Lethal Weapon, 1987. Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Gary Busey. SYNOPSIS: Lethal Weapon makes its 4K Ultra HD debut with a richly detailed presentation of its 4K restoration of the theatrical and director’s cuts. However, you may want to hold onto previous editions of this one, since the only extras […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon, 1987. Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Darlene Love, Al Leong, Tom Atkins, and Don Gordon. SYNOPSIS: Two mismatched LA cops must learn to get along with each other in order to take down a drugs racket. It has been a long time coming but Richard […]
Lethal Weapon sets 4K Ultra HD release in June
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Richard Donner’s Mel Gibson and Danny Glover-headlined buddy cop classic Lethal Weapon is coming to 4K Ultra HD release this June with a set featuring both the 1987 theatrical version and the extended director’s cut from 2000; check out the cover artwork and details here… Mel Gibson stars […]
The Essential Action Movies of the 1980s
Tom Jolliffe with his picks of the essential 1980s action movies… Cheesy, excessive, over the top and funny. Something about the 1980s action movie marks it as the most extravagant, bold and explosive era of the genre. The 90s infused MTV stylistics into the genre and certainly went for a flashier style of shooting and […]
An Action Christmas: Ten Action Movies Set At Christmas
Tom Jolliffe offers up ten action films set at Christmas… It’s time to pull your cracker and polish your baubles. Yep, Christmas is upon us. This means a festive period with a watch list of decidedly Christmassy films. By law we’ll all be watching Home Alone, The Snowman and It’s a Wonderful Life. Christmas is […]
7 Essential Christmas Action Movies
Coinciding with the release of Red One, Casey Chong presents a selection of festive-themed action films… Christmas is traditionally a season of spreading joy and getting together with family, friends and loved ones. Not to mention watching movies from something funny to heartfelt and inspiring to get into the yuletide spirit. Holiday classics like It’s […]
The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music
Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]
Mel Gibson hopes to shoot Lethal Weapon 5 in early 2023
Although last year’s passing of legendary filmmaker Richard Donner seemed to put an end to any hopes of a Lethal Finale, Mel Gibson announced back in November that he’d be stepping in for his friend and colleague as director on the long-planned Lethal Weapon 5. Things may have fallen quiet since then, but Gibson has […]
Mel Gibson announces that he will direct Lethal Weapon 5
Of the many terrible things to happen over the last couple of years, losing Legendary American filmmaker Richard Donner was a particularly sad blow for film fans around the world, with The Goonies and Superman director announcing earlier in 2021 that he still intended to direct the long-gestating fourth-sequel to his Lethal Weapon franchise. Well, […]
Richard Donner’s massive contribution to my love of cinema
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the late Richard Donner’s career and pays tribute to a director who made millions fall in love with cinema… You’ll believe a man can fly! It was the promise which preceded the release of Superman, the first major movie adaptation of a comic book character. This was a key moment. […]
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