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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 416678" data-attributes="member: 8">WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (2007)[ATTACH=full]55312[/ATTACH]I had never heard of this one before but suddenly it popped up in my youtube suggestions. I watched the trailer and it was the scene with Patrick Duffy (as himself) that made me decide to check it out.Compared to the many parodies that came out it the 1980s, 1990s and even the 2000s I&#039;d say that Walk Hard is a slightly more sophisticated version. It&#039;s over-the-top (obviously) but at least not as awful as the more cartoonish parodies like The Naked Gun or the Not Another Whatever Movie franchise.There&#039;s the cast, the production, but more importantly the music itself. Despite being intentionally generic versions of the classics, it still sounds kinda good.I guess a parody works best when it shows a little love for its subject rather than &quot;hating&quot; it.The film&#039;s biggest flaw (imo) is that it sometimes forget to parody the biopic genre, and instead focuses on roasting its subject. It should be about Joaquin Phoenix, not Johnny Cash.Walk Hard is crammed with funny details but they&#039;re often upstaged by the more obvious histrionics. The first half is the strongest part, especially when Dewey&#039;s parents are still alive. After that it starts to go through to the motions in order to reach the finish of the 90+ minutes running time.Which brings me to the question: does parody (possibly the most extreme version of comedy) ever&nbsp; work in the relentless fashion of a full length feature film?Overall, I found it amusing&nbsp;&nbsp; rather than laugh-out-loud funny, and when it isn&#039;t funny at least it&#039;s not irritating.Some additional random thoughts:-I like the reference to modern(ish) music using samples from classic hit songs. Dewey&#039;s hit &quot;Walk Hard&quot; is used for a booty-ho rap song.-I&#039;m not a fan of cheesy montage sequences, but when it uses the hit by Vicki Sue Robinson I no longer have a reason to complain.-funniest scene: Dewey&#039;s brother, accidentally cut in half by Dewey, is declared dead (!!) by the doctor, which makes mother Cox burst into tears. Margo Martindale is definitely one of the film&#039;s highlights.I wouldn&#039;t recommend it as a film worth checking out, but if you plan on watching a parody movie then Walk Hard, despite its shortcomings,&nbsp; might be one of the better options.Incidentally, I didn&#039;t see the scene with Patrick Duffy. Did it end up as a deleted scene or was the youtube upload incomplete?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 416678, member: 8"] WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (2007) [ATTACH type="full"]55312[/ATTACH] I had never heard of this one before but suddenly it popped up in my youtube suggestions. I watched the trailer and it was the scene with Patrick Duffy (as himself) that made me decide to check it out. Compared to the many parodies that came out it the 1980s, 1990s and even the 2000s I'd say that Walk Hard is a slightly more sophisticated version. It's over-the-top (obviously) but at least not as awful as the more cartoonish parodies like The Naked Gun or the Not Another Whatever Movie franchise. There's the cast, the production, but more importantly the music itself. Despite being intentionally generic versions of the classics, it still sounds kinda good. I guess a parody works best when it shows a little love for its subject rather than "hating" it. The film's biggest flaw (imo) is that it sometimes forget to parody the biopic genre, and instead focuses on roasting its subject. It should be about Joaquin Phoenix, not Johnny Cash. Walk Hard is crammed with funny details but they're often upstaged by the more obvious histrionics. The first half is the strongest part, especially when Dewey's parents are still alive. After that it starts to go through to the motions in order to reach the finish of the 90+ minutes running time. Which brings me to the question: does parody (possibly the most extreme version of comedy) [I]ever[/I] work in the relentless fashion of a full length feature film? Overall, I found it [I]amusing [/I]rather than laugh-out-loud funny, and when it isn't funny at least it's not irritating. Some additional random thoughts: -I like the reference to modern(ish) music using samples from classic hit songs. Dewey's hit "Walk Hard" is used for a booty-ho rap song. -I'm not a fan of cheesy montage sequences, but when it uses the hit by Vicki Sue Robinson I no longer have a reason to complain. -funniest scene: Dewey's brother, accidentally cut in half by Dewey, is declared dead (!!) by the doctor, which makes mother Cox burst into tears. Margo Martindale is definitely one of the film's highlights. I wouldn't recommend it as a film worth checking out, but if you plan on watching a parody movie then [I]Walk Hard[/I], despite its shortcomings, might be one of the better options. Incidentally, I didn't see the scene with Patrick Duffy. Did it end up as a deleted scene or was the youtube upload incomplete? [/QUOTE]

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