Sorry, this movie sucks

Powerful

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

I had to give up on the series in middle of the second season. The writing was so bad that Walker made stupid decisions just to carry the plot and extend the episode. The Texas Rangers are light-years smarter than Walker as depicted in this awful series and to my bad luck I purchased the complete show on DVD. - If you cannot suspend belief then this show is not for you. I did like the fact that a lot of the show was filmed on location.

Walker is one of those shows I watch with the family for an hour of uncontrollable laughter while eating a snack on the couch, channel- surfing with nothing to watch. Where do I begin? Walker is a Texas Ranger, who apparently does the work of every other govt. agency in the land. There are actually episodes where international terrorists threaten people or take hostages, and Walker is sent like James Bond to take them down, or simply inserts himself into the situation and they pretend that this really happens. He drives a big truck around and beats up 20 bikers at a time with kung fu. His sidekick is a black cowboy with a hat the size of Texas itself. His DA girlfriend/wife is ALWAYS taken hostage by some extremist group but survives(unfortunately). His retired colleague(D.W.? C.B.? C.D.? I can never remember his name), bless his heart, is always beaten mercilessly in the restaurant he owns, by some villains trying to tick off Chuck Norris(Walker). That poor old man has suffered so many beatings by thugs, he deserves a building name after him. The acting is so hammy and stupid that I literally burst out laughing at times. Walker attacks villains with such witty phrases as "Listen, You!" or "I've had it up to here!". He often goes into a random store or bar with his badge and gun, and for some unknown reason, 25 assailants decide to attack an armed police officer and his men. Of course, Walker uses textbook USA police procedure, and instead of tazing/shooting them, takes them on in a buffet style boxing/karate match, with hilarious editing and feet flying out of nowhere. In one episode, a guy hits Walker with a boat paddle from out of thin air, so I learned that both he and the villains have no peripheral vision. Stuff flips over, blows up, and moves around with the physics engine of a funny video game for no reason. Hot 120 lb. chicks also star on some episodes, throwing 300 lb. killer men through windows and such, as TV always has to be politically correct? Even when no officers look like this or can physically do this. Chuck Norris made it a family affair, and also has his own relatives star in later episodes. When bored, he plays out some weird Native American or Mexican flashbacks, showing his supposed heritage or links to the people of Texas, with really bad CGI ghosts and horses riding through and rescuing him. The script and fight scenes truly look like they were planned out by special needs children who were blind and never went outside. The plots are so funny and interchangeable that I can't even take them seriously. Conan pulling a lever on his late night show with these clips showcases their hilarity!!! I give this show a 10 for entertainment value, though, as it has made me and my family laugh and mock it with sarcasm for many years. Long live Walker!!!!

Highly underrated. Personally, I prefer the episodes from seasons 1-3, for nit- picky reasons I will go into more detail below. Memorable and pleasant theme song that still sounds good to this day. An action-packed show with a background in conservative Christian values.One thing that drew me to this show was the scenery and settings of various episodes. It gets really old to always see shows with the boring city theme. I loved that there were episodes showing what appears to be the local natural surroundings, such as the memorable "Road to Black Bayou" or the various rebellious car chase scenes in the dusty, hot Texan landscape. I also liked that in some episodes, Walker used various aspects of the scenery as major parts that moved the story along (such as tying a plant with healing properties and applying it on his wound). This theme of nature often enriched Walker's back story and character development, as it ties nicely with his background. Even the courthouse building, which has elaborate exterior architecture, often had a beautiful amber glow when in the sunlight. It is also nice to see the ranch and the horses and other animals on the show. This change of scenery is refreshing from time to time. Same goes for the episodes that were taken place in the past, such as the Quaker episode.As for character development, the differences between Walker's old-fashioned ways and Trivette's modern technological approach complimented each other (rather than clashed), and at times became humorous. As someone who is tired of seeing try-hard actors in similar genre TV shows, it was really nice to see that Walker demonstrated a real man's toughness. Walker often made sure to not abuse his authority, like when he would even put away his weapon and give the suspects a chance to fight him, before arresting them. Trivette's character development was not neglected either, such as the episode about his family. Trivette may have been the token guy that is the butt of the jokes, however, at times it was a bit grating. I really like Trivette but it sometimes seemed that Trivette was only present to be shown as second-best, and that the other main characters were unnecessarily disrespectful towards him. It is nice to see that in Alex's case, women can be shown to possess a strength (legal smarts following her father's footsteps), while still being feminine, without being rude towards others. CD was one of my favorite characters, he had a good sense of humor, and is always there to help out in whatever way he can. It would have been nice if CD was present in the whole series, and it seemed like the episode that first mentioned his death was rushed for such a main character.As for the only main character that was unlikable...Sydney. One thing that took away from the show, was that it seemingly succumbed to feminist pressure to add a female ranger on the show. For doing so, it seems the show's appeal declined. It's like Gage was made to look incompetent, while Sydney was made to look like the smarter, superior one. During fights, Gage would get hit the most, while Sydney was shown doing laughable flips off the wall. Sydney was not suitable for the job and at times abused her authority, threatening violence towards co-workers, or saying anti-male sexist put-downs, like, "Men are wimps" (this entire series proves otherwise). In the episode when Gage lost his hearing, she threatened to beat him up if he didn't agree to eat, when he didn't feel like it (she put her foot over the table, made a sweeping motion right near his face). None of the other rangers would treat someone in a vulnerable position like that. Sydney and women in general cannot meet the impossible standard of being able to physically compete with men, and win. Men and women simply have different strengths. In a dearth of shows that show masculine men in a positive light, this was highly disappointing to see and took away from the show. Recently in the news, it was noted that 8 women were not capable of meeting the standards to become a ranger. Therefore, Sydney's whole character is a farce. Take away the constant put- downs from Sydney towards Gage, and their addition was bearable. In the hearing loss episode, Gage finally got a chance to show his strengths (his other senses, which saved his life). Although, there were many episodes where it seemed those two didn't do anything that Walker and Trivette could not have done themselves in previous seasons. Another thing is there were too many main characters added to the show near mid-series and sometimes Walker and Trivette were not shown much in the later episodes. There were times where I missed seeing just Walker and Trivette like in the first few seasons. It's good that the "bad guys" were not always the same profile - they had varied occupations. People of different backgrounds were also shown to be capable of helping fight crime in their own way - like the girl in "Special Witness". Also, Walker had proved time and again he was truly dedicated to his job, like when he volunteered to enter the prison as a fake criminal to see what corruption was going on. Despite all the fighting that goes on in this show, the value of life is not taken for granted, as touching episodes like "Lucas" show.Anyway, despite drawbacks, this epic show still gets a 10/10. This show has countless entertaining and action-packed scenes, with phenomenal fighting skills as shown by Walker, rather than always relying on weapons. Last but certainly not least, it doesn't lose sight of the importance of knowing right from wrong.

I never watched the show before but I've gotten into Walker, Texas Ranger in the last few weeks and I must say I find it highly entertaining. It certainly can't be taken seriously and at times certain developments in the plots are quite funny - for example the episode where a posse wanders into the Police Station, into the back offices and starts intimidating the witnesses. That aside it's good for an hours entertainment, and it is nice to see Walker not taking the softly softly approach of modern Policing! The plots are silly at times and like another reviewer said they tend to work out the same but so long as you know what you are getting into you are sure to have a chuckle!It can be summed up by reminding you of Peter Griffin's statement on "Family Guy" - Chuck Norris doesn't have a chin, only another fist!