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Advantages: Entertaining, Challenging, Emotional, Exciting, Makes you see how dangerous the Western Fronteir Was
Disadvantages: None

The Searchers is widely recognised as one of the best westerns ever made and rightly so. It is set in Texas in 1868 at the end of the Civil War, A war that John Wayne Known in the film as Ethan Edwards took part in, the Film opens with him returning to his brothers farm from the war. The scenery at the start of the film is breathtaking and is seen from the opening of a door and it seems to be emphasising the harsh and dangerous environment of Texas ...
...story of the film is the search for Ethans neice Debbie who has been kipnapped by Indians under a Chief called Scar who also killed his brother and the rest of his family including Martha who it seemed Ethan had feelings for. He is accompanied on the journey by a company of Texas Rangers but by the first year it is just Martin Pauley who is Ethans adopted nephew and Ethan that are left in the search as Brad was killed after charging into indians ... Read review

Advantages: A true classic of the genre.
Disadvantages: May suffer from old prejudices against westerns but not if given a chance

...nine or ten and at the time thinking this was a really good movie. I can remember finding it really funny at times and my dad telling me to sit down and watch it cause it was one of the best and having to agree. I hadn't caught it on television since then and had begun to wonder over time whether it was as good as I remembered. So having begun watching old westerns again with a friend of mine at college, I was poking around the western section in ...
...They made it plain from the outset that they did not like westerns, hated watching Black and white films in general and had never had liked John Wayne. They were sure that they would be leaving after half an hour and I was sure they would too. I made them promise then that they wouldn't be talking through it if they didn't like it and they respected this and we began to watch. It was pretty much as I remembered it, except I could now appreciate the ... Read review

Advantages: this dvd shows john wayne at the start of his rise to fame
Disadvantages: the movie is in b/w which will not appeal to everyone

i have watched this film many times and for me it never ages. this story has romance action drama and sadness. although this movie has been remade twice this remains the best of them all. true john wayne fans and those just descovering the duke for the first time will like this movie, to the hardened fans its john wayne at his best for the new comers this will show them why john wayne was and still is the duke. the films climatic ending sees the ... Read review

Advantages: Ward Bond and Wayne act well together
Disadvantages: Dodgy backdrops!

...made well over 100 films, Hondo is a film he made midway through this time. THE FILM The beginning of the film see Hondo Lane, played by John Wayne arriving at a ranch in the middle of nowhere where he is seeking a new horse as he lost his last one when he came up against the Apache. When he gets to the ranch he is greeted by Angie Lowe, played by Geraldine Page and her son Johnny, played by Lee Aaker. Angie tells Hondo that he may purchase one ...
...away at the moment. As Hondo is looking around the ranch he discovers that her husband has been away for sometime and he stays to help her out with some jobs which need doing. Hondo then leaves the ranch to go to the US Calvary to inform them that some of their soldiers have been killed by the Apache. The Apache chief turns up at the ranch and asks Angie why she will not leave the land instead of staying on her own. Angie informs him that she will ... Read review

Advantages: Cracking Western
Disadvantages: ..

I loved this film. I've not seen a good western in a long time and it is about time we saw some more. You can't beat some good guy - bad guy action, smith 'n' westerns, lucky hats and obedient horses. This film is about a infamous criminal (Russel Crowe) being transported to justice (the train to yuma) by a honest rancher (ex -army -sharpshooter -Christian Bale) just trying to earn a little extra cash to keep a hold of his land and gain the respect ...
...for any man as russel crowe's gang of theiving crooks are hot on the sheriffs tail attempting to save their leader from the strong arm of the law. Russel Crowe plays an incredable part in this film. Not only is he a lier, theif and killer he also respects Christian Bale for his actions through-out the film. Thus making his role in the film more admirable. Christian Bale's character has much to be admired. He obides by the law and general good will. ... Read review