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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
The real difference is that Lethal Weapon 1 and 2 were dark action movies.
3 and 4 were buddy comedy action movies.
I mean, most of 1 is about Murtaugh wanting to kill himself. Any laughs were dark comedy.
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You mean Riggs, Murtaugh was too old for this sh%%
On one side you had a cop close to retirement and ready to go, and probably make sure that he just got through alive, and maybe didn't care as much about being a cop.
On the other side you had an unbalanced suicidal cop, that really didn't care all that much what happened.
It was a great plot balance.
I always kind of chuckle at the writers struggle.
1st movie
The baddies kidnap Murtagh's daughter and try to kill Riggs - "He goes into manic now I'm pissed over drive"
2nd movie
The baddies kill cops, and then kill Rigg's girl and he finds out his wife was murdered. Riggs has his psychotic break
3rd movie
Riggs wipes out on a motor cycle and dislocates his shoulder . . . complete psychotic I'm angry now break" He was more angry about falling off a bike then the rookie cop who was murdered just 5 minutes before.
hmmm