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Summary: Black Dog is one of the best
Review: When i watched Black Dog for the first time i thought is was one of the best movies i had ever seen. Now that i have seen it i watch it over and over again. What makes the movie so great is that it has awsome soundtrack to go along with it. From Randy Travis singing "My Worst Fear" and Rhett Akins singing Eddie Rabbits "Driving My Life Away". I would recomend that everyone watch this movie at least once in your life. I would expecially recomend it if you are a truck driver your-self. It is so easy to comprehend with what they go through. Even if you arnt a truck driver your-self it gives yo a little respect of what they have to go through(just hopefully not so much drama) with dealing being away from the ones that you love, for just doing the job that they choose to do.
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Summary: "Smokey and the Bandit" Revisited
Review: Cool sountrack...nowhere near Jerry Reed's heartfelt "Eastbound and Down" or "Bandit." Most of the songs are covers.This time around the hero is driving the truck while "blocked" by a Chevy Camaro. This time around there actually is a country music star bigger than Jerry Reed as a co-star...Randy Travis. This time around the FBI is the pursuer rather than a lowly and comical "texas county mounty." 'Corruption within the the machine' is quite evident. The original additions that make this movie watchable is the fact that personal/family connections are emulated. It's not just Cletus stopping in a roadside bar making a call....then gettin beat up for his efforts. And there is no developing romance between the hero and a "hitchess" ( I miss Sally Field!).
The phone calls are reminiscent of the Alabama song "ROLL ON"! But with a different struggle for the ones at home. And as for the Black Dog...well, he's the philosophical vehicle in this film. Good flick...see it! All movies are worth seeing whether termed 'good' or 'bad.'
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Summary: Incredibly Bad!!
Review: Whoever thought up this film was a little off the day it was hatched. This is a terrible movie, and its characters aren't even remotely interesting. Oh, Swayze's on parole (another interesting loser part for him) and he is tempted to make the big money roll to help his family. That's not an original idea. Then we have Randy Travis doing what he does best - acting in a Western-style/truck driver movie. Then there's Meatloaf, of all people, who may have lost 100 pounds, but he's got a personality that's horrible, and Hollywood paints him out as a Bible-spouting killer. Where do they ever get this stuff, anyway? Don't waste your money on this one. I did, and ended giving it away to someone who just likes trucks. In fact, that might be the only merit to this movie - the trucks were great.
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