If rubber-burning car chases and short shorts are your thing, this is the summer remake for you.
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Synopsis: It was inevitable that THE DUKES OF HAZZARD would leap onto the big screen, and now, thanks to Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar (SUPER TROOPERS, CLUB DREAD), it finally has. Slipping into the boots made famous by John Schneider and Tom Wopat, Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville play... It was inevitable that THE DUKES OF HAZZARD would leap onto the big screen, and now, thanks to Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar (SUPER TROOPERS, CLUB DREAD), it finally has. Slipping into the boots made famous by John Schneider and Tom Wopat, Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville play moonshine-selling cousins, Bo and Luke Duke. Along with their ridiculously gorgeous cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and joke-telling Uncle Jessie (Willie Nelson), the Duke boys love to get the goat of Hazzard County's most crooked law enforcement officials, including Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) and county commissioner Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). But when they discover that Boss Hogg is using his leverage to run them off their farm in order to turn Hazzard County into a strip mine for coal, things get personal. With the help of their faithful friends, Bo and Luke set off on their riskiest adventure yet. Showing his reverence for the classic 1980s show, Chandrasekhar incorporates freeze-frames, humorous narration, and extended action sequences, resulting in a crowd-pleasing romp that promises to introduce a whole new generation of fans to the Duke boys. While Scott, Knoxville, and the scantily clad Simpson deliver the goods, it is The General Lee--the pair's electrifying orange Charger--that steals the show. [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, M.C. Gainey, Burt Reynolds
DVD Info
Release:
Nov 7, 2006
HD-DVD Features:
- Elite Red HD Case
- Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - Latin Spanish
- Subtitles - English SDH, French, Latin Spanish - Optional
- Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
- Featurettes - 1. "2 Sets of Additional Scenes: One 'PG-13' and the Other 'Unrated'"
- 2. "2 Sets of Gag Reels: One 'PG-13 and the Other 'Unrated'"
- 3. "The Hazards of Dukes: Go Behind the Scenes"
- 4. "How to Launch a Muscle Car 175 Feet in 4 Seconds"
- 5. "The General Lee Lives"
- 6. "Daisy Dukes: The Short Short Shorts"
- 7. Music Video - Jessica Simpson - "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"
- 8. "Tattoo: General Lee - A Fan's Revelation"
- 9. "Stunt Dummies Hit the Town"
Reviews
Whether you find all this inane or offensive will probably depend on whether you buy the Dukes’ defence of ‘never meaning no harm’; either way it’s pretty hard going.
[Jessica Simpson] literally couldn't act if her life depended on it - she appears to only be there to provide eye candy and, frankly, she's not all that attractive in the first place.
Certainly not the worst of the endless stream of TV remakes, but given the unassuming, easy charm of the original, still wide of the mark by a country mile.
After about 20 minutes, youll start wondering just how many times were going to see our two moronic leads doing handbrake turns and going whoooo-hooo. I counted at least 30.
It's a film made specifically and entirely for the purpose of extracting money out of unsuspecting customers' wallets, all marketing plan and no artistic vision.
Seems to take pride in being as loud, obnoxious and moronic as humanly possible.
Basically it's like a rural South edition of Jackass. But not as funny.
You can't say those involved in the film didn't have fun -- sure looks like they had a blast. Shame is as an audience we can't say the same.
The movie goes extra lite on the comic fluff, while doing the usual heavy handed thing when it comes to hayseed caricatures.
This must rank as one of the most hollowly formulaic hot-weather blockbusters ever let out of the can.
Don't bother with this movie. If you're just itching for more Dukes, stick to the original series on DVD.
...you can't say the movie isn't lively, like a big old-fashioned Warner Bros. cartoon.
Jay Chandrasekhar (of the unfunny comedy troupe Broken Lizard) directs without wit or style.
Instead of the promised lighthearted tone of the TV series, the big screen update avails itself of its PG-13 liberties and comes stuffed with a barnful of profanity and enough marijuana references to satisfy even the most stoned out Cheech and Chong fan.
It's got a few laughs and some impressive car chases, but mostly, it's just a puzzling jumble of gags and exhaust fumes.
Năo é apenas sem graça; é, também, moralmente ofensivo, sendo povoado por personagens desprezíveis, ignorantes e preconceituosos (o que inclui os 'heróis').
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