Lethal Weapon 2 * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday

[@fanofactionflicks]

The late Mary Ellen Trainor, playing the LAPD psychiatrist, was in romancing the stone, the goonies, die hard, ghostbuster 2, back to the future 2, death becomes her. Looking forward to watching the rest of the lethal weapon series.

[@awkwardashleigh]

MERY ELLEN TRAINOR - holding all the greats of the 80's together

[@J-S.P]

not to mention The Monster Squad

[@Kantami]

also had a small role in the awesome Action Jackson.

[@sheilamyers1215]

Don't forget scrooged

[@mcgilj1]

And Scrooged... And a fantastic episode of Tales from the Crypt, Forrest Gump

[@beldavius]

Please don't wait two years to watch 3 and 4. They really bring the whole story arc to completion.

[@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd]

Part 4 is my favorite.

[@mil1noche]

i agree

[@Joedirt3349]

They screw you in the drive thru!

[@markacuna4418]

Lethal weapon 5 is done trailer is out now check it out they are at it again 😂

[@danikasilva9906]

She won't be watching the rest for a few more years lol 😆

[@kegr1066]

Lethal Weapon is a rare franchise where the movies stay consistently good. 3 & 4 are worth your time

[@Cha0s1428]

All 4 of these movies are absolute gold. Glover and Gibson's chemistry in these films is just perfect, and probably still stands as the greatest buddy cop duo of all time.

[@chrisa3102]

What about Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hours/Another 48 Hours?

[@okeefe757]

Ashleigh the history thing you need to look up is apartheid in South Africa.

[@FlickFreaks]

To this day there are areas in South Africa that it is forbidden to go if you are black.

[@awkwardashleigh]

this is WILD. I've never heard of this

[@rothed16]

@@awkwardashleigh good. That is a rabbit hole of learning!

[@oaf-77]

Ain't gonna play sun city

[@rothed16]

@@oaf-77 good song

[@scottboswell6406]

What you mentioned about that family feeling when they watched the commercial is what makes 3 and 4 worth watching!! It's really the heart of the series, and the family grows each film! Everyone was expecting a third one, and were surprised by how good it was. When it was decided for the forth and final one, Everyone was worried if it would 'stick the landing', but it does!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

facts, it ends on a very satisfying note... well it DID, until they announced a Lethal Weapon 5! they're gonna fuck it like they fuck everything else up, just like the phones!

[@TroutFlyFisher]

Yeah the family grows, tons of character development, running jokes between friends, etc. I loved all 4.

[@krizan1]

I'd say 4 is definitely the weakest of the movies but it's ok. 3 is better. 2 is my favourite followed real close by 1. 😁

Lol, I was worried before part 3 opened in theaters but 3 & 4 ended being top of the cream.

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

there working on a part 5

[@livvyb3583]

Joe Pesci was such a good addition and added so much comedic entertainment, his constant ok’s were so hilarious. Danny Glovers reaction to the condom commercial was so funny, especially to poor George….’George, I got a gun’…the most heart wrenching scene was Riggs finding out not only that his wife was murdered but how in detail. A great movie and my favorite out of the 4.

[@robertawesome2410]

Then finding out the super cutie/hottie Patsy Kensit being murdered too, was 'heart wrenching for me & Riggs too.

[@isabellegarza9070]

The reason I like these films is because from 1 through 4 you see Murtock and Rigs create family bonds throughout these movies. More people join their family and it's just beautiful to see. You will love 3 and 4. As the audience, we also join in the family. As you said, that you felt like you were on the couch with them. That's how these films makes me feel. That I am part of the family as well.

[@robertbentley5470]

Same

[@Metzwerg74]

the ending words of part 4 when they take the photo says it all... would write them, but don´t wanna spoil

[@milhousevanhalen8631]

This is one of those rare action franchises with no bad entries. They do get a bit sillier as they go on, but all still super entertaining action flicks!

[@Thundarr100]

To be honest, I found the villain in Part 3 to be kinda weak. The overall story was pretty good, but it had just a very lacklustre villain. In the first movie, the bad guys were all former CIA, military special forces, and mercenaries. A real challenge. In the second movie the challenge was the fact that the villains all had diplomatic immunity and couldn’t be touched legally. But the main bad guy in Part 3? I couldn’t see him putting up much of a fight in a one on one confrontation with Riggs. Heck, I don’t think he’d give Murtaugh much of a challenge. I wouldn’t go so far as to say Part 3 is terrible. But in my opinion it is the weakest out of the four.

[@chrissandoval7675]

lethal weapon 5 is still the best of the sequels. admittedly, the cast change halfway though is a bit jarring at first, but over all really adds to it.

[@travisbourque4991]

@@chrissandoval7675 🤣😂🤣

[@Thundarr100]

@@chrissandoval7675 ?????

