Two movies, quite unrelated

[skreidle]

While I was working on a speaker installation this afternoon, I got to watch a fair bit of The Quiet Man (1952), starring John Wayne. I liked what I saw, so it's a shame I only got to see the beginning. :)


After work and dinner, Jillian and Oscar biked over, and we went to Greater Union to see the 8:45pm showing of The Return of the King, which was really really good. Made me want to read the books again, though most you are aware how futile a notion this is for me. :)

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[skreidle.livejournal.com]

I was not actually aware of this, and I'm not sure I've ever seen all of a John Wayne movie. Travesty, I know.

[lanikei.livejournal.com]

ohmyGOD!

i grew up on john wayne. well, the westerns, i haven't the taste for his war movies, though i'm sure they're good too. let's see... which ones are my favorites (in no particular order) rio bravo, el dorado, the shootist (better if you know how he died), the cowboys, rooster cogburn (and true grit)

i think those are my personal favorites... rio bravo is cool b/c it has dean martin and ricky nelson in it. el dorado has robert mitchum (beef! it's what's for dinner!) and is funny b/c its exactly like rio bravo. there are lots of famous leading ladies in his movies too. and the shootist has ron howard!

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

I'm entirely unfamiliar with just about every movie you just mentioned, possible exception being El Dorado, which I haven't seen.

[lanikei.livejournal.com]

go see them. i'm not entirely sure how good they are though... i feel like i'm probably a bit biased by sentimentality... but i think he won some awards (or at least was nominated) for true grit (possibly rooster cogburn, don't remember, same character). and the shootist is actually a really good movie (again, do a teensy bit of research into wayne's life/death). rio bravo and el dorado are pretty unabashedly fun silly not quite spaghetti westerns. they're not GOOD movies, but they're fun. the cowboys... i haven't seen it in awhile so i odn't remember if its fun, or what, i just liked it a lot. there's another movie i'm trying to remember that i like, and i can't think of what it was... maybe the man who shot liberty valance?

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

Heard of True Grit, but not the other couple you mentioned. I'm sure I'll see some of them eventually, but not likely while I'm in Australia. :)