Release Date:
Tuesday, January 29, 2002
The Beverly Hills Cop movies harken back to a time when Eddie Murphy was really funny, Bob Seger was considered hip, and Judge Reinhold got regular employmentah, the 80s. With the release of this box set, they get pretty decent Special Edition treatment, but even if they didnt, these are just cool movies to pop in when nothings on and you cant muster the strength to go outside.
The first movie, obviously, has the most bells and whistles. The commentary by director Martin Brest (uhh huh, huh ) is interesting, but we recommend checking out the cast and crew interviews. Its fun to see an older, chunkier Rosewood, a way-too-tan Taggart, and a drag queen impersonating the woman who played Jenny Summers. But we have to ask: Oh, Eddie, where art thou? Do you really think people are going to look back on your career and remember the talking ass from Shrek? No! Youre Axel Foley, man. Be proud. Beverly Hills Cop II is sorely lacking a commentary by director Tony Scott, but at least he manages to appear once to introduce a deleted scene (thats right, a deleted sceneas in only one). And the Shakedown featurette is worth watching if you remember that, while Don Simpson is rocking out to Seger, hes got more coke in his system than Tony Montana. Despite what many critics at the time said, Beverly Hills Cop II is a solid piece of entertainment, and it deserves to been seen again. Thanks to this set, youve got yourself a cool double feature.
Oh, yeah, and Beverly Hills Cop III is included. Ahem.
The first movie, obviously, has the most bells and whistles. The commentary by director Martin Brest (uhh huh, huh ) is interesting, but we recommend checking out the cast and crew interviews. Its fun to see an older, chunkier Rosewood, a way-too-tan Taggart, and a drag queen impersonating the woman who played Jenny Summers. But we have to ask: Oh, Eddie, where art thou? Do you really think people are going to look back on your career and remember the talking ass from Shrek? No! Youre Axel Foley, man. Be proud. Beverly Hills Cop II is sorely lacking a commentary by director Tony Scott, but at least he manages to appear once to introduce a deleted scene (thats right, a deleted sceneas in only one). And the Shakedown featurette is worth watching if you remember that, while Don Simpson is rocking out to Seger, hes got more coke in his system than Tony Montana. Despite what many critics at the time said, Beverly Hills Cop II is a solid piece of entertainment, and it deserves to been seen again. Thanks to this set, youve got yourself a cool double feature.
Oh, yeah, and Beverly Hills Cop III is included. Ahem.