Harlem Nights? His arrest for soliciting a tranny? Norbert? Planet Pluto?
shareI don't really know the guy. He's talented, though the movies he chooses are sometimes kind of questionable. I heard he's good in that Dolemite movie.
shareDolemite Is My Name was a very entertaining movie, Murphey was great
The story is a nice balancing act and has fun with a really wild and offbeat biography but never belittles Moore or treats him like a buffoon
The Golden Child (1986). He was ok for a couple more years but The Golden Child signaled the beginning of the end.
shareI HAVENT...A FEW BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD...STILL A FUNNY FUNNY GUY...GOOD SKILLS TOO...DREAMGIRLS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
shareAfter Dr.Dolittle (1998) I don't care much about his movies. But I still enjoyed Mulan and Shrek movies. He's really good in those.
shareI didn't stop liking Murphy. I like his old movies.
Of course, there was a moment when his movies became quite shitty. But I don't think that's his fault. He shined in a type of comedy that became politically incorrect after the 90s. Last two decades, it would have been completely impossible to make a movie like 48 Hrs.
I thought everyone disliked him for a good decade.
shareI feel the same way, the man is a comedy legend
Your point about 48 Hrs is dead-on accurate...the various slurs and overall abundance of verbal obscenities would put that script in the rubbish bin today but that was the whole point...A violent, racist old school cop teams up with a sneaky, untrustworthy convict to take down a gang
Hollywood too often plays it too safe for daring humor now so they gelded Murphy and stuck him in a bunch of 'family friendly' fare
As a matter of fact, Nolte and Murphy had both a similar problem. Both shined portraying characters that were lovable jerks. In both cases, their careers sank after the 90s, when that type of character became politically incorrect.
shareOur loss
Comedy is dangerous and big studios are too timid now
I still like him, but his last movie I've seen at a cinema is "Boomerang"
shareNot that I was ever a real fan of him but when he started making crappy reboots and more kiddie type films. I preferred the fast talking Beverly Hills Cop/Raw comedian.
sharei really dont think i wanna re watch Raw , i thiought it was hilarious in 1990 though
I feel the same about the kiddie films , I dont think ive seen any after Coming to America, except Shrek
I could give BHC 1 or 2 another go tho
I think Delirious was better but it has been a while.
BHC 1 is awesome the two sequels are very different, they are more straight up action films. But it has been a while since I have seen them too.