Editing Lethal Weapon (section)

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
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''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Lethal Weapon is a film teetering on the brink of absurdity when it gets serious, but thanks to its unrelenting energy and insistent drive, it never quite falls."<ref>{{cite news|title= Lethal Weapon|work= Variety|date= December 31, 1986 |url= https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117792548 |archive-date= October 12, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091012105806/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117792548.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|url-status= live |access-date= October 10, 2020 }}</ref> [[Richard Schickel]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' called it "Mad Max meets The Cosby Show", saying that it works better than expected.<ref name="schickel1987">{{cite magazine |title=Cinema: Bone Crack LETHAL WEAPON|magazine=Time|date=March 23, 1987 |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,963814,00.html |first=Richard|last=Schickel|archive-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819190158/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,963814,00.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 10, 2020 }}</ref> Richard Harrington of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described it as "a vivid, visceral reminder of just how exciting an action film can be".<ref>{{cite news|title= Lethal Weapon|newspaper= Washington Post|date= March 6, 1987|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/lethalweaponrharrington_a0aa2d.htm|access-date= October 11, 2010|archive-date= October 3, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181003002141/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/lethalweaponrharrington_a0aa2d.htm|url-status= live}}</ref> At ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Janet Maslin]] wrote, "The film is all fast action, noisy stunts and huge, often unflattering close-ups, but it packs an undeniable wallop."<ref>{{cite news|title=FILM: 'LETHAL WEAPON,' A THRILLER WITH GIBSON|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 6, 1987|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE1DB1230F935A35750C0A961948260|access-date=September 10, 2010|first=Janet|last=Maslin|archive-date=June 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610072242/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE1DB1230F935A35750C0A961948260|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film four out of four stars, saying Donner "tops himself".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lethal-weapon-1987|title=Lethal Weapon |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=March 6, 1987|access-date=October 7, 2016|via=RogerEbert.com|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312140503/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lethal-weapon-1987|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
The film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing]] ([[Les Fresholtz]], [[Dick Alexander]], [[Vern Poore]] and [[Bill Nelson (sound engineer)|Bill Nelson]]) (losing to ''[[The Last Emperor]]'').<ref name="Oscars1988">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988 |title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 16, 2011 |work=oscars.org |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004300/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988 |url-status=live }}</ref>