The now infamous Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is still cracking wise and cracking down on criminals in Motor City, USA. But when his daughter, Jane (Taylour Paige) - a defence lawyer in Los Angeles - takes on a case involving a dead cop and a suspect claiming he was framed, her life is threatened. So for the first time in a long time he's headed back to that other city that has fallen victim to his antics, Beverly Hills. Forty years after Beverly Hills Cop and Axel Foley first hit the big screen, the loudmouth Detroit cop is back to bring some more excitement to the high society lifestyle of Beverly Hills. Part nostalgia trip, part whole new adventure for the renegade cop, Axel F  is a definite return to form for the franchise. Not that this is a particularly high bar, considering the pitiful disappointment that is Beverly Hills Cop III . This new outing is nothing new, nothing ground-breaking, but it is everything we love about  Beverly Hills Cop . And while it doesn't quite reac

Axel F  is almost upon us, which seems like the perfect time to revisit all of the  Beverly Hills Cop movies that came before it. Even though I have all of them on DVD, I'd like to thank Netflix  for making this rewatch a little more convenient... or at least, mobile (and I'm not talking about phones). Beverly Hills Cop  is your quintessential 80's comedy, not to mention the perfect vehicle for an up and coming Eddie Murphy. Just take a second to picture Sylvester Stallone as Axel Foley, or should I say 'Axel Cobretti'? Just imagine how different the movie would have been if that scenario had played out, or you could go and watch Cobra . Murphy is perfect as Axel, a highly skilled police officer who regularly flies by the seat of his pants. His abilities as a police officer are only outmatched by his talents as a bullshit merchant - which he regularly uses to get both in and out of many situations. Making the cigarette bust/truck chase both a brilliant opener and an