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Fatal Weapon
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Original Movie/Show Title:
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Original Release Date:
1987
Original Running Time:
117 minutes minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
13 minutes minutes
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Synopsis:
A fanedit of Lethal Weapon.
Intention:
(From "COPS Consecution")
The fanedit community voted on what the theme for Consecution #7 would be. "Cops" won this time. After a sixth project -- Shut Up! Consecution -- that was very good but maybe a bit too "artsy," a simple theme like cops seemed welcome... But that's without knowing what's in the deranged mind of faneditors!
The rules were simple:
1. Create a short fanedit that runs 16 minutes max.
2. There has to be a plot.
3. This time there was a clear deadline.
4. Has to feature cops, obviously.
The fanedit community voted on what the theme for Consecution #7 would be. "Cops" won this time. After a sixth project -- Shut Up! Consecution -- that was very good but maybe a bit too "artsy," a simple theme like cops seemed welcome... But that's without knowing what's in the deranged mind of faneditors!
The rules were simple:
1. Create a short fanedit that runs 16 minutes max.
2. There has to be a plot.
3. This time there was a clear deadline.
4. Has to feature cops, obviously.
Release Information:
DVD
Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Franchise:
Part of:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
1987
Original Running Time:
117 minutes minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
13 minutes minutes
Additional Links:
Synopsis:
A fanedit of Lethal Weapon.
Intention:
(From "COPS Consecution")
The fanedit community voted on what the theme for Consecution #7 would be. "Cops" won this time. After a sixth project -- Shut Up! Consecution -- that was very good but maybe a bit too "artsy," a simple theme like cops seemed welcome... But that's without knowing what's in the deranged mind of faneditors!
The rules were simple:
1. Create a short fanedit that runs 16 minutes max.
2. There has to be a plot.
3. This time there was a clear deadline.
4. Has to feature cops, obviously.
The fanedit community voted on what the theme for Consecution #7 would be. "Cops" won this time. After a sixth project -- Shut Up! Consecution -- that was very good but maybe a bit too "artsy," a simple theme like cops seemed welcome... But that's without knowing what's in the deranged mind of faneditors!
The rules were simple:
1. Create a short fanedit that runs 16 minutes max.
2. There has to be a plot.
3. This time there was a clear deadline.
4. Has to feature cops, obviously.
Release Information:
DVD
Trusted Reviewer reviews
4 reviews
Overall rating
9.5
Audio/Video Quality
9.8(4)
Audio Editing
10.0(4)
Visual Editing
9.8(4)
Narrative
8.5(4)
Enjoyment
8.5(4)
Overall rating
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Narrative
8.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Great short. I love me some Lethal Weapon so I thought this pretty cool. Though it's not exactly as fun as your typical Riggs adventure, that's not a fault because the editor was going for something more somber.
The ending is certainly clever, but I'm not sure it totally worked for me. Something didn't quite feel right, the flow wasn't quite there.
Still, a very good short.
The ending is certainly clever, but I'm not sure it totally worked for me. Something didn't quite feel right, the flow wasn't quite there.
Still, a very good short.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched
DVD
Overall rating
9.9
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
8.0
Buddy Cop story minus one buddy. Police work can take a toll, psychologically
speaking. Couple that with personal trauma, and the results can be tragic. Also there was that time he saw Supercop battling Robocop 2. That had to have contributed to his decline.
speaking. Couple that with personal trauma, and the results can be tragic. Also there was that time he saw Supercop battling Robocop 2. That had to have contributed to his decline.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched
DVD
Overall rating
9.5
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Nice little short. The ending came out of left field and was a cool surprise.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched
DVD
Overall rating
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
7.0
Enjoyment
8.0
Overall ‘twas good times. The ending felt tacked on but it made sense. I liked it but I don’t know, I guess I just wanted more.
User Review
Format Watched
DVD
User reviews
3 reviews
Overall rating
8.4
Audio/Video Quality
9.0(3)
Audio Editing
8.7(3)
Visual Editing
9.0(3)
Narrative
7.0(3)
Enjoyment
7.0(3)
(Updated: June 13, 2022)
Overall rating
6.2
Audio/Video Quality
8.0
Audio Editing
6.0
Visual Editing
7.0
Narrative
4.0
Enjoyment
5.0
I enjoyed this enough up until the end scene, which just didn't work for me. It felt tacked on and out of place. Overall, not really much going on but the editing was decent.
EDIT: Looking at other comments some seem to think the end is a vision of heaven, but I assumed it was just a flashback.
EDIT: Looking at other comments some seem to think the end is a vision of heaven, but I assumed it was just a flashback.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
No
Format Watched
Digital
Overall rating
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
8.0
Enjoyment
8.0
Working my way through the cops consection, would have loved to have been around when this one was done. Nice short I guessed it would probably end with him shooting himself but then it went somewhere else completely (heaven). I'll definitely be checking out Murtaugh's shoes next time I watch Lethal Weapon.
Overall rating
9.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
8.0
- Wasn't sure what to expect going into this one. But I loved TMBTM's previous short, “Iron Blood”.
This was very well done. The ending was cool (IMO, two interpretations 1) it's a flashback 2) he's in heaven).
This was very well done. The ending was cool (IMO, two interpretations 1) it's a flashback 2) he's in heaven).
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched
DVD