film: the dukes of hazzard

[wanderlust]

film: dukes of hazard

yehaw.

bo and luke duke are back (and doubtfully as good, but still back) as johnny knoxville (yay) and seann william scott.
and of course jessica simpson and daisy and burt reynolds as boss hogg (good choice just too tall, but danny devito doesnt need any more sympathy for the small man parts)

this movie makes me have all sorts of questions like.. why? why do this to all the good ol' boys? and why simpson? (who says shes got it because she had a better butt than brittany), and just more whys.

i was happy about this, in theroy, but now this has come out:

'Cooter' Urges Fans To Skip 'Dukes' Movie
POSTED: 7:12 am EDT July 14, 2005
ATLANTA -- If a former star of TV's "Dukes of Hazzard" has his way, fans of the show will skip the movie version.

Ben Jones, a former Georgia congressman who played the mechanic Cooter on the series, said profanity and sexual content in the film essentially trash what was a family-friendly show. He read a script of the movie, which comes out next month, and likens it to taking "I Love Lucy" and turning Lucy into a "crackhead."
Jones called the film a sleazy insult in an open letter posted on his Web site. He's urged fans to "hold their noses" and stay away unless the studio cleans up the movie before its release. A spokesman for Warner Brothers did not return phone calls seeking comment.

i know i was living in a state of wishful thinking that perhaps some of the old tv should be retained and the magic of the brothers could be redone... but yeah, no.

trailers: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377818/trailers

 

[michael]

whatever hollywood drone thought jackass and stifler would make good duke boys should be beaten on the soles of their feet.

i'd even take coy and vance over those losers.

 

[smotpoker]

Maybe I'm not understanding you guys right....Are you saying that it's a bad thing that there are sex and vulgarity in the movie? Are you guys like, 5?
And Stiffler if fucking hilarious!!!! He will play a damn good redneck! And yes, Jessica Simpson does have a beautiful ass and I think she will be good as Daisy!!!
Ben Jones can go bob on my big fat knob!!!! Keep in mind, Mr.Jones, that the year is 2005, not the 1970's. Everything, in general, is more vulgar and lude and crude than it was back in the 70's.
What's wrong with Johnny Knoxville? Knoxville does the high speed chases for fun anyways, so he is actually quite fitting for the role.
As far as Daisy Duke goes, do you really think Brittany OR Jessica would be a good actress? I don't. But she is eye candy, which pretty much is what the old Daisy Duke was too.

 

[michael]

yeah, because bad new versions of good old things RUL>EEEE! YEAH BABY! LOUD AND VULGAR IS GOOD~!!!!!11! the only good thing about this movie is apparently they had some budget left to not get a freakin honda civic.

are you for real?

 

[MaliceNwunderland]

So exactly what caliber of actors are needed to fill the roles of Bo and Luke? Seriously.

I liked the DoH TV series, but I don't recall it winning many emmys.

The series was corny and stupid and I liked it. I bet the movie will be also and I plan on seeing it too. This isn't upscale "film" people.

Oh and fuck Cooter. Shithead just wants publicity.

 

[Tanuki_23]

^^ How about a bad new version of the Bad News Bears. . .

 

[michael]

So exactly what caliber of actors are needed to fill the roles of Bo and Luke? Seriously.

it's not the ability, for chrissakes. it's just bad casting.

 

[michael]

the terrible reviews this movie is getting warm my soul.

"Not even a sexy, toned and blossomed blond can distract from the vapid ugliness that is The Dukes of Hazzard."

"Purports to be a remake of a TV show but is more accurately a remake of Jessica's vapid modeling career."

"In lieu of a movie, we get a series of car chases rudely interrupted by the occasional smattering of dialogue."

"Prepare to witness an amazing feat of filmmaking: Shocked and delighted will you be to see real Hollywood actors and real musicians outperformed by your favorite inanimate objects!"

"Amazing. Incredible. Unbelievable. Astonishing. Painful. All these words come to mind in just the first 10 minutes of viewing this film, none of them in a good way."

"I hated this movie. It represents everything that’s wrong with the studio system."

 

[fruitfly]

I think the SF Chronicle review called it one of the worst movies ever committed to celluloid (or something like that). That's enough to keep me far, far away.

 

[AstridAsteroid]

It was fucking HILARIOUS! Especially because Thorny, Farva, Foster, Mac and Rabbit from Super Troopers were in it! I was NOT expecting that either!! I thought DOH was the funniest movie I've seen all year-- even funnier than WC.

 

[Roger&Me]

Just another shitty formulaic hollywood remake. The cinema of idiocy.

 

[smotpoker]

This movie had me laughing my ass off!!!! Jessica was such an awful actress that it was funny! The fat guy from Super Troopers was great, and Johnny and Sean fit the roles of Bo and Duke perfectly. 3 out of 4 stars.

 

[tambourine-man]

I don't need a critic to tell me that a film like "Dukes of Hazzard" is going to suck more dick than a 50 pence hoe.

Fuck this film. Avoid it and keep the memories alive.

 

[Wild1Xu]

Maybe I'm not understanding you guys right....Are you saying that it's a bad thing that there are sex and vulgarity in the movie? Are you guys like, 5?
And Stiffler if fucking hilarious!!!! He will play a damn good redneck! And yes, Jessica Simpson does have a beautiful ass and I think she will be good as Daisy!!!
Ben Jones can go bob on my big fat knob!!!! Keep in mind, Mr.Jones, that the year is 2005, not the 1970's. Everything, in general, is more vulgar and lude and crude than it was back in the 70's.
What's wrong with Johnny Knoxville? Knoxville does the high speed chases for fun anyways, so he is actually quite fitting for the role.
As far as Daisy Duke goes, do you really think Brittany OR Jessica would be a good actress? I don't. But she is eye candy, which pretty much is what the old Daisy Duke was too.

well said... I really liked the movie

I laughed hysterically at the Super Troopers part!

 

[lostpunk5545]

I'll view this film only on the realistic threat of death. And even in that case I'd have to do some serisous evaluation of how much my life is worth to me.

 

[DigitalDuality]

So exactly what caliber of actors are needed to fill the roles of Bo and Luke? Seriously.

I liked the DoH TV series, but I don't recall it winning many emmys.

The series was corny and stupid and I liked it. I bet the movie will be also and I plan on seeing it too. This isn't upscale "film" people.

Oh and fuck Cooter. Shithead just wants publicity.

While i agree with Roger that this is just another formulaic shitty Hollywood remake.. i also echo the sentiments in this quotes post.

And how on earth is it bad casting? All the actors seem to fit the roles very well. We're not talking Hamlet here.

 

[ChemicalBeauty]

So exactly what caliber of actors are needed to fill the roles of Bo and Luke? Seriously.

ROFL No shit.

 

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atrocius:

 

[Roger&Me]

I'll view this film only on the realistic threat of death. And even in that case I'd have to do some serisous evaluation of how much my life is worth to me.

This is my new signature.

 

[lostpunk5545]

Oh shit if it's going to be your signature can you change the spelling of serious so it's correct