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Jul 25, 2017 21:03:41 GMT
Post by deadwoodgultch on Jul 25, 2017 21:03:41 GMT
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Jul 25, 2017 22:24:20 GMT
Post by Beth on Jul 25, 2017 22:24:20 GMT
The Quiet Man used to be one of my favorites but I saw in recently and realized that it would not play well with today, especially with my daughters.
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Jul 26, 2017 2:52:15 GMT
Post by dave on Jul 26, 2017 2:52:15 GMT
1) The Searchers (Wayne deserved the Oscar for his role of Ethan 2) True Grit (Should have been the Duke's second Oscar 3) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 4) Sands of Iwo Jima 5) Donovan's Reef
Without a doubt the top 5 John Wayne movies of all time. Regards Dave
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Jul 26, 2017 7:46:51 GMT
Post by carl on Jul 26, 2017 7:46:51 GMT
The Shootist
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Jul 26, 2017 9:56:15 GMT
Post by deadwoodgultch on Jul 26, 2017 9:56:15 GMT
Dave. I would have put Red River in the top 5, if for nothing more than depth of character.
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Jul 26, 2017 12:33:33 GMT
Post by yanmacca on Jul 26, 2017 12:33:33 GMT
What about Stage Coach, that film made him.
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Jul 26, 2017 13:23:19 GMT
Post by deadwoodgultch on Jul 26, 2017 13:23:19 GMT
Ian, that flick was good and an enjoyable watch, but it never had a chance. Look at the other movies released in 1939. To name only 2, Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of OZ. If you look at the entire list It probably falls easily to the 5 or less range for that year alone.
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Jul 26, 2017 15:23:32 GMT
Post by yanmacca on Jul 26, 2017 15:23:32 GMT
He also made three movies, which were all similar in plot, Rio Bravo, Rio Lobo and El Dorado. But take time out to see his lost classic “Hondo”
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Jul 26, 2017 18:27:37 GMT
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Post by Beth on Jul 26, 2017 18:27:37 GMT
I never can decide if The Shootist or Yellow Ribbon are my favorite Wayne movies. Yellow Ribbon is a sentimental favorite and fun to watch but The Shootist is probably Wayne's best acting and somewhat painful to watch at times. Ironically perhaps the best acting in Shootist is because Wayne was again playing who he was, in that case a dying old man at the end of his career.
I agree with Ian that Stagecoach is often overlooked. It's excellent. I know when I watch old movies with Sam (who really enjoys them) she often mentions that things are so 'stereotypical" when she made that comment about Stagecoach and other Wayne movies, I had to explain to her the difference between a movie that perfected the genre and those who fell back on being a stereotype.
Ironically she took my copy of Fort Apache with her when she went to college. It's her favorite, not for John Wayne of all things but for Shirley Temple. I think she is one of the few people in the world who really appreciated the roles Temple played as a young adult plus she had respect for what Temple accomplished as an adult. I think it was because I showed her Fort Apache, the only movie I owned with Shirley Temple, after Temple died and was in the news. Sam them viewed Temples movies in reverse order instead of starting with Temple's curly moppet roles.
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Jul 26, 2017 19:55:05 GMT
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Post by deadwoodgultch on Jul 26, 2017 19:55:05 GMT
Shirley Temple also had a short lived TV series of 1 hr Shows, the series was short lived but wall done.
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Post by sgttyree on Jul 27, 2017 4:48:41 GMT
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Jul 27, 2017 13:57:13 GMT
Post by yanmacca on Jul 27, 2017 13:57:13 GMT
Do you remember the movie Wayne filmed over here in gods country, this sceptered isle? I will give you a clue, he was not a cowboy in it.
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Jul 27, 2017 15:22:11 GMT
Post by dave on Jul 27, 2017 15:22:11 GMT
Tom Red River was good but it was a turgid film at best. Pun Pun. Regards Dave
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Jul 27, 2017 15:34:52 GMT
Post by yanmacca on Jul 27, 2017 15:34:52 GMT
Take 'em to Missouri, Dave.
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