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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F - A Nostalgia Trip 30 Years In The Making

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  • čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
  • Bringing back 80's classics for a modern makeover rarely ends well, but Beverly Hills Cop 4 might just be an exception. Was it was worth waiting 30 years for a sequel? Let's find out.

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  • @Jonathan_Collins
    @Jonathan_Collins Před měsícem +1617

    Gotta love Axel's idea of getting police backup by destroying properties and having the police chase you all the way to the real bad guys. That's so Axel. 🤣

    • @PrinceTravis72
      @PrinceTravis72 Před měsícem +37

      Classic Axel!

    • @nosickl
      @nosickl Před měsícem +15

      That's Taxi 2

    • @CristianoWhite
      @CristianoWhite Před měsícem +12

      Yeah that was fun and nice Lmao

    • @strays-cats-kittens
      @strays-cats-kittens Před měsícem

      It's like axel has run out of stamina and lines no.good writers Billy, taggart and axel.should have teamed up.earlier

    • @chillones9574
      @chillones9574 Před měsícem +2

      loved it, great how it opened with the classic music .

  • @narakhin3936
    @narakhin3936 Před měsícem +2119

    He's 63 and looks mid 40s. Astonishing

    • @sachinmistry1
      @sachinmistry1 Před měsícem +1

      Black don't crack

    • @TechnoLawyer
      @TechnoLawyer Před měsícem +241

      Honestly, if he slimmed back down to what he weighed in the original, he'd barely look aged at all.
      And I enjoyed how the movie had fun pointing out how much better he'd aged than his costars.

    • @Chris-cb5xh
      @Chris-cb5xh Před měsícem +130

      The miracle of being wealthy

    • @cultusgti
      @cultusgti Před měsícem +291

      Black dont crack

    • @V4Now
      @V4Now Před měsícem +1

      Black only does 2 things.
      Don't crack or shatter!😂

  • @wolfgang1331
    @wolfgang1331 Před měsícem +170

    Axel talking his way into the gun club will always be one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen

    • @crankfastle8138
      @crankfastle8138 Před měsícem +5

      Monique and Unique is genius

    • @a3s1r1986
      @a3s1r1986 Před měsícem +3

      Sound seeking projectiles is something I still joke about decades later.

    • @kpe727
      @kpe727 Před měsícem +4

      "Whew! We almost got f**ked up." LOL

  • @declinetostate9727
    @declinetostate9727 Před měsícem +103

    I enjoyed the fact Foley was still driving that old Nova in the beginning.

    • @spectra1977
      @spectra1977 Před měsícem +4

      Which is amazing since he had an upgrade in the second movie.

    • @kevg1617
      @kevg1617 Před měsícem +9

      @@spectra1977 it wasn't his though. The Ferrari was a part of his undercover persona, on loan from the precinct, which is why he needed that guy driving it around Detroit while he was gone to LA, to keep up the appearance that he was still undercover in Detroit.

  • @DamienDrake2940
    @DamienDrake2940 Před měsícem +260

    The best compliment I can give this movie is that if it had been in theaters I would have been happy spending my money to see it. And in today's world that is saying a lot.

    • @hobbs1701a
      @hobbs1701a Před měsícem +12

      There is an article or two out there that have said that this is a movie that SHOULD have been released into theaters!

    • @nateworthy530
      @nateworthy530 Před 26 dny +2

      That's a fantastic complement especially when you can stream just about anything for free.

    • @paulbennett2284
      @paulbennett2284 Před 24 dny +3

      Yeah, shame it’s only a TV movie!

    • @hugh-jasole
      @hugh-jasole Před 21 dnem +1

      It wasn't that good bro 😂

    • @hugh-jasole
      @hugh-jasole Před 21 dnem

      ​@@hobbs1701ayeah articles are always right.....what genius websites said that bud...I'm dying to know 😂

  • @nothingtoseaheardammit
    @nothingtoseaheardammit Před měsícem +668

    The Airwolf theme being covertly inserted during the helicopter chase scene was.. *chef's kiss*

    • @PhilWare1
      @PhilWare1 Před měsícem +33

      I caught that. Not actually the same, but definitely an "Airwolf Inspired" piece of music!

    • @skatman3278
      @skatman3278 Před měsícem +14

      Damn. Now I'll have to go and watch it again. Never mind.

    • @RipRoaringGarage
      @RipRoaringGarage Před měsícem +38

      Theres only ever two songs that my brain plays when I see helicopter.
      Either Airwolf or
      Fortunate Son

    • @skatman3278
      @skatman3278 Před měsícem +32

      @@RipRoaringGarage Flight of the Valkyries?

    • @RipRoaringGarage
      @RipRoaringGarage Před měsícem +18

      @@skatman3278 mmm maybe. lol. But it has to be A LOT of helicopters

  • @Metalblowing
    @Metalblowing Před měsícem +136

    Soundtrack 10 out of 10.
    Nostalgia 10 out of 10.
    This movie was a pure nostalgia trip. It's not a great movie, it's not a breakthrough movie, it's just what it fu**ing needs to be. I enjoyed seeing the old gang together.

    • @b3yambur
      @b3yambur Před měsícem +2

      Soundtrack was not a 10/10. Would have been if they used nothing but tracks from the first two, which is what I thought they were doing, but then they played some absolutely terrible modern rap and it made me sad. Mind you, this is coming from someone who's been listening to rap since I was 10. That rap remade of the theme was just horrible.

    • @Arenem88
      @Arenem88 Před měsícem +2

      Story writing and plot 4 out of 10

    • @TheCollapse410
      @TheCollapse410 Před měsícem +2

      ​@@Arenem88yea drinkers been giving a lot of bad or mid movies praises lately. I say clone. He's a clone. Let's get em!

    • @culttelevision
      @culttelevision Před 15 dny +1

      The soundtrack was over engineered and over synth-waved. Faltermeyer's original 1984 score used less than 5 instruments beautifully produced and recorded by him . Its power was its understated simplicity. Adding every single 1980s synth sound you can find to an orchestra and choir shows a lack of understanding of the music and movie genre.

