"Delirious", Eddie Murphy's stand up classic was one of a kind...outstanding, and a laugh every ten seconds. "Raw", his follow-up to "Delirious" is not even a poor cousin. It tends to drag, particularly the misogynistic sequence about women & marriage, and the telephone conversation with his father regarding a bar brawl. "Raw" lacks the vitality & fresh humour that made "Delirious" truly delirious. The redeeming factors are Murphy's mimicry talents, particularly his takes on Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson & Mr. T.
All said and done, it is worth possessing only if you are a die-hard Eddie fan (as I am)...otherwise see this only once (let a friend buy it instead of you).
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March 12, 2005
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Raw Talent
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I caught this the other night on late night cable TV and, if anyone has forgotten just how funny and talented Eddie Murphy was, they should go back and check out this DVD, his first stand-up performance called DELIRIOUS (which I understand isn't available on DVD), and his first movie, 48 HOURS with Nick Nolte.
I'd seen RAW several times but I still laugh out loud at Eddie's raunchy phrases and hilarious expressions. "Funny" just flows out of him.
I haven't seen his last few films because, to be honest, they just look like safe, family paychecks (his last movie that tapped into his great talents was THE NUTTY PROFESSOR). Like Steve Martin, you really need to dig into their earlier stuff to see what made them so successful.
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December 08, 2004
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Raw did not make me Delirious
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RAW: if it had a few funny bits like Eddie in San Francisco, or even the bit on McDonalds, the rest was just a long rant about issues that could have been funny, but got killed because of the excessive time he spent on it (Half Alimony / What have you done for me / his drunken father .... )
THUMBS DOWN, and I am an Eddie fan.
Buy Delirious instead, or settle for newer comedy buy Chris Rock / Martin
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November 20, 2004
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Not Bad, But No "Delirious"
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"Raw" came out on the heels of "Delirious", one of the funniest live performances ever capyured on film and Eddie Murphy's personal zenith. So popular was "Delirious"(why isn't it available on DVD?) that, politically incorrect as it was, much of it entered the lexicon of popular culture. For "Raw", Eddie came out in angry mode, stung from his recent divorce and ready to rant. While effective in a forceful way, "Raw" struck many as a mean-spirited diatribe. "Raw" is ultimately far less satisfying than "Delirious", so why is it released instead of it's far-superior predecessor?
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October 28, 2004
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My Favorite Comedian\actor
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Eddie murphy is the Best and if not he's in the top 3 all time. Great stand up. There haven't been many that you could watch over and over.
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