It appears that Beverly Hills Cop 4 may be PG-13. We get the scoop from our friends at MTV:
“We’re trying to revitalize the franchise. He was one of my favorite movie characters of all-time, Axel Foley, by far the coolest movie character,” he said. “It’s an honor to be able to direct another ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ film.” Each of the previous three “Cop” movies were rated R, and Murphy’s machine gun mouth, which spewed expletive after expletive in those days, was as much a part of the character as anything else. Surely, his swearing wouldn’t be lost in the translation?
Maybe. When asked what is biggest challenge would be, Ratner seemed to indicate that his new film would be geared towards a very PG audience. “10-year-old kids, 12-year-old kids don’t really know the old ‘Beverly Hills Cop.’ So it’s an opportunity to make it new for kids,” Ratner said. “The same way it felt for me watching ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ when I was a kid, that’s what I want to do for kids today.”
Why on earth would you bother to make a Beverly Hills Cop film that is rated PG-13. Now they are not only giving us a film that we do not want, they are taking an adult franchise and pacifying it for 10 – 12 year olds? This really is unbelievable. Eddie Murphy is going to let the studios pimp him out as a PG-13 fool in a shitty film that will destroy one of the characters that launched his career? Yep.
I love reading all the liquid shit that is pouring forth from Ratner’s mouth. How the hell can this fucktard sleep knowing that he’s going to make a Beverly Hills Cop 4 film with a PG rating? How he defends this decision and makes it sound noble for “the kids of today” is laughable. If he came out and said “we want to make money, and you idiots love shit movies” I would at least respect his honesty. Now he just comes off as a shitty storyteller, and a liar.
I am sure both Murphy and Ratner are going to have a payday that is bigger than any I could ever hope for, and I hope it’s worth it – because it’ s costing them the respect of their peers.
To quote the funny Eddie Murphy (now deceased) Fuck you Eddie, I want half.
