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Post by ordinaryshaver on Nov 25, 2018 9:00:51 GMT -6
Well, the Mrs. finally did it, after 11 years she has picked the best gift I could ever ask for, well short of a child or a new shotgun!
She has decided to get me a collection of John Wayne movies for christmas. Now, here is the hard part, she wants them in a list so she knows which ones to get. There is NO WAY I can narrow it down but so far here is my top 10 list, in no particular order. 1.She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 2. Fort Apache 3.Stagecoach 4. Chisum 5. Brannigan 6. Sons of Katie Elder 7. Rio Lobo 8. The commancheros 9. Big Jake 10. Searchers
Are yall fans of John Wayne, and if so, how would you complete a top tin list?
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Post by wchnu on Nov 25, 2018 14:15:11 GMT -6
If you like "She wore a yellow ribbon" you should check out "Rio Grande". "The Shootest" is another favorite. I would have "el dorado" and "McQ" on my list also.
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Post by ordinaryshaver on Nov 25, 2018 14:38:56 GMT -6
It's hard to say anything bad about the Calvary trilogy directed by John Ford. "El Dorado" is a good one too, and there is actually a town in South Arkansas by that name as well. I like "the shootist" but it doesn't make my top 10, just for the fact that it is over played, in my personal opinion. I have seen McQ once, and loved it.
Aaaargh this is so hard of a list to narrow down.
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Post by poppi on Nov 25, 2018 16:39:53 GMT -6
Wow, you're talking decades of movies! For me, it would be almost impossible to pick just one. Saying that, I really really like "The Quiet Man"
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Post by jayaruh on Nov 25, 2018 16:48:32 GMT -6
For me, The Shootist, Wayne's last movie, is maybe his best movie.
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Post by wchnu on Nov 25, 2018 18:25:26 GMT -6
For me, The Shootist, Wayne's last movie, is maybe his best movie. YUP!
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Post by ordinaryshaver on Nov 25, 2018 18:52:05 GMT -6
It is a biopic look at his life and career. I think his earlier roles had much better acting in them. But Duke always said he was a horrible actor, he could only play one character that being himself. I am going to give her a top 10 list and see what happens.
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Post by Trout Whisperer on Dec 6, 2018 18:38:40 GMT -6
Great list!
"Big Trail" from 1930 was his first movie, and one that could not be filmed in this day and age. It was definitely filmed in a different era.
I also like the acting in "Rio Bravo," and the performances of Roscoe Lee Browne and Bruce Dern in "The Cowboys" were excellent, as well.
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Post by ordinaryshaver on Dec 16, 2018 11:05:48 GMT -6
Well, out of the 11 movies I put on the list she got me 10! I am super excited to see this christmas! She always wants me to delete them off the DVR, but I tell here, well what if I want to watch them again? So, this is a win for both of us!
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Post by birdlives on Dec 17, 2018 13:35:13 GMT -6
For me, The Shootist, Wayne's last movie, is maybe his best movie. YUP! Yup 3! The Shootist I thought was Oscar Quality. I agree with El Dorado. Oh the Alamo was a favorite when I was a kid... And "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" IS the quintessential western of all time...Personally I think ...Liberty Valence and "Tombstone" and "The Unforgiven" the last two aren't Wayne films are my three best picks for the best examples of the Western Film Genre for 3 different catagories... Valence for best Classic Style...it defines everything that a great Western should be. Tombstone from a Modernist new age Western...and Val Kilmer's perfect interpreration of Doc..***...and "The Unforgiven" for Best Modern State of the Art 'Directing'. But "Valence" wins in every Classic catagory... Writting, Acting, Directing,...it has EVERY Western Cliche known to man. Just perfect. Also Chisum is supposed to be my family name Chisholm, but everyone pronounces it wrong so they changed the spelling for the theatres...I like having a John Wayne movie named after my family...}8^)) In Texas. the famous trail and ranch still use the original spelling: Chisholm. ***Now time for Thread Derailment LMAO! I did some research on Doc Holliday...and everything I found was also found and studied by Val Kilmer...He nailed it.. There was going to be a prequel called "Dodge City" so they could have further developed his character...But by the time funding was secured the actors were too old to play the parts. It seems there was quite alot written about Doc..some by Wyatt Earp and more by Bat Masterson..some articles in the Tombstone Epitaph. But the biggy is...Do you guys remember at the end where Doc is dying and he tells Wyatt about falling in love with his cousin and their affair had her family force her to become a nun? Well Doc's father died young and Doc was raised by his Uncle in Atlanta. It was his Uncle's daughter that he had the affair with. When discovered she was put in a Nunnery and Doc was set off to the University of Pennsylvania Dental School. He continued to write his cousin, sometimes weekly for the rest of his life. She kept all those letters. They are still available. She quit being a nun..Mattie was her name and she was Margret Mitchell's, (who wrote "Gone With The Wind"), cousin. And that she based the whole character of Rhett Butler on Doc's character, looks and demeanor...and the character of Melanie Hamiliton (Olivia de Havillyn played her in the movie) was based on her. Margret kept her intials MH to share with Mattie Holliday's initials... Anyway...long story short...after much study...Val was Doc.. Anyway.....Back to your previous channell !
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Post by birdlives on Dec 17, 2018 13:40:22 GMT -6
It is a biopic look at his life and career. I think his earlier roles had much better acting in them. But Duke always said he was a horrible actor, he could only play one character that being himself. I am going to give her a top 10 list and see what happens. I read where the Duke said on one if the earliest films he was on...Wyatt Earp was a technical adviser for the film.The two became fast friends..Wayne said he absolutely studied Wyatts walk and how he talked. And he tried to immitate Wyatt for his whole career. H Waynes son said his Dad referenced Wyatt all the time..He said every role he played was interpreted through his (Wyatt's) influence.
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Post by ordinaryshaver on Dec 17, 2018 20:59:50 GMT -6
Sir birdlives, I have read that as well. Also studied the man Tom Marx I believe it was. I didn't realize this,but many of the "fist fight scenes" Wayne helped develop. It is still used in the industry today. It is never an easyist for me to make, since from every decade there are multiple movies that are great.
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Post by wchnu on Dec 19, 2018 14:58:07 GMT -6
I think Once Up On a Time in the West is a contender for the best too!!
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Post by ordinaryshaver on Dec 20, 2018 22:28:20 GMT -6
So, one of the packages came to my work address, and without realizing it, I opened it up! It was "Shepard in the Hills" gonna be more great movies to follow.
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Post by wchnu on Dec 21, 2018 5:27:29 GMT -6
So, one of the packages came to my work address, and without realizing it, I opened it up! It was "Shepard in the Hills" gonna be more great movies to follow. Hope you have plenty of popcorn.
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