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A worthy end to a Lethal Legacy

So many people have knocked this film, I guess they have forgotten what movies are all about. Loud, action sequences, and humor mixed in for two or more hours of entertainment. The more characters they add also adds to the completion. After all fans noticed that Rianne had a crush on Martin Riggs in the first movie. As the movies went on, each new Lethal showed that was a harmless crush. Martin Riggs who lost his wife because he was a cop, is afraid of getting married again for fear of losing Lorna. My favorite portion is seeing that Martin Riggs after so many times of being the tough hero, needs Roger Murtaugh at the finale to finish the battle. Also you finally see the clenching speech,given by who else Leo Getz, that makes Martin run for the altar with Lorna. Lethal Weapon was the start of a partnership, when they were paired together. Lethal 2 built on that relationship, when Riggs admitted some things he never said before( you find out more about Victoria Riggs death). Lethal 3 tested it, when Murtaugh was going to retire and his kid's friend was killed by him. Lethal Weapon 4 finally made it a family, by well you just have to watch this to see and hear the ultimate ending line to a film. All in all a great movie to watch.

LOVED IT!!

The Lethal Weapon films have always been some of my favorites, but this one is my favorite of them. So enjoyed the humor and gags between Rog and Riggs. Can hardly wait to watch it with my husband, he will love it too. He has already watched the others multiple times, as have I. Gibson and Glover are a good pair. Their fondness for one another really shines through. Make more!!

Best Of LW Sequels & A Good DVD 'Demo'

I read somewhere when the DVD of this film came out that it would be a good "demo" model for dealers trying to sell DVD players and surround-sound equipment. Well, they were right; it's awesome, or at least it was back in '99 when the disc came out, back when not everyone had a DVD player. It's still top-of-line for picture and sound. When bullets are flying around, you hear them from all five speakers. It here it almost seven years later and we still find many films without this kind of excellent surround- speaker participation.The Lethal Weapon series, this being the fourth and last of them, was popular because of the combination of action, comedy, suspense, romance and drama. For me, they wore thin because the characters were too loud - always shouting at each other, too profane, too smug, too much Liberal-agenda and there was too much action. Things needed to slow down here and there, and give the viewer a break now and then.This sequel is no exception, although it was a little tamer than the first three Lethal Weapons, that is until going berserk again in the final few scenes, one of which - the hospital scene - was totally unnecessary. To be honest, some of the action scenes in this movie were amazing even if they had no credibility. You just have to suspend belief and enjoy some of the outrageous scenes in here.As usual, there are the left-wing agenda plugs, unwarranted cheap shots at the NRA, it's okay-to-have-a-baby-out-of-wedlock, etc. etc. Although the couple does finally get married, a rabbi performs an irreverent quickie ceremony, another slam on the seriousness of marriage.With all that goes on in this film, as in the three previous LWs, you are worn out by the end. If you are a fan of this serious, this last sequel should please. I thought it was the best of them.

skip it

This was a contrived cast reunion movie. The action scenes in this movie were like sex scenes in a porn flick: in between them, the silly dialogue and plot make you quickly grow impatient for the next action scene. Chris Rock was added for freshness, but it didn't help. The movie remains stale.

My favorite of all Lehtal movies

This is by far my favorite out of all the Lethal movies. I love the first one two. I am a Lethal Weapon movie fan, so I like all of them, but the 4th is my favorite. It is the humor that I love.Chris Rock and Joe Pesci are great together. I also love Renee Russo's character. It is nice to see such a strong female character in a action movie. Although I would have like to see her role bigger, she still had a good part. Although her role in the 3rd installment was a little better.I would still like to see yet a 5th installment to see where everyone is now.

Bad acting, bad plot, foul language

Mel Gibson and Danny Golver have embarrassed themselves by starring in this disaster. There is no plot. Acting is incredibly poor. Chris Rock puts on a truly awful performance and uses the F-word in practically every sentence. In a movie that advertises violence, foul language, illegitimacy, and illegal immigration, they then have the nerve to preach Hollywood values. My dog leaves little piles of Hollywood values in yard ... if you know what I mean.

