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.Essential TV Western
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from: Mill Creek Ent.

June 10, 2008

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.Big Jake
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starring: John Agar, Richard Boone, Jim Burk, Bruce Cabot, Virginia Capers
directed by: George Sherman

April 29, 2003
"Big Jake" is one of my favorite John Wayne movies, which is not to claim that it is a classic film. This film is directed by George Sherman, who first began doing Westerns back in the late 1930s, although Wayne is known to have directed some scenes as well. In retrospect I would argue that this 1971 film is the first of a trio of film that Wayne made at the end of his career reflecting the passing of the Western. The other two would be Wayne's next film, "The Cowboys," and obviously his final film, "The Shootist." Of that trio "Big Jake" is clearly the most fun and my biggest complaint about this film is that when it is shown on television they almost always have the first commercial break at the absolute worst moment.

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.Buffalo Girls
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starring: Gabriel Byrne, Peter Coyote, Sam Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Anjelica Huston
directed by: Rod Hardy

June 22, 2004
Ok, so you have to get through some TV movie hokieness to appreciate this movie. At first, I was distracted by the awkward direction, acting, and accents, and the general TV-movieness of it all. But as the movie went on, I was able to overlook those things and started to enjoy it, especially Angelica Huston as Calamity Jane. Some quality about her, a grittiness and strength, seems just right for the role.

Melanie Griffith is not always a favorite of mine, but she has a sweetness that makes her Dora enjoyable. Gabriel Byrne as the lovelorn Blue makes a good match for her. He is suitably and touchingly romantic here, not as much "darkness" to his character as in most roles.

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.Gunsmoke: Vol. 1, Season 2
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from: CBS

January 08, 2008
Ok, so you have to get through some TV movie hokieness to appreciate this movie. At first, I was distracted by the awkward direction, acting, and accents, and the general TV-movieness of it all. But as the movie went on, I was able to overlook those things and started to enjoy it, especially Angelica Huston as Calamity Jane. Some quality about her, a grittiness and strength, seems just right for the role.

Melanie Griffith is not always a favorite of mine, but she has a sweetness that makes her Dora enjoyable. Gabriel Byrne as the lovelorn Blue makes a good match for her. He is suitably and touchingly romantic here, not as much "darkness" to his character as in most roles.

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.Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
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starring: Zachary Bennett, Sarah Chalke, Richard McMillan, Falconer Abraham, Ted Atherton
directed by: Kari Skogland

January 02, 2007
Ok, so you have to get through some TV movie hokieness to appreciate this movie. At first, I was distracted by the awkward direction, acting, and accents, and the general TV-movieness of it all. But as the movie went on, I was able to overlook those things and started to enjoy it, especially Angelica Huston as Calamity Jane. Some quality about her, a grittiness and strength, seems just right for the role.

Melanie Griffith is not always a favorite of mine, but she has a sweetness that makes her Dora enjoyable. Gabriel Byrne as the lovelorn Blue makes a good match for her. He is suitably and touchingly romantic here, not as much "darkness" to his character as in most roles.

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.How the West Was Won
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starring: Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta, Mark Allen, Beulah Archuletta, Carroll Baker, Brigid Bazlen
directed by: John Ford, Henry Hathaway

May 22, 2007
Warner Home Video has announced a 2-disc special edition of How the West Was Won which stars John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart. The set will be available to own from the 9th of Sept 2008, and should retail at around $20.97. As well as a remastered,anamorphic and restored widescreen presentation, the 2-disc release will include a Film Historian Commentary, Dave Strohmaier's critically-acclaimed, feature-length documentary Cinerama® Adventure, Making of How the West Was Won (Archival featurette), and the original theatrical trailer. An Ultimate Collector's Edition will also be available for $59.92, $61.99 cdn. This will include a 3-disc special edition, as well as a 20-page theatrical press book reproduction, 10 behind-the-scenes photo cards and ... Read More:
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.Gunsmoke: Vol. 2, Season 2
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from: Paramount

May 27, 2008
Warner Home Video has announced a 2-disc special edition of How the West Was Won which stars John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart. The set will be available to own from the 9th of Sept 2008, and should retail at around $20.97. As well as a remastered,anamorphic and restored widescreen presentation, the 2-disc release will include a Film Historian Commentary, Dave Strohmaier's critically-acclaimed, feature-length documentary Cinerama® Adventure, Making of How the West Was Won (Archival featurette), and the original theatrical trailer. An Ultimate Collector's Edition will also be available for $59.92, $61.99 cdn. This will include a 3-disc special edition, as well as a 20-page theatrical press book reproduction, 10 behind-the-scenes photo cards and ... Read More:
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.Hidalgo
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starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Frank Collison, Jerry Hardin, C. Thomas Howell, Malcolm McDowell
directed by: Joe Johnston

August 03, 2004
Think I spelled that right.

Quickly: a pretty cool epic style movie, great production, cool it was based on a true story.

Summary: follows the story of Frank T. Hopkins, historical 'cowboy' who raced his horse Hidalgo in over 800 endurance races. The movie focus' on his Native Heritage (starting with the Battle of Wounded Knee) and his entry into the Ocean of Fire, the worlds longest and most brutal endurance race.

The Good: the production on this was top notch. It had that ever pleasant effect of making you forget you were watching a movie. The story was well done, the charcters well written and played, and the plotline moved at a nice quick pace.

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.Silverado
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starring: Todd Allen, Rosanna Arquette, Ray Baker, Jerry Biggs, Thomas Wilson Brown
directed by: Lawrence Kasdan

April 05, 2005
I'm not a fan of westerns but "Silverado" was a good one. It had a lot of action and it never became boring. A good movie to me is something I can watch over and over and not get bored I wouldn't mind watching it again. "Silverado" in my opinion had something unique to it, it had an African American and it had someone funny in it too. Not all westerns had a cowboy that was funny, they where all serious and I think that more western movies should be like "Silverado" in some way. Jake ( Kevin Costner ) was my favorite character and my favorite quote was said bye him too! "All I did was kiss a girl" I like this quote because he said it funny and it's the reason why he got in trouble. Well the sound track in the film was in my opinion to dramatic, but it wasn't to bad ... Read More:
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.Heaven's Gate (Widescreen)
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starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif
directed by: Michael Cimino

April 01, 2003
Some people might like this movie for its anti-western and realistic view of the Far West. Others might just hate or won't stand its long sequences, its 220 minutes (while Once upon a time in America by Sergio Leone is 229 minutes, and The lord of the Rings 683 minutes), or the truthful exposition of the internal conflicts between the immigrants settlers and the americans. But if you take the time to shut yourself from the press' critics, take an unbiased attitude, and let yourself get engulf by this movie, you will live an adventure; whether or not you will hate it, or love it like I did.

You have been warned. And if you can't stand watching the whole movie in one ride, try watching it like a novel; take a break from time to time.
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