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susquesus
Mad Hermit of the North Woods
USA
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 Posted - September 25 2003 : 4:22:11 PM
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I would just like to take a moment to ask- Where are the contemporary John Wayne's? Say what you will, he was a hell of a guy. Proud, strong, unapologetic, American as all hell. My favorite Wayne films would have to be:
Stagecoach, Sands of Iwo Jima, Rio Grande, Quiet Man, Rio Bravo, Donovans Reef, Sons of Katie Elder, and the Shootist. If anyone would like to pass along their favorite "Duke" films or thoughts I'd love to read 'em.
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Hawkeye_Joe
Colonial Militia
USA
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Posted - September 25 2003 : 9:57:01 PM
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| His passing hit me hard from nowhere in '79 when I heard it while working....I sat down in the aisle I was working in the warehouse and cried...I was 29 years old.......I liked "Angel and the Badman", "Hondo", "The Searchers"(should have won an Oscar), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"(another Oscar snub), and "McLintock"...And who else would have had the nerve and guts to make a war movie about Vietnam in the middle of all those protests .. and carry it off ..(going so far as to make the sun set in the East). |
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"The scum of every nation gravitates to the frontier."
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for
lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
Benjamin Franklin 1759
The existence of flamethrowers is proof that someone, somewhere, said to himself, "I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't feel like walking over there to do it."
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Wilderness Woman
Watcher of the Wood
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Posted - September 25 2003 : 10:08:48 PM
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| "Donovan's Reef"! That is definitely my favorite "Duke" movie. Love that movie! I think my second choice would have to be "Stagecoach". Another one I really like is "Hatari". Others: "Angel and the Badman", "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon", "McLintock" and yes... even "True Grit"! |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - September 25 2003 : 10:11:15 PM
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| Oh! And BTW... there are no contemporary John Waynes! Nobody can replace the "Duke." Ever. |
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susquesus
Mad Hermit of the North Woods
USA
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Posted - September 26 2003 : 12:20:24 AM
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| AMEN Wilderness Woman. No one I can think of even comes close. Clint Eastwood is good, no Duke though. |
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susquesus
Mad Hermit of the North Woods
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Posted - September 27 2003 : 11:11:36 PM
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| On the off chance that anyone is in my area and gets Minnesota Public Television there will be a John Wayne documentary on from 1am-2am followed by McLintock! tonight. |
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susquesus
Mad Hermit of the North Woods
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Posted - November 23 2003 : 02:45:23 AM
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| For Duke fans- American Movie Classics is having a John Wayne weekend. Until 4am Monday its all Wayne, all the time. |
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