First off, comparing this movie to the old TV series in an effort to explain why the movie is horrible is an absolutely hilarious mistake. The old TV show was TERRIBLE, folks! It was more campy and contrived than this flick could ever be considered---and admittedly that isn't saying a great deal.
The things that make this movie better than the show: 1) the General Lee doesn't fly through a 30 minute chase scene and come out completely unscathed, 2) they actually RUN MOONSHINE, 3) the Hazzard exterior scenes were filmed in a genuine brackish, swampy, southern location (as opposed to the Hollywood hills), 4) they don't let the brainless token pair of ta-tas screw it up too much, 5) they actually admit what state Hazzard County is in.
Things in the movie I could have done without: 1) Jessica Simpson, 2) Willie Nelson's relegation to doing absolutely nothing but spouting out an endless stream of purposefully bad one-liners, 3) turning Bo Duke into some sort of borderline sociopath, 4) the reduction of key parts, namely Roscoe P. Coltrane, Enos, and Boss Hogg, down to near afterthoughts.
The movie is essentially half-drunk and doesn't take itself too seriously. Provided you do the same, you'll probably get a chuckle or three out of it.
The things that make this movie better than the show: 1) the General Lee doesn't fly through a 30 minute chase scene and come out completely unscathed, 2) they actually RUN MOONSHINE, 3) the Hazzard exterior scenes were filmed in a genuine brackish, swampy, southern location (as opposed to the Hollywood hills), 4) they don't let the brainless token pair of ta-tas screw it up too much, 5) they actually admit what state Hazzard County is in.
Things in the movie I could have done without: 1) Jessica Simpson, 2) Willie Nelson's relegation to doing absolutely nothing but spouting out an endless stream of purposefully bad one-liners, 3) turning Bo Duke into some sort of borderline sociopath, 4) the reduction of key parts, namely Roscoe P. Coltrane, Enos, and Boss Hogg, down to near afterthoughts.
The movie is essentially half-drunk and doesn't take itself too seriously. Provided you do the same, you'll probably get a chuckle or three out of it.