'The Dukes of Hazzard' Theatrical Trailer

[wLc]

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808509770&cf=trailer

[01 GENERAL LEE 01]

Some parts looked good, some parts looked retarded. It was friggin' cool ta see th' General leapin' again, those scenes got me excited. As fer th' rest...I'll need more trailers.

[bamamediamafia]

see, i was right, a day early, but i was right when i said expect the trailer around the 6th of may!

by the way,,hot damn this is gonna be a great movie

[matt duke]

THAT TRAILER KICKED ASS!

i gotta know who did the remake of the theme song.

can someone try and post the songs from it?

[Charger]

the stunts look badass and it looks real not the stupid computer generated crap like i was hopeing.

looks like its gona be great.

[dukesran1]

It toke me four or five times to git it to work but when it did it looked :D :lol: 8) but i had no sound :cry:

[RedJohnson]

I was excited to see the General Lee, that was great. Some of it though, I'm skeptical about. The theme song remake, I'll have to see who did before I make a judgement on it. With any luck it's Shooter Jennings.

[sam29]

I thought the trailer was great. They seem to have 2 new takes on the theme tune. The one that was done by Willie Nelson which sound just like the TV theme tune and a rock one,which I like. I think the new cast and crew have done well and if the film is as good as the trailer then it will be a big hit at the ciinema.

[Cajunduke]

The trailer is good... I'm ready for the movie... & the sequel...

[fathead]

YEEEEHAAAAAA!!!

Man, that almost brought tears to my eyes. This might be one of the best car stunt movies ever - hope hope hope...

[flash]

This is going to be a fun movie! But I have two questions. 1. Where's Roscoe? 2. It sounds to me like that was Waylon's version of the theme song, it didn't sound like Willie to me.

[JBama01]

Just as I suspected, a stupid Jackass meets Supertrooper ripoff.

With some Road Trip and American Pie thrown in...

Lame Stifler jokes...etc.

Smokey and the Bandit my ass.

The only thing that saves this POS is The General.

Even then, I hate the fact that those two bozos were behind the wheel.


As they say in Louisiana, we need a redeaux.

[BubbaDuke]

YEEEEHAAAA!!!!!

Man that makes me wish it was August already. I can't wait to see this movie. I know some of that made Bo seem Stifler like with his jokes but it was funny as hell. That was Waylon's theme song playing during the trailer. And Oh how I love those shorts. :D :D

[back]

Man oh Man! that looks sweet! Hot chicks, hot cars. ;)
im gone.

-Brad

[Moms lil' Daisy]

I didn't like how they made the dukes look like real criminals or bad guys. When they pulled up next to the sheriff and threw the cuffs at them and said think ya all could catch me now? that just made it look like they go to find the trouble but thats no twhat they did at all.

[travelerF150]

This makes me breath a HUGE sigh of relief! I think this movie looks awesome. If you don't like the cast you can atleast appreiciate the stunts. Man I can't wait for August 5th. Hell Yeah!!!!

[matt duke]

whats the song when u see daisy with enos? and who does the theme at the end of the trailer. i gotta get those songs

[travelerF150]

It sounds to me like Waylon but you can't tell for sure. I know Shooter just released an album but I haven't heard him sing yet. If he sounds like his dad then maybe it's him. But I agree I've got to get those songs somewhere. I know they're releasing a sound track CD for the movie cause Willie's recorded a version of the them sound and he's redone Skynyrd's "Call me the Breeze" for it. Plus I've heard Simpson is gonna sing a song or two on it. Hopefully it won't be pop like all her other stuff. I'll be checking Best Buy occasionally to see if they have it.

[basktqase]

i have watched that trailer like 10 times, and it just makes me more excited to see the finished product. I am really glad to see that they put that much effort into the chase scenes i.e. the cool camera work. For everyone saying that this looks like super troopers meets jackass, i don't know what they smoked before they watched the trailer, but there isn't any sign of that in there. From what is shown in the trailer, this movie is very much in the original spirit of the show, just modernized a little.

For those of you asking about the music. The first song is Black Betty. It is a remake and i think that ram jam did it. THe second song is the original theme, and the last song is the re-recorded theme. I don' know who has re-recorded it...but i am going to do some digging. It doesn't sound recognizable, but i can tell its a duet with someone.

I can't wait till we can see the nxt trailer which will probably come out end of june or early july.

[Dale The Bold]

Not too thrilled with the actors' scenes. "Let's put another shrimp on the barbie!" makes me think that a page from the script for Dumb and Dumber somehow got shuffled in since they use that EXACT same joke.

However, the guys who said that this movie, even if it's bad, will deliver on the scenes with General Lee were right on! Man, that car is awesome and will be the movies saving grace.

[MaryAnne]

I think the re-recorded theme towards the end of the trailer is Shooter Jennings. I think. LOL. I say this because it sounds like the same verison CMT used during the closing credits of their Inside Fame program.

Definetly they have Waylon's original single release version of the theme in the background. It was good to hear that.

The stunts alone are gonna carry this movie. THANK GOD they went with real stunts and not computer generated crap. YEEHAA!

[basktqase]

The didn't actually use the same joke. In DUmb and Dumber, the line was like this.

Woman: I'm from Austria

Jim Carrey: Well then, G'Day mate...lets throw another shrimp on the barbie.

What makes that funny is because the woman isn't from Australia at all.

However, I won't write off your statement completely because the first time I saw the trailer and that part came up, my mind also went to dumb and dumber.

[Brian Coltrane]

The action scenes look like a full-throttle hellride. That much of it rocks.

The characterizations still fall short. Bo Duke in a Led Zepplin t-shirt? BAHAHAHAHA!! Rock ON with yer bad self, Bo. Stairway to where??

Willie looked cool, though. Burt still looks like Burt, no matter what character he plays. Man, I'd laugh my head off if he's behind the wheel of a Trans-Am at any point in this film.

I still think this movie will require a 3-beer toxify before viewing, just to get through the insipid dialogue. But when viewed from an alternate-universe perspective, it might be interesting to see Bo and Luke as edgy, wayward, rebels-without-a-clue. They're grittier, nastier, and dumber, but when their main purpose in the movie is to get shook around in the car like two peanuts in a tin can, who cares?


Brian

[AlexJackson]

[quote="Brian Coltrane"]
The characterizations still fall short. Bo Duke in a Led Zepplin t-shirt? BAHAHAHAHA!! Rock ON with yer bad self, Bo. Stairway to where??


Stairway to Hazzard Brian.... *chuckles*

I agree with much of what you said, its the highflying aspect of this movie that might make it a hit. If Jessica's denim panties don't bring the box office numbers yet, the action certainly will. And youre right about the characterizations, Bo and Luke are certainly a tad brainless, kind of like Dumb and Dumber goes to Georgia. I think the 3 beer requirement might have to be booted up a little just to sit through the movie itself.

Alex

[Brian Coltrane]

Stairway to Hazzard?!

<THUD>

[travelerF150]

Brian Coltrane wrote:

But when viewed from an alternate-universe perspective, it might be interesting to see Bo and Luke as edgy, wayward, rebels-without-a-clue. They're grittier, nastier, and dumber, but when their main purpose in the movie is to get shook around in the car like two peanuts in a tin can, who cares?

Amen brother! That's exactly what I've been saying.

[01 GENERAL LEE 01]

Th' General may not have been th' star o' th' series as proven by Coy & Vance, but it will definitely be th' star o' this flick. I seriously can't believe I'm gonna pay to see a SWS movie. I paid fer another Knox one in th' form o' MIIB.

[fathead]

Not to steal wLc's thunder or anything (God love 'im), but I was diggin' around for a hi-res Quicktime version of the trailer and came up with this...

