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"Another 48 Hours" Too Late

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!!!"Another 48 Hours" is a waste of time, talent and space.Why?Because ANYONE who saw the first film could see the plot holes. Plot holes that are big enough to fall through, along with 10 other people.Apparently, Jack Cates (A tired looking Nick Nolte)is obsessed with The Iceman, a drug dealer. During a deal gone bad that may cause Cates to lose his job and end up in prison, he finds Reggie Hammond's (A bored looking Eddie Murphy)picture. It seems that Hammond, who is STILL in jail, is now a target. There are 2 biker guys, one of them is the brother of the bad guy from the previous film, that want to see him dead.There is too many cooks trying to cook this sad excuse of soup. Many things are not explained. For example, the identity of The Iceman. When you do find out who it is, you will scratch your head and wondered what the hell is going on! I'm not going to reveal WHO it is to those who haven't seen it. I only want to say four words:IT MADE NO SENSE!!!!!For those who haven't seen the film, for God's sake, don't rent it, because you'll want your money back. Catch it on TV (It's ALWAYS on!)and save your cash.

Another gratuitous sequel is more like it.

Five years after the events of "48 HRS.", police detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) is in deep you-know-what after repeatedly failing to prove that a criminal mastermind known as "The Iceman" exists. When he learns that "The Iceman" happens to want his old 'pal' Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) dead, he forces Hammond (who's just about to get out of jail) to help him out so he can solve the case and hold on to his job.This film isn't bad, but it's unable to duplicate the success of the original. Basically, it's warmed-over, more-of-the-same sequel material. Nolte and Murphy don't even have quite as much chemistry as they did before (that chemistry evolved out of the two characters' hostility towards each other in the first movie, and while they still get quite angry with each other at times, the results aren't the same). At least, the writers do an interesting job in tying the events of this sequel to those in the first, and there's plenty of explosions, gunfire (TONS of gunfire), and bodies flying through glass to maintain some level of interest.This is more of a standard action/comedy than the first, although I do have to admit that it DID make me laugh at times.6/10

Half-sequel, half-remake

I agree with most of the past commentators. This film is a half-sequel, half-remake. So many elements were simply copied from the original film. I'm sure the filmmakers considered this homage, but it comes off as a lack of ideas. And we won't even go into the monumental plot holes. Gigantic plot holes. Brobdingnagian plot holes. And while I hadn't previously noted the enormous amount of glass breaking, until reading the comments, yes, I'd have to say they made it more or less a motif of the film. Murphy and Nolte did reasonably well resurrecting their respective characters, and there were some truly funny moments, and truly snappy repartee. But it's not enough to save this one. If you liked the original film (and who didn't) you should probably see this one, just don't have high expectations for it.

Pretty Entertaining But Totally Inferior To The Original!

This is a pretty entertaining sequel, but totally inferior to the original in almost every way!. I enjoyed this film quite a bit, however a lot of it is rehashed,and it had some shocking but bizarre plot twists, don't get me wrong i didn't see them coming, but they didn't make any sense, however Eddie gets to show off more with his comic talent, and had a lot more to do this time (in my opinion). Nick and Eddie still had awesome chemistry, and the film is constantly entertaining, it's just it's nowhere close to being as good as the original, and felt they could have done a bit more new material. I enjoyed this movie quite a bit however it can't match the original. The Direction is good. Walter Hill, does a good job here nothing special but he kept the film at a fast pace! good job. There is a bit of blood. We get lots of pretty bloody gunshot wounds but that's it. The Acting is very good. Nick Nolte is fantastic once again, he had awesome chemistry with Eddie Murphy, was likable,kicked that ass, and was lots of fun to watch!. Eddie Murphy is AMAZING as always, and is just plain hilarious,however both of them seemed to be going through the motions at times, still they gave it there all, and they were both great, plus Eddie gets to show off his comedic talent more! (Eddie Rules!). Brion James is good here,but didn't have enough screen time.Andrew Divoff, is great as the main villain, and was very menacing. Ed O'Ross is also good with his limited screen time. Overall well worth the watch, just don't expect the original. *** out of 5

* * OUT OF FIVE

Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy return in the belated follow up which finds both Nolte and Murphy teaming up again when the iceman shows up on Nolte's wanted list once again tons of action ensues but this time the thrill is gone and all that is left is a by the numbers police thriller which only has a few decent moments that save it from the turkey pile. Nolte and Murphy still have chemistry but for some reason not as much as it's predecessor.

