Ash Ketchum

And 4 was Jet Li's Lethal Weapon. Which is the reason a lot of us went to see it in a theater. It was his first American movie.

I saw it on opening night in a packed house (a huge Broadway single screen) and when Li first appeared on screen about 20 minutes in, I shouted "Jet! Jet Li!" and I started applauding loudly and enough other people clapped that a buzz went through the entire theater: "Who's that?" "Who's that?" I blurted out, "He's the greatest action star in the world," and someone yelled "Shut up!"

Later on, when Li disarmed both Gibson and Glover with a very swift move in their first confrontation, the young brother next to me happily declared, "That shit was nice. That shit was nice! No wonder he's a movie star." And I felt good. We'd gained a convert.

As the movie wore on, though, I had to stop cheering for Li when he started killing characters the audience liked. People were getting angry at me. I was afraid of getting lynched. Audience psychology can be pretty scary. So I sat through the rest of the movie with one hand over my mouth and the other placed firmly under my arm, so I wouldn't get the urge to cheer or clap anymore. Definitely one of the most adrenaline-rushing movie experiences I've ever had.

A week later, I ran into another kung fu buff/Jet Li fan and I asked him his experience and he said he had gone to the later show that night at the same theater and there were lots of Li fans in the audience and they made their presence known. I wish I'd been at that one.

Solid Snake

Ash Ketchum... You're a goddamn weird motherfucker. But you're ok in this pack of mentally challenged children on ecstasy.

Shannon Nutt

Yes, but Danny Glover is 10 years younger than the character he played (he's only 67), so they could either set a sequel a few years in the past, or say the first film happened later than we thought it did.

If so, it's possible Riggs is still on the force, as Mel is only 58. It would be nice to see him in the Murtaugh part and mellowed out, and a new young recruit (that reminds Riggs of himself) as his new partner.

Coral

Because that was real.

Ash Ketchum

Coming from Solid Snake, that is no small endorsement. I am honored.

EctoCooler

i hate hollywood.

Sean O'Hara

The only thing I remember about 4, besides a vague recollection that it had Jet Li, is the fucking "flied lice" joke. I can only assume that was a compromise to keep Gibson happy after the producers refused to include any homophobic or anti-Semitic humor.