Coming to America (Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge SinclairDirector: John Landis
Studio: Paramount
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release: June 5th 2007
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DVD Review
Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S. sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. Coming to America made further headlines when humorist Art Buchwald sued the film's producers for plagiarizing one of his works. Buchwald carried the case to trial where he won a sizeable judgement against the film's producers.System Requirements:Running Time: 116 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 097361222943 Manufacturer No: 122294
User Reviews
Poor depiction of African women - Rating: 1/5
Not all African women are submissive and this film was built on this premise. I did not enjoy watching it.
Coming to America - Rating: 5/5
This movie is in my top five favorite. Eddie did an Outstanding job in this Comedy.Great job putting this movie on Blu Ray. I bought the Beta,DVD,& Blu Ray. You want this movie for your collection.
Coming to America - Rating: 4/5
Every crazy stereotype that existed was applied to this moving. Still a good laugh. But it and remember...
Very good - Rating: 4/5
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Hilarious movie-awesome in HD! - Rating: 5/5
This movie was great on VHS when my family first got it. Absolutely amazing in HD. For further clarity, there is no discernable differnce between HD DVD and Blu ray. This is much cheaper than the blu ray version. For anyone who still has a HD DVD player-BUY HD DVD's. They are incredibly cheap and you can always buy a blu ray player later on. HD DVD's will be made for another 2 months.
