Lethal Weapon - Full Reaction
Added 2022-12-14 05:39:15 +0000 UTCWell I was not expecting to like this one as much as I did. It was kind of dark and "yikes" at parts but I think not only do I love a good love story, I love a good story of friendship and watching these two learn to love each other was pretty tender. They are both so likeable and different and they just work. Yes, I want to watch the next one if that is what you were going to ask ;)
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I am so ready for your reaction for Lethal Weapon 4!
TLC408
2023-01-04 00:25:15 +0000 UTCWhen Leo Goetz told the story about his pet frog I legit cried.
Colin Gutierrez
2022-12-21 04:28:57 +0000 UTCOh hell yeah
Scott
2022-12-19 14:40:40 +0000 UTCWell that was great, lets ho ho hope we don't have to wait till next xmas for the next one 🤦♂️
Scott
2022-12-19 14:36:22 +0000 UTCLethal Weapon 2 and 4 are the absolute best.
John Cranberry
2022-12-18 11:24:28 +0000 UTCI totally agree The Hard Way was an awesome movie! Cassie would like it for sure! 👍🏻🙂
'Pappy' Johnston
2022-12-18 03:04:48 +0000 UTCA good comedy you'd like is, The Hard Way. Michael J Fox plays an actor who wants the role of a "Mel Gibson" type cop. To get the feel of being a cop he goes to NY & teams up with John Moss, (James Woods) who is the case of a serial killer & does not have the time or patience to for a Hollywood star wanting to play cop. Please check it out as it is a good fun, laugh out loud movie.
Sean colenso
2022-12-17 23:17:10 +0000 UTCExtra Thought: I love all the Lethal Weapons, and love the story that is told over all 4 films. However, if I had to choose my favorite "Buddy-Cop" film, it would be the buddy cop film set during Christmas Time released in 1986, not 1987. Running Scared (1986), directed by Peter Hyams, and starring Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal, as two Chicago detectives. The chemistry between Hines and Crystal is perfect and makes for a very comedic duo. The film is not completely a comedy and knows when to get serious. It is a lot of Fun, and features one of my favorite montages in a film, to the tune of Michael McDonald's "Sweet Freedom." There's a pretty Bad-Ass Car chase as well... on the "L."
Larry Darrell
2022-12-17 20:12:03 +0000 UTCWhile Lethal Weapon takes place at Christmas Time and features Christmas Music and Accoutrements, perhaps the most Christmasy thing about it is the casting of the "Christmas Queen," Darlene Love as Trish Murtaugh, Roger's wife. Darlene Love recorded some of the greatest Christmas Rock and Soul songs on Phil Spector's 1963 album, A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records. Darlene worked mostly as a back-up singer earlier in her career, and only later began to gain recognition. She has since been ranked #84 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers List, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 and had an Oscar winning documentary made about her and other back-up singers, in 2013, 20 Feet from Stardom. David Letterman is who dubbed Darlene Love the "Christmas Queen," and I think it's fitting for one of the greatest voices ever. Winter Wonderland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oyZQtLZ6U Marshmallow World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA35Ehv-uEc White Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZVqiyAMw1o All Alone on Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1uJPGRfO5Y (features spoilers from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, if haven't seen) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), live on David Letterman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V2IrH1owdw (first performance at 5:00; was a Christmas Tradition on David Letterman)
Larry Darrell
2022-12-17 19:43:41 +0000 UTCFACTS. How can you not love Joe Pesci as Leo Getz?
Uncle Phoenix
2022-12-17 17:08:54 +0000 UTCHad such high hopes for Predator (2018), because of the re-teaming of Shane Black and Fred Dekker. The Two guys that gave us The Monster Squad (1987). That was definitely underwhelming.
Larry Darrell
2022-12-17 15:54:11 +0000 UTCThat good looking, blonde naked girl at the beginning of the movie, that dove to her death, she played Kelly, Woody's girlfriend, in 'Cheers'
JPDotCom23
2022-12-17 15:26:18 +0000 UTCThis pretty much kicked off the modern buddy cop movie, it's a little bit dated now but still a great movie. I had to laugh at the end fight. When I first watched this decades ago it made sense, but now it just seems utterly ridiculous they had a knock down fight... after he killed two cops outside in the car... And Murtaugh was fine with crashing a police car through the living room!
rakesh
2022-12-17 14:04:13 +0000 UTCGary Busy is also in Point Break (with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze) another one you absolutely MUST see.
