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Spoilers lie ahead for Lethal Weapons 2 to 4.
By this point, it had become tradition to begin aLethal Weaponfilm with an action set piece.
The first sequel wisely tied it into the main plot.
The third chose instead to riff on the beloved bomb toilet scene.
Yes, somewhere betweenLethal Weapons2and3, Martin turned into an insufferable arsehole.
Mind you, Roger finds that last notion hilarious too why are they both friends with him again?
But if such scenes only exist to create some yuks, then they better damn sure be funny.
Which, alas, this is.
So lets shine a light on the movies main antagonist.
Remember who the main bad guy was inLethal Weapon 3?
You just cant take your eyes off him.
And boy, he can move.
His character Ku is also, of course, the lethal weapon of the title.
He doesnt even ask him to surrender he just kills him (like I said: an arsehole).
Also, Jet, you dont have a funny face; it was a Wings reference.
Seriously,Lethal Weapon 4displaysFace/Offlevels of not-giving-two-hootery about disguising their stunt performers.
Speaking of which…
His characters actually called Detective Butters, but thats incidental.
We should get him for this film.
What character would he play?
It doesnt matter another cop, maybe we just get him to do his thing.
I saw him do a great routine about cell phones.
So we just get Mel to say something like Hey, how about those cell phones, huh Chris?
and hell just go off and do his thing.
It will be HILARIOUS.
But with cell phones.
THAT…. would be DOUBLY hilarious.
I know, right?
Also, Dannys character should think hes got a gay crush on him.
Oh man, stop it.
This will be SO hilarious…
I need to get back to the positives my not the worst defence is getting shaky.
Thankfully I have an ace in the hole: Rene Russo.
Granted she only has about five minutes of screen-time, but shes pure unadulterated class.
Why does she tolerate the fact that Riggs refuses to move out of his beachside trailer?
And is it wise for her to perform kung fu whilst 8.75 months pregnant?
Oh yes, didnt I mention?
How on Earth do his neighbours put up with him?
Why does a film that revels in gunplay and fetishizes death-by-bullet contain all those anti-NRA sentiments in the background?
Why are racial slurs perfectly fine when directed at bad guys?
Honestly, this film raises more questions thanBlade Runner 2049.
So he promotes them.
How will this develop?
How will this impact our dynamic duo?
What pertinent plot point will revolve around this major development in their lives?
After a few congratulatory backslaps from their colleagues, they never mention it again.
They go straight back ONTO THE STREETS to cause chaos and destruction.
Youve just become a father, Riggs!
Think about the impact on your income!
Lorna casually mentions that Roger might be on the take.
Oh, and that shes reading a cheesy romance novel.
A little later, Roger throws around some cash with his kids.
We could have got something quite touching, there.
Because that would really give me the impetus to get over my long-standing grief and finally commit…
I know it would.
What a way to finish a franchise.
The thing is though… it wasnt at least not at first.
He was a damaged man a potentially deadly man but ultimately he was a good man.
Where did you go to, Martin Riggs?
Teenage gang members being shot and killed on the streets was married with comedy music cues and silly sketches.
It was caught between two worlds and served neither of them particularly well.
