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DVD Big Jake
Big Jake is not one of the Duke's classics, but a diverting attempt nonetheless. Everyone seems to think that Jacob McCandles is six-feet under ("I thought you was dead" is a running line throughout), so some bad men kidnap his grandson. They want a piece of the family fortune and will kill to get it. Patrick Wayne, the Duke's own son, plays one of Big Jake's kids, and together they start out after the boy's abductors. Richard Boone makes a worthy adversary to Jake's larger than life figure, and the final confrontation between the two contains some great gritted-teeth dialogue. Maureen O'Hara is barely in the feature, sharing the same fate as Bobby Vinton as the boy's father. He seems to be onscreen just to get shot. --Keith Simanton
This isn't one of Wayne's greatest films, but it may be one of the most enjoyable. This 1971 movie is a family endeavor. Son Michael produced it, while sons Patrick and John Ethan have supporting roles as Wayne's son and grandson. Singer Bobby Vinton has a small role as one of Wayne's sons, and Robert Mitchum's son Chris plays another. There are loads of familiar faces in this movie: Hank Worden, John Doucette, John Agar (who isn't around very long), and Chuck Roberson, to name a few. This was also Wayne's last film with the great lady herself, Maureen O'Hara. (Their other movies were Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Wings of Eagles, and McClintock!) The story is simple enough: cattle baron Wayne's been estranged from his family for quite a few years, living in the wilds of New Mexico. Everybody assumes he's dead, and that's the running joke of the movie. He comes back when his grandson's kidnapped and held for ransom. He sets out in pursuit with his dog (named "Dog") Mitchum, Patrick Wayne and Bruce Cabot, who's none too convincing as an Apache scout. He's got a tough set of outlaws to deal with, none tougher than their leader, the great Richard Boone. Boone was the kind of actor who managed to shine far above the material he was given, and he makes the most of it here as John Fain. The dialogue scenes between him and Wayne are marvelous. If you like John Wayne, you'll love him here at his paunchy patriarchal early seventies best. An awful fun movie!
"Call me "daddy" again and I'll finish this fight!"
Allthough many favor Wayne's earlier movies, I prefer the opposite. I have found his latter movies more enjoyable than those of this younger years. "Big Jake" is the first John Wayne movie I ever saw and started my Duke fetish.
John Wayne plays die-hard cowboy Jacob McCandles, whom is long thought to be dead, in 1909 when the times are changing, but not him. He depends on his old-fashioned ways mixed with a little new in the form of his two sons James and Michael to rescue his kidnapped grandson Lil' Jacob McCandles. When summoned by his wife, played by Maureen O'Harra (also starred in McClintok with Wayne), he heads out with his trusty companion, a dog appropriatley named "Dog". Big Jacob McCandles sets out to meet his apache friend Sam Sharp and is later joined by his two sons in a trek to find his grandson.
This movie is filled with humor, whether it be in the form of buckshot to the derriere or not-so-friendly father-son(s) fights and has plenty of gunfights for the shoot-'em'-up fanatic. I give this movie 4 stars only because I believe that there is always something better out there (although it is highly doubtful in this case). However, this is my overall opinion of the movie and I respect your opinior so feel free to disagree with me if you like :)
Big Jake
The Movie
Here we have john wayne as a man everyone seems to think was dead. Here his grandson is kidnapped and held for ranson with a pretty strong supporting cast Maureen O'hara, his son this time looking alot more rugged and less michael landon like Patrtick wayne, RIcahrd Boone, Bruce Cabot, Harry Carey Jr. well worth 10 bucks on dvd. For those who wonder there is one part that is a discrace being done by batjack the john wayne production company this movie if u have it on dvd do not buy it again its just them hoping to con some who already have it in to buying it again, unlike mclintock the 2 dvd versions are identical jsut the picture on the case is different. Now if u want a new picture on your case go ahead make your wallet lighter...lol
THE AUDIO
here we get a pretty good 5.1 mix for a movie made in 1971 the guns are loud and clean through the rear and front speakers a good deal of the dialog is front loaded but it was made in 1971 we aren't talking about star wars digital here...lol u also get an english stero mix for those with out surround sound its ok and gets the job done. You also get a french mono track for those who plan to listen to it in french...lol
THE VIDEO
Here u get a wide screen crisp clean digital transfer one of the better ones done with the duke movies hardly any dust.
