Life (1999) - Blu-ray Forum

Mandalorian · 07-24-2012, 05:59 PM

Life (1999) Blu-ray

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Comedians Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence team up for a story that wouldn't appear to have many immediate humorous possibilities -- two men serving life sentences in prison for a crime they did not commit. Life opens in Harlem in 1932, where Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) is a small-time con man in debt to Spanky, a gangster (Rick James). Ray spots would-be bank teller Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence) at a gambling spot and, figuring him for an easy mark, lifts his wallet -- only to discover Claude is broke. Ray and Claude's mutual need to raise some cash brings them together when Spanky offers them a job bringing back a load of moonshine from bootleggers in the deep south. However, things don't go well for Ray and Claude, and they're arrested by a sheriff in Mississippi who recently killed a man and needs someone on whom he can hang the charge. Since Ray and Claude are black, from out of town and have been caught red-handed with a load of illegal liquor, the sheriff figures they're easy pickings and frames them for the murder. Soon the two men are inmates in a Southern work camp, where they spend the next 55 years learning to get along with the other inmates, avoiding the wrath of the guards, seeing younger prisoners come and go and never losing hope that someday, somehow, their innocence will be proven and they'll be released. Life is the second screen pairing for Murphy and Lawrence, who also shared screen time in 1992's Boomerang, and was scripted by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone from an original idea by Murphy. The supporting cast includes Ned Beatty, Clarence Williams III, Bernie Mac, Nick Cassavetes and R. Lee Ermey.

Director: Ted Demme
Writers: Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone

Stars: Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence

Available July 24, 2012

emac213 · 07-24-2012, 06:13 PM

I hope my BB has this in store.

UUUUGGGGHHHH · 07-24-2012, 06:39 PM

Love this movie. Hope Universal didn't butcher the transfer.

Mandalorian · 07-24-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by UUUUGGGGHHHH

Love this movie. Hope Universal didn't butcher the transfer.

Same here. I don't want to buy it until I see some reviews that assure me there's no rampant DNR.

RudyC · 07-24-2012, 07:08 PM

oh its out?

ill pick it up soon

Bassaholic · 07-24-2012, 07:15 PM

Blind bought it today. With my $5 BB U/S coupon, it was $6.99. I figured I can't go wrong getting a movie staring EM, ML, and BM.

DetroitSportsFan · 07-24-2012, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by emac213

I hope my BB has this in store.

The stores I were at today had around 5 copies.

Brad1963 · 07-24-2012, 10:55 PM

I wish Universal would release Bowfinger also.

RudyC · 07-24-2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad1963

Bowfinger also.

Mandalorian · 07-24-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad1963

I wish Universal would release Bowfinger also.

I've never seen that one.

RudyC · 07-24-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

I've never seen that one.

it's funnier than life imo...eddie murphy is amazing in bowfinger.

Jacktracks707 · 03-11-2025, 04:02 AM

This looks and sounds better than expected in 2025. Always loved this movie. Really fun watch right now.

07-24-2012, 06:13 PM	#2
emac213 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Sunny California 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1346 Trading Score:20	I hope my BB has this in store.

07-24-2012, 06:39 PM	#3
UUUUGGGGHHHH Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Metro Detroit Area 4K collection:145 Blu-ray collection:3030 DVD collection:154 Trading Score:128	Love this movie. Hope Universal didn't butcher the transfer.

07-24-2012, 07:08 PM	#5
RudyC Special Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Los Angeles 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:642 DVD collection:62 Blu-ray reviews:124 Trading Score:1	oh its out? ill pick it up soon

07-24-2012, 07:15 PM	#6
Bassaholic Special Member Member since:May 2011 Location:close to the edge 4K collection:635 Blu-ray collection:2261 DVD collection:84 Trading Score:194	Blind bought it today. With my $5 BB U/S coupon, it was $6.99. I figured I can't go wrong getting a movie staring EM, ML, and BM.

07-24-2012, 10:55 PM	#8
Brad1963 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:344 Blu-ray collection:1686 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I wish Universal would release Bowfinger also.

03-11-2025, 04:02 AM	#12
Jacktracks707 Member Member since:Feb 2025 Trading Score:1	This looks and sounds better than expected in 2025. Always loved this movie. Really fun watch right now.

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