Beverly Hills Cop 4 - Page 2

*Andrew NDB* · 12-14-2023, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sumac

I wonder, why its released on Netflix, instead of cinemas.

From what I remember it was a two part Netflix development deal with Dolemite is My Name. Also, it should help lock in the R-rating. If this ends up being PG-13 there is really no excuse for it to be such.

*IMJ* · 12-14-2023, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sumac

From a trailer it looks more like Bad Boys, what with all this chases and explosions.
But it looks fairly good, even, if I hate this blueish color correction, prevalent in some modern movies.

I wonder, why its released on Netflix, instead of cinemas.

Producers probably felt that it was more of a "sure thing" than in theaters. And I tend to agree, if that turned out to be true.

*Andrew NDB* · 12-25-2023, 02:42 AM

It was a tough shoot.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/murphy-...Wn8MYoEhDx5DdA

I'm really hoping for a win here. Coming 2 America really crushed me and my decades of actually pretty reasonable expectations.

*Andrew NDB* · 05-23-2024, 03:45 PM

*IMJ* · 05-23-2024, 04:56 PM

I'm hoping for a win too. I want this to be the reason to go buy all the BHC flicks on 4k even though I'll probably only watch them one more time in life.

~~mrluck_07~~ · 05-24-2024, 08:23 AM

Might be worth a watch.

*CyberCubed* · 05-24-2024, 08:28 PM

I suspect this will be like Coming 2 America 2, where it'll be fun for fans of the series, but a lot of it will re-tread the original movie(s).

*Andrew NDB* · 05-25-2024, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I suspect this will be like Coming 2 America 2, where it'll be fun for fans of the series, but a lot of it will re-tread the original movie(s).

You know, I've watched this latest trailer a few times and... I'm worried. If they packed the best into it, I'm not sure. It may be "Remember this stuff?" with 2 or 3 big set pieces.

Coming 2 America wasn't outright horrible, but you can definitely watch part 1 and then watch part 2 and go, "Wow, the quality of filmmakers and filmmaking just dropped like 200%." Which isn't to say the Beverly Hills Cop movies are emblematic of high quality beyond the first movie. Though I love the grit of the second one. The third one is bananas (which nobody likes or at least loves), which, oddly enough, seems to be the "tone" of these trailers for 4.

The surrendering of a theatrical release for this troubles me as it did for Coming 2 America. When we were in COVID there was a rhyme and a reason... now? I know it's not as simple as "they don't believe it would work in theaters" as much as "Netflix made the highest offer" but it's still not very comforting. Though maybe that was the only way to get the "R" rating. In which case maybe in retrospect it will be worth it? But it has to be good.

*Andrew NDB* · 07-21-2024, 07:33 PM

Saw it. Jeeze... idk. I liked it but I didn't love it, and I don't think it would have done much in theaters. There was kernels of a good idea in there, but I think they needed another pass or two at the script. It felt way more "safe" than it needed to be and I wasn't really laughing. One bit in the car with the Perfect Strangers guy that I assume was improv, I chuckled there.

joe-eyeball · 07-21-2024, 08:38 PM

It definitely falls in line with what the franchise has given us but they didn’t really try to add anything new to freshen things up. It was entertaining and certainly worth watching if you like the original but it could’ve been more.

*IMJ* · 07-21-2024, 09:27 PM

Watched it a few days ago. I thought it was great. Basically everything it needed to be and had all of the beats regarding what these movies are. It was good!

*Andrew NDB* · 07-21-2024, 10:13 PM

It's like they didn't try hard enough with the "jokes." I'll give an example, Axel gets to a hotel and starts to do a routine with the clerk but then just gives up and drops it with "I'm too tired to do that." I wanted to hear it! The movie didn't even give Axel that many opportunities to "con" people and that's usually been the cornerstone of good BHC movies. And the big joke at the hotel is she tells him, "That'll be $950 a night" and the camera cuts to Axel for him saying, "I love Beverly Hills!" End scene. And that's it, that's the joke. It's not funny.

12-25-2023, 02:42 AM	#23
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,565	It was a tough shoot. https://www.darkhorizons.com/murphy-...Wn8MYoEhDx5DdA I'm really hoping for a win here. Coming 2 America really crushed me and my decades of actually pretty reasonable expectations. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

05-23-2024, 03:45 PM	#24
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05-23-2024, 04:56 PM	#25
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,895	I'm hoping for a win too. I want this to be the reason to go buy all the BHC flicks on 4k even though I'll probably only watch them one more time in life. __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

07-21-2024, 07:33 PM	#29
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,565	Saw it. Jeeze... idk. I liked it but I didn't love it, and I don't think it would have done much in theaters. There was kernels of a good idea in there, but I think they needed another pass or two at the script. It felt way more "safe" than it needed to be and I wasn't really laughing. One bit in the car with the Perfect Strangers guy that I assume was improv, I chuckled there. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

07-21-2024, 09:27 PM	#31
IMJ Emperor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midwest, U.S.A. Posts: 8,895	Watched it a few days ago. I thought it was great. Basically everything it needed to be and had all of the beats regarding what these movies are. It was good! __________________ Wave 1 Collectibles Online Market Watch Blog Collection Photography

05-24-2024, 08:23 AM	#26
~~mrluck_07~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 14	Might be worth a watch.

05-24-2024, 08:28 PM	#27
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,883	I suspect this will be like Coming 2 America 2, where it'll be fun for fans of the series, but a lot of it will re-tread the original movie(s).

07-21-2024, 08:38 PM	#30
joe-eyeball Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland Posts: 708	It definitely falls in line with what the franchise has given us but they didn’t really try to add anything new to freshen things up. It was entertaining and certainly worth watching if you like the original but it could’ve been more.

07-21-2024, 10:13 PM	#32
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,565	It's like they didn't try hard enough with the "jokes." I'll give an example, Axel gets to a hotel and starts to do a routine with the clerk but then just gives up and drops it with "I'm too tired to do that." I wanted to hear it! The movie didn't even give Axel that many opportunities to "con" people and that's usually been the cornerstone of good BHC movies. And the big joke at the hotel is she tells him, "That'll be $950 a night" and the camera cuts to Axel for him saying, "I love Beverly Hills!" End scene. And that's it, that's the joke. It's not funny. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]