Product Description

Tim Allen, Kevin Durand, Dominic James, Tichina Arnold, Martin LawrenceDirector: Walter Becker

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31606 in DVD
• Brand: Disney
• Released on: 2007-08-27
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 96 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
A coming-of-age story starring a bunch of fiftysomething stars rather than teenage actors, Wild Hogs is a well-intentioned comedy starring John Travolta (Woody), Tim Allen (Doug), Martin Lawrence (Bobby), and William H. Macy (Dudley) as a group of Midwestern Americans facing their own versions of mid-life crises. They decide to escape their frazzled personal lives and rejuvenate themselves by taking a road trip on their slick hogs. But their journey is less Easy Rider than it is Three Amigos (plus one). As individual actors, each lead is a formidable star. But throw them all together into one crammed screenplay full of scatological humour and uncomfortable homosexual gags and it doesn't quite work. The actors spend so much time trying to outdo each other on screen that they aren't believable as friends, much less comrades. Walt Becker (Van Wilder: Party Liaison) offers minimal direction on a film that could've used some reining in, especially during scenes between Macy and Marisa Tomei (as a diner owner who inexplicably falls for him). There are promises of some interesting vignettes when Ray Liotta shows up as Jack, the leader of a real motorcycle gang. When Jack threatens to break Dudley's legs, Dudley counters, "I'm a computer programmer! I don't need my legs". Without missing a beat, Jack says, "Fine, we'll break his hands". It's not that the lines are so funny, but they way Liotta delivers them that adds some life to this flailing comedy. Unfortunately, his scenes with the rest of the cast are all too few. --Jae-Ha Kim

Synopsis
Walter Becker (Van Wilder) directs this tale of four friends who hit the open road. Woody (John Travolta), Doug (Tim Allen), Bobby (Martin Lawrence), and Dudley (William H. Macy) are middle-aged suburbanite buddies stuck in a rut. Doug, a dentist, yearns for respect from his pre-teen son and everyone else in his life; Bobby is a henpecked husband and unhappy plumber; computer programmer Dudley is a flop with the ladies; and Woody, who seemed to have it all, has just lost everything. Each weekend the foursome takes to the streets of Cincinnati on their motorcycles as the "Wild Hogs". With his world secretly falling apart, Woody hits on an idea: a "Wild Hogs" road trip to the Pacific Coast. Soon, the four are embarking on the adventure of their lives. But when they stumble upon a roadside dive in New Mexico filled with "real" bikers and raise the ire of gang-leader Jack (Ray Liotta) the Wild Hogs discover that they are in for a greater adventure than they expected.

Travolta, Allen, Lawrence, and Macy have fun here--from the verbal barbs to the physical comedy--and Liotta works surprisingly well as a "real" biker who is disgusted and insulted by these weekenders. The perpetually effervescent Marisa Tomei appears as a local who catches Dudley’s eye, and John C. McGinley is an overly enthusiastic highway patrolman repeatedly encountered by the foursome. Watch for an all too brief appearance from Easy Rider star Peter Fonda, and an amusing segment from Ty Pennington of Extreme Home Makeover. Despite the star power in this film, which was shot on location in New Mexico, it’'s the custom bikes and open road that really shine.

Customer Reviews

Nice comedy....
I am not quite sure why I bought this as this is not really my sort of movie, however I was glad I did. A bunch of middle aged guys going through a mid life crisis decide to go on a road trip.. with fun consequences. If you are that sort of age (which I am rapidly approaching) this will really resonate with you... and probably even if you are not. This is a very light hearted, easy watching movie where the actors seemed to have as much fun making it as I did watching. With lots of great scenery, it looks good on Blu-ray and with a cast like this, you know it will be good. Nice Sunday afternoon family film.

Entertaining
As far as the film goes, it's another classic 'what can go wrong will go wrong' comedy, with an all-star cast of friendly faces. The film itself isn't anything particularly new, and I didn't have high expectations but it was definitely better than I thought. The toilet-humour is top notch, and the adult jokes are good too. Overall, it's a pleasant surprise that I would recommend to people looking for an evenings entertainment.

Now I'm going to talk about the blu-ray aspect. This film is definitely good looking in blu-ray, but it's one of those films where you really don't need to see it in high def. If you can get it cheaper on standard DVD, then do so. Because the high-def doesn't add much at all (unless you want to see the wrinkles on Travolta's face, that is)

Film (4/5 for entertainment)
HD (2/5 for not-needed-but-still-nice)

I'd give it 3.5, but it's more 4 than 3 :) I hope this helps!

a good dvd
Wild Hogs



Wild hogs is a very funny film and I think that the actors seemed to have a really good time doing this movie, too. The story is about a group of middle-aged weekend bikers who feel the itch for adventure on the open road. The laughs come especially if you are able to relate to the characters' situations. Tim Allen plays Doug Madsen, reportedly a daredevil in his teens but grows up to become a dentist who has played it safe ever since he got married with kids. John Travolta plays Woody Stevens, the supposedly successful guy who has it all, but is actually hiding a divorce from his supermodel wife and his bankrupt status. Martin Lawrence plays Bobby Davis, who plays husband who doesn't bring home the bacon. The best performance for me was from William H. Macy as Dudley Frank, pay's as the geek