Public hangings served two purposes. The first was to shame and/or scare the criminal in a very public manner and the second was as a cautionary assembly to remind people that there was a consequence to criminal behavior. It scared the heck out of kids and helped parents keep them in line.
John Wayne did an attack from 30 year war 1618-48 , Finnish troops charged with horses full speed , with two guns and a sword . You fire one near enemy line , then other gun , then pull out your sword and start hacking enemy troops and horses run over people, very effective .
@@jimjames6074 is that what you do? Go around justifying racists by saying, "Nobody's perfect" thanks for showing us that YOU'RE racist af you proud lady boy
I like both versions of film, the one with John Wayne and the one with Jeff Bridges. I haven't read the book, but I believe the Jeff Bridges version has the same ending as the book.
I didn't want to like the remake and tried to keep open mind. Yes it's equally great! Same with 3:10 to Yuma , i like both and the remake is probably superior in my opinion.
Another great western you might want to react to, is "Little Big Man" starring Dustin Hoffman. Most of it is told from the native American point of view. It has a lot of comedy elements in it, but I don't think it's classified as a comedy. Maybe early 70's(?)
Kim Darby had an absolutely astonishing career, and many of her films are worth checking out. Some real classics in there. Though, one role that might go unnoticed is in Better Off Dead, which really managed to showcase her funny side.
Loved it! Now that you've seen him old, see him at his youngest in "Stagecoach, one of the all time great westerns and also a great "girl western" as you call them. That's from 1939, a totally archetypal western, it's the one that put John Wayne on the map.
Dawn, Wow, 50K subscribers! Congratulations are in order. This is a good movie and John Wayne won a Best Actor Academy Award for it. However, I do like the remake by the Coen Brothers. I like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance a lot. John Wayne was younger, so you'll like it.
One of the things I like best about this movie is the way the dialogue captures the literarily expressive style of formal speech of the 19th century. Since you've now watched three John Wayne Westerns, for your next two I suggest _Stagecoach_ (1939), Wayne's first major motion picture, and _The Shootist_ (1976), his last, and very excellent, picture. An great Western comedy is _Cat Ballou_ (1965). It stars Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou and Lee Marvin in the dual role of Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn, for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.
This has always been one of my favorite John Wayne westerns, like it almost as much as Rio Bravo. The remake of True Grit wasn't nearly as good and I've never understood why someone thought it was needed.
The Professionals is a good one from this era with many top actors of the day, Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster plus others and Paint Your Wagon you will absolutely love with Clint Eastwood. A western and a musical all in one. Blessings Dawn❤💚💙
@@waterbeauty85 She'd love _Donovan's Reef_ too. Or _Cat Ballou._ Lee Marvin always reminded me of my Grandfather. They looked alike, and my Grandfather was also a sort of gruff and kinda mean old man like Marvin frequently played.
John Wayne and Kim Darby did not get along during the filming of this. He thought she was a demanding brat. Great cast great movie. Thank you Dawn Marie
Try Again ! $ 100 dollars was FIVE Twenty Dollar Gold Pieces, or about five ounces of Gold, which, at $ 2000 per ounce, makes $ 100 equal to $ 10,000 !
@ElliotNesterman While that is true, it is also true that if you had twenty dollars in U.S. Notes, they could be exchanged for either twenty dollars in silver, or twenty dollars in gold, at any Bank, depending on whether they were either Silver Certificates, or Gold Certificates, or were U.S. Treasury Notes, which could be exchanged for gold or silver at any office of the United States Treasury, which existed in most cities. And this was why, if you accepted payment in U.S. Government 'Legal Tender' Notes, you would try to get rid of them as fast as you could, and get gold or silver for them instead. Thus the old song, " And I don't give a Damn about a Greenback Dollar, I spend them as fast as I can ! " If you want to know about the history of Inflation in the United States, read ' The Creature From Jekyll Island ' , which is a history of the Federal Reserve and inflation.
@@waterbeauty85 Technically not one of the "Trinity" movies but clearly the same character and actor. It was written by Sergio Leone along with a couple other guys, and it shows. It has the distinction of being the last western Henry Fonda was ever in.
Dawn Marie. When you give a movie, your BEST MOVIE, EVER after you react to it, that it earned your personal seal of approval. The highest praise from you. That way, each movie has a standard to meet. I loved how much you enjoyed this classic John Wayne western. He looks older partly because he had most of one lung removed in 1964. He would die of stomach cancer 15 years later in 1979. But this movie is still popular today for all the reasons you enjoyed. If you didn't know, Clint Eastwood is also allergic to horses. He has to take medication to make his westerns. I'm sure he'll cut you in if you agree to be his sidekick. Because a cow is not an animal, you want to ride hard when you need to get out of town in a hurry. Can't wait to see you in the cowboy hat next time. And by the way, the update on the remake of this movie is very good, too. Hopefully, it will live up to your lofty new rating system and earn BEST MOVIE EVER !! Later.