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thedukesofhazzardqt.html

[Conundrum]

I think the jump and the end with "Dixie" going was sweeeet!

[Dale The Bold]

The didn't actually use the same joke. In DUmb and Dumber, the line was like this.

Woman: I'm from Austria

Jim Carrey: Well then, G'Day mate...lets throw another shrimp on the barbie.

What makes that funny is because the woman isn't from Australia at all.

However, I won't write off your statement completely because the first time I saw the trailer and that part came up, my mind also went to dumb and dumber.

Yeah, the Dumb and Dumber joke is slightly different, but it's actually funnier.

This will be a fun movie, though. Seeing the General Lee in action is what will make it cool. Everything else needs improvement. At least they got the General Lee right. This movie will do well, and that car is the reason.

[Divia]

<---owner of a crappy computer.

Can someone give me some screen shots of Enos and Daisy please? I can't download the stupid thing.

[MaximRecoil]

Not to steal wLc's thunder or anything (God love 'im), but I was diggin' around for a hi-res Quicktime version of the trailer and came up with this...

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thedukesofhazzardqt.html
If anyone wants to directly download the high resolution version (the biggest one, marked "Fullscreen") from that page to their hard drive, right-click on this link and select "Save Target As..." - http://mp3content03.bcst.yahoo.com/b02r01/002/yahoomovies/3/14983820.mov

It is 32 MB so it will be a long download without a broadband connection.

[DaneyDuke]

It will probably take the whole film to get use to Bo havin' facial hair but seein' the General fly on the big screen is going to be great! =)

Daney

[Officer Barbrady]

C'mon....where's Rosco? And Cooter?

That said, there were parts that had me going "yee-haw!" (pretty much anything with the General) and some that almost made me put something through the monitor (most involving Jessica Simpson).

The siblings, the offspring and I commented that Burt Reynolds is wrong as Boss Hogg. We just laughed at Willie Nelson.


This movie kinda scares me, but not enough to plunk the eight bucks or so on a trip to the theater. I already promised the nephew I'd take him, and a Duke never reneged on his/her word. (and that influenced this lady here)

[wLc]

Not to steal wLc's thunder or anything (God love 'im),I have no thunder to steal. I'm not in this for the glory, I'm in this for sharing information between fans.

[Virgin Enos]

Call me crazy but cosiddering the director wanted to give the new duke boys more of a bad boy image SWS amd Knoxville may have not been
a bad choice. Coy and Vance falled because they where too much of a spoof of the origanal .If i where the director I would keep that in mind.
The only reason people complain about the new new movie is because its different.The director wasn't intrested in finding actors who could impersinate the originals. Like Knoxville said "where not trying to impersinate those guys because they will be the dukes of hazzard because they will be the Dukes of Hazzard forever. Whale it may not be the best representation of the origanal it will be entertaining to its targeted audiance. I guess the point Im trying to make is that the fact that its differnt may be a good thing

[Virgin Enos]

Call me crazy but cosiddering the director wanted to give the new duke boys more of a bad boy image SWS amd Knoxville may have not been
a bad choice. Coy and Vance falled because they where too much of a spoof of the origanal .If i where the director I would keep that in mind.
The only reason people complain about the new new movie is because its different.The director wasn't intrested in finding actors who could impersinate the originals. Like Knoxville said "where not trying to impersinate those guys because they will be the dukes of hazzard forever. Whale it may not be the best representation of the origanal it will be entertaining to its targeted audiance. I guess the point Im trying to make is that the fact that its differnt may be a good thing

[01 GENERAL LEE 01]

Okay, yer crazy.

[Ron_69]

I like the idea of the new movie its kind of a contemperized verion of a classic. Hopfuly this movie will open up the Dukes to a new Generation.

Oh and by the way the Version of the theme song was a single version by Waylon Jennings. The only real difference is the tempo is a little slower, theres background vocals, theres is a guitar solo, and an extra verse. I had it download a while back, but had to get my computer cleared out and I haven't found it after.

[lostsheep22]

Part of me cant wait to go see the movie, but the other part dosen't. The car stunts look great and it great to the general flying around again, but as far as the actors go it going to take a whole lot a acting to pull it off. So far all they have done is make Bo look like a dork.

[Craig M.D.]

Wooo! My first post here. Shiny.


Well, along with a couple other movies this year (Sin City, Star Wars, Serenity) I've been keeping track of the new Dukes movie but didn't know what to expect. I kept waiting for the trailer to debut to get a feel for what the movie would be like.


First of all, it does strike me as heading into "comedy" territory just a little too much. The tv show had its light-hearted moments, but it was more "fun" than "funny", with the exception of Enos and Roscoe, and sometimes Boss Hogg. In the trailer, even the Dukes look like they'll be played dumb, though I hope that its just a couple of scenes and not the whole movie that they act like this.

Second, Warner Bros. seems to be trying to sell two things in this trailer - first, Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke (shorts, bikini, etc.). Sex sells from what I'm told. Second - The General Lee. From the interviews I read I knew CGI wouldn't be involved for the stunts, but I didn't know how good the stunts would look, but from what I've seen they look really good.

Third, the Duke boys. SWS and Knoxville (as I said above) seem to be playing the Dukes as reckless morons. I hope what we saw in the trailer is not indicative of their performance in the whole movie. Hopefully there's some character development that gets them out of it In the series the Dukes were good guys that just got themselves in trouble becauset they weren't afraid to stand up to the corrupt law enforcement in Hazzard.

Still, the trailer looks pretty good.

[scdukeboy]

Hey, I think some people need to lighten up and take this movie for what it is. It's definetly not an exact remake. The movie has a good cast that will draw people to see it. I think any real Duke fan should be excited over this movie. The ratings on CMT ought to skyrocket once the movie comes out. It will generate a lot of interest in the younger generation. The only complaint I have is the awefull 01 on the stunt car and the cheap wheels. That's the first thing my wife even noticed and she normally doesn't even care about things like that. I mean that's easy stuff they could have fixed.

[travelerF150]

In the beginning of the trailer the 01 is different then in the rest of the movie because the hasn't become the General Lee yet. The first clips of the trailer that show the car being chased in the woods, the car has a different 01, doesn't have rims on it, just plain black wheels, not to metion it looks like a rust bucket. I don't even know if it has the flag on it or not at the beginning. The car becomes the General in the beginning of the movie after the boys wreck it and have to rebuild it. That's why it looks funny in the beginning of the trailer.

[scdukeboy]

OH! That's a relief. Thanks for the info.

[Craig M.D.]

Yeah, spoilers have it that the Dukes take to Cooter and he fixes it up for them at the beginning of the movie. He paints it, puts the Confederate flag on the car, and soups up the engine for them. He also welds the doors shut for some reason. Apparently all references to the General Lee being a stock car are gone.

[scdukeboy]

That'll be pretty kool.

[GeneralLee01]

I know im gonna have a new favorite movie after I see it! I love the trailer and watch it over and over. Also I have never seen the General Lee look so good.

[lostsheep22]

I have to say something because it really buging me. People are say some of us are making to much of nothing, well I just dont want a good thing to be distroyed. People are saying that it will bring a younger generation to the dukes. If they want to get a new generation into the duke they need to stick to the origianl guidelines. The movie might show them as something there are not. I have always seen the duke as a close family with morals, thats loves life. The dukes where good clean fun on t.v. You dont see that anymore. This movie could change the look for the dukes for the new generation. I know dukes where make 20 some old year ago and you cant recreat everything, but come on it Hollywood they can do anything. Why give someone a fales impression.
(Dukes Don't Lie)

[travelerF150]

All I have to say is that people shouldn't trash something they haven't seen yet. I know this movie won't be for every Dukes fan but no matter what they do with the concept they can't change the original show. I'm looking at as two completly different things. You have to. The only way that this movie could be true to the original show would be to have the original cast in it and lets face it that would be impossible. Not only because the cast has gotten older but what would the Dukes be with out Uncle Jesse and Boss Hogg? The first reunion movie was good, the second was ok at best. But lets face it, they're not making this movie for the hardcore, purist Dukes fan. They're making it because they have a cool concept for a movie that will be entertaining and make money.

