOVIES AINT FUNNY. Also this thread has some major homos here. bad boys best action movie ever? how old are you 16? and the dude who wrote die hard 1 and 3 in a tie lmfao
The lunatics are taking over the asylum by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 1st, 2008 06:25:59 PM
Bad Boys 2 the greatest action picture ever? It takes alsorts I guess...
octagonproplex by REDD	Jul 1st, 2008 06:42:42 PM
"The Road Warrior" is an action movie...set in a post apocalyptic landscape, maybe it's marginally sci-fi; but when you're watching it, your're not thinking about any science - it's just a great, visceral experience. "Face-Off" over "Hard-Boiled"? Egads!
hopefully George Lucas will have a bigger role by Gungan Slayer	Jul 1st, 2008 07:15:16 PM

On Golden Blonde? by REDD	Jul 1st, 2008 07:26:39 PM
On a double bill with Forrest Hump?
moondoggy2u you're really a big fan of performatives, eh? by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 1st, 2008 07:46:31 PM
not to mention that half of the film's on your list are gay male allegories. Proud to be heterosexual you say? I'll keep "Say Anything" and my girlfriend...you go ahead and jerk off to the gay fascism of Rambo First Blood Part II and Dirty Harry.
Chris Tucker is Axel Foleys Cop Nephew who goes to beverly hills by PR1C3Y	Jul 1st, 2008 07:48:47 PM
Why does that seem plausible?
moondoggy2u, you've also never experienced real violence by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 1st, 2008 07:49:15 PM
I'm guessing, based upon your gung-ho additude towards things that are really pretty shitty. Nothing against violent cinema, I personally love many violent movies. But your reasons FOR loving them are a bit...odd.
Top 10 porn movies of all time by Phil Spiderman	Jul 1st, 2008 08:11:44 PM
In no particular order... Sperm Receptacles 3 Ass Stretchers POV 2 Ass Juice Junkies Black Poles In White Holes #5 Cum Shitters Blow It Out Your Ass Cum Fart Cocktails Cum Hungry Leave Full #4 1 In The Pink 1 In The Stick #3 I've Been Sodomised #7 I rate my porn like my action movies, so it's not about plot, dialogue, gyrating around for 20 minutes on a staircase or being led into the kitchen on a leash. It's about the fucking. And possibly drinking come out of a saucer at the end. As such... I would have put Debbie Does Dallas (original version) in there, but there's too much plot so that's Art House. Freaky Dicks,Dick Puppets and Sluts With Nuts are unfortunately Horror. And Milk-A-Thon, Ready2Drop and Get Me To The Church On Time#3 are Family flicks
actually, I quite like Say Anything by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 1st, 2008 08:12:04 PM
it's a good film.
dave chapelle? by bright boy	Jul 1st, 2008 08:12:09 PM

Manly? by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 1st, 2008 08:12:50 PM
like staying in a mosh pit for 3 hours after you've been stabbed? Like rioting in the streets after a show gets shut down? Like having sex with real, live women?
This will end up being a remake... by Messiahman	Jul 1st, 2008 08:18:04 PM
Mark my words. When all is said and done, the final film will be a complete reboot with a new actor in place.
I haven't seen Say Anything in years by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 1st, 2008 08:45:55 PM
I just remember the film fondly. My point was that there is more than your narrow version of masculinity, for which I don't think you even measure up. I don't think you'd question Forest Whitaker's ability to kick your ass, but go check the his IMDB profile and see what he's directed. I wasn't imagining you jerking off to Rambo. I'm just pointing out that that kind of film is gay porn with blood-as-cum shots. And this is perfectly fine. You should just reassess your perceived values. Gay and straight don't exist anyway, we're all somewhere in the middle. The very fact that I can deal with this probably makes me more "heterosexual" than your closeted self.
And for the record by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 1st, 2008 08:46:48 PM
my girlfriend HATES "chick flicks" but loves Todd Solondz, Chan Wook Park and David Mamet.
