Here's a Chance to put down your favorite movies of all time doesn't have to be in any order I'll be intrested to see your choices. :D

Here's a few of mine:

Big Jake
Rio Bravo
El Dorado
Chisum
The Cowboys
The Alamo- The speach he gives on a Republic nearly makes me cry.
The Shootist- Great creed to live by.

I don't think movies can get any better than these!

Later,

Idaho

It is really hard to choose the movies that are my favorites but here are a few:

1.The Alomo ( Beings it was John Wayne's dream to film it, and it turned out pretty dang good too!)
2. The Quiet Man ( I love to see Duke and Maureen O' Hara together, and this was one of the best they did, in my opinion)
3. Rio Lobo ( Good Movie!)
4. Rio Bravo ( I think the cast played off of each other very well, and it has a lot of humor in it too!)
5. Hatari ( Good Movie! And it is different from all of his others)
6. The Shootist ( Even though it makes me cry everytime I see it)
7. North to Alaska ( When I want to laugh)
8. McLintock (funny)
9. Blood Alley
10. The Wings of Eagles ( I like the way he fits his disability in this movie!)
11 Hellfighters
12. Trouble Along the Way
13. Dark Command
14. Flying Tigers
15. Three Godfathers
16. The Fighting Kentuckian
17. Chisum
18. Big Jake
19. Rooster Cogburn
20. Donovans Reef

I don't think 20 is enough! John Wayne was the greatest!

Stacy

B) Here is my Countdown List.

20. Big Jake
19. Hellfighters
18. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
17. Trouble Along The Way
16. Stagecoach
15. The Green Berets
14. Hondo
13. The Comancheros
12. Red River
11. The Horse Soldiers

10. Rio Grande
9. The Searchers
8. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7. The Shootist
6. True Grit
5. The Sons of Katie Elder
4. Sands of Iwo Jima
3. McLintock!
2. Rio Bravo
1. The Quiet Man


Honarable Mention: Donovan's Reef, Three Godfathers, War Wagon, Lady Takes A Chance, Pittsburg, Wake of the Red Witch, Rooster Cogburn, North to Alaska, Operation Pacific, and The Spoilers.

By the way, Chance, what is your top 20?

Hondo

hi chance,

my pick of the dukes movies are as follows:

quite man, mclintock, the searchers, hellfighters, red river, fort apache, operation pacfic, trouble along the way, pt 104?, hondo, the man who shot liberity valance, the shootist, she wore a yellow ribbion, blood alley, donavans reef, the cowboys, the alamo, hatari, jet fighter, circus world.

you can't just pick 20 as he made some really great movies too many to pick for a top 20 list, he made them all for us to enjoy so what might be my pick may not be to some else's liking his ones about the different services should be the pick of the bunch at the moment as it shows the true spirit of the service personal who will do their best for their country no matter which country it is.

cheers smokey

Here goes:
1.THE SHOOTIST
2.TRUE GRIT
3.STAGECOACH
4.SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
5.THE SEARCHERS
6.RIO GRANDE
7.FORT APACHE
8.MCLINTOCK
9.HONDO
10.RED RIVER
11.ROOSTER COGBURN
12.SANDS OF IWO JIMA
13.SONS OF KATIE ELDER
14.RIO BRAVO
15.THE COWBOYS
16.DONOVANS REEF
17.THE LONG VOYAGE HOME
18.THE THREE GODFATHERS
19.THE QUIET MAN
2O.THE UNDEFEATED :D

B) My list:
1. They Were Expendable
2. Blood Alley
3. The Quiet Man
4. Trouble Along The Way
5. The Searchers
6. The Long Voyage Home
7. Big Jake
8. The Fighting Kentuckian
9. North To Alaska
10. Hatari!

But this is only a sample of the list. It really depends on my mood.

My 'Top 5' all time JW greats has to be:

1. The Searchers (So good i named my son Ethan!)
2. The Sons of Katie Elder
3. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
=5. The Alamo
=5. The Shootist

Better late than never :rolleyes:

Here are my picks of 1-20, with some additional thoughts:

1. They Were Expendable (color version) - As an old Navy sailor, I really enjoyed this one

2. The Quiet Man

3. True Grit

4. Sands of Iwo Jima (the Marines were part of the Navy ;) )

5. The Shootist

6. The Searchers (my third son, when he was 3 years old, called this movie "The Lookers")

7. Rio Bravo

8. McLintock

9. Red River

10. Rooster Cogburn

11. The Sons of Katie Elder

12. The Alamo

13. The Green Berets

14. El Dorado

15. Stagecoach

16. North to Alaska and Donovan's Reef are tied for crazy, wacky, havin' fun

17. Chisum

18. Fighting Seabees (another branch of the U.S. Navy :) )

19. Wake of the Red Witch

20. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Hatari are tied for the twentieth position. I'd hate to flip a coin and leave one out.

