So I leave work early today, mainly because my little pisspot is home sick, and because she actually called me to find out when I was going to come home (a rare honor in my mind). So this afternoon, I cruise the PPV channels and I see:
1) Walking Tall--yep, its a remake of the old classic which featured Joe Don Baker as the ass kicking sheriff of the redneck town that was run by moonshiners. Except, somewhere along the line they sorta played with the storyline here. Now, in this remake, the location is sort of vaguely supposed to be the northwest, and there aren't any more rednecks--which quite honestly is a HUGE disappointment. Now the Rock plays the former special forces soldier who comes back to his hometown and finds things have changed. The old mill where his dad worked has closed down and now the big money earner in town is the casino...and the adult book store that moved in across from where the old hardware store used to be. One of the great things about this movie is how it so desperately keeps dropping all these references to the original movie, wanting badly (apparently) to be paying homage to the film like it was Citizen Kane or something. But it does it so badly, so over the top, that you almost laugh out loud. Like the scene in the courtroom where Rock stands up to defend himself against charges brought against him and he says....
"I remember when living in this town meant something...it meant...it meant you walked tall!"
(Snort) Sorry, I laughed just recalling it. I'm surprised they didn't name one of the characters Joe Don or something--although I did find it cute that the Rock's girlfriend in the movie is named "Danni", which is the name of Rock's real life wife. Subtle.
I watched the Rock's movie before this one...the Rundown...where he had Sean William Scott as his young sidekick and Christopher Walken as the lead villian.
Well, I don't wanna say this movie isn't quite up to that level, but you know going in when you see that Rock's sidekick is played by "Johnny Knoxville"....he of MTV
"Jackass" fame (and I'm proud to say I've never seen a single episode)....that Rock isn't going to be getting any Oscar caliber support here. Lots of explosions, lots of ass kickin, gunfire galore, and one truck sawed in two while searching for contraband. Wow, was this movie horrible. BOMB
However, this movie is so bad, on so many levels....that its almost worth watching.
I just wouldn't recommend actually PAYING for it when you do it.
Later,
Jeff
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