Commencing eye roll in 3...2...1 by REDD	Jul 1st, 2008 08:46:58 PM

I like rambo 1 and 4 by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 1st, 2008 09:14:03 PM
I'm just poking fun. True, I do love me some Judith Butler, but I assure you everything I've said has been in jest. And they weren't attacks on your sexuality. The fact of the matter is that gay and straight are invented terms. To impugn your sexuality would be to go against the tenants of the things that I (albeit jokingly) brought up. I have no desire to have sex with men, ever. I've never met a guy who I wanted to fuck. You probably haven't either. That's cool. It makes both of us, "straight" but at the same time, we both consciously and subconsciously get off on these images of hyper-masculinity in part because of their homoerotic nature. Again, I mean what I'm saying, but I'm poking fun too. Text is too often a poor tool for communicating complex concepts like this.
Eddie Stopped being funny.. by conspiracy	Jul 1st, 2008 09:14:06 PM
About 5 minutes after he made "Another 48hours". It hard to be "funny" when you hire your whole fucking family, people kiss your ass, you live in a 20 room house with a bowling alley, and you spend your nights trolling for Transvestites cuz you have seen and done everything else. Excessive success KILLS the Funny gene.
YackBacker..you are right about one thing.. by conspiracy	Jul 1st, 2008 09:18:36 PM
If anyone should know what a "flop" smells like...It'd be Murphy. Christ in a Cadillac, this guy has made MORE than his fair share. The days of Eddie asking for 8 figure paydays are about a decade past....THIS IS ONE PROJECT that should just well be forgotten.
"BHC4, starring Judge Reinhold" by Mullah Omar	Jul 1st, 2008 09:22:07 PM
I almost want to see a non-Murphy BHC4 just so we can tarnish the memories of the first two films and assfuck this series out of existence. Just bring back every bit character from the first few films to make a DTDVD anti-classic - hell, make Bronson Pinchot the main character. At some point Eddie Murphy will regret not taking better care of the franchises that made him a star.
Bronson Pinchot by TheTaf	Jul 1st, 2008 09:43:26 PM
They have to bring him back!! He was the best thing about BHC3. "Akhwell, try to say Serge, SurG it sounds like a detergent"
RATNER MURDERED XMEN III. by chadiwack	Jul 1st, 2008 09:49:26 PM
I wanted to punch him in the face after I saw X MEN 3, maybe my expectations were too high!?!?! Nahhhh! He ruined an amazing trilogy. Okay my rant is finished. I hope someone else directs Beverly Hills Cop, PLEASE maybe even UWE BOLL!! okay maybe not UWE but someone else. PEACE!
Ohhh please by Series7	Jul 1st, 2008 09:50:06 PM
go back to stand up. For the love of Allah GO BACK!!!!!
stop making turds, Eddie by aboriginal	Jul 1st, 2008 09:51:17 PM
There're too many good writers out there, too many independent studios and too much to be really well done in a flick w/o re-treading tired old shite from the '80's. You're whipped like Phil Collins as Disney's beeatch.
FUCK IT! by DigitalBeachWar	Jul 1st, 2008 10:04:10 PM
fuck it!
X-Men III was a turd before Ratner got it by aboriginal	Jul 1st, 2008 10:23:40 PM
A crushing schedule for summer release, bad script and a desperate need for a director to helm it with a fat paycheck involved. Shite, who wouldn't do it, but Ratner?
the reason 12 year olds wanted to see Beverly hills cop back in by slappy jones	Jul 1st, 2008 10:37:37 PM
is because it was R rated.
WhinyNegativeBitch by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2008 11:05:52 PM
I just finished watching the new blu-ray of Point Break which looks nice but you're out of your fucking mind if you think its better than The Rock. And the best thing that The Professional has going for it is Gary Oldman. Otherwise the film is glorified kiddie porn.
Money Talks by LucienPierce	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:13:34 AM
Eddie Murphy's career been on a downward spiral since BHC3 with minor blips coming up with Shrek and Dreamgirls. (I enjoyed Metro for what it was and he was the best thing in I, Spy). Isn't it amazingly coincidental that as they start talking about BHC4 suddenly he's not interested in acting in movies anymore. Come on, he thinks he's going to pull a Mel Gibson and get paid $35m for the fourth entry of a franchise. At least Mel Gibson was still a bankable star and is still a bankable name. Murphy is not. Personally I'm looking forward to this, particularly if they go with the tone and feel of the first two. Oh yeah! And this is exactly the sort of film Ratner is good at.
All the President's Men is fucking brilliant, octagonproplex by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:27:06 AM
and so is The French Connection.
X Men 3 is better than the first two by merricks14yearoldson	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:10:50 AM
Eat it.