[scdukeboy]

I just think if this movie will help a few more tune in to watch the Dukes on CMT then it can't be a bad thing. Anything to spark interest and help keep them on the air.

[bucknbn]

My first impressions of the teaser trailer...

Bo - not bad, but what's up with the beard? He should be more of a heartthrob, ladykiller. And the Led Zeppelin T-shirt is too much. Wrong, wrong, wrong. The Dukes are supposed to be country boys through and through... and I even LOVE Led Zeppelin.

Luke - Hard to match up to the original, but I like Knoxville, and he could turn out okay. At least he wears a checked shirt (although admittedly not blue.) Hate the Top Gun sunglasses, though.

The two of them together - they seem to have a good chemistry. But my issue is with their characterization. They're supposed to be "good 'ol boys, never meanin' no harm." As somone else on here said, they seem to be looking for trouble.

Daisy - Will never, ever live up to the glorious Catherine Bach. However, I must say when I heard about this casting I was appalled. "Daisy is NOT a ditz!" I must have said a hundred times since the announcement. Well, thank goodness, she doesn't seem to be one in this movie. I really enjoyed the bar scene, where she lays the smack down on that inconsiderate hick. A Duke protects her honor. I am very impressed with her southern accent. Just over-the-top enough. I hate the blonde hair, but as I said before, no one will ever top the incomparable Catherine Bach. I can understand Jessica Simson wanting to keep her traidmark coif. She's pretty hot, but I wish her legs were longer.

Boss Hogg - Terrible. Nothing against Burt (he should have played Roscoe) but he's too tall, too thin and too sinister. The original Boss was mean and selfish, but he was more of a comedic antihero... a bumbling n'er-do-well. Not really a vengeful man. I know the movie doesn't have to follow the tv show exactly, but this was a crucial hire and portrayal that was messed up.

Uncle Jesse - Perfect hire, but I'm hoping the portrayal is a little more cranky and virtuous than the trailer showed. He seemed a little sheepish in the muffin scene and I can't see the original Uncle Jesse throwing a Molotov coctail at another man, even a cop. I can see him leading a cop into a crumbling barn, but not the outright violence of an explosive.

Roscoe - Not in the trailer, but judging by other roles that the actor has played, I'm anticipating the same problems as the Boss Hogg role.

Enos - Hard to mess this one up too bad. He seems pretty good to me. Does anyone know who plays him?

Music - great.

Hazzard - great.

Boars Nest - Beyond great. Awesome. I love the shot where you're looking up at Daisy and see the dollar bills on the ceiling. Classic.

Dynamite - Glad they kept this crucial trademark, but the scene where the dukes and their big friend get blown backwards looks cheesy and too computer-animation for me. And again, the Dukes don't seem the type to shoot a bomb into a car's radiator.

Jokes - All the jokes associated with Daisy were great... The Double-D, the Special, the Wait Till I Leave and the Undercarriage jokes were spot-on. I also liked Luke's "No, but do you have an application," and "I never get tired of hearing him say that." Everything else sucked. ESPECIALLY the japanese stuff, the shrimp-on-the-barbie stuff, and the stupid "White after Labor Day" joke.

And Last but not least...

THE GENERAL LEE

Holy Cow. YEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Awesome. Incredible. The stunts look AMAZING! I'm SO glad they went with real stunts. The first jump is so LONG! The last jump is so HIGH! Holy cow. I got chills! Thank the gods of hollywood that they made the right decisions here... not the least of which were the confederate flag on the roof and the "Dixie" horn. I was really, really, really, really worried those would be axed in the P.C. world we live in. I loved all the classic shots of spinning tires, eroded-creek jumps, road block busts, smashed cop cars and especially Bo sliding across the hood. (Did you notice that scene is reversed? Look at the "10" on the door and the "EEL LARENEG" over the window) My only problem was, in one interior scene you can see a modern stereo head unit. That sucks. But at least there's a CB underneath it. And, if it's true, I'm glad the moviemakers are going to tell the backstory, where Cooter soups up the car, repaints it and welds the doors.

Random thoughts... The token black cop. Linda Carter looks great. Love the shot of the guy flying into the rack of bottles at the Boar's Nest. Whoever plays that fat cop could have played Boss Hogg. This movie looks like a lot of FUN, although nothing will match the original show.

Just my two cents, er, dollars I guess.

[bamamediamafia]

My first impressions of the teaser trailer...

Bo - not bad, but what's up with the beard? He should be more of a heartthrob, ladykiller. And the Led Zeppelin T-shirt is too much. Wrong, wrong, wrong. The Dukes are supposed to be country boys through and through... and I even LOVE Led Zeppelin.

Luke - Hard to match up to the original, but I like Knoxville, and he could turn out okay. At least he wears a checked shirt (although admittedly not blue.) Hate the Top Gun sunglasses, though.

The two of them together - they seem to have a good chemistry. But my issue is with their characterization. They're supposed to be "good 'ol boys, never meanin' no harm." As somone else on here said, they seem to be looking for trouble.

Daisy - Will never, ever live up to the glorious Catherine Bach. However, I must say when I heard about this casting I was appalled. "Daisy is NOT a ditz!" I must have said a hundred times since the announcement. Well, thank goodness, she doesn't seem to be one in this movie. I really enjoyed the bar scene, where she lays the smack down on that inconsiderate hick. A Duke protects her honor. I am very impressed with her southern accent. Just over-the-top enough. I hate the blonde hair, but as I said before, no one will ever top the incomparable Catherine Bach. I can understand Jessica Simson wanting to keep her traidmark coif. She's pretty hot, but I wish her legs were longer.

Boss Hogg - Terrible. Nothing against Burt (he should have played Roscoe) but he's too tall, too thin and too sinister. The original Boss was mean and selfish, but he was more of a comedic antihero... a bumbling n'er-do-well. Not really a vengeful man. I know the movie doesn't have to follow the tv show exactly, but this was a crucial hire and portrayal that was messed up.

Uncle Jesse - Perfect hire, but I'm hoping the portrayal is a little more cranky and virtuous than the trailer showed. He seemed a little sheepish in the muffin scene and I can't see the original Uncle Jesse throwing a Molotov coctail at another man, even a cop. I can see him leading a cop into a crumbling barn, but not the outright violence of an explosive.

Roscoe - Not in the trailer, but judging by other roles that the actor has played, I'm anticipating the same problems as the Boss Hogg role.

Enos - Hard to mess this one up too bad. He seems pretty good to me. Does anyone know who plays him?

Music - great.

Hazzard - great.

Boars Nest - Beyond great. Awesome. I love the shot where you're looking up at Daisy and see the dollar bills on the ceiling. Classic.

Dynamite - Glad they kept this crucial trademark, but the scene where the dukes and their big friend get blown backwards looks cheesy and too computer-animation for me. And again, the Dukes don't seem the type to shoot a bomb into a car's radiator.

Jokes - All the jokes associated with Daisy were great... The Double-D, the Special, the Wait Till I Leave and the Undercarriage jokes were spot-on. I also liked Luke's "No, but do you have an application," and "I never get tired of hearing him say that." Everything else sucked. ESPECIALLY the japanese stuff, the shrimp-on-the-barbie stuff, and the stupid "White after Labor Day" joke.

And Last but not least...

