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	Hollywood Homicide (US - DVD R1) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive
		Every buddy cop cliché rears its ugly little head during the film, as the search moves at an agonizingly slow pace.
		When the cops are investigating a murder, no one cares because the script is too jumbled to make any sense of what is going on from scene to scene.
		The film is good for a few laughs as you and your friends get together and poke fun at the ineptness of the script and the laziness of the actors involved.
	www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/hollywood-homicide.html (1093 words)

	Buddy cop film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The "Buddy Cop" genre of films are actions films with plots involving two men of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process.
		These films sometimes also contain a variation on the old good cop/bad cop motif, in which one partner tends to be "kinder" and more understanding but the other partner is a streetwise, "old school" policeman who tends to break (or at least bend) the rules.
		Films that do not specifically involve two cops, but otherwise have many of the characteristics of a Buddy Cop film, are sometimes included as examples of the Buddy Cop genre, or are called members of a larger genre of Buddy films.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddy_cop_film (430 words)

	Buddy film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A buddy film is a film in which the central characters are two friends, often of the same sex, who appear together throughout the film.
		The buddy cop film is a popular sub-genre of the buddy film.
		Buddy films usually feature male characters, but there have also been some female buddy films as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddy_film (114 words)

	Showtime (2002) - Ninth Symphony Films Review
		a spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based t.v.
		The bad guy of the film, an Eastern European gun runner played by (I'm working on getting the name), is featured through much of the film in two second scenes that show his progress in getting his evil scheme together.
		This film's biggest downfall is not in the talent of its cast (which includes two favorable performances from Rene Russo and William Shatner), but in it's willingness to be adequate.
	regencylady.tripod.com /site/filmreviews/showtime.html (989 words)

	Movie-List - Reviews - Showtime
		The buddy cop film has been a staple of the action film genre for decades.
		Joining Murphy, as the other half of the cop duo is screen legend Robert De Niro as Detective Mitch Preston, a solid cop, who does his job in a no-nonsense style that gets the job done.
		This chemistry is the foundation for the film.
	www.movie-list.com /reviews/showtime.shtml (1304 words)

	Tiramisu
		Part of this confusion is simply the style of the film — on the surface it has all the characteristics of a glistening teen idol effort wrapped in mounds of sugary sweet tooth decaying taffy — but underneath the pretty gloss was a bizarre plot with a real sense of sadness and loss.
		Director Dante Lam has previously taken genres such as the buddy cop film (Beast Cops) and triads (Jiang Hu) and turned them a bit on their heads and I wonder whether he is doing something similar here.
		It is largely her sweet performance that takes this film out of the realm of total absurdity to one of having some emotional impact.
	www.brns.com /pages4/drama219.html (655 words)

	FANBOY PLANET.com .: mc-hollywoodhomicide :.
		And that may be part of a plan to parody the buddy cop film, but it's hard to be sure.
		When we realize that Calden's father was a cop killed in the line of duty years before, and we know that we've seen a corrupt cop already, it's easy to connect the dots long before Calden does.
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	www.fanboyplanet.com /movies/mc-hollywoodhomicide.php (814 words)

	Nowhere to Hide (2002)
		Detective Woo (Park Joong-Hoon) is a slouching, bopping ape of a man, and the leader of his squad of street-smart cops.
		In a scene recalling the Keystone Cops, Woo and Co. lie in ambush in Sungmin's girlfriend's apartment.
		The camera work is often beautiful and thrilling, and at times reminded me of a series of painting, or a magnificently drawn comic book, the imagery and the storyline truly woven together in one cohesive entity.
	www.filmmonthly.com /Video/Articles/NowhereHide/NowhereHide.html (635 words)

	OnWisconsin Live Movies: Showtime
		And countless other similar films have been made by their surrogates - "Rush Hour," for instance - although trying to come up with an exact number is like counting stars in the sky.
		That's because the mismatched buddy cop film is a genre staple, and this one could have been conceived by the film's third protagonist, a shallow reality television programmer played by Rene Russo (who was a character in another such series, the "Lethal Weapon" films).
		Murphy plays an inept cop and aspiring actor, and De Niro the humorless veteran detective, who are thrown together when the department forces them to star in a reality series produced by Russo.
	www.onwisconsin.com /movies/movie.asp?id=491 (562 words)

	Showtime [2002] Shaking Through.net: Movies: Review
		Showtime never loses sight of its principal role as a featherweight action film, which is both its blessing and, to a lesser extent, its curse.
		The premise is simple enough: Veteran police detective Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro) is a taciturn loner, a blue-collar Everycop, forced to pair with Trey Sellars (Murphy), an overly-ambitious patrolman and aspiring actor given to catch phrases and show-bizzy nicknames (referring to himself as "Ice Trey").
		But even when it's clicking in that first hour, it never pretends to be anything more than just a cute buddy film, the puzzling expectations of highfalutin' media types looking for substantive satire aside.
	www.shakingthrough.net /movies/reviews/2002/showtime_2002.html (1090 words)

