Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@ProdSangreNueva]

“It’s been revoked” must be at the top of 80s & 90s action movies one liners.😂😂😂

[@victorramsey5575]

The ending is filmed around the L.A. harbor. I grew up in San Pedro, which is part of the harbor. The huge green bridge at the end of this film is the Vincent Thomas Bridge. It has been used in countless movies and tv shows for decades. In 2012 director Tony Scott jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge taking his own life. RIP TONY SCOTT

[@maingate7672]

Fun fact, the scene where Riggs brings down the house, they actually did destroy that house, it wasn't a model or a mock up!

[@lexkanyima2195]

Ohh, why they do it ?

[@adaddinsane]

The house they destroyed was a full-scale copy of the Garcia House in Los Angeles, designed by John Lautner. All the inside shots were in the copy as well.

[@agarven1]

Did you know the Murtaugh house is the Neighbors house In Christmas Vacation. The houses are used in California at one of the studios they used back in the day

[@gswithen]

I love when the guy looks back to make sure he's not standing on plastic.

[@drzhraje]

"Who cares about her, where is Sam." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wampa25]

The toilet sequence was used as the film's teaser trailer. The tagline at the end of the trailer was "this time they're not taking any crap".

[@jhilal2385]

The actress playing the woman detective that gets blown up diving into her pool, Jenette Goldstein, also played Vasquez the machinegunner in "Aliens" and Janelle Voight the foster mother in "Terminator 2".

[@chrisadams8182]

And the actor killed in the “drop cloth” was Drake from “Aliens”

[@kevinburton3948]

Riggs' "near death" at the end was the greatest fake out in film history- Riggs whispering for Roger, soundtrack playing "Knocking on Heaven's Door", the look on Roger's face when he first finds Riggs motionless... ALL of us in the theatre believed 100% they were going to kill off his character as it was sometimes the case when an actor was done playing a recurring role.

[@hellomarysuegoodbyeplot2193]

The lady cop (killed on the diving board) was Vasquez from Aliens and John's step mom from Terminator 2..

[@d.bcooper7819]

The house was designed by John Lautner a famous mid century architect. He also design the house in The Big Lebowski.

[@jhornacek]

Aw man, you left out one of the funniest and most iconic scenes from this movie - Leo's "they f*ck you at the drive-through" rant. When this movie came out, *everyone* was referencing that rant.

[@Billinois78]

I watched this movie recently, with subtitles, and at the end, Murtaugh said "They've been dekaffinated", it was a play-on-words from "Kaffir", a racial/ethnic slur used toward blacks in South Africa. The villains in the movie were using it.

[@romannoellocsin9950]

I remember Patsy Kensit from her days as the lead singer for the British band Eighth Wonder. Had such a crush on her back then.

[@JoshuaDay0550]

perfect timing. and congrats on 100k!!!

[@Koujujutsu]

Just noticed that every time Murtagh does that head roll, he's about to make THE headshot of the movie. He did it in 1 and in this one. I'll have to watch 3 again to see. 😎

[@definitelydelish]

I remember when they used to do the behind the scenes specials on HBO back in the day and they did this one and highlighted the real life destruction of the house on the hill [the house in question is an architecturally iconic house. They couldn't use the real house, what they did was build a full scale replica of the house for the indoor/outdoor scenes and its final destruction via truck, so when you see it rip away and tumble down the hill with the Pesci/Glover stunt doubles leaping from it, that all happened in real time at full size(no mini models)]

[@karlmoles6530]

One of the few action films sequels in the same league as the original

[@karlmoles6530]

The audience in the theater gave "Just been revoked" an ovation.

[@johnbledsoe7842]

When I saw it in the theater, they did the same thing when Murtaugh threw his badge in his desk drawer

[@gothnate]

It was such an iconic line, Family Guy used it a few times.

[@Renegade2786]

@@gothnate After Peter killed Stewie.

