Product description No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: RRelease Date: 24-APR-2007Media Type: DVD .com 48 HRS. Before the action-oriented "buddy movie" formula settled into place in the 1980s and 1990s with the Lethal Weapon films, Walter Hill's 48 HRS. presented a much more irreverent and politically incorrect version of the genre. Eddie Murphy made an auspicious film debut alongside veteran Nick Nolte's consummate performance as a worn cop. Murphy plays a convict on a two-day furlough from prison to help capture his former partner (James Remar). The intense animosity between his character and Nolte's impatient detective is rude and violent--albeit in a comic way--and the film's racist and sexist banter is so ubiquitous that some viewers might be turned off. (This early, raw Murphy is not the Murphy of The Nutty Professor.) Then again, sometimes deliberate overkill is funny in itself, which is certainly closer to Hill's intention. There are a couple of scenes for the ages in this film, especially Murphy's single-handed shutdown of the action in a redneck bar. --Tom KeoghAnother 48 HRS. The boys are back in town, but they're wearing their carbon-paper suits in this frantic but not nearly as funny sequel to the action-comedy hit. The first time around, the combination of Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte had the element of surprise going for it: Who expected these two to have chemistry? This time, chemistry is virtually all they have in a veritable rehash of the first film. What plot there is has to do with Nolte's needing Murphy (who is just out of jail) to help him clear his own name and save his job on the police force. Director Walter Hill is back in place, but this time the script is the work of action hack Jeb Stuart and the movie barely gives Murphy room to unleash his comic riffs; when he does, we're expecting them (though he's still entertaining). --Marshall Fine
H**R
Great movies!
Definitely entertaining!
S**8
Good movies for a good price
48 Hours was the first movie to start the "Buddy cop" film genre where a cop is partnered up with another person and develop a friendship through teamwork and understanding each other's differences. This movie starts out like a serious action movie but shifts to some comedy as soon as Eddie Murphy, who plays a convict let out on parole to team up with a pretty grumpy police officer (Nick Nolte) for 48 Hours to help catch some killers comes in. Nolte is also good. There is plenty of action and humor with the two constantly bickering and fighting with each other and then having sympathy like good old friends do! The sequel is also worth watching and equally as good as the first one. I'd recommend this for a family movie night for the 15 year old-adult audiences if you want 2 hilarious and thrilling movies for a surprisingly cheap price.Also look for these:Lethal Weapon: 4 Film Favorites,4 Film Favorites: Dirty Harry Collection (Dirty Harry / Magnum Force / The Enforcer / Sudden Impact),Four Film Favorites: Chris Tucker Collection (Rush Hour / Rush Hour 2 / Rush Hour 3 / Money Talks),Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection (Die Hard / Die Hard 2: Die Harder / Die Hard with a Vengeance / Live Free or Die Hard / Decoding Die Hard) [Blu-ray]Beverly Hills Cop Collection (Beverly Hills Cop / Beverly Hills Cop II / Beverly Hills Cop III)
B**N
Damage cover
Quality is good but the dvd arrived with a broken cover but overall the disc is not damaged
A**R
Two 48 HRS for the price of One (Widescreen)
48 HRS remains one of my favorite all-time buddy cop movies (it was, basically, the first) with just the right amount of Eddie Murphy humor showcasing the, also, stellar work by Nick Nolte the "straight" man in the piece.Nolte as "Cates" makes a very controversial decision early in the movie hoping an unarmed fellow cop will be spared his life. He is not and Cates the maverick cop is placed under extreme scrutiny by pretty much all he works with in the San Fran police force.Enter "convict" Murphy as a last desperate chance to help clear Cates' name and regain his standing with his fellow officers.The fun is under way, while the violence and the "cannon" fire from those 44 Magnums never let up.San Francisco and "Chinatown Huh?" look great. James Remar was pretty much typecast (rightfully so?) as a bad guy after his stone cold, crazed performance as "Ganz" who it appears "...likes killing cops more than getting laid".And that cool-as-it gets movie music (the late James Horner) as Cates and "Reggie Hammond" follow, investigate and cruise thru San Francisco deep into the streets and alleys of Chinatown.Director Walter Hill was at the top of his "action" Director game while, also, co-writing the screenplay.Not much of the same can be said about ANOTHER 48 HRS. Walter Hill did put his name on the Director template again, but I would not be surprised to find out his name was put there just for commercial reasons.Murphy is not quite as funny and Nolte comes across as a more annoying version of Cates. He should have been more somber in the sequel with Internal Affairs breathing down his neck.If you allow the "Iceman" subplot plot not be a distraction then you might be surprised how ANOTHER 48 HRS stays close to the original - in a good way. A plot twist might be a pleasant surprise...but, I obviously got this double feature for the Original's violence, humor, and San Fran locales.4 stars total. Widescreen (for both movies) a plus, too.
L**.
Very happy
LOVE these movies and being able to get this as a double feature was definitely a major factor in my decision to buy.
S**N
Another great 80s duo
Funny movies a lot of action.
K**N
Good movies
Title says its all
G**1
Two of the Best Eddie Films of The 80s
You can't go wrong if you love the classic Eddie Murphy movies of the 80s when you get both 48 Hours movies in one set. Eddie is now more family orianted now but when he was younger he really made some wild and crazy flims and I have to admit I miss those days. He is very good in the more friendly family type movies, but he is absolutely halarious in the classics from the 80s. 48 Hours 1 and 2, Beverly Hills Cops all 3, The Golden Child, Trading Places etc. AAA+++ on this Two Movie Set.
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