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In response to "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" by moles, ex-federal agent

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Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Feb 17 '11, 10:53

in Red River, Wayne is the villain, Montgomery Clift is the hero

it is really an interesting piece - especially as it presents the evidence that when pressed, John Wayne could actually act

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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

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