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title: Beverly Hills Cop
date: 2022-09-07T15:34:14+09:00
box_office: $234,760,478
date: 2022-09-07 15:34:14+09:00
favorite: false
rating: 4
imdb: 7.3
image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2MyZDE0YjAtNWFjYy00MWRlLTk3MTktMzY3ZDVhNTJkZTlmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk3NzU2MTQ@._V1_SX800.webp
summary: A Detroit cop comes to Beverly Hills to find the man who murdered his friend
quick_look: This is a good example of an 80's police action movie. The incompetent by-the-books cops and cartoonish villains keep the story funny and fast paced and juxtapose well with the loose cannon protagonist.
genres:
- Action
- Comedy
- Crime
- Action
- Comedy
- Crime
image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2MyZDE0YjAtNWFjYy00MWRlLTk3MTktMzY3ZDVhNTJkZTlmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk3NzU2MTQ@._V1_SX800.webp
imdb: 7.3/10
imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086960
metacritic: 66/100
metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/beverly-hills-cop
mpaa: R
quick_look: This is a good example of an 80's police action movie. The incompetent by-the-books cops and
cartoonish villains keep the story funny and fast paced and juxtapose well with the loose cannon protagonist.
rating: 4
rotten_tomatoes: 83%
rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beverly_hills_cop
summary: A Detroit cop comes to Beverly Hills to find the man who murdered his friend
title: Beverly Hills Cop
year: 1984
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## Recommendation
I ended up watching this because it came up in a [framed](https://framed.wtf) and I realized that it's one of those movies I've heard referenced a million times but haven't seen.
I ended up watching this because it came up in a [framed](https://framed.wtf) and I realized that it's one of those movies I've heard referenced a million times but haven't seen.
First and foremost, I recommended this if you're looking for an action movie. I wouldn't say it's like one of the best of all time or anything, but it is a well structured action film. The action scenes are entertaining enough and the story moves along quickly enough that it keeps you from feeling bored.
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I appreciate that this movie has purely villainous bad guys because it helps you sit back and enjoy the action. This is definitely more in the "popcorn" category of movie than the critical thought provoking category, but like I said, that's what it's setting out to be. By leaning into this style of character, they do a better job of making a fun movie since you can easily get behind the "good guys".
### Axel F
Throughout the film they use the song [Axel F](https://youtu.be/Qx2gvHjNhQ0) as background music. I found it super distracting every time it came on because it's become almost a meme at this point. It is used when people want to evoke an 80's vibe.
Throughout the film they use the song [Axel F](https://youtu.be/Qx2gvHjNhQ0) as background music. I found it super distracting every time it came on because it's become almost a meme at this point. It is used when people want to evoke an 80's vibe.
This movie _made_ the song popular; the main character is Axel Foley so there can be no doubt the two are linked very directly. It's just a banger from the deep 80's which is why it's used as a meme, so I can't really dock them points for that!
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In the first 30 seconds of the scene, he is carrying a big basket of flowers. This ends up being his excuse to go up and talk to the bad guy for the first time, but when he walks into the office he doesn't have the basket anymore. It's just completely unexplained.
In the first 30 seconds of the scene, he is carrying a big basket of flowers. This ends up being his excuse to go up and talk to the bad guy for the first time, but when he walks into the office he doesn't have the basket anymore. It's just completely unexplained.
He could easily have either had them in his hand in the scene or have dropped them outside, but by not showing that it shook me out of the experience and reminded me I was watching a movie. We can give him the benefit of the doubt that he did put it down somewhere, but it's distracting because it's not explicitly shown.
### The Director (Martin Brest)
I hadn't heard of the director before so I looked him up and found some interesting things. He has only directed a handful of films, but virtually all of them were well received (at least on IMDb where they all clock in above 7.0) with one exception.
I hadn't heard of the director before so I looked him up and found some interesting things. He has only directed a handful of films, but virtually all of them were well received (at least on IMDb where they all clock in above 7.0) with one exception.
The only one I knew of besides _Beverly Hills Cop_ was [_Meet Joe Black_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119643/) which is another movie I haven't seen but have been meaning to. It's basically in the exact same category for me as _Beverly Hills Cop_ was because I know the name from various references but have never seen it. He directed [_Midnight Run_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095631/) which I've heard of and [_Scent of a Woman_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105323) which I don't know, but which clocks in at 8.0 on IMDb!
Curious about his other films, I decided to check his most recent credit and saw he directed one in 2003 called [_Gigli_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299930/). I figured if he hadn't made one since then he must've retired, and it seems like that one was a career ender. It's 2.6 on IMDb which I think is honestly the lowest score I've ever seen. [Rotten tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gigli) gave it a 6%. If you look up the plot it's not hard to guess why, but apparently the acting and script in general are also terrible. It swept the [Razzies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards) that year.
It's interesting to me that someone can make back to back movies that are critically and generally well received, but then suddenly make a completely tone deaf, horrible movie. It's not even like he made one or two well received movies; he made 6 by my count. Then suddenly he just drops one of the worst movies ever.
It's interesting to me that someone can make back to back movies that are critically and generally well received, but then suddenly make a completely tone deaf, horrible movie. It's not even like he made one or two well received movies; he made 6 by my count. Then suddenly he just drops one of the worst movies ever.