MaryAnne Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Release date is apparently March 20 2007. Also a look at the box art....http://dvd.ign.com/articles/751/751907p1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDuke Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Yep that's correct I was going to update my previous post saying it was March 6th which my contact in the film industry told me originally it was but it is now the 20th as he updated the info a few days ago and I forgot to come back here and correct my original posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt duke Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 not a bad cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova64000 Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Just as I had hoped, It says it will be avalible in both rated and unrated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divia Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I hope this little puppy will be at blockbuster so I don thave to buy it.I hate buying DVDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Coltrane Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 The latest release date for the "Beginning" DVD is showing as March 13, 2007. Just to keep things confusing. Ahh, this brings back fond memories. Remember when we were trying to pin down the opening date of the big-screen movie? Heh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divia Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 On the blockbuster site it says its the 20th. Blah. Well its sometime in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwgath Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 I'll be watching just because of the title, but I'm not expecting much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divia Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 its a direct to DVD movie. I can't expcet a whole lot. But we'll see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENERAL CHARGER Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Based on what I know so far, sounds like another Dukes in Name Only deal to me. I'll buy it from Half.com when it's like $3 if it never gets on TV somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonzi242004 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Dukes of Hazzard:The Beginning will be airing on ABCFAMILY Channel Sunday March 4th,2007 at 8pm EST so yall better mark your calendars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divia Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 I saw that..and was going to post it, but ya beat me to it.I thought that was a little odd. I mean why do that instead of trying to get $$ from DVD sales. Or are they trying to see if this is a hit and will they try to make a tv show outta it???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonzi242004 Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 im thinking they are gonna try to make a new show out of it. but its good that we are gonna get to see the movie before we buy or rent the dvd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENERAL CHARGER Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Somehow, it didn't really strike me as a family show... Then again, family values blow these days so it may just be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDuke Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 This is a very smart marketing ploy by WB.They show you a CLEAN version of the film to get the unaware fan all hyped up to go out and buy the DVD thinking your going to get the TV version when in reality they are gonna get something totally different. They must be doing some serious editing to get it on ABC family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divia Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Or maybe its not as bad as everyone thinks.As for ratings..on another MB someone wrote thisFact of the matter is that anything that is planned to go direct to DVD from the start doesn't get submitted to the MPAA, so it's all unrated. Any rating on there is put on by the studio itself.If someone can say otherwise cool. I'm no expert on the matter.Furthermore, have you seen "unrated" movies. They are complete BS. They aren't any worse than the R rated ones.Still, if this does well I would like to see a new series. That would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENERAL CHARGER Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I wouldn't. Not with the current ultra-retard direction they've been taking the characters. Now, maybe if someone actually went down south and interpreted modern southern life as a Dukes show like they did back in the day. That's why the show was so successful when it started, 'cause you had southerners representing the south in Hollywood and middle America ate it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divia Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Oh well...we'll just have to wait and see.I'd like to see it, bu I dunno if it would happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDuke Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I can't see a new series.It would be far too expensive of a venture. 69 Chargers are too rare a car anymore.Especially if they plan on doing actual stunts and jumps. If they use CGI to save doing actual stunts, that looks fake even with todays technology plus CGI is very expensive as well.Most of these cars are now in the hands of collectors that know what they are worth. You can't even touch a rust bucket one nowadays for under 5,000 and if you can you are very fortunate.Why do you think they started using miniatures for jumps in the later seasons? The supply of cars was quickly diminishing on top of other factors.Us Charger collectors don't want anymore Chargers destroyed anyway.It's bad enough they destroy one at Dukesfest every year. Even if they updated the car to a newer car it wouldn't work today's cars are just as expensive as a 69 Charger would be just with a better supply of parts. Plus very few if any of us hardcore fans would accept the General Lee as any other car than a 69 Charger so there goes a vast majority of of the viewing audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divia Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Well I know hardcore fans no matter what wouldnt want another series. Debating about a new car would be pointless. CGI doesnt look fake. You must be watching some really shi**y movies if ya think CGI looks fake. Besides, they could use old footage or use footage from the movie. Some of the jumps used in the old series were used a few times.I doubt if it would happen, but I wouldnt mind if it did. If done right it could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENERAL CHARGER Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 CGI in TV rarely matches up to the quality of CGI in movies. It happens, but rarely.I was just wondering, anyone in the know out there? How possible would it be to fashion Charger-shaped fiberglass bodies over a chassis to make the jump cars? I was just pondering how Knight Rider had a legitimate shell over the car so no visible damage could be seen on camera (although the car would get messed up underneath). Was thinking, why can't that concept be toyed with so real jumps could be done and no Charger actually destroyed in the process?If that's possible, a bunch of jump cars could be manufactured, there'd be a hero car, and maybe one or two trashy Chargers to take minor damage in collisions and such could be an economical way to a new series. Not that I really want one with current directions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDuke Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 A lot of Knight Riders jumps the bigger ones were done with miniatures. Your idea has been debated before but I don't know why it hasn't been implemented yet.It sure would save a Charger at Dukesfest and could be re-used a number of times. Maybe it wouldn't be as cost effective as we both think it would be or maybe it's just not feasible don't know for sure. Agreed if a series would continue in the vein of this "American Pie" ideology that the new movies are I wouldn't waste my time watching it regardless of how much I love the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpedsoul Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 The idea of using a shell is a great idea. You can make a shell of the General Lee and make it fit any car. Look at what Nascar does; same frame, different shells. It would actually be a good cost affective way to do a new series if that were the case. Using rusted Camaros or whatever, and just putting a shell on it would cost less than half of finding, restoring, then trashing a 69 Charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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