Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

As far as sequels go this was one of my favorites i thought it was better then 1 and 3 my opinion one of my favorites TAGGORT: "get out of the pool AXEL, you stole this house ! "AXEL: "How the fu*k can you Steal a house?,.......its my unkle"s house!lmao hahaha

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) is one of those Sequels that gets all that hate because it just isn't as good as the Original and honestly as much as the Original might be a little bit better this one is just as good as the first film it's funny, action packed and with some great one liners plus i really liked the fact that Brigitte Nielsen played the villain instead of the hero like she did in Red Sonja (1985) and Cobra (1986) plus Rocky IV (1985) doesn't count and go figure she's actually pretty damn good and ruthless, Jürgen Prochnow also does a pretty damn good job. Rosewood, Taggart and Bogomil also return for the Sequel and join Eddie Murphy once again for a 100 minutes of a pure action packed fun full of great comedy such as 'Yo Baby Yo' and action that really blows movies of Today clean and dry plus i loved the car chase sequence and i just can't stop playing that damn song in my head it's just that damn good. Beverly Hills Cop 2 is worthy of the name of it's successor and it's just as good as the first Beverly Hills Cop was and the gags remain pretty damn great plus you get cameos from Chris Rock and Hugh M. Hefner and there are 2 gigantic posters of Sylvester Stallone from Rambo: First Blood Part II and Cobra in Billy's House. The first 2 Beverly Hills Cop Movies are just way too 80's and i LOVE THEM!!!

The original was one of the biggest films of 1984, and Simpson and Bruckheimer had a massive hit the year before with Scott's Top Gun, so this was fool proof, and only an idiot wouldn't green light the sequel, so it's more of the same, but bigger in every sense, but it's lost a little bit of the first films soul.Ronny Cox only comes back for a cameo, so he gets shot at the beginning, and this prompts Foley to return to Beverly Hills. He re-teams with Taggart and Rosewood, who isn't as timid as he was in the first film, and has a penchant for weapons, because this would make his character funnier, right?Obviously there is a sub plot involving gun running, Jurgen Prochnow, Bridgitte Nielsen and alphabets, so it's down to Foley to wisecrack his way to solving the crimes.This film could have just been Murphy running along the beach, swearing every few minutes and laughing, and it still would have been a huge hit, because every once in a while, the planets align, and Hollywood could make a critic and crowd proof movie.This was in instance of that. Scott was huge, he made Cruise a star. Simpson and Bruckhiemer did the same, Murphy was the biggest thing in Hollywood, and the original was massive.Nothing could go wrong.It's not brilliant by any means, in fact, sometimes the film seems downright lazy, more or less copying set pieces from the original, like the final act and the set piece where Foley pretends to be someone else in order to gain access to somewhere.But its flashy, sometimes funny, and it's always sunny in Beverly Hills, and you cannot help but love the infectious laugh.You realise after an hour just how bland it is compared to the original, but you'll enjoy it never the less.

The first sequel to what I think is one of the best action comedies from Hollywood. Eddie Murphy returns as Detroit cop Axel Foley, who goes to Beverly Hills to investigate who gunned down Lt. Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox). He reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and Det. Sgt. John Taggert (John Ashton) to catch the perpetrator, and to nab those behind of string of robberies plaguing the city, while also dealing with the department's new, arrogant and obnoxious Chief Lutz (Allen Garfield).Like the first film, this sequel has a no-nonsense and compelling story with exciting action sequences that make this movie a definite must-see for action movie fans. In addition, humor is in abundance, especially when in scenes where Murphy, Reinhold and Ashton are together. I like the fact that their on-screen chemistry and them working together are emphasized more in this film.Murphy's quick wit and action, Reinhold's cool and observant demeanor and Ashton's serious and commanding character gave us another one of the best movie trios ever assembled. The villains were also noteworthy: the sly, calm, yet cold Maxwell Dent (Jürgen Prochnow) and the tall, beautiful, Femme Fatale Karla Fry (Brigitte Nielsen) were entertaining to watch on screen.Aside from a few minor issues I had with the film like the lesser action and the overzealous party goers at the Playboy Mansion scene, this is an enjoyable movie and is one of my favorite movie sequels.Grade A