    • @Suspended4thYT
      @Suspended4thYT Před 4 dny

      @@culttelevision You can never over-synthwave 😎

  • @rennmaxbeta
    @rennmaxbeta Před měsícem +196

    The visits to strip clubs absolutely served a purpose in the story for the characters, revealing more of Axel's street smart police skills, and bonding the three cops from different backgrounds.

    • @blacksheep_edge1412
      @blacksheep_edge1412 Před měsícem +30

      And also the aftermath of showing how by the book Taggart was, and how he wouldn't go along with the lie Axel told. Which is why at the end it was such a big deal when Bogomil lied about how they ended up in the shootout and Taggart then confirmed the lie when asked by the chief.

    • @awakeandwatching953
      @awakeandwatching953 Před měsícem +6

      i think the point being that the scene could have been done in another location but i agree that it dose make sense in the context of the characters

    • @terencejay8845
      @terencejay8845 Před měsícem

      Took me a while to find the 'stripper track' as it was left out of the soundtrack, for good reason!

    • @connycontainer9459
      @connycontainer9459 Před měsícem

      @@terencejay8845 What track was that ?

    • @terencejay8845
      @terencejay8845 Před měsícem

      @@connycontainer9459 Nasty Girl by Vanity 6

  • @Jonathan_Collins
    @Jonathan_Collins Před měsícem +713

    Foley, Rosewood, and Taggart back together on the 40th anniversary of the movie, we the fans needed this.

    • @1Piecer
      @1Piecer Před měsícem +22

      Everyone needed a break from the these days terds

    • @TheeGlocktopus
      @TheeGlocktopus Před měsícem +15

      I think you mean Former President Gerald Ford, Rosewood and Foley.

    • @nathanddrews
      @nathanddrews Před měsícem +1

      ​@@TheeGlocktopus💯

    • @jefftakesdscakes30
      @jefftakesdscakes30 Před měsícem

      ​@@1Piecerinstead we got a charcter we ain't seen before

    • @MidnightsEdgeAfterDark
      @MidnightsEdgeAfterDark Před měsícem +4

      yeah...one quick scene after Axel has been treated like shit by his daughter and Taggart through the whole film... this movie is member berry bullshit...it's a crap script and no one cares where Billy is throughthe entire film... yet everyone is giving it a pass cuz they like the music

  • @LauraTheRed
    @LauraTheRed Před měsícem +648

    I cannot believe Taggart is still around. I remember watching part 1 as a kid and thinking he was like 50. 😂😂 Either way, I'll definitely see it. We could all use some classic Eddie Murphy in the modern world.

    • @pinakidutta2885
      @pinakidutta2885 Před měsícem +50

      He was 36 at the first movie

    • @Linklex7
      @Linklex7 Před měsícem +32

      I don’t know why, I always assumed the actor died and that was why he wasn’t in part 3. So imagine my surprised when the see the trailer for part 4 and he’s bad. It warmed my heart.

    • @kingovharts
      @kingovharts Před měsícem +21

      I wasn’t expecting him to do much at all in this movie when I saw him but they actually manage to get him in a gunfight.

    • @VoxVeritasXXX
      @VoxVeritasXXX Před měsícem

      lol male pattern baldness is a motherfuker 👴

    • @huh8662
      @huh8662 Před měsícem +24

      For his age, he looked better than Rosewood in this 1.

  • @chrishunter8305
    @chrishunter8305 Před měsícem +51

    Something that stood out to me was the stunt work too...the car chases for the most part weren't CGI, it was a breath of fresh air!

  • @VeggieManUK
    @VeggieManUK Před měsícem +87

    If only more films could be like this, no message and just for fun, and fun it was, I smiled the whole way through.

    • @TEDodd
      @TEDodd Před měsícem +4

      Laughing my ass off the whole time. And I don't usually laugh at movies.
      Loving Axel F woven through the whole movie.

  • @katemaloney4296
    @katemaloney4296 Před měsícem +128

    It's difficult to believe that it's been 40 years since I was 15 and standing at a bus stop humming 'The Heat Is On'. Yeah, the characters are older and not quite the way my brain remembers them, but with all of the recent losses of my childhood, I'm glad I could lose myself in nostalgia, smile, and be fifteen again . . . if it's only for two hours.

    • @richardhockey8442
      @richardhockey8442 Před měsícem +11

      The Axel F Theme, bane of every 80's computer shop - half a dozen ViC-20s or Commodore-64s all playing different versions of Axel F out of sequence with each other

    • @katemaloney4296
      @katemaloney4296 Před měsícem +3

      @@richardhockey8442 Honestly, I was never into computers and shortly after my 16th birthday, my parents moved me and my siblings to a little town (pop. 10,000) that had two music/record stores and a K-Mart. By the time I was interested in playing music, the Axel F Theme was replaced by the Miami Vice Theme . . . which was replaced by the beautiful Top Gun score.

  • @cattysplat
    @cattysplat Před měsícem +163

    It's a miracle this didn't get subverted for modern times. If only Hollywood would show such respect for all of our childhood franchises.

    • @schmucknorris2672
      @schmucknorris2672 Před měsícem +6

      Complete trash movie.

    • @STONESGAM
      @STONESGAM Před měsícem +6

      This was not a good movie and I am a huge fan of the first two films. There was certainly nothing that was pushing the envelope in this movie. No trip to the strip club, no politically incorrect jokes or banter. It wasn't pushing any DEI or woke messaging but the earlier films were buddy cop movies more for guys and everything was very toned down in this movie.
      And Taggart, Foley, and Rosewood spent only a few minutes all together. It had a few nostalgic moments but I just couldn't give it a good review.

    • @la_scrittice_vita
      @la_scrittice_vita Před měsícem +6

      There is a bit of it. Unlike Drinker's description, Axel fails every time he tries to talk/con his way into something and one of the kids (his daughter, tge young cop) has to bail him out.