What...

...a load of absolute rubbish. Walter Hill has sunk to a new low with this 'effort' (if it be called such a thing). Allow me to explain.WARNING - OPINION ALERT. AUTHOR'S OPINION EXPRESSED BELOW.Walter Hill must have a great big curl right in the middle of his forehead. Why? Because 'Southern Comfort', 'The Warriors', '48 HRS' and 'The Long Riders' are very, very good, but 'Extreme Prejudice' and 'Another 48 HRS' (and the other ones that are just too tiresome to remember) are horrid.Some, like 'Red Heat' and 'Trespass' are OK, nothing more, nothing less.WHAT is going on here? What (other than a chequebook being waved in his direction by Paramount) possessed him to remake 48 HRS in the first place? That's all this is, a remake, and for those people who don't like remakes and criticise them for not being as good as the original, look at this film: it's trying to be exactly the same as the original and it sucks. No humour, no believable action, no dead-eyed scary baddie, no believable plot, no real chemistry. Ganz's brother? Reggie back inside again? Jack still on the force? Kehoe as....what? (Don't want to give away the 'twist' - possibly the worse contrivance in recent film history). Too many questions.Why not just re-release the old one? The reason this annoys me so much and yet I dislike slagging off remakes as a rule (as they DON'T destroy the originals, regardless of how many people are of the opinion that they do) is because this could have been fantastic. Look at the original. But what they've done here is taken the things that made the first one a classic and amped them up to unbelievable proportions. Let's see...the redneck bar, the meeting between Reggie and Jack in prison, the pumped up gunfight at the end, the lighter jokes, Reggie's singing etc. It's 'Beverly Hills Cop II and III' syndrome, that's what it is. "Do it again but make it bigger and louder so we make more money." Recreating the chemistry is possible in the right circumstances, recreating the menace and oppressive mood is also possible, but was fudged here. Don't bother with this - another nail in the coffin of sequels. Rent the original.

Another Bad Sequel

Sometimes it's better to leave things alone. Whereas the original 48 Hours was a well written and acted version of the "buddy-cop" films, the sequel is uninspired and drawn out version of the first. The audience soon loses interest in the characters that they have come to watch. Murphy and Nolte do not add any depth or growth to the characters that once made them famous. It appears to be a film where the cast & crew walked through the motions of production and collected a hefty paycheck at the end. Unfortunately the audience discovers after paying the price of admission, that if you want another 48 Hours, watch the original.

It Grows on You, But Better than the Original, c'mon Bradly!

This film is one that grows on you over time. At first viewing it seems sub par to the first, but then gets better with repeat viewing. Much like Beverly Hills Cop III. Maybe over time it gains a nostalgic factor? The last two reviewers are really F'ed in the head! They are both way off the mark. The film was shot in the Bay Area and sorrounding region. Much was filmed in the central valley of California, and the prison was the same one as in the first. The music is one of the best parts of the movie. I really like that steel drum sound. What I don't like is when they try to repeat things that were naturally funny or well recieved in the first film. It just seems forced and unamusing. Reggie did eventually recognize the Iceman, but it was difficult, because he only caught a glimpse of him once a long time ago, and was probably scared crapless when he did. A cop that is the head of a crime ring is the perfect cover, and he would keep going to work everyday to keep his cover, and use his position and knowledge as a police officer to be even more powerful and in control.

