White Lightning

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Summary: Great Lines
Review: One of the great lines in any movie made: "Theres only two things in this world I'm afraid of...women and the po-lice" It doesnt get any better than that!

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Summary: Lightning strikes true!
Review: This film defines Reynolds as a "good ol' boy" that he successfully repeated in "Gator" and "Smokey and the Bandit." If you like Eastwood in spaghetti westerns, where all of the characters (including the hero) have a sinister side, and everyone sweats alot, then "White Lightning" will become a favorite. It is equal to "Thunder Road" as a classic moonshiner movie, and Ned Beatty's portrayal of a lawman with no regard for the law is brilliant.

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Summary: Dirty movie
Review: This is o.k if your in the mood for it. White Lightning is a quiet type subdud movie. when you watch it you get kind of a dirty feeling of sweaty hot poor towns and smelly sweaty people. there is alot of cigarette smoking in it and you just get a hot southern feeling of poverty. People in this movie look like they need a shower bad especially Burt Reynolds. But the acting is pretty good and overall I think it has a good story line but just dont eat a cheese sandwich watching it because the people are pretty rugged and dirty and kind of smelly looking.

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Summary: Dirty movie
Review: This is o.k if your in the mood for it. White Lightning is a quiet type subdud movie. when you watch it you get kind of a dirty feeling of sweaty hot poor towns and smelly sweaty people. there is alot of cigarette smoking in it and you just get a hot southern feeling of poverty. People in this movie look like they need a shower bad especially Burt Reynolds. But the acting is pretty good and overall I think it has a good story line but just dont eat a cheese sandwich watching it because the people are pretty rugged and dirty and kind of smelly looking.

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Summary: Truly one of the most underrated films of the 1970?s
Review: This movie just keeps getting better with the passage of time. The one scene where Gator is cruising through town after losing a patrol car and is recognized by a local woman which then perfectly segues into him talking with his parents is absolutely excellent, top notch filmmaking. Of course, the action scenes are very good also. Finally, the way Gator takes care of the crooked sheriff without ever having to lay a hand on him demonstrates just how smart he really is.

In this day and age where certain groups are desperately trying to feminize men, this movie should be required viewing for all males under the age of 18. Burt Reynolds (Gator) exemplifies how a real man acts and deals with problems. The line, "There's only two things in this world I'm afraid of...women and the po-lice" is not only classic, but actually quite profound.

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Summary: Truly one of the most underrated films of the 1970¿s
Review: This movie just keeps getting better with the passage of time. The one scene where Gator is cruising through town after losing a patrol car and is recognized by a local woman which then perfectly segues into him talking with his parents is absolutely excellent, top notch filmmaking. Of course, the action scenes are very good also. Finally, the way Gator takes care of the crooked sheriff without ever having to lay a hand on him demonstrates just how smart he really is.

In this day and age where certain groups are desperately trying to feminize men, this movie should be required viewing for all males under the age of 18. Burt Reynolds (Gator) exemplifies how a real man acts and deals with problems. The line, "There's only two things in this world I'm afraid of...women and the po-lice" is not only classic, but actually quite profound.

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Summary: This DVD is a censored version.
Review: White Lightning is one of my favorite Burt films. Unfortunately, this DVD is a watered down version of the excessive original. Not that you need it, but most of the foul-language has been poorly dubbed over to words like, "shoot" and "dang". One of the main character's deaths at the end of the film is cut - you don't see the villain shot, you only see him after the fact. I wonder if this was the only available print that MGM could find in their vaults? In addition, MGM adds insult to injury by releasing a full-frame (pan-and-scan) version! Ouch! Quality of the picture is good, but that's no reason to plunk down your hard-earned cash on an incomplete version of this film. I'm sad.