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Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
WAY funnier than Delirious
First of all, I loved Delirious. But why do people hate sequels? It's because they constantly try to "compare to the original" without realizing that it's a different year, different style, so therefore, a different, but not necessarily worse, performance. We're used to the original, and anything different from the original would be highly criticized.
I saw Raw before I saw Delirious, and I thought it was the best stand-up comedy session I've ever seen (and yes, I've seen Richard Pryor). It was like a well-written thought-out essay where the major jokes & points are brought back multiple times throughout the entire performance such as "What have you done for me lately?" When I saw Delirious, after everyone told me it was better than Raw, I was disappointed to see Eddie taking pictures and talking to the crowd while he was thinking about what he was going to say next. It almost put me to sleep. Also, Delirious did not have relationship-related comedy, the backbone of the funny jokes in Raw.
I was constantly trying to compare it to Raw and fell into the trap of comparing something new to something I've already seen. When I got passed the comparison, I realized that Delirious is very funnyjust not funnier than Raw. The problem is people have seen it before they saw Raw. If Raw came out in 1983, and Delirious came out in 1987, everybody's view of the two would be entirely different, and that is because it's our nature to "compare to the original" instead of realizing that they are two completely different performances.
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
Best fantasy for kids, worse movie for adults...
I remember seeing this movie when I was 10. It was the greatest movie that came on the basic channels since Indiana Jones would only play on cable and occasionally come on regular TV. It had exciting adventures and amazing concepts such as open floors, fast water tunnels, and a whole lot of gold. Watching it as an adult, you can say that it's a horrible movie. Everything looks beyond fake, and the acting is one of the worst. It's amazing how a movie that came out in 1987 can look more fake than one that came out in the 70's. Whatever the case may be, let your children or little siblings watch it, they'll like it.