	Willis as cop in 'buddy film' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS): Bruce Willis would be starring as a troubled cop in "16 Blocks" for his buddy, "Lethal Weapon" director Richard Donner.
		The film tells the story of a New York police department officer who's forced to take a happy, but down-on-his-luck witness 16 blocks from the police station to 100 Centre Street, although no one wants the duo to make it, reports the Hollywood News portal.
		The story, whose filming will start April in Toronto, is said to be a redemptive tale for the characters who are polar opposites - the cop, a dark guy with a heart attack waiting to happen and the witness, a 14-time loser with a sunny outlook.
	www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?id=2665 (150 words)

	Buddy-cop genre is still a hit \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		Such films are passed off as rote today, but they continue to be made not only because they speak to the coveted 18-34 male demographic, but because they're easy to write.
		Just about every time, one of the buddies gets himself into trouble that he's got no chance of overcoming himself, and always the buddy is there to come to the rescue.
		The movie often credited as being the first buddy-cop film was the solemn "Nighthawks" (1981), which teamed Billy Dee Williams and Sylvester Stallone as two New York City cops who are transferred to an elite anti-terrorism unit.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/139342 (667 words)

	Top Box Office Movies - Showtime
		Upon viewing the promos for this film, I was somewhat shocked that my favourite thespian was reducing himself to on-screen comic junk with Eddie Murphy.
		In a nutshell, this film is not about good vs. evil, it centers itself around upon the character clash between these two characters and their repeated attempts at getting on each other’s nerves.
		The film’s highlights will no doubt be the scenes of mindless banter between De Niro and Murphy and their interplay.
	www.theworldjournal.com /special/movies/2002/showtime.htm (815 words)

	Dan Dorman on Film: 06/11/2006 - 06/17/2006
		I don't know know why this shocks me but I was watching the John Ford film, Cheyenne Autumn (64) and I came across a scene that was missing for many years from prints of the film that had been included here on DVD for the first time.
		The shot of the ruffian’s arm on the floor, severed by Ben’s blade, is a reference to a similarly severed arm, filmed the same exact way, in Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (61).
		Specifically, the scene in which Luke approaches the burned-out farm and finds his aunt and uncle murdered is copied verbatim from Ford’s film, in which the young hero also returns to his family’s farm to find the buildings burned and his aunt and uncle murdered.
	dandorman.blogspot.com /2006_06_11_dandorman_archive.html (763 words)

	Foster on Film - Vampires: Dracula III: Legacy
		Dracula 2000 was a self-contained film that didn't need a sequel, particularly a direct-to-video sequel (does any film need a direct to video sequel?).
		It has the typical buddy chatter, a lot of action, and exterior shots of beautiful ancient castles.
		Too many low budget films are using what little money they have to hire name actors whose career is sliding away.
	www.fosteronfilm.com /horror/vampires/drac2005.htm (607 words)

	Metro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		She is beautiful and has a promising career but it just didn't work with this film.
		The language is usually common to a lot of Murphy's films and may be too raw at times in this one.
		There is one small shot of nudity towards the end of the film as well.
	www.ticon.net /~bugzy/mr0030.html (383 words)

	UGO.com Film/TV - Showtime Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Buddy cop movies and Disney animated flicks are, for me, the cinematic equivalent of comfort food.
		But if you've been missing your buddy cop flicks, you won't be disappointed.
		He’s forced to pair up with wannabe-actor-beat cop Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy) for a new reality-based TV show (not unlike Cops, which many of the actors actually point out during the movie).
	www.ugo.com /channels/filmTv/features/showtime/default.asp (485 words)

	Red Heat Special Edition DVD Review at The Z Review UK DVD reviews
		Red Heat, a buddy cop film from the late eighties is the latest release, and is actually one of Arnold’s better performances.
		Despite somewhat disappointing theatrical success Red Heat is also one of the better buddy cop films that came out consistently at that time, and a far step up from the ones we’ve seen recently.
		Most of the plot would seem predictable to audiences today after being attacked with at least three buddy cop films a year since the release of Red Heat in 1988, but despite the lack of surprise the film will still be entertaining for anyone that loves the action/comedy genre.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /dvdreviews/r/redheatspecialedition.htm (605 words)

	Showtime (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		About the best thing that can be said for `Showtime' – a throwaway cop buddy comedy starring Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy –; is that it demonstrates that an inferior script can be at least partially overcome by first-rate performances.
		Despite the fact that there are a number of funny moments in the film, too many of the scenes fall flat both as comedy and as action drama.
		Yet, the film betrays its own theme by itself indulging in all the inane shoot-em-up and car chase scenes it is supposed to be satirizing (the scenes are not exploited for comic effect, which might have lent some much needed satirical bite to the proceedings).
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0284490 (677 words)