I forgot to mention earlier...I love your videos Dawn! Your smile and laughter brighten up my day EVERY SINGLE TIME i see your reactions. You're one of a kind and thanks for taking the time to share a little bit of you with us! Luv ya!
“Ride in like John Wayne” Awesome that you watched this classic western with the one true cowboy (in the movies). A real funny John Wayne western is “McLintock” 1963. Hope your having a wonderful day and able to keep that beautiful laugh of yours. ❤
Kim Darby was in a movie called Better off dead,she played the mother in the movie,she was also in an episode of Star Trek,the name of the episode is called Miri
That was the PR spin going around at the time, but that's not actually true. The Coen Brothers version was excellent and their ending was more faithful to the book than the 1969 version. But the Coen Brothers added some scenes that weren't in the book and omitted some scenes that were. Both films were faithful in terms of the dialogue, but out of the two films, the 1969 film followed the book more closely, except for the ending. And, yeah, the Coen Brothers version is definitely more gritty. lol
This was one of the best of the late '60s/early '70s cycle of self-aware westerns (not counting "Blazing Saddles," which was a comedy/spoof outright) that commented on the genre on various levels. Others include "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence," "Cat Ballou," The Good Guys and the Bad Guys," "Support Your Local Sheriff," McCabe and Mrs. Miller," "The Wild Bunch," "Will Penny," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Sergio Leone's trilogy with Clint Eastwood, and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid." "Grit" was more comedic in terms of personality clashes with the backdrop of a serious plot. I'm not a huge Wayne fan, but he definitely showed that he could make fun of his rough, macho image with the added layer of portraying an aging relic, something that actors often shy away from. Wayne looked old for other reasons, though. He was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple years earlier (likely from smoking and the infamous "Conqueror" film shoot radiation exposure scandal).
The actor Glen Campbell (John Wayne’s buddy ) was primarily a very famous singer not an actor. Did u notice the ultra-famous actor robert duvall? He plays a baddie. Dear Dawn; I recommend the brilliant Western “Wild Bunch” 1969. Congratulations on 50k 🎉❤😊
Little Known Fact- The McAlester's Store they go to is right down the road from me. Except now, we are a State (Oklahoma), not Indian Territory, and McAlester is a town, not trading post shack.
Duvall was 38 at the time and also a Method actor, and his intense approach and irritation with anything that did not match up to it caused problems with Wayne and True Grit director Henry Hathaway. This spilled over into loud and aggressive confrontations on set. Duvall recalled in 2015, "The director and I didn’t get along - I don’t get along with a lot of directors," and another time, "Henry Hathaway... we won’t talk about him." Hathaway also had a very strong personality and was aggressively dictatorial on set, which Duvall did not respond well to: "He’d say, ‘When I say, 'Action!' tense up, Goddam you.'' It’s hard to work under that as a young actor." Wayne's increasing irritation with the disruptions to his cherished project led to him also fighting with Duvall and finally threatening to punch him out if the other actor didn't stop arguing with the director. While Duvall never got over his dislike of Hathaway, he has often spoken highly of his fellow actor. Wayne was actually never happy with his performance in True Grit, believing he had done far better work in movies like Stagecoach. Even on the night, he won his Oscar, the Westerns veteran took fellow nominee Richard Burton aside and told him he should have won for Anne of a Thousand Days. When Barbra Streisand, who won the previous year for Funny Girl, handed him the golden statuette, she later revealed he had whispered in her ear "Beginners luck." Duvall said: "Wayne wasn't as bad as some supposedly serious actors I've seen who trained at the Actors Studio and all that... Wayne was interesting to be around. He was pleasant and outgoing."
This is the best and most Iconic western ever made. It has it's humor too. There is a sequel called "Rooster Cogburn with John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn. He made a few westerns after that, Chisom and The Shootist and the sequel mentioned. and Cayhill, I think those four came afterward. Robert DuVall is a huge star now and everybody knows him from so many movies, even Reacher with Tom Cruise, Deep Imact, and he is still acting. I think he was the father of Robert Downey Jr. in The Judge a few years ago. He is a legend. The texas ranger was Glen Campbell who sand the closing song, worth a second listen. He was a supreme guitarist and singer in the 60s 70s 80s 90s and 2000s until he retired about 7 or 8 years ago and he died of Parkinsons after that. He sang "Rhine Stone Cowboy" "Galviston", "Lineman" and "Easy On My Mind" among other notable hits. Oh, and "Southern Nights". I would recommend "Rooster Cogburn" as your next John Wayne movie, Big Jake after that and of course, The Shootist, his last film is epic and has an all star cast including Ron Howard. His more popular movies are McClintock, a funny western with Moureeen Ohara, and The Quiet Man also with Moureen Ohara, a funny kind of romantic comedy.
