Why in the world do I want to see this movie? They�ve wrecked the characters from the tv show, as far as I can tell. Bo and Luke are total idiots and so is Daisy. Enos, who was cute in the show, is not attractive � at all � so how in the world could Daisy fall for him? Roscoe is nowhere to be found, which is probably a good thing because no one could beat James Best�s portrayal. Cooter is missing as well. Uncle Jesse is less a father figure and more of a cohort to his nephews. Boss Hogg is the only character that comes close to being similar to the one in the show, but one character does not a movie make.
There aren�t any actors in the cast that I would go out of my way to see. Willie Nelson and Lynda Carter are the only ones that I�m interested in seeing simply because I love Lynda Carter and I want to see how well Willie Nelson can act. Johnny Knoxville is obnoxious and I have NO idea how in the world he got a gig as an actor, although he does deliver the best line in the trailer (�I never get tired of hearing him say that.� Hee!). Seann William Scott is cute when he�s not playing an imbecile. Unfortunately, this is one of those imbecile roles. Jessica Simpson�? Ugh, why waste pixels on her?
So, why in the world do I want to see this movie? Two things: the car and the archery. The car because, hell, who doesn�t want to see the General Lee airborne? Some of the finest stunt driving ever put to video was shown on that series and I�m hoping there is more of the same in the movie. As for the archery�I�ve been shooting since I was about 7 (even though I haven�t shot in the past 6 years), so I can tell who�s done their homework and who hasn�t. While all of my friends were drooling over Orlando Bloom�s pointy ears and stair-surving prowess in Lord of the Rings, I was drooling over his archery form. HE did his homework. The Dukes trailer has a brief glimpse of Johnny Knoxville, or his stuntman, sitting in the window and shooting a bow. I�m surprised they kept that for the movie because they would have had to teach Knoxville and Scott how to shoot. Would you want that gig? I sure wouldn�t. |
