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I think Eddie Murphy is the better actor, he's actually been in some movies where he hasn't played the dopey, slapstick, rude humor guy [see Dreamgirls].
Oh, and Coming to American is by far my favorite out of those two. The prince's idea of what the American dream was, and how he planned and went about things was just plain funny - and so true to New York.
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Eddie definitely has a much stronger screen presence when he's solo and can carry a movie much better on his own. Lawrence has mostly had success when he's the foil to someone else.
A resounding vote for Eddie all the way. I mean he made Beverly Hills Cop almost literally, (rumour has it that it was intended to be a serious film originally with Sly Stallone til Eddie came in and ad-libbed a lot of the one-liners.) I doubt Martin could do that. Also, check out Eddie's stand-up movies, Delerious and Raw. Eddie's not just the better actor he's a better human being!
Eddie might've saved Bev Hills Cop but he didn't have enough star appeal to save Dr. Doolittle. Audience testing found his main character too boring & unappealing...it was only after studio execs decided to make the animals talk & give them the one-liners that made the movie a success.
Never bothered watching that. It was after his decline. Audience testing isn't always beneficial to a movie though. Bill Hicks' rant about Basic Instinct springs to mind.
Thanks for all the replies so far! We really appreciate them! It seems so far that Eddie's clearly the more popular choice... let's see if that trend continues... and interesting facts about the Bev Cops and Dr Doolittle films, thanks!
That reminds me of a story I heard from a friend about 10 years ago. His Aunt and Uncle were staying in Vegas and his Aunt won on a One-Armed Bandit, she was waiting for the lift/elevator when the doors opened there was a guy inside and she got a fright and dropped her chips/coins, the guy laughed and helped her pick them up. At the end of the holiday, when they came to pay their bill, they were told that someone had paid their bill for them and left them a note, it said; Thanks for making me laugh in the elevator, Eddie Murphy. I thought that was a really cool story, then I was told a year or so later that that was an urban myth that has been going around. Hate it when that happens.
I feel like Eddie has some higher highs and some lower lows. Martin is consistently mediocre. If I just think about the last 15 years, I'd say Martin (because the last 15 years Eddie has pretty much been crap), but since this includes Eddie's good stuff from the 80s and early 90s, I say him.
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Loving and appreciating the comments! The actual poll's at Eddie 5 vs. 0 Martin but from reading the comments I'm at Eddie 8 vs. 0.5 Martin.
And hey, you guys (at least for now) seem to prefer Eddie to Martin... but how about in terms of these 2 specific films: Coming to America vs. the first Big Momma's House?
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