With over seven minutes of previously unavailable scenes, the director's cut of Lethal Weapon is a long-overdue present for fans. Riggs's solitary homelife and the tragic loss spurring him in a reckless disregard for his own safety now come into greater focus. We see that recklessness is new scenes underlining the differences between the two cops. Murtaugh, just 50, needs reassurance about his skills at a firing range. Riggs, not caring if he sees another birthday, coolly walks into a schoolyard sniper's field of fire. All the humor and adrenaline that made this original an entertainment milestone are here, too. No scenes have been removed. But new action and new insight are now included. Include yourself in the excitement.
Mel Gibson set aside his art-house credentials to star as a crazy cop paired with a stable one (Danny Glover) in this full-blown 1987 Richard Donner action picture. The most violent film in the series (which includes three sequels), it is also the edgiest and most interesting. After Gibson's character jumps off a building handcuffed to a man, and Gary Busey (as a cold, efficient enforcer) lets his hand get burned without flinching, there is a sense that anything can happen, and it usually does. Donner's strangely messy visual and audio style doesn't make a lot of aesthetic sense, but it stuck with all four movies. The DVD release includes production notes, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, optional French soundtrack, and optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
Mel Gibson set aside his art-house credentials to star as a crazy cop paired with a stable one (Danny Glover) in this full-blown 1987 Richard Donner action picture. The most violent film in the series (which includes three sequels), it is also the edgiest and most interesting. After Gibson's character jumps off a building handcuffed to a man, and Gary Busey (as a cold, efficient enforcer) lets his hand get burned without flinching, there is a sense that anything can happen, and it usually does. Donner's strangely messy visual and audio style doesn't make a lot of aesthetic sense, but it stuck with all four movies. The DVD release includes production notes, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, optional French soundtrack, and optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Mullet Gibson:
I loved this movie when it came out and when I was a lot younger. If I would have reviewed it then I would have given it a 5 star. But now that I am a bit older and viewing it again I must say... it is still pretty good. It was new and different and exciting when it was first put out. It was a buddy cop pic, which is nothing new, but it was violent as hell. The hero is a suicide case (which I don't really like now because he comes off as a goof trying to act crazy instead of a really depressed guy with a... more info
Must have to Complete Lethal Weapon Collection:
The DVD came on time and in perfect condition. The movie stays true to the previous Lethal Weapon movies. Danny and Mel are great together. I wish they would come out with another!
Lethal Weapon Blu Ray:
I love Blu Ray. Everything is crisper and clearer. And, of course, Lethal Weapon is one of the all time best movies ever!!
Don't buy this HD DVD Version:
I bought this HD Dvd version simply because I had spent heavily into HD dvd players;Toshiba(4 of them;no lectures please).I need as many HD dvd movies as possible just to make my purchases relevant(more the reason, because I live in Singapore).
However, this disc is bad;nothing HD about it.Picture is sometimes ill defined and other times looks no better than an ordinary Dvd.Now that HD dvd is dead, wait for the Director's cut in Blu Ray.