'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' Reactions and Hollywood's Remake Situation | Ringer Movies

The Ringer's Bill Simmons and Van Lathan sit down to discuss the newest movie in the 'Beverly Hills Cop' franchise: 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.' They share their reactions to the film and have a bigger-picture conversation around Hollywood's obsession with remakes.
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[@ProfessD]

Van Lathan and Bills chemistry is the best. I live for their one on ones

[@TheGreatKrystoff]

It's so depressing that we're settling for legacy sequels as "the best we can do" but at this point I agree

[@chrisolivo6591]

There are too many people like Bill Simmons who get sucked into nostalgia. It’s sad that the state of movies is franchise sequel, comic book movie, franchise sequel, etc. What’s sad is Bill is a movie guy who loves movies. Who remembers the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s when Hollywood was putting out multiple great movies yearly. Now they are devoid of anything original and we get Beverly Hills Cop 4.

[@StarboundUK]

Legacy sequels have been a feature of cinematic & television product for decades & Streaming is a natural platform for this

[@daviddada6872]

The stone face from Bill after the Chris Tucker comment was classic.

[@RedBarronArcade]

The look on Bills face when Van mentions Chris Tucker as someone who could have been the next Eddy 😐 “I’m going to leave” and says it dead ass serious.

[@megatrons5187]

what the fuck. what are you doing

[@kyle1137]

Chris Tucker was amazing

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

But Van's not wrong. Chris Tucker definitely felt like ther heir apparent to Murphy for awhile, at least in the Action Comedy movie space.

[@RedBarronArcade]

@@kyle1137 He really was though.

[@jackdriscoll8387]

Bill was seething wow

[@kyla3635]

Loved the movie. Netflix should've given it a 4 week window in theaters

[@lionelrust4896]

Good Will Hunting 2. Hunting Season

[@bradfordmcdermott2063]

Its missing eddies old laugh

[@prettyrickeyc6966]

I could watch two people who know their movies on all genres talking all day. Good video

[@Afak6]

“I’m gonna leave” is all of us 😂😂😂😂 Ain’t no way Chris Tucker could ever step in those shoes

[@jonnykilroy9762]

Van's Chris Tucker point isn't as crazy as Bill made it out to be. He was right there on the verge of that level of fame and just chose to back away. Opposed to Eddie just doubling down when he's already got 48 hrs, Trading Places Delirious and BH1

[@mjwbulich]

No. Even. Close. I remember him from Def Comedy Jam before Friday. At what point was he on the verge of being Eddie famous? And what does "choose to step away" mean? Are you saying he didn't want to make iconic films and one of the all time great comedy albums?

[@jonnykilroy9762]

@@mjwbulich he's one of the big names in Hollywood after RH1 and has enough clout to get 20 mil for RH2. No reason other than his own personal choices for him not to do anything else in between the RH films. Peak Eddie was doing a movie basically every year

[@preciousgorgeousralf137]

@@mjwbulichperhaps not fame but potency presence and capacity. Chris Tucker is an incredible actor.

[@silentnavarino]

Fan service, memberberries… Great sequel. I give it a clean 7. Daughter lets it down.

[@eb8403]

He’s not wrong about Chris Tucker…but he quit the industry after getting paid basically. No one touches Eddie Murphy’s run ever again

[@preciousgorgeousralf137]

Bro Chris Tucker is amazing and he’s hit the same heights as Eddie. I stood on Eddie’s shoulders for sure, but Tucker has his own lane that is also incredible and dazzling. He is one of the best ones to work in that Eddie mode.

[@JarrodWrightNZ]

It was a great time

[@StarboundUK]

Van, Eddie was great in Dolomite which was one of his passion projects... Eddie's laugh was so iconic his mate Robert Townsend who directed RAW had a whole skit around it in Hollywood Shuffle in interrogating bastardisation of black art in 80s Hollywood

[@drewventudevanhizzle7195]

83 yr old 48 Hrs, we need it😅😅😅

[@KitagumaIgen]

Eddie has to spring Nolte out of a nursing home to clear his kid from some crime in a short short time? With nurse Ratchet on the chase?

[@drewventudevanhizzle7195]

Judas Shuttlesworth...classic

[@joemckeown2763]

Kind of loved it tbh.

[@stevekasan3105]

Fubar is kinda like the updated version of True Lies. In fact ,it is. A revival for an Arnold movie I personally want given the Axel F treatmemt is King Conan. Let's see Arnie finish off with him as King in one last story

[@cloud1stclass372]

I loved the movie. I thought they nailed it.

[@scottpoyer5678]

I can't believe you brought up possible Eddie Murphy sequels without mentioning Harlem Knights. A sequel to that with Eddie playing more of the Richard Pryor part that takes place in the 50's would be great. Bring in some of the new young funny stars and have them going head to head with Godfather styled mafiosos would be awesome.

[@wilsonmatt781]

Good movie. Really enjoyed it.

