Advantages: Buddy movie; humour; Gary Busey; stunts Disadvantages: The Sequels that followed
Some movies just don't seem to age at all, and despite Gibson's trademark 80's mullet Lethal Weapon is one of them. This is not your typical Schwarzenegger-esque blow-shit-up-just-for-the-sake-of-it action movie, followed by a host of witty one liners (which I still love by the way); this is actually a respectably paced movie about two mismatched cops, whose irreconcilable personalities are interestingly developed throughout. The stunts aren't half bad either (definitely no CGI here).
Danny Glover is the safe, no nonsense cop, Roger Murtaugh, on the verge of retirement, who has a nice family and nice home to be proud of. On the contrary, Mel Gibson stars as Martin Riggs, a cop on the edge after the recent death of his wife, who no one wants to work with- he is the "lethal weapon", trained in martial arts and ais n expert in ...
Advantages: great action and entertainment Disadvantages: none
the death of his wife.
Riggs is an expert at many things, including shooting and martial arts, and with his violent nature he is considered to be a 'Lethal Weapon'.
With Murtaugh deliberating whether Riggs is actually insane or just trying to play the police system it is not long before he realises which it is?.
As the dynamic duo dig further into the apparent suicide they soon realise that they are becoming involved in more than they bargained for? including Heroin smuggling, army special forces and a rather bizarre blond man named Mr Joshua, (played by Gary Busey).
**SOUNDTRACK**
1. Amanda
2. Meet Martin Riggs
3. Roger
4. Coke Deal
5. Mr. Joshua
6. They've Got my Daughter
7. The Desert
8. Nightclub
9. The Weapon
10. Theme From Lethal Weapon
**IN CONCLUSION**
A great entertaining movie right from the start ...
Advantages: Like nothing you've heard before Disadvantages: Like nothing you've heard before
For anyone who has never heard of The Levellers, they are a band that formed in Brighton at the end of the 80?s.
They play a mixture of Celtic folk, punk, rock and politically charged anthems.
They use many of their songs to express their political position. They have a diverse range of instruments including fiddles, banjos and didgeridoos.
The levellers have a distinct sound, which is a welcome break from the repetitive stuff played on radio.
I first heard of them in the early 90?s during my student days, and 15 years on, they are still one of my favourite bands (yes they?re still going). They have released several albums but I decided to write a review on A Weapon Called the Word because it was the first Levellers album that I bought, and is still my favourite.
This was re issued in 1996 and had three tracks added, this ...
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