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Post by drystyx on May 2, 2017 18:42:27 GMT
Doing two at a time, so who do I pair with the duke? Well, I picked the guy who killed him and got killed by him (well Kirk and the Duke shot two guys, and he was one).
Now, obviously, I can't include every film. As usual, I try to get a good cross section, include early and late films, a few "walk on" types, and of course the famous ones. I know I will exclude some that people like, but I want to have a variety here.
This is the duke we're doing here, so instead of the usual 8, I suppose I better allow 10 picks. Not that he was better, but he made "more" of the better movies, or better known movies.
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Post by steven18 on May 2, 2017 18:55:48 GMT
Oh well, I haven't seen ten of those. I thought he was actually better at playing the villain than the hero (Red River, The Searchers). Rio Bravo is my favourite of his "duke" John Wayne performances.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on May 2, 2017 20:23:04 GMT
I've seen all of them, chose only 5, and why wasn't The Shootest included? 
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 3, 2017 1:09:35 GMT
The Longest Day - co-starring amongst all star cast, film is tremendous.
Hatari! - highly entertaining comedy/adventure.
Donovan's Reef - his last pairing with John Ford, light fare.
Island in the Sky - probably his most moving role.
The Searchers - what's more to say.
Stagecoach - opened the gates for he & the genre both.
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Post by pippinmaniac on May 3, 2017 5:02:42 GMT
A good list. My favorite is "Rio Bravo", but I love 'The Quiet Man" and "Rio Grande" as well.
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Post by Dayodead on May 3, 2017 5:09:17 GMT
Well, this is the first of your polls which I haven't been able to choose a single one...Never thought much of his acting abilities...
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Post by drystyx on May 8, 2017 19:42:09 GMT
THE SEARCHERS leads, with Liberty Valence closing in.
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Post by drystyx on May 22, 2017 18:25:45 GMT
Searchers and Valence lead the cavalry so far.
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Post by politicidal on May 22, 2017 19:32:27 GMT
The Searchers. Seen more of his movies than any other major star, actor or actress.
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Post by london777 on May 22, 2017 20:01:06 GMT
Never thought much of his acting abilities... Obviously you have never seen The Conqueror (1956). |
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Post by gadolinium on May 22, 2017 20:21:47 GMT
True Grit,
Rio Bravo,
El Dorado,
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,
The Searchers,
Stagecoach,
Red River,
Rio Grande,
The Quiet Man,
and Sands of Iwo Jima.
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 22, 2017 23:23:49 GMT
I voted for TEN - difficult to choose.
Will mention The Quiet Man, Hondo, Rio Bravo, and Red River as particular forever favorites.
A missing addition would be The High and The Mighty.
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Post by moviemouth on May 22, 2017 23:30:49 GMT
Doing two at a time, so who do I pair with the duke? Well, I picked the guy who killed him and got killed by him (well Kirk and the Duke shot two guys, and he was one). Now, obviously, I can't include every film. As usual, I try to get a good cross section, include early and late films, a few "walk on" types, and of course the famous ones. I know I will exclude some that people like, but I want to have a variety here. This is the duke we're doing here, so instead of the usual 8, I suppose I better allow 10 picks. Not that he was better, but he made "more" of the better movies, or better known movies. Only seen about 10 of his movies. I just picked 5. 1. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 2. True Grit 3. The Quiet Man 4. The Shootist 5. El Dorado And yes, I have see The Searchers. |
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Post by drystyx on Jul 10, 2017 20:44:12 GMT
Not too big a surprise are the first and second place finishers. THE SEARCHERS wins, with Liberty Valence second. A huge surprise in third with RIO BRAVO, a fun film, but a big surprise to be third.
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Post by mslo79 on Jul 14, 2017 5:54:54 GMT
I have only seen three movies with John Wayne and based on what i have seen it's not looking good for Wayne as two out of three score badly...
-The Quiet Man (1952) - 5/10 (Thumbs Down. watchable but forgettable)
-True Grit (1969) - 4/10 (below average)
-The Searchers (1956) - 2/10 (could not finish it due to boredom and killed it 30min into the movie)
i sure hope he's got something decent as i am just hoping i happened to hit a couple of weak movies as i am not going to write him off yet but if a couple more of his Westerns fail to output at least a 6/10, as i think Westerns are capable of being great, i probably won't be in a rush to see more of his movies.
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