There are always things done in films that are unreal and exaggerated. I don't think we all believe there is an island out there with dinosaurs on it, do we? I mean Breaking glass at a prison visitation booth, really isn't that far fetched, or unbelievable, now is it? Maybe some of the scenes were filmed down in LA, but suppose to be San Francisco? I do know that a lot of it was filmed in the N. California area. Maybe all the liberal crybabies didn't want a violent film shot in their beautiful city? Maybe they just thought Frisco had become too gay to shoot in? Who knows and who cares, that's the least of the problems with the movie!

The first film was the perfect buddy flick, and had the perfect combination of humor and drama. Most would agree, so if you don't you're a minority, and most likely WRONG! Hell, they wouldn't even have made a sequal if the original wasn't so successful, because it was so well done! The first is a Classic, and the sequel is noteworthy, and gets better as time goes by. I would definately enjoy sitting down with a nice cool drink, an array of snackables and enjoying both in one sitting. And that's the name of that tune!

Disappointing sequel which sticks too closely to formula for its own good.

Make no mistake: I'm a big fan of the original 48 Hours, with its abrasive dialogue and raw violence. The sequel promised to be a good film, especially since both stars agreed to reunite and the same director was at the helm. However, Another 48 Hours is not a good film, primarily because it is a near replica of the original with very few touches of originality or freshness.The story finds the same cop (Nolte) releasing the same convict (Murphy) from jail so that they can team up to track down some crooks (much the same as they did in the first film). They argue a lot (like they did in the first film), they swear a lot (as in the first film), there are lots of shootouts and characters turn out to be somebody else other than who you thought they were (which, low and behold, also happened in the first film).It seems a bit of a cop-out that a film purporting to be a sequel is, in actual fact, such a thinly disguised retread of the original movie. The film isn't a complete bomb, but it could have been an awful lot better. Best scene? Probably the one where Murphy is about to get shot, but the bad guy has run out of bullets. Murphy taunts him cruelly by aiming his own gun at him with a cheeky grin on his face, but when he pulls the trigger, his gun also has no bullets! A rare ingenious moment in a film full of borrowed ideas and rehashed sequences.

Stinky Sequel Sucks; Even Eddie Murphy has said he hated it!

If the first movie was day, this one is night. This movie was so full of holes and imcomplete plot twists I don't even know where to begin. So why not right here?

SPOILER ALERT
1)Why the hell would a cop turn out to be the head of an organized crime syndicate? Why even clock in every day, if your interests lie elsewhere? Somebody else asked why Eddie Murphy would not recognize Kehoe (or whatever his name was) as the Iceman? The answer is: you're right, it was a stupid loose end, and quite unbelievable.

2)Please just film a movie in the city it's supposed to be in. We all know it was in San Francisco the first go around. If its supposed to be in SF the 2nd go around, don't film in LA, or elsewhere, and pretend its SF. We LOCALS will know the difference, and more importantly, care. (The fake tourist cable cars on wheels was killing me!!!) And any good writer could have come up with a storyline in a different city. What a weird coincidence, Jack gets a tip that the "Iceman" has moved to LA, and guess who has been transferred down there to another prison? Anything, please!

3)You know that glass in prisons that separate the visitor from the prisoner when they talk on the phone? It can't be broken. Trust me, it can't. The part where the prisoner shatters the glass with his hands was hysterically inacurate. Why even have that in a movie? Stupid!!! Can you say "overkill?"

4) Okay, so Jack and Reggie haven't seen each other in 8 years, or however long its supposed to be in the movie. Does that mean they're complete enemies immediately upon setting eyes upon each other? Why not have some conflict, which makes their dislike for each other more believable? Than when Jack throws the baskeball at Reggie's face, we won't think its completely asinine!

5)To have Reggie sitting in his prison cell, singing the same exact song (Roxanne by the Police) with a walkman, is ludicrous! Come on, I'm sure the writers are clever enough to come up with something new!!!

6)The musical sequences when the motorcyclists crash through the movie walls, and many other scenes, were exactly the same as the original. I heard this music about 50 times, that I've watched the original. I think they could have mixed up the musical scores a bit. I can understand using the same theme, but even Dirty Harry movies and Star Wars movies mix up the version of music they use in each new movie.