[@lionhead123]

sounds like a really annoying audience

[@shmick6079]

I post this gif every time Australia defeats South Africa in a test match.

[@UltimateRubberFool]

Hey, the redhead police is Vasquez from Aliens!

[@marina7592]

Congratulations 100k 🎊🎉👏

[@ailouros6669]

@19:20 I can't recall any blockbuster movie this actress doesn't die in. Her characters died in The Presidio, Aliens, Lethal Weapon 2 and Terminator 2! She's like the Sean Bean of supporting actresses!

[@youssefverse]

Awesome review! Thank you for presenting LW2 in the correct widescreen aspect ratio. And keep going!

[@jasonbryant6202]

I love all 4 of them because they keep adding to a certain dynamic. Won't spoil it. They are all fun films, you should watch loaded weapon 1/2 after you watch all 4 of these.

[@Yumegari1]

When you watch Lethal 3, remember that there's a small after credits scene. You won't want to miss that.

[@tomhoffman4330]

Excellent Suggestion!!! If they let the credits roll for a moment, I'm sure they'll see it. . .

[@EBlank3807]

Been a fan of these movies for over 20 years and I've never never known this. Looks like I know what I'm watching today

[@IKellyCam]

3 is my favorite out of all of them.

[@nickgjenkins]

Oh I completely forgot about that lol

[@andreadeamon6419]

Well shoot - I'm gonna have to go watch it. I've never heard of an end of credit scene for the movie

[@eonstot]

Hey you guys hit 100k subscribers! Congrats guys!

[@simonpeggboard4004]

At last 100k! Congratulations!

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Hi Daniel & Samantha, I`m glad you both are continuing to enjoy this film series. I thought having watched North by Northwest, that you might have mentioned the similarity of the houses. On checking, I was surprised to find out that the N by NW house did not actually exist. It was just a creation for the film.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

Fun fact Re: the toilet bomb scene - Mythbusters tested that and found that using liquid nitrogen slow down the trigger mechanism works far better than it does in the movie. It practically stopped the system completely, and one could have just walked out of the house entirely, not just jump into the tub.

[@edmunddantes7097]

Wouldn't have been entertaining, though I'll keep that in mind for if I ever find myself in a similar situation.

[@tostitochumpy]

Best thumbnail ever for this reaction

[@russellward4624]

I didn't realize subway was around that long.

[@jamesgeorge2852]

This series is one of the rare ones where all 4 are absolutely amazing and having Joe in 2-4 is great

[@snowmink5508]

I agree, I often rewatch them, they are the perfect that all 4 work togeether.

[@javix2013]

The 1 is perhaps the most adult and serious film in the saga, the rest of the films are funnier, with more action and comedy, films designed for the whole family and they all worked very well, despite the change in tone.

[@jeremiahhunt1998]

"Private Investigator?" LOL

[@23chdavis]

I really loved the Villain in LW 4! I don't want to spoil it for the Team here, though...

[@11DNA11]

They're making a LW5

[@lukeg2569]

When Riggs slams that dude's head with the car door is bad ass

[@steven4114]

The decaffeinated chirp was a pun on a racial slur that was used in South Africa, brilliant script writing

[@DNchap1417]

The South African version of the N-word…

[@steven4114]

@ yip.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Waiting in anticipation for " Fire in The Sky" Those unfamiliar will love it.

[@jerrywalters8885]

The female cop killed on diving board is same actress played foster mom in TERMINATOR 2

[@tucko11]

Thanks for the review . Late to the party but thanks 🙏 a lot of familiar faces . Bogs from Shawshank mark rolston ( Hans who gets killed ) Nestor Serrano bad boys , day after tomorrow, Jeanette Goldstein one of the female cops she has the red stripe , next to Dean Norris . She played in Terminator 2 John conners mom and also titanic (James Cameron movies )

[@GreenDinoRanger]

This was a pleasant surprise to drop on my birthday. Looking forward to your reaction of Lethal Weapon 3.