The remake is excellent. Even if you had never seen the original the remake is good enough to stand on its on merit. Thank you for watching this it brought a smile to my face.
I live less than an hour away from Fort Smith, the town where she hires Rooster. It's really beautiful country around here. Some of the countryside they show that's supposed to be them in Oklahoma looks more like Colorado to be honest. The remake they did a few years back is very good too. Still funny at times, but more bitter sweet. I recommend watching it eventually.
At the end , John Wayne really did jump that fence on that horse....he insisted that HE do it, not a stunt man. If there is one line John Wayne is remembered for it's in this movie..."Fill your hand you son of a bitch!" and for this performance they filled John Wayne's hand with an Oscar for best actor.
three tos star trek actors from 66 first season.. ha... darby, the girl was in Miri, and the attorney at the beginning was in The Man Trap...and girls attorney at end of the film who was also winnie the pooh voice actor was in wolf in the fold I think
You have seen one of the actors other than John Wayne before. John Fielder, the lawyer near the end, was in 12 Angry Men. He is also the voice for Winnie the Pooh in most of the movies and shows.
love to see you watch a Western - check out 'Stagecoach' (1939 version) J W's first starring role and 'Shane' which has an underlying unspoken love story giving it extra tension - as an added bonus it also features Elijah Cook - the bungling hood from the Maltese Falcon - and Jack Palance - the baddest badman ever.
I saw True Grit in the Theatre when I was 5, it blew me away. Then I saw "The Cowboys" in 72 Starring John Wayne. I think it should be your follow up Western. I experienced something for the first time in The Cowboys that was traumatizing but inevitable in life. I think every 12-15 year-old boy should watch The Cowboys and be asked to they think they could not only do that, but do what the kid actors did?
No matter what roles he took, John Wayne always patterned his cowboy personas (and his life) after his Inspiration, his Mentor, but mostly his Friend, THE BONAFIDE LEGEND, Wyatt Earp!
Fun fact...I used to live in the part of California where the Ross Farm and the Hayden Cabin was filmed. Perfect depiction of spoiled girls in the United States, LOL Glad you liked the movie!
Before you check out the newer version of this story, you might check out the sequel to this story. It’s called Rooster Cogburn and in it John Wayne is matched up with Katherine Hepburn. Same kind of verbal sparing but only this time with a woman his own age.
Watch a forgotten gem of a western: 1982's "Barbarosa" starring Willie Nelson and a shockingly young Gary Busey. One of the best westerns ever made and oddly all but forgotten.
John Wayne Never made a bad movie he's the best there ever will be . Glan camble was the one who was singing during the movie he was the other bounty man that was with rooster Robert duvall is also a incredible actor he was the one with the scar on his lip.
Cowboys made 30 dollars a month at this time. A towns sheriff made 50 dollars. A private in the army made 13 dollars a month. So 25 dollars was a good sum.
While I am not 100% certain this is true, I have heard from three people John Wayne said he would never perform another jump on a horse again in a movie after this. Apparently, he landed on the saddle horn and two items of his manhood were not happy about that.
As mentioned, there's a little-seen sequel, 1975's "Rooster Cogburn", where, instead of a kid, Wayne now has to team up with stubborn preacher-lady Katherine Hepburn: ua-cam.com/video/BVfzM5CqhoY/v-deo.html
In John Wayne movies you'll notice the same people for example Strother Martin was in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance he was the short bad guy in this moive he is the guy who sells Maddie the horse. Wayne had learned from John Ford to keep a "Stock Company" around it was people he trusted and knew how they worked. Ken Curtis was in the Searcher,the Quite Man,Rio Grande just to name a few. If you watch more Wayne movies you'll start to notice the same people.
Great reaction. The remake is excellent too. I'd also recommend Western film 'The Wild Bunch', though it is very violent - it's about a band of aging professional robbers and killer gun-slingers.
More John Wayne, he did alot of Westerns, and Comedy as well. Hatari is set in Africa (Hatari means Danger in African Swahilli.) And Donavan's Reef is set in the Polynesian Islands. Also North to Alaska is a Comedy as well.
The other man who road with them is Glenn Campbell he wrote the song in the beginning and sang he's a famous singer Google him and listen to his music he has some incredible songs
I love that you are reacting to some movies that no one else has covered. I've said this before, sorry, but everyone has reacted to all the MARVEL TV shows, except for the original one, 1977-1981's THE INCREDIBLE HULK TV SERIES. My suggestion is, the Pilot episode was originally a made for tv movie, now its been edited into 2-parts. If I had a channel, and I'd never seen it dozens of times, I would post a reaction to the 2-part pilot... test views to see if it's worth doing more. It's an award winning series. What could you lose? It's Marvel. Lol
The leader of the Baddies was played by Robert Duvall and he was in Gone in 60 Seconds and a whole slew of other films including the Godfather. He's a rather prolific and an amazing actor. He's also in a fantastic Western called open range with Kevin Costner, highly recommended
Telling your wife and asking were basically the same thing between close married couples in that era. Men didn't tell their wives in a forceful or antagonistic way because they were intimate partners enough to tell her what was needed in order to serve some new arriving quests and she was obliging enough to get it prepared without conflict. There was no big deal over the gender role of a man "telling" his wife something kindly and his doing so wasn't meant as an insulting oppressive demand of her, it was a quick and casual communication between partners. No need to start a fight over leadership if their isn't really any good reason to resist or conflict with each other.
