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Topic: The Dukes of Hazzard(2005)
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Dave Williams
Wet nipple scene
Posts: 1836
From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 08-07-2005 04:53 PM
quote: Christian Volpi
Since when was it not ok for someone to post an opinion? Chill out, Dave.
Hey, I am most chill! ![[Cool]](cool.gif) Being in a "heartily" disagreement is not by any means getting my panties in a ruffle. Ever have a hearty peice of steak? Tastes real damn good doesn't it? Doesn't mean I go dancing in the aisles punching people in the face.
Don't take my excitement for something as a sign that I am over exciteable. Too often that is the case in disagreements and misunderstandings.
In fact, the mere point that I titled the link to the other topic "Dave's Completely and Totally Pointless Defensless Diatribe" was a seemingly minor hint that perhaps even I was not taking this to terribly seriously.
I was never NOT chilled out.
quote: David Stambaugh
Dave, you seem awfully defensive about liking this movie. There's no reason to be defensive about it, just as there's no reason to be offended if other people (such as myself) had a negative reaction to the trailer (or to a screening) and therefore choose not to see the film.
Well I don't recall saying that no one had any right to have a negative reaction and therefore chose not to see the film, or did I state that people need to see this film. I only stated that it gave me a reason to just forget about all my troubles for two hours and that felt good. So for me this was not a waste of time. As far as defensive, I even used the little picture guys ![[thumbsup]](graemlins/thumbsup.gif) to show my absolute non seriousness in my so called defensiveness.
I do admit that I was very upset that brad didn't like it. I actually had to cry myself to sleep I was so upset. I just couldn't believe that my hero and role model didn't like it. It was like my life had just been turned upside down.
I had to lash out. I hate all of you. ![[uhoh]](graemlins/uhoh.gif)
Hey it made 30 mil, costing just 56 mil. Return on investment in four weeks for the studio, and I am sure theater owners made a nickel or two. Better than a film costing 125 mil, taking in 13 mil, and getting better rewiews.
So yeah, I rate the movie rather highly, once again as some pure dumb fun, a feel good movie. Then again, there are those that purely just hate the idea of the film so whatever, anyone is entitled to hate is just as much as I loved it.
Ciao
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David Stambaugh
Film God
Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 08-07-2005 05:57 PM
A courier knocked on my door this morning and handed me an envelope from Dave Williams with a crisp $20 bill and a Regal Gift Certificate inside! Thanks Dave! ![[beer]](graemlins/beer.gif)
OK, that didn't happen. But, as God is my witness, and intending to be as open-minded as possible, I saw "Dukes" today.
I offer any doubters in the crowd ![[Wink]](wink.gif) the following proof that I actually saw it:
Attendance: About 12 (in their largest house with 480 seats). Rolling stock included 2 letterboxed flat ads shown in scope. All the rolling stock & trailers were very sharp, but the feature seemed soft. Maybe it's the print. Otherwise everything was ok. Not that it really matters.
I chuckled a few times, mostly at a couple throwaway lines and Willie Nelson's jokes. Otherwise I found most of it mind-numbingly dull, yet somehow not quite as bad overall as I expected. I give it 1.75 stars: Just barely bearably watchable.
There was a family of 5 sitting in the same row as me who found the movie hysterical. They were whoopin' and hollerin' and laughin' at all the the jokes and sight gags as if this was the funniest thing they'd ever seen. I'm glad they enjoyed it and I hope they tell their friends. I mean that sincerely. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) (I wonder if they think Seinfeld is funny? ![[Confused]](confused.gif) )
As for me, I guess I'm prolly some kind of elitist film snob.
No hard feelings Dave.
[ 08-07-2005, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: David Stambaugh ]
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Sam Graham
AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues.
Posts: 1431
From: Waukee, IA
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 08-07-2005 09:47 PM
CINEMA: Great Escape Theatres Moline 14, Moline, IL
AUDITORIUM: 8
PRESENTATION: Mystery Meat Digital
PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: None
RATING: Three stars (out of four)
WARNING: This review will ramble on about lots of things that have nothing to do with the movie. If this annoys you, just skip to the last paragraph. Okay.
Wife #1 and I were passing through the Quad Cities on the way to Justin West's Galva Autovue Drive-In and caught a matinee. We mentally prepared for the show by eating at Texas Roadhouse beforehand because we don't have one at home (actually one is under construction) and we do have Famous Dave's. Famous Dave's IS the Boar's Nest. Texas Roadhouse is just a bunch of posers.
An aside about the Galva Autovue...It was a blast. Justin sold out Screen 1 (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and did a good business on Screen 2 (Fantastic Four), even though ANOTHER drive-in had its grand opening 30 miles away in Galesburg (the Blue Moonlight Drive-In, a re-christening of the old Galesburg Drive-In), which I only found out about ten minutes ago through a news article. We STAYED in Galesburg and had no idea.
What was I talking about? Oh yeah...
The Moline 14 is a block south of John Deere Rd across and up from a Lowe's and Wal-Mart on an obscure "barely residential" grade two-way street hidden in the trees. Access is minimal...Exiting is awful. There's a three-way stop (signs, not lights) with the inflow traffic off John Deere being the moving lane. That means everybody coming off John Deere NOT going to the theatre is turning left into Lowe's and Wal-Mart, and they don't have to stop, making northbound traffic back to Deere a dangerous prospect. You're thinking "They got the lot cheap." Me too.
The exterior screams "small-town build". It's primarily sand in color with red, gold, and purple accents that look nice, yet cheap. The color scheme carries inside but looks nicer, especially in the auditoriums. Auditorium 8, at about 300 seats, is perfectly salvageable. Nice decor, nice dimensions, in particular the space between the front row and the screen. Wife #1 said "I've never seen a theatre with stage space before", referring to the big empty concrete area between the screen and the first row. Redo the sound, get a quieter climate control system, good to go. Even as is, Joe Average probably isn't complaining. They should do well considering they're only one of two first-run multiplexes in a 300,000 population metro, assuming people can find them.
There were probably a dozen or two attendees. We arrived 45 minutes before the show and were the second group in the room. One of the three in the first group made three trips to the concession stand before the movie started. The third time, during the trailers, he walked back in with a big soda, an ICEE, and a popcorn, and said in full voice "I've been back there so many times the lady asked me if I had a bladder problem." That got one of the best laughs of the show from the entire room.
The original version was one of the stupidest things ever to hit the air, and it knew it. But as long as they kept the General in ample supply of chase scenarios, kept the plot relatively clean, and didn't kill TOO many stunt men in the process, it was a lot of fun. The movie is equally stupid and plays the same basic format with the exception of the "relatively clean" part. It gets better as it goes, and it is ultimately a fun show. Especially the outtakes during the credits. This movie has its audience, and for them, this will be the greatest movie this year. Wife #1 would be one of those people.
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it was a lot of fun, I thought it was funny and I liked seeing the car "fly every 5 minutes".
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