David Collins
2022-12-17 13:42:27 +0000 UTCAir America is a great movie!
Reed James
2022-12-17 04:59:17 +0000 UTCRoger said he fought in the Ia Drang valley in 65. That's where and when th battle in We Were Soldiers took place.
Reed James
2022-12-17 03:40:58 +0000 UTCTHE NICE GUYS is awesome as well. As to the Christmas factor, I think only the final scene is set at or around Christmas.
Matt Rose
2022-12-16 20:33:06 +0000 UTCI like all those Shane Black xXxmas flicks. THE NICE GUYS, the best but I don't think that one is xXxmas.
Philip Davetas
2022-12-16 20:19:41 +0000 UTC'We're back, we're bad, you're black, I'm mad!'
Matt Rose
2022-12-16 19:45:11 +0000 UTCPut me down as another advocate for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. A really smart script coupled with superb acting and fantastic direction. Great movie.
Just Plain Bob
2022-12-16 19:20:13 +0000 UTCI’m glad you got the chance to see this one. Frankly I identify with Mel Gibson’s character. If I lost MY wife, I’m not sure I could go on either…but I like to think I’d persevere like he did.
James Payne
2022-12-16 18:47:46 +0000 UTCI know I keep beating the same drum but I'm going to beat it again...if you liked this, you need to do KISS KISS BANG BANG. It's written and directed by Shane Black who wrote LETHAL WEAPON 1 and 2. It pairs up Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. You'll have a blast.
Matt Rose
2022-12-16 17:40:32 +0000 UTCSome Rom Coms are fine. I may even have to say good. Cassie made me see that. But, an action flick with some ROM com is the best. Or ROM com with some action. I now realize my favorite kind of movies have action and ROM com. Carrie's channel has taught me that.
Rick Williams
2022-12-16 15:23:49 +0000 UTCWow. I love this damn flick. The whole series honestly! "Let's get the flock outta here!"
Philip Davetas
2022-12-16 13:10:24 +0000 UTCI had the directors cut also. Had to pause Cassie a couple of times.
Rick Williams
2022-12-16 12:45:53 +0000 UTCYes. It is a continuing of the story. Partners that become family and the growth of that family through the years that span the 4 movies. Kids growing up. New romances. It's a good journey. I don't look at the individual movies. I look at the whole story. And it is a good story of family and love.
Rick Williams
2022-12-16 12:41:58 +0000 UTCDefinitely not a coincidence, given that Gibson directed We Were Soldiers. Gibson has a fascination with the Vietnam War era. He also made a movie with Robert Downey Jr (who he is very close with IRL) a few years after Lethal Weapon called Air America, which was about a covert CIA heroin-smuggling operation out of Vietnam. Sound familiar? That’s because Hunsaker name-dropped the real-life Air America in this movie. It was an actual incident that Mel wound up portraying onscreen in a movie that a lot of people think was buried and unfairly maligned because the government didn’t want people to hear about the CIA fucking around with drug smuggling.
Brian Harris
2022-12-16 09:47:10 +0000 UTC"would you like a shot at the title"
Marie Antoinette
2022-12-16 08:59:36 +0000 UTCI love that you can still hear his Aussie accent in these, Mel is such a legend!
Marie Antoinette
2022-12-16 08:09:04 +0000 UTCHer "meal ticket" is the person paying for her expenses.
Brent Petty
2022-12-16 06:07:32 +0000 UTCAlso true.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-15 23:52:07 +0000 UTCNothing says Christmas until you see Hans fall from Nakataomi plaza.
Matt Mabry
2022-12-15 23:37:54 +0000 UTCSince both you and Carly seemed to like Die Hard, you should have her catch up and bring her in on these. Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are absolute classics in the 80's action genre and the next movies in the Lethal Weapon series are also good.
Martin Skouboe
2022-12-15 22:41:05 +0000 UTCOpen Range is a good. Cassie would like it.
Rick Williams
2022-12-15 21:07:20 +0000 UTCThe Lethal Weapon movies gets less "dramatic" with the next one, you'll see and enjoy it immensely.
Yann Laliberté
2022-12-15 10:08:58 +0000 UTCYou have to remember that "considered" means almost nothing. There are a hundred people considered for most roles. Auditioned, read, or maybe even *seriously* considered are the important ones for "trivia".