John Wayne, Glenn Campbell, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, and Strother Martin are the legends in this.
And not forgetting John Fiedler as Lawyer Dagget. And Orangey the cat as General Sterling Price (I had to).
Yes, Strother Martin & Kim Darby are great together, "Mister Licensed Auctioneer"
Kim Darby s a legend?
Don’t forget John Fiedler as lawyer Daggot!
@@odysseusrex5908well she was on Star Trek along with several others in the movie lol
Public hangings served two purposes. The first was to shame and/or scare the criminal in a very public manner and the second was as a cautionary assembly to remind people that there was a consequence to criminal behavior. It scared the heck out of kids and helped parents keep them in line.
Kind of like public disembowelings and drawing and quarterings.
Bring it back
In the town I come from its still legal to hang a horse theif on the town square
@@maxsparks5183public guitining in France was carried out all the way up til the late 70s
And, in most sleepy towns, it became the only public entertainment.
(And thereby lost most of its cautionary value, like the French guillotines.)
I can't overstress how *unusual* this film was for 1969. The dialog, the speech patterns like no other movie.
John Wayne did an attack from 30 year war 1618-48 , Finnish troops charged with horses full speed , with two guns and a sword .
You fire one near enemy line , then other gun , then pull out your sword and start hacking enemy troops and horses run over people, very effective .
John Wayne himself said that this was the role he waited for his entire career for. He was meant for this role and won an Oscar for it.
He also said 'I believe in white surpremecy.' in his 1971 Playboy interview. What a cool guy.
@@Madagon367Nobody's perfect
@@jimjames6074 is that what you do? Go around justifying racists by saying, "Nobody's perfect" thanks for showing us that YOU'RE racist af you proud lady boy
@@jimjames6074 He also supported Hitler that is why you never saw him in a movie fighting Germans, he had to beg to have a cameo in the longest day.
@@Madagon367and one can’t blame him since we’ve all seen what the alternative is!
I like both versions of film, the one with John Wayne and the one with Jeff Bridges. I haven't read the book, but I believe the Jeff Bridges version has the same ending as the book.
I didn't want to like the remake and tried to keep open mind. Yes it's equally great! Same with 3:10 to Yuma , i like both and the remake is probably superior in my opinion.
This version was turned into a John Wayne movie. The Cohen Brothers version more closely follows the book,
I much prefer this version, especially the different ending.
Me too. 2nd version with Jeff Bridges is awesome.
Another great western you might want to react to, is "Little Big Man" starring Dustin Hoffman. Most of it is told from the native American point of view. It has a lot of comedy elements in it, but I don't think it's classified as a comedy. Maybe early 70's(?)
Yes. Forgot about that movie. Dawn would enjoy it. The warrior that did everything backwards 🤣
I have been recommending that movie to reactors for YEARS. It'll be a great day when it finally happens. Classic.
Kim Darby had an absolutely astonishing career, and many of her films are worth checking out. Some real classics in there. Though, one role that might go unnoticed is in Better Off Dead, which really managed to showcase her funny side.
I can't believe I never realized this
I love that movie! And her performance was delightfully quirky. I loved the "French" meal she prepared.
Also, as Miri in a Star Trek episode of the same name.
Also THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT.
I remember going to see this one with my Mom , Dad and two sisters when it first came out...Good memories.
Loved it! Now that you've seen him old, see him at his youngest in "Stagecoach, one of the all time great westerns and also a great "girl western" as you call them. That's from 1939, a totally archetypal western, it's the one that put John Wayne on the map.
Agreed. On one trip I pulled off the highway and took a tour of Lordsburg, New Mexico. A nice town.
Dawn,
Wow, 50K subscribers! Congratulations are in order.
This is a good movie and John Wayne won a Best Actor Academy Award for it. However, I do like the remake by the Coen Brothers.
I like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance a lot. John Wayne was younger, so you'll like it.
One of the things I like best about this movie is the way the dialogue captures the literarily expressive style of formal speech of the 19th century.
Since you've now watched three John Wayne Westerns, for your next two I suggest _Stagecoach_ (1939), Wayne's first major motion picture, and _The Shootist_ (1976), his last, and very excellent, picture.
