Thread: Buff's Elitist Movie Review Thread

Originally Posted by daveaitken18

He was a good president

Thanks for the British humor Dave.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

I wanted to like True Grit more than I did. Just felt like it was lacking something. Can't really put my finger on it.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

I'll say it. NOT a fan of John Wayne. Never was.

When I first saw True Grit in the theater I felt the same. It was good, but underwhelming. At that time I hated westerns though, so I watched it the other day and I would firmly place it alongside the greatest westerns ever made. Jeff Bridges needs to do more westerns.

I don't think John Wayne is a great actor necessarily, but I think he's great at the type of stuff he did. His performances in The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance are pretty much perfect.

Originally Posted by Buff

I would never sit down and watch his movies by myself. I don't know how my dad can watch all these movies from the 60s and 70s all the time. The production quality is so poor.

Some of the Italian made movies Clint Eastwood did were pretty good; cutting edge for that era.

The Wild Bunch.

I watched Defiance last night. An amazing story, and I thought the movie was pretty good.

Originally Posted by aberdien

When I first saw True Grit in the theater I felt the same. It was good, but underwhelming. At that time I hated westerns though, so I watched it the other day and I would firmly place it alongside the greatest westerns ever made. Jeff Bridges needs to do more westerns.

I don't think John Wayne is a great actor necessarily, but I think he's great at the type of stuff he did. His performances in The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance are pretty much perfect.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was a tremendous movie, and when I saw it, it convinced me that John Wayne actually was a bona fide actor.

I've said for many years that the best Western Actor of all time is Robert DuVall. He just seems perfect in those roles.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was a tremendous movie, and when I saw it, it convinced me that John Wayne actually was a bona fide actor.

Can't go wrong with a Jimmy Stewart/John Wayne combo

Originally Posted by chazoe60

I've said for many years that the best Western Actor of all time is Robert DuVall. He just seems perfect in those roles.

What westerns has he been in?

I really like Henry Fonda and Gary Cooper's westerns.

Originally Posted by aberdien

Can't go wrong with a Jimmy Stewart/John Wayne combo


What westerns has he been in?

I really like Henry Fonda and Gary Cooper's westerns.

Duvall's best Western to me is recent. It's with Kevin Costner, & Annette Benning. It's called "Open Range". It's my favorite Western. Duvall and Costner are "free-rangers", running a free range cattle grazing outfit. They come up against a small-town, big money Land man who controls the local Sheriff, and attempts to take them out. Awesome cinematography, great script, acting, directing. It has it all.

Duvall was also in Lonesome Dove. It was a TV mini-series, and I've never seen it, but some swear by it as one of the best Westerns of all time.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

Duvall's best Western to me is recent. It's with Kevin Costner, & Annette Benning. It's called "Open Range". It's my favorite Western.

Duvall was also in Lonesome Dove. It was a TV mini-series, and I've never seen it, but some swear by it as one of the best Westerns of all time.

Brett Hart was in that

Originally Posted by daveaitken18

Brett Hart was in that

Lonesome Dove? And do you mean Brett "the hit-man" Hart?

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

Lonesome Dove? And do you mean Brett "the hit-man" Hart?

Hell yeah - the best there was the best there is the best there ever will be

Lonesome Dove was a decent mini-series, but it's far from the best western of all time. It's half western, half soap opera. It's kind of like little house on the prairie, served in a dirty glass.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

I've said for many years that the best Western Actor of all time is Robert DuVall. He just seems perfect in those roles.

Geronimo, great movie.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

Lonesome Dove was a decent mini-series, but it's far from the best western of all time. It's half western, half soap opera. It's kind of like little house on the prairie, served in a dirty glass.

I decided once I'd watch it based on the rave reviews I had heard. I watched about 30 minutes of the first episode, and turned it off. It was obvious it wasn't the best Western ever, and I decided not to waste any more time on it.