Ah you didn’t show my favourite line from the entire series “You’re the only family I got, I’ve got 3 beautiful kids, I love them, they’re yours. Trish does my laundry, I live in your icebox, I live in your life!” As someone who is closer to his friends family than his own this line really hits me.
Yeah you really felt that. He litteraly has a life, cause Roger and his family was there to "give" him a life, else he would be still alone with his suicidal ideas if he din't act on it allready.
As someone once said, there's the family you're born to, and there's the family you _choose_ Usually we're closer to our chosen family than to our blood relations.
"Word" came from "Word to your mother", which was an expression that emphasizes truth or honesty, like saying "I swear" or nowadays "bet". Source: I'm old.
Lethal Weapon 4 is one of the best in the series. It has one of the best villains. And the movie raises the stakes in a way that makes Riggs and Murtaugh feel overmatched with who they're facing up against. It's one of the best endings to a franchise in my opinion.
Fun fact: you know who we have to thank for the Lorna character and the ensuing love story being in the script? An uncredited Carrie Fisher. I kid you not. Thee one and only Leia was also one of the best screenplay-improvers in the business.
Jack Travis is played by Stuart Wilson, who also played Rafael Montero in The Mask of Zorro. As for the comparisons w/ Die Hard, apparently according to Screen Junkies' "Honest Action" in which they consulted medical experts, John McClane would've only survived the entirety of DH2 as opposed to the other movies of that franchise.
In North America armor piercing rounds are generally only legal for sale to the military and law enforcement. So being found in possession of them would be it's own criminal charge for a civilian.
Yes, when ammo is set on fire, it "cooks off." I've witnessed this first hand in Iraq. I was in a vehicle that hit an IED (improvised explosive device), and we had to evacuate the vehicle in the middle of nowhere Iraq. One of the following vehicles picked us up, and we GTF out of there. Unfortunately, we weren't able to recover our ammo, and as we were driving away, we could hear the rounds cooking off.
It does but it doesn't go off like a round in a firearm because the pressure isn't there from the bullet being secured in the chamber. The powder and primer will go off but the case will blow apart and seperate from the bullet because the case is much thinner than the bullet itself.
Thanks for the reaction. All four movies are great. Highly rewatchable. The scene with Riggs and Murtaugh on the boat is very strong and a real highlight. Great acting and what a range of emotions in just a few minutes.
Yea, it took me a minute to figure out what he was talking about and then I'm like, "Wait, is he talking about the low piano notes that sound very percussive?" Yep, he was.
It's often layered with low strings and sometimes even actual percussion, but yeah, it's the piano doing the work. The piano is often overlooked when people are thinking of an orchestral score, I think.
To answer your question regarding the music: A lot of action movies in the 80s and 90s were scored by Michael Kamen, so they have elements that were typical for his style of music. Most instruments he used were classical, so in this particular scene it's just a good combination of piano, drums and brass instruments - I'd say "nothing fancy here", but if that isn't fancy, then what is? So, there is no special instrument creating this effect, but rather a combination of several.
Murtaugh's son was friends with Darrell, but it's never implied that he's involved with the gang stuff at all. The son actually seems to have some disdain for what Darrell was up to these days when he first talks to his dad about Darrell.
Trivia: Word” is another way to say, “Okay” or “Cool.” It communicates that you heard the other person or received their text message. X Research source. “I'm coming over later.” “Word.” “I might be 10 minutes late.” “Word.”
The "JJ Abrams" blinding light effect on the reversed portions of the film you show just reminded me how much I HATE that effect. I understand why you use it but it doesn't change my mind on it. Great review though!
The scene where Gibson and Russo are showing each other their scars is a homage to the scene in Jaws where the three leads are on the boat hunting the shark and they're sitting around the table and Quint and Hooper start showing each other their scars.
Landlord is actually not a term used in official titles anymore. Usually its "Property Manager" If ammunition catches on fire it wouldn't go off immediately, instead it would slowly head up the cartridges unless it gets so hot it ignites the powder inside, causing it to fire. It would be more of a series of pops rather than a single explosion, as each cartridge would fire, but wouldn't necessarily cause others to fire since it wouldn't really impact the temperature that much.
The fourth is definitely a good watch after this. With Lorna, Riggs’ arc just comes full circle and he’s in a completely different place from the start of the first. I kind of don’t want there to be a fifth. #1 because it just wouldn’t be the same without Richard Donner directing. But #2 any addition to Riggs’ character will just feel tacked on.
Lethal Weapon 4 adds 3 more popular actors to the cast. Actors who you would never think you see in a movie together. Gasoline is not flammable, its the vapors. You could actually throw a match in a full can of gas and nothing will happen. Why because in a full can of gas there is no oxygen. In order to set off the vapor you need two thing oxygen and a spark. Bullets do not have any spark to them. In movies with a trial of gasoline, you are missing 2 things, any vapor from pouring the gas on the street would have dissipated in the air and like I said before bullets do not have any spark in them, so 2nd you are missing the spark. Guns prouduce sparks not the bullet. . Mythbusters tested this myth before. "They take myths and replicate them to see if they are true or not. Here is a weird fact, there are more cases of sugar exploding than there are of gasoline explosions.