Most of these are so good, and have certain points that are so good, that it's impossible to really rate them one before the other. I've never had the chance to see Blood Alley, Wings of Eagles, or Trouble Along the Way, so they may well be worthy of being in the top twenty and I just don't know it yet.

One group of older westerns that I've really enjoyed are the colorized versions of the Duke starring with Gabby Hayes. Four of these that I might mention are:

Tall in the Saddle
The Man from Utah
West of the Divide
Saga of Death Valley

There are more, but these are the only colorized ones I've seen. I realize some purists will find this offensive, but I feel that colorizing gives it a more interesting quality.

So there you have my two cents worth!

Chester

well here they are
1 the searchers (so much so i even named our son ethan)

2 The horse soldiers
3 the man who shot liberty valance
4 the shootist
5big jake
6 true grit
7donovans reef
8 she wore a yellow ribbon
9 tall in the saddle
10 north to alaska
11 the green berets
12 the alamo
13 el dorado
14 the sons of katie elder
15 red river
16 sands of iwo jima
17 stagecoach
18 rooster cogburn
19 hondo
20 rio grand

:unsure: I am new, hello! :D

1. El Dorado (childhood favorite!)
2. Hondo
3. Searches
4. The Man who shot liberty Valence
5. Dark Command
6. Stagecoach
7. True Grit

I have these tapes and more, but these are the ones I watch the most.

Here are ten movies that stand out right away. I enjoy them all.

1. The Searchers
2. The Quiet Man
3. Angel and the Bad Man
4. Red River
5. Sands of Iwo Jima
6. Hatari
7. McClintock
8. Fort Apache
9. True Grit
10. In Harms Way

The Shootist I have but never watch. It's a good story but it was so true and his last.
Thanks,
Little Duke

The Searchers
The Alamo
The Shootist
The Comancheros
True Grit
Hatari
Stagecoach
Rio Bravo
Rio Lobo

A hard task but here goes:

Big Jake
True Grit
The Green berets
El Dorado
The sons of Katie Elder
McLintock
Donovans Reef
The man who shot Liberty valance
The alamo
Rio Bravo
The wings of eagles
The searchers
The Quiet Man
Fort Apache
Brannigan
The shootist
The undefeated
Hondo
She wore a yellow ribbon
Rio Lobo

And i seemed to missed so many out would like to have included the Longest day but you can hardly say this was a true JW film.

1. The Searchers
2. Sands of Iwo Jima
3. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
4. Hondo
5. Stagecoach
6. The Green Berets
7. The Longest Day
8. Fort Apache
9. Back to Bataan
10. They Were Expendible
11. The Quiet Man
12. True Grit
13. The Shootist
14. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
15. Dark Command
16. McQ
17. The Commancheros
18. El Dorado
19. Rio Grande
20. McClintock
21. North to Alaska
22. The Fighting Seabees

1. The Quiet Man
2. The Searchers
3. Long Voyage Home
4. Red River
5. Rio Bravo
6. They Were Expendable
7. Fort Apache
8. True Grit
9. Sons of Katie Elder
10. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

hi all,
my list is:

1 Chisum
2 Big Jake
3 True Grit
4 The Comancheros
5 The War Wagon
6 The Shootist
7 El Dorado
8 The Sons Of Katie Elder
9 The Alamo
10 The horse Soldiers
11 The Searchers
12 Fort Apache
13 Rio Grande
14 Red River
15 She Wore a yellow Ribbo
16 Stagecoach
17 Rio Bravo
18 The man who shot Liberty Valance
19 The Undefeated
20 The Angel and The Badman

cya jwfan

Ok top twenty :unsure:

1. Searchers
2. Stagecoach
3. Shootist
4. Chisum
5. Red River
6. Rio Bravo
7. El Dorado
8. True Grit/Rooster Cogburn
9. Alamo
10.McLintock!/Hatari!/Donavan's Reef
11.Big Jake
12.Fort Apache
13.She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
14.Rio Grande
15.Horse Soldiers
16.Hondo
17.The War Wagon
18.McQ/Brannagan
19.They were Expendable
20.Sands of Iwo Jima

Never can type the same list twice :rolleyes:

Monique ;)

Alright Guys,

This is your chance to give us YOUR Top 20 John Wayne Moives. This is for you newer members. I'd like to give a Board's Top 20 from your choices, so put in your input.

