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1.Gone To Texas starring: Sam Elliott, Claudia Christian, Devon Ericson, Michael C. Gwynne, Donald Moffat directed by: Peter Levin January 01, 1998
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I did not particularly liked the movie. I think it was done on the cheap, too full of cliches,macho posturing, and as usual depicted the foes of Bowie, Crockett, and other defenders of the Alamo as unconscionable, mean people, misstatements, and with omissions of truths. I personally do not recommend the movie to anyone.

2.Dark Command (Colorized) starring: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes directed by: Raoul Walsh June 22, 1995
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After Wayne hit the jackpot in John Ford's groundbreaking Western STAGECOACH (1939) he was quickly reunited with his co-star Claire Trevor in ALLEGHENY UPRISING (1939) and again here in the DARK COMMAND (1940). Directed by Raoul Walsh, the man who incidentally gave young Michael Morrison his first starring role as a very young "John Wayne" in THE BIG TRAIL (1929) but it was a box office failure and Wayne was relegated to mainly B-Westerns until rescued by John Ford. The fact based story is from the period starting just before the outbreak of the American Civil War depicting growing tensions on the Kansas Missouri border leading up to the infamous William Quantrill and his guerrillas burning down the town of Laurence, Kansas on August 21 1863. Based on the novel by W R Burnett Will ... Read More

3.Geronimo (1962) starring: Chuck Connors, Kamala Devi, Pat Conway, Armando Silvestre, Adam West directed by: Arnold Laven September 01, 1998
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I viewed this movie as a decent Western, if taken as pure American mythology, in the same spirit as Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha". Unlike, however, Longfellow's epic and flowing lyric, "Geronimo" gets bogged down in some noticably stupid aspects; most obviously, the ludicrous casting of the blonde/blue eyed Chuck Connors as the lead. Although, it appeared as though real Native Americans were cast as extras, all major Apache roles seemed to be filled by whites. Another imbecility was that the beautiful actress who played Geronimo's wife was repeatly seen in the middle of the New Mexican/Mexican wilderness perfectly suited in nice clean clothes, perfect hair and make-up. I didn't know that Apache women used Avon products. The illiterate Geronimo is also seen pontificating ... Read More

4.Wyatt Earp starring: David Andrews, Linden Ashby, Adam Baldwin, Kevin Costner, Jeff Fahey June 13, 1995
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Wyatt Earp came out around the same time as Tomb Stone. It seemed that Tomb Stone over shadowed Wyatt Earp for some reason but I much preferred Wyatt Earp. Dennis Quad is a much better Doc Holiday than Val Kilmer. In fact, as much as I like Kilmer him being Doc Holiday was one of the things that kept Tomb Stone from appealing to me. On the other hand, Quad's Doc Holiday is one of Wyatt Earp's strong points. Kostner is excellent in this role. He is able to show Wyatt's personality changes throughout the movie as events effect his life. This is a long movie but it has a good pace that makes the three plus hours go by quickly. Not as well as Pearl Harbor did but not bad. Even though the movie is long, and they cover a lot of territory, I couldn't help feeling that there were some holes left unfilled ... Read More

5.Tom Horn starring: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens directed by: William Wiard August 02, 1993
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This picture was released in theaters on March 28 1980 starring Steve McQueen as Tom Horn Linda Evans as Glendolene Kimmel, and Richard Farnsworth as John C Coble. He grew up in the violence of the Old West. He became a cowboy, rode shotgun for the stage line, was an agent with the Pinkertons and fought with Rough Riders under Teddy Roosevelt. He made his reputation as a cavalry scout by bringing in Geronimo in the bloody Apache wars. In 1901, he made his to Wyoming Territory and this man name was Tom Horn. Tom is open country of Wyoming drinking coffee, and watching animals move on Wyoming Territory. Later in the day, Tom drifts into and drops his horse of at the stables. He tells the keeper to take care of his horse and if things go wrong, he'll sleep in the same stall as his horse. After getting into a ... Read More

