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"My Darling Clementine," finally, will stand as one of Ford's best Westerns. Henry

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tinear

In Reply to: RE: Big John Ford at Fox boxset posted by Tom Brennan on December 12, 2007 at 09:59:20

Fonda as Marshall Earp and Victor Mature as the Shakespeare-spouting Doc Holiday: he actually was very good.
It's the best of the Earp Bros. films.
"Tombstone," after all, was only memorable for Val Kilmer's waaaaaaaay over the top Holiday: "Ahhhhm in maaaaaaaah prahhhhhhhhhm."

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I love this film. - Harmonia 15:59:17 12/13/07 (3)
Among Ford's western movies it's second only to The Searchers for me.
- I saw "The Searchers" when I was a tiny lad and for some reason - tinear 15:28:04 12/14/07 (2)
  the kidnapping of Natalie Wood, her character, really reasonated with me. My first crush.
  I've always liked the film, immensely.
  When "Duke" wanted to intimidate, he could do it. Something cruel about his mouth.
  - RE: I saw "The Searchers" when I was a tiny lad and for some reason - Tom Brennan 18:59:26 12/14/07 (1)
    Yeah, I saw the picture when it came out and I was seven years old; it scared the shit out of me. And when John Wayne scalped the Comanche I flipped, of course I knew from my Landmark Books that sometimes Europeans and Americans back east scalped Indians but I didn't expect to see it in a movie.
    
    I never watched Roy Rogers and Gene Autrey again.
    - I bet watching The Lone Ranger made you nervous. When - tinear 05:00:03 12/15/07 (0)
      would he turn on Tonto and exact his bloody revenge.
      Jay Silverheels had such a great head of hair, too...
RE: "My Darling Clementine," finally, will stand as one of Ford's best Westerns. Henry - Tom Brennan 16:01:08 12/12/07 (4)
""Tombstone," after all, was only memorable for Val Kilmer's waaaaaaaay over the top Holiday: "Ahhhhm in maaaaaaaah prahhhhhhhhhm." "

Oh I think it had much more than that going for it. Many of the roles were excellent, especially Curly Bill, Ringo and Turkey Creek and Texas Jack. And the picture had flair, energy and lots of momentum.

Though no Clementine I rate it as the best Western since Outlaw Josey Wales and the second best Western since The Man who Shot Liberty Valance. My opinions ya understand.

Oh, wait a minute, I gotta fit The Long Riders in there somewhere. ;)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance....is probably Ford's best... - TWB 00:17:59 12/13/07 (0)
  ensemble picture....ALL the actors in the ensemble turned in first rate performances...hell... even Wayne was good!!! Quite simply my all time favorite western!!!!
- How can you forget, "Unforgiven?" Now THAT's a modern classic. nt - tinear 17:46:32 12/12/07 (2)
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  - Absolutely. Saddest thing, there is a great song in the can - Duilawyer 20:19:07 12/14/07 (0)
    by the late GREAT Tim Hardin, called "Unforgiven" that could have been used in the movie. Imagine a new Tim Hardin song, a slow ballad. "as long as I am unforgiven...",
    
    Clint is a Tim Hardin fan, don't know why it did not happen.
  - RE: How can you forget, "Unforgiven?" Now THAT's a modern classic. nt - Tom Brennan 17:55:25 12/12/07 (0)
    I didn't forget it Tinear. I think it's a good picture but I don't think of highly of it as many do.
    
    I think The Unforgiven by Huston with Lancaster and Audie Murphy was a better movie, kind'a like The Seachers turned inside-out.

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