GO BACK TO STAND-UP, EDDIE!!! by Steve Rogers	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:14:28 AM
I've been waiting YEARS to hear him say that. The Eddie Murphy who did stand up was one of the funniest men alive. The Eddie Murphy we have today is a poor, pale imitation of himself. Quit selling out for the money Eddie!
Conversation is NOT over rated by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:42:44 AM
Great film, but you gotta see/hear it in theaters to "get" it. Also, how can it be overrated? It's pretty obscure by my count. It's seen as that OTHER film FFC made.
Die Hard 2 sucks ass by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:45:48 AM
Can't watch it. So boring and stupid. Even DHiNO was better.
and, Altman rocks by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:47:38 AM
even if some of his movies are almost impenetrable.
How about remaking the 3rd much grittier like the 1st film by Monkey_King	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:33:02 AM
The 3rd film sucked, felt rushed and it was totally removed from the first 2 films. Hell, people bitched about the 2nd film, but it took place a year or so later after part 1 and Axel was friends with everybody by then and was more serious.
MTV has a different story by Freakjuice89	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:51:06 AM
mtv.com says Eddie is still doing 'Beverly Hills Cop IV' http://www.mtv.com/movies/news /articles/1590230/story.jhtml
That overrated list is terrible by Lost Jarv	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:59:01 AM
Exorcist, Raging Bull, Mash, Dirty Harry, and The French Connection are not overrated.
Make it for kids??? wtf??? by Obi_Wan_Guacamoli	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:08:56 AM
I was a kid when I watched the rated R BHC movies. I enjoyed them because of the adult humor. I don't want to watch some toned down Nancy Drew shit.
Why no SNL? by Dazzler69	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:45:47 AM
I never understood why Eddie never went back to SNL? It's a good way to pimp his crappy movies.
Bowfinger 2 with Murphy & Martin by pokadoo	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:28:22 AM
...then retire for good. No more bland family comedys with a Red logo font on a white poster and either of the former talents grinning/looking confused/ wearing a fatsuit, with some smartass kids in the background and Eugine levy mugging from the side. We can leave Ice Cube to take up that mantle.
You know whats funny about the whole by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:59:45 AM
"You know, FOR KIDS!" idea, is that when you think about it, what was the most fucked up thing you saw as a kid. Probably was Alien/s, Beaverly Hills Cop, Demolition Man, Die Hard, Rambo pretty much any big hard R movie of the 70-80. And are cartoons were all Gummy Bears, Speed Racer, Inspector Gadget, TMNT more product placement then anything (Except Gummy Bears, unless it was for the candy?). The worst music we really had was NWA, or 2 Live Crew. Compare that with todays standards, the worst thing kids see today is shit like 2 Girls 1 Cup, movies like Hostel, just look at any top ten song list in the past 5 years and there is at least one or two terrible band with a song that degrads something, and cartoons that teach you nothing but to be violent...and buy shit. So in an age were kids are watching more and worse shit and hearing more derogetory stuff then most of us did as a kid growing up, shouldn't a movie for kids be a hard 'R' anyways? Kids now a days have easier access to more messed up shit, so lets piss off the adults and make one of the most 'R' rates comedians ever and make him a kids figure. By that the should say that they are making a movie for Todlers.
Though by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:07:22 AM
For the life of me I can't help but not laugh at the trailers for Dave.... I cut myself afterward because I don't understand my emotions.
Any "Best Action Movie of All Time" List by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:14:22 AM
That doesn't contain Ronin is a failure. Greatest car chase scenes ever. They will never have an equal. And the absence of either Ong Bak or Tom Yum Goong is also suspect. For that matter (not to sound like a raving lunatic here) but a top 10 action movie list without at least TWO Asian films lacks credibility. And one of those needs to be Hard Boiled. The other can be either a Tony Jaa or a Donnie Yen movie.
The Ronin car chase... by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:22:10 AM
...is fracking overrated. Add that to octagonproplex's list. Thanks.
Car chase overrated? by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:31:37 AM
Who let this lunatic in the club? AICN needs to raise membership standards.
Octagon is obviously insane. by DocPazuzu	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:36:50 AM
The Conversation overrated? Jesus...
Motoko by just pillow talk	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:59:28 AM
Dude. You are off your rocker. The Ronin car chase is fucking great. In fact, that whole movie is fucking great. The CoC is greatly disturbed by the going-ons here...