THE GENERAL LEE

Holy Cow. YEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Awesome. Incredible. The stunts look AMAZING! I'm SO glad they went with real stunts. The first jump is so LONG! The last jump is so HIGH! Holy cow. I got chills! Thank the gods of hollywood that they made the right decisions here... not the least of which were the confederate flag on the roof and the "Dixie" horn. I was really, really, really, really worried those would be axed in the P.C. world we live in. I loved all the classic shots of spinning tires, eroded-creek jumps, road block busts, smashed cop cars and especially Bo sliding across the hood. (Did you notice that scene is reversed? Look at the "10" on the door and the "EEL LARENEG" over the window) My only problem was, in one interior scene you can see a modern stereo head unit. That sucks. But at least there's a CB underneath it. And, if it's true, I'm glad the moviemakers are going to tell the backstory, where Cooter soups up the car, repaints it and welds the doors.

Random thoughts... The token black cop. Linda Carter looks great. Love the shot of the guy flying into the rack of bottles at the Boar's Nest. Whoever plays that fat cop could have played Boss Hogg. This movie looks like a lot of FUN, although nothing will match the original show.

Just my two cents, er, dollars I guess.

of course there is a modern stero unti in the car, the movie is set in 2005

[bucknbn]

I've got no problem with the movie being set in today's society. I had just hoped the General would stay classic, and not updated. For the most part it wasn't updated - just that modern stereo head unit.

[yeeeeha]

From what I can make of it, it sounds like Kid Rock. I know that he does the song at all his concerts in the middle of American Bada$$.

I saw him at the Voodoo Music Fest in Oct 2004 and he made mention to the movie and song...

[dukesran1]

Dont what to be rude but if you read the thread i did about a group cage9 they are the ones sing at the end

[Capt_Redneck]

Alright everyone. I am back after my new computer crashed one month after getting it. But that is another story for later.....


I was watching CMT's Top Twenty Countdown with Buddy Jewell last week when they showed the trailer. I have watchede it over and over again on CMT and on the internet.

Thanks to bucknbn for giving me a template to work off of. Sorry I stole your format.

My take on it, if ya'll can take at least one more opinion. I think the movie will be better than what was expected from everyone on here.

Bo - I think SWS will be a great Bo. I like that he is a little more wilder , at least on the trailer he is.

Luke - Johnny Knoxville might have gotten the bad rap from everyone on here because of Jacka$$ , but I think he pulls it off . Maybe he is not the serious type or the voice of reason like Tom Wopat was , but he will a great compliment to SWS.

Daisy - I still would have preferred Gretchen Wilson as Daisy. With that being said, Jessica Simpson seems like she will make a good Daisy. She does look hot and does show some smarts. I will wait and judge when the movie comes out.

Uncle Jesse - I always thought Willie Nelson was great choice. His trailer spot proves it to me. Although he seemed a bit too flirtatious than what we are used to, it might not be a bad thing if he still has his values and respect we all come to expect.

Boss Hogg - Another choice I was happy with. It will be different seeing Burt Reynolds as JD Hogg. He will be the opposite of what we are used to. Maybe that might be a good thing.

Enos - Looks like a good choice in the little bit they show.

Roscoe - Can't tell yet. Not in the trailer.

All in all it looked great to me. Seeing the "General Lee" fly through the air with the dixie horn actually got to me. That was pure enjoyment. I think SWS and Knoxville seem to have the chemistry in the little bit of the trailer. Jessica sounded good as Daisy with her sarcasm and remarks. And the music , especially the new version of Good Ol' Boys sounded awesome...

Everyone has to understand that this is set in 2005, so Bo and Luke will be more of a product of today's world, not a quarter century earlier. I just hope people who made the movie decide to NOT include the scene explaining the Confederate flag , as we have discussed on here before.

One other thing that they have to have in this movie or else it loses a star automatically - THE BALLADEER.

[Craig M.D.]

Despite what I've read in interviews about the movie not being a comedy, the trailer itself seemed to play up the comedic aspects/scenes of the film.

I just hope that Bo and Luke are portrayed smarter in the movie than they seemed in the trailer and that Uncle Jesse is still the cornerstone of the Duke family.

EDIT: also, about Daisy being a blonde - didn't the producers on the show originally want a blonde to play the part? I recall Catherine Bach saying something about that on commentary for episode 1 on the 1st season DVDs.

[Moms lil' Daisy]

I have to say something because it really buging me. People are say some of us are making to much of nothing, well I just dont want a good thing to be distroyed. People are saying that it will bring a younger generation to the dukes. If they want to get a new generation into the duke they need to stick to the origianl guidelines. The movie might show them as something there are not. I have always seen the duke as a close family with morals, thats loves life. The dukes where good clean fun on t.v. You dont see that anymore. This movie could change the look for the dukes for the new generation. I know dukes where make 20 some old year ago and you cant recreat everything, but come on it Hollywood they can do anything. Why give someone a fales impression.
(Dukes Don't Lie)

---------------

I agree with you Lostsheep22, though, it being set in 2005 I can see some changes but the characterization should not have been changed so much as I said before it makes it look like they go lookin gfor the trouble and cause it to get Boss mad. (thats NOT the DUKES). As for the new generation, :-? I was not around for the original airing o fthe AWSOME series but love what it was and is now. With that said, I am still eager to see the new movie, it looks like it will be funny, and still good just not what everyone expects of the Dukes of Hazzard. After all they is just keepin it b'tween the ditches. :wink:

[Divia]

Libraries are a wonderful thing.....I finally saw the flippin thing.

I still dont think Bo should have facial hair. Or Enos for that matter. Its just wrong.

Jessica sounds like she has a fake southern accent. Isnt she southern? Damn that girl can't do anything right.

Burt Reynolds just isnt Boss Hogg. Hogg..its a play on words...the original was fat..how can a Hogg be skinny?

Johnny Knoxville might be able to pull this off.

I still dont see the point of the Japanese line though?? "We converted?"

[JBama01]

My first impressions of the teaser trailer...

Bo sliding across the hood. (Did you notice that scene is reversed? Look at the "10" on the door and the "EEL LARENEG" over the window)


I thought I was the only one who noticed that.

[bucknbn]

More thoughts, after the 100th viewing...

I watched this thing so many times and tried to figure out what it was I liked so much about it. It was something that had to do with the classic show -- something carried over -- and I couldn't lay my finger on it. Well I finally did.

Its the rockin' CAMERA ANGLES.

I love the super-close-ups of the side of the car, taken from way down at ground level, where all you can see are the wheels spinning and a little bit of the scenery up in front.

I love the super-low camera angles at the bottom of the ramp when they hit it and white smoke billows out from under the car.

I love the classic one, where the camera is actually ON the ground and the car passes over it, spewing leaves.

I love the one in the first jump where it's on the landing bank of the river and the car is flying toward and slightly to the side of us (that one's especially good, because of the way the car is leaning... that's classic, too.)

There's one incredible shot (very short, you have to pause the video) where the General is being chased by the cop cars. It really shows off the great suspension and handling of the General. The back wheels are off the ground and the front wheels are not just turned to the right, but ANGLED in under the car. It just makes the General look like it is... a POWERHOUSE of a machine, that isn't happy unless it's going full throttle and on the edge of out-of-control.

I love the shot of the General and the cop car side-by-side after they show the cop the keys.

I love the shot of Bo through the windshield as he's turning the General in a tight circle.

I love the shot that's taken very high up, where the General is jumping near the white buildings. It crosses across the screen, very high, and on the same level as the camera.

Of course, as I said before, I love the shot from the floor at Daisy, where you can see the ceiling of the boar's nest. For that matter, I love the shot of the Duke boys on the ground during the bar fight.

Enough about camera angles. You get the drift.

--
Random thoughts II ...

