Leathal Weapn 2 (1989)

In need of an action flick to blast out the house-buying blues, I rented "Lethal Weapon 2." Lord, Lord. I forgot it ends with crazed, vengeful cop Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) pulling down an entire stilt-structure Los Angeles house with his pick-up truck. Normally, I'd mock this action sequence, but instead I near wept at the lost property value. It had a great kitchen. Two-car driveway. Tin roof (no shingles to replace). But I digress. This 1989 release holds up shockingly well nearly 20 years later. Maybe because PG-13 tame seems the call of duty now. The plot is based on dumb coincidence piled on top of dumb coincidence, as almost all cop flicks are, and in lessor actors' hands, it'd be a dud. Riggs and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) begin the film in hot pursuit of some white guys from The Netherlands by way of South Africa. The climax is great as guns blaze and cars fall in and around a cargo ship, but it's Joe Pesci as a witness that's the real firecracker. His "drive thru" rant is genius. A-