7)Back storyline, about Murphy being pressured to get some money to an old friend's daughter was touching, but not very believable, and probably un-necessary. Didn't hold my interest. I'm sure the rest of the audience just ignored it too!

There are many other truly bad things shown in this movie. I've just touched on a few.

1 star for bad movie, and an extra star because Eddie did have some moments. Nick Nolte looked like he was having a "bad arrest" week.


Two thumbs down! Way down!!!

MC White said: This one sucked!

The Fresh Action/Comedy Between Eddie Murphy And Nick Nolte Is Back

Eddie Murphy, the comedy box office magnet who made his highly successful film debut in 1982's "48 Hrs." reprises his role as vulgar convict Reggie Hammond in this 1990 Paramount sequel. Nick Nolte also returns as arrogant San Francisco cop Jack Cates. The two of them had worked together on a two day stakeout in the original film and they now reunite to take on a crazy killer who's known only as "The Iceman." The chemistry between Murphy and Nolte is just as successful the second time around. Murphy should go back to making comedic cop thrillers again. They rank as his best films.

An awesome sequel!

Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte are back together for this sequel to the 1982-83 hit 48 HRS. As I mentioned in the review for the first film,Murphy had a long string of hit films in between that film and this one. Nolte's in-between films include DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS and EXTREME PREJUDICE. Plain clothes cop Jack Cates(Nolte) is on the verge of losing his police badge. We first see Reggie Hammond(Murphy) in jail for a repeat offense and he is awaiting release. Jack visits Reggie,telling him that they have more work to do. Reggie tells Jack,"You and I ain't got s--t to do! I did that cop s--t once before and don't like it.". Reggie reluctantly plays the police game again with Jack who's on suspension and they pursue a drug dealer known as the Iceman,who turns out to be Jack's co-worker Sgt. Ben Kehoe(the late Brion James). On the day of Reggie's release,all subsequent highlights for him are bad. He's been shot at,one of his favorite cassettes was stolen,the bus he rode flipped over 17 times unbelievably,and his car exploded via planted explosives. Reggie was not so thrilled by Jack visit to him in jail("I haven't seen you in years,I thought you were my friend."). Reggie even noticed differences in Jack,those being weight loss thanks to giving up booze,a new hairstyle and new clothes. "Times have changed.",quipps Jack. Yes,apparrel and hairstyles have changed between 1982(when the first film was made) and 1989(when this one was made). Sadly,Jack and Reggie aren't so much "best buds" in this film like they were in the first one. In many of the joint scenes,Reggie was so upset with Jack,mostly because Jack failed to repay money to Reggie. There are other heavily armed drug dealers who were out to get the Iceman,who ends up shot to death in one of the last scenes. Reggie,at his demand,is shot by Jack,but not fatally. Reggie is enroute to the hospital via ambulance. Jack claims a cigarette lighter from the Iceman,to remember the adventure by. The barfight scene was pretty cool although Jack initiated it and it ends with Reggie firing a bullet through the nightclub's ceiling. I liked this film better than the first. This Paramount film was directed by Walter Hill,like the first film.

Mind the word: another!

It's a good thing that director Walter Hill has waited 8 years before making a sequel of the original "48 hrs." If he had released this film immediately after the first one, it would have become a flop. The reason is because both films are very much alike. "Another 48 hrs." hasn't got anything new to offer; it's an almost exact copy of the first one. And that's precisely why they waited so long before making this sequel.Nothing really changed actually. There's Nick Nolte who plays the same cigarette-smoking and alcohol-addicted tough-guy cop forced to team together with Eddy Murphy who takes up his part as the noisy, bad-mouth and know-it-all convict-character again. Just like in the first film, it's the chemistry between these two actors that makes "Another 48 hrs." really worth-watching. And just like in the first film, the only decent acting comes from Nick Nolte and Eddy Murphy while the rest of the cast is merely below average. Once more the action scenes are great to watch. This is a good thing, because it makes you forget about the weak script. The dialogues are funny, but they're overloaded again with harsh language. Some might find this annoying; I honestly thought it became funny after a while.The ending is pretty weak and predictable, but on the whole "Another 48 hrs." is almost as good as its predecessor and good waste of time; not money.

very bad movie

This is a terrible movie. Not funny, boring, annoying. Eddie Murphy's worst film. Look at a wall for 2 hours instead.

