Favorite Movie Starring the Duke?

[strugglingthinker]

I'm sitting on the front porch in my home state of Texas thinking about all of the great westerns that I tend to watch this time of year. (FWIW, I'm puffing on some University Flake, and I've been watching 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'.) I spend a lot of time at Christmas with my Dad, Uncle, Brother, and sold survivIng Grandpa. We watch a LOT of westerns. John Wayne is, of course, the KING. I was contemplating my favorite of his: The Cowboys. You get to see many sIdes of a wonderfully complex character and Bruce Dern does on HELL of a job as the 'bad guy'. He is downright chilling. We had a VHS copy of this when I was growIng up and we absolutely wore that tape out. What's YOUR favorite and why?

 

[jchaplick]

I know its cliched but I love True Grit, my grandpa is possibly the biggest john wayne fan ever, has posters and collectibles everywhere, he even got arrested because he knocked a guy out who told him john wayne was gay.....
I am also very close to my grandpa, and he has served as my de-facto father since i was borne, and this is the first one i ever saw with him...
Personally I am more of an Eastwood fan, and boy does he hate that hahaha

 

[oldmooner]

Actually, even though he made great westerns, my favorite John Wayne movie is "The Quiet Man". It was made in Ireland and co-starred Maureen O'Hara and Victor McLaughlin.

 

[htmn246]

My favorite John Wayne movie McQ takes place in my birth place

 

[strugglingthinker]

@jchaplick--- Your Grandpa sounds like a great man. That's awesome.

 

[olderthandirt]

Toss up between "The Green Berets" or "The Cowboys"

 

[nsfisher]

true grit, for the Duke!
Now my fav for Clint Eastwood has got to be HeartBreak Ridge!!!!!!!!

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Never was a John Wayne fan. Those old Western movies never really appealed much to me. The only Western show I ever got big into was the Young Riders. Still watch episodes on Netflix from time to time. As for Clint Eastwood I love Gran Torino.

 

[jchaplick]

my favorite John Wayne movie is "The Quiet Man".

Love this one too, first saw it in english class in 8th grade

 

[irish2fish]

The War Wagon.

 

[lordnoble]

The Searchers. Classic Ford AND Wayne.
-Jason

 

[philobeddoe]

I like The Searchers, Rio Bravo, Red River and True Grit the most, out of the Dukes' work. My dad got me into John Wayne movies before I could walk.

 

[juvat270]

Never was a John Wayne fan.

I know I'm a heretic for saying this, but I was never a John Wayne fan either. I don't know...I've tried to watch some of his films and I just can't get in to them.
Now Clint Eastwood on the other hand.... :D

 

[zanthal]

who?
j/k
Can't forget that Clint has directed a lot of excellent movies too.
Ah, I'm not really much of an old movie buff, but I can say that I've always preferred John Wayne playing a soldier over a cowboy.

 

[sfexeter]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Followed by:

The Shootist

The Cowboys

The Green Beret

 

[theray]

Eastwood by far, but I am gonna have to check out some John Wayne movies. The Young Riders was a great show. Another good western is Barquero starring Lee Van Fleet although my main reasons for watching it was Marie Gomez.

 

[olderthandirt]

@ sfexeter

"The Shootist"!

How could I have forgotten that one? TotalclassicTheDukeDyingwithStyle! (-;

 

[markw4mms]

All of his movies were good, but I think True Grit was my favorite.

 

[drsam]

The Horse Soldiers.

 

[docrx]

The Man who shot Liberty Valance because it was a Mystery as well.