DHWay75

I grew up watching "the Dukes", as I'm sure many reading this did as well. My parents never had to worry about me seeing or hearing anything on the show that was inappropriate for a kid my age (which was about 4 years old when the show started). Being grown now with kids of my own I'd never let mine watch this trash. Everyone involved ought to be ashamed. Aside from that, everything about this film was wrong. Bo was a smooth talking ladies man on the show. In the film he passes out when he encounters women. All Bo was in the movie was the same old dumb dufus Sean William Scott plays in every movie. Daisy, on the show, was not only nice to look at, she was a smart, independent, resourceful woman. She was also a woman of high moral virtue. Jessica Simpson came across as a total white trash, tramp/bimbo. Uncle Jesse, on the show,(though a moonshiner) was a man of the highest moral integrity. A real country gentleman. Willie Nelson played a foul mouthed, reject hippie. Rosco, on the show, though corrupt, never wanted to hurt anyone because he wasn't evil. He was in the film. And whoever cast Burt Reynolds as Boss ought to have their head examined. The discrepancies there are too numerous to list. Knoxville wasn't too bad as Luke, but that wasn't even close to being enough to redeem this piece of trash. I hated just about everything about this film

AFTER THE THIN MAN has got to be one of the best sequels ever made. It captures the same blend of humor, suspense, & charm as it's predecessor ( & that says a lot), while managing to gain it's own identity. Far too often sequels turn out to be rehashed material & plot from a previous film. Not true here. The film does pick up right where the first left off mind you ( the first was set around Christmas, this one is New Years), but the story itself doesn't borrow anything from the first. It only makes mention of the events of the first film a time or two. The plot is great, the cast is great (Powell & Loy excellent as before, along with a young James Stewart playing a masterful role), & the humor is to die for. If you like THE THIN MAN then this film is a must see. I would say that this is the best of the 5 sequels, but in my opinion that honor goes to the 3rd film ANOTHER THIN MAN, which rivals the original as best of the series.

I got hooked on the THIN MAN films as a kid because my parents were big fans. I've since read the novel several times & actually feel that the movie is a little better. Hammett's novel is great, but the book's Nick Charles is nowhere near as entertaining as William Powell makes him. Myrna Loy is equally entertaining & the 2 actors seem to feed off of each others charm & wit to create arguably the best on screen combination/couple in the history of film. The film itself is wonderfully entertaining to watch for both laughs & suspense. It spawned 5 sequels starring both Powell & Loy, & all 5 are good, but the original & the 1st 3 sequels are the best, (probably because until the 5th film they were all directed by the legendary W.S. "Woody" Van Dyke). The films are usually characterized as comedy but in my opinion deserves mention with any good murder mystery films ever to come out of Hollywood. I would recommend this film to any audience & to all ages. It is a true gem.