48 Hrs. (DVD)

(Film Only Review) 48 hrs was directed by Walter Hill, who directed one of my favourite films, The Warriors. So as you can tell, I was excited to hear that the same person who directed The Warriors did other films. I was more excited when I heard that ITV1 was showing this, so I decided to watch it. Boy, thank god I did. This is an excellent film. Yeah, the plot is routine, but the action and outstanding performances merit a watch. -(The Plot)- Super-jaded cop Jack Cates is in a bit of trouble. He just survived a cop shooting by murders Albert Ganz and Billy Bear. Now, he wants to track them down and catch these crooks. So what does he do? He ...  Read the complete review

Detective Sergeant Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) isn't a man you want to mess with, he takes his job extremely seriously and always likes to get his guy whatever the costs may be. When convicted criminal Alfred Ganz (James Remar) escapes from prison with the help of his partner Billy Bear, they go on to shoot and kill two police officers and barely missing Jack. Jack knows this isn't going to be a case which will be easily solved, Alfred have taken a girl hostage when her boyfriend refuses to pay money that he owes them. Jack knows he needs help to solve the case and that help comes from the most unlikely source. Quick witted Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) is a ...  Read the complete review

Movie: 48 Hrs Year: 1982 Industry Rating: 18 Classification: Action / Comedy / Crime Starring: Nick Nolte .... Jack Cates Eddie Murphy .... Reggie Hammond Annette O'Toole .... Elaine Frank McRae .... Haden James Remar .... Ganz David Patrick Kelly .... Luther Sonny Landham .... Billy Bear Brion James .... Kehoe Kerry Sherman .... Rosalie Jonathan Banks .... Algren Director: Walter Hill Writers: Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Larry Gross, and Steven E. De Souza Length: 92 min Language: English Colour: Colour Rating: 10/10 Review: Not seen this movie? Watch it ...  Read the complete review

Eddie Murphy plays his role as a comic criminal in this film perfect, showing though that when bullets start flying he can keep his senses, and Nick Nolte plays the part of cop to perfection as he has so many times before The film starts off with a bang. That's the thats the prison escape of convict Ganz and his escape accomplice Billy Bear after killing two guards, Ganz and Billy Bear hightail it to San Francisco, where they hope to recover the half-million dollars that was stolen in a robbery years earlier. After killing one accomplice, Ganz and Billy Bear kidnap the girlfriend of another forcing him to come up with the loot or else. Luther knows ...  Read the complete review