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El Dorado
: This is one of my favorite Robert Mitchum films ever. Looks like no one else guessed who Bart Jason was - an early film role played with the usual gruffiness by Ed Asner, who later went on to fame in the Mary Tyler Moore show and then in his own show as Lou Grant. Right from the start of the film, when Charlene Holt, who plays Maudie, reminisces with Mitch about John Wayne (Cole), you see Mitch's head in side profile, like an Easter Island statue or Mount Rushmore. James Caan turned in a fine performance as Mississippi, gunslinger, medicine man, and Romeo (love interest Michele Carey). Pre-"The Immortal" Christopher George was also excellent as Asner's hired hand, the "professional courtesy" gun duel btw. Wayne and George at the end of the film was nothing short of excellent. Overall, this is one of the few Westerns I really like. When I bought this video at the post exchange in Heidelberg, the cashier asked me if I was a John Wayne fan. No, I was a Mitchum fan, I said. Didn't answer me. Oh well. As my Amazon moniker is hipster, it is also fitting to Robert Mitchum, who was the penultimate Hollywood hipster. Curiously enough, Mitch was here in Heidelberg a few years back shooting a movie, and I missed seeing him. Knowing that he was here makes this review all the more personal.
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.
This is my favorite John Wayne movie...hands down. The music is cool, the acting is good, the plot is terrific, and John Wayne is at his toughest! Robert Mitchum is a great costar as the drunken sheriff J.P. Harra. Once he sobers up, he's the fastest and toughest gun in the West (besides Cole Thornton (Wayne), of course!) When Harra hits Bart Jason (the bad guy) in the face with his rifle, it makes your own jaw hurt. Ouch! He'll feel that in the morning! There are plenty of funny parts in this movie too. I LOVE the part where "Mississippi" is giving his "sobering up" concoction to Mitchum. That is really funny! This movie is definitely worth your money! So, grab your best pony, 6 shooter, and saddle pal, and gallop along with the Duke in one of the greatest Westerns ever made!
This is another John Wayne movies with him at his best. There are several stars from other tv programs that are in this one. The whole family will enjoy this one as with any John Wayne movie!
I think El Derato is a good movie and is a good movie for anyone. But I would mainly recommend it to western lovers. I would also recommend any of John Wayns movies, he was a greate man.
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