The music was done by the late great Michael Kamen who not only co-scored the music of all 4 LW films with Eric Clapton and David Sanborn, but he also scored the original Die Hard trilogy, Road House, License to Kill, The Last Boy Scout, The Dead Zone, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. His theme from Robin Hood was incorporated into production company Morgan Creek that used his music for every produced film throughout the 90s.
Big fan of this movie, it's my favorite of the four. I especially like the choice of an ex-cop turned criminal for the lead villain, and how that reflects Murtaugh's own insecurity about his post-retirement life. In the end, he avoids that metaphorical death by staying on the job. George mentioned liking this series better than "Die Hard" so far. "Die Hard" has had better longevity due to the greater amounts of time between films. There's been talk of a 5th "Lethal Weapon" but it's been over 25 years since #4, so I don't think a #5 is advisable at this point. You guys might enjoy seeing Mel and Renee Russo (Lorna Cole) co-star again in the Ron Howard film "Ransom". A very tense thriller.
IDK if it makes sense but IMO Die Hard is a better movie and LW is a better series. It’s hard to say though because the first movie from both are excellent,there’s no clear winner in the two. Actually it does make sense Lethal Weapon makes a better series maybe because they always paid attention to keeping as many of the same elements as possible,like consistently bringing back almost the entire cast every time etc. In the DH movies other than Bruce Willis it’s a different cast every time and a different location and is more like several versions of the same story that are all really well done(other than the fifth one of course)
I also remember back in the days, this was the first movie where i realized that some movies have an after credit scene. I dont know if they where the first who done this.But ever since i always wait until the credits are done.
To set the record straight...The building that was blown up was the old Orlando City Hall (not some other buildings that have been mentioned)..Back in the day I was an exec at Universal and I was invited down to the set by Richard Donner (he was a friend). I was there for the implosion and a couple of other nights (I was even talked into being an extra...I was a background paramedic.) The City of Orlando gave the producers such a deal on the building it was worth it to move the entire production from LA to Orlando for three days (and Tampa for a couple other shots).
My cousins house burnt down and while we were there, we had to hide behind the fire truck because the ammunition he had inside was going off. So yes, if the brass gets hot enough then it will ignite the gunpowder and go off.
If bullets are on fire, whether they go off depend on a number of factors. Ammunition has a casing, gunpowder sealed in a casing, a primer, and of course the bullet. The gunpowder is crimped to create a seal holding the bullet in and protecting the gunpowder (which makes them waterproof). It's the hammer striking the primer (or the softer metal igniting the primer via spark) that makes the rest of the gunpowder ignite. So it's unlikely that the sealed gunpowder would be exposed to a spark, but it is possible for an extremely high heat to ignite the gunpowder material and cause an exploding, causing the bullet to go off.
24:46 George, I think you’re talking about a Marimba. Michael Kamen used the marimba a lot in his action writing. The reason it’s so recognizable to you I think is because Kamen did a ton of action movies in the 80’s and 90’s. The Lethal Weapon movies, the first three Die Hard movies, the first X-Men film, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and The Iron Giant. Another guy who wrote a ton of music in the eighties for action films is James Horner. He was kind of unique in that he always used Steal Drums in his scores for the kinda cheesy 80’s films. He did 48 Hours one and two, Commando and Red Heat with Arnold and some others. He’s also the guys that did Wrath of Khan, Braveheart, An American Tale, The Legend of The Fall, Hocus Pocus, Aliens, and on and on. Both men were amazing composers. Sadly, Michael died in 2004 I think from cancer I believe and James died in 2015 in a plane crash that he was piloting. The art of film music lost major pillars on both occasions. You guys should check out some of their scores, especially Horner’s dramatic work. Such beautiful music always. If it weren’t for John Williams, who is the GOAT for sure, these two men, along with Jerry Goldsmith might have been household names. Not much you can do as a composer in the film business when arguably the greatest director in history decides to only work with not so arguably the greatest film composer ever. Those scores might have been cool if some others got a bite at that Apple. But, if so, we’d be without Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, and so on ad inifinitum.
When you guys get to it, the script for Die Hard 3 was almost purchased from Fox for Lethal Weapon 4. Ever since I learned that behind the scenes bit of info, in my head I think of how these characters would play in that movie.
Other than the 1st one, the 4th is actually my favourite, such a great film. Obviously, Mel is a bit older and you can clearly see stunt doubles a few times throughout but nevertheless, Jet Li is awesome, Uncle Benny is hilarious, and Chris Rock and Joe Pesci together doesn't need any explanation it's already legendary lol can't wait for your reaction to that. Also, fun fact in case you or anybody else didn't know, Jack Travis played the Doctor in Hot Fuzz :D and Raphael in Mask of Zorro but that's by the by..
The building that they blew was actually the old Orlando city hall, not just a court house. My sister worked in that city hall at the time, and still works in the city hall that replaced it. A few days before the explosion the production company came walking through the building. My sister said that Danny Glover was very friendly and talked to everyone, Mel Gibson did not. He stayed away from the real people and spoke to no one that wasn't part of the production team.
28:25 ammo set on fire "cooks off", basically it goes pop pop as the gun powder explodes, but because it's not inside the chamber of a gun the casing can expand as needed meaning there's no pressure buildup and the bullet won't go flying. Not sure what would happen in those quantities but I'm pretty sure the same thing but in larger quantity since they are all "individually packed". So, mostly harmless firecrackers.
