Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2-Disc Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray]

starring: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Margo Martindale, Kristen Wiig directed by: Jake Kasdan See Larger Image List Price: $43.95 You Pay Only: $23.95 You Save: $20.00 (46%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396215276 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 08, 2008 Running Time: 125 minutes Sales Rank: 7111 Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 2007 Related Items: Semi-Pro (Two-Disc Unrated "Let's Get Sweaty" Edition) [Blu-ray] There Will Be Blood [Blu-ray] Juno [Blu-ray] Cloverfield [Blu-ray] Before the Devil Knows You're Dead [Blu-ray] see more Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The Pixar-like roll of Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad) continues with another sure-fire hit. In charting the meteoric rise, catastrophic fall and Lazarus-like rise of rocker Dewey Cox, Walk Hard parodies the classic Hollywood bio-pic, cashing in mostly on Walk the Line. John C. Reilly, one of Hollywood's most solid character actors, makes the most of his Golden Globe-nominated star turn as Dewey, whose road to stardom is paved with a childhood tragedy that claims the life of his prodigiously talented brother ('The wrong kid died,' is his father's mantra), instant stardom (his first record is a hit just 35 minutes after it was recorded), sex and drugs, and the inevitable 'dark (effen) period' that leads him to rehab. Reilly gets solid backup from current and former Saturday Night Live alumni, including Kirsten Wiig as his incredibly fertile first wife who has no faith in his musical aspirations ('You're never going to make it,' she cheerily ends one phone call); Tim Meadows, never better, as Dewey's drummer, who, in one of the film's best scenes, does a poor job of dissuading him from trying marijuana); and Chris Parnell as his bass player. Jenna Fischer leaves Pam back at The Office as Darlene, Dewey's virtuous duet partner. Hilarious cameos give Walk Hard a great 'Hey!' factor: Hey, that's Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly. Hey, that's 'Kenneth' from 30 Rock. Hey, there's Jack Black and Paul Rudd as--no kidding--Paul McCartney and John Lennon revealing 'a rift in the Beatles.' Some of the jokes are obvious (come on; the guy's last name is Cox), others inspired. But the decades-spanning music, echoing the styles of gritty Johnny Cash, romantic Roy Orbison, obtuse Bob Dylan, trippy Brian Wilson, and even a bit of anachronistic punk rock, is as pitch perfect and affectionately observed as in The Rutles, This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind. Walk Hard earns its R-rating, particularly for a sure-to-be-talked-about scene of hotel-room debauchery. But: Hilarious? Outrageous? Twisted? To quote the title of one of Dewey's hit songs, 'Guilty as Charged.' --Donald Liebenson Beyond Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story On 2-disc Widescreen The Soundtrack UMD for PSP Stills from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (click for larger image) Product Description: One of the most iconic figures in rock history Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) had it all: the women (over 411 served) the friends (Elvis The Beatles) and the rock 'n' roll lifestyle (a close and personal relationship with every pill and powder known to man). But most of all he had the music that transformed a dimwitted country boy into the greatest American rock star who never lived. A wild and wicked send-up of every musical biopic ever made WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY is gut-busting proof that when it comes to hard rocking living and laughing a hard man is good to find.System Requirements:Running Time: 216 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: COMEDY/SATIRE Rating: UNRATED UPC: 043396215276 Manufacturer No: 21527 Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - "Help, It's A Bad Trip!" ~ A Not So "Beautiful Ride" Through The Mind And Music Of A Tormented Soul The '07 release `Walk Hard' starring John C. Reilly as hard rocker Dewey Cox is a sometimes hilarious, but uneven parody that slowly loses it's inventive SNL like charm the further you move into the storyline becoming too repetitive and excessive by the time the credits roll by. Positives: - The sequence with Dewey in an ashram in India with the Beatles was excellent. - The music was surprisingly good. - Jenna Fischer looked lovely. Negatives: - The orgy sequence was totally unnecessary. - How many bathroom sinks do you have to rip off the wall before you finally realize it's not funny? - 216 minutes is way too long! Bottom Line: Inane entertainment with hit and miss results. Rating: - Reilly and great music scenes save film from disaster With the description of the film and story (mock rock bio) already covered, I won't go into that again. What works in the film is John C. Reilly, absolutely pouring himself into the persona of Dewey in his many phases, and delivering some fine singing and playing in the expertly crafted musical scenes. All these period pieces are done with wit (which is something the rest of the film could have used more of) and it is telling that they mostly involve people other than the director and scriptwriter. Apatow, in all fairness, does his best work with the music sequences, but exhibits just an appalling lack of instinct when it comes to the pacing and content of many of the dramatic scenes, particularly the icky, badly done machete sequence with the boys. Often I would just want to yell 'cut already' as scenes would disintegrate into pointlessness. The script has some of the worst constructed dialogue I've heard in a while. The brother talking about how "there ain't nothing I won't do in this long, long life of mine" to hammer home that, sure, it won't be a very long life...I am sure at the script conference, such 'hip' weird sentences are terribly funny, but try to sit through them on film.... So why 4 stars? Because Reilly and company are a blast when they sing and play, and there are some good scenes that work, such as a roaring, lusty Harlem-style club where Dewey, being the token white, steps in for the singer and tears ... Read More Rating: - In my mind you're blowin' me...some kisses Going into this movie every viewer must be expecting ridiculousness bordering on stupidity. Instead, Dewey Cox flirts with validity, and delivers a solid string of laughs. It is a ridiculous movie - make no mistake - but it's also consistently funny, and almost impossible to dislike. With obvious jabs at the movies "Ray", "Walk the Line", and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and a saturation of overacting mixed with slapstick comedy, there is a danger of becoming kind of stupid-funny like "Airplane", but without the same level of comedy provided by that classic. The positive side, however, is that it doesn't go too far, and ends up being more like "Talledega Nights". The duet between Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) and Darlene Madison (Jenna Fischer), appropriately titled "Let's Duet", is undeniably hilarious, with sexual undertones so obvious that they become overtones. Later in the movie there is a song about midgets performed in a pseudo-Bob Dylan style done with enough PIZZAZZ to let the viewer know the makers of the move are willing to do anything for comedy's sake. The story-line and family history provided as background, and supported throughout by the brilliant, curmudgeounly cameos of Pa Cox (Raymond Barry), add significant character and story development, not to mention the fact that the handful of cameos by some of today's best young comedy actors (i.e. Tim Meadows, Justin Long, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill) do nothing but add depth and comedic support. Aside from the ... Read More Rating: - i loved this spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2-Disc Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray] i really loved walk the line but have to admit this spoof and was dead on and actually followed walk the line to a t i didnt think i would like this movie and actually put of renting it but when i rented i immediately used a gift card on this the bonus features on the 2 disc blu ray are awesome john c reily was fantastic in this as dewey cox i love the cameos i loved this movie and is great to have on blu ray and for 11.00 couldnt beat it for a fairly new blu ray i highly recommend this movie but at a lower price not worth it top dollar but at bargain price it is however be warned in the unrated version there is a lot of graphic sex thats why its rated unrated if you cant handle it then this version is not the one for you Rating: - Could have been A LOT better After reading many of the reviews posted here, I decided to rent "Walk Hard. Big mistake. I hardly laughed at all and I didn't even finish watching it because I fell asleep. Do not rent this movie. It's not worth the $3.99 I paid for it. More Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2-Disc Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray] Reviews Browse for similar items by category: Parody & Spoof Marx Brothers Monty Python Mystery Science Theater 3000 Pink Panther

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