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List Price: $12.97 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 8820
Released: May 27, 1998 |
| Our Price: $3.49 |
| Used Price: $0.99 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A WORLD-WEARY PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AND A FORMER PRO QUARTERBACK TEAM UP TO TRACK DOWN A HIGHLY-PLACED KILLER.
Description of The Last Boy Scout:
In giving 1991's The Last Boy Scout a three-star review, critic Roger Ebert was properly performing his duty as an objective reporter, praising the filmmakers' professional skill while observing that "the only consistent theme of the film is its hatred of women." For the purposes of this capsule review, there's no such obligation to level-headed fairness; the simple truth is, this ultraviolent, action-packed vehicle for Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans is disgustingly rotten to the core. Not only is it fueled by a bitter and spiteful attitude toward women, it's also the kind of profanely vulgar movie that doesn't hesitate to put foul-mouthed children in the path of vicious thugs and potentially deadly situations. Willis plays an ex-secret service agent turned private detective who is hired to protect a stripper (Halle Berry) and then teams up with the stripper's boyfriend (Wayans), a disgraced NFL star who was kicked out of football for gambling. They catch on to a criminal plot leading all the way up to a corrupt football team owner who wants to legalize gambling on pro football. Willis and Wayans get in and out of all sorts of trouble along the way, and naturally there are plenty of explosions to go along with the brutal beatings, gunfire, and constant cussing. Shane Black (of Lethal Weapon infamy) set a Hollywood record (since broken, several times) for the sale price of his slick but vile screenplay, and Top Gun director Tony Scott handles the action with his trademark gloss and high-impact style. But, seriously, is this a movie that anyone could bear to watch twice? --Jeff Shannon
The Last Boy Scout Reviews:
Pre-owned movies are great! 
2009-10-27 - This review isn't about the movie. I had seen it before and I knew it was a good movie. This review is about buying a pre-owned video. I was a little fearful about purchasing a used DVD but I was pleasantly surprised. The quality was great, the movie came much faster than they had promised, and it came with the original case with all the movie info. I have since bought other pre-owned DVD's with similiar success. Great work Amazon.
One of Bruce Willis' best
2009-10-17 - We have almost all of Bruce Willis' movies and really enjoyed this one. Damon Wayans was also excellent
the last boy scout
2009-09-22 - a great action pack 80's early 90's movie doesnt make movies like these anymore.damon waynes and bruce willis great tag team together and halle berry is so fine even though she only had a few parts in the movie.
perfect
2009-09-05 - this was a great product shipped in perfect shape and the disk was perfect too great buy!!
Highly Entertaining Action-Comedy Thriller From The Writer Of "Lethal Weapon." Set, Hike.
2009-08-22 - This action comedy thriller from the writer of "Lethal Weapon" is terrific, but there's one thing I didn't understand. SPOILER WARNING!!! What did Billy Cole have to do with the overall storyline? Also, for what exactly did Hallenback hate Baynard? SPOILERS OVER!!! could somebody please explain that to me? Other than that, I highly enjoyed this action-comedy. I half-expected Bruce Willis to say,
"Yipee-ca-yay, motherf....." Damon Wayans is pretty good in an action movie. Halle Berry (a rising star at the time) was very good in this movie. I recommend it. Should have been rated PG-13 for strong violence and some language.