[@askelts]

@@chrissandoval7675 I found the full penetration scene to be horrific and yet completely necessary.

[@oldcdog91]

I still remember the trailer for this movie. “This time, they’re not taking any crap!” (cut to the toilet landing on the car hood). Gotta love the 80’s 😉

[@tylerfoster6267]

I think you should continue the Lethal Weapon movies. 3 is a mixed bag but it introduces a new character that is fantastic and 4 is a ton of fun (I think other people look at them the other way around, but in my opinion, the villain makes 3 weaker than 4). Some people might feel the series sells out a little because they're not quite as intense as these first two (the last one could almost be a PG-13 instead of an R), but they're all funny and well-made. I like the fourth Die Hard movie well enough but I think Lethal Weapon 4 is a better LW sequel than Live Free or Die Hard is a DH sequel, and Die Hard has a fifth entry that is simply indefensible. Overall, I think Die Hard and Die Hard With a Vengeance (3) are better than the best LW movie, but LW has the better overall batting average because they're more consistent.

[@charlie.h.4]

I really liked 3. Definitely worth a watch.

[@BrighamMike]

right on all counts. 3 was solid enough of a watch to get to 4.

[@MrTickleTrunk]

Hell yeah. I like LW4 more than the original movie.

[@michaelceraso1977]

yea I think its well known that the action is good in L Weap 3 and a new fun character ASHleigly will love, but the Script could have been better. I like 2 better since it does fill in RIggs backstory and great villains and fun lines

[@rxtsec1]

Interesting the original die hard probably is the best movie but for me the lethal weapon movies are all better than any of the die hard sequels

[@IggyStardust1967]

The 4 movies tell a complete story. Some people don't enjoy all of the sequels, but personally, I can marathon all 4 movies.

[@jshanks1001]

*all 7 movies

[@Metzwerg74]

@@jshanks1001 ?!?

[@jshanks1001]

@@Metzwerg74 Always Sunny in Philadelphia made Lethal Weapon 5-7

[@charlesmcmanus4229]

Die Hard falls into the “lone-hero saves the day” genre, while Lethal Weapon popularized the “buddy-cop” genre where two radically-different people are forced to work together (and learn to respect each other despite their differences). As for which is better: it really just depends on whatever mood you might find yourself in on any given day.

[@chameleon5294]

Homer Simpson: "Before Lethal Weapon 2, I never thought there could be a bomb in my toilet. But now, I check every time."

[@DravenGal]

The main bad guy in this is also in “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” which you should totally watch. Like, TOTALLY!

[@dpcnreactions7062]

He is also in music video by The Pet Shop Boys.

[@Metzwerg74]

indeed.... iconic movie...

[@TroutFlyFisher]

Yes, that would be most excellent, dudes.

[@Travelinmatt1976]

@@dpcnreactions7062 "I'm going there, but I like it here wherever it is."

[@paulbateman3922]

@@Travelinmatt1976 Are you a bilingual illiterate?

[@anath7589]

Don’t know if anyone has told you this, but Roger’s wife is Darlene Love who began her career as a singer in girl groups…was inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 with her biggest song being “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).

[@shallowgal462]

Roger's house is also Clark's house in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Ashleigh, I request that you google "apartheid." It's VERY important to South African history. That blonde psychologist was also a TV interviewer in Die Hard. The director of Lethal Weapon 1-4 died, so Mel Gibson is directing Lethal Weapon 5 this year. The cop blown up on her diving board was the doomed Irish mom in Titanic, kick-ass Private Vasquez in Aliens, a Starship Enterprise-B bridge officer in Star Trek Generations, and John Connor's foster mother (and the T-1000 terminator impersonating her) in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

[@mkfan5891]

The feeling of "family" is exactly why this is my favorite movie series of all. All of the actors who play the parts from main characters to supporting players come back for each installment. Murtaugh's family are the same actors throughout the whole franchise. The police captain, the psychologist, the cops who didnt die in this film all come back for further entries. On a side note watching the films throughout the years as they have been released allow us fans to grow up with all the characters and have years to enjoy one before the next one would come out. So seeing a bad film in this franchise is difficult for me and Im sure for other fans. I agree with many comments on this video. The films do get a little sillier as time goes on but there are no bad entries in my opinion. Fun Fact: Darlene Love, who plays Trish is a wonderful singer and had loads of great songs. Especially "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) which was featured in the opening credits of the movie, "Gremlins".

[@marciflint6060]

Some people may disagree, but if you liked Joe Pesci in this one you absolutely have to watch Lethal Weapon 4, it's my favorite out of all of them.

[@awkwardashleigh]

I think I like Joe Pesci in anything

[@macmcleod1188]

I certainly agree. Pesci was a meme in this movie before we had memes.

