Walking Tall

Pros: Good action Great actors

Cons: None

Review: Walking Tall is a true story. Based on the life of a Tennessean county Sheriff, stars Joe Don Baker as Buford Pusser. Other stars are Elizabeth Hartman, his wife, and Noah Berry, his dad.

Sheriff Pusser has to contend with the many evils...

Pros: a lot of action

Cons: it is a slight tear jerker

Review: Walking Tall movies are awsome movies. I've been to the Buford Pusser Home and Museum in Adamsville, Tenn., and got my picture taken next to his monument where his car ran off the road and he was killed. I've been to his grave and met the woman that...

Pros: Fact based

Cons: violence

Review: This was a dramatized movie on the factual events surrounding the career of Sheriff Buford Pusser. It is an excellent movie regarding the events that occurred in McNairy county in Tennessee in the mid 1960's. Most of what you see in the movie actually...

Pros: Suspenseful, involving, has a couple of meanings hidden in it

Cons: Violent, vague timeline, not for the ‘logical crowd’

The Bottom Line: Why don't you just read the review? Oh, too lazy, eh? Well, so am I... (Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!)

Review: There are times in your life when, for reasons either vague or non-understandable- you just have to stand up for something and fight for what is right. Such is the story of Walking Tall, simple as it might sound. Believe me, though, there’s ...

Pros: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, acting, plot, social statements

Cons: red paint = blood

The Bottom Line: If you enjoy rooting for the good guy who is trying to do the impossible then you will love this film.

Review: Walking Tall (1973) is a film that is a must see if you like films that involve the struggle of the good guy vs. the tons of bad guys and against all odds. This film is based on a true story and the film was remade back in 2004 starting "The Rock". If ...

Pros: Buford Pusser in all his rough hewn glory

Cons: too low a budget

Review: Death Wish was fiction and Charles Bronson was a popular hero for wandering around snuffing the bady guys. Another, even more popular fiction hero was the character of Billy Jack. Both of these movie characters inspired sequels and, in the case of...

Pros: Exciting story, compelling drama

Cons: Too loose on facts.

The Bottom Line: Walking Tall is a compelling story loosely based on factual information.

Review: Walking Tall (1973)

Stars: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett,
and Rosemary Murphy.

Walking Tall is a fictionalized account of events that occurred during the life of Tennessee Sheriff and American icon...

Pros: Great action packed film of a true to life hero.

Cons: Quite violent in places.

Review: This is the original movie of Buford Pusser, a Tennessee Sheriff who cleans up the neighborhood and then some. If you like rooting for the good guys, and seeing justice being meted out, you'll love "Walking Tall".
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