Ammo can be overheated to the point it will spontaneously explode. The military calls it "cooking off". They had mentoined it in "We Were Soldiers" when the mortar crews stopped firing, due to the tubes being red-hot!
34:06 in terms of franchises you’ve seen three from this and two from the other, I would be curious to see if you feel the same after the third Die Hard
Mcclain in Die Hard 2, you said was strapped to a chair coming towards the camera as if he was a superhero. It was a seat/chair with an ejection mechanism like in a military fighter jet. Those things literally do launch you into the air and then deploy a parachute; nothing super hero about it. They're so strong they will launch a pilot through the canopy of a jet, knock the pilot unconscious, dislocate/break both their arms and shoulders etc, to ensure that that pilot survives and escapes the aircraft. Although I don't think you're supposed to use them while on the ground; it'd be better than dying to try it.
The reason the tagline on the poster is "The magic is back again." is because the tagline on the poster of the previous film (Lethal Weapon 2) was "The magic is back."
Ammo set afire (not in a gun) will go off, but the case and bullet will separate with equal energy, so neither will be very dangerous. You don't want to toss a handful of rifle rounds into a campfire, but loose ammo isn't likely to kill people if it goes off on its own, without the shaping structure of a barrel.
I remember as a youngin watching them implode the Orlando City Hall for this movie. The skyscraper they blew up was in downtown Orlando Florida. Back when practical effects were the norm.
George brings up exactly my biggest issue with the Die Hard sequels. This era of action films really solidified the trope of each sequel has to be twice as big (and usually half as good) as the film that came before. Lethal Weapon didn't stray too far away from it's core themes and style. Whereas Die Hard not only abandoned the everyman of it's hero, but later the "wrong place, wrong time" theme as well.
30:00 It really shouldn't. If the Dozer on that tractor didn't stop 9mm AP then wearing two vests really shouldn't stop 44 magnum AP. Even assuming they're level III vests (It's soft armor so that's the max it can be) they wouldn't offer as much protection as that thickness of steel would have. It's not logical in the real world nor in-universe.
@@stevenwoodward5923 Yes but if the movie doesn't adhere to it's own rules it's not a matter of suspending disbelief so much as throwing all logic out the window.
Ammo on fire. if the fire is hot enough and burns long enough, it will heat up the casing to a point when the gunpowder ignites and the ammo basically explodes, now since the bullet is not in a gun/rifle barrel, the explosion would cause the bullet to eject in a more or less random direction.
I am so glad you are watching both this and the Die Hard series! I cannot wait until you react to the next film in each series. Die Hard 3 and Lethal Weapon 4 have some amazing villains and are probably my favorites of each franchise.
The only experience I have with ammo in a fire was one summer night when I was in college. Me and a bunch of buddies went into the desert to build a campfire and have marshmallows and hot chocolate. After the fire was built, I started noticing that there were lots of shattered glass bottles and aluminum cans with holes in them. Then I noticed empty shell casings on the ground. Then I noticed not empty shells on the ground. There were live rounds strewn about everywhere. Then the shots started going off. We had built our campfire over lord knows how many live rounds. I was sitting on a log by the fire. All my friends were running for cover. I figured if it was my time, nothing was going to change that, so I kept roasting my marshmallows. My cup of hot chocolate sitting on the log next to me got shot off. So I grabbed another cup and made more. That was a fun night.
There is a video, either of the Myth Busters or an American fire department, where they set fire to packs of ammunition. The ammunition had ignited but the projectiles did not have enough energy to be lethal
@George... You wanna know the instrument, you mentioned? Its a piano! The Lower keys played hard. That's all! Used f.e. in the Batman - Animated Series Intro. When the fight on the roof starts.
Riggs disdainfully mentions "Exxon" at one point near the end of the movie. For the youngsters out there, this was a reference to the devastating Exxon Valdez oil spill that occurred a few years earlier in 1989. Obviously, Exxon had a major PR problem afterwards. Love the channel!
Ammo in a fire will be set off but without the gun's barrel and chamber to confine and direct the blast, the bullet doesn't get enough kick to become a dangerous projectile. Also the cartridge can, and often will, simply peel back during the gunpowder explosion.
"Maybe that pulls his son back from those people". While it would be a worry of any father, I think it was never a thing that his son might head down that road, but that he was just hanging on to his childhood friends who had taken a bad path. That his son did not approve of his friend joining a gang, but was trying to remain a friend to him outside of that life. Murtaughs son would not head down that path and will always be the good boy.
You asked "where did the use of "word" come from". The generally accepted history of it comes from the phrase "your word is your bond" and eventually it was just shortened to word.
Ammunition will "cook off" if it gets too hot, but... Gunpowder doesn't explode, it burns. As it burns it makes a lot of gas. This gas increases the pressure in the system until something gives to release the pressure. Normally, the bullet slides down the barrel. as this happens the powder continues to burn increasing the pressure more, but the bullet moves, giving it more space to fill. This keeps the pressure at a more of less constant level until bullet leaves the barrel. For this reason, rifle powder burls slower than pistol powder, and putting the wrong powder in a specific type of cartridge can result in an overpressure where the bullet can't get down the barrel fast enough and the gun "explodes", usually at the action, which is bad for the shooter. When a round "cooks off" due to heat, the pressure builds until something gives, but the instant there anywhere for that pressure to go, it dissipates into the world and drops to normal air pressure levels. If you put a .30-06 rifle round on a hot plate and cover it with a cardboard box, nothing will leave the box. Rounds cooking off in the back of that truck would have been loud, but 6 to ten feet (2-3 meters) from the truck would have been basically safe. The big risk from fire is when a loaded gun is involved. The rounds cook off, but they are in a chamber, which means they basically fire normally. We once sucked up a .22 in our vacuum. These are rim-fire rounds and will go off easier than normal centerfire rounds. it was just as loud, maybe louder, than a normal .22, but nothing left the vacuum. It didn't even hurt it. We took it apart and found the bullet and casing. The case has split down the side.