Top of the morning to you, Pillow by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:14:21 AM
Can you believe some of these lists? Any action movie afficiando worth his weight in salt knows FLAMIN LEG KICKS need inclusion on a top ten list.
Hawaiian by just pillow talk	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:17:52 AM
The Protector has such great crazy shit in it...I'm so stoked for his new one. That trailer was just FLAMING LEG KICKtastical!
The Conversation by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:32:39 AM
I don't get the big deal behind this movie? Nor do I for Blow Up and Blow Out. They are all the same movie. They are like watching an introvert solve a case, where not much is solved in the end. Most of the movie is just Hemmings/Hackman/Travolta running around trying to get better quality of their work, telling people a murder happened.
My Asian movie line up tomorrow is all set by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:36:08 AM
Depending on how long my trip to the dentist last tomorrow morning, I'll try to get in at least three movies but hopefully four. Ong Bak 2 looks like it has the potential to cure cancer, impeach Bush, put Walmart out of business and bring back the bee population. It will own people ho don't even watch it.
THIS IS A TURD WAITING TO HAPPEN by Kryptic Verse	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:41:56 AM
This will be terrible it is so obvious that this is a tired haggered remake as is the fashion of the moment or some shit sequel or prequel .
THIS IS A TURD WAITING TO HAPPEN by Kryptic Verse	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:41:59 AM
This will be terrible it is so obvious that this is a tired haggered remake as is the fashion of the moment or some shit sequel or prequel .
I should be receiving Dragon Tiger Gate by just pillow talk	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:43:48 AM
either today or tomorrow.
IT'S A MAD HOOOUUUSE!!!!! by DocPazuzu	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:01:41 AM
A MAAAAAAD HOOOOUUUUSE!!!!!!
Cowbell & Pillow by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:31:28 AM
One of these days I'm half expecting a TBer to say that Schindlers List sucked because Goethe wasn't evil enough and could have killed more Jews. If you're a man of booze, JPT, I suggest pouring yourself a bottle of something smooth when you watch Tiger Gate. It'll help you get through the stuff that drags.
I have some delicous hefeweizen by just pillow talk	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:35:34 AM
Me thinks I shall partake in a few adult beverages whilst watching some Donnie.
"I DONT CARE IF THE SCRIPT AINT RIGHT"? by riddleman1674	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:36:04 AM
This just goes to show what a fucking talentless money grubbing hack Murphy has become over the last 2 decades. Take note, Eddie, this is why people like Dave Chappelle will always be funny and successful and why ten year's from now you'll be doing GrandDaddy Day Care. Well it's all about the money, maybe by some miracle, they'll come up with a great script and lure the fucker back with alot of benjamins. Fuck I'm just curious, when the humor snatchers came and produced this walking fucking pod person producing just an endless sea of garbage on film! How do you go from classics like 48 Hours, Delirious, Coming To America, & Beverly Hills Cop to bullshit like Vampire In Brooklyn, Holy Man, Metro, The Nutty Professor, Doctor Doolittle, etc etc. Hell maybe stand up is his best route. Hopefully he won't end up doing jokes for some Disney kids show. Wishful thinking, haha
A movie doesn't exist by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:38:36 AM
That a Belgium wheat beer won't make better. Good choice, JPT!
it makes everything better by just pillow talk	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:43:50 AM
it makes feel sort of invincible.
makes "me" I should say by just pillow talk	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:46:15 AM
Perhaps I've had a few already and don't know it. Or I need a few.
Murphy quit years ago by moviemaniac-7	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:07:13 AM
What else explains Norbit? However, the one thing I want to see is another 48HRS and Beverly Hills Cop.
Only on AICN can a BHC4 item turn into a debate by skimn	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:22:55 AM
of action/overrated flicks. To throw my two cents in the ring, how about the most underrated films of the '70s. I toss in Altman's California Split and Thunderbolt And Lightfoot.
I thought the trailer for "Meet Dave" was a parody... by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:33:34 AM
...but then I realized it is an actual movie. sigh Eddie, you're a funny guy, but make some good decisions already. C'mon, man...Norbitt, Haunted Mansion, Pluto Nash? Man, you're lucky that the first 2 Shrek movies were decent so you could afford to have a baby with Startling Spice or whomever. Man, I listened to your old stand-up albums over and over again, I watched Raw over and over again and I laughed my ass off every time. Get back to your roots, man. I know you want to do things for your kids now, but they're gonna grow up and whether they admit it or not, even they are going to look back on this string of flops with some degree of embarassment. Get it together, man...get back to your roots.
