Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

UofSciFi Not as bad as everyone says this movie is.************************************************The first thing I notice when I read all of the negative comments about this movie, the writer always points out that he or she was a HUGE fan of the show way back when.........One of the things You have to remember is that absence makes the heart grow fonder.......and with the Dukes of Hazzard TV Show being off of the air since the mid '80's ...these people have watched reruns over and over and these probably undoubtedly remember the TV show as being far better than it actually was(or at least in their minds anyway). ******************************************************************** *I liked the Dukes of Hazzard movie. I liked the sex jokes (I was slightly disappointed that there was no serious nudity shown in the film). I thought the drug humor was indeed funny (not enough of it)BUT! ! ! ! having said that......... I also believe they could have made this same movie and not have used the "Dukes of Hazzard" name,likeness or characters .... Because I also understand that "Dukes of Hazzard" has a lot of appeal to children(mainly boys between ages 10 and 14) , and to use the Dukes of Hazzard as a show case for "Sex, Drugs, & Rock'N Roll" really isn't the message we should be giving our youths. Showing the Duke boys smoking weed and getting laid probably wasn't the right thing to do..............although I really did like this movie and thought it was very funny, I still think that they should've made this movie with it's own identify. Because this same movie could've been made without the Dukes of Hazzard name on it, and it would have been just as good.

vchimpanzee I wasn't a devoted fan of the original TV series, but that only means it took me a while to get in the habit of watching every week, and I wouldn't mind seeing the remaining episodes now. It just gets expensive to watch old shows.But there wasn't much to like about this movie compared to the old series. That's not to say I didn't sort of enjoy it. It just won't hold up in a comparison between the two. There were fun car chases and wrecks and, of course, the General Lee jumping.Speaking of the General Lee, this movie is somewhat more politically correct than the series. We are reminded that some people think that Confederate flag is offensive. We never saw the cousins' feelings on the subject, but they were driving through the black section of Atlanta with that racist symbol on display. Some rednecks applauded their devotion to the South, some people showed they were offended.Was there any good acting? Burt Reynolds, of course. But I couldn't like him as much as the adorable Sorrell Booke. And Rosco? The difference between this man and James Best reminds me of when I saw the movie "Hogan's Heroes" was based on. The movie Rosco was like the movie Schultz--not as much of a moron, not as likable. James Best would have been more like the TV Schultz. You just had to like him in spite of things. TV Enos was more of a moron, but movie Enos was somewhat likable.More cops, too, than on TV, and these cops were to be taken seriously. That's actually more realistic.The only truly bad acting I remember was Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse. Of course I like Willie Nelson the singer, and I thought he was better at playing himself in an episode of the TV series "Monk". The idea of someone like Willie playing Uncle Jesse is an appealing one, but the results just weren't always ideal. The cousins weren't quite as appealing, and when they had a disagreement--well, they just didn't seem appealing any more. But they were good enough.Jessica Simpson was tougher than Catherine Bach, and hotter. She took off her top in one scene. And then in another scene, she took off a trench coat to show what she had on under those short shorts. The top matched the bottom, and what wasn't covered looked fit, tan and amazing. And all that blonde hair. Simpson didn't seem at all bothered by putting herself on display, and that's just fine with me. She still showed intelligence.Pretty girls wearing skimpy outfits or towels were a big part of this movie. I liked the girls who helped out with the big mystery. Was it worth seeing? I can't say. You may be better off never having seen the series, or you'll try to compare the two.

Davis P The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) is a big screen adaptation of the Redneck loving 100% country 70s show. It stars Jonny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, and famed country singer Willie Nelson. The plot is pretty typical of movie adaptations of classic television shows. The villain is plotting a cartoon like scheme against the protagonists. Then the good guys of course thwart the villain in a big prolonged action sequence. So yes, it is predictable. If you dislike predictable films, then you might as well stop reading. To me, the first half of the movie was a waste, it could and should have been a whole lot better. The second half is better, but still not up to the standards I personally hold films to. The positives of the film are Willie Nelson, Burt Reynolds, and the final action sequence, I thought those aspects of the film were well done. The negatives unfortunately outweigh the positives. Jessica Simpson's character, Daisy Duke, was such a waste, she could've been a clever character, but instead literally the only purpose she served was to be a sex object the male characters could ogle at and make comments about. And also another negative was the fact that there wasn't a single joke that worked here, I didn't laugh or even chuckle once, every single gag/joke feel completely flat. Overall I give it a 5/10. Like I said, mixed bag, but I personally do not recommend it.

Phil Hubbs Not too sure where I stand with this update of the classic kids show. This is one of those times where making a film for the younger audience is probably the best option yet they went the other way.The main problem here is the fact that The Dukes of Hazzard was a TV show primarily for kids. It was light-hearted and had the same kind of theme as other classic TV shows like The A-Team, Knight Rider and Airwolf. This new film takes that kind-hearted approach and throws it out of the window to make room for a new crude, vulgar version with tits and ass.I will admit that at times the film is good fun, the massive car chase sequence at the end is a tornado of great stunts that is tremendous fun to watch. Much like the classic car chases in 'The Blues Brothers' its amazing to see the famous Dodge Charger hurtle down the freeway and leap higher and farther than ever before. Unfortunately this is about as fun as it gets for both thrills and whimsical retro goodness.The rest of the film really is a nasty cheap-ass pile of stereotypical clichés in a bad straight to DVD National Lampoon's kinda way. The main casting of Knoxville and Scott as Bo and Luke was terrible and gave the game away immediately as to what direction the film was going in. Even Simpson as Daisy was a bad choice, your everyday boring over-tanned blonde Barbie doll wannabe with luminously bleached teeth. Yes she was sexy in her tight Levi cutoffs and lets be honest this character ain't here for intellectual conversation, but she was also vacuous with no character whatsoever. The bad casting continued with Reynolds as Boss Hogg who had no presence in the film at all. Just a big name for the advertising and a very weak performance.Overall its a very mixed bag as there is some nice car porn in here but quite simply its a very bad adaptation of the TV show. Seeing the old General Lee zoom around is the most enjoyment you're gonna get outta this...if you grew up with the show that is (or you're a petrolhead).Shame they also had to drag the modern day PC bandwagon into the fray. They just had to include present day politics didn't they, couldn't let that go, exactly why this should not have been set in the present day. Not to be taken too seriously of course but you know deep down the original TV show is slightly frowned upon these days *groan*.Unfortunately this is a rather sour spin on the TV show and spoils its good name. Chock full of needless cameos, way too glossy, hints at soft porn, crass and with added toilet humour. Basically its 'American Pie' and 'Jackass' injected into a much loved old TV show which is totally unacceptable frankly.This is exactly what Stiller and co didn't do for their classic TV show adaptation and look at the difference in quality. Don't show this to your kids and avoid yourself.2/10