An great Western comedy is _Cat Ballou_ (1965). It stars Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou and Lee Marvin in the dual role of Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn, for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.
Lee Marvin and Jack Palance in "Monte Walsh" is a western that is not to be missed!
This has always been one of my favorite John Wayne westerns, like it almost as much as Rio Bravo. The remake of True Grit wasn't nearly as good and I've never understood why someone thought it was needed.
Cat Ballou is gold. "Shalom Aleichem!"
🎶 Cat Balloooouuuuu 🎶
Such a fun movie. Besides, our Dawn needs some Jane Fonda in her life.
@@andrewcharles459 " She's mean and evil through and through. "
A classic! John Wayne deserved the Academy award. Kim Darby was great. A fun western.
The Judge Parker the movie references was also known as the Hanging Judge of Fort Smith, Arkansas. He presided over literally hundreds of hangings.
The Professionals is a good one from this era with many top actors of the day, Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster plus others and Paint Your Wagon you will absolutely love with Clint Eastwood. A western and a musical all in one. Blessings Dawn❤💚💙
I'm eager to see Dawn's reaction to Lee Marvin in "Paint Your Wagon" after loathing him as a psychopath in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
@@waterbeauty85 She'd love _Donovan's Reef_ too. Or _Cat Ballou._ Lee Marvin always reminded me of my Grandfather. They looked alike, and my Grandfather was also a sort of gruff and kinda mean old man like Marvin frequently played.
Yep, The Professionals is great.
John Wayne and Kim Darby did not get along during the filming of this. He thought she was a demanding brat. Great cast great movie. Thank you Dawn Marie
The story takes place in 1878. $100 in 1878 is about $3100 in 2023.
Maddie's father's headstone said 1880 at the end of the film.
@@charlespichler1057 It was a misprint. The chisel slipped.
Try Again ! $ 100 dollars was FIVE Twenty Dollar Gold Pieces,
or about five ounces of Gold, which, at $ 2000 per ounce, makes
$ 100 equal to $ 10,000 !
@@paulrward By 1878 the vast majority of transactions in the US were with paper money not gold pieces, despite what one sees in the movies.
@ElliotNesterman While that is true, it is also true that if you had
twenty dollars in U.S. Notes, they could be exchanged for either
twenty dollars in silver, or twenty dollars in gold, at any Bank,
depending on whether they were either Silver Certificates, or
Gold Certificates, or were U.S. Treasury Notes, which could be
exchanged for gold or silver at any office of the United States
Treasury, which existed in most cities.
And this was why, if you accepted payment in U.S. Government
'Legal Tender' Notes, you would try to get rid of them as fast
as you could, and get gold or silver for them instead. Thus the
old song,
" And I don't give a Damn about a Greenback Dollar,
I spend them as fast as I can ! "
If you want to know about the history of Inflation in the United
States, read ' The Creature From Jekyll Island ' , which is a
history of the Federal Reserve and inflation.
Glen Campbell is one of the biggest singing stars from the sixties and seventies, Robert Duvall became one of the biggest stars and is still alive.
"They Call Me Trinity" and "Trinity is Still My Name" are two comedy Westerns which are worth checking out.
How about "My Name is Nobody"? I love that one!
Yes those were AWESOME!?
@@waterbeauty85 Awe yes with Mr Henry Fonda
@@waterbeauty85 Technically not one of the "Trinity" movies but clearly the same character and actor. It was written by Sergio Leone along with a couple other guys, and it shows. It has the distinction of being the last western Henry Fonda was ever in.
Dawn Marie. When you give a movie, your BEST MOVIE, EVER after you react to it, that it earned your personal seal of approval. The highest praise from you. That way, each movie has a standard to meet.
I loved how much you enjoyed this classic John Wayne western. He looks older partly because he had most of one lung removed in 1964. He would die of stomach cancer 15 years later in 1979. But this movie is still popular today for all the reasons you enjoyed.
If you didn't know, Clint Eastwood is also allergic to horses. He has to take medication to make his westerns. I'm sure he'll cut you in if you agree to be his sidekick. Because a cow is not an animal, you want to ride hard when you need to get out of town in a hurry.
Can't wait to see you in the cowboy hat next time. And by the way, the update on the remake of this movie is very good, too. Hopefully, it will live up to your lofty new rating system and earn BEST MOVIE EVER !! Later.
I forgot to mention earlier...I love your videos Dawn! Your smile and laughter brighten up my day EVERY SINGLE TIME i see your reactions. You're one of a kind and thanks for taking the time to share a little bit of you with us! Luv ya!
“Ride in like John Wayne” Awesome that you watched this classic western with the one true cowboy (in the movies). A real funny John Wayne western is “McLintock” 1963. Hope your having a wonderful day and able to keep that beautiful laugh of yours. ❤
“Fill your hands, you sonofabitch!” One of the best lines ever
Great reaction. I think you would really like Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). A comedy western.