YAY! Nearly perfect timing on this one. Possibly my favourite instalment in the series, and that's largely due to the addition of Rene Russo (who is hilarious & badass in this and always gorgeous). 😍 Cheers and season's greetings from the East Coast. 🥃☮❤
I just wanted to put in my 2 cents saying that i thought the lens flare/prism blur thing was a pretty creative work around. Im sorry so many people have issues with it, cause i like it
When you burn ammunition, the heavy lead or metal bullet won't go far, whereas the lighter shell casing will go flying but nowhere near as fast a bullet fired from a gun. It's also very light so there's no way it would be lethal.
"I wish there was a time where you could just punch someone"...The eighties and early nineties, ladies and gentlemen. If only we could go back in time...
The comparing scars --> lovemaking scene is actually an homage to another in the seminal classic, "The Return of Swamp Thing", a comedic sequel to a tepid adaptation of the DC comics character, Swamp Thing. Note that the comedy sequel is definitely worth seeing.
The bullets(ammo) in the back of the truck Riggs is driving have gun powder in each single bullet. Hence there is an explosion. Think of it as simple as lighting a fire cracker because a normal fire cracker has gun powder in it causing an explosion. That is the simple answer
They had a Mythbusters about what happens when ammo catches on fire. It goes off, but it doesn't have near as much force as when it's shot out of a gun: there's no chamber to keep the casing from flying off, and no barrel to direct the energy, so basically it just harmlessly pops apart.
Mmm, I wouldn’t say “harmlessly.” There’s enough energy in a round to blow tempered steel apart if a round misfires in the chamber, so I wouldn’t be tossing them in a campfire like snap-pop firecrackers if I were you.
Another great reaction. The fun banter between the two of you is often more enjoyable than the movie we're rewatching.. Lethal Weapon 3 was the beginning of the end of the franchise. , which you could tell from talk about Roger retiring, that signalled we are looking ahead to the end.
Ah you didn’t show my favourite line from the entire series “You’re the only family I got, I’ve got 3 beautiful kids, I love them, they’re yours. Trish does my laundry, I live in your icebox, I live in your life!” As someone who is closer to his friends family than his own this line really hits me.
Yeah you really felt that.
He litteraly has a life, cause Roger and his family was there to "give" him a life, else he would be still alone with his suicidal ideas if he din't act on it allready.
As someone once said, there's the family you're born to, and there's the family you _choose_
Usually we're closer to our chosen family than to our blood relations.
Great line that!
"Word" came from "Word to your mother", which was an expression that emphasizes truth or honesty, like saying "I swear" or nowadays "bet". Source: I'm old.
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For shizzle.
"Do you feel me?"
Word is Bond is the original expression. Then came Word is Mom, Word is Born, and the Marky Mark version - Word to your Mother.
I thought it was from word up but that makes sense too
There’s a post credits scene in lethal weapon 3 that nobody includes or notices.
It’s the bomb call they received as the credits rolled.
Lethal Weapon 4 is one of the best in the series. It has one of the best villains. And the movie raises the stakes in a way that makes Riggs and Murtaugh feel overmatched with who they're facing up against. It's one of the best endings to a franchise in my opinion.
Yep, that's my favorite
You mistyped 3.
There’s only four,is that enough to have a “one of”?😅 I’m just fucking with you,Merry Christmas✌️
is that the one where Riggs drops a shipping container on someone?
in self defence off course.
I just hope they can get to 4 soon.
Fun fact: you know who we have to thank for the Lorna character and the ensuing love story being in the script? An uncredited Carrie Fisher. I kid you not. Thee one and only Leia was also one of the best screenplay-improvers in the business.
Jack Travis is played by Stuart Wilson, who also played Rafael Montero in The Mask of Zorro. As for the comparisons w/ Die Hard, apparently according to Screen Junkies' "Honest Action" in which they consulted medical experts, John McClane would've only survived the entirety of DH2 as opposed to the other movies of that franchise.
Loaded Weapon 1 is the parody of all these films, with Emilio Estevez and Samuel L Jackson.. and it's amazing.
haha. Yes! All the praise George kept laying on about the leadup to the sex scene only made me laugh harder. I hope they watch it.
While other reaction channels are ALL doing the same five Christmas movies, you're doing something else... THANKS GUYS!! 👍
In North America armor piercing rounds are generally only legal for sale to the military and law enforcement. So being found in possession of them would be it's own criminal charge for a civilian.
Yes, when ammo is set on fire, it "cooks off." I've witnessed this first hand in Iraq. I was in a vehicle that hit an IED (improvised explosive device), and we had to evacuate the vehicle in the middle of nowhere Iraq. One of the following vehicles picked us up, and we GTF out of there. Unfortunately, we weren't able to recover our ammo, and as we were driving away, we could hear the rounds cooking off.