[@Knightcowboy89]

He was also great in Lethal Weapon 3

[@herbertragan5849]

Agree

[@darreth0104]

His character has an AWESOME growth in these movies!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@diamondjack75]

Maverick (1994) staring Mel Gibson, is a must watch since you love Mel and are getting into Westerns.

[@NettysPoolofDesignz]

Yes have to agree!!

[@Logan_Baron]

That actress that played the blonde psychiatrist is actually the type of career I'd want if I were in show biz. She was in everything, she was recognizable and played an actual part in the movies, but didn't need to carry them. That's a good solid career. Being a star sounds great, but to have a movies success or failure rely on you is a lot of work.

[@joeday4293]

Kind of like Terry O'Quinn or Kurtwood Smith, before they got famous on "Lost" and "That 70s Show," respectively.

[@peterbrazukas7771]

Yeah, being a solid character actor means steady work, a small amount of personal celebrity and no stress from being the lead or part of the central cast.

[@chrishibbert3225]

This movie was a lot of fun. I worked at a movie theater when it came out. We had it playing in several theaters running 45 minutes to an hour apart and people would come in running late for the start and think they were misdirected to the wrong one and we'd tell them "No. No, you're in the right one. The movie starts in the middle of a car chase."

[@aveemarie268]

The movie "Maverick" is one of my favorite Mel Gibson flicks, plus its also a western🐎📽💕Definitely watch LW 3&4. I think they just get better😍

[@mcgilj1]

I'll second Maverick fantastic fantastic fun..a re pairing of Donner and Gibson.. and just a hell of a fun time.. Definitely a fun watch after the Lethal franchise

[@MLJ7956]

Also Danny Glover makes a cameo in Maverick & the film also features the original Maverick himself (from the TV series), James Gardner 🤠

[@aveemarie268]

@@MLJ7956 that's what made me think about it🤣🤣

[@SayWHARadio]

YES!! Such a good comedy and cast

[@stephenswaim]

She'd 5/5 Maverick for sure!

[@williamblakehall5566]

I so identify with Ash, because when I first saw this in the theater, they whipped through the police killings so quickly that I thought "What? They just shot Roger while he was exercising? What?" But no, it was another black officer named Wyler who we'd never met before. Speaking of identities, the blonde psychologist in both Lethal Weapon movies is played by Mary Ellen Trainor, who we also glimpsed as a TV newscaster in the first Die Hard. There is, I think, a much better movie that deals with South Africa's history of apartheid, a 1975 adventure starring Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier called The Wilby Conspiracy. I always appreciate seeing an old favorite through fresh eyes, Ash, thanks much.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

The whole drive thru rant. They fuck you in the drive thru is a life lesson i have carried throughout my life. I always check my food. And to this day if someone complains about not getting what they want from the drive-thru because they didn't check it I'll say you have to check it because they'll fuck you through the drive-thru

[@awkwardashleigh]

this is going to be me from this moment on

[@charlie.h.4]

They know you're going to be miles away before you realize you've been fucked!

[@marianne5055]

He also beat his wife

[@jonasfermefors]

Lethal Weapon 3 & 4 are actually not bad.. they head more toward comedy, but they still have a lot of heart and OTT action. They start feeling a bit like an ensemble because all the actors stay on and then one more lead character gets added with each one.

[@GameOn71213]

I grew up with these movies, I just love the family dynamic

[@macmcleod1188]

"Krugerand" it was a widely known gold coin associated with South Africa. They currently sell for about 2k. The Krugerrand was the first coin not to feature a currency denomination on the reverse or obverse.

[@Rallarbusen]

Krugerrand is a bullion coin, essentially a smaller version of a gold bar. The standard gold bar weighs 12.4 kg, or about 440 oz, making it worth inconvieniently much.

[@rmhartman]

basically small gold ingots

[@stefantsarev4442]

Usually most bullion coins are one Troy ounce (31.1035 g), and other famous coins such as the Canadian Maple leaf, weigh exactly that much, and are considered pure 24 carat gold (99.99%). Pure gold is, however, rather soft, and bending a coin would destroy it's numismatic value. What is interesting about the Krugerrand, however, is that it is slightly heavier and not as pure - it weighs 33.93 grams, and is made of 1 Troy ounce of pure gold and copper (91.67% gold and 8.33% copper) to increase its durability and thus to make it easier to transport in large quantities. The copper content also gives it a pink-ish shade, similar to that of pink gold.

[@larrybremer4930]

A Kruger Rand is simply a South African Gold Coin, just like the ones you can buy in the US where its value is for the metal content (1 Troy oz of .999 fine) of Silver, Gold, or Platinum rather than a stamped denomination. The ones shown in LW2 are Gold.

[@stefantsarev4442]

@@Seaventh Lucky you! I want to get at least one myself!

[@melissaisloud7404]

This pulling down the house on stilts scene was definitely the inspiration for the same scene in Grand Theft Auto. This series can be seen all over the game series.