    • @user-pm6nx1fs2w
      @user-pm6nx1fs2w Před 28 dny +1

      Not even ​@@schmucknorris2672

    • @user-pm6nx1fs2w
      @user-pm6nx1fs2w Před 28 dny +1

      ​@@STONESGAMwas good

  • @StillTheVoid
    @StillTheVoid Před měsícem +40

    The Real MVP of Beverly Hills Cop 4 was and still is: Jerry Bruckheimer!
    The fact that this movie worked AT ALL is the Hail Mary🏈 of all sequels.
    This sequel shouldn't have worked for coming up short but effectively made the story coherent and well controlled.
    I understand this was one of Jerry's first major blockbuster so he knew he had to personally be involved in order for this film to work. What's so touching before the start of the film: he still credits his closest friend Don Simpson as co-producer even after his passing 30 years later.
    God Bless You Jerry...and Eddie Murphy, too! 😎😁

  • @AldrickExGladius
    @AldrickExGladius Před měsícem +24

    I was pleasantly surprised at how well Netflix did with Beverly Hills Cop. I really enjoyed it a lot more then I thought I was going to.

  • @seanmcclure
    @seanmcclure Před měsícem +246

    When bronson pinchot showed up, I’m not gonna lie. I was already laughing before he said a word.

    • @mikealbrecht3990
      @mikealbrecht3990 Před měsícem +19

      Aging hipster selling real estate. True to life.

    • @thejship
      @thejship Před měsícem

      Same

    • @TinyCryptoBlog
      @TinyCryptoBlog Před měsícem +18

      "Ach-well..."

    • @bellamorda9582
      @bellamorda9582 Před měsícem

      Same!

    • @landor7610
      @landor7610 Před měsícem +9

      I was SO hoping "Balki Bartokomous" would be in this. Serge was hilarious. "You can't be going around calling black folks monkeys even with that accent. You'll get f'd up."

  • @jimeley2580
    @jimeley2580 Před měsícem +591

    Better than most over the past few years.

    • @xtraflo
      @xtraflo Před měsícem +16

      It was terrible! Guilty of the worst crime possible - it was BORING!!

    • @daerovius7535
      @daerovius7535 Před měsícem +60

      ​@@xtrafloWe're talking about the movie, we don't wanna hear about your life

    • @TheRetroManRandySavage
      @TheRetroManRandySavage Před měsícem +18

      ​@@daerovius7535Nailed it.👊😂

    • @PrinceTravis72
      @PrinceTravis72 Před měsícem +7

      @@xtraflo You must be young

    • @xtraflo
      @xtraflo Před měsícem +4

      @@TheRetroManRandySavage You all are Clearly - too easily entertained...

  • @cableman23
    @cableman23 Před měsícem +19

    Murphy and disappointing screenplays have been married for like 30 years. It’s good to see him actually enjoy himself again

  • @T800Turp
    @T800Turp Před měsícem +68

    Love that. “Respecting legacy characters.” Not ripping them down, not dragging them through the mud, not making them feel completely useless or making them just a jump off point for some kind of girl boss….cough cough… INDIANA JONES

    • @la_scrittice_vita
      @la_scrittice_vita Před měsícem +3

      Axel may fare better than Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, but they make a point of his every attempt to con his way into somewhere failing and he has to be rescued by his daughter or the young cop. Drinker is generous with shows that are not as woke as the worst offenders, but be aware that is a low bar. Depending on your personal barometer, this film could disappoint

    • @booberry6715
      @booberry6715 Před měsícem +2

      @@la_scrittice_vita Very true. These days, anything with a woke factor less than a 7 feel like reruns of The Man Show.

  • @reidkg12
    @reidkg12 Před měsícem +241

    Nostalgic is definitely the word for this movie. Unlike most sequels that throw in sprinkles of nostalgia, Axel F just made the entire move nostalgic.

    • @kiillabytez
      @kiillabytez Před měsícem +1

      I disagree.

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem +4

      @@reidkg12 agreed. This movie was like The force awakens of the BHC franchise, but like that movie, not nearly as fresh or as good as the movie it was copying.

    • @Thomasmemoryscentral
      @Thomasmemoryscentral Před měsícem

      @@grahamjackmacpherson6501 Unlike The Force Awakens, you think this film is holding up years from now more so than that film?

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem +2

      @@Thomasmemoryscentral I didn't think Axel F (horrible title) was very good for a long long list of reasons I outlined in this chat abt 1 hour ago.

    • @defiraphi
      @defiraphi Před měsícem +1

      @@reidkg12
      Unless the movie is there again to raise the music industry into selling the soundtrack on records and other crap goodies . Similar stuff has happened with the Stranger Things shows everyone needed to own the crap "made in china" merchandising that were from better quality back in the 80's. Kinda why i dislike sequels and other crap . I own the original trilogy on dvd from Beverly Hills Cop i can watch it whenever i want no need for streaming or television since the show nothing great anymore .

  • @razorpit
    @razorpit Před měsícem +355

    This is god damn Citizen Cane when compared to The Last Jedi.

    • @divBy0
      @divBy0 Před měsícem

      And still an utter pile of shite

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh Před měsícem +13

      Sadly, everything about the new trilogy seems like crap when compared to new movies done with love... And even sadder is acknowledging that the new trilogy had a massive budget.

    • @chillones9574
      @chillones9574 Před měsícem +4

      Agree

    • @Fkacu
      @Fkacu Před měsícem +5

      so true

    • @sirdonaldlee
      @sirdonaldlee Před měsícem +2

      Sausage Party: Foodtopia is even better than TLJ. I dare Ruin Johnson to respond.

  • @user-ol7bt4wp1j
    @user-ol7bt4wp1j Před 20 dny +5

    It’s nice knowing that Beverly Hills cop can be called a great movie Saga with no real terrible movies. It and Lethal Weapon truly are one of the few actually solid Tetralogy’s.

  • @MravacKid
    @MravacKid Před měsícem +28

    I'd say after Maverick (if that can even be considered a franchise sequel) it's the best decades-late sequel to an 80s action franchise we've yet seen.

    • @PabloHenrique92
      @PabloHenrique92 Před měsícem

      Yep, even tho I've always loved the original movie from the 80s I was born in 92, so Maverick gave me an unique opportunity to rock an epic mustache, that all of my peers, fellas and gals alike loved the look(funny thing is, even tho I love both Top Guns and fighter jets in general i'm deathly terrified of heights haha)

    • @reviewsandrevisits2745
      @reviewsandrevisits2745 Před měsícem +4

      I would say this and Cobra Kai as a squeal to the Karate Kid movies. Both respects the legacy characters who continue to act with in their characterization while introducing new compelling characters an story lines. I've talked about that on my Insta written reviews. I should probably do a youtube essay breakdown on it too.