Not much to say

Eddie Murphy does a good job with a bad script. Nick Nolte doesn't have it in this movie at all! The plot was just dumb, there trying to get the Iceman! They shouldn't have made a sequel and what's worse is that it seems more like a remake of the original. If it wasn't for Murphy I would like it even less. I give it a 5/10.

An great entertaining Sequel.

Eight years later, a couple of days before Reggie (Eddie Murphy) gets out of Prison. When a Gang of Dangerous Motorcycle Killers are teamed with a Mysterious Iceman, who wants Reggie`s Money. Jack (Nick Notle) has to team with Reggie, one last time to Stop the Dangerous Killers including the Iceman.

Directed by Walter Hill (48 Hrs, Supernova) brings an exciting action-thriller. Murphy and Notle are great in this one, just like in the Original 48 Hrs. A well respected Sequel. Grade:A-.

Another Hit for the boys.

Hey, i like nick nolte, but Eddie Murphy shines here in spit of a script that is trying to give equality to both actors here. Not that the script is bad. On the contrary, I liked it better than a lot of other reviewers. I was tempted to give it 5 stars, but with thefviolence and lauguage, 4 is my max.

A very bad movie

"48 hours" was a classic -- one of the most original movies ever made. This sequal is just bad. The plot is contrived and doesn't make much sense, neither Eddie nor Nick Nolte looks like they enjoyed making it, and the pure joy and fun that made the first movie so captivating is completely missing.

Not recommended.

If you liked the original then you should like this.

Eight years after the original 48 Hrs., this sequel was released. Nick Nolte reprises his role as Jack Cates. Of course Eddie Murphy also reprises his role as Reggie Hammond. Reggie is back in prison and Jack is still a cop. Jack has been after a drug dealer named the Ice Man. The film opens with some bikers murdering 2 cops and a bar tender. At a raceway Jack gets in a shootout with a couple of men and kills one of them. The other gets away and Jack finds a picture of Reggie that one of them dropped meaning there's a price on his head. Unfortunately no other gun is found at the scene so Jack's claim of self defense looks like it's BS.Jack then asks Reggie help him, but Reggie asks for the money Jack has been holding on to for him. Jack tells that he won't give him the money unless he helps him, but Reggie refuses. As Reggie is being released from prison on a bus, 2 of the bikers from the beginning start shooting at the bus causing it to tip over. This forces Reggie into the hospital, and Jack has the hospital release Reggie into his custody making them partners again. There are a lot of action scenes including several shootouts and a big bar fight. There are also lighter, funnier moments as well. The formula is very similar to the original, although it's not quite as good.I won't give away anything else in the movie. Overall this is an entertaining action-comedy and a worthy sequel to the classic original. Nolte and Murphy have good chemistry once again. If you liked the first 48 Hrs. then definitely give this a shot.

A decent sequel

I saw this movie on UPN a few years ago and I found it to be one of the better sequels I have seen in a long time. It may not be as good as 48 HRS., but it is better than most sequels. The formula of the first movie may have been done to death by the time this came out in 1990, though screenwriters John Fasano, Jeb Stuart, and Larry Gross are still able to make the story seem somewhat fresh and original.In ANOTHER 48 HRS., Reggie Hammond(once again excellently played by Eddie Murphy) and Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) must once again team up to find a mysterious drug dealer known as the Ice Man. Much gunfire ensues in this better than expected sequel that proves as long as a sequel has the director of the original, it always is good. Recommended for fans of the original. ***