Posts by DCtheQuietMan

I wonder if you are thinking of Hang Em High...an Eastwood film that came out in the late 60s

I sure don't remember them from that movie...though I do recall one of the horses having a Scottish accent...maybe they were in costume.

Sorry I am late to the game here; but A Christmas Carol is a favorite of mine since childhood. I have read the book several times and have forced that on my nieces and nephews. I enjoy most of the movie versions; even Albert Finney's musical Scrooge from the 1970s but to me the best version was George C. Scott in the 1980s. The dialogue was very true to the book and Scott's performance was excellent. I also think David Warner's portrayal of Bob Cratchit was one of the best.

The other versions all have pluses and minuses in my view and are quite enjoyable. I even like to watch Mr. Magoo's version with the kids to get them interested in the story; and hopefully when they are a bit older they will embrace that. The Patrick Stewart version is a nice crisp telling of the tale; and Alistair Sim's version from the 50's is also quite good. You can't really go wrong with any of those.

I personally did not like the animated version with Carey so much; and the Kelsey Grammar version was also not very strong.

I recently realized that Lockhart from the Reginald Owen version was the judge in the original Miracle on 34th Street; another Christmas classic. I preferred him as the judge; he was a bit too portly to be a convincing poor clerk in my opinion.

Speaking of A Christmas Carol; the movie about Dickens' experience writing the novel, The Man Who Invented Christmas; is a lovely film too; though there is no way of knowing how close to reality the film hits. But we can suspend our disbelief and just enjoy the story all the same. Christopher Plummer would be an excellent Scrooge if he did the role in a more traditional film re-telling of the story as well; at least I think so.

Merry Christmas y'all

I have Hostiles but have not gotten around to watching it yet. It was a gift; along with Shane, Once Upon A Time in the West, and Tin Star. I have seen the last three before but it has been a while for all of them.

The last western I watched was Tall in the Saddle; which I watched earlier today. Of course I have seen it before too but it has all the classic pieces that you look for from John Wayne films...action, humor, and moral code. Ward Bond was part of the supporting cast and it is always great to see he and Duke together on screen; they had a wonderful chemistry.

This article reminds of something that happened just a couple of weeks ago to me. A young friend of mine was visiting my house and saw some of my DVD collection and commented on John Wayne; saying that he knew who he was because of the Lady Gaga song. I had no idea what song he was talking about; but apparently the fact that she authored a song titled John Wayne made him; and perhaps others of his generation; look into who this person was that Gaga was singing about. And so; yet another generation introduced to the great man.

Gun control requires concentration and a steady hand.

He was good on Coach...did a good job playing the buffoon on McLintock too.

Ward, that's the worse John Ford impression I've ever heard

Not familiar with that name...the only Travis from a John Wayne movie that pops into my head is Colonel William Travis from the Alamo.

By gawd...is that the Colonel's secret fried chicken recipe?

You can't phone a friend Duke...this isn't Millionaire.

Probably my favorite non-Duke John Ford film. Maureen O'Hara is always a joy to watch onscreen as well. It will be on FXM this Thanksgiving; November 23 at 8:35 AM and Friday November 24 at 6 AM.

Fats Domino passed away October 24.

Fats

Durned old busted Stagecoach

Hey Duke, can I get an autograph?

Not right now Pilgrim, I'm a little busy with Aunt Bee.

Love this picture

Watching Rio Lobo this evening; I noticed this shot while Duke is in the Blackthorn Sheriff's office. If you look over his shoulder at the wanted posters you can see that there is a 1000 dollar reward for Hondo Lane, dead or alive. The rendering of Lane looks a bit like a younger John Wayne too; nice little Easter egg. I didn't see this posted elsewhere so I thought I would add it to the Rio Lobo thread here.

C'mon Duke you gotta eat her cooking; she's watching!

Getting tired of seeing this thread updated.