And Support Your Local Gunfighter!
YES!!! Support Your Local Sheriff with James Garner and Bruce Dern. Bruce Dern is also in The Cowboys.
Dawn Marie does Westerns so well.
Rooster delivers my all time favourite movie line in this great old classic!
"Fill your hands, you sonofabitch"! 😲
Dawn, love your reactions! You might want to react to the sequel of this movie, "Rooster Cogburn". Think you'd enjoy that one also.
Yes with the Great Catherine Hepburn.
Kim Darby was in a movie called Better off dead,she played the mother in the movie,she was also in an episode of Star Trek,the name of the episode is called Miri
Wayne's last movie was the 1976 Shootist. He died of cancer three years later.
The Coen Brothers remake is excellent and more gritty but also more truthful to the book upon which both movies are based.
Great remake. Mattie played by Hailee Steinfeld from HAWKEYE!!! She KILLED IT!!
So you're saying it's Truer Grit?
@@BubbaCoopTruly Grittier? 🤔
@@BubbaCoopIt really is. It’s not often that a remake surpasses an excellent original, but the Coens did it.
That was the PR spin going around at the time, but that's not actually true. The Coen Brothers version was excellent and their ending was more faithful to the book than the 1969 version. But the Coen Brothers added some scenes that weren't in the book and omitted some scenes that were. Both films were faithful in terms of the dialogue, but out of the two films, the 1969 film followed the book more closely, except for the ending. And, yeah, the Coen Brothers version is definitely more gritty. lol
Corn Dodgers are 19th century travel food, made of corn meal, water, and salt. The mixture is boiled, cooled in a loaf pan, sliced, and fried in oil.
I can quote the whole movie. All time fav. The newer one is good too.
23:10 "Fill your hands, you son of a bitch!"
The legendary line that everyone remembers from this movie.
This was one of the best of the late '60s/early '70s cycle of self-aware westerns (not counting "Blazing Saddles," which was a comedy/spoof outright) that commented on the genre on various levels. Others include "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence," "Cat Ballou," The Good Guys and the Bad Guys," "Support Your Local Sheriff," McCabe and Mrs. Miller," "The Wild Bunch," "Will Penny," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Sergio Leone's trilogy with Clint Eastwood, and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid." "Grit" was more comedic in terms of personality clashes with the backdrop of a serious plot. I'm not a huge Wayne fan, but he definitely showed that he could make fun of his rough, macho image with the added layer of portraying an aging relic, something that actors often shy away from. Wayne looked old for other reasons, though. He was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple years earlier (likely from smoking and the infamous "Conqueror" film shoot radiation exposure scandal).
The Searchers. Generally considered the greatest western.
Wayne definitely should've won that Oscar. "True Grit' Oscar felt like a consolation prize.
Oh Dawn Marie, you are such a breath of fresh air on my UA-cam feed. Thanks for watching this great old movie.
Don't bother with a remake when you can see the sequel, Rooster Cogburn.
🤠👍 There is at least one actor besides John Wayne that you HAVE seen before. Lawyer Dagget (John Fiedler) was also one of the "12 Angry Men."
15:03 a little meta humour. The "too young to be hopping around" man is Dennis Hopper, the bomber in "Speed"!
The actor Glen Campbell (John Wayne’s buddy ) was primarily a very famous singer not an actor. Did u notice the ultra-famous actor robert duvall? He plays a baddie. Dear Dawn; I recommend the brilliant Western “Wild Bunch” 1969. Congratulations on 50k 🎉❤😊
Glad you enjoyed this Dawn...it's one of my Top Ten favorite movies.
As a child, I caught a wild tarantula. My mother was horrified at the new pet, but I was allowed to keep it.
That girl comes out in one episode of the original Star Trek TV series. She plays the title role of the episode, Miri.
Little Known Fact-
The McAlester's Store they go to is right down the road from me. Except now, we are a State (Oklahoma), not Indian Territory, and McAlester is a town, not trading post shack.
Duvall was 38 at the time and also a Method actor, and his intense approach and irritation with anything that did not match up to it caused problems with Wayne and True Grit director Henry Hathaway. This spilled over into loud and aggressive confrontations on set. Duvall recalled in 2015, "The director and I didn’t get along - I don’t get along with a lot of directors," and another time, "Henry Hathaway... we won’t talk about him."
Hathaway also had a very strong personality and was aggressively dictatorial on set, which Duvall did not respond well to: "He’d say, ‘When I say, 'Action!' tense up, Goddam you.'' It’s hard to work under that as a young actor."
Wayne's increasing irritation with the disruptions to his cherished project led to him also fighting with Duvall and finally threatening to punch him out if the other actor didn't stop arguing with the director.
While Duvall never got over his dislike of Hathaway, he has often spoken highly of his fellow actor. Wayne was actually never happy with his performance in True Grit, believing he had done far better work in movies like Stagecoach.
