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The series formula started to kick in with this immediate sequel to Lethal Weapon, but that doesn't necessarily make it a weak movie. Joe Pesci joins the fold, Richard Donner directs again, and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return as LAPD partners, their relationship smoother now that Gibson's character has recovered from his maddening grief over his wife's death. But the reckless Mel and cautious Danny equation, good for a million laughs, settles into place in this story involving a South African smuggler and a new girlfriend (Patsy Kensit) for Gibson. The movie is hardly comfy, though. The last act gets nasty, and a climactic fight between Gibson (who gets the worst of it) and some high-kicking villain is ugly. --Tom Keogh
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In my humble opinion, the best of all four of the "Weapons". The characters are well established and the addition of Pesci is pure genius if not a little of a show stealer. A great piece of casting in Josh Ackland as the evil baddy and even Patsy Kensit looks gorgeous and believe me I am not one of her admirers. The action is fast paced, the storyline is good (only feeling dated due to the fall of Aparthied) and the performances from all involved are top notch. This is just one long non stop rollercoaster, especially the destroying of the house on stilts (yes that is a real house that they had to build to full regs due to local laws--just to destroy it!!). This was made for DVD, the explosions and sound effects just jump out at you thanks to the advances made in home sound technology. A bargain and a must for all Gibson/Glover fans.
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This is the sequel to the popular 80s action classic Lethal weapon, Lethal weapon is a superior sequel with once again keeping up a cool story full of action and violence and over the top stunts and a few added twists to the characters stories, the cast once again is brilliant with the addition of a few new faces mainly Joe Pesci and the lovely young Patsy Kensit. This is a great sequel and a must for big fans of 80s action movies!
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As much as Lethal Weapon may have stepped outside its genre trappings to strike an unexpected chord, its sequel was the film that gave the series the legs it needed to continue onward and upward.
While it still plumbs some dark, painful subject matter for its lead characters, Lethal Weapon 2 skews lighter by treating the Murtaugh-Riggs dynamic as the stuff of fruitful comedy, an approach intensified by the slightly annoying, but still faithfully endearing, Leo Getz character, whom Joe Pesci makes all his own.
But it's the supreme comfort of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, with both each other and the script that rockets this to the top of buddy movies to such an extent that it became ripe for parody.
The director again proves his command of this material with a handful of memorable scenes, and especially his use of Gibson in his trademark "lethal weapon" scenes, which coined the franchise title. Even though Gibson is a lot less depressed in this film you still completely believe him as a guy that has nothing to lose.
Where as the first lethal weapon really successfully put the story of the franchise out there, It was still not quite hitting the mark for me, but here, there is the stuff that sequel dreams are made of.
While it still plumbs some dark, painful subject matter for its lead characters, Lethal Weapon 2 skews lighter by treating the Murtaugh-Riggs dynamic as the stuff of fruitful comedy, an approach intensified by the slightly annoying, but still faithfully endearing, Leo Getz character, whom Joe Pesci makes all his own.
But it's the supreme comfort of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, with both each other and the script that rockets this to the top of buddy movies to such an extent that it became ripe for parody.
The director again proves his command of this material with a handful of memorable scenes, and especially his use of Gibson in his trademark "lethal weapon" scenes, which coined the franchise title. Even though Gibson is a lot less depressed in this film you still completely believe him as a guy that has nothing to lose.
Where as the first lethal weapon really successfully put the story of the franchise out there, It was still not quite hitting the mark for me, but here, there is the stuff that sequel dreams are made of.
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Lethal Weapon 2
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Published 7 months ago by kav
Big big sequel.
Intrepid cop partners Riggs & Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their diplomatic immunities to engage in criminal activities. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Spike Owen
Is this a classic?
Asides from the laughable South African accent attempts and the fact that one of the only genuine South Africans is killed off within the first 15 minutes, this is classic Riggs... Read more
Published 20 months ago by RA
Lethal Weapon 2 (Blu-Ray)
Just purchased this as u can only buy the 1st film on Blu-Ray in the uk this is excellent even though its not the directors cut. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2010 by B. Howard
They're back, they're bad. He's black, he's mad.
The topical plot of Lethal Weapon 2 may seem a little dated now, but Soud Av-ree-gan villains are always despicable and who doesn't love to them get blown away. Read more
Published on 24 April 2007 by Inspector Gadget
Cut by 31 secs
A great movie but like so many UK releases has been censored. The R1 US version and the R4 Australian Version are UNCUT! Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2004 by Mr. Steven Mckinlay
LA's most destructive cops make a diamond return
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover reprise their roles as destructive LA cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2004 by aurtherwood
watchable and entertaining
this is a very watchable and probably better follow up to the original lethal weapon - all the cast are back and the storyline is eay to follow if a little predictable - i would... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2001
A great sequal to the original
If you enjoyed the gun-ho shinanigans of the first Lethal Weapon then this sequal stares right down the barrel at you and fires right at you. Great fun. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2000
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