The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

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The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

My 10-year old son and I just finished watching the reunion on CMT, and it's the second time i've seen it ... it was his first. i vaguely remembered not liking this reunion, now i remember. Enos and Daisy's marriage doesn't happen, Cooter's a Congressman? The main thing that really seems to bother me is that ONLY Bo drives the General Lee. Why is that? Did John Schneider's ego cause him to demand that in his contract? I've done some searching on the internet but i can't seem to find this discussed anywhere. The plot was predictably thin in regards to original content. But, how many of us were expecting earth-shattering suspense or mind-blowing changes?

The plot and surviving cast were great here as we see the Duke Family and the lawmen in fine action again, this time to try to deal with a crooked developer and her cohorts. A nice capstone to an old fun family friendly series with an admittedly complex legacy. Certainly, compared to the unrelated R-rated later day movies of the newer casts, both Reunion TV movies of the surviving original cast mates are raw gems of decency!

I am a huge fan of the TV show, and as this movie was so similar, I enjoyed almost every minute of it. It was great to see Luke and Bo back and looking great - still the same old boys! Daisy was wonderful -a strong woman and still a lovely one. Enos came back! YAY! He and Daisy finally hooked up! YAY! Roscoe was himself too! Uncle Jesse was great as the head of the family - he will be missed. As is Boss - the pseudo-villainy of the man was missing from this, but Roscoe followed in his footsteps well. Warning: HERE BE SPOILERS!!! What I didn't like was that Daisy seemed to be flaky at the end. I never got that out of the TV show, and I really didn't think that she would break Enos' heart like that; just saying that she can't go through with the wedding because she saw her ex. She ought to know Enos is not like her ex. He was wonderful as the still loyal man. And my only question is - when are Bo and Luke going to get hitched? Some lucky girl out there is waiting to be a Mrs. Duke.

Ah, such sweet memories. The squeal of tyres on mud (!), the gratuitous bums in tight shorts shots, the sped up action sequences and Daisy Duke (looking a little less fantastic than I remember, but still a fine lookin' woman) - does it get any better? Well, it might've been had Boss Hogg still been with us. :( Damned funny watching them all run around, a little pudgy and wrinkly but, rest-assured, it's still full of the good old fashioned Duke over-acting complete with woeful plot. :) Dem Good Ol' Duke Boys haven't changed much; I swear Bo is still wearing the same jeans he wore back in '77. So, if y'all get a chance to watch this reunion, git on down to the Boar's Nest, sink a couple of brews and let out an old "Yeee Ha!" for old times sake. But drive home safe, ya hear!

I bought and watched this on Prime Video. Prime Video has Reunion (1997) and Vudu has Hazzard In Hollywood (2000), each are $10. They managed to make most of this feel like the original show, just with older people. The adventure part of the story more or less works. Emily Proctor (West Wing, CSI Miami) plays a mechanic in this. Action/Fight star Cynthia Rothrock is a fighter in this and also best friends with Daisy Duke. This was a good time.

The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! was a movie long in waiting. It was nice to see the Duke boys and the General Lee back in action. If you like the show, you would definitely like the movie. The old "save the farm" technique was used, but that is what all fans of the show are accustomed to. Even though Sorrell Booke, aka Boss Hogg, has passed, they did a lovely job of incorporating his memory into the movie. My only problem was with the slight prop imperfections, but what do you expect. Hopefully another movie is in the works, even though Denver Pyle, Uncle Jesse, is also no longer with us. I'm gone.