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

Yeah. I think of Madrazo's house every time I see this scene!

[@YouLousyKids]

The main things I remember about this movie: * Patsy Kensit's nude scene was awesome. * The rubbers commercial and the running gag. * The moment where Murtaugh grabs a tiny wad of cash from the huge pallets of money and realizes it's his daughter's entire college education in his hand, and Riggs tells him to just take it. Not that they're dirty cops, but it really wouldn't be missed. It's a great character moment for Murtaugh. * National Lampoon's "Loaded Weapon 1" could now be on your viewing list, because a lot of the gags are based on this movie.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Yes, Samuel J. Jackson and Emilio Estevez.

[@joeday4293]

Patsy Kensit might be the single most beautiful woman I've ever seen naked in a movie.

[@DreadPirateRobrt]

Ashleigh surprises me at least once every video. This time, "I am sure he could show you a helicopter you would like." So funny.

[@gerstelb]

3:48 Technically, it’s Afrikaans, which is based on Dutch. 6:06 The old-timey term is “faxed.” 6:10 As other commenters have said, the word is “krugerrand.” The South Africa’s “dollar” is the “rand,” and because South Africa has such huge gold deposits, they minted a special version of a “dollar coin” with an ounce of gold in it (making it actually worth hundreds of dollars). At the time this movie was made, bringing many South African goods, including krugerrand, into the US was banned in protest of the South African government’s racist policies. 15:51 The Triangle Trade is a big deal in pre-Revolutionary American history. One movie that would educate you a lot on this is the musical “1776.” 21:43 That’s actually stolen from Charlie Chaplin. Look up his movie “The Great Dictator.”

[@Caseytify]

At the time this movie was made, the South African government was still white only; the infamous apartheid policy. That's why the aide was so shocked to see Murtaugh was black. There were two distinct channels of immigration. The Dutch were the first wave of settlers in the early 1600s, and later the British took possession. The Afrikaans language is based on Dutch & English. Charlize Theron is South African.

[@Cau_No]

In addition, the pun at 30:32 "They've been decaffinated" refers to the slur term "Kaffer", which is just the N-word in Afrikaans.

[@ayaNjah]

@@Caseytify it's based on Dutch and the Khoikhoi (click) language, not English.

[@gutz1981]

Originally the creator of this franchise, writer Shane Black wrote Riggs to die at the end of this film, but the producers said "No, we want a franchise" so Shane left.

[@adamantyr]

Yeah, when I saw it back in the 80's, I was like "Hey... that felt like a death scene. And suddenly he's going to be okay? Uhh he got shot multiple times, and probably has a punctured lung at the very least."

[@les4767]

Hi Ashleigh. Actually, out of all the unlikely to be realistic stuff that happened in this film, the most ridiculous was the toilet getting launched out the house by a bomb in 1 piece to land on the cop car. Toilets are made out of porcelain and are very easy to crack and shatter. As a toilet is bolted down to the floor with 2 large nuts and bolts, there is absolutely no possible way it didn't explode into powder when the bomb went off!

[@KevPage-Witkicker]

Yup the bomb squad giving them body armour and no ear protection was a bit odd too.

[@poluticon]

also him sitting on the toilet to take a dump is very unrealistic. Who does that?

[@Logan_Baron]

Yeah, but I let that one slide pretty easily since they do it for the visual gag, and it doesn't have any actual effect.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

Mythbusters tested the bit about using liquid nitrogen to slow down the bomb's trigger mechanism and found that it works far better than they show in the movie (a rarity in movie physics!). Instead, super-freezing the bomb practically stopped the system completely, and one could have just taken their time walked out of the house entirely, not just jump into the tub & hope they were shielded enough to survive.

[@DanEcho67]

@@WhiskyCanuck correct. And they confirmed that the tub and blankets could provide adequate protection. Also pulling Murtaugh off the toilet and getting under the blanket in the allotted movie time was doable. A lot of surprises in that scene.

[@terrysperman304]

When Riggs uses his truck to pull the support from under the house, that was oneof the missions in GTA 5.

[@puzzledhopp]

Lethal Weapon 4 is my favorite. The “family” dynamic has matured completely by that time

[@japython]

Definitely do 3 and 4 the family dynamic is so good throughout the films, it feels like you know these people

[@rhiannon7163]

Danny Glover was in The Color Purple and Witness. I highly recommend both, if you haven't seen them.

[@c4manke]

Originally Richard Donner had this being the final flick. Knocking on heavens door was playing, Martin got revenge for his wife and new love, and Roger held him until he passed. I am so thankful they re-did the ending and kept the movies going. Also I just recently learned that Rogers house was also the neighbors house in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (Why is the carpet all wet TODD!!?, I don't KNOW Margo!)

[@MrRyguy2112]

I like the fact during the toilet bomb scene Murtaugh gets choked up when he tries to express his feelings to Riggs. He already knew without having to hear it. It was a nice call back to what they had already been through.