Mike Lemon
2022-12-15 10:07:02 +0000 UTC"He's raging, with a fire I can't even fathom" lol, or something like that. Every reaction is a great time, but these movies are very close to my heart so this was a special treat. It was great to see you loving the relationship unfold between Riggs and Murtaugh. This is as heavy and dark as it gets too Cassie, the movies lighten up as they progress and because of that, I think any one of the next 3 could end up being your favorite.
Erik Daniel
2022-12-15 08:24:12 +0000 UTCPlus Maverick had the same director as Lethal Weapon, Richard Donner
Shawn Kildal
2022-12-15 08:06:52 +0000 UTCProblem is my mind has a mind of its own and it thinks it's 60! :-/
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-15 07:14:30 +0000 UTCAh, well, that makes me skeptical then. IMDB never verifies their trivia. Anybody can submit anything (and many do just as jokes; I remember seeing on the SCHINDLER'S LIST board once that Alan Thicke(!) was considered for Schindler). They might still be true, but I'm gonna look elsewhere for that trivia.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-15 07:04:46 +0000 UTCLet's not get too carried away.... The Predator (2018) was dogshit......lol.
Brian Jones
2022-12-15 06:49:42 +0000 UTCShe's seen Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket, and Fury..... And you're worried about Robocop or Lethal Weapon being too violent? Come now.....
Brian Jones
2022-12-15 06:45:36 +0000 UTCAge is a state of mind.... Take it from someone who has a few years on you. :)
Brian Jones
2022-12-15 06:40:43 +0000 UTCalso, again, if you find them, 1) ladyhawke (1985) 2) First Knight (1995) 3) jumping jack flash (1986) are great movies
Ry Jo
2022-12-15 05:04:25 +0000 UTCAgain...watch the scene in Maverick with Mell Gibson where the bank he is in trying to get loan money repaid from his friend the bank manager and it gets robbed. the bank robber is Danny Glover and they do a mini tribute to Lethal Weapon. I think it's great that you like action movies now!!! Now, if we could JUST get you to REALLY give westerns A FAIR SHAKE, trust us and watch "Open Range!" LOL Also, some other trivia often overlooked in this movie Hunsaker said Murtaugh he owes him Murtaugh explains it was from when Hunsaker saved his life in the Ia Drang valley in Vietnam after taking a bayonet. Ia Drang was the battle being fought in the Mel Gibson movie "We Were Soldiers." Also, Hunsaker says he was working with Air America run by Shadow Company running drugs out of Vietnam during the war. Gibson did a movie about that too where he was a good guy pilot called.....what else...."Air America"
'Pappy' Johnston
2022-12-15 03:51:15 +0000 UTCQ: What happened at the end there? [Roger walks Martin out after dinner]. Was that guy code? - Cassie A: Instead of being witty and quirky, Martin decided to be serious for a minute. He said that he shot bad guy in Laos [during the Vietnam War] from over a thousand yards away, then sadly acknowledges that “it is the only thing that he was ever good at.” For many reasons, I love this film very dearly. It is one of the few that I have to have in every form of media available. I’m so happy the friendship between these two men will be our next journey as PIB Inc.
Ike
2022-12-15 03:49:32 +0000 UTCThis is another one of those rare franchises where one or more of the sequels are as good as or better than the first.
Colin Gutierrez
2022-12-15 03:44:39 +0000 UTCThey are making a 5th Lethal Weapon with Mel Gibson taking over directing duties from the late Richard Donner, who directed 1-4.
Jamison Bognuda
2022-12-15 02:59:12 +0000 UTCI do enjoy them all, but I agree 4 is...the least of them. Though yeah, Jet Li is the man. I love 3 for Rene Russo - she's fantastic.
Walter
2022-12-15 02:56:45 +0000 UTCIMDB trivia page on Lethal Weapon
James1035
2022-12-15 02:26:02 +0000 UTCYou will not be disappointed in the sequels. I've always found the entire Lethal Weapon franchise to be solid. All great movies.
Justin
2022-12-15 02:23:04 +0000 UTCGreat Reaction, Cassie! I am glad you are liking this action movies. You have really grown. An you say the greatest lines. "He just got jumped like a car battery." You make me laugh. Cassie, you are the greatest. Yes. You should watch all 4 of the movies in this series. You will like them.