Must have been scary. At least you made it.
It does but it doesn't go off like a round in a firearm because the pressure isn't there from the bullet being secured in the chamber. The powder and primer will go off but the case will blow apart and seperate from the bullet because the case is much thinner than the bullet itself.
One of the best series of films ever made. Seen each one of the them many times, and never get tired of them.
I can't for you both to see the final one. It really ties up the franchise nicely.
Thanks for the reaction. All four movies are great. Highly rewatchable. The scene with Riggs and Murtaugh on the boat is very strong and a real highlight. Great acting and what a range of emotions in just a few minutes.
Hope you'll do Lethal Weapon 4. It might be the best one in the series, partly because of its very special guest star villain.
I agree the villian was great, but, in my opinion the ending fight for me was too unrealistic, because he was so great.
It's adorable that George asked the audience what the 🎵DunDun DUNDUN🎶 is.
It happens to just be low notes on a piano, you sweet summer child.
Yea, it took me a minute to figure out what he was talking about and then I'm like, "Wait, is he talking about the low piano notes that sound very percussive?" Yep, he was.
@@patrickdepew4976 This one was too similar to how they used those notes in Predator.
It's often layered with low strings and sometimes even actual percussion, but yeah, it's the piano doing the work. The piano is often overlooked when people are thinking of an orchestral score, I think.
Do you guys think they will read this?
Not all asians play the piano bud 😂
24:20 I think what you're referring to is a piano just playing low notes.
To answer your question regarding the music: A lot of action movies in the 80s and 90s were scored by Michael Kamen, so they have elements that were typical for his style of music. Most instruments he used were classical, so in this particular scene it's just a good combination of piano, drums and brass instruments - I'd say "nothing fancy here", but if that isn't fancy, then what is? So, there is no special instrument creating this effect, but rather a combination of several.
Murtaugh's son was friends with Darrell, but it's never implied that he's involved with the gang stuff at all. The son actually seems to have some disdain for what Darrell was up to these days when he first talks to his dad about Darrell.
Trivia: Word” is another way to say, “Okay” or “Cool.” It communicates that you heard the other person or received their text message. X Research source. “I'm coming over later.” “Word.” “I might be 10 minutes late.” “Word.”
The "JJ Abrams" blinding light effect on the reversed portions of the film you show just reminded me how much I HATE that effect. I understand why you use it but it doesn't change my mind on it. Great review though!
The scene where Gibson and Russo are showing each other their scars is a homage to the scene in Jaws where the three leads are on the boat hunting the shark and they're sitting around the table and Quint and Hooper start showing each other their scars.
Landlord is actually not a term used in official titles anymore. Usually its "Property Manager"
If ammunition catches on fire it wouldn't go off immediately, instead it would slowly head up the cartridges unless it gets so hot it ignites the powder inside, causing it to fire. It would be more of a series of pops rather than a single explosion, as each cartridge would fire, but wouldn't necessarily cause others to fire since it wouldn't really impact the temperature that much.
The fourth is definitely a good watch after this. With Lorna, Riggs’ arc just comes full circle and he’s in a completely different place from the start of the first.
I kind of don’t want there to be a fifth. #1 because it just wouldn’t be the same without Richard Donner directing. But #2 any addition to Riggs’ character will just feel tacked on.
I think Mel was directing.
But I am worried it will just be a money grab
There were about three times when Riggs and Murtaugh just happened to walk upon a suspicious incident.
The fact that George being Canadian calling the Ice Hockey Rink a Field is what dreams are made of. PRICELESS
This new effect is going to send someone into a seizure. You should put a warning on this.
Lethal Weapon 4 adds 3 more popular actors to the cast. Actors who you would never think you see in a movie together. Gasoline is not flammable, its the vapors. You could actually throw a match in a full can of gas and nothing will happen. Why because in a full can of gas there is no oxygen. In order to set off the vapor you need two thing oxygen and a spark. Bullets do not have any spark to them. In movies with a trial of gasoline, you are missing 2 things, any vapor from pouring the gas on the street would have dissipated in the air and like I said before bullets do not have any spark in them, so 2nd you are missing the spark. Guns prouduce sparks not the bullet. . Mythbusters tested this myth before. "They take myths and replicate them to see if they are true or not.
Here is a weird fact, there are more cases of sugar exploding than there are of gasoline explosions.
"Are they building on top of a graveyard?"
No. But they are fixing that...
I never get tired of seeing Riggs go full psycho mode.
The music was done by the late great Michael Kamen who not only co-scored the music of all 4 LW films with Eric Clapton and David Sanborn, but he also scored the original Die Hard trilogy, Road House, License to Kill, The Last Boy Scout, The Dead Zone, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. His theme from Robin Hood was incorporated into production company Morgan Creek that used his music for every produced film throughout the 90s.
6:56 It was "Word to your mother!", which then was shortened to just "Word!" because ain't nobody got time fo dat!
Big fan of this movie, it's my favorite of the four. I especially like the choice of an ex-cop turned criminal for the lead villain, and how that reflects Murtaugh's own insecurity about his post-retirement life. In the end, he avoids that metaphorical death by staying on the job.
