Triple Feature
Lethal Weapon Trilogy 

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Release Date: November 7th, 2006

MSRP Price: $14.98
Amazon Price: $12.99
Best Buy: $14.99 
Wallmart: $9.99

Feature Film Trilogy
Format: Letterbox
Studio: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Run Time: 356 minutes 
Number of Discs -  2
Sound - Dolby Digital 5.1

The Lost City Rating:  A

Video: B
Audio:  B
Content:  A
Acting:  A
Special Effects: A
Bonus Material: F
Overall:  B+

STARS: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Gary Busy, Patsy Kensit, Rene Russo, Stuart Wilson, Joss Ackland, and Derrick O'Connor. 

This is probably the best trilogy out there. Even with the fourth film added in the entire franchise kicks ass. Having the three director's cuts of the films in a single set is pretty awesome and getting for just $14.95 is even better. I mean come on... most of us moviephiles already had the original films on disc. Even at $14.95 each I wasn't going to pay for the films again. 

Next to the television guys from Miami Vice and Starsky & Hutch this is probably the best cop duo ever created. Gibson and Glover created a fun loving and entertaining on screen friendship that fans would come to love. The comedy, the action and entertainment value were top notch. 

With the second film Joe Pesci was added to the mix and instantly turned the franchise from duo to trio. Pesci would go on to co-star in the three of the four films. 

At their age it's a thankful time that neither actor is keen to reprise their roles despite the studios trying to throw $20 million at each of them. Let's face it, their time has passed in doing a fifth film.  This triple feature having the director's cut of the first three films is awesome and at just $14.95 (mine for $9.99 at Wall-Mart) you have to have it. 

PACKAGING 
The packaging artwork is great as it's just smaller images from the original advertising sheets for each film. But it does look decent. The back give fans a synopsis of the entire franchise and shows the credits for all three films. 

VIDEO: 
The video looks great. The colors are vibrant, the blacks are dark. There's no bleed or debris on the transfers. It's a nice double transfer on the first disc. The studio simply slipped copies of the third film into the set. It would have been nice had they done the transfer the same way and included the fourth film to complete the franchise in one box. 

AUDIO: 
The audio is Dolby Digital 5.1 and it sounds okay. It uses the speakers a bit and brings you into the films with some decent playback. 

BONUS FEATURES: 
Minimal to say the least

• Stunts and Action Featurette for Lethal 2
• Theatrical Trailers for all Three films. 

SUMMARY: 
Again... for just $14.95 a fan can have all three director's cuts with a good transfer and nice sound. This is a great nap trilogy for the man lounging around on the couch trying to relax. Stick the discs into the 5 disc dvd player and kick back for the afternoon.

It's a great shelf item to mix with the four original films.

Lethal Weapon Trilogy Rating:  B+

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