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If John Wayne were alive today....

Posted on 05/13/2011 4:14:05 AM PDT by rfreedom4u

I often wonder that if John Wayne were alive today, what would he think/do/say regarding the current events of the world. Not just the current regime in DC and Congress, but Iraq, Afghanistan etc....


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To: Mr Rogers

Name me one. I’ll name one: Genguis Khan. Now you name me one. Look it up on IMDB.


101 posted on 05/13/2011 4:20:14 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (.)
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To: miss marmelstein

I’ll name two well known ones: Rio Bravo & The Sons of Katie Elder. Both are sitting on my shelves, but I won’t waste time on either again.


102 posted on 05/13/2011 5:43:33 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (Poor history is better than good fiction, and anything with lots of horses is better still)
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To: Mr Rogers

Both considered classics now - especially Rio Bravo directed by the great Howard Hawks. You should really check out some good film criticism. It’s fine that you don’t like them - but they are considered wonderful movies by audiences and film critics alike. (Doesn’t ANYONE on this thread own - at least - a Leonard Maltin guide for God’s sake?!) Katie Elder was directed by Henry Hathaway who went on to direct True Grit.

On another subject, do you wear a sweater? I’m worried your favorite western is Brokeback Mountain!


103 posted on 05/13/2011 7:13:42 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (.)
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Rio Bravo sucked. The plot sucked, and John Wayne put no effort into the film. As was often the case, it was John Wayne in the film, not the actual character. And Hawks was content to have sloppy performances using a pee-poor script.

Katie Elder also sucked. John Wayne & Dean Martin once again just gave their standard characterizations.

“Doesn’t ANYONE on this thread own - at least - a Leonard Maltin guide for God’s sake?”

God has nothing to do with it, and Maltin is NOT a great film reviewer.

The Cowboys showed what Wayne COULD do, as did some other films (Angel and the Badman, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, for examples). Too often, it was simply ‘John Wayne’ on the screen.


104 posted on 05/13/2011 9:33:16 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (Poor history is better than good fiction, and anything with lots of horses is better still)
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But do you wear a sweater?


105 posted on 05/14/2011 5:29:27 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (.)
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To: miss marmelstein

You are pathetic! Agree with you or be insulted!


106 posted on 05/14/2011 5:45:40 AM PDT by Ditter
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I think miss marmelstein believes she is John Wayne’s lover. It isn’t nice to disturb the mentally confused...


107 posted on 05/14/2011 7:04:15 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Poor history is better than good fiction, and anything with lots of horses is better still)
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To: miss marmelstein

“But do you wear a sweater?”

Nope. But I’ve got more combat time than John Wayne...not that it takes much. At least, not when the bullets are real.


108 posted on 05/14/2011 7:47:37 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Poor history is better than good fiction, and anything with lots of horses is better still)
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To: Mr Rogers

Well, they also serve who only stand and wait.


109 posted on 05/14/2011 10:14:32 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (.)
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