Rick Williams
2022-12-15 02:14:20 +0000 UTCall four of them are great.
matthew
2022-12-15 02:14:01 +0000 UTCI very much look forward to the rest. 2 is probably the best overall movie of the franchise, 4 is the funniest in my opinion
Steve Sanders
2022-12-15 01:56:56 +0000 UTCLW2 is great, it is my favorite, look just accept it , lol, you watch 2 it will make want to watch 3 you watch 3 it will make you want to watch 4.... just accept now that you will see it to the end, people will argue over the best movie and which is better which is worse etc etc you can do that after the 4th movie, look the whole thing is a giant character arc, 4 movies... sure some are better than others but they all bring something to the final story... ending it here is a bad move, ending it after 2 is a bad move. JUST KEEP WATCHING!!!! do not let the story they started here die.
Ry Jo
2022-12-15 01:20:38 +0000 UTCI was surprised to hear that the battle that Mr. Hunsacker saved Murtagh in was the la Drang valley battle, which is the same valley where the movie “We Were Soldiers” was set. Don’t know if there was more than one battle in that valley during the Vietnam War.
Uncle Phoenix
2022-12-15 00:51:54 +0000 UTCReally? I did not know that. I mean, I knew that a lot of actors were considered for DIE HARD (including Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger), but I didn't know Mel Gibson was one of them. I also didn't know that Bruce Willis was considered for LETHAL WEAPON. I actually have a hard time believing that latter one because even getting Willis for DIE HARD was a tough sell to the studio given he was considered a TV comedy actor and not an action hero. Do you have a source on these tidbits?
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-15 00:09:41 +0000 UTCAs Gábor Árki said, he isn't. Air America, like the one mentioned in the movie, /is/ a Mel Gibson movie though 😀 It has Robert Downey Jr. in it too.
Planner
2022-12-14 22:46:48 +0000 UTC"He got jumped by a battery" Thanks for such a great reaction. And now, I'm off to buy my significant other, another Christmas gift. "Someone" led her to believe that we would be watching a reaction from a snot emitting, alphabet vomit covered woman. Well, needless to say that didn't happen. So, now I'm on my way to cover my butt. I'm going to have to start pre-screening these things, otherwise Valentines Day will be very expensive. 😉
Bill Hayden
2022-12-14 22:12:14 +0000 UTCLW1 and LW2 are great. LW3 .. ok. LW4 .. they did it for the $$$$. Though Jet Li is in it
Bill Maurer
2022-12-14 22:01:27 +0000 UTCAdd to that Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis were considered for Die Hard and Lethal Weapon
James1035
2022-12-14 21:58:43 +0000 UTCI think Conspiracy Theory would make a good reaction with Carly too, I think they would both really enjoy it. For a solo reaction I would love Man Without a Face (1993), but I won't hold my breath for that one.
Mike Lemon
2022-12-14 21:51:51 +0000 UTCAlso, KISS KISS BANG BANG and THE NICE GUYS.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 21:34:50 +0000 UTCThis isn't even remotely true.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 21:34:16 +0000 UTCYeah, Cassie will love all the sequels. The further we get in the series, the more she'll like the additional characters.
Alex Villarreal
2022-12-14 21:32:32 +0000 UTCAlso, you are not crazy, Cassie, associating LETHAL WEAPON with DIE HARD as they were released only a year apart (LW in '87 and DH on '88), were produced by the same guy (Joel Silver) and represented a "new" kind of action picture (DIE HARD was actually characterized at the time as LETHAL WEAPON meets THE TOWERING INFERNO). They were also scored by the same composer (Michale Kamen) and even feature some of the same actors.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 21:31:07 +0000 UTCI still think the first is the best, but 2 is close. I like 3 but do not care much at all for 4.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 21:26:35 +0000 UTCMy personal favorite is the 2nd, but the first three are really close in my opinion. The 4th is a bit weaker, but I do like the ending (and the credits) very much.
Gábor Árki
2022-12-14 21:16:23 +0000 UTCIf you like these....I'm thinking you would enjoy Conspiracy theory. Mel Gibson, Julia Robert's, Sir Patrick Stewart. Decent love story and a fun plot.
Seymor Butz
2022-12-14 21:07:36 +0000 UTCGibson is not in Sister Act. It is a Whoopi Goldberg movie, and one her best.
