A shockingly entertaining diversion, the best in the series since the film that helped make Murphy one of the biggest stars of his generation.
    • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      5 months ago

      Yup… slightly different, a lot older.

      I get that they want to keep it similar style, but man they didn’t take any risks.

      It’s like watching episodic TV. There are no surprises.

        • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          5 months ago

          Well, my expectations were really low for that so I didn’t mind that as much as others.

          My expectations were slightly higher for this and so I didn’t enjoy it as much. It’s not the worst thing. It’s watchable, I got a few chuckles, but it’s simply meh. It didn’t need to be made, but for two hours, it’s fine.

          I think it was about ten-fifteen years too late.

    • criitz@reddthat.comEnglish
      7·
      5 months ago

      I mean, that’s what they did for all 3 of the original movies, which people liked.

  • ThaMule@feddit.nlEnglish
    5·
    5 months ago

    Ok, might watch. Expected it to be crap. Hope I have same taste as Roger Ebert though.

    • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      5 months ago

      Saw it. It was okay. Expect everyone to be old. Expect the writer to take the same beats as previous movies. There were a few lines that were funny, but Murphy is obviously not the same young kid from the first movies.

      I liked it better than 3, but that’s not saying much. 1 and 2 were far better. Don’t expect a Top Gun: Maverick experience by any means.

      • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        31·
        5 months ago

        My father noticed this movie existed, and he asked me “I wonder what the premise of the movie is?” And my immediate reaction was “Here’s an IP we haven’t monetized in awhile.”

        Was anyone asking for a new Beverly Hills Cop movie? The first one was pretty cool, 40 years ago. The second one was okay, the third was basically self-parody, then 30 years went by during which I think the brand devolved in people’s minds to being the Axel F theme (which still comprehensively slaps) and “Remember when Eddie Murphy was edgy?”

        My father then turned to the computer, started looking up the cast (he’s the kind of guy who, while watching a movie, will see someone walk in and then talk over the movie “That’s Fleeg Fleegerson, he’s Glipper Glunderdung’s ex husband, he played three insensitive racial stereotypes on a black and white cowboys and indians show I grew up with.”) and he goes “Someone Someoneson plays his daughter…I wonder if she’s black keyboard noises, pause while the page loads Yep!”

        Boomers, man.