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something that always gets me about film critics and Howard Hawks, they always rank Rio Bravo above Red River

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Feb 17 '11, 10:44

I consider Red River to be a much superior film

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agreed. red river is way better....nm - x Feb 17, 10:48 1
- thanks - its good to know I'm not the only one :) -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 10:54
is that the one where John Wayne plays a cantankerous cowboy who refuses to listen to anyone else and ends up killing his main rival? -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 10:47 14
- actually, no (spoils) - crash davis Feb 17, 10:53 12
  - the shootist is the best example that john wayne can really act....nm - x Feb 17, 10:56 2
    - The Shootist just makes me sad though. I can't view that film without thinking 'this is the last thing he did' -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 10:59 1
      - one of the greatest american movies of the 70's, imo....nm - x Feb 17, 11:03
  - it has become de rigueur to critique Wayne for his acting - Beaker Feb 17, 10:55 6
    - he was very good at playing John Wayne -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 10:57 5
      - actually he's just great at underplaying in general....nm - x Feb 17, 10:59 1
        
        i'm not saying it's a fault, per se. he understood his brand and worked it for all it was worth -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 11:00
      - But he's not as bad as Jack Nicholson in this regard. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 10:57 2
        
        nicholson only became a self-caricature in the latter stages of his career - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 10:59 1
        
        nicholson is the polar oppostite of wayne--he overplays every character pretty much all the time....nm - x Feb 17, 11:00
  - i've seen it - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 10:54 1
    - I'd shake my head, but I think the point of some of your posts is to drum up business for chiropracters -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 10:55
- I think you meant Clint Eastwood -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 10:48

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