Walking Tall

Actually, he's not Buford Pusser. The filmmakers gave him a pedestrian and generic "movie name." Which gives you an idea of the sort of movie this is. PG-13 nothingness.The Rock is shocked...shocked! that in the wake of the ol' mill shutting down his once pastoral hometown is a hotbed of vice (the PG-13 variety), gambling and youngsters hopped up on meth. Not to mention corruption At The Highest Levels of Power - the sheriff is in cahoots with the villains. How the unemployed can pay for kicks in this newfangled Sin City is not explained. (I was under the impression that a Vice Emporium could only exist by separating working men, say millworkers, from their paychecks. No mill, no paychecks.)Of course this clocks in at eighty-something minutes. (Though we should be thankful, I guess.)This could've been an okay knock-off of Roadhouse, if nothing else.

"WALKING TALL" (2004) The theme of this epic kickass movie is the victory of the underdog. This triumph of good over evil is based loosely on the true-life story of a Tennessee sheriff during the 1960s. In this movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, he portrays Chris Vaughn Jr., a war veteran who returns home after serving in the special forces. And he finds a corrupt local government and police department.When his young nephew nearly dies of a drug overdose from drugs made and sold by the town's casino owner, Chris (The Rock) single-handedly (with the help of a cedar beam) demolishes the casino and its security thugs. After enduring further abuse by his former childhood friend, the casino owner, Chris becomes the new sheriff. He then fires the corrupt cops and permanently puts the evil club owner out of business and into jail.Of course this movie is replete with great fist fights and a gun battle. And the story bears a striking resemblance to the 1989 movie ROADHOUSE, in which the club owner was a "good guy". Other than that, the similarities are obvious. And both movies have deservedly become cult classics.TRIVIA: There were 3 previous versions of Walking Tall starring Joe Don Baker and Bo Svenson. So far, worldwide, the 2004 Walking Tall movie starring The Rock has earned a profit of 11 million U.S. dollars, and has spawned two sequels starring Kevin Sorbo. The global success of this franchise is strong and encouraging evidence that the new generation vigorously embraces the timeless principles of honesty and fair play.

Love movies where the good guy stands up to the bad guys of the world. Can make the law work the right way. We need more men and women like that. The good guy will sometimes die at the end of the movie, or worse, in real life, but his bravery, and soul, will continue. What brings me back to watch this movie, and others, is knowing that the bad guys will get it in the end. I love karma.

I don't think it carries the level of drama that lou Don's version did and I understand they modernized it to make it more appealing.An afterthought...the "run time" includes 14 minutes of credits :)That means this movie is 1 hour 12 minutes long :) Remember those movie days ? Now you get 3 hour movies heh

The Rock is a BADASS. He owns this movie. I'm a huge HUGE vigilante movie fan the fact that **SPOILER ALERT*** "The only difference is you get to wake up every morning and put on that shiny lil badge" Makes it all better. Also Johnny Knoxville is actually pretty damn funny... one of his best performances.

Best movie ever in my collection. Unfortunately this is not the special edition with all the features from Amazon. Not sure why this is advertised as so.It is just the feature. Thats it.One star for bad advertisement and having to drive out to return it.

What does a lion do to protect his territory from outside predators, he fights back. In this case, THE ROCK has to protect his hometown from illegal activities going through a casino operated by a vicious owner. He'll do whatever it takes to save his town from people like them. This movie WALKING TALL made me a big fan of DWAYNE "THE ROCK " JOHNSON when I saw it the very first time on television. There is no doubt in my mind at all that he put all his efforts in making it a successful hit according to all his fans.He's one man who will always walk tall in life no matter how bad it hits. THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN, AND HE'S NOT BACKING DOWN!!!

The Rock...that's really all that can be said about this. This was one of his earlier films and still a great film; hence the 5 stars..however, it's not the original. Hollywood has a habit of taking and doing re-makes of cult classics and making them bomb. This movie however, relying on The Rock's star power from his days in WWE did quite well. I was impressed. I didn't see it in the theaters because I refuse to pay $20 for a movie visit to listen to snooby teens, phones ringing, people getting up and down in the seat in front or people kicking the seat behind me. I'd rather wait for it to come out on Blu-ray a few months later and then shell out the 20 which is what I did. as I said...I was impressed by this. It's not something that I have to run to the collection screaming I MUST WATCH THIS...but I'd watch it again.

Probably my favourite of all Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's early films, or even any wrestlers that went to the film industry. Losing that feel of over acting for the crowd like in wrestling, Dawyne Johnson plays a man, returning home from the military, to find everything he knew about his hometown had changed, and not for the better. Trying to stand up for whats right, he takes a hell of a beating but rises up, walks tall and in the end, kicks butt left right and center!

Avery good action film with the Rock cleaning up a town with all the lawmen and gangsters rotten to the core.

A comfortable action movie, easy to watch and likeable. No higher stars because I'm not sure I would watch it over and over.

Good action/comedy would definitely recommend

Another addition to my extensive DVD collection, great film, seen it before but have yet to watch this DVD.

great 5 stars

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Look if you want Thespians then you go for a Branagh film,if you want a punch up with lots of action then you go for a film like this.It was fast paced,had lots of action and not overlong.The love angle did seem as if it was was thrown in as a necessary afterthought,but hey who cares?,it's a film that is inexpensive and passes along quite nicely,it's a bit like the type of first film you used to get in a double feature at the cinema,showing my age there aren't I?.

I was looking for a film that i could watch without needing to concentrate and came across this. Fitted the bill perfectly. Whilst having a good plot line there is nothing that needs concentrating on. The action within the film is really good pulling you in all along. A film that i think should be watched by most 16 year old boys. I highly recommend this.

Great Movie

Came on time in good condition and is such a good film based on a true story. If your a fan of films based on a true story or a fan of the rock you will love this.and there is no denying that the rock makes good eye candy so ladies you will enjoy this one as well lol

Amazing....amazing....amazing!!!! Dwayne johnson is perfect for this movie, with it being based on a true story Dwayne takes the serious role and Johnny Knoxvill takes the comedy approach...this =movie perfection! Awesome movie!

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Simple movie but good entertainment.

great movie