Even on the night, he won his Oscar, the Westerns veteran took fellow nominee Richard Burton aside and told him he should have won for Anne of a Thousand Days. When Barbra Streisand, who won the previous year for Funny Girl, handed him the golden statuette, she later revealed he had whispered in her ear "Beginners luck."
Duvall said: "Wayne wasn't as bad as some supposedly serious actors I've seen who trained at the Actors Studio and all that... Wayne was interesting to be around. He was pleasant and outgoing."
A great classic. The dialogue in this movie is different but awesome.
Ned Pepper was Robert Duvall. Famous actor dozens of movies. Including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and many more.
This is the best and most Iconic western ever made. It has it's humor too. There is a sequel called "Rooster Cogburn with John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn. He made a few westerns after that, Chisom and The Shootist and the sequel mentioned. and Cayhill, I think those four came afterward. Robert DuVall is a huge star now and everybody knows him from so many movies, even Reacher with Tom Cruise, Deep Imact, and he is still acting. I think he was the father of Robert Downey Jr. in The Judge a few years ago. He is a legend. The texas ranger was Glen Campbell who sand the closing song, worth a second listen. He was a supreme guitarist and singer in the 60s 70s 80s 90s and 2000s until he retired about 7 or 8 years ago and he died of Parkinsons after that. He sang "Rhine Stone Cowboy" "Galviston", "Lineman" and "Easy On My Mind" among other notable hits. Oh, and "Southern Nights". I would recommend "Rooster Cogburn" as your next John Wayne movie, Big Jake after that and of course, The Shootist, his last film is epic and has an all star cast including Ron Howard. His more popular movies are McClintock, a funny western with Moureeen Ohara, and The Quiet Man also with Moureen Ohara, a funny kind of romantic comedy.
Saw it on TV back in the 1970s, I liked it too.
Another great old western is "The Big Country" starring Gregory Peck.
There's a sequel to this called "Rooster Cogburn" made in 1975, when John was older.
I always enjoy your laughs. Two Mules for Sister Sara is a another western with a female co-star I'm sure you will like.
In the book that this movie is based on, Mattie actually has to have her arm amputated.
The newer version of this movie includes that.
Dearest Dawn Marie, I watched this movie when I was a teenager in 1972. This is a real classic!
The remake is excellent. Even if you had never seen the original the remake is good enough to stand on its on merit. Thank you for watching this it brought a smile to my face.
John Wayne grew up here in the valley 45 minutes from Los Angeles as well as
Judy Garland who starred in Wizard of Oz
Robert Duvall, who played Ned Pepper, will play Tom Hagen in The Godfather a few years later.
I live less than an hour away from Fort Smith, the town where she hires Rooster. It's really beautiful country around here. Some of the countryside they show that's supposed to be them in Oklahoma looks more like Colorado to be honest.
The remake they did a few years back is very good too. Still funny at times, but more bitter sweet. I recommend watching it eventually.
funny westerns: Two Mules for Sister Sara... and especially: Cat Ballou
I'm here for Dawn's giggles...and "best movie ever"😅😅 and "girl western "
At the end , John Wayne really did jump that fence on that horse....he insisted that HE do it, not a stunt man. If there is one line John Wayne is remembered for it's in this movie..."Fill your hand you son of a bitch!" and for this performance they filled John Wayne's hand with an Oscar for best actor.
three tos star trek actors from 66 first season.. ha... darby, the girl was in Miri, and the attorney at the beginning was in The Man Trap...and girls attorney at end of the film who was also winnie the pooh voice actor was in wolf in the fold I think
Rooster Cogburn had an eye patch over the left one, because it was scratched by a FLURKIN 😊🤗😉 (Caption Mar Vell)
You have seen one of the actors other than John Wayne before. John Fielder, the lawyer near the end, was in 12 Angry Men. He is also the voice for Winnie the Pooh in most of the movies and shows.
John Wayne was such a "big" on screen icon.. Great acting and his sarchasm is the BEST..!
Got to love our classics!
This one and rooster cogburn are the ones that my mom introduced me to John Wayne.
Dennis Hopper, Moon, was in another film relesed in 1969, EASY RIDER.
MY fav western of all time.
Glenn Campbell: 🎶Like a rhine-stone cow-boy...
love to see you watch a Western - check out 'Stagecoach' (1939 version) J W's first starring role and 'Shane' which has an underlying unspoken love story giving it extra tension - as an added bonus it also features Elijah Cook - the bungling hood from the Maltese Falcon - and Jack Palance - the baddest badman ever.
I saw True Grit in the Theatre when I was 5, it blew me away. Then I saw "The Cowboys" in 72 Starring John Wayne. I think it should be your follow up Western. I experienced something for the first time in The Cowboys that was traumatizing but inevitable in life. I think every 12-15 year-old boy should watch The Cowboys and be asked to they think they could not only do that, but do what the kid actors did?
