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Summary: I'm baaaaaaaaack
Review: Hi, I'm JT Boyd. I'm back and even dumber than a box of rocks. Unable to spell or even understand subtle distinctions in the usage of English grammar, I'm xenophobic, stupid and angry without an iota of understanding of quality art. In fact, I might call you gay if you use big words. Heck, those are my just credentials as JT Boyd- this movie is even worse! A great movie and highly recommended. 5 "Thomas Hale Hawkins Jr." Tombstones!
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Summary: Keep on truckin'
Review: I was expecting "Black Dog" to just be an average action movie, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Jack Crews (Patrick Swayze) has an assignment to deliver some illegal goods, but he don't know it at first. He has some riders to keep him company on the way, one of which is Earl (country singer Randy Travis). Meat Loaf also stars in this movie as the villain who tries his best to hijack the truck Patrick Swayze is driving. Things get out of hand when Jack's wife and daughter get kidnapped. Jack must find a way to save his family while also trying to stay away from the FBI who are chasing him. I didn't see anything wrong with "Black Dog." It's one of the best action movies I've seen in awhile and I didn't lose my interest in the film the whole time I was watching it. The explosions and action scenes aren't only awesome, they're realistic. All the actors do a great job, especially Patrick Swayze and Randy Travis. If you like great action movies, I recommend "Black Dog" as one of the best action movies of the year.
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Summary: I'm coming to get ya boy!
Review: Black Dog, starring Patrick Swayze was filmed in Charlotte NC. Unfortunately my son JT Boyd was often on set interferring with the shooting of the film. It wasn't so much his presence as his constant imbicilic "advice" that really shocked the crew. Embarrassing himself, the city of Charlotte and NC in general, I'm afraid the entire film team left assuming all Carolinians were a bunch of fairly stupid, homophobic anti-intellectuals afraid of education and "big" words. A fine film nevertheless. 3 Thomas Hale Hawkins Jr. Tombstones!
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Summary: Dukes of Hazzard Meets Convoy
Review: Bad movie, great DVD. I dont remember them filming this in Charlotte. That must have been the day I was run over by an 18 wheeler downtown while a guy sitting way up on a boom with a megaphone in his hand hollered at me "Get out of the way!!!!" I usually remember stuff like this Ma, what day is it? haw haw haw OK, what happened to Patrick Swayze's nose? Did Meatloaf flatten the thing? And what happened to Meatloaf's Loaf anyway? Aint North Carolina pretty? Aint Patrick Swayze's wife pretty? Dont you wish you lived in New Jersey? And arent you glad they cast the Insurance Salesman from Groundhog Day as an ATF agent? "Ooooh that's a doooozy!" He had more credibility than anybody except for the kid and she could play a kid better than the adults could play adults so I'm votin for her. Yeah, that's it. Very good transfer, and 5.1 audio that will blow you away, to hell with the neighbors.,,,crank it. No extras to speak of, great soundtrack. 3 AK's
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Summary: Excellent movie. Patrick Swayze...WOW
Review: This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. I bought the movie and the soundtrack is awesome. Excellent truck driving in the movie. Very exciting, it kept me intrigued through the whole movie as to what was going to happen next.The acting is very good. Patrick Swayze is such a handsome man, he was the best part of the whole movie, but everyone did a great job.Red and his men got exactly what they deserved.If you enjoy a good action movie....then you will enjoy this one.I would rate it a 10.
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Summary: Keep on truckin'
Review: I was expecting "Black Dog" to just be an average action movie, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Jack Crews (Patrick Swayze) has an assignment to deliver some illegal goods, but he don't know it at first. He has some riders to keep him company on the way, one of which is Earl (country singer Randy Travis). Meat Loaf also stars in this movie as the villain who tries his best to hijack the truck Patrick Swayze is driving. Things get out of hand when Jack's wife and daughter get kidnapped. Jack must find a way to save his family while also trying to stay away from the FBI who are chasing him. I didn't see anything wrong with "Black Dog." It's one of the best action movies I've seen in awhile and I didn't lose my interest in the film the whole time I was watching it. The explosions and action scenes aren't only awesome, they're realistic. All the actors do a great job, especially Patrick Swayze and Randy Travis. If you like great action movies, I recommend "Black Dog" as one of the best action movies of the year.
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Summary: A MUST SEE FOR EVERY TRUCKER!
Review: This is a good action movie. If you have never driven a truck, then some of the details of the film probably will be lost on you. However, anyone who likes action and the trucking lifestyle should enjoy this movie. I give it "two thumbs up."
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Summary: Exploding Trucks Are Cool!
Review: The movie's plot is simplistic. Jack Crews (Swayze) and Earl (Randy Travis) must deliver a load of illegal weapons or the terrorists kill Jack's family. In addition, they must fend off Red (Meat Loaf), a fanatical, Bible verse- yelling madman, and his redneck thugs, who are attempting to steal the cargo. Anyone who enjoys explosions and big rigs will like this movie. Red's men try to hijack the guns several times, and each time their attempts fail, usually with some impressive crash. In fact, all of Red's crew are either blown up, splattered all over the pavement, or crushed within a truck cab. There are some good lines about how juice causes gas and what ATF really stands for. It's not the most intellectual movie out there, and Swayze's facial expression never does change, but with the number of explosions and huge trucks, who cares? In any event, you'll find out how deadly trucking really can be.
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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: Black Dog
Review: What words describe truck drivers? Lonely, overweight, loaded up on reds?
When Patrick Swayze's behind the wheel, only one word comes to mind...hero.
In this masterpiece, Jack Crews (Swayze) must drive a truck to save his family from bankruptcy. But first he must overcome his troubled past. On his last haul, years prior, he ran over an elderly couple shopping at a roadside fruit stand.
Crews was sent to prison where he vowed to never drive a truck (or anything larger than a lawnmower) ever again. Regardless, Crews needs the cash, so he agrees to drive a truck full of guns from Atlanta to New York.
The offer comes from the movie's villain, Meatloaf. Mr. Loaf gives a superb performance. The very gravy of his character has lumps...lumps of hideous greed.
The true crime is how many people have not seen this movie. Swayze proves heroes can exist beyond "Road House."
The journey into evil reminds me of "Apocalypse Now", while the cars and trucks remind me of "Smoky and the Bandit."
This movie has joy, sorrow and anger at every turn of the odometer, and is sure to be a classic. So brilliant is this film that, despite its complexity, you'll ask only one question at the end. Where is the Black Dog, and is my turn to walk it?
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