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Post by teleadm on Mar 31, 2017 19:26:19 GMT
John Ford/John Wayne classic 1939, Oppinions please!!
After watching it again for the first time since a matinee from late 1970's I must have mixed up plot sequenses from Rawhide 1950, The Tall T 1957 and Hombre 1967.
The Copy I watched recently was awfull, is it in public domain?
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Post by Wesley Crusher on Mar 31, 2017 19:48:45 GMT
Stagecoach (1939) 10/10 Super-Great! ... My #42 favorite. Don't watch Stagecoach (1966)
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Mar 31, 2017 19:54:08 GMT
I love Stagecoach. It's one of my top ten favorite Westerns, and I'm not a Western fan.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 31, 2017 20:06:14 GMT
Stagecoach (1939) 10/10 Super-Great! ... My #42 favorite. Don't watch Stagecoach (1966) I wish I could promise! 1966 version is that awfull?
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Post by OldAussie on Mar 31, 2017 22:16:48 GMT
I don't think it is public domain but there are some very poor copies around.
I seem to recall that it appeared to be a "lost" film when the original negatives were discovered to be badly deteriorated (early 70s?). Fortunately John Wayne had a pristine copy in a safe in his home. This was the first time I ever heard of film restoration.
The movie itself is great and I will suggest watching the 1966 version just to compare. Ann-Margret and Bing Crosby are very good but overall the remake pales in comparison to the original.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 31, 2017 22:37:37 GMT
I don't think it is public domain but there are some very poor copies around. I seem to recall that it appeared to be a "lost" film when the original negatives were discovered to be badly deteriorated (early 70s?). Fortunately John Wayne had a pristine copy in a safe in his home. This was the first time I ever heard of film restoration. The movie itself is great and I will suggest watching the 1966 version just to compare. Ann-Margret and Bing Crosby are very good but overall the remake pales in comparison to the original. John Wayne had a never seen copy, good heard about that
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Post by Seto on Aug 27, 2020 12:08:04 GMT
Exciting and suspenseful. Brilliantly filmed action sequences and a tense climax. A directing masterclass from Ford and the quintessential American western.
Great movie.
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 27, 2020 13:12:06 GMT
When Orson Welles was preparing CITIZEN KANE, he claimed that he learned about the techniques of filmmaking by watching STAGECOACH over and over. It was his master class in moviemaking.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 27, 2020 15:05:04 GMT
8/10. One of Ford's best.
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Post by phantomparticle on Aug 28, 2020 9:56:08 GMT
There are several John Wayne movies on Youtube (mostly from his later period) including Stagecoach at 720psi. I'm not a big western fan and have been putting this one off, but the print was so good I downloaded it.
Youtube seems to have gone through some kind of reorganization and dropped all those videos of high school, college and amateur theatre productions of Broadway shows, probably out of copyright concerns, but dozens of movies have shown up that are still under copyright, many in HD. Schizophrenic, to say the least, but a bonanza for classic movie lovers.
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Post by teleadm on Aug 28, 2020 17:07:14 GMT
SetoIt feels a bit strange to see one of my old posts suddenly turn up again. I don't mind, I was just surprised. So Thank You!
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Aug 28, 2020 19:43:33 GMT
One of the all time great Westerns. John Ford was a genius.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 29, 2020 0:19:14 GMT
Great movie.
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Post by phantomparticle on Aug 29, 2020 10:34:57 GMT
One of the great blessings of the video/digital age is the development of the large television screen.
After decades of watching this movie on a postage size tv screen, we now can fully appreciate the magnificent panorama of Ford's compositions and Bert Glennon's photography. The movie was shot in locations all over California, Arizona and Utah, but the images of Monument Valley are jaw dropping.
I can only imagine the impact on audiences in 1939 of a pristine silver nitrate copy of Stagecoach shown on a 50' theatre screen.
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Post by Isapop on Aug 29, 2020 14:11:06 GMT
When Orson Welles was preparing CITIZEN KANE, he claimed that he learned about the techniques of filmmaking by watching STAGECOACH over and over. It was his master class in moviemaking.
Yes, I remember when Johnny Carson asked him to name his three favorite directors, he replied, "John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford."
Then he was quoting Orson Welles.
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Post by Isapop on Aug 29, 2020 21:42:41 GMT
Then he was quoting Orson Welles.
That's what I was saying. Brain fart. I misread your post.
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Aug 30, 2020 4:45:30 GMT
"Our national debt is something shocking. Over one billion dollars a year! What this country needs is a businessman for president!"
A outstanding film.
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Post by OldAussie on Aug 30, 2020 5:32:12 GMT
"Our national debt is something shocking. Over one billion dollars a year! What this country needs is a businessman for president!"A outstanding film. And the biggest crook in the movie says it.
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