Lethal Weapon 5 could succeed but the sequel must first avoid the mistakes of Die Hard 5, Terminator: Dark Fate, Rambo: Last Blood, and The Predator.
While Lethal Weapon 5 is only the latest in a long line of ‘80s franchise reboots, this does mean that the Lethal Weapon revival can learn a lot from its earlier mistakes. For Hollywood hit-makers, ‘80s nostalgia is seemingly the gift that keeps giving. The trend began as far back as 2013 when the ‘80s-set sitcom The Goldbergs cast its rose-colored view back on the era of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Lethal Weapon 5 Should Avoid Terminator: Dark Fate’s Biggest Mistake However, Lethal Weapon 5 does have the benefit of hindsight working in the belated sequel’s favor. Lethal Weapon 5 won’t be the first belated sequel to an ‘80s franchise and won’t even be the second, third, or fourth revival of a long-dormant R-rated action thriller franchise from the decade.
Lethal Weapon Can’t Repeat Rambo: Last Blood’s Worst Choice Lethal Weapon 5 can learn a lot from Rambo: Last Blood, a sequel with so little tact that Rambo's creator was disgusted by the franchise addition. Like most cop thrillers, Lethal Weapon 5 will likely revolve around its antiheroes pursuing a group of criminals. However, the sequel needs to give at least a modicum of thought to the politics of its plot, especially after the cringe-worthy racist Asian stereotypes of Lethal Weapon 4.
The easiest issue that The Predator fell afoul of was choppy, confusing editing and persistent under-lighting, making the movie’s set pieces tough to follow and even tougher to care about. However, outside of flawed cinematography and lazy editing, The Predator’s bigger issues were more existential. The sequel felt like an unnecessary addition to the franchise and never addressed lingering questions surrounding characters like Jacob Tremblay’s Rory.
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