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Tuesday Favorites... Best Movie Ever
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a red-blooded, straight American male?
- Jun 12, 2014
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Another great movie that was beat out by a boring ass formulaic dribble, Shakespeare in Love fuching paint by numbers chick flick.
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Eh, at least we got Gwinneth's tits out of it... That's the only thing I vaguely remember
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Surprised not to see The Shootist on your list.5. Pulp Fiction
4. Tombstone
3.a. The Sand Pebbles
3.b Papillon
2.a. Ben Hur
2.b. Sling Blade
And #1...
True Grit (the original)
*High Honorable Mention - No Country for Old Men
- Jun 12, 2014
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It’s a top pick for sure. Truthfully, I could have done a complete Duke top 5 with True Grit, The Shootist, The Cowboys, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and McLintock!
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Not one his greatest, but I have always loved Big Jake for some reason. Maybe it was the dog.
- Jul 23, 2014
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I may have been about 8 or so when this came out and remember crying when the Duke died.
He didn't die in too many of them... Sands of Iwo Jima comes to mind as well as The Shootist.
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The dog was a good touch. I’m a sucker for dogs in movies in general. Big Jake had a great cast, many regulars in the Duke’s movies. Harry Carey Jr. as “Pop,” one of the outlaws, brought one of the old cowboys back to the screen. The Duke’s three sons all had a part in it. Patrick and Ethan as co-stars and son Michael as producer.
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It was a pretty bad ass dog.
You are right about the cast: Maureen O’Hara as his wife and Richard Boone as the main outlaw were great. In addition to Wayne’s son playing one of Jake’ sons, one of the others was played by Christopher Mitchum, who was Robert Mitchum’s son. Also with a small role was Jim Davis as head of the lynching party intent on killing the sheep farmer. Davis later achieved wider fame as Jock Ewing on Dallas.
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Just great, I was about to watch the Cowboys, Iwo Jima and the Shootist for the first time.
Just kidding
- Jul 23, 2014
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Just great, I was about to watch the Cowboys, Iwo Jima and the Shootist for the first time.
Just kidding
oh damn... sorry about that. I guess I shouldn't tell you that the Titanic hits an iceberg
- Jul 15, 2014
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Still working on my book... "Hondo Lane's rules for raising boys to be men."
PS Hondo's dog Sam was the best dog ever... he could smell injuns because he was trained by having an injun beat him with a stick, so anytime Sam smelled an injun, he growled. That's my follow-up best seller... "How to train your dog, Hondo style"
PS Hondo's dog Sam was the best dog ever... he could smell injuns because he was trained by having an injun beat him with a stick, so anytime Sam smelled an injun, he growled. That's my follow-up best seller... "How to train your dog, Hondo style"
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Best Religious Movie...The Passion
Best Drama...Brave Heart
Best Western...Tombstone
Best Sci Fi...The first "Star Wars"
Best Suspense...Alien
Best College Movie...Animal House
Best HS Movie...Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Best War Movie...Saving Private Ryan
Best Holiday Movie...It's a wonderful life or A Christmas Story
Best Chick Flick...When Harry Met Sally
But I could be persuaded
Best Drama...Brave Heart
Best Western...Tombstone
Best Sci Fi...The first "Star Wars"
Best Suspense...Alien
Best College Movie...Animal House
Best HS Movie...Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Best War Movie...Saving Private Ryan
Best Holiday Movie...It's a wonderful life or A Christmas Story
Best Chick Flick...When Harry Met Sally
But I could be persuaded
- Jun 22, 2014
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I could go along with this list with only one change. FTRH had a better soundtrack and well......
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Wasn't that Billy Crystal's mother?
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Best Animated?
