Wild Hogs (2007)

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To me, this movie is perfection.

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

A predictable script, but good performances by all involved. I laughed a few times (cringed a few others). Right mood at the right time -- go for it.

Wild Hogs is no shawshank redemption, but for what it's supposed to be, it's pretty entertaining. I really liked the actors. John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray liotta, and Marisa Tomei are all good in their roles. The chemistry between all the guys in the movie works, which is good because without that the film as a whole would pretty much fail. Ray Liotta is a good jackass character, he always is lol. And Marisa Tomei is cute and light in her role, that's really all she needs to be for her character. There are some scenes that are fairly funny and will get the laughs, then there are some gags that fall flat and don't really work. Thankfully though when the comedy that doesn't work happens the actors are still likable enough to keep you from quitting on it. That is all comedy films have to rely on when their jokes don't succeed. I liked the script, it had some really sweet heartfelt scenes between characters, whether it be just friendly or in a romantic sense. The movie is an average comedy movie about a group of older friends who want to "relive the glory days". There aren't a whole lot of twists and turns involved. 7/10 for Wild Hogs.

When you ride a motorcycle, sometimes it's really hot and sometimes it's really cold. Sometimes it rains and sometimes you get bugs smashed against your face shield and jacket. Occasionally you ride and everything is perfect (like the pictures you see on motorcycle ads). To a real motorcyclist, you are willing to put up with all those discomforts to enjoy the freedom of the ride. Motorcycles do not have climate control and a sound proof cabin with a built in entertainment system. People who need those things will never get motorcycling and they will never get this movie. This movie is about 4 middle aged guys who realize what they have been doing for the past 20 years is exactly what they will be doing for the next 20 years.....and then they will grow old and die. Doug, Bobby, Dudley and Woody make the decision that they are going to leave their continual, hum-drum existence for a week or two and do something different for once in their lives. Can they escape their mundane lives long enough to actually get free? People who are happy to run out their lives just doing the same thing over and over again will never get Wild Hogs. If there is a Doug or a Bobby or a Dudley or a Woody inside of you, you will love this movie. For anybody else, Wild Hogs will be a pointless waste of time they could have otherwise dedicated to doing more of the same thing over and over again.

What an incredibly sad waste of talent from an ensemble cast of well known actors who should have known better. Ostensibly this was one of those mid-life crisis films that held promise with it's four male leads, but the effort got squandered early and never really made up for it. Now individually, I like Travolta, Allen and Macy; haven't seen enough of Martin Lawrence to make the same judgment. However putting them all together was a classic case of getting less with more. On top of that, with John Travolta's recent bad press regarding his alleged homo-erotic behavior, that skinny dipping scene in the pond was all the more troubling. To be fair, there were a couple of scenes that elicited a chuckle, but I can't even remember what they were now. So much for being memorable. I read another review on this board from a viewer who wished he had seen more of Marisa Tomei; for that I'd recommend "The Wrestler". If you've seen it you'll know what I mean.