THE EXTRAS
None which is why i gave it 4 stars not 5 not that they are vital but its nice to know they thought hey u want some more on the plus NO Lenard Maltin intro that is always a good thing less u care what he thinks why he cashes that check
Although Chisum stars John Wayne--playing a benign variation on his Red River empire-builder --he's curiously sidelined in this umpteenth retelling of Pat Garrett, William Bonney, and the Lincoln County War. Sam Peckinpah would direct the world-class version of that götterdämmerung, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, three years later. This version, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen in a slightly less broad vein than usual, is just odd--not least because it omits Garrett and Bonney's celebrated final confrontation. Geoffrey Deuel's Billy is a pleasant juvenile who scarcely seems delinquent, let alone murderously psychotic. Glenn Corbett's characterization of Garrett consists mainly of wearing a seriously BIG hat. There's an irksome rivalry for Chisum's perky... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): John Wayne - Forrest Tucker Director(s): Andrew V. McLaglen DVD Release Date: Released the 03 June 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The final film by the legendary director Howard Hawks, released in 1970, found him paired with longtime leading man John Wayne in a story slightly similar to their more familiar Rio Bravo and El Dorado. Set at the end of the Civil War, the story finds Wayne playing a Union army colonel who recovers some stolen gold and roots out a traitor. Though a little creaky (Hawks had been making films since 1926), Rio Lobo nevertheless has his trademark, crackling dialogue, appealing characters, and ensemble spirit among the cast. This was a worthy finish to a fantastic career by a first-rank filmmaker. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): John Wayne - Jorge Rivero Director(s): Howard Hawks DVD Release Date: Released the 29 April 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara were born to star in "The Taming of the Shrew," and this is the closest they ever got. Wayne plays a cattle baron whose estranged wife (O'Hara) wants a divorce. The film is basically one long, funny brawl between them, ending with a mud pit melee and Wayne publicly spanking O'Hara, which doesn't look quite so politically correct anymore. This is no great shakes--director Andrew V. McLaglen is simply hosting a party here--but it's worth a few chuckles and the stars' broad performances. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): John Wayne - Maureen O'Hara - Patrick Wayne Director(s): Andrew V. McLaglen DVD Release Date: Released the 21 January 1998 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I'm amazed by Katharine Hepburn's (Eula Goodnight) acting in _Roster Cogburn_, meanwhile John Wayne's (Roster Cogburn) acting, although good, is commonplace. I mean, have you ever seen Mr. Wayne playing a timid individual, who's full of anxieties? He may have, but I've never seen anything of the type; and in real life I've met too many men like Mr. Wayne's usual tough-guy portrayal. However, I haven't been around females who are so brimming with confidence, intellect, and convictions of the character played by Ms. Hepburn. Personally, I felt her character didn't quite hold up towards the end of the film. I also felt she seemed to have some weird and contradictory ideas. I mean, she was supposed to be a devout Christian; and yet she wanted to see and watch the man who murdered her... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): John Wayne - Katharine Hepburn Director(s): Stuart Millar DVD Release Date: Released the 31 March 1998 Usually ships in 24 hours
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When it comes down to naming the best Western of all time, the list usually narrows to three completely different pictures: John Ford's The Searchers, Howard Hawks's Red River, and Hawks's Rio Bravo. About the only thing they all have in common is that they all star John Wayne. But while The Searchers is an epic quest for revenge and Red River is a sweeping cattle-drive drama ("Take 'em to Missouri! Yeeee-hah!"), Rio Bravo is on a much more modest scale. Basically, it comes down to Sheriff John T. Chance (Wayne), his sobering-up alcoholic friend Dude (Dean Martin), the hotshot new kid Colorado (Ricky Nelson), and deputy-sidekick Stumpy (Walter Brennan), sittin' around in the town jail, drinkin' black cofee, shootin' the breeze, and occasionally,... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): John Wayne - Dean Martin Director(s): Howard Hawks DVD Release Date: Released the 08 May 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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