Gábor Árki
2022-12-14 21:02:35 +0000 UTCNo but I do think it's the weakest
Odd Thomas
2022-12-14 20:55:42 +0000 UTCAnything Shane Black writes is great, particularly The Long Kiss Goodnight with Geena Davis & Samuel L. Jackson - one of the best action movies of the 90s
Odd Thomas
2022-12-14 20:53:54 +0000 UTCJust finished and this was a great reaction. I admit, I was a bit worried knowing how much darker moments are in the first one, but I'm glad she enjoyed the rest of the movie. Who would have thought just a year ago Cassie would be so much into '80s/'90s action movies. Maybe it is just my nostalgia talking but there was something special in this era of film-making. And not just talking about action, but other genres too. Can't wait for the Lethal Weapon 2 reaction. Hope it will make it into the Q1 schedule. I often see people dismissing 3 and 4, but I think all four are worthy of not just watching but reacting too. 😉 PS: Unlike the first Die Hard, I do not consider this one to be a Christmas movie. It just takes places during Christmas. I don't even an consider it to be an 'alternative' Christmas movie like Trading Places or the Life of Brian.
Gábor Árki
2022-12-14 20:45:58 +0000 UTCGreat reaction! You just love a good buddy movie is all!😀 LW2 is pretty good and 3,4 are great fun!! So many Mel Gibson movies to go though! Signs, Ransom, Payback are all great! Conspiracy theory is awesome!! Love that one!
Krusty “Topher”
2022-12-14 20:42:54 +0000 UTCmakes me so excited when the sequels and beyond are beloved too
Cassie
2022-12-14 20:30:52 +0000 UTCthis is the only good one in the series
warcrimes
2022-12-14 20:30:37 +0000 UTChaha is mel gibson in that one?
Cassie
2022-12-14 20:30:16 +0000 UTCthank you! i’ll look into it
Cassie
2022-12-14 20:28:23 +0000 UTC3 for me lol. Love the bomb scene it opens with. Plus joe pesci is great.
MrRuss50
2022-12-14 20:27:23 +0000 UTCi love when they do little easter eggs like that, so fun!
Cassie
2022-12-14 20:26:38 +0000 UTCWow. Loved that blast from the past. I forgot what a great movie that was.
Uncle Phoenix
2022-12-14 20:21:35 +0000 UTCHaha 4th is my favorite!! Everyone is different.
brooke atkins
2022-12-14 20:15:57 +0000 UTCIt's so funny to hear people praise these action movies while others are so dismissive and hateful to the rom coms (I don't mean you, Brian and Gabor) while if you really think about it, the two genres have so much in common. The best ones are really about human relationships, this and other buddy cop movies just do it platonically and with a lot of bullets. And Cassie reacts to them very similarly, note Cassie's comment as the two leads hug each other at the end and she says "And they love each other!" with delight just like her rom com reactions. Funny.
Mike LL
2022-12-14 19:16:20 +0000 UTC2 is the best imo but the first three are all top notch. I didn't think much of 4 tbh
Odd Thomas
2022-12-14 18:53:34 +0000 UTCI like that the plot of this movie revolves around Air America and then Mel Gibson went and made a movie about Air America called AIR AMERICA with Robert Downey Jr. That's an underrated movie.
Jason Dolan
2022-12-14 17:34:49 +0000 UTCThis reaction actually has me more confident she's going to like ROBOCOP.
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 17:33:01 +0000 UTCI mentioned something similar on another post. Even though I like the film I definitely wouldn’t have a problem if she decided to back out.
Dean Holt
2022-12-14 16:34:50 +0000 UTCOne if not the best buddy cop franchise I actually like all the sequels tbh but the second one is the best. Also they was a mention in this about a project called Air America which was the CIA airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam war. And a few after this film Mel Gibson was in the movie about it called Air America which is a brilliant action comedy also started a young Robert Downey Jr. But also as you’ve dipped your toe into the 80s action comedy I’d highly recommend the first two Beverly Hills Cop films with Eddie Murphy, Stakeout, Midnight Run and Crocodile Dundee.
Dean Holt
2022-12-14 16:31:44 +0000 UTCIt also takes about 20-25 minutes for Riggs and Murtaugh to even meet each other. I miss when movies took their time to set up the story.
Jason Dolan
2022-12-14 16:20:01 +0000 UTCA lot of people forget this but the first time we meet Riggs and Murtaugh in this movie, they are both completely naked.
Jason Dolan
2022-12-14 16:16:32 +0000 UTCOh sweet, I guess I know what I'll be doing today around lunchtime. Also, I rate the series: LW2>LW>LW4>LW3
Matt Rose
2022-12-14 15:37:07 +0000 UTCI thought he and Danny Glover had a falling out after some of Mel’s comments.