[@williamjackson6705]

The famous faces in this one are Dean Norris (Hank from Breaking Bad), Mark Rolston & Jenette Goldstein (from Aliens. Drake &Vasquez)

[@Deedric_Kee]

4:40 nice call.👍🏼 Soon as he got it right I already had a big smile on my face .I loved you guys reaction,it was so satisfyingly good 😄👍🏼

[@Belnick6666]

Stuntmen for real is so much better than cgi stunmen....ive noticed I do not care about stunts in modern movies anymore, because they are cgi.....but watching older movies the stunts get your toes to curl etc make you feel something because it is a real person risking his/her life for a good scene

[@TesseRact7228]

In South Africa, the word "kaffir" (from the Arabic) carries the same connotation as the word "nigger" in the US. Hence the quip "He's been de-kaffir-nated" (decaffeinated).....

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

people seem to forget the murtaughs are the ideal family that we should aimed to be. with all the crazy stuffs that happened to them, they still stayed together. heck, they still lived in the same neighborhood.

[@Tr0nzoid]

When this came out, there had been a controversy about permitting condom commercials on TV. This came out in July 1989, the summer which was already exciting with "Batman," "Ghostbusters II," and a bunch of other movies. I remember walking into the crowded theater just in time during that first scene while Riggs and Murtaugh were in the car chasing (no 25 minutes of trailers and commercials then), thinking I missed an opening scene before it. South Africa was really controversial at the time and made fitting villains with origins that were not overdone in films.

[@gutz1981]

If you pause for one frame, you can see Roger shot the guy at the end through his ID photo into his head, shooting his "head" twice.

[@thrawn5k]

Dean Norris in the office precinct. More proof that Dean Norris is every action movie, T2, Total Recall, Lethal Weapon ;)

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

This one is my favorite. I love the use of knockin on heaven's door at the end. Favorite version of that sond by far. A song about another historical action hero-Billy the kid ;) fitting

[@charliegone1652]

That part where Riggs drops the house was somewhat remade/inspired in GTA V during one event.

[@noenken]

80's action movies, man... Just the best!

[@aleatharhea]

When you said, "What the hell is this, the guy was hanging from a bar using inversion boots. I used to have some. It decompresses your back, which feels wonderful. You can also do inverted situps, twists and other exercises. I guess they fell out of use when too many people fell on their heads.

[@LogicalNiko]

In the mid to late 80's subway was really on upward trend. It was kind of the "new" alternative to burgers and pizza that had dominated the market throughout the 70's and early 80's. After the whole Jared and $5 footlong marketing drove franchise owners to just barely covering their costs, quality in most locations tended to drop and the brand became one more thing found in every strip mall.

[@nanettestanley9985]

My favorite part is he wanted to go to South Africa!!! You dumb SOB, you dumb SOB!!! Great reaction again, Thanks

[@JVTrickypants]

“But…but…you’re bleck.” “He is….you are.” Lol such a quotable movie

[@tzuyd]

It gave birth to the rise in popularity of buddy cop movies for decades, but I don't think Lethal Weapon was ever particularly known for its comedy aspects. That really came along with all the others.

[@nerulon089]

I've read Rigs suppose to die at the end in the original script, he was lying there when the camera zooms out, but he doesn't move. I'm so glad they changed it, because the 3 and 4 Leathal Weapon is awesome ! I'm so glad I grew up watching these guys 😁 Can't wait to see your guys reaction for 3 and 4 !

[@AndyJay1985]

Yes. Shane Black's original script was much darker.

[@Papadoc1981]

I'm still surprised by that fact today. Especially after seeing the amazing chemistry of Riggs and Murtaugh. You don't just kill that off.

