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Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Widescreen Edition) by Jake Kasdan
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DVD detailsActor: Jenna Fischer, John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, Margo Martindale, Raymond J. Barry Director: Jake Kasdan Brand: REILLY,JOHN C. DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.40:1 Running Time: 96 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Widescreen Edition)DVD Review: Parody on "Walk The Line" movie Summary: 2 StarsFrom the very (silly) start of the movie you know you are in for the goofy fun. John C. Riley gives wonderful performance as a main character Dewey Cox in the movie that is sometime funny, sometimes offensive and filled with stars from start to finish. Cast includes most of the comedians from the Saturday Night Live show and in addition to that Jack Black, Lyle Lovett, Paul Rudd, Jason Schwartzman to name a few. They all give fantastic performances in a movie that is making fun of Johnny Cash, Beatles, Elvis Presley and pretty much the entire music industry. I am not sure if John C. Rilley did his own singing in this movie, but if he did, he has a great voice that matches his acting abilities (I have a great respect for this actor). If you watch this film, be ready for the night of fun poking and superficial laughter.
DVD Review: ..AND REMEMBER THIS MOVIE ONLY S U X COX,.....BECAUSE I SAY IT S U X COX! 1 3/4 STARS! Summary: 1 StarsIt's seems that ever since 'Caddyshack' film makers have been trying to find a way to...get a group of funny people,.....put them in a dumb film and make a great movie! 'Walk Hard' is just another "churn out" comedy with an idea no bigger that an SNL skit trying to stretch in out into a full length movie! I must admit I did laugh quite a few times in this crude and silly film, but it grows old way before the credits role. A good cast of funny people can only do so much with a non existent script! Other than a few funny gags and a couple of funny song parodies this film sux, the lead character's name!...........COX!
DVD Review: Walk Backwards Summary: 1 StarsEvery comedian of this kind will argue that they are lampooning a worn out movie cliche without admitting that they have created another one themselves. The idea is this first attack the ethnic groups - southerners, Blacks, Jews, etc. and then ridicule anyone having marital problems, drug problems, famliy issues, career issues, and any kind of issues. Hit somebody who is down and defenseless and strike back with a worn out cliche about comedians who would be out of work if it weren't for lurid headlines of sex and drugs. We'll see how funny it is when Mr. Reilly loses a brother or a wife or has to give up whatever it is that he snorts in his spare time.
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DVD Review: Dumbing down America one step at a time Summary: 1 Stars"I will WALK HARD." When Dewey Cox said that, it really had a double meaning. One referred to his determination to pursue his dreams and become a star.
But the other larger connotation really encapsulates the main actor's (I can't remember his name) career choices. After some unremarkable attempts at serious roles, he decided to WALK HARD behind Will Ferrell. Waiting for an opening, if you know what I mean. Every time Will grabs his ankles, his little buddy is there to take advantage.
I'll admit, it was a smart financial decision. Only in America can you produce such a godawful product and still make millions of dollars. But now, it will be hard to ever walk softly. His roles are bound to only get more outrageous and silly.
I realize it's easier to make people cry or cringe than to make them laugh. But this film does none of those things intentionally. At least not for me. I honestly laughed more in Walk the Line, the movie this tries to parody.
In closing, I honestly believe this movie is every bit as bad as my summary here. I couldn't even finish the dumb thing, and I hope you didn't actually waste your time reading my p.o.s. review. Sorry....
Description of Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Widescreen Edition) Genre: Feature Film-Comedy Rating: R Release Date: 8-APR-2008 Media Type: DVD The Pixar-like roll of Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad) continues with another sure-fire hit. In charting the meteoric rise, catastrophic fall and Lazarus-like rise of rocker Dewey Cox, Walk Hard parodies the classic Hollywood bio-pic, cashing in mostly on Walk the Line. John C. Reilly, one of Hollywood's most solid character actors, makes the most of his Golden Globe-nominated star turn as Dewey, whose road to stardom is paved with a childhood tragedy that claims the life of his prodigiously talented brother ("The wrong kid died," is his father's mantra), instant stardom (his first record is a hit just 35 minutes after it was recorded), sex and drugs, and the inevitable "dark (effen) period" that leads him to rehab. Reilly gets solid backup from current and former Saturday Night Live alumni, including Kirsten Wiig as his incredibly fertile first wife who has no faith in his musical aspirations ("You're never going to make it," she cheerily ends one phone call); Tim Meadows, never better, as Dewey's drummer, who, in one of the film's best scenes, does a poor job of dissuading him from trying marijuana); and Chris Parnell as his bass player. Jenna Fischer leaves Pam back at The Office as Darlene, Dewey's virtuous duet partner. Hilarious cameos give Walk Hard a great "Hey!" factor: Hey, that's Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly. Hey, that's "Kenneth" from 30 Rock. Hey, there's Jack Black and Paul Rudd as--no kidding--Paul McCartney and John Lennon revealing "a rift in the Beatles." Some of the jokes are obvious (come on; the guy's last name is Cox), others inspired. But the decades-spanning music, echoing the styles of gritty Johnny Cash, romantic Roy Orbison, obtuse Bob Dylan, trippy Brian Wilson, and even a bit of anachronistic punk rock, is as pitch perfect and affectionately observed as in The Rutles, This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind. Walk Hard earns its R-rating, particularly for a sure-to-be-talked-about scene of hotel-room debauchery. But: Hilarious? Outrageous? Twisted? To quote the title of one of Dewey's hit songs, "Guilty as Charged." --Donald Liebenson Beyond Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story  On Blu-ray |  The Soundtrack |  UMD for PSP | Stills from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (click for larger image)
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