tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post961519078804493215..comments2023-06-09T06:57:53.016-05:00Comments on The Nightly Daily: Underrated movie: John Wayne's 'The Shootist'Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15231067247302746975noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-42784257538847961502008-09-26T09:48:00.000-05:002008-09-26T09:48:00.000-05:00As did I, from a nostalgia standpoint. And yes, I'...As did I, from a nostalgia standpoint. And yes, I've seen the movies you mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, dude. But we're just going to have to walk away from this one, each feeling he's right and the other is wrong or has no taste.<BR/><BR/>Just wondering ... you're not one of those who also thinks Gone With the Wind was some sort of masterpiece/classic are you? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-59942376155271177882008-09-25T19:51:00.000-05:002008-09-25T19:51:00.000-05:00I simply cannot/will not agree with your assertion...I simply cannot/will not agree with your assertion that John Wayne was more "personality" than actor. You obviously have never watched the films I referenced - or you didn't watch them very well. Otherwise, you would've NEVER made your ridiculous Duke/Tom Cruise analogy. Hell, I feel dirty just typing "Duke" and "Cruise" in close proximity.Joltin' Djangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429922320420919497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-71281254528166621742008-09-25T09:32:00.000-05:002008-09-25T09:32:00.000-05:00sorry ... i've seen them all and i stand by my sta...sorry ... i've seen them all and i stand by my statement. as much as i like some of the duke's work, he was - for the most part - a personality doing the same thing that *ack" tom cruise does in every movie - playing himself. with both you don't see the character, you see the actor playing the character - if you get my drift. that's not acting, and it's certainly not good acting by any definition of the term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-49116902133478927002008-09-24T20:56:00.000-05:002008-09-24T20:56:00.000-05:00'Stagecoach' is an excellent film. First-rate all...'Stagecoach' is an excellent film. First-rate all the way.Chris Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231067247302746975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-91746031502487906212008-09-24T19:54:00.000-05:002008-09-24T19:54:00.000-05:00"The Duke was no actor - he was a personality."Wro..."The Duke was no actor - he was a personality."<BR/><BR/>Wrong.<BR/><BR/>No one who ever watched <EM>Stagecoach</EM>, <EM>A Man Betrayed</EM>, <EM>They Were Expendable</EM>, just to name a few, would make such a ridiculous statement.Joltin' Djangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429922320420919497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-91179893988729417262008-09-23T20:44:00.000-05:002008-09-23T20:44:00.000-05:00Good points. Both times.Good points. Both times.Chris Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231067247302746975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-55350693317369936882008-09-23T10:09:00.001-05:002008-09-23T10:09:00.001-05:00Nah, you're not un-American ... you've just got go...Nah, you're not un-American ... you've just got good taste. The Duke was no actor - he was a personality. Most of his movies were crap, but a few - The Shootist, True Grit, Rooster Cogburn - were pretty darn good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757536908648652507.post-77483296839398497122008-09-23T10:09:00.000-05:002008-09-23T10:09:00.000-05:00Nah, you're not un-American ... you've just got go...Nah, you're not un-American ... you've just got good taste. The Duke was no actor - he was a personality. Most of his movies were crap, but a few - The Shootist, True Grit, Rooster Cogburn - were pretty darn good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com