Corrected entry: Murtaugh and Riggs believe Joshua is going to Murtaugh's home to kill his family. So they have two uniform officers in a patrol car out front of the house, seemingly guarding Murtaugh's family. Magically, tho, Murtaugh and Riggs have beat Joshua there, and are hiding nearby while the family has been removed. The uniform cops are apparently never told who is coming, what he's capable of, looks like, or is driving, as they are very accommodating when Joshua arrives, and are quickly executed. Considering the events prior, this situation is ludicrously inept. Murtaugh and Riggs wouldn't just sacrifice two officers like that. (01:37:15)
Movielover1996
4th May 2008
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Correction: I don't buy this for a second. There was too little time for them to enter the house, leave the message for Joshua, and lie in wait outside. Not to mention, the cops shouldn't have been so incompetent by making small talk with someone who they should know might be one of the bad guys.
30th Oct 2018
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Corrected entry: There's no reason whatsoever the trio needed to risk telling Hagrid at nighttime that they knew about the Philosopher's Stone, as it ends up in them getting in trouble. They could have told him immediately after Hermione found out about the Philosopher's Stone in the library. Or if they couldn't find time between classes, they could have waited until tomorrow.
Correction: They are kids, they got excited. It's not a stupidity for a movie to have kids do stupid things. Kids do stupid things, that's why they are kids.
I don't necessarily agree with that. In the book, they had a legitimate reason to sneak out during nighttime as they were trying to smuggle Hagrid's dragon out of Hogwarts without it being seen, which isn't in the film, so there is no reason for them to wait until nighttime to talk to Hagrid about what they know, nor does it explain why Malfoy is there suddenly.
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Correction: Murtaugh and Riggs did not beat Joshua there. Joshua entering Murtaugh's house and finding that it was empty indicated that before Riggs and Murtaugh set out on their mission to get Murtaugh's daughter back, they hid his family away as well. They didn't want to show them moving the family because when you think Joshua's about to get the family it increases dramatic effect, but, as I said earlier, they were really already gone. Murtaugh and his family had already been targeted by the drug dealers, so the pair of cops were stationed outside of Murtaugh's house in case the drug dealers came back to it. That all DOES happen: the drug dealer (singular now) came back to the house looking for the family, but they were already gone. Riggs and Murtaugh return not out of desperation to save Murtaugh's family (since they're already safe) but to not let Joshua get away. Riggs and Murtaugh arrive only to find the cops guarding the house very visibly dead, so they set a quick distraction for Joshua and placed him under arrest. Riggs and Murtaugh did NOT sacrifice anyone, and they did NOT arrive before Joshua.