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Hummingbird
Member
08-21-2002
| Friday, August 05, 2005 - 2:12 pm
I just read a scathing (and funny) review on this one saying that the movie somehow manages to make the TV show look highbrow. I hated the TV show and am not surprised that the movie stinks. "Some might find it hard to believe The Dukes of Hazzard's legacy could be sullied -- but it has."
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, August 05, 2005 - 4:37 pm
I heard a review on the radio that said the critic was interested in seeing two boobs but they weren't names jonny knoxville and sean william scott...lol
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 12:23 pm
I couldn't stand this show when it was on TV. You couldn't pay me to see this film. I'm hoping this marks both the beginning and the end of Simpson's acting career. 
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 1:17 pm
Well, according to the box office numbers, it was the number 1 movie for over the weekend. Have you seen it yet, Hippy? 
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 2:27 pm
We saw it! Keep in mind...I'm southern and I grew up watching that show every single day after school. I know it is campy and virtually unrealistic on all counts (I mean really - can a car really take that kind of damage and still run?! ), but I thought it was fun. I loved the movie! They maintained loyalty to the show and brought it into the 21st century (nutin' like seeing a Duke talking on a cell phone). The criticisms - Since I hadn't seen an episode in years, it took me about 15 minutes to "get back into it"....remembering the campiness and such. After that, I was able to enjoy it a lot. Roscoe was horribly cast and I hated the way they wrote his character in the movie. He was not even remotely interesting or endearing. And, besides that, Flash was barely present! I think he was on camera three times and not one of those times was he being carried, snuggled, or riding in the car. Blech! The highlights - Willie Nelson as Jessie and Burt Reynolds as Boss Hog - priceless! The outtakes are hilarious! Don't miss 'em This isn't gonna win any Oscars, but it was an entertaining summer movie.
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 4:45 pm
Spy, are you a Jessica fan? I'm afraid I won't be able to get beyond my opinion of her. On the other hand, I LOVE Johnny Knoxville.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 5:51 pm
Here's my opinion on that.... If you are a Jessica Simpson fan and you also can't stand Johnny Knoxiville - you'll hate this movie. If you are not a Jessica Simpson fan but you are a Knoxville fan - you'll love the movie. In other words, she is such a non-factor. But he, on the other hand, is Her acting skills suck, but her body...holy crapola. She's hot.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 7:56 pm
i actually cant wait to see the movie - i am not from the south (mocha, dont get started again on maryland being southern ) but i had the lunch box, i had the cover folders for school and i always climbed into my dad's car through the window - Bo and Luke Duke and the General Lee were just IT for me (i also watched speed racer and knight rider at the same time in my life so i am thinking there may be some pattern there with fast cars that did awesome stunts. (not to mention that theme song) that being said, i personally have never had a problem with Jessica and dont like how much she (or anyone else) is attacked - i may not buy her records but i just like people and i think she is a good gal who has an audience and is going after her dreams as we all should be doing - and i hope she becomes successful in them - and at the very least knows that she tried - and i feel the way about johnny knoxville even though i have never liked his work much - regardless of whether i like johnny i hope nothing but the best for him and i hope this movie stays on top more than just the first weekend - about time they put it on the big screen.

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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 8:38 pm
I'll probably wait until it comes out on DVD, mostly to see scenery footage. They shot this film in Louisiana, primarily around the Baton Rouge area.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 7:18 am
Maryland is southern. I'm ashamed to say I used to love the tv show but that was before I learned the significance of the confederate flag and what a good ol boy really was. I still like the yahoooo though.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 7:29 am
My brother used to watch the show a lot. I have no desire to see this movie at all. Oh, and as someone who grew up IN Southern Maryland, I can say that Maryland CAN be extremely southern, but it isn't southern everywhere (think Bethesda. think Hagerstown. think Frostburg.). But compared to where I'm living now, it's totally southern. LOL
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 9:37 am
(grumbling that maryland is neutral - combination of all on the eastern seaboard) 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 9:55 am
legal read your history, slaves came into annapolis which last i checked was maryland lol. oh and i have ancestors that worked on a plantation on the eastern shore. then eventually they became a neutral or border state.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 11:07 am
mocha- look in my folder (i didnt want to divert this thread)
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 11:58 am
Mocha, the meaning of the confederate flag gets poked at in the movie and really becomes important to a portion of the plot. I thought it was quite good (in that stupid humor sort of way).
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 1:04 pm
I was really into the show growing up. I was in love with Bo Duke and wanted to be Daisy Duke. But the show, as cheesy as it was, as a seriousness to it. I think this movie plays it down and makes it into a joke.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 1:04 pm
Also, there's a little "southern" in every state.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 8:55 pm
James Carvell on PA: You've got Pittsburgh on one side and Phillie on the other side and Alabama in between. There IS a little southern in every state.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 12:32 pm
I am in Northern California, and up here it's probably the closest you can get to stereotypical southerners without being in the actual "south"
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 4:35 pm
We're all yankees compared to the penguins in March of the Penguins. 
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Hummingbird
Member
08-21-2002
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 8:44 am
I haven't seen it and won't! My husband use to watch the TV show and I couldn't stand to be in the same room or anywhere in the house where I could hear it! I have nothing against Jessica, but this was probably a good role for her. I can't imagine her as a serious actress.
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