The girl on the bed at the sorority house looks like Laura Dern, one of my favorite actresses.

I miss the old Hazzard jail. There was something really cool about the cell right there in the office, with the key on the hook on the wall.

I hope the fat guy with the punk glasses who gets blown backward by the dynamite isn't Cooter.

I love the visual motif of the engine parts firing, the license plate and the front grille while the title comes on. I hope they do the entire opening credits that way.

There DEFINITELY needs to be a Balladeer.

I hope the farm the Dukes are on when they're surrounded by cop cars is not the Duke Farm. It's too big and nice-looking.

--

Things I hope to see in the movie:

I hope there's a moonshine element, or at least a reference to Jesse and JD running 'shine together in old days in the movie.

I wouldn't mind it if J.D. Hogg's twin brother, A.L. Hogg made an appearance, although that could probably be saved for a sequel. (For those that don't know, J.D. stands for Jefferson Davis, the first president of the confederacy and A.L. stands for Abraham Lincoln. He lived up north, wore all black and was a goody two-shoes) That was one of my favorite storylines in the show.

NO COY AND VANCE!!!!!!

[lost_sheep3]

My thoughts on the trailer....


I agree with everyone else, the shots of the General were terrific! I will go see the movie, for that alone.

Some of the jokes were downright horrible. What I don't get is that this movie was so concerned with being PC that they were considering not using the flag on the roof, but just in the trailer alone were two rather non-PC jokes...what's up with that?

A few of the jokes weren't so bad, but again, I don't particularly like the characterizations in this movie...however, this is going to be something that primarily upsets long-time Dukes fans. Those of us who grew up on the show, who still watch the show frequently. Those of us who know the characters of Bo, Luke, Daisy and all the rest as practically family. We're the ones who are going to be most bothered by the new Duke's being out of character.

I think that the best thing that those of us who are concerned about the movie not fitting what we know as Dukes can do is watch the movie for itself (and for the General). If we try to compare it to the original, it seems like it will fall way short. But, I think that it is worth seeing just to see the General jump on the big-screen, I have wanted to see that for many years...and for that I can't wait.

LS3

[Dasy_General_01fan]

I thought some parts looked good....although some parts looked really retarted, I thought Jessica Simpson looked great....but holy crap who got the black guy to sing the theme song, it sucked!

[dukesran1]

What Black guy? the theme song was sung by a group call cage9 and there not black

[MarkVanWoert]

Wow this could cause some damage. I hope this doesn't sound like back tracking, but I would like to apologize to each and everyone one of you for this.

I made a big mistake by leaving my PC here at work open, waiting on a customer and then going home while still logged into Hazzard Net. With that mistake I left myself open for a mischievous co-worker who knows Im a professional writer, a HUGE Duke fan (hell Im restoring a 68 as the General Lee now!!) and he likes to egg me on by saying he hates the Dukes of Hazzard and claims the only time he ever saw a Dodge Charger was in his rear view mirror getting smaller. Anyway... no need to go into an elaborate excuse, I would just to give a very big SORRY!!!

He really doesn't know how much he has effected any or what little creditability I had with you folks.

I just hope you all can forgive my mistake and still let me show my face here. Again thanks and Im sorry. :oops:

[dukesran1]

first of all the car looks like that way bacause that's how they find it. later it becomes the car we know

second the jumps are real

3 the general Lee is on the car

and that is'nt his son sing it's a band called cage9 im sorry if it sounds like im yelling i'm just giting tired of telling people who song the theme

[basktqase]

MarkVanWoert, you obviously have no idea what you are talking about. If you would have read the restof the interviews and done research like the rest ofus, you would have already known that all of the stunts in the movie are doen with real cars. Yes, they onlygot about three cars in greatcondition from the WB company that were in the original show. They made the stipulation that those cars were not to be used for any stunts. The rest of the cars that they used on the big jumps were also from the show. They rebuilt them just so that they could crash them again.

If you watch the show carefully, you can also tell that not every car they drive has the flags by the cb antenna, or the charger badge. Hell, if you listen closely, sometime you can hear the door slam when the boys get in the car off camera. John Schnieder has even said this himself.

General Lee is written on it, but if you knew the car better, you would realize that the words are written at the very front of the car, conveniently where thoseguys' ebows are placed, therefore covering it up.

Also, I hate to burst your bubble, but that last jump in the trailer, yes...It IS a real jump. The director talked about that jump in one of his interviews about how when they jumped it, it hit the median and broke the car.

And like dukesran said...this movie starts out with the general being corroded and junky. It is only after they wreck it that cooter fixes it and makes it what it is.

MC Gainy is not fat. He is very muscular and intimidating. Not like the real Roscoe, but wouldn't you know, this movieisn't the television show.

The next time you decide to talk completely out of your ass, please at least have some credibility to your statements. Although it has been fun nullifying all of your arguments, I odn't like dumb people trying to spread stuff about a movie they havn't even seen and is pissed because its nothowthey think it should be.

[fathead]

A fat Rosco, and a skinny Boss Hogg???? True fans are buying in to this pile of meadow muffins!!!

...

Now you can like me or you can hate me... but I am a TRUE Duke fan and this could be a cool movie... by another name.

Sorry guys.

Wow. Just... wow.

I think true fans research their information from more credible sources. You were wrong an almost all counts here, buddy.

Sorry guy.

[BubbaDuke]

EVeryone pleae reread the post by MarkVanWoert. It appears that a non duke fan tried to play a dirty joke on him. He has edited the post and apologized for the posting of his coworker under his name.

MarkVanWoert wrote:
Wow this could cause some damage. I hope this doesn't sound like back tracking, but I would like to apologize to each and everyone one of you for this.

I made a big mistake by leaving my PC here at work open, waiting on a customer and then going home while still logged into Hazzard Net. With that mistake I left myself open for a mischievous co-worker who knows Im a professional writer, a HUGE Duke fan (hell Im restoring a 68 as the General Lee now!!) and he likes to egg me on by saying he hates the Dukes of Hazzard and claims the only time he ever saw a Dodge Charger was in his rear view mirror getting smaller. Anyway... no need to go into an elaborate excuse, I would just to give a very big SORRY!!!

He really doesn't know how much he has effected any or what little creditability I had with you folks.

I just hope you all can forgive my mistake and still let me show my face here. Again thanks and Im sorry. [quote]

[fathead]

Dirty trick!

No harm done, then!

Sorry your buddy caused ya this grief!

[dukesran1]

Ok if that's the case then sorry for yelling at you. you just coult me a :evil: mood

[korean_cowboy]

The only thing the trailer does is emphisize what the John Schenider, Tom Wopat, Ben Jones, etc have been saying about the "remake" and why they won't do a cameo in the movie. I can appreciate Dukes fans wanting to see the movie because it's the "dukes" (a very watered down version), but I would hope they would realize that the movie does nothing but make a farse of the good ol' boys, and what the TV show was about.
...I would watch another season of Vance and Coy, before I waste my money on this.

THERE'S NO REPLACEMENT FOR THE REAL THING!!

[good ol' boy 01]

After watchig the trailer a couple of times I think those of you who are knocking the movie may be forgetting something--the first four or five episodes of DOH (the Covington GA, shows). They were much edgier (like the trailor) than the rest of the episodes. They were much more of what the creators had in mind. Hollywood stepped in once the show was a hit and actually watered it down. And as far as Bo being dumb-seriously have you ever seen an episode of the Dukes? Bo was dumb.

I guess my impression was that they captured the spirit of the show dead on. The one thing I fear is that Jesse will not provide a moral center, which in my mind is key and I would prefer Boss be short and fat but can certainly live with Burt.

