7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogamil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, John AshtonAction | 100% |
Crime | 59% |
Comedy | 28% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
German: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
French: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Paramount has released the 1987 sequel film 'Beverly Hills Cop II,' Directed by Tony Scott, to Blu-ray for the first time. The featureless disc includes 1080p video sourced from a 4K remaster and a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The film is currently only available in a three film bundle with 'Beverly Hills Cop' and 'Beverly Hills Cop III.'
Beverly Hills Cop II makes its Blu-ray debut sourced from a freshly minted 4K remaster. The picture quality is terrific: naturally filmic and organic and true to the film source. The movie looks practically brand new. Grain is distributed evenly with only a few occurrences of noisier spikes. It's flattering and fruitful in accentuating the many exceptional textures evident throughout the film, which are crisp, clean, and carefully constructed from start to finish. Detailing is very strong. Facial features are expertly defined with each wrinkle, pore, scar, mole, and other highlights revealing with firm, accurate clarity. Attire and environments are likewise exceptionally sharp and of showcase quality, whether fine suits or Foley's jeans and Detroit Lions varsity jacket. Colors are fruitful. Contrast is dialed in to a slightly warm temperature but the palette is consistent in filmmaker vision. Natural greens dazzle, reds pop, explosions rock a bright orange, and location details and clothing are consistently strong in color reproduction. Black levels satisfy and skin tones are locked in to a fairly accurate representation. Compression issues are next to nonexistent and source imperfections are practically zero. This is a first-class Blu-ray from Paramount.
Beverly Hills Cop II bursts onto Blu-ray with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack in addition to an array of additional language and subtitle options. The track proves perfectly engaging and fully intense in the opening robbery sequence. Music is aggressively positioned and offers quality detail and engagement through the entire range. Gunfire falls a bit on the crude side of the ledger but the blasts are plenty concussive and add an element of sonic fear to the proceedings, particularly when paired with shattering glass and the general din surrounding the chaos. Several action events to follow (as well as a sequence taking place inside an indoor shooting range partway through the film) present with similar sonic signatures, that pleasing blend of widely spaced music and potent, if not somewhat unrefined, gunfire blasting from all directions, both yielding some well balanced surround integration as well. Two highlight examples beyond the open include another robbery in chapter nine, when criminals break in through a ceiling to steal from a vault, and in chapter 10, taking place during an intense horse race. Environmental details are nicely integrated as well, including city exterior ambience. The track opens up with several scenes inside busy police departments, both in Detroit and in Beverly Hills, where crunching typewriters, ringing phones, and chatty background folk bring the environments to life. Dialogue is clear and well prioritized as it flows naturally from the expected front center position. The track lacks absolute finesse in the critical arena of gunfire but it is otherwise a perfectly excellent presentation that carries the film quite well. It's a highlight that, when paired with the excellent video presentation, makes for a wonderful home theater experience.
As it ships in the above-linked three-pack, Beverly Hills Cop II contains no supplemental content. No DVD or digital versions ship with that set, either. It does include a non-embossed slipcover.
Beverly Hills Cop II holds up as a quality sequel. A straightforward script is enhanced by Tony Scott's signature filmmaking style, blending hot action and cool humor into one solid movie that's one of several quintessential 80s Cop flicks. Paramount's Blu-ray is disappointingly featureless but the video and audio presentations are both A-grade. The absence of a UHD counterpart is disappointing, but this is best case scenario for Blu-ray A/V quality. Highly recommended.
DVD Packaging
1984
30th Anniversary Edition
1994
2014
2012
Extended Cut
2013
2007
2014
1988
2016
Mastered in 4K
2003
1987
2020
1990
1998
1989
The Unrated Other Edition
2010
2017
2001
1994
1975