[@nebulous8389]

That would have been a horrible and depressing ending....wow

[@killersalmon4359]

Actually, when I saw the film in the theaters, I thought the film would've been stronger if Riggs had died. If you read the Shane Black novelization of the FIRST film, Riggs is a much more haunted character, and it would've made more sense for him to die in this film. In every hero's journey, the hero must eventually die. But then again, I'm weird that way. I thought the Star Trek films would've been much better if Spock had stayed dead after Wrath of Kahn.

[@Brandon-sw5ob]

3 and 4 are great love the evolution of all the cast

[@LordEriolTolkien]

That '' But, you're Bleck.'' line is still one I use :D

[@jasongilbert2379]

You guys will love the whole series!!!

[@PickleBread355]

Now you guys can watch part 3 then squeeze in "LOADED Weapon" it's a National Lampoon spoof of mostly these films but definitely a few others

[@whatintarnation223]

Great film but how did we got here first before Young Guns II ?

[@pandemoniumparanormal6156]

Lethal Weapon 2 is a great example of how a Sequel can actually be as good if not better than the original, with more humour, more action, more one-liners and makes us care even more about the fantastic Duo of Riggs and Murtaugh. This movie dives deeper and explores the relationship not only between Riggs and Murtaugh but it also shows how Riggs was 'adopted' by Murtaugh as one of their own. And the addition of Leo getz (Joe Pesci) as the 'Over the Top getting on your nerves but cant help but Love' truly add an extra layers to this relationship ( And Yes, Leo is still a big part in lethal Weapon 3 & 4 - Particularly at the End of Lethal Weapon 4 in a scene between Riggs and Leo, which ends up being my favourite scene from the entire Franchise ). And we got the chance to see Riggs dives into his 'Crazy' side once again after the crazy connection with what happened to his wife is revealed. Funny elements about Lethal Weapon : In lethal Weapon 1, when Riggs is shot by Joshua in the street and ends up going through a window in slow motion - In an early version of the Script, the Character of Riggs was supposed to die at that Point, Leading to Murtaugh becoming the new 'lethal Weapon' and going on a Revenge path to avenge Riggs death - They decided to change that and therefore added a new version where Riggs survives - And provides a better ending to it. Riggs was once again supposed to die at the end of Lethal Weapon 2, when he is shot by the South African Consulate, but decided to go for a 'lighter / Happier' ending matching more the general tone of the Movie. For another great recommendation 'Conspiracy Theory", also directed by Richard Donner and featuring Mel Gibson (as a Cab Driver believing in conspiracy Theories ) and Julia Roberts.

[@donaldseale2700]

The joke that Roger said to Riggs at the end about them being dekaffernated was a joke about what they kept calling him.

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

Was about to post this.. "kaffir" is a South African slur for black people.

[@paulobrien9572]

The term Kaffa is a derogatory word it's basically the South African equivalent of the N-word

[@Vinnero0]

There is a drive threw Subway in the Houston area also did you pick up the actress that plays the cop that bought it off of the diving board? she plays Vasquez in Aliens (also the foster mom in Terminator 2)

[@BigJohnKC]

Can't wait for lethal weapon 5

[@markomalley2776]

Won't lose your faith when you see 3... LW4 will tug at your heart and have you in tears.

[@theaikidoka]

I doubt you would recognise the blonde 'South African' lady - that's Patsy Kensit, 90's It-girl turned actress. Think an English Paris Hilton - known for being known, friends with the famous if not necessarily a celebrity in her own right. A nice lady, if not an outstanding actress.

[@Viglin123]

She was in a low budget Michael Beihn movie called Time Bomb. Another Aliens connection in this movie🙀

[@bobdelp2023]

AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE DAN AND SAM, THE CAST AND DIRECTOR ALLLLLL CALLED THIS A 'FAMILY ' FILM SERIES AT THE END SO 😊 JUST SO GOOD 😊

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

Enter Joe Pesci! He was such a great addition. "They f*ck you in the drive-thru!" We still say this all the time. The bathroom bomb scene is one of my all-time favorite scenes.

