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Plot:
The first in a series of four Lethal Weapons. Mel Gibson plays an emotionally off-balanced undercover cop. His partner, Danny Glover, is good valued family man. The two opposite personalities become e...( read more 
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MCT:August 24, 2008A classic movie. Any Mel Gibson and/or Danny Glover Fan would approve of this first out of four installment.
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MCT:August 23, 2008Mel Gibson is mulletastic.
What on earth is with the fistfight at the end?
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MCT:August 14, 2008
Lethal Weapon is a great action comdey but it is not the best i have seen and in this film it stars Mel Gibson Danny Glover and directed by Richard Donner.
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MCT:August 11, 2008
"Do you REALLY wanna jump!?"
Undergoing an emotional breakdown, a suicidal marksman is partnered up with a tired, old police veteran who's "getting too old for this shit." Resentment builds between the two as the old timer has to deal with his new deeply depressed partner and his tormenting anguish. Throw in some Shadow Soldiers from Vietnam and a shipment of Heroin, and you've got yourself a lethal Action-Buddy Comedy/Drama.
"Put it in yo' mouth."
There is a small dry period right before the epic ending of the film, but other than that, it's always fun to watch. Plus, the 'Meet Martin Riggs' guitar score is simply amazing.
"I don't make things difficult. That's the way they get, all by themselves." -
MCT:August 1, 2008
A great start to a good series of movies. Although mel is an alcoholic sudo religious bigot he sure can act.
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MCT:July 31, 2008
One of the greatest cop/action movies ever made. Mel Gibson is kick ass and halrious and Danny Glover proves to be the great serious sidekick. Awesome action scenes and the fight in front of the house is awesome.
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MCT:July 28, 2008
Undercover Los Angeles Police Officer "Sergeant Martin Riggs" is too close to taking his life over the death of his wife, who was killed in a car bombing meant for him. And just as he is about to pull the trigger to end it all, something enters his head and makes him put the gun down. He is quite unstable, and nobody wants to be his partner.
On the other hand, "Sgt. Roger Murtaugh" (Danny Glover), who works in Homicide, is stable, with a wonderful family. He has turned 50, and wants to make it to his retirement. To his surprise, he is given a new partner, a partner nobody wants to work with -- "Riggs."
An old buddy of "Murtaugh" wants him to kill those responsible for giving his daughter the drugs that pushed her into jumping off a high-rise. These bad guys are lead by "General Peter McAllister" (Mitch Ryan) and "Mr. Joshua" (Gary Busey), both of whom has Special Forces military training. The same type of training that "Riggs" has while he was in the military.
One thing that really carries the movie is the chemistry between Glover and Gibson, who was launched into superstardom with the role of "Riggs". Gibson is possibly the most memorable of the two actors in this movie due to taping into the part of his personality needed to play the role of a guy who wants to take his own life, but something keeps him going despite thinking about killing himself daily. Glover is the perfect straight man for Gibson. He plays the role where he can't help but take a risk that "Riggs" has no problem with.
Busey, who has played similar roles that are much meaner, does a good job. However, he appeared to hold back just a little bit to make his character a real bad guy. Ryan was not as strong as a bad guy, but his performance isn't that bad.
There are some predictable elements in this movie. One of which is that the bad guys find out where "Murtaugh" lives, and kidnaps his oldest daughter (Traci Wolfe, whose only movie credit is this role).
The action scenes, which are spread out a little too much in my opinion, are intense and spectacular. The music and editing really help these scenes to keep you on the edge of your seat at times.
The pace of this film is done nicely. If any scene lagged, they quickly passed without notice. The direction was also done pretty nicely.
In my opinion, this would be a pretty good choice for the next time you want to rent a movie. -
MCT:July 27, 2008
Glover and Gibson make a good team, they work well together. Most of this movie is good, however the ending of the movie is a let down. There are some good action scenes but the final one is dull.
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MCT:July 24, 2008
Best of the series with Mel Gibson at his best as crazy, on the edge cop Martin Riggs and Danny Glover as 'too old for this shit' Roger Murtaugh, the mis-matched pair are made partners to investigate an apparant suicide of a young prostitute but something doesn't add up, Riggs and Murtaugh discover it to be the tip of the iceberg in a big Heroin operation. Action scenes are good and theirs a fair few, the chemistry between Gibson and Glover works well and Gary Busey is Gary Busey in his usual lunatic role. Good watch.
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MCT:July 11, 2008
A decent actionmovie with heroes and a good sense of humor. It's exactly what I expect from these kinds of movies.
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MCT:July 7, 2008
Danny Glover and Mel Gibson turn the buddy cop story on its ear, and make it an action-packed frantic adventure in this first go around. They should have ended it here.
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MCT:July 6, 2008
Great action movie. The great chemistry between the leads make it all the more believable and entertaining.
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MCT:July 6, 2008
Still a great movie after 2o+ years. The chemistry with Gibson and Glover is only part of the fun. I love the bluesy jazz soundtrack and desperately need it.
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MCT:June 28, 2008
Reminded me of Die Hard.
Not as good as McClain.
But still great stroy and action.
I find they could have used a little gore.
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MCT:June 27, 2008
Fun and entertaining cop buddy movie..the interaction betwen Gibson and Glover drives this series....violent and amusing...movie has excellent pacing and script....
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MCT:June 12, 2008
(his public behavior not-withstanding), this was one of his 80's movies that helped to solidify my being a fan of his! a great action movie; a great cop-buddy movie!
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MCT:June 7, 2008
A decent action film made like they aren't made nowadays. Entertaining, and funny great characters. Action fans won't be let down.
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MCT:May 23, 2008Who doesn't love this film. It has everything you could possibly want for an action cop movie. Mel Gibson is just perfect for the role of the off the rails, arrogant undercover cop. And works very well with Danny Glover as the more down to earth, play it by the rules officer. They work really well together and the comedy created between the pair is just classic at times. The plot is simple and straight to the point. Sometimes I just can't be doing with writers trying to overcomplicate things. Here it just isn't down. It's predictable but exciting. Defiantly a must see cop film.
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MCT:May 16, 2008
up there as one of the best buddy films, Guibson and Glover just work so well off each other no wonder there was 3 sequels
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MCT:May 5, 2008
The original crazy cop partners. They are always getting themselves into trouble and thankfully by the end of the movie they have figured out how ot get out of it.
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MCT:April 26, 2008My Bro say it is nice...but i never seen it before...should i trust his taste jus like the kill bill ??
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MCT:April 21, 2008
Richard Donner's Lethal Weapon is a film bombarded by action and clever characters. Plot might not be the best, because we focus on Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh so much, we dont care about much else.
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MCT:April 8, 2008
The best in all 4 movies. Originals usually are. Mel Gibson at his best I believe. Again, the 80's rock when it comes to movies.
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