Yes, Beverly Hills Cop III wasn't god-awful terrible like those other films. But it wasn't good for goodness sake. Aside from the obligatory John Landis-directed director cameo of George Lucas, there just wasn't anything interesting (or particularly funny about it). I remember seeing in the theaters on opening weekend in May 1994 at the Richland Mall Cinemas in Johnstown, Pa and even then, when my critical palate wasn't nearly as developed, thinking, "Gee, this is weird, I'm not really laughing at this like I thought I was going to be. In fact, I don't think it's very funny at all."

And while its box office total was many things, one thing that it did not was rake in a ton of cash. During its theatrical run it grossed on $42.6 million dollars, a pittance compared to $234.7 million and $153.6 million the first two grossed (not to mention the fact that the third part grossed this dismal total almost a decade after the original was released with much higher ticket prices).

I agree with you I would say "Air Force One" was Ford's last great film. However, like you, it's so hard to not laugh out loud at how bad that CGI-plane crash is. With that, an overall very good movie threatens to look like a theatrical version of "Seaquest DSV." The other Harrison Film I liked in the last decade or so was "What Lies Beneath" which has the brilliant twist of making Ford the villain at the end.

Yes, Beverly Hills Cop III wasn't god-awful terrible like those other films. But it wasn't good for goodness sake. Aside from the obligatory John Landis-directed director cameo of George Lucas, there just wasn't anything interesting (or particularly funny about it). I remember seeing in the theaters on opening weekend in May 1994 at the Richland Mall Cinemas in Johnstown, Pa and even then, when my critical palate wasn't nearly as developed, thinking, "Gee, this is weird, I'm not really laughing at this like I thought I was going to be. In fact, I don't think it's very funny at all."

And while its box office total was many things, one thing that it did not was rake in a ton of cash. During its theatrical run it grossed on $42.6 million dollars, a pittance compared to $234.7 million and $153.6 million the first two grossed (not to mention the fact that the third part grossed this dismal total almost a decade after the original was released with much higher ticket prices).

I agree with you I would say "Air Force One" was Ford's last great film. However, like you, it's so hard to not laugh out loud at how bad that CGI-plane crash is. With that, an overall very good movie threatens to look like a theatrical version of "Seaquest DSV." The other Harrison Film I liked in the last decade or so was "What Lies Beneath" which has the brilliant twist of making Ford the villain at the end.