Andrew Hogan
2022-12-14 14:59:58 +0000 UTCNice to be back, had a run of movies I wasn’t interested in, but Lethal Weapon, absolutely. It’s a solid trilogy, the fourth one was okay, but you could tell it was time to wrap things up. Yeah, I miss cheesy and fun, we could all use more of it these days.
Andrew Hogan
2022-12-14 14:55:46 +0000 UTCThe Lethal Weapon sequels are all pretty fun. Well worth watching at some point.
Patrick Egan
2022-12-14 14:54:06 +0000 UTCThe scene from Maverick that is such a hilarious nod to the Lethal Weapon franchise: https://youtu.be/lgRb7ALCwJ0 At the time Maverick came out, Lethal Weapon 3 had been out for a couple years, so Riggs and Murtaugh had been through a lot together. Such a funny scene! =)
Dave Hill
2022-12-14 14:52:58 +0000 UTCHow does Arnold Schwarzenegger still make movies? Danny Glover was never the main action guy of the series anyway.
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 14:50:23 +0000 UTCLots of funs with this one. Can we get Beverly Hills cop now?
Canadianant
2022-12-14 14:44:14 +0000 UTC"I'm GLAD that guy didn't win DWTS! He's SO bad! ~ PiB Cassie (who is NO LONGER any fan of Gary Busey!)
Terry Yelmene
2022-12-14 14:43:59 +0000 UTCA boat is a hole in the water you throw money into. An inboard motor, yikes, you had better be a mechanic. Outboards are so much easier.
Richard Bourne
2022-12-14 14:18:40 +0000 UTCI found it on YouTube for $3 in the usa
Jon Johns
2022-12-14 13:52:12 +0000 UTCI loved #4 too, but it wouldn't have half the impact with out the previous 3...
Jon Johns
2022-12-14 13:51:02 +0000 UTCI have the Director's cut, so tough to make it line up as it has additional scenes. Not how a Christmas movie begins, right?
Richard Bourne
2022-12-14 13:38:35 +0000 UTCI finally invested in a VPN but I don't think it helped me find it streaming🙄
Mark M
2022-12-14 13:25:56 +0000 UTCI’m happy you liked the movie. Yes it’s violent at times, but it’s a very good movie. Gibson and Glover have great chemistry. I think this is the best one in the series, but they are all entertaining. It’s to bad Carly couldn’t join you for this one. She liked Die Hard and I think she would’ve liked this one too.
James1035
2022-12-14 12:11:37 +0000 UTCIf you think this is "Yikes", you should really overthink watching "Robocop". This will be, by far, the most violent movie you ever watched. And considering your reaction to violence... you really won't like it.
Andi K
2022-12-14 12:03:48 +0000 UTCYes, it’s a Christmas movie Cassie! All four, in the series, are great and the fourth is said to be, by many, the best of the group. I think you’ll agree, but no spoilers at this time. Wishing you and your family a quick recovery and a very Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy New Year
Michael McErlain
2022-12-14 11:01:40 +0000 UTCLethal Weapon 2 as soon as possible 😀 No link to Christmas, so no need to wait a year for it... Also, maybe a little bit weirdly, this reaction made me want a reaction to Sister Act more.
Planner
2022-12-14 10:58:26 +0000 UTC"It's the perfect end to the series" - They're making a fifth one 😀
Planner
2022-12-14 10:55:47 +0000 UTCRiggs is definitely older than Gibson. He mentions being in Saigon in 1969, Mel Gibson only turned 13 that year.
Patrick Flanagan
2022-12-14 10:45:46 +0000 UTCI am pretty sure there will never be a LETHAL WEAPON 5. Danny Glover is in his late '70s, how is he supposed to still be a cop?
Patrick Flanagan
2022-12-14 10:43:03 +0000 UTCThey also played a bit of the LETHAL WEAPON "gently weeping guitar" theme, with a Western twang to it
Patrick Flanagan
2022-12-14 10:40:04 +0000 UTCHow the HELL did I not notice that in 35 years of watching this movie???
Patrick Flanagan
2022-12-14 10:38:21 +0000 UTCThe first movie is great, the sequels have diminishing returns. Although Joe Pesci is pretty entertaining.
Patrick Flanagan
2022-12-14 10:37:08 +0000 UTCDidn’t know I had the directors version til like 9 minutes in. Also always felt bad for Danny Glover playing a 50 year old at 40. Mel Gibson I think his playing older than 30 irl age.
