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Since: 25.6.02
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#1 Posted on | Instant Rating: 6.21
Here is CNN and their take on Walking Tall

http://edition.cnn.com/ 2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/ 02/review.walking.ap/ index.html


I am not one for reviews, but I found it interesting. Regardless of what they say I will check it out, and decide on my own....

Any thoughts.....




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#2 Posted on | Instant Rating: 3.04
    Originally posted by David Germain
    "Walking Tall" transplants the tale from Tennessee to rural Washington, and it scraps the real-life protagonist, Buford Pusser, a name The Rock -- aka Dwayne Johnson -- apparently could not stomach.


Heh, that's what I originally thought as well (the image of a rough 'n tumble vigilante isn't exactly the first thing that comes to mind when one hears the name "Pusser"), but the Rock seems to discredit that - or, at the very least, tries to distance himself from that line of thinking with a little creative spin :

    Originally posted by 411Mania
    The main character’s name has also been changed, from Buford Pusser to Chris Vaughn. “The reason why we changed the name is out of respect for Buford Pusser and the Pusser family,” Rock said. “They’ve been wonderfully supportive, and helpful with the research.
    http://www.411mania.com/ movies/columns/article.php? columns_id=2285





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#3 Posted on | Instant Rating: 4.90
I don't quite see how they're "respecting the Pusser family" by taking their names out of the film. I do agree with them removing it though, because "Pusser" just doesn't look like The Rock and sounds way too...uh...rural for the kind of film they're going for.




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#4 Posted on | Instant Rating: 4.94
I think Rock's trying to distance himself from Buford Pusser, the character, as played by the human hamhock Joe Don Baker. I know I would.



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#5 Posted on | Instant Rating: 4.09
Well, the critics for my pulp of choice (the Philadelphia Inquirer) shat all over WT, and it looks as if they're not alone:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ m/WalkingTall-1131281/

It probably doesn't help that they're opening the same weekend as Hellboy.



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#6 Posted on | Instant Rating: 4.65
I just got back from it, and while it isn't the greatest movie ever its still a pretty good movie that happens to star the Rock. I didn't go in expecting Shakespeare and I walked out happy that I had seen it.
Although I do have to say the Rock did take a fuck-load of punishment in this one and you do need to suspend a little belief that he made it while "lesser" men wouldn't have. Anyhoo it was a nice little film and that was really my only complaint.



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#7 Posted on | Instant Rating: 3.36
    Originally posted by Shem the Penman
    Well, the critics for my pulp of choice (the Philadelphia Inquirer) shat all over WT, and it looks as if they're not alone:

    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ m/WalkingTall-1131281/

    It probably doesn't help that they're opening the same weekend as Hellboy.


Odd, my dead tree news source (the Kalamazoo Gazette) went the other way. WT garnered **** and plaudits for the Rock while Hellboy got a fairly tepid ***. Different strokes for different folks.

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#8 Posted on | Instant Rating: 7.63
I found it most delightful. The Rock said FUCK!!!!!!!!!
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#9 Posted on | Instant Rating: 6.33
Not bad. Hour of story stretched over 90 minutes. Good action from The Rock. Good...uh...breastage from Ashley Scott, who didn't really have anything else to do but look hot. Good for her.



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#10 Posted on | Instant Rating: 3.91
http://www.sheriffbufordpusser.com/rest.htm

Where my dad gets his lunch every day at work.

ANYHOW, Buford is a legend back home, and did WAY more than the movie ever said.

TONS of stories the old times tell about old Buford. Some involve him having another family with a black lady, which was part of the reason Toehead White (a long, LONG off cousin of my mom's) was so intent on killing him.

ANYWHO, the girlfriend wants to see it, so I am going by default.



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#11 Posted on | Instant Rating: 0.00
Ashley Scott gets her boobies out?

So I'm totally gonna see this now
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#12 Posted on | Instant Rating: 3.85
    Originally posted by MediaWhore
    Ashley Scott gets her boobies out?

    So I'm totally gonna see this now


The movie is PG-13. You probably won't see much else other than her rack in a bra.




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#13 Posted on | Instant Rating: 0.85
as much as all of us wrestling fans were cheering for the Rock to do well this weekend and break the mold of "wrestler as star of shitty movie" (thank you no holds barred) it appears as if he came up short..

early reports have Walking Tall coming in 2nd this weekend earling just under $16 million...


BTW - when Rock threw his 2x4 through the casino security window, did anyone else think no holds barred? I remeber hogan throwing some sort of pole through Mr. Brell's security window in the very same fashion...I thought it was funny...





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#14 Posted on | Instant Rating: 5.92
    Originally posted by tsmstu
    early reports have Walking Tall coming in 2nd this weekend earning just under $16 million
I'll be surprised if this movie COST $16 million to make...and half of that budget probably went to cover up the tattoo that is overtaking his body.

Having said that, I was pleasantly surprised. This was just a dumb hour and a half of fun with production values reminiscent of an action televion series. But it WAS fun in any case. I actually enjoyed it more than "The Rundown", even if "The Rundown" was a better movie.

I cracked up when I saw the "in association with WWE films" credit.



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#15 Posted on | Instant Rating: 5.62
The budget was $46 million. Johnny Knoxville got $5 million so Rock must have pulled $10 or more. The opening weekend for The Scorpion King and The Rundown both equalled out to 40% of the total domestic tally, so it's safe to assume Walking Tall will finish between $37 and $40 million. Not a flop, and not a blockbuster.

Edit: Budget was $46 million, not $56.



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#16 Posted on | Instant Rating: 6.42
For the curious (since *I* was)...

WHICH GROSSED MORE? Kevin Smith's Movies...or The Rock's?:

KEVIN SMITH
Clerks [$31K opening; $3.1M domestic gross]
Mallrats [$1.1M opening; $2.1M domestic gross]
Chasing Amy [$52K opening; $12M domestic gross]
Dogma [$8.6M opening; $30.6M domestic gross]
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back [$11M opening; $30.1M domestic gross]
Jersey Girl [$8.3M opening...]

THE ROCK
The Mummy Returns [$68.1M opening; $202M domestic gross]
The Scorpion King [$36M opening; $91M domestic gross]
The Rundown [$18.5M opening; $47.7M domestic gross]
Walking Tall [$15.9M opening...]

If you include Mummy Returns....The Rock wins hands down. Without Mummy Returns...The Rock wins by about $35 million.



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