Wild Hogs (Blu-ray Disc, 2007)

This DVD is the Blu-Ray version of Wild Hogs. I just finished watching it and I haven't laugh out loud like this in while. You will also want to watch the bonus features on DVD. They include 'Bikes, Brawls and Burning Bars: The making of Wild Hogs' and then there's 'How to Get Your Wife To Let You Buy A Motorcycle'. You also have a freewheeling alternate ending, high-octane deleted scenes, outrageous outtakes. So glad it was released today!

Wild Hogs is a funny family oriented comedy for the the whole family. The move offers plenty of star power and offbeat comedy for the entire movie. The Blu-Ray version is no different other than the heightened color definition and resolution you would expect from Blu-Ray. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone with a family or some one who is just looking for a good laugh.

Four middle-aged men, three stuck in dysfunctional relationships and one unable to even talk to a woman, get their motors running and head out on their Harleys in Wild Hogs, a comedy from Van Wilder director Walt Becker. Wild Hogs takes the 'let's throw in every goofy set-up we can and see if something works' approach to filmmaking and actually manages a few decent comedic moments - almost in spite of itself.

Pros

Travolta, Allen, Macy and Lawrence sell the friendship and fit together well
Enough slapstick comedy to keep it chugging along
It gets a few Brownie points for trying to include a little heart along with the laughs

Cons

Surprisingly homophobic for a studio film in this day and age
The nerdy computer guy can't use his own laptop - yeah, right!

Description

Stars John Travolta, William H Macy, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, Ray Liotta, and Marisa Tomei
The actors had varying degrees of experience riding motorcycles before the film, with Travolta easily the best of the group
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and some violence
Theatrical Release Date: March 2, 2007
Guide Review - "Wild Hogs" Movie Review

The Story

John Travolta, William H Macy, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence play buddies who feel the need to escape from their 9-to-5 lives and decide the best way to recapture some of their lost youth is to take off on their Harleys. The foursome includes Doug (Allen), a dentist with identity issues; Bobby (Martin), a frustrated writer forced by his domineering wife to return to the world of plumbing; Dudley (Macy), a 40-year-old virgin who can't speak to a woman if his life depends on it; and Woody, the 'leader' of the pack who instigates the roadtrip. Woody's so-called charmed life with a swimsuit model wife and successful business is all a big front, and he needs to get away with his best buds to put some distance between himself and his troubles.

Off they go and, of course, absolutely nothing turns out as they planned. Their tents burn down and they encounter a motorcycle cop who believes the men are lovers and wants to join in on the fun. Things get really hairy when they run afoul of a group of real bikers who don't like couch potato posers who think black leather jackets and a cool logo patch are all it takes to be bikers.

To Sum It Up

Although they sound like an unlikely group of actors to play friends, Allen, Travolta, Macy and Lawrence are absolutely convincing. The acting's not the problem with Wild Hogs. The film's downfall is the time spent building the backstories and showing the families of the foursome. Wild Hogs might have been much more enjoyable if it left out their families completely and just concentrated on the buddy humor, freeing up time for more slapstick comedy - the part of the film that works the best.

Wild Hogs is forgettable, but fun in parts. From bull-slapping to naked waterhole antics, Wild Hogs tries its hardest to rise above road trip movie clichés and just barely makes it.

