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Summary: John Wayne ~ McLintock
Review: This is a wonderfull movie! I loved it! John Wayne did so god playing any part and any movie that most of his are always wonderful! This is another one of them! They have a wonderful cast, lots of action, and something for everyone! I think everyone should see this movie!=)
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Summary: Hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is one of the funniest, if not THE funniest Wayne/O'Hara movies ever! You never stop laughing - AT ALL!!!!!!!!!
Summary: G.W. McLintock (John Wayne) owns more than half of the land in the territory. He is visited by his wife, Kahtarine (Maureen o'Hara), who says she wants a divorce. But McLintock won't give it to her. Then she says that their daughter, Rebecca (Stefanie Powers) is coming home from school. Kahtarine wants to take her to live with her at the capital. but he says no yet again. She becomes infuriated with him and he leaves. G.W. then hires a settler, Devlin Warren (Patrick Wayne), to work for him. He also hires his mother (Yvonne De Carlo) to cook for him. So all is well - until Mrs. McLintock takes charge!!! She moves back in with G.W. and takes over the house. The next day, they find out that one of the settler's daughters was kidnapped by the Indians - so they thought. I turns out, that her and one of the other settlers went for a moonlit ride and "the horse ran away". They all got into a big fight which ended up with everyone falling into the huge mudpit at the bottom of the hill. Even Mrs. McLintock!
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Summary: The medium is the message!
Review: DON'T THROW OUT THE VHS!! I foolishly didn't look in this section and see the previous reviews of the DVD before I bought it. Bad move. This DVD is the worst quality DVD transfer I have seen. I compared the VHS and the DVD at the same time: The DVD was out of focus, color over-modulated and the picture slightly enlarged, so that, not only do you lose the Cinemascope aspect, but you also lose 5-10% of the vertical picture. You would get a better DVD if you copied the VHS using a DVD recorder and doing it yourself. I myself have tossed the DVD, kept the box and I'll make a copy.
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Summary: John Wayne classic and A John Ford Documentary in one DVD !
Review: First of all,let me say that the review of McLINTOCK ! isn't the god-awful Goodtimes Edition that's pictured above,but the version that I'm reviewing is the Diamond Entertainment edition of the film that's paired with the 1973 Documentary THE AMERICAN WEST OF JOHN FORD.John Wayne stars in the title role of the classic 1963 western comedy that features Wayne as a Cattle Baron who enjoys his life,that is,until his ex-wife Katherine (Maureen O' Hara) comes into the picture.McLintock and Katherine duke it out (no pun intended !) in a knock-down,dragged-out fight at the 4th of July celebration that's as memorable as any of the entire parts of the film.The spanking scene with the shovel remains one of the films' greatest and funniest highlights !! McLINTOCK ! is one of the most available John Wayne films out released,due in fact to its public domain status since the films copyright was accidentally not renewed.That means that there are numerous low-budget companies such as Goodtimes,United American Video,and Laserlight to name a few have released very s**tty copies of this terrific and great film with picture and sound quality ranging from attrocious to the very attrocious.Since then,the Wayne Estate bought back the films copyrights in 1995 and has been availible on VHS only by MPI.But this Diamond edition of the film has good picture quality,but not pristine perfect as well as the running time of 124 mins (three minutes shorter than the original release),although mislabeled 127 mins on the cover.Recently,I've read press releases that Paramount is going to release the "authorized" version of this film sometime around next year,but in the meantime, the Diamond Entertainment version of McLINTOCK ! is the one-version you have to own,plus the John Ford Documentary makes this a perfect buy from a great company like Diamond Entertainment.Now there's a company that really gives the customers an eye candy for their money AND cares about quality too ! Not bad for $5 at FYE (where I purchased this from)!
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Summary: Terrible quality
Review: I am glad I came here to read the reviews. I thought my DVD of "McLintock" was bad or my eyes were worse than I thought. Terribe quality. This moive really needs to be in a wide-screen format and cleaned up. Other than that this is one of John Waynes best movies.