[@nebulous8389]

Yeah Pesci can be a hilarious goofball or a terrifying little psycho 🤣

[@tipigi3570]

Yep! 30+ years later, whenever they mess up my order, I still quote that line!

[@davidkessinger1581]

Yea, that line was made for me. I don't do drive-throughs at all for anything. I didn't when this movie first came out and I still don't.

[@alainvosselman9960]

The bathroom scene is my favorite as well. "Keep it quiet".... BAM every cop, firefighter and paramedic in a 10 mile radius is swarming like a bee around the house.. sometimes when watching the movie again, i still burst into laughter.

[@CanadianFabe]

The mythbusters tested that scene out on a episode. turned out spraying a bomb with nitrogen won't give them a few seconds. They could of walk out with time for the bomb disposal team to come in and defuse the bomb.

[@shanenolan5625]

Thanks guys

[@TheWaynos73]

I wish they ended it with Lethal 2. Never was a fan of 3 and 4 where they tried too damn hard to be funny in every scene - but in 1 or 2 the humour is a lot more organic - plus when Riggs finds out who killed his wife Victoria i havent seen Mel look that furious since Mad Max.

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

Remember it’s 500 million dollars in 1989 money. Which today is worth about $1,201,653,225.81.

[@aleatharhea]

I love your commentary, always so intelligent.

[@TheGeekandI]

Best "buddy cop" movie is Running Scared with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great great great day ❤️

[@Arkens]

You definitely shoud check out parts 3 and 4. This is one of those series that keeps up the high quality throughout the sequels. Leo comes back, and the villains are great too. Also Renee Russo joins the main cast. The sequels keep up with the 2nd one in terms of humor and action. A must watch!

[@JW666]

Fun fact: In the early 2000's Mel Gibson actually produced a TV-movie biopic about The Three Stooges, with Michael Chiklis (from the TV-show Shield, played The Thing in the early 2000's movies of The Fantastic Four and played John Belushi in a bullshit, godawful "biopic" called Wired) as Curly Howard. It's actually pretty good, don't know how accurate it is, but still good and worth a reaction ;) =)

[@shainewhite2781]

This was the first Lethal Weapon movie I saw on NBC when I was 5-6 years old as well as Lethal Weapon 3.

[@Renegade2786]

25:57 -26:14 Well, that's sort out Rigg's *Marriage Counseling*

[@jhornacek]

The original trailer for this movie (I guess it could be called a teaser) was just the bathroom scene - they didn't include the whole thing but it started with Riggs showing up at the house and finding Murtagh on the toilet, and ended with the explosion. When the toilet landed on the car the voiceover guy said "Riggs and Murtagh are back ... and they're not taking any crap." The theater erupted in applause the first time I saw this.

[@lexkanyima2195]

How ?

[@LeviBoldock]

I hate the idea that people have with these films that funnier equals better.

[@nebulous8389]

Dream crossover Lethal Weapon meets Rush Hour

[@Klingon2468]

Yes you have to watch all for they were all great, and yes Murtaugh's family is in all 4. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jmhaces]

I love how they do such a good job at showing you how the Murtaughts really adopted Riggs just like they showed at the end of the first movie when Roger asks him to stay for Christmas dinner, since here you see Riggs cooking with Trish and doing his laundry at the Murtaugh's and everybody acts like it's business as usual, and you guys even thought for a moment that maybe he actually lived there.

[@m.e.3862]

I think the family aspect is what I like about the series the most.

[@ElDuderino84]

I love how Mel’s Australian accent is used freely around the Dutch/South African lady.

[@yw1971]

The actress was British, as were all the 'Afrikaners'

[@GameOn71213]

@@yw1971 lol I'm south African, and some of them were south African

[@luciolamonica]

originally the script was even darker than the first one and Riggs was supposed to die terribly in the arms of Murtaugh at the end, but producer Joel Silver wanted the movie to be open for more sequels with a more comedic mood! "cinematic" immunity, I guess...