Cheers, Hondo B)

1. The Quiet Man
2. Tall in the Saddle
3. Angel and the Badman
4. McLintock!
5. Wake of the Red Witch
6. Hondo
7. 3 Godfathers
8. Sands of Iwo Jima
9. Red River
10. Rio Bravo
11. Big Jake
12. Stagecoach
13. Donovan's Reef
14. Rio Grande
15. Flying Leathernecks
16. Operation Pacific
17. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
18. The Sheperd of the Hills
19. Pittsburgh
20. They Were Expendable

1. The Searchers
2. The Quiet Man
3. Three Godfathers
4. Red River
5. Sands of Iwo Jima
6. The Alamo
7. Big Jim McLain
8. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
9. Fort Apache
10.Wake of The Red Witch

sonny1963,

Hey, good list - looks like you've been watching the Duke's movies for awhile.

Welcome aboard, and I hope to see you around here some more in the future.

Chester

Sonny1963,

Great to have you on the board. I am sure you will find out that you are on the greatest John Wayne board in the world. We are just so glad to have you here joining our little family. Feel free to come anytime, and just get aquainted with us John Wayne junkies. Good List.

Cheers, Hondo B)

1 The Searchers ( I also named my son Ethan he's being baptised this saturday)
2 The Sons of Katie Elder
3 True Grit
4 The Alamo
5 The Quiet Man
6 El Dorado
7 The Shootist
8 The War Wagon
9 Big Jake
10 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
11 The Commancheros
12 Stagecoach
13 The sands of Iwo Jima
14 Fort Apache
15 Rio Bravo
16 Red River
17 The Undefeated
18 Donovans Reef
18 McLintock
19 Rio Lobo
20 Rio Grande

hi karl

welcome, a good name for your little bloke

cheers smokey

I've copied the thread and in the process of coming up with a TOP TWENTY DUKE FILMS from the The John Wayne Message Board, if you want to put in your top 20, please do so. I will finalize this and give you that final list very soon. This is your chance, so give us your 20 best movies that Duke ever made.

Thanks and will post the final one very soon.

Cheers Hondo B)

Ok, I'll add my twenty. The list of favorites move up or down but never off my list. Here goes:
1) The Searchers
2) Red River
3) The Quiet Man
4) Shepherd Of The Hills
5) True Grit
6) The Cowboys
7) The Shootist
8) Hondo
9) Angle and the Badman
10) Big Jake
11) The Horse Soldiers
12) The Man who Shot Liberty Vallance
13) She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
14) The Three Godfathers
15) Rio Bravo
16) El Dorado
17) Sands Of Iwo Jima
18) The Longest Day
19) The Sons of Katie Elder
20) The Green Berets

I guess you can say I like his westerns the best. Dukefan1

Thought i'd better put my favorites down.
1.THE SHOOTIST
2.TRUE GRIT
3.RIO BRAVO
4.HONDO
5.SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
6.THE SEARCHERS
7.RED RIVER
8.STAGECOACH
9.MCLINTOCK
10.ROOSTER COGBURN
11.ELDORADO
12.THE COWBOYS
13.THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
14.THREE GODFATHERS
15.FORT APACHE
16.THE UNDEFEATED
17.BIG JAKE
18.DONOVANS REEF
19.RIO GRANDE
20.THE ALAMO
HAS ANYONE SEEN ISLAND IN THE SKY FROM THE PHOTO'S LOOKS PRETTY GOOD!
:stunned:

In order to help everyone work on Hondo's Second Annual List, I thought it would be fun to bring this topic back to the top. CHANCE started it almost a year ago, and we can compare our lists from last year to now. It is interesting to me to read my own comments, as now I have seen the movies I had not seen at that time. I also have new and different perspectives on some of the movies after close to a year has gone by.

So enjoy this little stroll back in time . . . :headbonk: (I haven't used that in a long time :P )!