George mentioned liking this series better than "Die Hard" so far. "Die Hard" has had better longevity due to the greater amounts of time between films. There's been talk of a 5th "Lethal Weapon" but it's been over 25 years since #4, so I don't think a #5 is advisable at this point.
You guys might enjoy seeing Mel and Renee Russo (Lorna Cole) co-star again in the Ron Howard film "Ransom". A very tense thriller.
IDK if it makes sense but IMO Die Hard is a better movie and LW is a better series. It’s hard to say though because the first movie from both are excellent,there’s no clear winner in the two. Actually it does make sense Lethal Weapon makes a better series maybe because they always paid attention to keeping as many of the same elements as possible,like consistently bringing back almost the entire cast every time etc. In the DH movies other than Bruce Willis it’s a different cast every time and a different location and is more like several versions of the same story that are all really well done(other than the fifth one of course)
@@michaelblaine6494 True. Lethal Weapon had most of the same creative team, including the director, for all four movies as well as the main cast.
Oooh! Great recommendation. I absolutely love Ransom, one of my all time favorite movies.
Pesci stole the show, even though his role was repetitive.
I also remember back in the days, this was the first movie where i realized that some movies have an after credit scene. I dont know if they where the first who done this.But ever since i always wait until the credits are done.
As many have said. Number four is amazing and complete madness as well but with an awesome cast. Great reaction guys
To set the record straight...The building that was blown up was the old Orlando City Hall (not some other buildings that have been mentioned)..Back in the day I was an exec at Universal and I was invited down to the set by Richard Donner (he was a friend). I was there for the implosion and a couple of other nights (I was even talked into being an extra...I was a background paramedic.) The City of Orlando gave the producers such a deal on the building it was worth it to move the entire production from LA to Orlando for three days (and Tampa for a couple other shots).
My cousins house burnt down and while we were there, we had to hide behind the fire truck because the ammunition he had inside was going off. So yes, if the brass gets hot enough then it will ignite the gunpowder and go off.
If bullets are on fire, whether they go off depend on a number of factors. Ammunition has a casing, gunpowder sealed in a casing, a primer, and of course the bullet. The gunpowder is crimped to create a seal holding the bullet in and protecting the gunpowder (which makes them waterproof). It's the hammer striking the primer (or the softer metal igniting the primer via spark) that makes the rest of the gunpowder ignite. So it's unlikely that the sealed gunpowder would be exposed to a spark, but it is possible for an extremely high heat to ignite the gunpowder material and cause an exploding, causing the bullet to go off.
24:46 George, I think you’re talking about a Marimba. Michael Kamen used the marimba a lot in his action writing. The reason it’s so recognizable to you I think is because Kamen did a ton of action movies in the 80’s and 90’s. The Lethal Weapon movies, the first three Die Hard movies, the first X-Men film, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and The Iron Giant.
Another guy who wrote a ton of music in the eighties for action films is James Horner. He was kind of unique in that he always used Steal Drums in his scores for the kinda cheesy 80’s films. He did 48 Hours one and two, Commando and Red Heat with Arnold and some others. He’s also the guys that did Wrath of Khan, Braveheart, An American Tale, The Legend of The Fall, Hocus Pocus, Aliens, and on and on.
Both men were amazing composers. Sadly, Michael died in 2004 I think from cancer I believe and James died in 2015 in a plane crash that he was piloting. The art of film music lost major pillars on both occasions. You guys should check out some of their scores, especially Horner’s dramatic work. Such beautiful music always. If it weren’t for John Williams, who is the GOAT for sure, these two men, along with Jerry Goldsmith might have been household names. Not much you can do as a composer in the film business when arguably the greatest director in history decides to only work with not so arguably the greatest film composer ever. Those scores might have been cool if some others got a bite at that Apple. But, if so, we’d be without Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, and so on ad inifinitum.
When you guys get to it, the script for Die Hard 3 was almost purchased from Fox for Lethal Weapon 4. Ever since I learned that behind the scenes bit of info, in my head I think of how these characters would play in that movie.
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Other than the 1st one, the 4th is actually my favourite, such a great film. Obviously, Mel is a bit older and you can clearly see stunt doubles a few times throughout but nevertheless, Jet Li is awesome, Uncle Benny is hilarious, and Chris Rock and Joe Pesci together doesn't need any explanation it's already legendary lol can't wait for your reaction to that.
Also, fun fact in case you or anybody else didn't know, Jack Travis played the Doctor in Hot Fuzz :D and Raphael in Mask of Zorro but that's by the by..
Funniest and best plot of all the movies, in my opinion.
Love How their relationship evolve through the series... The way Riggs become part of Murtaugh family.
The building that they blew was actually the old Orlando city hall, not just a court house. My sister worked in that city hall at the time, and still works in the city hall that replaced it. A few days before the explosion the production company came walking through the building. My sister said that Danny Glover was very friendly and talked to everyone, Mel Gibson did not. He stayed away from the real people and spoke to no one that wasn't part of the production team.
28:25 ammo set on fire "cooks off", basically it goes pop pop as the gun powder explodes, but because it's not inside the chamber of a gun the casing can expand as needed meaning there's no pressure buildup and the bullet won't go flying. Not sure what would happen in those quantities but I'm pretty sure the same thing but in larger quantity since they are all "individually packed".
So, mostly harmless firecrackers.