I forgot to mention Bowfinger and Holy Man... by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:34:09 AM
...sweet Lord those were awful.
Bay did with The Rock what he hould have done with by CrichtonAstronut	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:34:13 AM
Transformers Remember when Michael Biehn and his army of who the uck are they went and left Nick Cage and Sean Connery behind. Didn't any body think wouldn't this movie have sucked if they ept the focus on tjhses guy and just left Nick Cage and Sean Connery on the back burner. Or at least what a wasted opportunity. Cause that's pretty much what he did wth Transformers accept this that who in the fuck are they army didn't have Michael Biehn leading them. And the Autobots were totally Back Burnered. Fotunately in the Rock soeone tapper Bay on the shoulder and said "dde, this movie's supposed to be about Nick Cagwe and Sean Connery. That's why their on the poster. That's wy we paid millions of dollarsd to get them here. Nobodys comingher to see a bunch of the the fuck are they's shoots each other. Get the army boys off tyhe fucking screen and mske this about Sean Connerty and Nick Cage." Someone should have repeated that speech when he made Transformers. Get the fucking Autobots on screen doing Something. For most the movie. Nobody cares about the fucking army dudes played nobody anybody wants to know.
Where Is The Beverly Hills Cop Prequel Trilogy?!?! by LaserPants	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:36:00 AM
Clearly this is where the saga of Beverly Hills Cop needs to go; we need to find out how many midichlorians Eddie Murphy had in his blood when he hired that transsexual hooker give him a blow job. And by "midichlorians" I mean cocaine.
Doctor Doolittle 1 and 2 by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:36:07 AM
FUCK
SERIES 7...best talkback line of the week! by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:39:04 AM
"I cut myself afterward because I don't understand my emotions." You bastard, I've got water coming out my eyes laughing!
Seriously. thasnk god for the R at least it's moving by CrichtonAstronut	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:46:01 AM
in the right direction now. I was about to ask. yeah, remember when you watched that movie, when yu were a kid, Remeber it had a bunch naked women and people using the F word and some pretty cool violence. Wasn't that part of what you loved. Apparently it was and he remembered. Awesome. Thank you god. Thank you spirits of Christmasd can I have a hell yeah Ratner.
Raging Bull... by REDD	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:38:05 PM
was released in 1980.
Cletus Van Damme by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:51:05 PM
Seriously man, I also found myself laughing at the Step Brothers movie as well, granted it was at least the red band trailer.
Octa by skimn	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:00:47 PM
I realise we live in the days of seen-it-all, but it was pretty shocking to see a young pre-teenage girl violently masturbate with a crucifix and then shove her mother's face in the menstrual blood, all the while cursing "Let Jesus fuck her." Come to think of it, I don't think the board would let that scene go by unrated today. And has anyone else beside Friedkin been able to direct a film about demonic possession so effectly since?...no, I don't think so.
Octa - a response - somewhat by toadkillerdog	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:03:58 PM
I disagree with some of your choices, the others, I have no opinion on because I either have not seen them, or they never interested me. 1. The Exorcist - Scared the crap out of 1970's audiences that had never before seen the depiction hidden, and mystic Catholic ritual, and in a battle against a possesed child, combined with horror and gore - at least not in a well made, mainstream movie. It still holds up very well, today, as for not being scary, well, that is subjective, but the images of Regan doing the broken back spider walk down the stairs (In the directors cut)are still very vivid. The Catholic imagery alone, for the true believers, was enough to send them to church in droves. You have to put things in context. In the 30's Dracula and Frankenstein were frightening. Now, though they are still very good movies, they do not frighten. The 70's horror was owned by Exorcist. 6. Mash - Very funny, satiric and subversive flick. However, the TV show, at least the first three years, actually was even better - if nowhere near as racy. 8. Dirty Harry - A true classic. Exploitation does not make it bad. It deserves the classic status. Not a great movie in terms of writing or acting. But impact was undeniable.
Skimn by toadkillerdog	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:14:38 PM
I totally agree with you on that.
