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The Dukes of Hazzard

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Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Friday, August 05, 2005 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
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."

Fabnsab
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08-07-2000

Friday, August 05, 2005 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fabnsab a private message Print Post    
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

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Monday, August 08, 2005 - 12:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
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.

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Monday, August 08, 2005 - 1:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
Well, according to the box office numbers, it was the number 1 movie for over the weekend.

Have you seen it yet, Hippy?


Spygirl
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04-23-2001

Monday, August 08, 2005 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
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.




Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Monday, August 08, 2005 - 4:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
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.


Spygirl
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04-23-2001

Monday, August 08, 2005 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
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.


Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Monday, August 08, 2005 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
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.



Ddr
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08-19-2001

Monday, August 08, 2005 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
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.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 7:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
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.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 7:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
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

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 9:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
(grumbling that maryland is neutral - combination of all on the eastern seaboard)

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
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.

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
mocha- look in my folder (i didnt want to divert this thread)

Spygirl
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04-23-2001

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
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).

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 1:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
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.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 1:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Also, there's a little "southern" in every state.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
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.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
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"

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
We're all yankees compared to the penguins in March of the Penguins. :-)

Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Monday, August 22, 2005 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
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.