OneEightNine Media I watched this on the heels of watching the first film. Honestly, both films are great. I think this sequel gets so much hate because the first film is just that much better. Make no mistake about it, this movie is a shameless cash grab. But it does a great job of entertaining you with outstanding action and a few laughs. The film is about the odd couple of a beat cop and criminal teaming up yet again to take on some bad dudes. This film fails in that it focuses too much on the bad guys and not enough on the stars of the film. I'm guessing because Eddie Murphy was a huge star at that point and didn't have the time to hangout and shoot more scenes or whatever. And because of that, the film is slightly cheapen. But still worth watching if you enjoy action flicks. Some of the action in this film is jaw dropping but cheapened by overexposing the villains without developing them with dialogue and etc. But whatever, it is a great grind house film posing as a late 80s blockbuster.

Wuchak "Another 48 HRS." came out in 1990, eight years after the original. Like the first one, it's a crime thriller starring Nick Nolte as Jack Crates, a tough guy/alcoholic cop in San Francisco who hunts down cop killers by enlisting the services of a convict (Eddie Murphy). The killers this time out are violent outlaw bikers, but Cates' real target is the elusive "Iceman," the drug kingpin of the area. In the eight years between the movies Murphy became a mega-success and so holds top billing in this one.The first half struck me as better than the first film, but then it devolves into almost shockingly bad in the second half. It's what-were-they-thinking bad. A good example is the scene where the two bikers drive their cycles through a movie screen during a nude sequence. Why sure! The only thing I can think of is that director Walter Hill was shooting for mythic cool-ness in the manner of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." Unfortunately, he ended up with laughable dreck. To add insult to injury, the revelation of the Iceman is lame. Would a real drug kingpin keep an exhausting full-time job? Isn't the purpose of being a drug kingpin to make loads of money so you can kick back and enjoy the high life? Moreover, the conflict-habituated relationship of the protagonists really starts to grate on the nerves by the second half.There's another scene in the first half that's a cool action scene on the surface; that is, until you think about it. It's the sequence where two bikers attempt to kill someone in a mini-bus by riding alongside the vehicle on either side while blowing holes into it. All the driver has to do is swerve to one side or the other and – voilà – both bikers are taken out. Lastly, there's just something trashy about this film. While the protagonists have admirable qualities underneath their gruff exteriors, the majority of the characters in the film seem like the dregs of society. I'll take 1984's "Beverly Hills Cop" over the two 48 HRS flicks any day. It's all-around better with more likable characters and redeemable qualities. The film runs 93 minutes and was shot in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Folsom, California, as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. GRADE: C-

namashi_1 A Sequel to the Terrific 48 Hrs, 'Another 48 Hrs.' is fortunately, a fun & fast-paced sequel , that doesn't disappoint. Its pure vintage entertainment!'Another 48 Hrs.'Synopsis: Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond--this time, to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.'Another 48. Hrs' has a brisk pace, which does the trick. At a crisp 95-minutes, the sequel doesn't waste time & comes to the point pretty fast. Of course, a few sequences in the first-hour could've been better, but in totality, the narrative isn't loose. John Fasano, Jeb Stuart & Larry Gross's Screenplay is not without its minuses, but overall, its good. Walter Hill's Direction is effective. Cinematography is razor-sharp. Action-Sequences are awesome.Performance-Wise: The Incomparable Nick Nolte steals 'Another 48 Hrs'. He's rough, heroic & lovable all through. Eddie Murphy is spontaneous, as ever. The on-screen camaraderie between Nolte & Murphy, remains as a high-point for the enterprise. On the whole, 'Another 48 Hrs' works.

FlashCallahan San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day. Jack tries to convince him to help clear his name and find the Ice Man, but Reggie says he won't help unless he gives him the $500,000 that Jack has been holding on to. Jack refuses unless Reggie helps him......One of those sequels that were made in the late eighties, early nineties when the stars power was dwindling, and the original was quite successful.Thankfully this isn't the dog you've been led to believe, and to be fair, it's a lot more exciting than the original. They have tried to relate both films by making one of the bikers the brother of one of the people who were killed in the first one, but this is all about the stars.The script is good, and Nolte really stands against Murphy, who was easily one of the biggest stars in the world at the time. Set pieces are good, the plot can be a little incoherent at times, but it hurtles along at a good enough pace, you really forget that the chief bad guy is named after a Marvel character.If it were made before Harlem Nights, it would probably have had success like BHC 2, but one feels that Murphys ego was partially to blame.A fun movie.