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Summary: Terrible quality
Review: I am glad I came here to read the reviews. I thought my DVD of "McLintock" was bad or my eyes were worse than I thought. Terribe quality. This moive really needs to be in a wide-screen format and cleaned up. Other than that this is one of John Waynes best movies.
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Summary: John Wayne's comical best! The DVD is another story.
Review: I am quite intrigued at the popularity that "McLintock!" still has among John Wayne fans and everyone else, in general. This is a very funny story with the Duke and Maureen O'Hara as a bickering couple in a "Taming of the Shrew" story set in the good ol' west. It's one of John Wayne's more comical and lighter-toned films. I have the DVD version of this film, and I have the same opinion like the rest of you; it's quite a sloppy job. Some of the film looks all right; it's nice and sharp at times. You can tell the film is very dated and at times the image becomes blurry and distorted. I can't understand what's been done to such a good film. There have been so many complaints about this inferior release. Something needs to be done. A major movie studio should try to purchase the rights to this film and give "McLintock!" top feeding. Think of how this would sound. Double sided disc A: 2:35:1 Widescreen and B: 1:33:1 Standard: Modified to fit screen (but better pan and scan). Picture quality could have sharp clean frames, vibrant, true-to-life eye-popping colors making you want to be there. Audio: (1) English Dolby Digital Remixed and Remastered 5.1 Stereo Surround (2) English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (could be commentary) (3) Spanish (4) French (5) German. Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Chinese, Thai.
You could have it loaded with special features. How's that sound for a top notch DVD? Someday, that could happen. For now, we're stuck with this mediocre DVD release. An enjoyable film it is, still.
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Summary: Love in the Country
Review: I can not guarantee the media quality as there is too many bad and mediocre versions floating around. I reserve the star system for the movie as this review may be used for different media. George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) is one of the founding ranchers in the territory. He has many issues to deal with in a John Wayne fashion. These include dealing with new homesteaders, dealing with displaced Indians, and dealing with his estranged family (Maureen O'Hara and Stephanie Powers) returning for the Fourth of July celebration. The movie its self is top notch FIVE STAR. John Wayne used most of his standard crew (can be seen in other John Wayne movies) and that formula plot that makes his movies great. The mud fight is one of the best parts. See him again in The Quiet Man (1952)
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Summary: WITTY, SLAM-BANG DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO SCREEN GEMS
Review: John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara - I don't believe there's ever been another screen couple who can make the verbal, and romantic, sparks fly the way they do. Of all the movies I've owned over 18 years ofcollecting, none makes me laugh-out-loud as much as this one, even on repeated viewings. The dialogue crackles with testy good-humor, and the cast of supporting characters (Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan) adds immensely to the fun. Sour note - this film absolutely screams out for a letterboxed or enhanced for 16:9 widescreen version. There are WAY TOO MANY characters missing in the poor pan and scan framing, "barely there" profile shots, characters talking to an off-screen presence. Also, the extremely poor DVD quality actually detracts from enjoyment of this fun film. It looks like a 3rd or 4th generation tape transfer. A sad way to treat such a popular film. Summary: Content - 5 stars, transfer quality - 1 star.
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Summary: Superior Comedy Western -- Fine VHS, but POOR DVD!
Review: John Wayne has never starred in a more entertaining, "soft-core" Western. A story line that includes saloon fights and smashing up of general stores, but spares us the senseless violence and gore of "serious" Westerns. Maureen O'Hara is wonderful as Wayne's estranged wife who, after a lengthy separation, falls back in love with him. This classic is a sure 5-star production. WARNING: Don't make the mistake of purchasing the DVD version, because it's the worst transfer of such a fairly recent film I have seen. I can understand if an "early talkie" shows signs of wear and loss of luster, but a 1963 Technicolor production should not look and sound like a poorly maintained copy of a 1930s Nickelodeon show! To escape that sort of fiasco, treat yourself to the VHS version, which is as good as it gets! This is The Duke's finest hour and should be enjoyed in the superb quality in which it was intended. I highly recommend this movie!*****
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