[@LordVolkov]

Joe Pesci brings so much fun to the series as Leo! He's a little agent of chaos and his fast talking shtick is hilarious. "Okay! Okay! Okay!" is a go-to quote.

[@paulp9274]

I knew a Marine Drill Instructor who sounded exactly like Joe Pesci as Leo. This was every bit as funny as it sounds.

[@elizabethcarter1200]

My mom and I say, "Okay, okay" to each other all the time! Love this series!

[@Yvo19]

Apparently, he got that from young folk working at Disneyland. When he asked directions.

[@robogreek3157]

Not OKAY... its... UHKAY

[@esclad]

IMHO each movie just gets better and better. Four is my fav. There's nothing more dangerous than a man who doesn't care if he dies or the perfect cop partner to have. The budget for the first movie was $15m and this second movie was $28m. The second movie grossed $227m at the box office.

[@byroniasmaximus924]

Love you guys! BTW the end credits song is one of my favorite George Harrison tunes, "Cheer Down" co-written with Tom Petty and Co-produced by the great Jeff Lynne from ELO. You guys ever think about reacting to music?

[@aleatharhea]

"Who cares about her? Where's Sam?" Hell yeah! That's what I'm talking about!

[@howardb.6205]

They have a drive-through subway here in Arizona I only go there when there’s no cars at all and I keep it very simple Also that scene where they pull the house down the cliff is also a mission in grand theft auto Just love you two!

[@christinadoxstader3004]

In case it hasn't been stated the "He's been decaffinated" line is a reference to a South African slur mentioned earlier in the film "kaffer" which is basically their equivalent to the n word. As far as the sequels go this is probably the best one but 3 and 4 are still pretty good and also funnier in a lot of ways. One thing you'll like is that all the relevant cast members are in each movie. That's pretty much unheard of in a franchise that goes on for that long.

[@TomVCunningham]

Haha "They f*ck you at the drive-thru!" classic.

[@lamarrhouse9152]

Watch them all please 3 takes a small dip and 4 goes back up to the top of the hill in my option

[@Arjak2]

Lethal Weapon 3 and 4 are decent. Not on the same level as the first two, but still respectable action movies with some good plot and character progression. I also highly recommend the TV series reboot from a few years back. It completely surpassed my expectations.

[@borgtennis]

The driver being chased at the beginning and the female cop both were in Aliens as the marines couple, Vasquez (the muscle woman) and the other muscle guy with the big gun.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

TBR Schmitt The entire franchise is good, I feel 1 and 2 were a step above but 3 and 4 are decent enough plus you see the trajectory of the story. So you all should really like this. Wife Samantha again continues to amaze with the breakdown of what worked and did not work for her as a viewer

[@warhawk813]

Murtaugh started laughing because he realized the absurdity of the joke and accepted it and became part of it, after that they stopped messing with him. Great reaction as always!

[@glennwelsh9784]

Finding a Christmas tree of condoms on your desk is a pretty good rib...bed for your pleasure. 😂

[@robertoprestigiacomo253]

This is probably the high point of the series. The villains are the most dangerous they ever face against. The third movie is pretty insignificant (I don't get why people like it) but the fourth one is great.

[@scottknode898]

This is a classic my favorite Lethal Weapon movie next to the original. Glad you guys to watch the film and give your input which you two fun to watch. This movie definitely has the best mix of action and comedy and has its share of suspenseful moments. One scene when Riggs finds out his wife wasn’t killed by a drunk driver but was a hit by a contract killer Vorstadt who tells Riggs he put a hit on Riggs and supposed to kill him and killed his wife and coldly explains Riggs doesn’t luck with women and find out that murdered Riggs new love interest Rika and you feel bad for Riggs knowing several of his and Rogers colleagues weee murdered to.