Wild Hogs

As a 48 year old weekend biker I was very much looking forward to this film, but after reading the overwhelmingly positive reviews by other posters I have to wonder if I saw a different version of this movie. I felt the chemistry between the stars was lacking and many of the sets were contrived. This film reminded me of a low budget made for TV effort and was as predictable as the day is long. I tried to eat my popcorn and treat the movie as pure fluff, but I kept thinking - would I like to be on this road trip with these guys? The answer was a resounding NO. I won't say it was all bad, and there were several funny scenes, but this is not one I would see again.

I'm always deeply suspicious when the majority of the highest rated good reviews are from reviewers who have only written the one review for just this one film - and here it seems to be the case. Middle-aged lives, middle-aged bikers. OK not exactly high concept - but it could have worked What a horrible mess - really. A fantastic cast that is just horribly used. The fact that THREE of the lead actors appeared on the Leno Show is a sure indicator something needs selling - but oh dear... It all ambles along, but it is with a huge sense of predictability, and the comedy is just horrible. There's only one thing monumentally wrong with Wild Hogs: it just ain't funny. It also looks as though it was made in 1983 - it is amazingly dated. It looks and feels like City Slickers, without the charm of Billy Crystal (And let's face it...) Sure, it is harmless enough - in fact too harmless - the script and editing for my taste are really TV quality - you'll see better film making in Heroes or Entourage, at least an attempt to say something with the celluloid - and the performances are all sooooo predictable. It tries to manufacture a mid-west charm in the little town of Madrid but it feels rushed throughout - quickly made and quickly thought through. Hugely disappointing - what a shame! Given the talent on display they have made a film that is just so clichéd, and flat, and well, simple. About OK to rent, but will come around every year on TV so you might as well wait - you won't regret it, Wild Hogs does nobody any favors, and has all the flavor and delight of 3 month old roadkill....

A terrible movie.... I barely cracked a smile at 2 parts in this awful movie. Bad acting, stupid stunts and lines are so cheesy. Martin Lawerence, Ray Liotta, Tim Allen, and especially Marissa Toimei sadly ended their careers with this unfunny flick. It's a real shame. Travolta does any movie he can, and better watch out again in falling out of the Hollywood limelight. It happen before in the early 80's and it's very possible with a another bad one. Macy was funny in Fargo, definitely not here. Waste of 90 minutes for sure. And writing this review. I had to warn the dedicated movie watcher. Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad....

If this picture took 39,000,000 it's first weekend, then all I can say is there must have been a whole-hell-of-a-bunch of angry and disappointed movie goers. In all honesty, the only thing this disaster has in it's favor is some great names, some good looking scenery, and nice bikes. I really feel sorry for the actors, i.e., I can only hope they are laughing all the way to the bank because not one laugh did it get from me (and I laugh EASY!). Films like City Slickers never brought hearty laughs, but compared to this mess, the former was the funniest movie EVER. The only people I can recommend this movie to are HEAVY fans of the stars in it, or to parents that don't want to fall asleep while with their kids in a family flick. Bottom line: PATHETIC!

I was recently talked into going to see this movie by my girlfriend, and I must say that it was a disappointment to say the least. This movie reminded me of a live action cartoon, with all of the old pratfalls, bathroom humor, and homosexual innuendos and humor that we have all seen a million times before. The characters portray every stereotype of men in middle age (wives that boss them around, kids who think they are "lame", not being allowed to eat anything but lettuce, etc, etc, etc). The script seemed like it was written by a 12 year old, and the jokes were very stale and unfunny. The fact that this movie has been #1 in the country for several weeks running only illustrates the lack of anything decent in theaters. The movie did feature a great cast (including a few nice cameos), but even that couldn't save this film. If you're looking for mindless humor and a predicable script, go and see this mess. Otherwise, save your money.

I know it's a cliché, but this is a "must see movie". It was the shortest 99 minutes I have ever spent watching a movie. Ninety-nine minutes without a let-up or a let-down. Ninety-nine minutes of hilarity. Even thought this movie was funny, it also had redeeming values! We get to learn that men who thought they were wimps discover they have a pair of balls. The rules say this review must be at least ten lines. Ten lines are not really necessary for this action/comedy. It was fast. It was funny. Go see it. I guess I've got to add more lines to get this qualified. You will see a side of John Travolta that you haven't seen before. The same with William Macey. Tim Allen was Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence was Martin Lawrence. Ray Liota, as always, was great. And Marisa Tomei as beautiful as ever. Go see it.