    • @Thomasmemoryscentral
      @Thomasmemoryscentral Před měsícem +1

      @@reviewsandrevisits2745 now can the 90’s franchises have legacy sequels that respect their roots too?

  • @gamingshawnandjewel6233
    @gamingshawnandjewel6233 Před měsícem +58

    That soundtrack is still iconic

  • @BenScrannage
    @BenScrannage Před měsícem +41

    It was one of those movies that slowly wins you over more and more the longer you watch it, the Nuetron Dance build-up had me smiling like a goof

  • @robbush6822
    @robbush6822 Před měsícem +32

    I liked that the action scenes were mostly practically done. This is a trend I have been waiting for for quite some time. This and THE FALL GUY are a good sign, hopefully of things to come.

    • @crankfastle8138
      @crankfastle8138 Před měsícem

      Hard to say. Fall Guy failed so hard at the box office.

    • @Jadty
      @Jadty Před měsícem

      It was really cool.

  • @Yattayatta
    @Yattayatta Před měsícem +15

    What?! A Beverly Hills cop movie? in 2024? And not for modern audiences? And it gets a passing grade from the drinker? No chance I'm missing this!

  • @Honkiavelli
    @Honkiavelli Před měsícem +85

    Regardless of the production; my generation needed this.

  • @YawnGod
    @YawnGod Před měsícem +95

    The storyline of Serge made it worth it. 40 years in the making.

    • @Hippo_Hegemony
      @Hippo_Hegemony Před měsícem +9

      Lemon twist

    • @schmucknorris2672
      @schmucknorris2672 Před měsícem +1

      Complete trash movie.

    • @GoonSquadLifeMember
      @GoonSquadLifeMember Před měsícem +7

      @@Hippo_Hegemony
      Serge (to Donnayyyy): "Tell Meese Jenny 'dat...uh...a Meester Ach-well....Ach-mel"
      Foley: "AXEL!"
      Serge "...Foley is here to see her...(lowers voice) is old acquaintance".

    • @Daniel_C_Griffin
      @Daniel_C_Griffin Před měsícem

      @@GoonSquadLifeMember The whole scene was comedy gold.

    • @GoonSquadLifeMember
      @GoonSquadLifeMember Před měsícem +1

      @@Daniel_C_Griffin Yeah, back in junior high, after the first BHC, we quoted Serge as much as we did Foley.

  • @jeesmith99
    @jeesmith99 Před měsícem +14

    Eddie is easily one of the funniest people ever. I wish he still did stand up comedy. The world needs more smiles and laughs.

  • @milusbar9
    @milusbar9 Před měsícem +8

    I'm 55 and really enjoyed this sitting. Loved that opening scene. Go on Eddie well done sir👍🏼

  • @theshadowman1398
    @theshadowman1398 Před měsícem +106

    The movie was a 7/10. It was full of member berries but still very enjoyable. And it was great seeing Eddie again in one of his most iconic roles

    • @dougrobinson8602
      @dougrobinson8602 Před měsícem +3

      Member berries? I just found a new euphemism for testicles. Thank you so much!

    • @lainiwakura1776
      @lainiwakura1776 Před měsícem +10

      @@dougrobinson8602 That's not at all what the term has to do with and if you use it in that context, everyone is going to look at you weird.

    • @MegaMjjordan
      @MegaMjjordan Před měsícem +2

      @@dougrobinson8602South Park brotha😂 NOT testis

    • @returntosender8389
      @returntosender8389 Před měsícem

      This was a fun movie for people like me who saw the others. My kids liked it but didn't seem to enjoy the show as much as I did. Sad that a new movie being ok is now such a height to reach.

    • @landor7610
      @landor7610 Před měsícem +2

      The problem is Modern Movies rely on Memberberries. This movie had a story and just threw them in like Easter Eggs. Not required to enjoy, but adds flavor. Unlike Star Wars which has bad story and need all the nostalgia they can get.

  • @An-Eva-Enjoyer
    @An-Eva-Enjoyer Před měsícem +65

    I love the opening, in particular.
    Massive '80s energy hit.

    • @landor7610
      @landor7610 Před měsícem +2

      A lot of this is a remake of the original and that is great. Just 40 years later not updated for "modern audiences"

    • @Redmenace96
      @Redmenace96 Před měsícem

      Got me hooked in from Jump Street. Thought the opening sequence at a Red Wings game was funny and good!

    • @deangelisdata
      @deangelisdata Před měsícem +2

      we aint getting too old for this S**t - Danny Glover (maybe)

    • @schmucknorris2672
      @schmucknorris2672 Před měsícem

      Complete trash. Start to finish.

  • @maskedhobo
    @maskedhobo Před měsícem +9

    My GF had never seen the movies when she was younger, so we binged all of them and it was a good time. I'm glad Axel F didn't get hit with "the message".

    • @Nightscream13
      @Nightscream13 Před měsícem +1

      My wife and I did the same thing! She thought they were really fun movies. It was a great time.

  • @Calypso694
    @Calypso694 Před měsícem +12

    Bronson is actually an acclaimed award winning narrator and has been for a while now. He’s got a great reading voice when he’s not playing th e most flamboyant person on screen lol.

    • @IgorManenica
      @IgorManenica Před měsícem +3

      His audiobook readings are incredible

    • @deoccultist
      @deoccultist Před měsícem +1

      Agreed. I've listened to some. He makes the Southern Reach books less of a slog.

  • @blankfrankie3747
    @blankfrankie3747 Před měsícem +92

    Am I to understand that there is A: no girlbossing and B: no pandering to "the message?" That's more than I ever hoped from this sequel, especially considering I had no hopes at all. I'm sold.

    • @danieloization
      @danieloization Před měsícem +20

      There is a girl boss, it is just toned down a bit. The daughter gets as much screentime as Eddie and she is the typical cold, rude type. The only likeable character is Eddie Murphy which is why it is so forgettable as he can’t really have a good dialogue with these bland characters. Eddie is breaking his back carrying this movie.

