Dukes of Hazzard - movie review

Another in a long line of movies based on an old TV show that utilizes the same characters, but drastically changes the theme and tone. I used to love the old show, but this is one of those areas where I am not a purist. Thus, I quite enjoyed this movie. Jessica Simpson was not unbearable as an actress (granted, her outfits did an even better job). My favorite part of this movie was the use of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe. You may best remember them as the highway patrolmen from the genius Super Troopers. The cameos were awesome, especially the scene at the college where director Jay Chandrasekhar (aka State Trooper Arcot Ramathorn) and Erik Stolhanske (aka State Trooper "Rabbit") played campus cops and recreated the opening from the aforementioned Super Troopers. The actors did a decent enough job (and Johnny Knoxville is really coming into his own) and the story was good enough to warrant at least one viewing.

3 out 6 bottles of the famous Duke Moonshine

The Island - movie review

This movie bombed in theaters not because of anything the actors or director did. It suffered from poor execution by studio execs who truly failed to properly advertise this movie. I can't really understand why it didn't do better in theaters. For once, Michael Bay actually made a somewhat intelligent movie. Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson are very talented actors and despite other critics, did another good job here. The story was solid, but in true Bay fashion, turned into one long chase in the second half (though it was quite fun). This was a movie that deserved better promotion and suffered because of a lack of it.

4 out of 6 beers.

Other Bay movies:
Bad Boys: 4/6
Bad Boys 2: 2.5/6
Pearl Harbor: 3/6
Armaggedon: 4/6
The Rock: 5/6