Sean Stuart
2022-12-14 10:01:06 +0000 UTCI still think the first in the best, but 2 and 3 are terrific. I'm not really a fan of 4 (except whenever Jet Li is onscreen).
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 09:22:45 +0000 UTCThis was a great reaction. I had a feeling you would like it. I knew the violence would be tough for you in spots, but had a feeling you would respond positively to the dynamic between Riggs and Murtaugh (the chemistry between Mel Gibson and Danny Glover is superb) and you're right. They're friends by the end of this one and seeing their relationship develop over the next three (soon to be four) movies is a real pleasure to watch. For my money, these are the ultimate buddy cop movies and even though I personally still prefer the first one, they mostly stay good throughout (though the fourth one is, for me, easily the weakest). Many even consider the second one the best. You'll see some fun, familiar faces joining the cast in subsequent entries and you'll see the series get lighter in tone as it progresses... still with thrilling action but with a lot more comedy. Looking forward to seeing you react to more LETHAL WEAPON movies... but you better do it soon because I'm (wait for it) getting too old for this s**t (almost the same age as Roger is in this film which is a surreal feeling).
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 09:20:03 +0000 UTC“I’m so glad he didn’t win Dancing with the Stars” I laughed so hard at that comment. Never change Cassie.
Justtired
2022-12-14 09:19:38 +0000 UTCYes, yes, yes. All 4 are great films and you really fall in love with the family.
Seymor Butz
2022-12-14 09:18:29 +0000 UTCI doubt it. There are probably dozens of you. Dozens, I say. ;-)
Stick Figure Studios
2022-12-14 09:09:13 +0000 UTCI can see understand why ppl can say LW4 isn’t the best, but it is hands down my favorite. It’s the perfect end to the series establishing an amazing arc across all four movies. I really love that movie so much.
MattN
2022-12-14 09:07:31 +0000 UTCAm I the only person who in history to think LW4 is the best one?
Philip G.
2022-12-14 08:56:36 +0000 UTCI suggest you go back and watch Maverick, specifically the bank robbery scene. It will make it so much better
Gwydify
2022-12-14 08:48:05 +0000 UTCBy the way, this series doesn’t do what movies usually do. Get worse over time. All four of these movies are awesome.
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 08:41:57 +0000 UTCIndeed it is a good start and don't get me wrong, I still love it. For me, one of the best aspects of these movies is all the new characters tagging along in every sequel. 😉
Gábor Árki
2022-12-14 08:34:38 +0000 UTCTotally agree. The plot, the detective work, the villains are taking a back seat. For me, these movies were always about the characters of Riggs and Murtaugh and their chemistry and dynamic, Murtaugh's family, the character arc of Riggs throughout the series, and all the new characters tagging along in every movie.
Gábor Árki
2022-12-14 08:28:35 +0000 UTC1 is a good start off point. The big thing about the other 3 is that the feeling of be the movie is lighter. It got a lot of help from an actor that joined that I will not name till the sequels are being watched.
David Freese
2022-12-14 08:18:02 +0000 UTCHe did Superman as well and helped produce another 15 films if my memory serves right.
David Freese
2022-12-14 08:13:27 +0000 UTCOh man it’s going to be so great. Mel Gibson is actually a really good Director.
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 08:06:46 +0000 UTCHell yes for Roadhouse.
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 08:05:37 +0000 UTCThese movies are great. And I knew you’d like them because there is a love story at the center, a platonic love story between two men that honestly just gets fuller and richer with each movie, just as good friendships get fuller over the years. The plots never make any sense at all, and arguably get worse, but the action sequences are always incredible, and the chemistry between these guys (and some other characters who join the “family” later on) is nearly unmatched. This is THE template for the buddy-cop dynamic, and no one else has done it nearly as well.
Brian Harris
2022-12-14 08:05:33 +0000 UTCI love all 4 of these movies, they are a lot of fun lol they are currently working on a Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson is taking over directing it as well after the director who did the whole series, Richard Donner, passed away. Richard Donner also directed The Goonies and Maverick with Mel Gibson lol
Gilbert Gonzalez
2022-12-14 07:58:53 +0000 UTCI was hoping she would catch it lol I lost it when I saw it the first time as a kid
LuMarq
2022-12-14 07:51:42 +0000 UTCAnother great reaction - Its been a while since I saw it, so forgot about the torture scene,... a bit unrealistic to bounce back from stuff like that,... but he is a badass in this movie,...