    • @la_scrittice_vita
      @la_scrittice_vita Před měsícem +12

      It is not as pure as Drinker presents it. Every time Axel tries to con his way into or out of a situation he fails and a younger character has to bail him out. It's not Luke Skywalker character assassination, but it's got modern audience contamination (and worse, it's not particularly funny)

    • @justinsayin3979
      @justinsayin3979 Před měsícem +3

      When Simpson and Bruckheimer made the first BHC, it never even would have occurred to them to have some chick tagging along with Axel. In that sense, this version is doing a good bit of compromising to placate "modern audiences".

    • @justinsayin3979
      @justinsayin3979 Před měsícem +1

      @@danieloization Yeah, compare her to the pleasant Jenny (Lisa Eilbacher) from BHC who got out of the way for Axel to do his job.

    • @sup3414
      @sup3414 Před měsícem +1

      ​​@@danieloizationYou seriously telling that a woman simply being able to be "rude" at times all of a sudden she's a girlboss? Oh f*** off, crybaby lmao.

  • @ezza2x899
    @ezza2x899 Před měsícem +52

    The sly dig at the third film not being his finest moment whilst flicking through the police files made me chuckle

    • @Thomasmemoryscentral
      @Thomasmemoryscentral Před měsícem

      Murphy himself felt disappointed and originally didnt feel up to a 3rd film unless they created a good enough plot and paid him fine.
      Uh, they definetly didn't create a decent plot and it flopped hard

    • @BountyFlamor
      @BountyFlamor Před měsícem +3

      @@Thomasmemoryscentral I think to remember that the third movie was the only one in which Murphy did not improvise his script.

    • @mikavirtanen7029
      @mikavirtanen7029 Před měsícem +2

      @@Thomasmemoryscentral While the plot wasn't anything special, BHC 3 mainly failed because of Murphy. Axel just wasn't funny, and while John Landis tried to get Murphy in character, it just didn't happen. The 90's was the decade when Eddie Murphy was...shall we say difficult...and his movie projects were even if you put it nicely mostly crap.

    • @KilliK69
      @KilliK69 Před měsícem +3

      ​@@ThomasmemoryscentralThird movie should have been Taggart and Rosewood sent to Detroid to cooperate with Axel on a case, si they were now the fish out of water.
      The Rush Hour trilogy did it properly, with each sequel putting the main chars in different environments.

    • @Thomasmemoryscentral
      @Thomasmemoryscentral Před měsícem

      @@mikavirtanen7029 Hmm. Did Murphy in the 90s have a case of "young rising actor that is a little full of themselves from a string of successes?" Is a lot of his 90s projects subject to directors and writers he had no control over to compromise to?

  • @someinteresting
    @someinteresting Před měsícem +4

    For a film on Netflix I was surprised. I couldn’t believe it had the same vibe as the older films. Such a rarity today.

  • @chrismaddock5790
    @chrismaddock5790 Před měsícem +3

    Honestly, I loved this movie - compared to what's been pushed out these last ten or so years, it felt like a breath of fresh air: Finally, a sequel to a beloved series that had the right dose of nostalgia, respect and competent storytelling that so many other long awaited sequels/reboots have been sorely missing (well, except for top gun of course). If this movie succeeds at one thing, I hope it's as a reminder to other film makers that movies are meant to be fun and not so damn serious and constantly having to push a bloody certain overdone "message".

  • @tylergoodman3560
    @tylergoodman3560 Před měsícem +123

    I'm glad that Eddie Murphy and crew made a movie that's a throwback to a simpler time when everyone was just happy to make a good movie. No woke moments, no displays of "The Message", and gives you what you want. It's a decent film worth watching. Great video drinker. 🎉

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem +2

      @@tylergoodman3560 except this time they didn't make a good movie.

    • @BlamcoTV
      @BlamcoTV Před měsícem +2

      What? Him telling that white guy (when it comes to race)to do better wasn't woke?

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem

      @@BlamcoTV i don't like the movie but in fairness to that scene Axel was just fucking with him. He wasn't being serious. He was ridiculing woke behaviour if anything, even using his white man voice.

    • @BlamcoTV
      @BlamcoTV Před měsícem +1

      @@grahamjackmacpherson6501 The fact it had to go racial in the first few minutes was cringe. Perhaps he was making fun of the woke crowd but it fell flat. Personally any woke referance would of been better not in it. I didn't watch the whole thing, I had to quit once his daughter showed up.

  • @sithazzazzin7329
    @sithazzazzin7329 Před měsícem +9

    It deserves a watch just because it's lack of pandering and "the message".

  • @robertd9965
    @robertd9965 Před 8 dny

    You forgot to mention the awesome music - that's total flashback to the 80s. Love how they integrated that.

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy8364 Před měsícem +24

    I enjoyed it, it’s like the looked at Top Gun Maverick and listened to what people liked about, nostalgia, action, not too heavy, no message, and took it from there.

    • @KilliK69
      @KilliK69 Před měsícem

      the original Top Gun did have political message.

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem +1

      @@davidmurphy8364 was a shitty script and a blandly shot movie Also on our wish list cos that's what we got.

    • @davidmurphy8364
      @davidmurphy8364 Před měsícem +3

      @@grahamjackmacpherson6501
      Each to their own mate😂

  • @victoriakovac-hidalgo8244
    @victoriakovac-hidalgo8244 Před měsícem +175

    Such a shame that more films aren't like that...Even if the film itself wasn't the best.

  • @seanmillette4323
    @seanmillette4323 Před měsícem +2

    Im super happy to see that Eddie still has it. Alsp very happy that his one partner is still alive because he was old 40 years ago.

  • @anthonymerchant2597
    @anthonymerchant2597 Před měsícem +2

    Watched this recently with my partner and we were both pleasantly suprised by just how good it was and felt at home with the previous films. As someone born in 1980 seeing this was a real treat. It had all the right humor, action, characters, writing, and even the music fit perfectly. It made me feel like a kid again watching the first films for the first time. Even the whole idea of police corruption working with the cartels is totally relevant to today's society in the USA. I don't even have a copy of the first films in my collection, and I want this one to add to it. I didn't expect that Netflix to be able to pull it off like they did. I would definitely rank it as one, if not the best film of this year.

