You ever hear about a movie that's not scheduled to be released until next year and you really, really wish it could be released tomorrow instead? I ran across one of those today, and the review was extremely fun.
Normally I don't link to other movie reviews here on the Tirade, but this movie sounds so fun that I had to point a link its way.
This promotion is actually because I absolutely adore buddy cop films. Well, let me re-state that more clearly... I really love "good" buddy cop movies from the 80's and 90's. You know the ones I'm talking about, right? Here's a few:
Tango & Cash.
Stallone, Russell, Palance. Eat that for supper, short stack.
48 HOURS.
Eddie Murphy pops up on the scene for the first time with Nick Nolte in tow. If you don't think this movie could kick the shit out of 10 buckets of puppies and laugh, you're not even human.
LETHAL WEAPON.
Enough said here.
Beverly Hills Cop.
Murphy + 80's = the golden era.
The Last Boy Scout.
Everybody knows how much I love Shane Black screenplays, and he's already got two on this list. This is, hands down, my most loved Bruce Willis film to date.
Other awesome movies to note are Collision Course, Dragnet, Red Heat, Point Break, Turner & Hooch, Die Hard with a Vengeance, any movie where Steven Seagal teams up with some rapper guy and the awesome Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, which puts another Shane Black script on the list.
There's a whole ton of idiotic ones out there too, but I won't mention any Bad Boys, Showtime, Blue Streak, Metro or Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot in this post.
Enjoy the review and man, I can't wait until February to check this one out. The trailers better be awesome, and if I don't hear any synthesizer music playing in the background with over-emphasized punching sounds and the obligatory buddy fist fight, I'm cashing in the chips and going home.
Wishing I could team up with you to fight some drug dealers, vicious cartel or some corporation with a deep-seeded conspiracy,
-McClane
P.S. You can be the cop guy. I'd much rather play the part of some unpredictable loose cannon who's not afraid to dive in to trouble without a badge or any semblance of logic. I'd also be the guy who scores with all the chicks while your lame, married ass stays at home with the kids.
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I'd be perfect! I'll be the older married Latino partner....
"I'm getting too old for esta mierda!"
The first Halloween I lived up here, me and 3 other friends dressed up as a "Buddy Cop Movie." It was a great costume.
Andy played the "loose cannon" cop, with awesome mullet, sport jacket, and Hawaiian shirt. He was still shaken up by the death of his previous partner, "Jonesy."
Colin played the "straight man" cop, with crappy glasses, crappy haircut, and endless moaning about his wife "Bernice."
I played the fat, angry, coffee-swilling commissioner with a mustache, comb-over (believe it! I actually *thinned out my hair* on the top), and endless supply of doughnuts.
Cristian, from Romania, played the vaguely Eastern European villain. He carried around a suitcase (that he was handcuffed to) and identified himself only as an "import/export man."
That was a great costume.
I had totally forgotten about Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. I was surprised at how awesome that movie was. Gay Perry, anyone?
Mark... I think Shawn and I are going to steal that idea next Halloween. That's out-right f'n awesome.
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