[@joeday4293]

Yeah, Ashleigh - they both said everything that needed to be said, without saying a word.

[@DavidBrown-xm8ou]

Lethal Weapon 3 is my favorite and Lethal Weapon 4 is the perfect finale for the series with great closure for the characters (despite that there planning to make a 5th one after 25 years).

[@awkwardashleigh]

ohhh if the sequels are as good as the first two then I def wanna keep going!

[@Martin_L478]

They're definitely getting too old for this shit. XD lol

[@theradgegadgie6352]

It's been twenty-six years and they ain't even in pre-production, so I'd take that claim with a pound of salt.

[@rxtsec1]

4 ended so perfectly. as much as I love these movies I'm not sure if a 5th is necessary

[@chadkeymon5939]

@Ashleigh Burton Yes, please keep going! I Can't wait to see your reactions to the next two!

[@migiplayz91]

This is by far my favorite out of the 4 Lethal Weapon movies. Great story, great villain, and equally hot lead woman for Riggs to be with. And Sam the dog is the MVP of the series.

[@joeday4293]

I was 17 when this came out. I can't remember a movie that made me shout at the screen for more reasons than this one. Also, Patsy Kensit in this movie was the hottest hottie who ever hottied.

[@trent5501]

Lethal Weapon 2 and Ghostbusters 2 are sequels i love more than the first. This movie just goes hard, fucking chills when Riggs says "I'm not a Cop tonight Rog" . Mel Gibson and Danny Glover brought it in this one Thanks for giving it a watch Ashleigh

[@rmhartman]

I still prefer OG Ghostbusters to Ghostbusters 2 ... but 2 was ok.

[@Rhodair]

same, I'd rate both Ghostbusters the same, but I rewatch 2 more

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

@@rmhartman Frankly, talk about a movie that did not need a sequel, I think the original is a masterpiece compared it's kind of like going from Citizen Kane to Swamp Thing or something.

[@jasongoodacre]

"He'd be able to show you a helicopter you'd like" - Stop it! 😄

[@gawainethefirst]

Ashliegh- “Why is Joe Pesci always so funny?“ “Funny? How am I funny? Like I’m a clown? I make you laugh? I amuse you?”

[@Anynom]

I loved Mad Magazine's quip for the end. "Diplomatic immunity!" "Yeah? See if you're immune to this!"

[@ingibingi2000]

Ashliegh, it sounds like you need to learn about the history of apartheid in South Africa which ended in 1994 so this movie was when it was still happening

[@outtheredude]

Happy New Year Ashley! For China (according to the local Chinese take away) it's the year of the Rabbit, making it Wabbit season! Not duck season. ;-) P.S. What they had in that camper to make it explode was the '80s! Everything's ready to explode in the '80s! (Theory: lots and lots of hair spray. Alernative theory: or the cocaine). ;-)

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

"is there some history things i'm missing?" YES. BIG THINGS. at this time is south africa apartheid was still in effect which was was a system of institutionalized racial segregation. The whites were in power and black people were second class citizens with little rights. If you've heard the name Nelson Mandela he was a huge anti-apartheid activist which was illegal i believe since anti-apartheid activist were considered anti-establishment terrorist and was was the country's first black head of state when apartheid was finally abolished. They call black folk kaffer a few times in this movie which is a derogatory term for black people in Afrikaans like the N word.

[@tylerfoster6267]

The end of apartheid was also a genuine cause for director Richard Donner, which is why he put it in the movie. In fact, if you go back to the original Lethal Weapon, the Murtaugh family already has a sticker on their refrigerator that says "End Apartheid Now" on it.

[@awkwardashleigh]

holy cow. I have seriously NEVER learned about this. I know very little about Nelson Mandela - not much more than he was an activist - but I never know about what exactly. I definitely need to learn more about this.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

@@awkwardashleigh actually now that i think about it i think this movie and the Disney channel movie the color of friendship taught me about apartheid. So you're learning like i did

[@scottb3034]

@@awkwardashleigh Mandela's story is a very tragic yet triumphant one, definitely worth a look into.

[@oaf-77]

@@awkwardashleigh you should watch 'Invictus' (2009)

[@TheOtherGuys2]

Lethal Weapon is one of those series where each installment is actually better than the last, and the first one was quite good to start. If you like the chemistry Joe Pesci brought, then 3 and 4 will be great for you.

[@JoeCool7835]

All the movies in the series are great, but Lethal Weapon 3 is actually my personal favorite. It makes some interesting shake-ups to the character dynamics, introduces a great new ally, & had a badass villain. Check that one out!

[@Gurra88]

I like how he befriends and adopts the Rottweiler

[@Metzwerg74]

agreed

[@ayaNjah]

Growing up I loved this movie, all the Lethal Weapons actually but, this in particular as it was the first u.s. movie I watched that referenced my home country, and the fact that it was blatantly a political statement, made it more special to me. I still love it for that reason. My parents told me that this was banned in South Africa when it first came out.