6.Chisum starring: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen January 18, 1994
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John Wayne starring in Chisum,filmed,1970,a true story based on the Lincoln County wars in the 1870's where the young painless Billy the Kid(Henry McCarty)the kids real name,alias William Bonney roamed the badlands of primitive New Mexico,where the name of the game is survival and a mans only chance was his own 44. John Chisum is a rancher who won't tolerate any of Billy's mischief or the crooked business transactions of Murphy(Forest Tucker) and his ruthless gang,consisting of outlaws hiding behind badges,Bruce Cabot is Sheriff Brady and Ben Johnson also stars as Chisum's sidekick and ranch foreman,this film is close to accurate of the true incident of the Lincoln County War,and some of Billy the Kid's exploits during this period,and this is one of the Duke's best westerns,may be the best,and a must for any ... Read More

7.Outlaw (B&W) starring: Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, Jane Russell, Walter Huston, Mimi Aguglia directed by: Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes September 19, 1997
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The only reason this film gets two stars is because of Jane Russell. Howard Hughes was no John Ford. But surprisingly, he wasn't bad as a director. He wasn't good, but he wasn't bad. The only reason to watch this film is for Jane Russell's debut. The script is inane, and the acting by the leads will make you cringe. But bountiful Jane wears low cut tops, and when she bends over -- holy mackeral. And there is more fun to the film in the close-ups Hughes takes of Jane emoting impending sex. Hughes intention was for Jane to be erotic, but the expressions on her face are not of this world. There is no man that has ever seen these facial contortions on a woman. Trust me. Buy a used copy, only for these scenes. It is worth the laugh.

8.Wyatt Earp (Widescreen Expanded Edition) starring: David Andrews, Linden Ashby, Adam Baldwin, Kevin Costner, Jeff Fahey April 27, 1995
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Wyatt Earp came out around the same time as Tomb Stone. It seemed that Tomb Stone over shadowed Wyatt Earp for some reason but I much preferred Wyatt Earp. Dennis Quad is a much better Doc Holiday than Val Kilmer. In fact, as much as I like Kilmer him being Doc Holiday was one of the things that kept Tomb Stone from appealing to me. On the other hand, Quad's Doc Holiday is one of Wyatt Earp's strong points. Kostner is excellent in this role. He is able to show Wyatt's personality changes throughout the movie as events effect his life. This is a long movie but it has a good pace that makes the three plus hours go by quickly. Not as well as Pearl Harbor did but not bad. Even though the movie is long, and they cover a lot of territory, I couldn't help feeling that there were some holes left unfilled here and ... Read More

9.Geronimo - An American Legend starring: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi, Matt Damon directed by: Walter Hill July 09, 1996
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It contains touching scenes and dialogues. For example, all the Apache Indian Scouts of the American Army were stripped of their guns and sent to "reservation area" after Geromino surrrendered. They were treated like traitors even though they had loyally served the Army. In another scene, Geromino (Wes Studi) said "Do not hate each other. We have so few people left now". In another one, Geromino asked Gen. George Crook (Gene Hackman) "Why your people have to take all the land? There is so much land. Why the Indians can't have any?" The shooting scenes are fast, and deadly but there are few. This more a drama than an action Western. The acting is gripping. Gene Hackman is convincing as Gen. George Crook. Jason Patric is so moving and admirable as the real Lt. Charles ... Read More

10.Chisum starring: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen May 19, 1998
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John Wayne starring in Chisum,filmed,1970,a true story based on the Lincoln County wars in the 1870's where the young painless Billy the Kid(Henry McCarty)the kids real name,alias William Bonney roamed the badlands of primitive New Mexico,where the name of the game is survival and a mans only chance was his own 44. John Chisum is a rancher who won't tolerate any of Billy's mischief or the crooked business transactions of Murphy(Forest Tucker) and his ruthless gang,consisting of outlaws hiding behind badges,Bruce Cabot is Sheriff Brady and Ben Johnson also stars as Chisum's sidekick and ranch foreman,this film is close to accurate of the true incident of the Lincoln County War,and some of Billy the Kid's exploits during this period,and this is one of the Duke's best westerns,may be the best,and a must for any western collection. ... Read More

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