[@drewventudevanhizzle7195]

Money talks...Mad respect...fuck a sweepsweek, nobody cares about a damn broom

[@dionkelly8420]

Eddie needs to do NUTTY PROFESSOR 3.

[@lukespears6038]

55th pick in the draft 😂

[@desi_no_aka]

Kindergarten Cop legacy sequel, The Sandlot legacy would go

[@chrisgray2824]

I want to know what the "Ice Box" from Little Giants is up to....

[@avace917]

I wasn't sure if you guys would like it. I've seen reviews of other people tearing this to shreds. Oh and one of Eddie's sons was also in the movie as a uniformed cop

[@webslinger48]

Let's be honest -- all of these nostalgia sequels are fueled by fan service rather than a quality narrative. It is almost better consumed as a highlight reel of KZbin clips rather than a 2 hour cinematic experience.

[@dionkelly8420]

Nick Nolte is still alive???? Him and Eddie Murphy should do 48 HOURS 3. Eddie just did Axel F at 63 years old, so why can't 83 year old Nick Nolte do one more action movie chasing after the bad guys.

[@KitagumaIgen]

As per the remakes and multi-movie enterprises: thank god for Trading Places - there would be no Trading Places 2, right?

[@avace917]

They touched on Trading Places in Coming To America

[@andrelawrence5515]

They should remake it

[@avace917]

@@andrelawrence5515 I feel like although it's a great idea, the studio would mess it up. Ironically my grandfather was in Trading Places. "$5! Now I can go to the MOVIES! By mySELF!!"

[@Maximumdeuce]

He Had Game

[@TheVinylScore]

I’m interested in Twins sequel. Let’s get weird.

[@soar12]

He got Game sounds possible

[@dionkelly8420]

How do you know about BUBBLE HILL? Eddie Murphy lived there in NJ from 1986 to 2004. House sat on the market 8 years, then Alicia Keys bought it in 2013, then sold it to a billionaire in 2015. Chris Tucker is not on Eddie's level. As for Eddie's current laugh, it's cringe-worthy but he started laughing that way as far back as when he did his movies A THOUSAND WORDS and IMAGINE THAT.

[@jmp62276]

The Rock and Kevin Hart has been overdone, but a remake of Twins with them would be amazing!

[@wordupcornflake]

its ok

[@jonrazo7912]

I liked Axel F quit a bit but I am not as emotionally invested in Beverly Hills cop as Bill is.

[@youngreed2878]

This was mention before but i wish Axle F was screened in theaters .....definintion of summer pop corn movie

[@thecartoonshow7450]

Swingers 2?

[@toddkonrad2407]

Mikey’s a successful comic turned director living in Los Feliz throwing Trent a bone after his early 2000s sexy indie lead career sputtered out. Sue’s living back in Anaheim.

[@Flike245]

They did a follow up: Made. Starring Vince, Jon, and... oop never mind.

[@joeg2258]

I didn't care for Axel F. It was ok----I really think they could do a tv series based on the characters revisioned

[@marsspacex6065]

Make a new star gate series and bring back the cast from SG1

[@mcandelacom]

Sequel of Seven? 😂

[@Maximumdeuce]

Eight

[@sashagaster9381]

Axel F>Bad Boys Ride or Die

[@wilsonmatt781]

Stop it

[@thedefinitionisthis]

Both were good. But if i'm being real, I had more fun with "Bad Boys: Ride or Die"...

[@rigsby1454]

A decent film. It didn’t fall into the terrible legacy stuff

[@StarboundUK]

Eddie's run from SNL (1980) to Boomerang (92) CANNOT replicated... SNL, 48 Hours, Delirious, Trading Places, BHC1, Golden Child, RAW, BHC2, Coming to America, Harlem Nights, Boomerang ... That's a fucking run of cultural impact & significance... At a time when black actors post blaxploitation era were denied their shine... Hollywood Shuffle in depth highlights it

[@mikediaz8200]

Ps bill said naked gun 2 not funny but Beverly Hills cops 4 is funny. Never trust bill again

[@tomh1593]

Taggart and Rosewood look terrible now.

[@steadycompsltd.]

basic instinct

[@MrAitraining]

I never found chris tucker funny. He's not in the same universe as prime eddie Murphy

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

This was a limp movie. Eddie has lost his spark.

[@alainsemaine9897]

Eddie’s improv was so dry

[@ludd4411]

It was better than the 3rd one.

[@noless]

I thought Axel F was pretty good. But maybe I just had such low expectations.

[@jamesk1245]

Sum up this podcast in 2 points. 1. Vans worst take ever 2 Van spends the rest of the podcast BACKTRACKING AND APOLOGIZING to his boss 😂

[@mikediaz8200]

3 was ok and better than 4

[@RILDILPODCAST]

It was horrible

[@krushnitgaming8423]

it was trash

[@SavageSigma11]

Axel F Netflix Show❤️‍🔥