[@keithboyd9582]

I still remember going to see this in theaters with my mom and on the way home we would talk to each other in our worse fake New York accents and saying ok to each other a lot.

[@elizabethsilva4848]

Ashleigh, if you liked the two Lethal Weapon movies, you will love the last ones!! More action, more comedy, garanteed!! Greetings from Argentina!!

[@rothed16]

This is one of those movies that the sequels are all good!

[@guymon82ify]

I love it how genuine the chemistry feels with mel Gibson ipsen Danny Glover And his family.

[@doblc943]

This and the first one are classics . Can’t wait for lethal weapon Three and four.

[@phillipmorgan4627]

The thing that makes the lethal weapon sequels must see is how they successfully add a new main character to the cast every movie and then continue to develop them well throughout the series.

[@WRam-fo2sc]

IMO LW 2 is the best in the franchise. You need 1 to introduce the characters, most notably the eponymous character, Riggs, a former member of the Special Forces, aka a "lethal weapon" At the end of LW1, Riggs has mellowed somewhat. He is still crazy but not suicidal because he gives up the one bullet he had been contemplating using on himself since his wife's death. LW2 brings a friendlier (still crazy) Riggs. With the characters established, we get to peek in on the bromance, It's good cop vs. crazy cop, id vs. ego. Each one completes the other. Riggs even begins courting a female ... until she's killed. Then we witness Riggs revert back to his destructive tendencies. And we are both scared and thrilled. Now it's personal. He may die but he will bring down his victims before doing so. Gritty, adrenaline rushing. LW 2 got it right.

[@purpleepicicon]

I can't help but recommend Loaded Weapon 1. Not the best parody ever by a long shot, but so many cameos and references you would enjoy it. Or at least we'd enjoy you reacting to it, especially with the cameo making fun of the part where they shot up his trailer on the beach.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Roger Ebert summed up why loaded weapon doesn't really work as a parody in say that "they were trying to satirize a movie that had a bomb on a toilet"

[@LoaRicardo]

Lethal Weapon is a franchise that works because the characters and his relationships keep growing. The third one is my least favorite (but have some of the best action sequence in all of the series), and the LW 4 its a good finale for all those characters

[@macmcleod1188]

Yes the four films were very satisfying in toto.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

The first film will always be something special, I still think overall it's the best and the rest is kind of more fluffy for the sake of it.

[@auslandermercury972]

“I want her to do well, but I also want her to not do well, so we can see what kind of roast they come up with.” And that is why Lethal Weapon is genius! Because they find a way to do both! 🤣 “In one ear, out the rubber.” 🤣

[@scottb3034]

...It's just been revoked!.... Best kill quip ever. (Also it was in Family Guy as a riff of this scene) Also funny you mention GTA. GTA V has a mission where you pull the foundations of a house off its mounting just like in this movie AND you drive a car out of a shipping container on a ship as well. Those have to be homages to this movie. Lastly I think I like the Lethal Weapon series more but Die Hard with A Vengeance (Die Hard 3) is my favorite film between the two series. Have a feeling you'll love Die Hard 3 most of all (or 2nd only to the first DH).

[@awkwardashleigh]

okay - I didn't realize the GTA did that in homage for this movie. If that's that's the case - I'm proud of myself for knowing lol

[@scottb3034]

@@awkwardashleigh Your continuing education in gaming and movies is paying off! lol It's almost the best part of watching the movies.

[@jefferywarburton2116]

@@awkwardashleigh Report more scammers 😙✌

[@richardmark9161]

SLIVERADO, The Color Purple, To Sleep with Anger… three excellent Danny Glover performances that I can remember just off the top my head.

[@alexius23]

Every time I see a Mel Gibson film, during his prime, I think about his drunken Mel melt down. His fall was huge. His career did a partial rebound but never to the giddy heights it once was

[@RandomNonsense1985]

And the anti-Semitic f*ckwad brought it all on himself.

[@alexius23]

@@RandomNonsense1985 Agreed…still was shocked at his behavior

[@alexius23]

@@AshleighBurton2178 how do I get the prize?

[@alexius23]

@@AshleighBurton2178 on what Internet address?

[@jefferywarburton2116]

@@alexius23 Report scammers like this read everything twice these days.

[@tjkhanks]

Hey Ashleigh, great reaction. Just an FYI, if and when you watch Lethal Weapon 3, there's a post credit scene you don't want to miss. Looking forward to seeing your reaction for LW3&4. Happy New Year! 😀

[@synaesthesia2010]

this is the best in the series, they really perfected the action/comedy mix with this one

[@JanPospisilArt]

He said "you sit on cold rocks you get piles". Which could happen, hemorrhoids are no joke. And yes, sitting for too long on the toilet especially if you strain a lot can give you hemorrhoids as well.

