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Summary: The Duke at his best!
Review: El Dorado is most likely the best John Wayne movie along with The Searchers and Stagecoach. If you are looking for a movie filled with action and adventure, this is it!
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Summary: Excellent restoration
Review: El Dorado is one of may favorite Westerns. I am a Howard Hawks junkie. I am very happy with the DVD transfer of this film. The film print used to produce the VHS video tape was in bad shape. The problems of color balance and evendent splicing have been fixed in the DVD. The color is a big improvement over the VHS.
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Summary: Wayne's most entertaining production
Review: El Dorado is the somewhat clichéd story of John Wayne playing the out of work gunslinger and picking up a drifter who can't shoot well. They head to a town run by criminals taking advantage of a drunken sheriff, who himself was a friend the John Wayne character. Add in gun play and some romance, and you'd normally have a cookie cutter film that makes everyone some money.However, this is the most entertaining western film I have seen. The natural dialogues that the characters partake in, the give and take, is very funny. The story is simple enough to understand, but not too simple to be childish. When asked what the best western ever made was, I wouldn't mention this movie, but if I was asked what film I would most want to watch, El Dorado comes to the top of the list.
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Summary: The First John Wayne movie I saw and wasn't the last
Review: First off,I'm 21 years old and been watching John Wayne since I was 9 years old,I got it from my dad.I watched this classic with my dad one day,and I loved it,after seeing it I became a fan of both Wayne and Mitchum at the age of 9,pretty good for someone who grew up in the time of Star Wars,Star Trek and Terminator.This as to be one of my favourite movies with The Duke right behind,The Quiet Man and True Grit.And other then those two,there some other familler faces in this great movie directed by Howard Hawks.I recamend this movie not only to Wayne and Mitchum fans,but to western fans in general.
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Summary: Is this the #1 JW movie or only #2?
Review: I can't decide if this is the best western ever made or the second best ever! The characters such me in every time they are so well done. Robert Mitchem playing a drunk or Dean Martin.
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Summary: Is this the #1 JW movie or only #2?
Review: I can't decide if this is the best western ever made or the second best ever! The characters such me in every time they are so well done. Robert Mitchem playing a drunk or Dean Martin.
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Summary: A Wonderful Western
Review: I cannot say what it is exactly that I love about this movie. It came out in theaters many years before I was born and I am not a fan of westerns. However, the cast and the way they interact separates this film from other types. James Caan is excellent as "Mississippi"! I saw it on the AMC channel last year and had never heard of the film before then and was instantly hooked and had to buy the DVD. In the few months I have owned it, I have already watched it several times. It is amazing to also find out that other people are big fans of this movie as well. I recommend that you at least rent this first to see if you like it and I think that you will.
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Summary: Simply the BEST Western ever..
Review: I first watched this movie when i was 8 and then watched it 50 or 60 times... Now i'm 29 and for 21 years i didn't watch a better one.I think it's the best western and also the best John Wayne and the best Robert Mitchum film that ever made.The music is incredible and also the atmosphere and the action... This is a must have western..It's worth to buy ... Simply The Best...
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Summary: Decent remake
Review: I got the feeling that Hawks was sitting around one day wondering what movie to make next when he happened upon the Rio Bravo script and, as a joke, suggested making it all over again. The movie execs, sniffing money, said why not and so El Dorado was born. Wayne reprises the Wayne part, Mitchum the Martin, Caan the Nelson and Hunnicutt the Brennan. Wayne is noticeably older and paunchier and doesn't quite have the chemistry with Mitchum that he had with Martin but it's not a bad effort. Hunnicutt's deadpan delivery is almost as amusing as Brennan's moaning and shrieking. James Caan is a better actor than Nelson if perhaps not so easy on the eye. Buy both movies, watch both and love both.
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Summary: Always Appealing
Review: I have probably seen this movie about 30 - 40 times, and never tire of it. A great cast, including a rather tender aged James Caan work a virtually mirrored script to Rio Bravo, but somehow make it different. Howard Hawks was so impressed with James Caan who played his "Mississippi" role with absolute solemnity, saying that it made his character even more believable during the films many humorous moments. Robert Mitchum is superb, as are Christopher George and Ed Asner, but make no mistake this film belongs to John Wayne. His trademark laconic tough guy style oozes throughout the picture, and as predictable as the movie is, it is an absolute joy to watch over and over again. A worthy addition to any home collection, if you've seen - see it again, if not you're either too young, or you've never watched much TV!. GREAT!!
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