Ammo can be overheated to the point it will spontaneously explode. The military calls it "cooking off". They had mentoined it in "We Were Soldiers" when the mortar crews stopped firing, due to the tubes being red-hot!
"Word" comes from the 80's hip-hop slang "Word is bond"...which morphed into "Word is born"....to just "word".
34:06 in terms of franchises you’ve seen three from this and two from the other, I would be curious to see if you feel the same after the third Die Hard
Mcclain in Die Hard 2, you said was strapped to a chair coming towards the camera as if he was a superhero. It was a seat/chair with an ejection mechanism like in a military fighter jet. Those things literally do launch you into the air and then deploy a parachute; nothing super hero about it. They're so strong they will launch a pilot through the canopy of a jet, knock the pilot unconscious, dislocate/break both their arms and shoulders etc, to ensure that that pilot survives and escapes the aircraft. Although I don't think you're supposed to use them while on the ground; it'd be better than dying to try it.
The reason the tagline on the poster is "The magic is back again." is because the tagline on the poster of the previous film (Lethal Weapon 2) was "The magic is back."
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon is an excellent spoof of Lethal Weapon 3.
Fun fact: Carrie Fisher was an uncredited script doctor on this movie.
Ammo set afire (not in a gun) will go off, but the case and bullet will separate with equal energy, so neither will be very dangerous. You don't want to toss a handful of rifle rounds into a campfire, but loose ammo isn't likely to kill people if it goes off on its own, without the shaping structure of a barrel.
Take a pause here before LW4 and react to the hilarious spoof, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). Guarantee you'll be on the floor rolling!
I remember as a youngin watching them implode the Orlando City Hall for this movie. The skyscraper they blew up was in downtown Orlando Florida.
Back when practical effects were the norm.
George brings up exactly my biggest issue with the Die Hard sequels. This era of action films really solidified the trope of each sequel has to be twice as big (and usually half as good) as the film that came before. Lethal Weapon didn't stray too far away from it's core themes and style. Whereas Die Hard not only abandoned the everyman of it's hero, but later the "wrong place, wrong time" theme as well.
As far as ranking the first 3...I'd go 2,1,3. Though, all 3(as well as part 4) are all good - great films.
30:00 It really shouldn't. If the Dozer on that tractor didn't stop 9mm AP then wearing two vests really shouldn't stop 44 magnum AP. Even assuming they're level III vests (It's soft armor so that's the max it can be) they wouldn't offer as much protection as that thickness of steel would have. It's not logical in the real world nor in-universe.
You could count on one hand any action movie that is completely logical in the real world. To enjoy a movie sometimes you just have suspend belief.
@@stevenwoodward5923 Yes but if the movie doesn't adhere to it's own rules it's not a matter of suspending disbelief so much as throwing all logic out the window.
Ammo on fire. if the fire is hot enough and burns long enough, it will heat up the casing to a point when the gunpowder ignites and the ammo basically explodes, now since the bullet is not in a gun/rifle barrel, the explosion would cause the bullet to eject in a more or less random direction.
You should definitely watch part 4. Jet Li is amazing!
I am so glad you are watching both this and the Die Hard series! I cannot wait until you react to the next film in each series. Die Hard 3 and Lethal Weapon 4 have some amazing villains and are probably my favorites of each franchise.
The enchantment of the 90s, when films demolish real buildings, as in Demolition Man tambien.
I get the feeling one of these days, Simone is going to show up on camera with a ball of yarn and knitting needles on her lap. 😆
The only experience I have with ammo in a fire was one summer night when I was in college. Me and a bunch of buddies went into the desert to build a campfire and have marshmallows and hot chocolate. After the fire was built, I started noticing that there were lots of shattered glass bottles and aluminum cans with holes in them. Then I noticed empty shell casings on the ground. Then I noticed not empty shells on the ground. There were live rounds strewn about everywhere. Then the shots started going off. We had built our campfire over lord knows how many live rounds. I was sitting on a log by the fire. All my friends were running for cover. I figured if it was my time, nothing was going to change that, so I kept roasting my marshmallows. My cup of hot chocolate sitting on the log next to me got shot off. So I grabbed another cup and made more. That was a fun night.
There is a video, either of the Myth Busters or an American fire department, where they set fire to packs of ammunition. The ammunition had ignited but the projectiles did not have enough energy to be lethal
With the discussion at the start I now want you to watch ‘The Full Monty’
This one was like watching a JJ Abrams film with all the lens flares.
The bad guy from this is the doctor in Hot Fuzz ... Blows my mind...
@George... You wanna know the instrument, you mentioned? Its a piano! The Lower keys played hard. That's all!
Used f.e. in the Batman - Animated Series Intro. When the fight on the roof starts.
Used to be, "Word to your mother" as an "I'm being honest," statement.
Riggs disdainfully mentions "Exxon" at one point near the end of the movie. For the youngsters out there, this was a reference to the devastating Exxon Valdez oil spill that occurred a few years earlier in 1989. Obviously, Exxon had a major PR problem afterwards. Love the channel!
Merry Christmas Simone & George
Probably said already but the actor who plays the villian Jack Travis also plays the doctor in Hot Fuzz.
Ammo in a fire will be set off but without the gun's barrel and chamber to confine and direct the blast, the bullet doesn't get enough kick to become a dangerous projectile. Also the cartridge can, and often will, simply peel back during the gunpowder explosion.
