What a different world we lived in, back in 1987! Eddie Murphy was a long way from shooting family films and political correctness was obviously not on many people's agendas either. There's no disputing that Eddie Murphy is and was a comic genius as this is evident in both Raw and his other stand-up film 'Delirious'. However it just amazes a person of my age (late 20s) that he could have gotten away with so much sexism and homosexual discrimination. In our world today, if you so much as look at another person the wrong way you could end up in court for it. Eddie Murphy circa-1987 on the other hand lambasts all before him in an amazing hour plus-long stand-up routine that doesn't stop for air. If you've been looking for the ultimate comic DVD release, try Raw and Delirious - you won't be disappointed. His disregard for political correctness is irreverence at its best, even if by today's standards it seems incredibly risqué.
Review of Eddie Murphy: Raw