Overused formula killed by excess

I was a big fan of the original Lethal Weapons. I enjoyed the next two (though they showed a tendency to pile on more and more, getting more and more excessive.)That trend, unfortunately, reaches disaster proportions in Lethal Weapon 4. As with each previous sequel, they've added one more major character, more one-liners, more action, more effects - resulting in a formless mishmash where the elements are all competing for attention leaving the viewer overwhelmed rather than entertained. (Consider that the excellent Rene Russo is relegated to a minor role.)There is a plot somewhere in there, and some character issues, but all is obscured by the frantic pace - trying to fit in dialogue during a car chase scene, for example.Worth seeing, but turn off your brain and just enjoy the effects. In the end, it's a demonstration of special effects and stunt work more than a coherent movie.

They're getting to old for this s--t.

Taken for what this is, the latest in the Lethal Weapon series is an entertaining action film. However when compared to the earlier films in the series this one clearly ranks as no. 4.There are too many main characters now and the stunts, though well executed, are too many and and too unbelievable. How could, for example, Rene Russo's character who is supposed to be nine months pregnant, take part in a martial arts scrum. And by the way, wasn't Danny Glover's character turning 50 and about to retire in Lethal Weapon 1 in 1987?Riggs and Murtagh are definitely getting too old for this s--t. The first Lethal Weapon remains far and away the best of the series.

An exciting two-hour thrill ride, but nothing more.

I must admit that I never watched the time go by as I watched this movie. That should be an accomplishment in itself. Sure, Lethal Weapon 4 was supposed to never happen and a lot of people probably wished it would have stayed that way. However, how does that explain this movie being one of the highest grossing films of 1998?This movie is another action flick in the Lethal Weapon mode that contains many explosions, fights, humour, stereotypical villains and victory for good over evil, yet does it in a subtle, but interesting manner. Sure, Rene Russo's performance may make you gag at times and if Mel Gibson (Riggs) delivers another of his pathetic one-liners you will turn off the VCR, yet it never happens. If there was anything that I truly enjoyed during this movie, was the performance by Jet Li (the only one who played their role not their own personality) some exciting action sequences (where Riggs is being dragged behing a moving house on a sheet of plastic and is about to be run over by a crazy Chinese man) and the overall flow of the movie (all action sequences were in the right places).I found all of the main performances with the exception of Li to be fake and uninteresting. I really couldn't seriously picture Chris Rock as a police officer and Joe Pesci is overly annoying, even more than his character which was uneccessary in this movie. Some scenes in this movie were overindulgent (the laughing gas scene) and I felt that the viewer was being explained the plot all the time making one believe that the director thought the viewing audience was just plain stupid.I liked the way the movie was wrapped up in the last action sequence, but found that the last scene with the births taking place were totally unecessary and unconvincing (What was with the make-shift wedding and the Gibson-Pesci bonding). All I can hope for is no more sequels to this series because I know I will watch them and be let down again.5/10 stars.

On par with #3

An thoroughly enjoyable movie. There are some good and not so good elements to it.The good points: Jet Li is great, the car chase scene is exhilarating.The not so good points: Not as funny as #3, and Renee Russo is really bad.The Lethal Weapon series was always enjoyable, and this one doesn't disappoint.

My number 139 movie ( contains story )

Lethal Weapon 4 is my number 139 movie. I think it is the second best part after Lethal Weapon 3.The story : Some Chinese guys bring Chinese men to America, for slave labour. Martin Riggs ( Mel Gibson ) and Roger Murtaugh ( Danny Glover ) get the order to solve that problem. With the help of the non-stop-talking Lee Butters ( Chris Rock ) and Leo Getz ( Joe Pesci ), they get in contact with wah sing Ku ( jet Li ). Lethal Weapon 4 is a good and fun action movie, that is filled with good stunts and very good action sequences ( beginning, motorway ). The actors maybe are not that good, but this is an action movie that wants to entertain us, allright ?I have to admit that I like „big" action films, and „Lethal Weapon 4" is no exception. I consider it a good action film, but there are many action films that are ( much ) better.
All in all, I rated this movie 8/10 and I recommend it to actions fans and.If you have any questions, feel free to ask them.

I liked it but it had sequel syndrome!

I found it highly entertaining. It had good comedy sequences and excelent action.The acting was good,and I really liked Chris Rock's character.But the plot was not up to par.

How many explosions can you fit into ten minutes?

Lethal Weapon 4 is a lot of fun. Our two heroes, charge their way from situation to situation without a care in the world, often with hilarious results. The plot is thin, but the action is thick and fast, and the dialogue is outstanding. There were more explosions in the first ten minutes than on any other film I can think of. This is one to watch.

