Rio Bravo (Special Edition)

Advantages: It is a classic. Perfect Sunday afternoon film.
Disadvantages: Hard to believe that this was made nearly 50 years agao.

.... Wayne is defined by how well he relates to women, how well he handles pressure and how he reacts to danger. Angie Dickinson of Police Woman fame plays the gambling girl, who enriches the mixture with a nicely judged performance as it is the character of Feathers that manages to calm down Wayne and also to show a more human side of the Sheriff. The film has a great score by one of the great film composers Dimitri Tiomkin who makes good use Dean Martin to sing the end song. The instrumentals throughout do tend to stick and raise the tension throughout the film at the correct points. ---Overall--- Rio Bravo is an action Western, which captures a legendary West that fits the legendary talents of the cast perfectly. What makes the film so special is the relationship between the individual characters, as all have problems that are dealt... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: The great John Wayne, this box set is perfect for Western fans.
Disadvantages: None

...I have seen all of these films more than once, if you like the old fashioned American films of yesterday together with the legendary John Wayne and many more great actors and actresses this is for you. My favourites are Chisum, Rio Bravo and the wonderful Searchers, with Natalie Wood. The Searchers is a story of a man searching for his neice, together with his adopted nephew. Rio Bravo is a film made later on in his career, and he shows all his charm and charisma also in this film. John Wayne films never let you down and usually the good guy wins, which is how we all want it to be. The rugged scenery in these films is also great, and as in John Wayne films there is often a bit of comedy.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great western and very entertaining still
Disadvantages: None

...Hello, everyone! Particularly western movie lovers and devotees of the great Howard Hawks! RIO BRAVO, made in 1958 and first released in early 1959, has proved itself to stand the so-called "test of time". Indeed, 40 years later, this movie is still very watchable and gives the viewer a lot of pleasure. And what a cast! John Wayne! Dean Martin! Ricky Nelson! Angie Dickinson! Walter Brennan! Ward Bond! All ably supported by John Russell, Pedro Gonzales Gonzales and (particularly) Claude Akins. John Wayne - THE Duke - plays Sheriff John T Chance, who acts like a rock of total stability throughout the movie. John Wayne really always plays himself, but there is no harm at all in that, is there? Dean Martin acquits himself particularly well in RIO BRAVO. He plays "Dude", the Sherrif's former deputy, who 2 years before... Read review

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