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The Shootist
: A lot of film critics say that John Wayne was born to play Rooster Cogborn in "True Grit". If this is true, then the Duke lived his whole life to play J.B. Books in "The Shootist". The story is different from the usual fare served up in western genre. In this film, we don't have the young gallant hero. Instead, we have an aging gunfighter with a dubious reputation, a cynical attitude, and a terminal illness. John Wayne plays this character so well that the viewer ends up loving him. I love any John Wayne western but "The Shootist" is by far his best.
I GREW UP WATCHING SATURDAY(OBVIOUS RERUNS)MORNING WESTERNS WITH MY DAD, AND I REMEMBER WITH GREAT FONDNESS THE OLD JOHN WAYNE MOVIES WHEN HE WORE TO MUCH MAKE UP. THESE ARE DAYS I REMBER MOST BECASE THEY WERE WITH MY DAD. HIS LATER MOVIES BROUGHT TO US A HERO THAT WENT THE EXTRA MILE, THAT DID NOT QUIT, THAT TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING. HIS YES WAS YES AND HIS NO WAS NO. THE SHOOTIST IS NOT MY FAVOITE MOVIE BECAUSE ALL THROUGH IT I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE HIS LAST, AND I DO NOT LIKE IT WHEN HE DIES IN HIS MOVIES. IT IS ONE OF HIS GREATEST.
Although John Wayne's passing left a huge void in the film world (especially the western genre), what a wonderful movie to end a career on! If big John ever deserved an oscar, it was for his performance in this picture. Within the first few minutes, I knew this was going to be a great film (it starts off by showing him a young man growing older via many film clips from his past movies!!). Wayne was a man with power and class, and "The Shootist" lives up to his legend. Between 1 and 10, "The Shootist" gets a 9. If you haven't seen this film, you're missing the `Duke' at his best.
I still loved this movie! It's so heartfelt and the first time I watched it, I thought it was one of the best I'd seen recently. It's sad, but a lot of good movies are sad. I've seen a lot of John Wayne movies because my parents love him, but this was the first one that I ever had a real desire to see again.
 No finer film could have been made for the last one John Wayne would star in .The story of a dying gunman and how he decides to end his life. One of the best scenes is with him and Ron Howard when Wayne gives him shooting lessons and tells him the code he has lived by throughout his life.One of John Waynes best.If you liked Eastwoods Unforgiven,you will like The Shootist.A must see for all John Wayne fans.
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