Customer Ratings & Reviews

Coming to america is a great comedy is one of eddie murphy best movies.

Classic Eddie Murphy at his best in a fantastic movie.

This is one of my all time-favorite African-American movies. First of all, Eddie Murphy is hilarious (in all of his roles). Arsenio Hall is a perfect foil for Eddie's hijinks. Eddie let his full range of talent show in this film; he played an innocent person who grows into a mature adult right in front of our eyes and realizes that there is a price to pay for love; whether or not you are born into royalty. This is one of those movies that a person watches over and over again and ends up reciting the lines as the movies is playing. James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair are wonderful in this movie as well as the King and Queen. Madge Sinclair was one of the world's best actresses and I miss her greatly. She tells James Earl Jones "put a sock in it, Geoffrey, the boy is in love." Nobody can deliver that line to a black king, except a black queen. John Amos, (whom I have loved since Good Times), is a great actor as well. He plays the part of a black businessman so well, and as a father he takes no stuff off of the King. He tells James Earl Jones, "I will break my foot off in your royal _____); now that's a ghetto father for you. James Earl Jones knew where to draw the line with Cleo McDowell. I also like the fact that the Kingdom of Zamunda was filled with kindness, and the people were happy, the royal family was truly wealthy and had everything. You know, this movie is truly a fantasy and helps us escape from our everyday lives. Just to see the Queen and King eating breakfast and talking to their son on a "speaker phone" because the table is so long, is funny. The King and Queen taking their entourage to Queens when they received the telegram to send $1 million to Semmi who had spent up all his pocket change is one of my favorite scenes. That music that is playing during the sequence when the entourage arrives in Queens is so wonderful, moving and swirling, I am buying the soundtrack just to get that song. When I get married, I would like that song to play as my "court" walks down the aisle before me. All the cameos in this movie are great as well. Nobody can play a doped-up thug like Samuel L. Jackson; Samuel is a natural at playing a killer. Also, Louie Anderson was funny, so was Eriq LaSalle, and Alison Dean. Now the guys in the barbershop have to be taken from classic characters in the black community. In all the black neighborhoods I have been in during my whole life; there has got to be a black barbershop full of men eating, talking stuff, and cutting hair. When "Clarence" says that Martin Luther King, Jr. ran up to him and hit him in the chest, I just crack up, cause Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prophet of non-violence. And, Eddie Murphy playing a white man is too funny, and a Jewish white man on top of that. Now, that takes creativity; and comic genuis, and Eddie's got it. And, Arsenio's portrayal of Rev. Brown is right on target, there is always some country preacher in the neighborhood that comes to every event, eats up the food, and blesses the weddings, blesses the children, and buries the dead. One of my favorite parts is when Lisa tells Prince Akeem, she cannot marry him; because he lied to her about his identity. That made Akeem grow up very fast, and learn that nobody; no matter who he is, can buy love. The clothes in this movie are also wonderful. Deborah Nadoolman did a great job showing how royalty would dress in a foreign country where it is warm, Also, how they would dress in Queens during the winter; those fur coats Madge Sinclair had on were fantastic and so were the suits worn by the King himself. His coat of an entire lion's skin was dramatic and the diamond eyes on that lion's head were cool. The ending this cinderella story was great, love did really win out in the end. Well, I could go on and on about how much I liked this movie but, I am going to stop now. Get this movie and keep it in your video collection so you can watch it and laugh over and over.

This is a classic movie that I am adding to my collection. Replacing the DVD copy for a Blu-ray copy. To bad it does not come in 4k. Hopefully the 2nd Coming to America will not be bad. Sexual chocolate.

Classic Eddie Murphy. One of his best films ever..

Worth it for the digital download and being able to watch this on the road

I’ve seen nutty professor, and thought it was funny. This is like Eddie Murphy’s first foray into dressing up as separate multiple characters. That was my favorite part, as was just the ridiculousness of some of the characters.

This is in my top 5 favorite movies and is my #1 favorite comedy. Alittle ahead of it's time and very clever. I wish comedy was this organic in movies nowadays.

I just recently started getting in John Landis (not sure what took so long), but I've been enjoying every movie I've seen by him. Eddie Murphy is great in this movie.

Eddie Murphy and his co-stars give another great performance as usual and I do like the tie in to his previous Movie "Trading Places" and for the record I wish they had used that opportunity to make a direct sequel to that movie especially if it took the "bad guys form the last movie who we see in this one and had them help the "good guys"

Life and its challenges and choices made for the best outcome.

I love this movie omg so funny omg best movie ever so cool and nice omg best classes movie omg wooo happy I got this

This movie is an absolute classic and Best Buy had this at a great price. Happy to add this great comedy to our collection.

This is Africa and the beauty of my people that should be revered when talking about Africa.

My absolute favorite Eddie Murphy comedy finally on 4K, and in an exclusive steelbook to boot? Yes, please. I’ve see this flick literally a hundred plus times since it’s initial release in the 80s, but to see it again in UHD on my 70-inch 4K flatscreen with crisp hi-def digital surround sound updates the viewing experience to a brand new level. But honestly, nothing compares to when I first saw it in an actual movie theater on opening night in 1988 projected on 35mm film with traditional Dolby sound. Old vs new, either experience has the most fundamental thing in common... Eddie Murphy delivering not one but four of the best performances of his career.

The movie worked fantastically. It is a really great movie and has fantastic special features.

Classic movie still a great one to see even after all this time

How can you not love this classic!!! So funny! By far one of my favorite Eddie Murphy movies!

This is an old classic movie that was far better than originally thought. Very funny movie

This is a great movie to watch with the family. Eddie Murphy is amazing in this movie