It is quite possible that I was irritable last night or my heart is two sizes too small, but I felt that Wild Hogs was simply one of the most embarrassing, derivative, trashy, pieces o'crap that I've had the misfortune of wasting two hours of my time on. I am not the kind of person who rates everything 1's or 10's, nor do I write reviews regularly, but there was something singularly distasteful about this film that begged for a reaming on IMDb. I honest to god felt slightly brain-damaged for almost cracking a smile toward the end. Whether it was the phoned in performances of the four leads, or the asinine plot, or the ham-fisted comedy, or the sense that the joke was one massive gay joke, I can't be sure, but I can't begin to express the depths of my loathing for this paint by numbers mess. I feel bad for William H. Macy, I really do. No paycheck is worth this embarrassment. John Travolta, Tim Allen, and Martin Lawrence have all made some rotten, putrid films before, so this disaster simply doesn't leave that big of stain. But William H. Macy...I'm sure he's been in bad movies (Jurassic Park III, Psycho), but he limped from those with his dignity somewhat intact. Bill, if your out there reading this, you need to get to an AA meeting PRONTO (Actors Anonymous).

(Spoilers) Wild Hogs was your typical, quasi-funny movie that flames out at the end. This movie started off decently, hovering at least in the 5 - 6 area of scoring. The first half was decent, but was nothing to be proud of. The only funny parts are really in the beginning, such as when Macy's computer accidentally goes onto *. After that, the movie started to go downhill a little, and still delivered. I can admit that, for a movie that has a guy crapping into a plastic bag, I did laugh at parts in the beginning. Then, the "Wild Hogs" met the other bikers, and it was all over. The freaking explosion in back of them looked like a nuclear bomb. I was hoping that the Del Fuego idiots were being roasted just to get rid of their bad, over the top acting. Instead, they of course have to come back and torture us some more. After this, the movie became dry and boring: you will look at the clock every 2 seconds. John Travolta becomes unbelievably annoying, and stock characters jump out of the woods like a Vietnamese ambush. In review, Wild Hogs was more like a G movie. The Wild West town that they went to was more like a cartoon, where Yosemite Sam would jump out and fire his revolvers into the air. Ending - The ending was absolute garbage. It wasn't even remotely interesting, and the fact that both of the mens' families found them without even knowing where they were is the same black hole that ate Tim Allen and John Travolta's careers. Of course, this is one of those stupid movies where the characters "find" themselves at the end. Lawrence finds his grapes, Tim Allen feels good about himself, Travolta's life still sucks, and Macy gets the girl (who he promptly leaves to never return). Wild Hogs is a horrible movie that should be stuffed into your local incinerator and set to a fast burn. 3 / 10 - Somewhat funny, but boring in the second half. I wouldn't recommend it.

I saw a screening of Wild Hogs with a theatre full of bikers, many of whom were similar to the Wild Hogs characters in the film. We laughed our way through the entire movie even as some of the situations came perilously close to our own secret weekend biker lives. William H. Macy, Ray Liotta and the US South West are the standouts, closely followed by a new use for duct tape. I felt sorry for Marissa Tomei, her talent was sadly underused. Peter Fonda adds a nice surprise touch near the end, reprising the role that made him famous. By the way, stay for the credits for a bonus few minutes of fun. Take the ride, you will be glad that you did.

"Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles." Don Marquis If you're a middle-aged man who has yearned to travel by motorcycle with buddies out West, then director Walt Becker's hilarious Wild Hogs will answer all the questions those who love you would have about such a reckless adventure: It's City Slickers with a dash of Deliverance. That it is humorous, in an enjoyably adolescent way (slapstick, fundament, gay bashing among the well-worn joke generators), helps to convey the male menopausal delirium that drives normal men to marry too-young women and assume more macho than they can deliver. Along the journey of these four personable professionals (dentist Tim Allen, deal-maker John Travolta, writer Martin Lawrence, and computer geek William H. Macy) come some very bad Hell's Angels bikers, headed by Ray Liotta, outfitted with tattoos and attitude in a gangster turn worththe price of admission. Nerdy Macy finds love with Marisa Tomei (easy to see why—-this Oscar winner deserves more work) and hen-pecked Lawrencebecomes his own man, among the many metamorphoses dotted along this trip. Besides the uncanny comic timing of the principals, even with clichéd material, I was amused by the subtle references to my favorite Western, The Magnificent Seven, helping to make this my favorite comedy of the year. Why did I not award it an A? Well, Little Miss Sunshine is also a comedy, but much more original and insightful. But if you want to enjoy a movie without the demands of being a film critic, then take everyone you love for laughs that may help you forget for a couple of hours Iraq and most of the rest of the suffering world, many of whom would like just to live to middle age.