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Summary: I love this movie and it has Pockets!
Review: John Wayne goes to africa to capture big game for museums. This movie is solid family entertainment. It is fun on several fronts. First there is the the adventure and "learning experience" watching how they capture wild animals. This is the action that holds the interest of my sons. second there is the love story for my daughters. third, is the duke for ol' dad. This is one of my top ten JW movies.
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Summary: I love this movie and it has Pockets!
Review: John Wayne goes to africa to capture big game for museums. This movie is solid family entertainment. It is fun on several fronts. First there is the the adventure and "learning experience" watching how they capture wild animals. This is the action that holds the interest of my sons. second there is the love story for my daughters. third, is the duke for ol' dad. This is one of my top ten JW movies.
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Summary: I love this movie and it has Pockets!
Review: John Wayne goes to africa to capture big game for museums. This movie is solid family entertainment. It is fun on several fronts. First there is the the adventure and "learning experience" watching how they capture wild animals. This is the action that holds the interest of my sons. second there is the love story for my daughters. third, is the duke for ol' dad. This is one of my top ten JW movies.
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Summary: Great movie for the whole family!
Review: Loved this atypical John Wayne movie. Howard Hawks deserves praise for showing an appreciation for these beautiful African animals. I'm glad there is no hunting or slaughter of these magnificent creatures in this lighthearted, endearing movie. Henry Mancini's score is excellent and funny too. The whole family will enjoy seeing this delightful gem of a movie! By the way, as a video retailer myself, I can also tell you that this is one of our most popular titles sold. You should check it out!
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Summary: one of John Wayne's better movies
Review: Mr. Wayne takes command of the screen, and the story line without making excuses for doing so. He manages to to be large and incharge, but still shows that doesn't mean beating up the current "enemy of the state",(USofA). The film has great images of a land that is fading, and was wonderful on the big screen. Howard Hawkes knew how to get a geat "Duke" performance on screen This DVD is going to replace a very worn VHS..... How about "Hellfighters" next?
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Summary: Classic
Review: My husband & I have been watching this film together for many years... and enjoying it each time! As someone who is not usually a big John Wayne fan, I enjoy seeing him in a role that doesn't stray far from his persona but gives him a lightness that is seldom seen in his traditional films. We're still waiting for this to be released on DVD - Henry Mancini's soundtrack would be wonderful!
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Summary: One of the best...
Review: My parents took me to see this movie when it first came out. I was probably no older than six. As a kid, I sat with wide eyed amazement watching a group of hunters bent on catching a wide assortment of wild animals in the rugged African terrain. Thirty years later, the situation has become complicated. I have no idea whether to be charmed by those animal hunts or by one liners from John Wayne or by the human elements when those hunters came to play when the sun went down or by the delightful feel good comedy by Red Buttons. One thing for sure: the movie holds as much promise today as it did thirty years ago.
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Summary: Classic Movies and a View into a Different World
Review: Okay - so the movie is about catching animals in Africa for zoo delivery - well where do you think the zoos get all those lovely animals? Do you think they just waltz into their cages with engraved invitations? Heck no, they don't. This movie retains it's classic appeal as an adventure and a bit of a love story thrown in as well. But let's face it - you can't impose today's politically correct environment on a classic old movie. It just doesn't work. For the time period when this movie was created - all the characters are true to form. The men are alpha males doing a tough seasonal job in Africa, but they also have tender and funny sides to their characters. The women are fiesty, smart, and well drawn. (The ladies are NOT jiggle and giggle girls). This movie has adventure, humor, great scenery, good action, and offers a glimpse into a different kind of world - a time when animals roamed in huge herds in Africa. Highly recommended movie for the person who loves classic older movies, and can appreciate the movie for what it is without imposing modern views onto the story or characters. I love this movie, and I have no trouble watching it over again. Very enjoyable.
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Summary: Simply Splendid
Review: Some movies are simply a joy to be in the presence of. Hatari! is one of these. As in practically every other Hawks movie, the characters are cool and subtle in their delivery and interaction with one another, and while a first-time viewer will marvel at the wildlife action shots and the African scenery, the reason one will return to the movie is to see the performances of Hardy Kruger, John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, and Red Buttons, and how they interact together throughout. A very cute and pleasant and entertaining movie. I've seen it countless times.
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Summary: A Duke classic!
Review: Take John Wayne off his horse and put him on the front of a pickup truck, and it's off to the races in this classic film about a group of professional big game hunters in Africa. Wonderful combination of action, comedy and the cast of characters reacting to each other as the storyline develops. The Duke is the undisputed leader of this group of international stars, who are plainly shown to be doing the capture scenes themselves. That adds so much to the film by not using stunt doubles. This is evident in the last capture scene of the rhino as Wayne is plainly shown trying to untangle ropes and move the trapped beast. He stands just mere inches from the horn of the rhino when the beast begins bucking and snorting! Think about this also. Wayne was on the front of the truck doing the capture scenes. That truck could have easily turned over, and the Duke would have been dead 17 years before his time. Raw courage and devotion to his trade! A must see movie for the entire family!
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