  • @c7042
    @c7042 Před měsícem +31

    I'm glad to see that Mr Gordan-Levitt has been able from the age of 8 continue to make his living in the Hollywood industry. I really enjoyed his performances in "Third Rock."

    • @vespasianflavius2766
      @vespasianflavius2766 Před měsícem

      Your son looks like a girl lol

    • @albundy774
      @albundy774 Před měsícem +13

      Bet he's breathing a sigh of relief he kissed Ellen Page before the surgery lol

    • @DeetotheDubs
      @DeetotheDubs Před měsícem +5

      Youngest actor playing the oldest character, that happened to be Aliens. 3rd Rock was great and Tommy and Dick were my favorites.

    • @MegaMjjordan
      @MegaMjjordan Před měsícem

      It’s not like he’s old or aged out but always nice to him though I agree

    • @mikehawk6120
      @mikehawk6120 Před měsícem

      @@DeetotheDubs Harry was hilarious.

  • @rickbase833
    @rickbase833 Před měsícem +168

    I have to admit I was skeptical when Axel's daughter showed up with a chip on her shoulder, but her relationship with Axel was done well and we didn't have to see her kicking Axel in the balls.....then saving him like most girl boss movies.

    • @kingovharts
      @kingovharts Před měsícem +23

      Yeah…they seem to really get it. We wanted to see Axel save the day and restore his relationship with her with the sacrifice. Well done

    • @Eternaldarkness3166
      @Eternaldarkness3166 Před měsícem +13

      Or like seeing her magically be good at shooting people and being a badass fighter because she's a Cop's daughter, and the fact that they mentioned she used to go to the range earlier in the movie. I enjoyed that

    • @Thomasmemoryscentral
      @Thomasmemoryscentral Před měsícem +12

      @@Eternaldarkness3166 In this review, she nearly drops to her death in a car and is saved from a strong tow cable in that one dramatic scene. A great asoect is she is rightfully scared instead of the modern cliche of a mary sue that shows almost no emotion. No the daughter is rightfully fearing for her life as is anyone that nearly thinks they'll die in a hanging car

    • @nuclearwinter391
      @nuclearwinter391 Před měsícem +11

      She was annoying as hell.

    • @JustTheFlecks
      @JustTheFlecks Před měsícem +5

      I went in with no expectations and was pleasantly surprised. The same as seeing Top Gun: Maverick.

  • @nolanbrown84
    @nolanbrown84 Před měsícem +2

    After watching “Midnight Run” with a less soy Robert Deniro and the amazing comedic talent Charles Grodin and John Ashton about 73 times in the last decade I’ve realized that I enjoy that movie all the better because of John Ashton! The guy adds something that a lot of today’s character actors lack. He’s an everyman that knows damn well how to deliver a line with intensity and still get you laughing! Love that guy in anything that he’s in!

  • @aproudamerican2692
    @aproudamerican2692 Před měsícem +2

    I'll give it a look. Thanks Drinker for staying awake long enough to watch it for us and to give some words or wisdom on this.

  • @KangaZune
    @KangaZune Před měsícem +55

    Movies that have a diverse cast but don’t make it their aim is what The Acolyte should have been…

    • @JustTheFlecks
      @JustTheFlecks Před měsícem

      I want to give your statement multiple thumbs up. When I saw the first season of The Mandalorian I had so much hope… it made season 3 and series like The Acolyte even more disappointing.

    • @hawkevick9184
      @hawkevick9184 Před měsícem

      Because it's in LA.

    • @mrpugster
      @mrpugster Před měsícem

      A few whitey jokes that seemed a little out of place perhaps

    • @Stefan-he8cf
      @Stefan-he8cf Před měsícem +1

      That's because nowadays "diverse" doesn't mean races, but forced fed gay and trans propaganda.

  • @kurtb8474
    @kurtb8474 Před měsícem +15

    I just saw it. Not bad. It was like a class reunion. We got to visit old friends that made us feel good many years ago. It certainly wasn't disappointing. I just wish we could have seen more of Billy throughout the movie. Back in the second movie, we got to see him transition from a yogurt and pita eating softie into something that closely resembled Rambo. It was good to see the guys again.

  • @tokyodove
    @tokyodove Před měsícem +1

    Watched this with my wife and we were both remarking how awesomely they captured the 80s cinematography in so many scenes, especially the car chases.

  • @alisterfolson
    @alisterfolson Před měsícem +4

    Axel looking left and seeing the Meter Reader still there was funny. The movie: laugh and chill

  • @cameronliterally
    @cameronliterally Před měsícem +26

    Watched this last night and had a blast .

  • @hpc1717
    @hpc1717 Před měsícem +12

    Was honestly a lot more fun to watch than I was expecting

  • @techfall1142
    @techfall1142 Před 9 dny

    I always come here first when I want to know about a movie. Not only is the CD hilarious with excellent presentation, but imo, I get the most real reviews I can find. Most importantly, he is usually spot on with his reviews. This is literally my 1st option when I want a review, before or even after watching a movie.

  • @heyimharlz
    @heyimharlz Před měsícem +1

    One of the best movies I've seen this year, I couldn't imagine it being any better to be honest. Loved it... also.. Shooter!

  • @nosickl
    @nosickl Před měsícem +27

    Axel F - 30 years in Production Hell - The perfect Title for another of Drinker's videos

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem +1

      @@nosickl it goes like this ... Here's the script Eddie .... Nah I don't like it, try harder, then come back.

  • @TI4438
    @TI4438 Před měsícem +31

    A complete missed opportunity not giving Axel, Billy and Taggart more screen time together. Monster chemistry.

    • @pochaze671
      @pochaze671 Před měsícem +2

      There must be a reason, 'cos that must have been something everyone involved were hoping to deliver.

    • @JonVoid37
      @JonVoid37 Před měsícem +3

      100% Agree. But there is another movie in development, so when they are fully reunited at the end I am hoping they will be back together in the next one. Would be interesting if Billy and Taggart end up going to Detroit to help out Axel with the final act being back in LA?

  • @AdriaanPretorius
    @AdriaanPretorius Před měsícem +1

    I haven't had so much fun watching a movie in a long time! Even made some popcorn!