[dukesran1]

Welcome

I agree that they did do it like the show

Bo being dumb very much so but i thank Luke was very mean to him the way he talked to him as if Bo was five

[lostsheep22]

Hey Bo anit dumb. He aint all that fast, but he aint dumb. There are many time where Bo has been right on track with Luke & time where Bo has finished Luke sentences. So you need to take that back!

[basktqase]

lostsheep22. I believe that you just proved a point that everyonewas trying to make. Honestly, elementary english class. You need another one.

[Scott]

I'm just so happy. Just another step closer. The movie buzz over here faded a little from waiting so long, but now....I have a feeling that all the nay-sayers who wanted to "boycott" this film will eventually see it. Curiosity will overcome them and they will realize how silly their idea sounded. Anyway, I'm still being impatient on the movie release!!




Believe it or not, this link shows the interstate jump car. It was privately owned, sold to WB's and bought back (never for street use---papers shredded). This photo was taken in preparation for the BIG jump through the town square (in the trailer). This was the second sling-car used and worked very well on the interstate...after a couple of mishaps. This was a really nice mishap. The video of that will be released in August also. As per the Public Relations Gestapo.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/Scott225/flipped11.jpg

Note the crumpled up GL in the background? That's the first GL used in the film. The opening sequence of the movie, that GL is frozen in mid air as the balladeer speaks. Of course after it continues on its flight, it lands perfectly/without a scratch/keeps on driving. This photo showed what REALLY happened to it when it landed. Again, a beautiful mishap. (It was a rustbucket anyway)

[dukesran1]

so there is a Balladeer i guess i could'nt get you to say?

[Scott]

A balladeer? Did I say balladeer?! Uh oh...


Okay, there might be one. shhhhhh

[dukesran1]

did I just get you in troble im sorry

[Scott]

Naaaaah...no worries.

[MaryAnne]

You said balladeer. :wink:

[Capt_Redneck]

Balladeer - a big YEEEEE -HAAAAAAAAAAAA ( in my best Bo Duke impression)

[back]

If you guys feel the need to download it you can do so here:
http://members.shaw.ca/backecto/dukes.wmv
im gone.

-Brad

[T-Man]

Well, after trying all week, i finally got it to work. It was great! All i have to say is its gonna be a long couple of months. I cant wait til August 5.

[GADuke01]

Hey "Scott", thanks for sharing that photo of the wrecked cars. It's pretty neat seeing just how those cars look after sustaining such massive jump damage.


GADuke01

[good ol' boy 01]

I also wanted to reply to the problems people have with the Led Zeplin T-Shirt. My cousin and I grew up together on farms out in the middle of nowhere. He was more of a car guy than I was--he restored a 72 step side pick-up and drag raced a bit. We grew up watching and pretending to be the Dukes. He and I were the Dukes in many ways and he loved Zeplin. The T-Shirt is not out of place for a modern day presentation of the Dukes. If they had done this movie exactly like the TV show-which is what I gather some of you want-it would have sucked. Movies are just a different format than tv and it's been 20 years.

[1hellraiser]

You ever try to listen to a song on radio, and alway get the end of the song, that was me and the trailer. I don't like yahoo, so I don't go there. Last night I saw the full trailer, it was real good. I expected real bad things. I was pleased with the camera angles, and the stunts. I think the movie will be better than we all thought.

[1hellraiser]

One thing I forgot, The wardrobe. Ok, bo wears a zeppelin shirt. Is this the end of the world or what. No it isn't. Let's look at the show a minute huh, How many rural farm boys, had their hair that fluffy? Or wore their pants that tight everyday? Not many. So basically this is hazzard, anything can happen and usually does. As for Willie's Jesse having morals, lets not forget, Jesse ran shine, when they had a perfectally good farm to work, and profit from. So that is two bad things, greed, and illeagal making of alcohol. So nobody is perfect.

[dukesran1]

In one interview SWS sead the reason bo is wearing the shirt is becuase Johnny Knoxville could pull of plade but he could'nt thats why he's wearing it.

[blah]

Honestly, after seeing that trailer I'm more excited to see this movie... But there are still some problems, like why does this movie contain scenes ripped from American Pie or some dumb ass movie, ie the sororiety scenes... Totally gay... And SWS as Bo.... Bo was country charming, not brain dead... That Asian doctor thing too... Totally lame, they would never do that in the original series... My biggest gripe though, ENOS!! Enos doesn't have a moustache!!!! And I'm sorry but Enos was really timid and awkward or whatever around Daisy, he wasn't just completely awe struck and speechless like the guy in that clip... It does look entertaining, but I'm just worried about the little things... Oh and those jump scenes are CLEARLY CGI, its just progressed to the point where most people can't tell... The jumps are similar to the climax one in the remake of Gone in 60 Seconds... You really can't blame them for the CGI, its not like there are thousands of Chargers lying around anymore... Oh and anyone else notice how the OLD crown vics are the ones used in stunts, love the producers!

[dukesran1]

I agree up until the CGI part the first jump is real. The jump onto the highway is real. Here is an old interview with Jay on CGI


the question

Was doing it with the full on stunts and NOT CGI and all kinds of tricks, was that part of the sell for you to make an old fashioned stunt driven kinda movie?

Answer

That was the plan when we came into it. Try to have as many people do the actual driving as much as possible. Make it feel as real. I mean, in the seventies, they did'nt have these digital effects so they just did them. We did most of them here (on set). There are gonna be the occasional shot that was worth doing (in CGI) but for the most part, they'er in these cars. and we've got (the RDV) we've got the stunt driver on top and we can go really fast. It's a new kind of picture vehicle. im sorry if you would like to read the hole interview here http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=7006

[blah]

The shots of the car hitting the ramps might be real, and maybe a little flying too, but the landings that were shown in the trailer were clearer done with CGI... Remember in the old show how you never ever saw the General Lee do a complete landing? Doing a movie in 2005 doesn't mean the cars aren't totalled after they land, they still are and a good chunk of all the stunts are atleast done with/touched up with CGI... The highway jump clearly shows this, the take off looks real, but when it lands, totally fake... (I don't mean the front angle of the landing, but rather the rear view when its in the process of landing) Its hard to tell from a pixelated internet trailer, so ask me after I've seen it... Oh and also, WTF is up with the round 0 on the General Lee in that very first shot?

[dukesran1]

The round 0 i read on here somewhere about it i thank it was becuase the car was just used for the jumps i can't real remember

[badeyebart]

Much rather have CGI for some of the stunts than those lame cutaways to a toy General Lee and a miniature landscape set that anyone could build in their back yard. NBC used the same tactic with Knight Rider...the first few years, real cars were used for the jumps and other stunts, and then they went el-cheapo.

B.E.B.

[dukesran1]

I have been wondering why is the car orange and have a 01 on it before Cooter has the change to fix it. If i can remember when Bo and Luke got the car it was green or black so why in the movie does it start out like the general lee i guess im is'nt to wonder just to watch :roll:

[badeyebart]

After watchig the trailer a couple of times I think those of you who are knocking the movie may be forgetting something--the first four or five episodes of DOH (the Covington GA, shows). They were much edgier (like the trailor) than the rest of the episodes. They were much more of what the creators had in mind. Hollywood stepped in once the show was a hit and actually watered it down. And as far as Bo being dumb-seriously have you ever seen an episode of the Dukes? Bo was dumb.

I guess my impression was that they captured the spirit of the show dead on. The one thing I fear is that Jesse will not provide a moral center, which in my mind is key and I would prefer Boss be short and fat but can certainly live with Burt.

Just to add to your reference to the characterizations portrayed in first few episodes, Roscoe was much more serious and not the bumbling character we know and love. And Boss Hogg was portrayed as a womanizer. I think it was the episode in which Daisy wanted to become a country singer & recorded a song (by Jessee Colter, I think) -- there was a scene in which Roscoe accidently barged into a room where Boss was sitting with 2 attractive women on his lap.