"Maybe that pulls his son back from those people". While it would be a worry of any father, I think it was never a thing that his son might head down that road, but that he was just hanging on to his childhood friends who had taken a bad path. That his son did not approve of his friend joining a gang, but was trying to remain a friend to him outside of that life. Murtaughs son would not head down that path and will always be the good boy.
You asked "where did the use of "word" come from". The generally accepted history of it comes from the phrase "your word is your bond" and eventually it was just shortened to word.
i think the instrument you are asking is called "piano"
Ammunition will "cook off" if it gets too hot, but...
Gunpowder doesn't explode, it burns. As it burns it makes a lot of gas. This gas increases the pressure in the system until something gives to release the pressure. Normally, the bullet slides down the barrel. as this happens the powder continues to burn increasing the pressure more, but the bullet moves, giving it more space to fill. This keeps the pressure at a more of less constant level until bullet leaves the barrel. For this reason, rifle powder burls slower than pistol powder, and putting the wrong powder in a specific type of cartridge can result in an overpressure where the bullet can't get down the barrel fast enough and the gun "explodes", usually at the action, which is bad for the shooter.
When a round "cooks off" due to heat, the pressure builds until something gives, but the instant there anywhere for that pressure to go, it dissipates into the world and drops to normal air pressure levels. If you put a .30-06 rifle round on a hot plate and cover it with a cardboard box, nothing will leave the box. Rounds cooking off in the back of that truck would have been loud, but 6 to ten feet (2-3 meters) from the truck would have been basically safe.
The big risk from fire is when a loaded gun is involved. The rounds cook off, but they are in a chamber, which means they basically fire normally.
We once sucked up a .22 in our vacuum. These are rim-fire rounds and will go off easier than normal centerfire rounds. it was just as loud, maybe louder, than a normal .22, but nothing left the vacuum. It didn't even hurt it. We took it apart and found the bullet and casing. The case has split down the side.
Now you guys have to watch "Loaded Weapon", one of the greatest spoof movies ever made
I think "Word" comes from Vanilla Ice, in the song Ice Ice Baby when he says "Word to your mother". Not certain but I think so.
you missed it... there is a cutscene at the end after the radio transmission
YAY! Nearly perfect timing on this one. Possibly my favourite instalment in the series, and that's largely due to the addition of Rene Russo (who is hilarious & badass in this and always gorgeous). 😍
Cheers and season's greetings from the East Coast. 🥃☮❤
Speaking of Ms. Russo, I hope someone sometime will react to "Freejack". I bet these two would love it.
I just wanted to put in my 2 cents saying that i thought the lens flare/prism blur thing was a pretty creative work around. Im sorry so many people have issues with it, cause i like it
I was watching the hockey game live on TV when that scene took place. It was wild.
I hope you watched the credits scene in this one. One of the first movies I ever saw with a scene either mid or post credits. Hilarious!
Suggestions ...THe Wild Bunch (1969),Shane (1953) Little Big Man (1970 )-all westerns .Bonnie and Clyde --1967---Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
LENS FLARE
When you burn ammunition, the heavy lead or metal bullet won't go far, whereas the lighter shell casing will go flying but nowhere near as fast a bullet fired from a gun. It's also very light so there's no way it would be lethal.
"I wish there was a time where you could just punch someone"...The eighties and early nineties, ladies and gentlemen. If only we could go back in time...
The comparing scars --> lovemaking scene is actually an homage to another in the seminal classic, "The Return of Swamp Thing", a comedic sequel to a tepid adaptation of the DC comics character, Swamp Thing. Note that the comedy sequel is definitely worth seeing.
I see 3, and I love it, but it always makes me so excited for 4, it was done SO DAMN WELL, I can't wait for you guys to see it
Filmed the final sequence in an abandoned housing project down the street from me when I was in 9th grade. 😊
Was a genius move to start including the OMG counter!
The bullets(ammo) in the back of the truck Riggs is driving have gun powder in each single bullet. Hence there is an explosion. Think of it as simple as lighting a fire cracker because a normal fire cracker has gun powder in it causing an explosion. That is the simple answer
Yes Simone when you hear the term “hollow points” that’s the ammo they’re referring to also known as “cop killers”
They had a Mythbusters about what happens when ammo catches on fire. It goes off, but it doesn't have near as much force as when it's shot out of a gun: there's no chamber to keep the casing from flying off, and no barrel to direct the energy, so basically it just harmlessly pops apart.
Mmm, I wouldn’t say “harmlessly.” There’s enough energy in a round to blow tempered steel apart if a round misfires in the chamber, so I wouldn’t be tossing them in a campfire like snap-pop firecrackers if I were you.
Ammo explodes if it burns, but since the bullet weighs more than the casing, the bullet doesn't go flying. The case flies away or just explodes.
The use of "Word," as a manner of speech comes from "Word up!" which is slang for "Amen!" or "You said that right!"
That motorcycle falling sound!
The building in the beginning that was demolished was the old Orlando Florida city hall building. My dad took me to watch it was awesome
Another great reaction. The fun banter between the two of you is often more enjoyable than the movie we're rewatching.. Lethal Weapon 3 was the beginning of the end of the franchise. , which you could tell from talk about Roger retiring, that signalled we are looking ahead to the end.