[@YNGSQDelivery]

Ashleigh: "Why is Joe Pesci always so funny?" Me: Because he a funny guy! in my Liotta voice.

[@joeday4293]

Funny like how? 😆

[@benkelly2024]

Funny like a clown? I amuse you?

[@hussmoosbally8929]

Love your reactions Ashleigh. Regarding the political angle you were not aware of. Up until the 90's South Africa had a political system called Apartheid which actively discriminated against black people. So, when this film was released we had instantly hateable bad guys. You will have heard the Apartheid's version of the "N" word used when Murtaugh was assaulted in his house. the word is spelled K-A-F-F-A and Murtaugh used a play on this word at the end when he said "de-kaffanated". jut read up on Apartheid and you will be truly shocked. It's strange considering America's own history up to the sixties that the history of Apartheid was not taught in schools. Anyway I love your channel and your energetic reactions. Lethal Weapon 3 is awesome. So is Die Hard 3.

[@minnesotajones261]

Nice explanation of Apartheid - I remember all that back in the day... Ashley, just think of Jim Crow laws on steroids... not good at all...

[@hussmoosbally8929]

@@minnesotajones261 Cheers mate. In some way it's good that some of the young people of the world today are unaware of it, but certain films bring it up and they find out for themselves. At 55 i'm an old geezer now!!

[@minnesotajones261]

@@hussmoosbally8929 OMG! I just turned 55 myself! lol

[@hussmoosbally8929]

@@minnesotajones261 obviously a perfect age for fine mature gentlemen....who drinks 7-10 pints every Friday!

[@Tigermania]

Leo says 999, im not sure if he is referring to the UK version of 911, but 911 also works in the UK in emergencies.

[@19_meg_91]

All 4 movies are great! Can't wait for 3 and 4❤️

[@kelliefish7695]

Happy New Year Ash! There are 2 more Of Lethal Weapon movies to go. So Fun.

[@Jennifer-297]

You singing i need a hero was great i was jamming out to that girl !! You sound great!! This whole movie series the cast an the director are just like family I'm excited to see you react to this whole series its one of my favs .

[@PastHisPrime336]

Danny Glover is in Predator 2. This series of one of those rare moments where each movie is a good movie for the franchise.

[@glock827]

Seriously this is my favorite movie in the series but all 4 movies are amazing. Love the reaction!

[@Dinkdownn]

Same! =D

[@jshanks1001]

*all 7 movies

[@glock827]

@@jshanks1001 I thought there were only 4 Lethal Weapon movies.

[@jshanks1001]

@@glock827 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia made LW 5-7

[@gutz1981]

If you freeze frame, you can see Roger shot the dude at the end in the head, through the head photo of his ID badge. Double head shot.

[@xavvi]

So that final joke that Danny Glover makes about how they got "Decaffeinated"...he's actually using their slur against them. In South Africa at the time, the word "Kaffir" was a slur for black people (you hear them say it a few times, it almost sounds like they're saying 'copper' with an accent). So Murtaugh is using that as a play on words, saying they just got "De-kaffir-nated"

[@macmcleod1188]

The lethal weapon tv series was surprisingly good.

[@BrighamMike]

i enjoyed it until they replaced Riggs because of backlot BS.

[@patrickflanagan3762]

So you mentioned not knowing about the situation in South Africa, but, another sign that this movie was from a completely different time was that in 1989, condom ads were not allowed on network TV. That was a line that wasn't crossed until Fox aired a condom ad in 1991, and even then, they weren't allowed to advertise them as preventing pregnancies, only as offering protection from STDs. So an audience seeing this movie when it came out would have viewed the scene with Rianne's commercial as satirical, showing something that didn't happen in real life (yet).

[@DavidBrown-xm8ou]

It's now time to watch/react to the comedy parody 'Loaded Weapon 1'. Please.

[@gspendlove]

Criminally underrated ZAZ-style comedy, with Samuel L. Jackson just as he was hitting it big! There are some references in there I'm not sure Ashleigh would get; I don't think she's seen Basic Instinct, and has she watched Silence of the Lambs? Anyway, I agree. That movie's funny even if you haven't seen any of those.

[@paulshaw9953]

Great film, I got Samuel and Emilio to sign my copy

[@williamjones6031]

Aloha Ashleigh, This is my first of any of the "Lethal Weapon" movies. Typical 80s action movie. I agree with you on the similarities to "Die Hard". It's like throw everything you can and just see. A Danny Glover movie is on filmed on my US Navy ship. Glover plays a starkly different character. (More of a Danny Glover) The movie is, "Flight of the Intruder" You will be the second person to review it.

[@LeighMet]

Well this has Mel gibson before he went nuts and showed his true anti semtic self. Other then that I don't think I have anything else. Joe pesci is so funny because he is good at telling jokes.

