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However, this brain-damaging comedy is more "rehash" than "remake," as good ol' Georgiaboys Luke Duke and his cousin Bo are frequently upstaged by the General Lee, the Confederate-flagged '69 Charger that they drive, jump, race, and fly in as they smuggle moonshine for their Uncle Jesse, played by Willie Nelson.
Meanwhile, cousin Daisy Duke--Jessica Simpson--is reliably available to model her short-shorts and awesome figure, while corrupt honcho Boss Hogg--Burt Reynolds, who should know better--recruits a local NASCAR star to advance his wily scheme of converting Hazzard County into a strip mine.
Director Jay Chandrasekhar, previously behind Super Troopers manages to mine some good-natured humour from the movie's oval-track detour and a few colorful supporting players. Otherwise, consider yourself warned: The Dukes of Hazzard is shameless Hollywood product at its most forgettable, trafficking in shameless white, rural Southern stereotypes. --Jeff Shannon
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Highly recommended overall but for all you fans out there, if you really want to be picky & make comparisons with the TV show I would say that:
1. There is a bit of swearing - eg: Uncle Jesse swears in one scene - something that would NEVER EVER happen in the show.
2. Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane is the disappointing character and brings none of the humour to the movie that James Best did in the show.
3. There is a lack of the family values that was evident in the show - in the movie Uncle Jesse is as much a lawbreaker as his nephews.
There's not much in the way of extras compared to more modern material, just a few stills of Daisy and the General Lee, and a few stats about the show.
You'll need your rose tinted spectacles when watching this - some of the effects are showing their age. I certainly don't remember the in-car scenes having a projected background. However, that's kind of missing the point - this is good clean fun that will have you fondly remembering Saturday evenings in front of the TV when you were younger.
Fans of the car will be disappointed in that there are no jumps in any of the episodes featured here, nor is the famous Dixie horn sounded anywhere - so best to wait for some of the later episodes if that's what you're after.
If this whets your appitite, there are lots of other 80s shows out on DVD, like the A-Team and Knight Rider. I bought this while on a nostalgia trip, having watched a few too many 'I love 1980' type shows. So was the trip worth it? On the whole - yes.
Although it has a cliche structure, you manage to not see it through the humour and the chaos the film has.
I found the funniest bit when they're pretending to be Japanese scientists when they had to find out about the coal.
Overall a good film, and i'd recommend you watch it! :)
The actors do not have sufficient character in this film with a lazy script and awful dialogue.
"No, that's Enos, Mr. Prickett."
This is a light American-style comedy like "Hot Shots", "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and such. Read more
Willie Nelson should be ashamed of what he's done to Denver Pyle's character. Read more
It's Sean William Scott and Johnny Knoxville doing what they do best... Read more
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