  • @jeffnaslund
    @jeffnaslund Před měsícem +1

    It’s always good to see the band back together again

  • @piecesof9
    @piecesof9 Před měsícem +49

    "Get the F outta here" "no I can not" 😂 still classic

  • @jessemoore7081
    @jessemoore7081 Před měsícem +13

    Axel F. was spot on. It needed to be that dopamine shot of nostalgia after 30 years of waiting and the lukewarm reception of 3. Axel F just fits like a glove with the rest of the franchise and what more could one ask for at this point of Hollyweird shenanigans?

  • @kanedNunable
    @kanedNunable Před měsícem +1

    wasnt expecting much, but me and the GF really enjoyed it. huge nostalgia trip for both of us. went to see some of the original movies in the cinema back in the day

  • @Benjo_Banto
    @Benjo_Banto Před 26 dny

    I enjoyed this much more than I expected, it was fun and didn’t take itself seriously.

  • @grandmufftwerkin9037
    @grandmufftwerkin9037 Před měsícem +252

    All hail Lord Drinker, the last king of Scotland.

  • @Wheelie2077
    @Wheelie2077 Před měsícem +26

    I enjoyed Axel F, but I wish that they'd included that Eddie Murphy laugh at least once!

    • @lowbird7947
      @lowbird7947 Před měsícem +3

      Yeah unfortunately Eddie said he won't do it anymore

    • @osmanyousif7849
      @osmanyousif7849 Před měsícem +3

      He should’ve at least done the smile he does in almost every Eddie Murphy movie.

  • @charlemagnevillaroman6054
    @charlemagnevillaroman6054 Před měsícem +1

    That movie was a breath of fresh air! All the callback to the old movies were very nostalgic, playing the same songs and paying respect to the characters was perfectly done! That's how you do it! So simple yet very entertaining! This movie stands out because of how Hollywood has destroyed all of our beloved franchises.

  • @mac_pls
    @mac_pls Před 24 dny

    honestly this movie was so much better than I expected. The original characters were still important in the story and they lived to tell the tale. Much of the scenes were hilarious, it was entertaining as f.

  • @tbh1444
    @tbh1444 Před měsícem +20

    This is exactly the type of movie to push right now. It's not high art but its a respectful continuation of a legacy product. That alone makes it worth watching in our modern media climate.

  • @AndrejMilas
    @AndrejMilas Před měsícem +15

    They had me at the neutron dance.

  • @williamuhl8573
    @williamuhl8573 Před měsícem +1

    I liked it. It gave me the warm, fuzzy feeling I had as a kid watching the originals.

  • @neanderthal-
    @neanderthal- Před měsícem +2

    Just hearing The Beverly Hills Cop theme song, makes me smile and do very cool moves!

  • @PrinceTravis72
    @PrinceTravis72 Před měsícem +36

    I loved this movie! Being 52 yrs old all of the nostalgia, cast and music had me feeling young again.

    • @mackychloe
      @mackychloe Před měsícem

      same

    • @MichaelPohoreski
      @MichaelPohoreski Před měsícem +1

      The music had some nice riffs of the original theme song intermixed throughout the movie. It was subtle but a nice nostalgia touch.

  • @gregorybrandenburger9457
    @gregorybrandenburger9457 Před měsícem +1

    I really enjoyed this movie. It's perfect for what it is and continues the series wonderfully. It was great seeing the cast together again.

  • @YaoyorozuKMomo
    @YaoyorozuKMomo Před 22 dny

    They’re old enough to get free bus passes you got me with that one that’s pure gold sir lol

  • @chucksenhowzen9740
    @chucksenhowzen9740 Před měsícem +106

    To this day the best 80s throwback that worked is Cobra Kai

    • @maw1186
      @maw1186 Před měsícem +29

      Top Gun!

    • @Ghalaghor_McAllistor
      @Ghalaghor_McAllistor Před měsícem

      What about Stranger Things?

    • @mikenewbold1699
      @mikenewbold1699 Před měsícem +14

      @@Ghalaghor_McAllistor no that is just derivative rubbish

    • @abehambino
      @abehambino Před měsícem

      @@maw1186still the best one!!! Kobra Kai has a lot of issues that deter it from being great. It definitely checks the nostalgia boxes but it gets pretty annoying at times

    • @jello5508
      @jello5508 Před měsícem +2

      @@mikenewbold1699 imagine not calling out Cobra Kai for being the same formulaic nostalgia bait every season that only gets worse, but you call out stranger things for being "Derivative". Have any self awareness at all

  • @armaslohemadu
    @armaslohemadu Před měsícem +13

    To be honest the best praise i can give thos movie is that it made me want to rewatch the other movies without hating this one.

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem +1

      @@armaslohemadu doesn't hold a candle to 1 or 2. In fact id go so far as to say there's not much in it between 3 and 4 in terms of which ones worse.

    • @stevenventure8487
      @stevenventure8487 Před měsícem

      lol, that is "damning with faint praise" if I ever heard it.

  • @warrenjoubert4027
    @warrenjoubert4027 Před 27 dny +1

    Our childhood heroes remain our heroes even if they have aged- we can deal with that. What we don't enjoy is if they have fundamentally changed who they are. Thank you Netflix for this movie- our heroes are older and have many more miles under the hood, but they are still the same as they always were. And it was great to see them back together. Can't remember when my wife and myself were able to sit down together and just enjoy an entertaining movie from start to finish- but we did with this one.

  • @joshuastandlee3455
    @joshuastandlee3455 Před měsícem +1

    Now this is nostalgia done right, and it's about damn time! For too long, legacy characters have been disrespected, which is why Beverly Hills Cop 4 is such a breath of fresh air. All returning characters in this movie get their time to shine, and the new characters don't steal Axel's fire. There's no bait-and-switch here, this is very much Eddie Murphy's movie! There are scenes that look right out of the 80's, I haven't seen a modern film look this 80's since Expendables 2! I can't praise this movie enough, the filmmakers clearly respected the source material, and that's something we need more of!