	'Hot Fuzz'
		Simon Pegg, again with best buddy Nick Frost and co-writer, director Edgar Wright, decided to plug that same formulaic magic into the buddy cop genre, and the results are- depending on your tastes- moderately to extremely rewarding.
		If you're a fan of the buddy cop venue, you'll realize that Pegg and Frost parody scenes from quite a few cop flicks- probably far more than I could catch.
		I suspect, like "Shaun of the Dead," this may be one film that improves with age and multiple viewings.
	www.thecamarilloacorn.com /news/2007/0504/On_The_Town/045.html (562 words)

	Tiger on the Beat
		This, then, is a Hong Kong take on that contemporary Hollywood staple, the buddy cop film, with that same magic formula of action and comedy.
		While the humour is occasionally too culturally specific to work for gwailos, a more serious concern here as far as PC types are concerned is likely to be the moment when Tiger beats up Marydonna causing her, with predictable effect, to fall truly, madly, deeply in love with him.
		There is also, however, a degree of unintentional comedy supplied by the then-hip, now horribly dated 1980s styles on display, with our heroes seemingly kitted out in Crockett and Tubbs' hand me downs and the bad guys delighting in flashing their brick-sized mobile phones.
	www.kinocite.co.uk /17/1796.php (538 words)

	DVD.net : K9 - DVD Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Rather than the straight cop - nutcase cop scenario that was prevalent in many of the films, K-9 came up with the concept of nutcase cop — dog cop.
		This was aimed to attract the adult male audience for the humour of James Belushi along with the female and younger audience for the canine inclusion, adding to the “aw” factor.
		The sad thing is that due to the age of the film, this humour doesn’t quite work as well as it did back then, so rather than many belly laughs please don’t expect more than the odd giggle.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=2367 (877 words)

	Time Line
		Women had clearly been doing some wonderful action films for many years in HK, but for most part the action was either hand to hand or using weapons such as swords or spears.
		Much of the film is full of incredible fight sequences with the two women.
		Though DandB is remembered today primarily for their bringing Michelle Yeoh and the "Girls with Guns" films to the HK screen, they made a large number of varied films during their years of film production.
	www.brns.com /timeline/time1985a.html (509 words)

	Rush Hour 2 - Movie Review
		A buddy cop film with one cop being a stranger in a strange land.
		Nothing serious, just a good buddy cop action comedy that hit all the right notes for a good day at the movies.
		And as in almost all Jackie Chan films, there is a great outtake reel that runs with the closing credits, so don't leave once the movie is over.
	www.wolfpackproductions.com /archive/rush2.html (595 words)

	Showtime DVD Review
		Mitch (DeNiro), is a cop's cop forced by his superiors to be the focus of a reality TV series.
		SHOWTIME was absolutely entertaining; it was clearly a pleasant surprise, and while it was just another version of a buddy-buddy cop film, the components to this film made it easily believable.
		I felt that the film held a deserving ground.
	www.moviefreak.com /dvd/s/showtime.htm (381 words)

	Monolith (1994)
		The Hidden (1987) was a rather appealing low-budget affair with the original central idea of cops vs an alien that possesses humans, as well as an appealing variation on the buddy cop film involving a human cop paired with an alien partner.
		Bill Paxton and Lindsay Frost are a pairing that one could credibly believe together as the leads in a tv cop show - he playing (quite well) the macho individualistic slob, she playing (equally well) the aggressively determined go-getter who operates by hunch.
		It is supposed to be the central drive of the film but the devious dealings of the sinister government agency take up more running time than the alien threat itself does.
	www.moria.co.nz /sf/monolith.htm (576 words)

	The Movie Review Section:Nicely-crafted cop buddy film 09/17/99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While the other cop covers them from a distance, Miles engages in a desperate and unorthodox form of plea-bargaining.
		I've seen enough car chases to last several lifetimes, but I like a good one when it's handled well, and the action in the last act of this movie is not only high-style, but makes sense in terms of the plot.
		''Bad Boys,'' his 1995 cop buddy movie with Will Smith, was not a career high point, and it took a certain nerve to make another one.
	www.polkonline.com /entertainment/stories/091799/mov_streak.html (622 words)

	De Niro & Scorsese: News Articles for 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The piece states that the $60 million film is based on a true story and "centers on the son of an executed death-row inmate who becomes a detective, only to have his own son become a murderer."
		The Film Foundation was founded in 1990 by Scorsese along with Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg.
		In a recent letter to the industry, Scorsese eloquently stated that the purpose of The Film Foundation is to ensure that ``years, decades and centuries from now...
	home.comcast.net /~jellinor/news2000.html (2368 words)

	03/17/02: Agreed to some extent with Cranky... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"Showtime" is a spoof of buddy cop films that winds up a buddy cop film near the end, with a Latino villain with powerful weapons and a messy car chase included, and of course the heroes being asked to leave their mission 3/4s into the movie.
		It was a better movie (although never that great) when it was spoofing the TV/movie cops, as well as Hollywood sanitizing reality to look more appealing on "reality" television.
		As a comedy, it was funny in many parts, but the trailers gave away some of the best jokes, and a lot of jokes were repetitive.
	www.mrcranky.com /movies/showtime/7.html (126 words)

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