There's nothing wrong with the changes they made to the show (except for moving the production to California...BIG mistake), but at the same time it is interesting to think how it would have played if the show had remained "edgier" per your description.

And one final thought on the comparison of the intelligence of the old and new characters. Not trying to say everyone was bumbling idiots, but... Remember the episode in which Huey Hogg secretly videotaped the Dukes in incriminating situations (Roscoe opening the trunk of Daisy's car and finding moonshine, the boys breaking Daisy out of jail, etc)? Once they found out the evidence Huey had, in a stroke of genius Luke comes up with the idea to degauss the tapes to erase the images. Yes, he actually uses the word "degauss" and then goes on to explain to everyone else how the process works. That's a mighty big word for a country boy to use. And especially interesting seeing as how, in an earlier scene, both Boss and Roscoe tell Huey that they've never seen a video tape recorder before. Chances are, neither has Luke; so he understands the mechanics of one? Hmmmm. Maybe he read about it in Popular Mechanics while visiting the outhouse one day.

B.E.B.

[dukesran1]

1 Luke was a marine so i guess he learned it there

2 Nope that wasn't Rosco who walked in on Boss that was one of the bad guys

3 Sadly if Luke did learn this from his car maz after Bo blow up the out house he could'nt learn anymore

[blah]

Boss was always a womanizer, remember the Play Pen and his lil pigglets or whatever... Back to the movie, I think its retarded they have this McGainy guy or whatever, who is like a tower of power as Roscoe... Roscoe was a twig for christs sake!

[StonewallBrigade]

I noticed they avoided showing the Confederate Flag on the top of the General(I havent seen the trailer, but I just saw the TV commercial).

[badeyebart]

1 Luke was a marine so i guess he learned it there

2 Nope that wasn't Rosco who walked in on Boss that was one of the bad guys

3 Sadly if Luke did learn this from his car maz after Bo blow up the out house he could'nt learn anymore

1. Ooops...Forgot Luke was in the Marines.

2. Well, SOMEBODY walked in on him.

3. I suppose...

:)

B.E.B.

[badeyebart]

Boss was always a womanizer, remember the Play Pen and his lil pigglets or whatever... Back to the movie, I think its retarded they have this McGainy guy or whatever, who is like a tower of power as Roscoe... Roscoe was a twig for christs sake!

He wasn't portrayed as a womanizer for all 7 seasons, though. Point is, Boss Hogg and Roscoe may end up being more similar to the original characterization of their TV counterparts in those first few eps.

B.E.B.

[Virgin Enos]

Boss a womanizer He married Lulu Roscos fat sister

[blah]

If you ever saw any episodes with LuLu, you would know that he doesn't in fact love her and it was just in fact a political move... They don't even sleep in the same beds and he refers to her as Roscoe's "fat sister"....

[blah]

And more about the womanizing, there are tonnes of eps were he womanizes, like Officer Daisy Duke, the things that he says about women in uniform! And then there is the ep when all the women take over the men's jobs and there are plenty of stereotypes and such that Boss brings up... Case in point, throughtout the whole series Boss never have much regard for women, just like in that ep when he's running against that woman for County executor or whatever....

[Divia]

I wont deny that Boss liked his women. But I thought that in some episodes he was worried about her. Or am I just confusing this with another show.

[Brian Coltrane]

Absolutely, there were episodes where Boss showed great affection for his wife. Episode "Lulu's Gone Away," for one.

But it's equally true that Boss talked down on Lulu in the early episodes. However, he also showered Rosco with insults throughout the series...yet when the chips were down, he showed a lot of mush for his erstwhile brother-in-law with badge.

Therefore, I'd say Boss's womanizing and complaining was just his exterior; deep down inside, he gave a rip but it took a lot to show it.

Of course the movie ain't gonna get into that kind of character depth - ya can only do so much in 90 minutes - so we'll see the "exterior" of the base persona, without the offsetting facets that the series allowed to develop.



Brian

[dukesran1]

You know this hole Bo with a beard thing after watching the American pie movies for the first time and there real not my cup of tea. i do thank Bo looks better in beard. Not that im nocking SWS but without a beard he looks odd well with it to. I could say it his ears but i would to say he has the biggest mouth i have every seen and i thank that is what makes him how shall i say it not very good looking or it could be the way he holds his face i dont know

[Scott]

.........."... Oh and those jump scenes are CLEARLY CGI, its just progressed to the point where most people can't tell... The jumps are similar to the climax one in the remake of Gone in 60 Seconds... You really can't blame them for the CGI, its not like there are thousands of Chargers lying around anymore... Oh and anyone else notice how the OLD crown vics are the ones used in stunts, love the producers!"..........





Okay, I had to reply! I gotta stick up for my boys. The ONLY CGI done as far as stunts go is small items to remove. Dummies were placed inside the cars during jumps to show driver/passenger placement but were later removed via computer and digital actors were put in. You won't be able to tell, even if you watch it over and over again. As far as the interstate jump being CGI...I won't argue it any but I will say wait till the DVD comes out. It's ALL real. It'll drop your jaw. And as far as old Crown Vics being the only sacrificial cars...trust me, many new models were trashed. One in particular had a huge hydraulic ram mounted lengthways inside the car to shoot it up into the air. I won't say what scene but look for a bow and arrow.

[back]

gotta admit that the Newer model police cruisers Smash ALOT better than the old ones. :wink: lol
im gone.

-Brad

[Capt_Redneck]

Scott......Thanks to your info that you have been giving us , I don't know what I am looking forward to most . The movie or the extras on the DVD. Either way I can't wait. Can't wait to see the General fly on the big screen and can't wait to crank it up on my Home Theater....

This will be a great summer and hopefully a great Christmas(if the movie gets released on DVD by then)

Darrell

[dukesran1]

Hay Scott if you read this how did SWS do in this movie? I real liked him in the Bullitfproof Monk and The Rundown but i didn't like him in the American pie movie thoes sucked sorry to who every liked them

[Scott]

Not that I've seen the movie or anything like that (...), but I think SWS did a very good job in the flick. Both Duke boys' accents seem to be authentic. Daisy's? Well, let's just say she's been up north somewhere too long. I don't see her in too many more Southern-style movies. Willie is the coolest...played the part very well. It's still Uncle Jesse, but with a newer approach. (don't worry, he did do it justice). Too many cast members for me to say here, but, you'll all have a good time.

[Dale The Bold]

I'm guessing that Led Zepplin shirt is because the producers couldn't find a yellow shirt. Or a blue plaid one for that matter. Maybe they were too doped up to notice that he stumbled out of his trailer out of wardrobe and they just started filming.

[Virgin Enos]

the director said the new duke boys dress like "normal" people (unlike the originals in his opinion) LOL. If they wore the same wordrobe it would just be a sign that there trying to impersinate the originals and thats not what there trying to do .

[dukesran1]

I saw the tv trailor tonight it was good. not like the one we seen here and is the voice the of the balladeer? if it is ive heard him before just dont no where.

[Julieduke]

I finally seen on tuesday night during the ACM Award, I got to hand to Warner Bros great Marketing during the a Country Music award shows. That is a purfect timing for the trailor.

[essyjane]

I'm guessing that Led Zepplin shirt is because the producers couldn't find a yellow shirt. Or a blue plaid one for that matter. Maybe they were too doped up to notice that he stumbled out of his trailer out of wardrobe and they just started filming.


I personally think they were just trying to find an emblem of the seventies and Led Zeplin fit.





Although--I don't think that it really worked.




they could have used a plan blue shirt.

[Capt_Redneck]

I personally think they were just trying to find an emblem of the seventies and Led Zeplin fit.





