"The Dukes of Hazzard"

Okay, so the "The Dukes of Hazzard" wasn't as good as it could of been. Sure, it focused more on the drugs and moonshine, even the sex, than the feelings of family and togetherness. And, yes, I never thought that Bo and Luke were quite THAT stupid and ignorant. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the movie.

When Dil Driscoll, the only driver other than Bo Duke to win 4 Hazzard County Road Rallies, turns up to prevent Bo from breaking his record, the Dukes are left to wonder, not only why he's there, but why he's in the employ of the notorious Boss Hogg. Not only that, the Dukes suddenly find themselves, along with several others, stripped of their land. It's up to the Duke boys to take a break from running moonshine for their old Uncle Jesse and start figuring out what's going on. With the help of Uncle Jesse, cousin Daisy, and Cooter, they just might do it. But will they be in time?

Willie Nelson's jokes are cornier, Daisy Duke's shorts are shorter, Boss Hogg's pants are slimmer, and the Duke boys brains are smaller. But good ole General Lee, well that '69 Dodge Charger is just as sleek, sexy, and fast as she was on those Friday nights back in the 70's and 80's. The movie itself wasn't the best, but the nostalgia helped you get over that. And the behind-the-scenes extras were good, too, the way they showed you how they made that beautiful car behave the way it did. I will say this, I watched two movies last night, this and "The Forty Year Old Virgin" and, while I consider myself not too ignorant to the ways of the smoker, I must admit I'd never seen an apple used in such a way. A beer can, yes, but an apple, no.