'Wild Hogs' is an All-Star Comedy that melds the talents of John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy in the cinematic equivalent of a supergroup.
Most of the humor can be described as "this is so dumb I can't believe I'm laughing," but there is nothing wrong with brain-dead comedy, so long as the jokes work. Of course, the problem with most movies of that ilk is that they quickly run out of gas and the jokes fall flat. That fate eventually befalls 'Wild Hogs' as well, although it scores extra points for a fun end-credit sequence — but mostly this congenial tale of middle-aged wannabe crazies proves surprisingly entertaining.
In this sissy-biker 'City Slickers', the stars are suburbanites in the throws of a collective midlife crisis. Their informal motorcycle club, the "Wild Hogs," is their only escape from their mundane existences. Dentist Doug (Allen), a one-time wild man, now spends his time watching his cholesterol and stewing over his inability to connect with his young son. Plumber Bobby (Lawrence) has to live with the ignominy that it is his wife, Karen (Tichina Arnold), who truly wears the pants in the family. Geeky, clumsy, and terminally shy computer programmer Dudley (Macy) has no real life. Formerly the most successful of all of them, Woody (Travolta) recently lost his business, his money, and his swimsuit-model wife.
So what are four guys whose self-esteem is in the toilet to do but heed Horace Greeley's advice to "Go West, Young Man!"?
Concept? : Travel West from Ohio to the Pacific Ocean, camping out on the open road and going wherever the highway takes them. Cell phones, wives, and kids are not allowed. Neither is common sense, apparently, as they think nothing of stopping in at a real biker bar, believing in some kind of fantasy of a motorcycle brotherhood.
The Del Fuegos, headed by hotheaded Jack (Ray Liotta channeling his psycho character from 'Something Wild' & 'Unlawful Entry' & 'Goodfella's'). The bar's regulars, disagree, and they're willing to chase the Hogs across the country—or at least to the nearby town of Madrid — to assert their differences.
The first half of 'Wild Hogs' is just plain silly, with the type of humor that arises out of male panic, whether it be fear of women or of homophobia (no one is ever quite sure of Dudley's sexuality, and when the quartet meets John C. McGinley's exuberantly gay Highway Patrolman, their reaction is hysterical in every sense of the word).
And while Travolta, Allen, and Lawrence are pleasant enough on screen, it is Macy who steals every scene he is in, whether he is falling off his motorcycle for the Zillionth Time or mouthing one of the inept Dudley's goofball lines. The man is a national treasure.
Once the Del Fuegos enter the scene, the humor is less reliable, possibly because Liotta is so intense it throws off the rhythm of the movie. And so, as stupid comedies often do, it begins to wear out its welcome.
But stick around !!!!
Kyle Gass' Cameo as perhaps the world's most insane karaoke singer (his cover of The 'Pussycat Dolls' - "Don't Cha" — with its refrain of "Don't Cha Wish Your Girlfriend was Hot Like Me? Don't Cha Wish your Girlfriend was a Freak Like Me?" — is worth the price of a movie ticket by itself).
The laughs may be more sporadic, but they still come. And sometimes that is about all anyone can wish for. Just make sure to check that brain at home — you won't be needing it.
Good Laughs !!!!

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this movie a teasure for any motorcycle rider. so funny and laugh out load thoughout the entire move. the characters in this movie is someone(s) we all know. this is a movie that you must own for your colection!!

What a movie. This is a movie that first you love the fact that you are watching four good actors, And they are doing thing that you dream to do. Going on the road with your friends, knowing it just you, your friend and the road. Boy what a feeling that must be. Now I don't think I want to run into a bunch of bikers, trying to stop me from rideing, and have to fight them for being a bunch of bud heads. But at lease they was abel to find out about each other a little bit more, And know that though thick and thin they would be there for each other. So I got this movie because someone told me that this was a good movie about four guys looking to find themself, as they ride on there bikes until they can't ride know more.

Best damn flick in a long time. Harley folks will love it! Comedy. suspense, action. THE BEST!!! Can you wear out a DVD? This one might just!

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I ride bikes. I love bikes. If you enjoy bikes, you will find something to laugh about in this movie. It just catches the subtle experiences you have if you ride, and yes, some are funny.

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Great movie and it is really nice to see all of the scenery in Blu-Ray. So much more detail then the dvd version. I really am so glad that I bought it.

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Enough said! this is a great motorcycle film! Dads will love it, and you really dont have to own a Motorcycle to love this movie! I ride motorcycles, and i happen to have a CBR 600, these types of bikes are Harley Cruisers! and I love it, the film is funny! the cast is great! a must have! you want to laugh all through the film get this!

Wild Hogs is one of the funniest movies I have seen in years. The preview for the movie made me laugh so hard I could not catch my breath. The cast is great with John Travolta, William H. Macy, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence. These guys are funny by themselves, but you put them together and its non-stop laughs.












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As a motorcycle owner and rider, I think I appreciated this movie a bit more than a non-rider. This is a fun and humorous picture.