Although--I don't think that it really worked.




they could have used a plan blue shirt.

Or a Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt.......

[essyjane]

Dude you got it!


I think that would have suited the show MUCH MUCH more

[dukesran1]

how do all of you thank the movie will open?

Will they do like the show and show the actors names or do like Starsky and Hutch movie just go right into the movie

[Capt_Redneck]

Dude you got it!


I think that would have suited the show MUCH MUCH more

Exactly.......It would have shown the true spirit of the Southerness and Simple Man aspect of the show...plus when you hear Skynyrd you think of the South in some way, like Sweet Home Alabama , Gimme Three Steps and all that great Souhtern Rock ....

Just a thought .....

Darrell

[essyjane]

He had the South in the palm of his hand.

I tell you though, there were soooo many other shirts he could have worn that would have shown southern pride all the way.

I think that Led Zeplin was a chart topper back in those days.

I don't know, maybe they're trying to appeal to another part of the audience, ya think?

[Dale The Bold]

the director said the new duke boys dress like "normal" people (unlike the originals in his opinion) LOL. If they wore the same wordrobe it would just be a sign that there trying to impersinate the originals and thats not what there trying to do.

No, they are trying to re-invent the originals, commonly known as Coy-and-Vancing.

Because NO ONE wears plaid or yellow shirts in 2005. We all wear clothing with some kind of product placement.

[essyjane]

They don't have to nessesarily need to wear the same clothes.

How many times have we seen someone around with a Led Zepplin shirt?

Me, I haven't seen too many people.

I think the biggest thing is attitude and what I collected from the trailer was that they weren't Bo and Luke.

[dukefan]

Even though it was very thrilling to see the General Lee back in action,this movie is gona flop flatter then panckakes that was broken all up while trying to flip it over the other side!

It's one thing to bring back hazzard county,but to make the duke familly total rebels and known as hard criminals is just not acceptable! They got jessica simpson acting like pamela anderson in barbwire,instead of acting the part of Daisy duke!

If there was such a thing as -10 on the scales of 1-10,take away the 1 and you get my -10 vote,you watch and see,this movie is gona have very bad ratings!

People who never seen the original Dukes of hazzard are gona see the dukes as offensive criminals and when they decide to buy the dvd's of the original duke,they're gona be highly dissappointed of the total difference between the original and the new movie!

[Brian Coltrane]

Eh, I think fans the world over - and even some that have never been Dukes fans before - will see this movie just for the stunts. WB did not make the movie to appeal to the die hards. They made it to appeal to an audience that would have otherwise nevah went to a Dukes of Hazzard movie.

They figured us die hards would see it anyway, no matter what they did. This way, they double the box office take from the measily millions the existing fandom alone would have brought.

This thought occurred to me as I re-read about the new CMT VP of DOH. Despite original advertisements, they were never looking for a "dedicated fan" with "a passion for the Dukes of Hazzard." No, not at all. In fact, a CMT bigwig, James Hitchcock, was quoted in a CNN article as follows:

"More important than rabid fanaticism, (said Hitchcock,) was an ability to bring enjoyment and understanding of "Dukes" to those who were not, themselves, fans of the show."

In other words, not to represent the Dukes fandom that exists. Rather, to bring in those who ain't already fans, to the fold...and appealing to them by whatever means necessary. WB and CMT figure there's no ditching the original fans. What they want is a bigger audience. And they are willing to repackage the DOH image in order to get it.

Smarmy bastards.

Brian

[cweb]

I can't get any of these trailers to play on my pc. Can someone send me a file of it that I can open or give me a suggestion to get this to open for me?!

[Brian Coltrane]

Sounds like your system may lack the necessary media players. Feel welcome to send a Private Message to any of the moderators here, and we'll try and help you.


Brian

[ginod]

I'm just thinking... will the movie also released in for example Holland (or Belgium) ?? Or do i have to wait for a DVD Release ???

[back]

well if ya cant see it OR rent it up there when it comes out on video im Sure that you can rent it online and watch it on your CPU from blockbuster.com if need be. :wink:
im gone.

-Brad

[txspadequeen921]

100% waylon that is singing that song during the movie. Without a doubt.

[txspadequeen921]

A-MEN

I just think if this movie will help a few more tune in to watch the Dukes on CMT then it can't be a bad thing. Anything to spark interest and help keep them on the air.

[The_Dukes_Generl_Lee01]

A-MEN

I just think if this movie will help a few more tune in to watch the Dukes on CMT then it can't be a bad thing. Anything to spark interest and help keep them on the air.

YEEHA! I agree with y'all both right there the more the merrier. YEEHA!

[The_Dukes_Generl_Lee01]

A-MEN

I just think if this movie will help a few more tune in to watch the Dukes on CMT then it can't be a bad thing. Anything to spark interest and help keep them on the air.

YEEHA! I agree with y'all both right there the more the merrier. YEEHA!

[True_Dukes_Fan]

Hey I'm new to these message Board i have been reading messages in here and i just have to say something.

I'm a True Blue Lifelong Dukes of Hazzard Fan.

But The Dukes of Hazzard Movie i think is a Disgrace to the Dukes.
Yes i agree with what some of you said about a new Generation being introduced to the Dukes. But this Movie is not the Dukes for one Daisy was not nor has she ever been a blonde.
two. The Dukes don't use Profanity.
three they don't go pick up sorrity Girls.
four They don't do and have never done drugs.
Five the orginal Tv show cast was not even consulted about the movie.

Burt as Boss Hogg come on since when is Boss Hogg skinny and Rosco Fat it was the other way around.

Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse omg.
I know someone that meet him in person they said Willie stinks so bad and his hair is all greasey and dirty. Not Uncle Jesse sorry.

I always be loyal and True to the real Dukes.

I for one will not be seeing this Movie i consider it an outrage.
We Duke Fans deserve a better Movie then that.

tHE mOVIE pREVEIWS WERE BAD ENOUGH..
:x

Feels good to finally get that off my chest.

[True_Dukes_Fan]

Hey I'm new to these message Board i have been reading messages in here and i just have to say something.

I'm a True Blue Lifelong Dukes of Hazzard Fan.

But The Dukes of Hazzard Movie i think is a Disgrace to the Dukes.
Yes i agree with what some of you said about a new Generation being introduced to the Dukes. But this Movie is not the Dukes for one Daisy was not nor has she ever been a blonde.
two. The Dukes don't use Profanity.
three they don't go pick up sorrity Girls.
four They don't do and have never done drugs.
Five the orginal Tv show cast was not even consulted about the movie.

Burt as Boss Hogg come on since when is Boss Hogg skinny and Rosco Fat it was the other way around.

Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse omg.
I know someone that meet him in person they said Willie stinks so bad and his hair is all greasey and dirty. Not Uncle Jesse sorry.

I always be loyal and True to the real Dukes.

I for one will not be seeing this Movie i consider it an outrage.
We Duke Fans deserve a better Movie then that.

tHE mOVIE pREVEIWS WERE BAD ENOUGH..
:x

Feels good to finally get that off my chest.

[fathead]

three they don't go pick up sorrity Girls.

Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse omg.
I know someone that meet him in person they said Willie stinks so bad and his hair is all greasey and dirty. Not Uncle Jesse sorry.



Sorority girl, farm girl, neighbor's daughter, what's the difference?

Jesse was a farmer, how good could he have smelled? He looked pretty nappy most of the time... :lol:

[fathead]

three they don't go pick up sorrity Girls.

Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse omg.
I know someone that meet him in person they said Willie stinks so bad and his hair is all greasey and dirty. Not Uncle Jesse sorry.



Sorority girl, farm girl, neighbor's daughter, what's the difference?

Jesse was a farmer, how good could he have smelled? He looked pretty nappy most of the time... :lol: