Lethal Weapon 2 (Blu-ray) (1989)

"Ultraviolent, superslick sequel is just as cartoonish as the first--and possibly even more entertaining...A must for action fans.  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...fun stuff--crackling, playfully escapist summer fare that doesn't make you feel taken advantage of later.  Roger Piantadosi, The Washington Post

Editor's Note Murtaugh is still the family man. Riggs is still the daredevil, but now he counts the odds before bucking them. This time, they must protect an accountant who has laundered a half billion dollars in narcotics money. He leads them to a murderous syndicate with ties to a foreign power. Along the way, there's a six-story plummet from a window, a booby-trapped toilet, an underwater escape, and more. Academy Award Nominations: Best Sound Effects Editing.

	Danny Glover
	Joe Pesci
	Mel Gibson
	Patsy Kensit
	Eric Clapton, et. al. - Original Music By
	J. Michael Riva - Production Designer
	Jeffrey Boam - Screenplay
	Joel Silver, et. al. - Producer
	Richard Berger - Art Director
	Richard Donner - Director
	Shane Black - Based On Story By
	Stephen Goldblatt - Cinematographer
	Stuart Baird - Editor
	Virginia L. Randolph - Art Director
	Warren Murphy - Based On Story By

Mismatched cops Riggs and Murtaugh reunite as they set out to apprehend a duo of corrupt South African emissaries. The catch? The bad guys have diplomatic immunity, and the police can't touch them. But Riggs and Murtaugh are expert at bending the rules. Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
"Lethal Weapon 2" is that rarity - a sequel with most of the same qualities as the original...The creation of the Getz character is the movie's masterstroke; instead of recycling scenes in which the two partners fight with each other, "Lethal Weapon 2" provides a third character who can exasperate both men. Pesci, who was brilliant as the younger brother in "Raging Bull," provides an entirely different kind of character here - ingratiating, slimy, self-deprecating, lovable. He gives us a counterpoint to the violence, and Gibson and Glover both have fun playing off of him..."Lethal Weapon 2" was directed by Richard Donner, who also made the first film and whose credits include the first, and best, "Superman" movie. Unlike a lot of directors specializing in high-tech action comedies, he doesn't seem exhausted or cynical. There's an alertness to his scenes, and a freshness to the dialogue by Jeffrey Boam. This doesn't seem like a sequel, but like a movie in which new discoveries are always possible. - Roger Ebert