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This film is the film that got Eddie Murphy famous in just one scene. The scene is where Murphy goes into a redneck bar pretending to be a cop and hassles the patrons with nothing but his quick wit and a badge given to him by the cop (Nick Nolte) who's watching over him. That scene is most certainly the one that made Murphy a star overnight.The plot centers around a cop (Nolte) who wants the help of a convict (Murphy) to find his old cell mate, who escaped from jail at the beginning of the movie. These two hate each other from the start but, as the movie goes on, these two earn a respect of one another while trying, through some very tough places, to find the cell mate. Nolte and Murphy's chemistry together is the best thing about this movie and they have some good lines for each other. This is the all time classic "Buddy" film. Many will like this action-comedy all the way.
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I have only three words for this film. DON'T SEE IT!!!
You think this is as good as the first one? HAH! The first one was great. But Jaws 2, 3 and 4, it's a fish. The plot, if you think there is any, is basically this. Mother from first film (Lorraine Gary) has one of her children eaten by the shark in Florida and she decides to get away to the Bahamas for awhile where her other son is living. However, the shark follows her all the way there to take revenge on the entire family. By this time the shark isn't scary and the plot just gets worse and worse in every film. You know the shark is fake and there are certain parts in the plot that are never explained.Michael Caine has another thankless role and I mean thankless. This movie has made sure there will be no other Jaws films for about the next fifty years. This film lacks the suspense and excitement of the first film. Even the other two sequels after this had more bite to them (no pun intended). Just be very careful about this one when you think you want to rent it at the Video store.
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I have to say that this is one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen. It is a grade A film. It was made on a low budget, but that doesn't hurt it one bit. It's about a bunch of people who rob drugstore's to get high. The leader of the group (Matt Dillon) is trying to go straight but just can't seem to get off the drugs.This film is full of bizarre images and is very realistic on the subject of drug use. You might not expect a lot of the things in it. You might think that these drug users are bad guys for a crime that shouldn't have to be a crime. But if you think that, you are sadly mistaken. You can care for these people simply because they could be anybody you know. It is a strange journey for some people who see this but not all. The lead of the film is excellent as are the supporting actors in here. Kelly Lynch as Dillon's wife and co-hort, James Le Gros as his friend and fellow robber and Heather Graham as Le Gros's underage girlfriend.
This is one interesting movie that you should definitely see. It is a weird mind trip that will seem bizarre to some, but to others a masterpiece.
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This is the second bomb of the week. Cool World was thought to be Roger Rabbit with an edge. But it seems more like a seriously demented Ed Wood picture. It has pretty much the same story line. There is a world were cartoons and humans can interact with each other. One of these "Doodles", as they call themselves, wants to get out into the real world.Only a human cartoonist (Gabriel Byrne) can get this doodle (Kim Basinger) out into the real world by having sex with each other, a illegal thing to do in Cool World. A detective (Brad Pitt of Interview with the Vampire) wants to put a stop to this before some bad thing happens to both worlds.
Cool World? Far from it. All these cartoons do is hit each other or try to kill one another, or just plain be mean and nasty. The lead characters are unlikable and have no redeeming qualities. The animation looks like it was drawn by a bunch of retarded blind-morons and the interacting between live actors and cartoons are terrible. Like, when a live actor puts his or her arm around a cartoon, it looks like he or she is cradling thin air. This is an all around bad movie.
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