Favorite line cut out. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch!"
No matter what roles he took, John Wayne always patterned his cowboy personas (and his life) after his Inspiration, his Mentor, but mostly his Friend, THE BONAFIDE LEGEND, Wyatt Earp!
Thanks for reviewing the movie. Best Western I've ever seen. 🤠
Dawn Marie: So adorable it hurts.
Dawn Marie is awesome! John Wayne Day! Super Thanks, been a long time since I've seen this! Bless You Lady!
Glen Campbell was more known as a country singer. Famous for "Rhinestone Cowboy".
Fun fact...I used to live in the part of California where the Ross Farm and the Hayden Cabin was filmed. Perfect depiction of spoiled girls in the United States, LOL Glad you liked the movie!
"How is no one been shot." You try to hit a moving target while riding a horse and being shot at yourself.
Before you check out the newer version of this story, you might check out the sequel to this story. It’s called Rooster Cogburn and in it John Wayne is matched up with Katherine Hepburn. Same kind of verbal sparing but only this time with a woman his own age.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is another great movie for reaction staring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart...
Watch a forgotten gem of a western: 1982's "Barbarosa" starring Willie Nelson and a shockingly young Gary Busey. One of the best westerns ever made and oddly all but forgotten.
Sequel is "Rooster Cogburn and the Lady" (1975) w/ Katherine Hepburn. John Wayne's only sequel.
John Wayne Never made a bad movie he's the best there ever will be . Glan camble was the one who was singing during the movie he was the other bounty man that was with rooster Robert duvall is also a incredible actor he was the one with the scar on his lip.
Cowboys made 30 dollars a month at this time. A towns sheriff made 50 dollars. A private in the army made 13 dollars a month. So 25 dollars was a good sum.
While I am not 100% certain this is true, I have heard from three people John Wayne said he would never perform another jump on a horse again in a movie after this. Apparently, he landed on the saddle horn and two items of his manhood were not happy about that.
A western I'll always enjoy is "Once Upon a Time in the West"
Thanks, Dawn! 🤠 #DawnMarie #HenryHathaway #TrueGrit #TrueGrit1969
As mentioned, there's a little-seen sequel, 1975's "Rooster Cogburn", where, instead of a kid, Wayne now has to team up with stubborn preacher-lady Katherine Hepburn: ua-cam.com/video/BVfzM5CqhoY/v-deo.html
In John Wayne movies you'll notice the same people for example Strother Martin was in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance he was the short bad guy in this moive he is the guy who sells Maddie the horse. Wayne had learned from John Ford to keep a "Stock Company" around it was people he trusted and knew how they worked. Ken Curtis was in the Searcher,the Quite Man,Rio Grande just to name a few. If you watch more Wayne movies you'll start to notice the same people.
Another funny western starring John Wayne is "McClintock!" Great flick!
The Texan was played by Glen Campbell, one of the best guitar players in history...
Great reaction. The remake is excellent too. I'd also recommend Western film 'The Wild Bunch', though it is very violent - it's about a band of aging professional robbers and killer gun-slingers.
I grew up watching this version of the movie and love it! The remake is also very good and is more true to the novel!
More John Wayne, he did alot of Westerns, and Comedy as well. Hatari is set in Africa (Hatari means Danger in African Swahilli.) And Donavan's Reef is set in the Polynesian Islands. Also North to Alaska is a Comedy as well.
The other man who road with them is Glenn Campbell he wrote the song in the beginning and sang he's a famous singer Google him and listen to his music he has some incredible songs
I love that you are reacting to some movies that no one else has covered. I've said this before, sorry, but everyone has reacted to all the MARVEL TV shows, except for the original one, 1977-1981's THE INCREDIBLE HULK TV SERIES. My suggestion is, the Pilot episode was originally a made for tv movie, now its been edited into 2-parts. If I had a channel, and I'd never seen it dozens of times, I would post a reaction to the 2-part pilot... test views to see if it's worth doing more. It's an award winning series. What could you lose? It's Marvel. Lol
You're right, the best!
The leader of the Baddies was played by Robert Duvall and he was in Gone in 60 Seconds and a whole slew of other films including the Godfather. He's a rather prolific and an amazing actor. He's also in a fantastic Western called open range with Kevin Costner, highly recommended
Telling your wife and asking were basically the same thing between close married couples in that era. Men didn't tell their wives in a forceful or antagonistic way because they were intimate partners enough to tell her what was needed in order to serve some new arriving quests and she was obliging enough to get it prepared without conflict. There was no big deal over the gender role of a man "telling" his wife something kindly and his doing so wasn't meant as an insulting oppressive demand of her, it was a quick and casual communication between partners. No need to start a fight over leadership if their isn't really any good reason to resist or conflict with each other.
Brilliant movie. Love your style.