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Beverly Hills Cop II , a review by Dragonfire

Beverly Hills Cop II

My Thoughts

I've probably seen this one as much as I've seen the first movie.  I do think the movie works very well.  The plot is interesting, and things are set up in a way that makes for Axel to go back to Beverly Hills.  It is established within the first few minutes that Axel has remained in touch with Bogomil, Rosewood and Taggart.  There isn't a lot of mystery, though it is still interesting and entertaining.  The plot is somewhat simple, though there are still a few minor surprises.

There is a decent amount of humor like there was in the first one.  Again, much of it is provided by Axel and the things he says and does.  Axel is a very entertaining character and I do like him.  Rosewood shows a bit of a different side with a few violent tendencies coming out in interesting ways.  Some of what happens is a bit silly, but it works for what is going on.  There are shootings and chases and even an explosion or two.  The action does help to keep things interesting.  The violence isn't that graphic for the most part, though one or two things are slightly more graphic.  There is a lot of swearing again.

The characters are likable overall and I like the cast in the parts. 
There are some extras on the DVD, but I haven't checked them out yet.

The movie is wonderfully entertaining.  I do think it is one of the better sequels made and it is definitely worth watching.



I did get a review posted on Epinions.

Beverly Hills Cop II

(From Beverly Hills Cop II on September 13th, 2010)

Stranger from Venus, a review by GSyren

Title	Stranger from Venus (Disc ID: D896-1C13-6577-B0FD)
Director	Burt Balaban
Actors	Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond, Cyril Luckham, Willoughby Gray
Produced	1954 in United Kingdom
Runtime	75 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles	None
Overview
My thoughts	The Day the Earth Stood Still, just like The Cosmic Man. And just to make sure, the producers hired Day's female lead Patricia Neal. Just like The Cosmic Man this movie is mostly talk and very little tech. Well, we do get a saucer but it looks about as high tech as the saucers in Plan 9 From Outer Space. It's not an awful movie, but it hasn't aged very well. Viewers acustomed to today's filmmaking would probably be bored to tears. Personally I found it mildly interesting, but unless you're a fifties genre movies completist you might as well skip it.
My rating

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on February 22nd, 2014)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

M.A.N.T.I.S
FROM THE CREATORS OF THE EVIL DEAD AND ARMY OF DARKNESS comes the crime-fighting saga that beats them all! Using a newly invented metal exoskeleton that provides superhuman abilities, wheelchair-bound Dr. Miles Hawkins (Alias' Carl Lumbly) embarks on a quest to rid his city of the ever-growing plague of crime terrorizing its citizens. This action-packed series broke new ground with television's first African-American superhero and became an instant cult favorite, now exploding onto DVD for the first time!

Pilot
Two rival gangs are being set up to disrupt an election.

My Thoughts:
This is a series that I only ever seen a handful of episodes of before getting the DVD set. But it looked like a fun series and the set was cheap enough... so I took the chance on it. At this point I still only seen a handful of episodes. It seems to be an enjoyable show... but I have definitely seen better. I would say at least to this point it is just average.

My Ratings:

(From Pete's Pilots on March 25th, 2010)