[@awkwardashleigh]

ewwww I didn't know that about Mel Gibson.

[@scottb3034]

@@awkwardashleigh Yeah, he went a bit off the rails in like the mid or late 2000s. I think he went on a tirade while drunk and he had a separate incident with his wife/gf as well. He's tried to clean up his act with various degrees of welcome in Hollywood. Some people like Sly Stallone gave him a second chance (For background: Stallone was in the process of creating his Expendables trilogy which took a collection of current day and old school action stars--think Arnold, Jean Claude Van Damm, Mel, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Chris Hemsworth's brother, Jet Li, etc--and shined the spotlight on them.) while others did not--the Hangover cast REFUSED to make Hangover 2 if the production kept his planned cameo intact...and the cameo was recast. I think he is still pretty much blackballed from mainstream Hollywood. It was a sad fall from grace for Mel who was very much beloved until these outbursts. But he brought it on himself. Mel used to be an even better director than actor.

[@williambryan3346]

@@awkwardashleigh He has since recovered and gotten back into movie making. His good friend Robert Downey, Jr. stood up and asked the same forgiveness to be given to Mel that was given to him. Robert’s a true friend to Mel and there’s a video of Robert presenting an award to Mel where he presented his reasons for Mel’s forgiveness. You should check it out.

[@DJDoena]

Fun Fact: "Die Hard with A Vengeance" was originally a Lethal Weapon script (hence the black co-character) that got re-tooled into a Die Hard script.

[@ingibingi2000]

I like all 4 of them

[@awkwardashleigh]

it sounds like I might need to complete the series

[@gutz1981]

Ash, you are now ready to watch Loaded Weapon 1 and Maverick.

[@lloyderc]

This series don’t disappoint . You can’t fake the way they get along together. It’s part of what makes this series great. FYI . MAD MAX is Mel Gibson first movie when he was super young. Then mad max the road worrier then mad max beyond thunderdom . He’s in all of them .

[@caffeineadvocate]

It’s not a mullet Mel Gibson is sporting - it’s an ‘action mullet’. Aka, ‘Hockey hair’.

[@SouthPaw7896]

Probably also Rugby hair

[@reinrose82]

Stuff falling off the walls? Oh, so your ghost followed you to the new place! That’s sweet, it’s nice to know you two bonded ❤

[@erauprcwa]

All the "Lethal Weapon" movies are pretty good. Made by the same people. Ashleigh, you said it, it feels like you're part of the family, during the commercial-condom scene... With each movie, you get that feeling even more. They heavily weigh on that with the 4th and final movie. That's what's great about the series, the sense of family. You actually feel it from the characters that they actually like being together. It's just another chapter to the very long story of Riggs and Murtaugh, My favorites are 3,2,4,1 but in all, they're all a great story watching them in order. The fourth one is great because it's a culmination of all the movies.

[@gluecement]

That blonde actress was also in SCROOGED as the TV executive who tells Bill MUrray that his scary Scrooge Promo killed a lady.

[@GilbertClark]

Yes watch 3 and 4. Now that you're 2 deep into LW, you can watch Maverick (not top gun, but the Mel Gibson movie). You'll understand why when you watch it.

[@scottlyttle5586]

At the time (late 1980's), there was Apartheid going on in South Africa. Basically, black people were being severely oppressed by white people. One of the key leaders fighting this oppression was Nelson Mandela.

[@artboymoy]

This is an incredibly fun movie and IMO is one of those rare sequels that top the original. The way they did the story, the humor and action were all excellent and the model for a lot of buddy cop films to follow.

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

P.s. if you're a diplomat and you break a law that is also a law in your home land you can get arrested

[@Shaw2184]

leathal weapon is the 1 of the few movies where all of the sequels are worthy. introduction to new characters is like an addition to the family.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Almost fell over laughing when you thought those chaps accent was "Australian" 😁🎩

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Another great reaction otherwise...👍🎩

[@bamachine]

Ashleigh-"Joe Pesci is funny in everything he is in" Joe-"Whadda ya mean I'm funny?" Goodfellas, next Pesci film to watch for Ashleigh. Also, if Ash reads this, the "bad guys" in this were from South Africa, back during the 80's and well before, it was known for pretty bad treatment of black South Africans by the rich White South Africans.

[@robertpease9834]

When my dad and I left the movie theater after seeing this movie. This movie was so good, we couldn't remember the plot of the first one.

[@TalesFromTheUnderside]

My brother and his friends once jumped from a second story apartment window into a pool. I did the opposite and climbed up three stories on balconies at a hotel while wearing a tuxedo.

[@anthonytobin2337]

Roger’s house was on a backlot in Hollywood. It was the same house used for Christmas Vacation and when they started filming that movie, the toilet was still in the front yard.