Post by drystyx on Aug 15, 2017 15:01:41 GMT
Breaking it down.
Color and spectacle: I would say both are equal
Hot women. No contest, a landslide victory for EL DORADO, loaded with hot babes, while RIO BRAVO has nothing but women next door looks. EL DORADO by a million landslides.
John Wayne vs. John Wayne. Now, this is also based on the writing of the characters as much as the actors. It's still equal, but the EL DORADO duke is a little more interesting.
Robert Mitchum vs. Dean Martin. Mitchum by a landslide, due both to his charisma, acting, and the writing of the character. EL DORADO by a landslide.
Brennan vs. Hunnicut, no offense to Brennan, a great actor, but a landslide victory for Hunnicut due to the writing of the role. Brennan's character was nothing more than a feeble old charity case. Hunnicut's character was written with inegrity. EL DORADO by more than a landslide.
Nelson vs. Caan. Caan did more with the role, but Nelson's character was much more three dimensional. "Mississippi" was just a vengeful punk out to murder four men, and no one in his right mind believes Mississippi and his mentor weren't demonic cheats. I still root for Charlie against the punk kid. Caan just did a masterful snake oil sales job on the character. Nelson had a much more interesting character, so the nod here goes to RIO BRAVO by a quarter of a landslide.
Head honcho villain. I like Asner, but really this is a tie.
Tough guy villain. Akins and George both are great at chewing up the roles and making them fun. Christopher George seems to really love doing funny death scenes. Akins didn't really do a lot after his beginning bit of savagery. I give the edge to the George character because of the "fun factor". A quarter of a landslide victory for EL DORADO.
So, it doesn't take much Math to see that EL DORADO wins by several landslides over RIO BRAVO, but both are great fun.
Color and spectacle: I would say both are equal
Hot women. No contest, a landslide victory for EL DORADO, loaded with hot babes, while RIO BRAVO has nothing but women next door looks. EL DORADO by a million landslides.
John Wayne vs. John Wayne. Now, this is also based on the writing of the characters as much as the actors. It's still equal, but the EL DORADO duke is a little more interesting.
Robert Mitchum vs. Dean Martin. Mitchum by a landslide, due both to his charisma, acting, and the writing of the character. EL DORADO by a landslide.
Brennan vs. Hunnicut, no offense to Brennan, a great actor, but a landslide victory for Hunnicut due to the writing of the role. Brennan's character was nothing more than a feeble old charity case. Hunnicut's character was written with inegrity. EL DORADO by more than a landslide.
Nelson vs. Caan. Caan did more with the role, but Nelson's character was much more three dimensional. "Mississippi" was just a vengeful punk out to murder four men, and no one in his right mind believes Mississippi and his mentor weren't demonic cheats. I still root for Charlie against the punk kid. Caan just did a masterful snake oil sales job on the character. Nelson had a much more interesting character, so the nod here goes to RIO BRAVO by a quarter of a landslide.
Head honcho villain. I like Asner, but really this is a tie.
Tough guy villain. Akins and George both are great at chewing up the roles and making them fun. Christopher George seems to really love doing funny death scenes. Akins didn't really do a lot after his beginning bit of savagery. I give the edge to the George character because of the "fun factor". A quarter of a landslide victory for EL DORADO.
So, it doesn't take much Math to see that EL DORADO wins by several landslides over RIO BRAVO, but both are great fun.