How you KNOW you're old... by Nagual	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:30:54 PM
...you remember when Eddie was funny. Jeezus, can he just go away? And Ratner...friggin' retire.
BHC4 by rogueleader66	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:31:04 PM
Needs to be an R movie, Eddie need to go back to being Eddie, not Mr. "I got caught with a tranny so now I am a family film guy" The last thing he did that really made me laugh was The Nutty Professor, and then he took the whole playing multiple characters thing way too far. Just be the Axel Foley from BHC 1&2, and have a good story. I actually like an idea that a TB'er suggested earlier, start the movie in Beverly Hills and have it go to Detroit, that would be a nice change.
Oh, and The Conversation by rogueleader66	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:34:11 PM
Saw it in film class in college, and honestly, the only thing I remember about it is that Harrison Ford has a tiny part in it. Otherwise, I didn't find it to be the masterpiece it is said to be, otherwise I would have remembered more of it.
OH man this gonna be good! by santi01	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:58:27 PM
I wonder what magic Brett Ratner has up his genius sleeve with this one!
Salem by Kloipy	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:20:14 PM
I don't think that Audition fits the Torture Porn profile. Yes it has torture in it, but the movie isn't built around torture. I agree that it is one of the best horror films that I have seen in the past few years. A beautiful film. Yeah, the Kiri kiri kiri part drove me nuts the first time I saw it, scared the shit out of me, just the innocent glee of her voice juxtaposed against what she was doing. Sheer genius. Eli Roth couldn't pull that off if his life depended on it
48rs! They just don't make them like they use to. by ganymede3010	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:22:28 AM
Oh how I miss the old, the real, the really funny Eddie Murphy:(
OCtagon are you mad? by Lost Jarv	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:52:54 AM
Talk to Bay to use slo-mo correctly? Bay isn't fit to lick Peckinpah's dead helmet.
Audition is not TP by Lost Jarv	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:53:28 AM
Fuck me.
Tale of 2 sisters is fucking good by Lost Jarv	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:54:16 AM
no argument there. Even if the end left me a bit confused first time.
Was I talking to you ? fuckhole? by Lost Jarv	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:22:37 AM
Is your name Octagon? or are you just crying for some attention? What's the matter? momma not give you enough love? too much love?
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Golden Child Grown Up. by Dingbatty	Jul 3rd, 2008 08:19:37 AM

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... a filthy SPAMWHORE!
I liked Beverly Hills Cop 3 by Cotton McKnight	Jul 3rd, 2008 09:45:02 AM
I really did. I find that boombox that turned into a rocket launcher hysterical.
FUCK OFF AND DIE SPAMWHORE by Lost Jarv	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:14:54 AM
fucking hell, it's like that addicted- to- film dick or gallerie chappie all over again.
I seem to remember there talk of an American by skimn	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:24:30 AM
remake of Audition. Thank God nothing came of it. Where would Ichi The Killer fit in? I don't know if its horror per se, but it sure is fucked up (in a good way). To the horror list I would add Bava's Black Sunday. Is that the three episodone? And toss in an Argento of choice.
Bright Boy by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:03:16 PM
No...sorry
Orlando Jones by enderandrew	Oct 23rd, 2008 05:37:49 PM
He is much cheaper than Chris Tucker, and funny, as opposed to Chris Tucker.
Wow, old post by Orcus	Oct 27th, 2008 09:12:04 AM
Like anyone but Orcus will see it
Hey, I saw it! by seppukudkurosawa	Dec 8th, 2008 12:28:14 AM
That's still pretty bizarre replying to someone four months late, though... (He says, knowing Orcus will respond sometime in 2010).
Try Today by Orcus	Dec 8th, 2008 08:26:23 AM
Hehehehe
Ah, that explains by seppukudkurosawa	Dec 23rd, 2008 02:17:08 AM
Your sudden reappearance on the Zone. Hope all goes well with the Orcus and his daughter for the holidays.
Sounds like Eddie is a bit older & wiser by VAWitch	Jun 9th, 2009 10:38:49 AM
And not doing things just for the money anymore. Whether one likes his recent movies or not - they strike me as he's trying to do films he can share WITH his kids, which any little ones he could't share BHC with for a while. Will be nice to see him do standup. 'Course - why he couldn't do both is beyond me. Alternate. Steve Harvey does a daily radio show, writes books and still does stand-up tours.

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