This was much, MUCH better than expected and it's definitely better than the shitty 3rd movie, it's exactly what you would expect from a BHC movie.
- Cinematography was actually really nice, they definitely tried to emulate that 80's feeling and for the most part it worked really well, it definitely didn't look like a Netflix movie/production so that's a plus.
- Story beats were almost 1:1 with the 1st movie (minus the dad/daughter bits).
- Soundtrack was fantastic, sure, they tried to play with the nostalgia factor but, IMO, worked really well, lots of synth stuff and not much of abysmal hip-hop modernization(s) of classic tunes.
- most of the effects were.of.the practical nature without a crap tonne of CGI.
The only negatives - and this might come as silly or petty were...Murphy's obviously retouched hairline, and taggart's and rosewood's hair dye, Christ dudes, you're old, it just looks silly and out of place at this age, completely took me out of the whole experience, it's that distracting ffs...
This would have done pretty well at the cinemas, it's just a silly, enjoyable summer pop-corn flick and that's fine with me, plus, it was much better than it had any right to be (especially 30 years after the last movie).
A solid 6.5/10 from me