I was shocked!

I went to this movie to support the Lethal Weapon series, because I totally
loved the other three. I was expecting a real let down for the whole
series, but I went anyway. I was shocked! About 10 minutes into the movie
I thought...'hang on, this is really, really good!'This was by far the most entertaining of the series. No doubt this was the
funniest and I personally think the action scenes where the better also (I
loved the last fight scene and the car chase!) However, I don't think it
flowed with the ease of the other three Lethal Weapon movies. It was a bit
muddled, but it was full with so many great scenes. As good as Li was as
the bad guy, I did not hate him nearly as much as Gary Busey in LW1 or the
South Africans in LW2 (mind you, he was a lot better than the evil cop in
LW3.) Overall though, I loved it and will recommend it to all Lethal Weapon fans
(really, how could a fan of the series not like this movie!) and on fans as
well. Praying for a 5th!

I can actually tell the difference between this one and the other Lethal Weapon's

I can actually tell the difference between this one and the other Lethal Weapon's, all the other Lethal weapons are that same boring story and have the same look to them. I'm not a huge fan of the Lethal Weapon's but this one isn't to bad, there are hardly any special effects (looks more real), it's got a couple of new actors (Chris Rock and Jet Li) and it's got a much better look to it (90's look). In my opinion the fighting scene's in Lethal Weapon 4 are actually pretty damn good, especially the start and the end, it's as if the director has actually moved on from the other boring Lethal Weapons. The new actors (Chris Rock and Jet Li) make the film a lot better, especially Jet Li because he adds a lot of that really good Chinese fighting to the movie.The story is about Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh and how they find a bunch of Chinese slaves almost at America on a bout so Roger decided to let them stay at his house, little does he know that a Chinese gang The Triads want that the Chinese slave family , especially the Uncle. Once the gang gets the slaves Martin and Roger decide to team up with Leo Getz and Lorna Cole to hunt The Triads down.Lethal Weapon 4 is very entertaining, has a good look to it and the acting isn't bad. If you liked the other Lethal Weapons you'll like this, if you didn't like the other Lethal Weapons then you still might like it.

After I saw number 4, I went and rented the first three and rewatched them. And although all of the movies are enjoyable, I liked 4 the best. It has great character development, and lots of laughs. And the final fight scene of the movie is amazing. That part kept me on the edge of my seat like no movie in my recent memory has. It's always impressive to see a sequel that surpasses the earlier movies.

Blitzed by Donner again!

Lethal Weapon 4 is a definite improvement on the third installment in this formidable franchise, but doesn't capture the magic of the first two films. The reason for this admittedly superficial accomplishment is because ALL action movies live and die by their villains, and LW4 offers a thrilling villain by the name of Jet Li, a martial arts expert out of Hong Kong. His presence immediately corkscrews the fear and loathing needed to really hate the bad guys, seeing as how, you know, its so hard to tell them apart from the good guys.The plot involves Asian ganglords who illegally import slave labor, are forging Chinese banknotes to buy back members of an Asian triad, yada yada yada, the plot is barely coherent and mostly unnecessary in a movie like this anyways. It's always been style over substance in this series, and by this point director Richard Donner (who's done all four pictures), could do this in his sleep. The secret to this series' longevity is the amazing repoire between Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, who have created one of the most dynamic cop pairings ever. Their incessant banter has the feel of genuine friendship and spontaneity - you can't tell me its all from the script. These characters are so woven into their being they don't even need to slip into them, they ARE them, and that ease of embellishment creates an audience empathy no script could ever do.Also aiding the effort is the return of Joe Pesci as Leo, Rene Russo as Gibson's love interest, plus a new member, Chris Rock, as another detective whose name Riggs and Murtaugh can never remember, and who is bound to have a complicated relationship with Murtaugh. There is enough human interest in this movie to flesh out these characters, along with the usual spectacular chase sequences and fights. The movie is funny, silly, and ridiculous, but if you don't mind being entertained on a strictly superficial level, you'll enjoy Letal Weapon 4.

