Rio Bravo

[wuluf]

I've probably seen this movie more than any other, dozens of times. And when TMC puts it on this afternoon, well, I watch it again.
Did you know that Walter Brennan won best supporting actor Oscar 3 times? That's more than anyone else ever did..

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[smithra_66]

John Wayne's response to High Noon.

A great one.

 

[Onomea]

A good 'un, but, in my view, not the great classic that High Noon is.

 

[rockquarry]

Certainly not not a great film, but a pretty good one that's worth watching once. Ricky Nelson's appearance did nothing favorable for the movie and it would have been better without him. Fine cast otherwise.

 

[smithra_66]

A good 'un, but, in my view, not the great classic that High Noon is.

I would agree. High Noon is a better movie overall.

But I could see how the Duke would have an issue with a Sheriff wandering through town asking for help and then being saved by his Quaker wife....Especially in the 1950s.

 

[wuluf]

A good 'un, but, in my view, not the great classic that High Noon is.

Respectfully disagree..
Cooper's acting always seems wooden to me.
Although I'll take Grace Kelly over Angie Dickenson every time!

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[rockquarry]

Gary Cooper played actual roles pretty well; he wasn't always Gary Cooper like John Wayne was always John Wayne except in a very few instances.

"High Noon" has always received high praise by many, and it was surely a fine film, but without the very unique and cleverly done opening scene (even with credits and all), I doubt it would have had so many accolades bestowed.

Tex Ritter's ballad made a good western into a truly great western and everyone remembers that opening as the Miller gang assembles. Few opening scenes in other films have had such impact that I can remember.

I never saw a film where Grace Kelly added much other than good looks, but that's worth something. I think there are probably a few westerns better than High Noon (and "Shane" is not one of them).

 

[Onomea]

I'll point out that Cooper likely looked wooden — I'll agree he grimaced a lot — because he had recently had a bleeding stomach ulcer removed and was in pain. I think it, his genuinely pained look, fit with the (very justly) stressed out character he played.

To my young (then, and now, old) eyes, Grace Kelly is very pretty but Katy Jurado is just smokin'.

 

[jimmyj]

Certainly not not a great film, but a pretty good one that's worth watching once. Ricky Nelson's appearance did nothing favorable for the movie and it would have been better without him. Fine cast otherwise.

There were other actors besides John Wayne and Angie Dickenson ???

 

[lihpster]

I never was that fond of High Noon or Shane. Never could understand the love for either. As fa as better westerns, to me there's more than a few. Clint's Josey Wales and Unforgiven are 2. Once Upon a Time in the West. Tombstone. Valdez is Coming. Heck, I'd rather watch Rustler's Rhapsody than Shane. If you want John Wayne westerns that were better: True Grit, The Shootist, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and How the West Was Won.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I’ve seen Rio Bravo 5-6 times and enjoyed it every time.
If it pops up somewhere, I’ll watch it again.

 

[Absalom]

There were other actors besides John Wayne and Angie Dickenson ???

Actually, John Wayne is pretty much always the same. The other actors help me remember which movie it is

There is a whole grab bag of westerns from the late 1950s to about 1970, from Rio Bravo to El Dorado, McClintock!, The Comancheros, to Rio Lobo and Chisum, and there’s probably some I forgot, where John Wayne is always the same and you could never tell which one you’re watching just from a Wayne scene.

For my, Rio Bravo is Stumpy (Walter Brennan). And the box of dynamite.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

I like John Wayne, (who doesn't?) but Walter Brennan and Jack U??? what's his name, made the "Rio" movies for me.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[Xfuzz]

Best part is the end.
Martin, Nelson and Walter....

The song...
My Rifle, pony and me....
Cindy...Cindy.

 

[crazyphil]

Walter Brennan and Gary Cooper are both at their best in The Westerner.
If you don't have it, get it. It's well worth watching. A real hoot.

 

[Rudi]

"Can you throw? Near as far as you can shoot!" A fantastic film.

 

[LDM]

Walter Brennan and Gary Cooper are both at their best in The Westerner.
If you don't have it, get it. It's well worth watching. A real hoot.

Love that early dialogue:
Brennan, "Where do ya hail from?"
Cooper, "No place in particular."
Brennan, "Where ya headed fer?"
Cooper, "No place special."
Brennan, "Oh, saddle bum."

Rio Bravo is indeed a very entertaining movie that I enjoy watching. High Noon, however is on a different level. IMO, it's up there with Shane and Stagecoach.

 

[Donn]

Thought Cooper's portrayal of Will Kane was spot on. Put yourself in his place. A guy's returning who has sworn to kill you, backed up by his brother and two running buddies. Your so-called friends are melting into the woodwork instead of backing you. I expect I'd look and act pretty much the same way.

 

[Llew Taranau]

Rio Bravo was the first movie I saw. Funny that my dad, a hardcore anti-gun person, was the one who took me at the age of 5 y.o. (me, not him).

 

[Llance]

Damn i loved growing up in Orange county CA. We lived in Laguna Beach and often had to drive through Newport Beach to get to where we were going. One day, while driving north on the PCH (Pacific coast Highway), I was stopped at a traffic light and the car beside me had all the windows down, just as mine were. I looked over and Walter Brennon was driving. I waved, he waved, and the light turned. He turned left and I going to Long Beach went ahead. Was the only time i saw him live.

Llance