ENC SW DV Rush
2022-12-14 07:47:43 +0000 UTCFun reaction Cass! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I hope you continue the series. On a technical note. I’ve noticed the last few reactions the picture looks a little low contrast. Almost like there’s a slight haze over the whole image. When you first switched to the new camera position. The picture was a little too contrasty. I don’t know if you over compensated and went too far in the other direction. But the image quality isn’t the greatest currently.
Robert da Spruce
2022-12-14 07:46:46 +0000 UTCHe even said his line from this movie, “I’m too old for this S$%T” 😂
Robert da Spruce
2022-12-14 07:40:12 +0000 UTCThis movie gets better every time I watch it, that's the mark of a true classic, a true 80s classic. Would love more Lethal Weapon movies, and how about some Swayze in ROADHOUSE?
Joe D. MacGuffinstuff
2022-12-14 07:39:57 +0000 UTCNow that you've seen Lethal Weapon, go back and rewatch your reaction to Maverick. During the bank robbing scene, Mel Gibson's Maverick pulls down one of the robber's mask, revealing Danny Glover, his Lethal Weapon partner. For a moment, both characters experience an odd moment of mutual recognition while a few guitar chords from the Lethal Weapon soundtrack plays. As Glover's bank robber flees the bank, he mutters "I'm getting too old for this sh*t". Classic Easter egg =D
Paul Ark
2022-12-14 07:34:18 +0000 UTCThis is a reaction I was looking forward for a while now and now based on the hint from Cassie that she liked it, I'm really excited to watch this later tonight. (insert saxophone riff) This series is definitely topping my buddy cop movies list. The chemistry between Riggs and Murtaugh is just so good. Gibson's over the top, crazy acting and continuous teasing goes so well with Glover's grounded, regular, family guy, "I'm too old for this shit" character. The first is not my favorite though, I always felt the tone of the movie is a bit uneven and can go really dark at times. Not that the sequels don't have such moments, just overall I feel like they have a more consistent, albeit somewhat goofier tone that just works better for me. So it makes me very happy and excited to read, that Cassie is onboard with continuing the series.😄
Gábor Árki
2022-12-14 07:26:14 +0000 UTCRiggs and Roger… great comedic chemistry between them… if you continue with the series, you will be rewarded with the appearance of the great Joe Pesci (My Cousin Vinny)
N M
2022-12-14 06:52:31 +0000 UTCI mean it's not for everyone - it was similar to Cassie's reaction to BATMAN 89
Jason Dolan
2022-12-14 06:18:15 +0000 UTCMy personal favorite is 4. The cast really seems to gel in that one. Plus, Jet Li is freaking great
Andy
2022-12-14 06:14:45 +0000 UTCNo way! I didn’t know that about her. That’s pretty awesome. Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly of mine…
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 06:10:54 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/lgRb7ALCwJ0
Patrick Gibbs
2022-12-14 06:10:03 +0000 UTCDo you remember Danny Glover’s cameo in Maverick? He was a robber in a scene with a scarf covering his face. Maverick and Danny Glover’s character recognized each other somehow. 😄
Patrick Gibbs
2022-12-14 06:09:17 +0000 UTCHeck of a way to open a movie, hey? For some interesting tidbits, the director directed Superman and The Goonies. I do not know if you ever watched Cheers, but the girl who played Amanda Hunsacker ( dove out the window) played Woody Boyd’s girlfriend, Kelly Gaines.
Brian McGovern
2022-12-14 06:06:47 +0000 UTCWell, I am in bed, but I’ve convinced myself to get up and watch this. I guess that’s how much I love this movie.
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 06:03:21 +0000 UTCHonestly, if there are people that don’t like lethal weapon, I wouldn’t want to know them. That’s probably the best buddy cop movie there is.
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 05:53:58 +0000 UTCPart 2 is equally amazing. Glad you liked it. Other reactors have had a Batman 89 reaction to it.
Jason Dolan
2022-12-14 05:44:59 +0000 UTCYou should expect to like a movie as much when a movie is as requested and as loved as much as this series. We’re not gonna go crazy over a movie for no reason. Now about tombstone…
Michael Lynch
2022-12-14 05:42:27 +0000 UTCWatch them all! The character development just keeps getting better and better each time. 😄
Zane From Canada
2022-12-14 05:42:22 +0000 UTC