Not a bad conclusion to the quadrilogy

After what was by far the longest gap between "Lethal Weapon" movies, the fourth installment in the quadrilogy finally came into theatres, six years after the third one. I was only about six months old when the original was first released, and by the time this fourth one came out, I was nearing adolescence, but was still too young to watch R-rated movies. I've seen all four LW films for the first time this year. Watching this 1998 action comedy's three predecessors, it seemed to me that each one showed a slight drop in quality from the last, so I had fairly low expectations for this fourth one, but still planned to finish watching the series. Many may disagree, but I think this one actually showed a slight improvement after "Lethal Weapon 3".Sergeant Martin Riggs' girlfriend, Lorna Cole, is now pregnant, so he will soon be a father. Sergeant Roger Murtaugh, meanwhile, will soon be a grandfather, as his daughter, Rianne, is pregnant. One night, Murtaugh and Riggs are out on a fishing trip on Murtaugh's boat with their chatterbox friend, Leo Getz, who has become a private investigator. However, on this trip, trouble finds them once again, as their boat is struck by a large vessel! After a fight against Chinese men aboard this vessel, Riggs discovers that it is full of Chinese slaves! Detective Ng believes that Chinatown crime boss "Uncle Benny" Chan has something to do with this smuggling. Since Cole is pregnant, she cannot help out much on this mission, but Riggs and Murtaugh are sent along with Getz and Detective Lee Butters, the father of Murtaugh's grandchild, to take on the Chinese Triads. Riggs and Murtaugh are now both showing signs of aging, which unfortunately will not help them on this mission.In addition to the action in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise, you also expect humour, and there's lots of that here. I definitely laughed during the intro, with Murtaugh clucking like a chicken in his boxers during a confrontation on the street. Joe Pesci once again plays Leo Getz, and this character is still funny, with his conflict with the two main characters, and the scene around the beginning with the shark on the boat. This third sequel also introduces Detective Lee Butters, played by Chris Rock. The confrontation with Butters and Getz on the road had me in hysterics! There are some good action sequences as well, with fights and chases, which definitely had me in suspense. Unlike LW 3, Rene Russo doesn't steal the show here as Lorna Cole, though she could have if it wasn't for the character's pregnancy. Also, the romance between Cole and Riggs, while maybe still not perfect, was done a bit better here than in the previous film. The film also has some significant problems, however. The laughing gas scene is rather tedious, our heroes take a tad too many blows in the fight sequences, and the film left me wanting just a bit more.Like probably most people, I would say the original "Lethal Weapon" is the best of the bunch. However, I think "Lethal Weapon 4" comes in third, inferior to both LW films from the 80's, but better than the first one of the 90's. I know many would disagree, but I would say this fourth installment in the quadrilogy was a good end to the series. There have been talks about "Lethal Weapon 5" coming out in 2012, which have been on again and off again. Since I've found contradicting news articles on this project, I don't know whether it's happening or not (maybe nobody does), but I don't know if it would be a good idea anyway. It's been over a decade since the last installment in the series, and too many sequels can be a problem. Well, whether they make a fifth movie or not, and whether it turns out to be any good or not, overall, the four films that have already been made make a good action comedy series.

wowsers

I really don't have much to say about the movie, considering its almost 5 years old now, except for the fact that Mel Gibson is utterly the most good-looking man on this planet (well..him and Tom Cruise are tied, in my opinion). But unlike Tom Cruise Mel Gibson can actually act pretty well, and he's a family-man...now for my opinion on Lethal Weapon 4!!! I really did think that the movie was done pretty well for a movie thats a sequel times 2 (sorry..i dont kno wut a fourth sequel is called). I never even knew that there were 3 movies in the Lethal Weapon series, in any case it didn't matter because in my opinion the movie was funny, and action-packed...especially with Jet Li. But I do have to agree with one another person in the fact that there were WAYYY too many characters. I think in some ways the whole Chris Rock thing should've just been taken out of the movie...but..well that plot was pretty funny too..hopefully this will be the last lethal weapon movie, cuz i dont even WANT to know how many hundreds of characters there'll be in the next one..anywayz, i think out of 5 stars I would give this movie a 4.0 outta 5, cuz it was a good movie!!

Not great, but not bad either

Lethal Weapon 4 is average. Plain and simple. I've never seen any of the other Lethal Weapon films so I can't really compare, but I still find this film entertaining. Much of the cast, most notably Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Jet Li, give great performances. The action is non stop and so is the comedy. Compared to other movies I've seen, this movie is average. Not great and not bad. Just good.