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Rio Lobo [1970]
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EVERY INCH THE CLASSIC WESTERN...............
Review date: 2008-07-30 Rating: 8 out of 10
How can I say anything bad about the Duke? This movie from the Howard Hawks stable is the classic John Wayne effort. Ex-army Wayne goes to the rescue of a small town run by crooked lawmen.
Perhaps not as good as some of his other movies, it is nevertheless not a disappointment. The Duke is as hard-drinking and hard-hitting as always and is ably assisted by a first class Jack Elam and Jorge Rivero.
I withheld the fifth star, because I could not tell the girls apart and thought one would have been adequate. They were so perfectly groomed with modern eye makeup, they were totally out of place in a one-horse-town.
The opening scene of a train robbery, I thought was particularly clever.
Whilst the Cavalry was absolutely immaculate, the Rebels were a disreputable mess but bubbling over with enthusiasm. As always, I was rooting for the South.
Was the director by any chance a Yankie?
Fans of the great man will not want to miss this one.
A very good film.
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Review date: 2004-07-11 Rating: 8 out of 10
This 1970 western marked the end of director Howard Hawks carrer. Although this film is not as good as the previous classic Hawks westerns(Red River, Rio Bravo or El Dorado) and this one as a story line similar to Rio Bravo and El Dorado, it is a nice western one of the last made in a classic Hollywood style.
Beguining at the end of the civil war with a fantastic train robbing sequence, Rio Lobo gives Wayne one more chance to display his carisma and blow off the screen the young actors that appear in this picture.
Also with veteran Jack Elam in an amusing role that reprises the Walter Brennan caracther in Rio Bravo.
The dvd presents a nice copy of the film with mono sound and lots of subtitles but being one of Hawks and Waynes westerns and the last film of the director it should have had a documentary. Essential for Wayne/Western/Hawks fans.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jennifer O'Neill
Jack Elam
Jorge Rivero
John Wayne
Christopher Mitchum
Creators:
John Wayne (Primary Contributor)
Jorge Rivero (Primary Contributor)
William H. Clothier (Cinematographer)
Howard Hawks (Producer)
John Woodcock (Editor)
Paul Helmick (Producer)
Burton Wohl (Writer)
Leigh Brackett (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Paramount Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment
EAN: 5014437880833
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2005-06-06
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 108 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1970-12-18
Language: English (Original Language)