Lethal Weapon 4 (DVD)

Ah the famous duo are back again for a fourth and final installment? Allegedly there were plans for a fifth but these appear to have fallen through. What on earth they would have managed to do given the age of the stars now is beyond me. Perhaps this is why the plans were dropped... The film sees two pregnancies that of Riggs' partner Lorna (from IA) and Murtaugh's daughter Rhianne. And signifies that the series has come along way, wayward Riggs as a father, young Rhianne as a mother and Murtaugh as a grandfather. The film begins with Murtaugh pretending to be a chicken whilst wearing only his underwear (a humourous if completely unrelated scene). A nice ...  Read the complete review

Lethal Weapon 4 is the final in the quadrilogy of films from director Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as maverick cops Riggs and Murtaugh. It follows on from Lethal Weapon 3, although there is a six year gap between the films themselves. Lethal Weapon 4 introduces an oriental aspect to the film, with action star Jet Li lending his considerable martial arts talents to the franchise. The Plot Murtaugh uncovers a Chinese smuggling ring and takes in a family of illegal immigrnats, declaring to be freeing slaves. He and Riggs enlist the help of frends and now private detective Leo Getz in tracking down the ring, and uncover the ...  Read the complete review

I remember when this came out in the cinema and I was skeptical to see it. I'm usually of the opinion that three versions of the same film is enough. Any more than that and the plot/action/leading actors can get a little bit messed up and can taint the overall feeling of the series. As an exception, Christian Bale did sort out the lagging Batman movies so well done to him. Not only that but trilogy just sounds better. Once you start whipping out quadrilogy and other words I might need to use a dictionary for, I immediately think that the film series is on a slippery slope. Given this, I'm happy to announce that I enjoyed Lethal Weapon 4. Whilst, as part of the ...  Read the complete review

Mel Gibson makes another explosive entrance onto the screen in Lethal Weapon 4 again as Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs. Still with his police partner Sergeant Roger Murtaugh (played by Danny Glover) the pair just seem to attract trouble wherever they go. The two have been wreaking havoc around the city and in an attempt to reduce the amount of damage (and costs) the pair are promoted to the rank of Captain hoping that this will keep them off the streets and calm down their antics. We know that Riggs and Murtaugh are not going to be happy sitting behind desks and it only a matter of hours before they are back shooting up the district. In this film they ...  Read the complete review

Aaaaaaaargh not another sequel. Yes, following the Hollywood trend towards cashing in on an idea, then cashing in again and again, "Lethal Weapon 4" hit the cinemas back in 1998. Completely fed up with the disappointing sequels to "Alien", "Highlander" and even the last "Lethal Weapon" sequel, number 3. I decided to give this film a miss on the big screen. It was on terrestrial television the other day and a due to a lack of alternative interesting viewing, I sat, I watched and to my surprise, actually enjoyed this film! Cast List ********* Mel Gibson – Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs Danny ...  Read the complete review