  • @GIBBO4182
    @GIBBO4182 Před měsícem +80

    Is Serge in it? Best minor character ever!
    "Aaachhwellll" 😂😂

    • @vespasianflavius2766
      @vespasianflavius2766 Před měsícem +7

      He is lol

    • @abehambino
      @abehambino Před měsícem +2

      Not until I got confirmation he’d be in there did I actually watch it! They could’ve however done more with him, but something is definitely better than nothing!

    • @maartendetemmerman393
      @maartendetemmerman393 Před měsícem +9

      joe pesci in lethal weapon was a great minor character

    • @wes8052
      @wes8052 Před měsícem +2

      What is pertaining regarding meaning

    • @One-Week-Wizard
      @One-Week-Wizard Před měsícem

      you mean "Surge", right?

  • @JakobIlar
    @JakobIlar Před měsícem +9

    The 1st Beverly Hills Cop movie had one of the most brutal on screen executions, ever!
    Loved it!

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem +3

      @@JakobIlar and this movie had ... CGI blood spurts.

    • @pochaze671
      @pochaze671 Před měsícem +1

      After Murphy cold-blooded sadistic murder in Robocop... Lucky my parents didn't catch me watch that (so many times, around 12!)

    • @JoseVasquez-sp6kc
      @JoseVasquez-sp6kc Před měsícem +3

      Yup. That was Mike from Breaking Bad and Better call Saul that pulled the trigger.

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem

      @@JoseVasquez-sp6kc I think the execution he was talking about was the death of the car from the banana in the tailpipe

  • @artm1973
    @artm1973 Před měsícem +1

    It was great, practically teared up at the first notes of the theme.

  • @bernhard.k
    @bernhard.k Před měsícem

    I felt i was back in the 80ies, the Music, the Action, the Crew.
    Love it.

  • @johnnoon9498
    @johnnoon9498 Před měsícem +7

    A solid dose of nostalgia. Nothing more. Enjoyed seeing Rosewood, Taggart and Foley again.

  • @jimbrown2688
    @jimbrown2688 Před měsícem +39

    I watched it last week. I enjoyed it. You can see it gets better as the film goes on, but it's a first-time director. Lots of nostalgia on show. You could do more with this.

    • @KilliK69
      @KilliK69 Před měsícem +2

      agreed, they could have done more, especially with such a big budget. but it's still fine, a solid entry to the series.

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem

      @@jimbrown2688 it got worse as the movie went on culminating in a horrible slow mo spoof like moment of axel jumping to take the bullett hurling her name and then Bacon getting shot in slow mo my god that was horrible to watch. Amateurish.

    • @jimbrown2688
      @jimbrown2688 Před měsícem

      ​@grahamjackmacpherson6501 First time director...

    • @grahamjackmacpherson6501
      @grahamjackmacpherson6501 Před měsícem

      @@jimbrown2688 I know hence why I don't think the gig should have been his. It reaked of mediocrity.

    • @jimbrown2688
      @jimbrown2688 Před měsícem

      ​@grahamjackmacpherson6501 Ah well, it was Netflix money, no one died and quite a lot of people liked the movie. Could've been better just like I Could've been tall dark and handsome. Sadly neither came to pass but I can live with both..😅

  • @Saint_Svadhisthana_Sahasrara_1

    Beverly Hills Cop 3 is actually my favourite by far!!! Possibly because it was the first one I saw and I watched it about a million times as a 10 year old. Life’s been good to me. 😄

  • @AAX1975
    @AAX1975 Před měsícem

    I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It was great and a lot of fun. I love seeing all the original cast as well. And I thought his daughter did really well and held her own.

  • @DsRandomMemories
    @DsRandomMemories Před měsícem +15

    I thoroughly enjoyed Axel F. I can't remember the last time I laughed my ass off as much as I did watching this movie. I plan to watch it again.

  • @viggostenvard9906
    @viggostenvard9906 Před měsícem +4

    It was nostalgic and entertaining. Made me miss the 80s and 90s again😊

  • @mtheman4221
    @mtheman4221 Před měsícem

    Beverly Hills Cop movies were my childhood, glad to know they an OK job. Gonna watch it tonight.

  • @MatthiasPowerbomb
    @MatthiasPowerbomb Před měsícem +1

    Also, when you mentioned Jerry Bruckheimer, I laughed because when I saw that in the opening credits, I thought the exact same thing. Bruckheimer films were almost always a guaranteed fun ride.

  • @dxconnery
    @dxconnery Před měsícem +12

    Recently found out there is now an entire CZcams sub-genre attempting to discredit The Drinker and critiquing his videos (poorly). You know you’ve made it big when you’re not only an author, but a genre! 🎉

    • @Thomasmemoryscentral
      @Thomasmemoryscentral Před měsícem +2

      Hey Con. The Lion King 2019 remake has its own genre of videos on the failures of its cgi and why its insistence to barely change enough is horrible.
      A lot of good and bad films can spawn their own genres of videos!

    • @MichaelPohoreski
      @MichaelPohoreski Před měsícem

      When one gets popular enough there are always nobodies trying to cash in on name dropping.

  • @r33s3m2
    @r33s3m2 Před měsícem +11

    Gotta disagree with stripclubs being unnecessary. The first one was them starting to trust him. The second one was a lead to the secondary bad guy. Plus boobs are never unnecessary🍻. Good vid

  • @kuldas9299
    @kuldas9299 Před měsícem

    Watched it on plane flying to LA ironically. It passed the time well enough.

  • @hobbs1701a
    @hobbs1701a Před měsícem

    Thank you Critical Drinker for reviewing this movie!!! While I don't agree with everything you said about this film, I do agree with most of it! BHC 4 was a fun time! This movie treated its legacy characters so much better than most IP's do these days! It is worth a watch! I very much enjoyed the movie, but yes, the original cast are very much showing their age!

  • @Bar-Lord
    @Bar-Lord Před měsícem +9

    The script not pandering to “modern audiences” alone makes it worth my time.

    • @chillones9574
      @chillones9574 Před měsícem

      agree, the old school feel to the film and no pandering was excellent.

  • @cnh2132
    @cnh2132 Před měsícem

    Came here with 0 expectations, was entertained for 2hrs. Considering this has the Netflix label on him, it's incredible. This movie was far better then it had the right to be, indeed.