Coming to America
1988 Directed by John Landis
Synopsis
The Four Funniest Men in America are Eddie Murphy.
Heir to the throne of Zamunda, the prince leaves the tropical paradise of Zamunda and goes in search of his queen. What better place than the city of Queens, New York to find a bride. Joined with his loyal servant and friend Akeem and Semmi attempt to blend in as ordinary Americans and begin the dating.
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The comic beats in this film still get me, and while I'm perhaps approaching this movie from a nostalgic position, I think it is an all-time comedy classic.
It's funny how this film almost feels like its mocking the 80s, well before it was known that the 80s had terrible hair, bad music and a materially-obsessed culture.
Eddie Murphy is amazing in this film, and I never realised when watching this as a kid that he played so many of the minor characters.
"They've got the golden arches, we've got the golden arcs..."
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i hadn't seen this film in many many years, so I was surprised to enjoy it so much and see so many laugh out loud moments.
I really like the nod/cameo to Trading Places too.
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By far the best flick Eddie Murphy ever did. One of the greatest comedic masterpieces of the 80s, when movies could just be funny without being edgy, mean or lewd. I wonder if these kids today have any idea how hilarious Arsenio was.
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What makes this work is that it's essentially a fairy tale, albeit one with a decidedly R-rated vocabulary. From the opening frames, COMING TO AMERICA plunges the viewer into a world of luxury, with an epic flyover shot of the kingdom of Zamunda while Ladysmith Black Mambazo plays on the soundtrack. The life of Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) is absurdly privileged (I was reminded of the Sultan of Brunei), and it's worth noting how rare such a fantasy world is in a movie about African(-American) characters, even 25 years later. But then, who's to say that minorities don't deserve their own version of, say, ROMAN HOLIDAY?
Of course, it doesn't hurt that it's funny. Landis' direction is pretty heavyhanded sometimes-…
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A fun time with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall on top form though the film does have a bizarrely quick wrap-up where a crucial scene seems to have been simply removed.
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Just Let YA SOOOOOOOOOOUUULLLL GLO!
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Watching this movie is like being a contestant on a reality television show.
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Tijdloos en altijd leuk!
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It has aged really well, still really funny.
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The comic beats in this film still get me, and while I'm perhaps approaching this movie from a nostalgic position, I think it is an all-time comedy classic.
It's funny how this film almost feels like its mocking the 80s, well before it was known that the 80s had terrible hair, bad music and a materially-obsessed culture.
Eddie Murphy is amazing in this film, and I never realised when watching this as a kid that he played so many of the minor characters.
"They've got the golden arches, we've got the golden arcs..."
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i hadn't seen this film in many many years, so I was surprised to enjoy it so much and see so many laugh out loud moments.
I really like the nod/cameo to Trading Places too.
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This is more of a smile-your-way-through comedy than a laugh-out-loud one. It is enjoyable and mostly holds up 25 years later.
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Definitely a classic and one of my favorite comedies of all time. Bravo, Mr. Landis.
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A rather sweet and very funny movie.