Chester :newyear:

Well with the start of the 4th year here at the JWMB and with the forums birthday just a few days away, I thought I'd bring this oldie back to the top (again). Feel free to find your post (if you posted earlier) and tell us what your favorite Duke movie is today. As Chester has posted previously, it would be interesting to see in there are any new perspectives in anyones views.

I never posted in the thread before so here's my top 10 (after 10 they all run together:

1. The Searchers
2. Rio Bravo
3. El Dorado
4. Rio Lobo
5. The Sons of Katie Elders
6. The Shootist
7. Big Jake
8. All 3 Ford trilogy films
9. Chisum
10. Hatari!
11. Tall in the Saddle (I had to add this one.)

Just a reminder - we anticipate that shortly, Hondo will probably be firing up his annual Top Twenty-Five (it will be the third one!), where everyone gets to list his or her favorites, and then Hondo will take all those and compile a composite favorite list for the message board!

Chester :newyear:

I am with Kevin on this one that after the first 10 Films it gets kind of Fuzzy. :stunned:

I would go for these as Duke's Best 10 Films!!!

1 The Shootist "Even tho Duke was Very Ill He was at His Best!"
2 Yellow Ribbon
3 Angel and Badman
5 Quiet Man
6 Rio Grande
7 Fort Apache
8 Searchers
9 Rio Lobo
10 True Grit "Duke at his Best!!!"

Chilibill :cowboy:

Hi,

My Top 20, would be:-

THE SEARCHERS
THE ALAMO
THE SHOOTIST
NORTH TO ALASKA
THE WAR WAGON
THE HORSE SOLDIERS
SAND OF IWO JIMA
RED RIVER
HONDO
THE COMMANCHEROS
TRUE GRIT
BIG JAKE
RIO BRAVO
THE QUIET MAN(as anyone else, mentioned this one?)
RIO GRANDE
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
FORT APACHE
STAGECOACH
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
IN HARMS WAY

Hi all,
decide to add my top 20 Duke films as well. The problem only is that I saw only a little - more than 50 yet. So may be as time passed my list will change. But at the moment....

The Searchers
The Angel and the Badman
Rio Grande
She wore a yellow ribbon
Fort Apache
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Horse Soldies
3 Godfathers
Stagecoach
The Quiet Man
Red River
True Grit
Rio Bravo
The Sons of Katie Elder
In Harms way
Eldorado
McLintock
Big Jake
The Alamo
The Wake of the red Witch

regards,
Senta

Originally posted by Senta@Jan 3 2006, 06:46 AM
So may be as time passed my list will change.24878
Senta,

I can almost guarantee that it will, as you see more of Duke's movies. The first time I posted a list of my favorites, I had never seen Tall in the Saddle. That movie is high on my list of favorites now. There are probably others that have moved into the favorites list, but for the moment Tall . . . is the one that stands out the most for me.

Chester :newyear:

Hi Chester,
I have never seen Tall in the Saddle. It is funny, I win it two times at e-bay. First time with some other movies, but this one that I wanted most of all I didn't get. Seller send me money back and wrote that he found that his copy wasn't good. So I odered it for the second time and now waiting. The post working pretty slow at these days.
Regards,
Senta

Senta,

I'd be very interested to hear how you like Tall in the Saddle. We weren't expecting much, and like I said before, it is now one of our favorites! I will wait until you have seen it to comment any further, then we can discuss it. :rolleyes:

Chester :newyear:

Hi Vera and Jim,
I thought this was a superb film,
if you like I'll post a review on it,

Somehow I missed this thread earlier...here are mine:

1) The Searchers
2) True Grit
3) Quiet Man
4) Rio Bravo
5) Big Jake
6) Rio Grande
7) Stagecoach
8) Hondo
9) Tall in the Saddle
10) The Commancheros
11) El Dorado
12) The Shootist
13) Chisum
14) Sands of Iwo Jima
15) Angel and the Bad Man
16) Dark Command
17) Island in the Sky
18) Red River
19) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
20) Operation Pacific

--I also have a particular fondness for Tall in the Saddle

Hi

I can't believe that this one got past me so here goes.

1. The Quiet Man

2 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

3. Red River.

4 The Fighting Kentuckian

5 Wake of the Red Witch.

6 Reap the Wild Wind

7. How the West Was Won

8. Fort Apache

9. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

10. Stagecoach

11. The Comancheros

12. Rio Grande

13. The High and the Mighty

14. The Conqueror

15. The Fighting Seabees

16 Sands of Iwo Jima

17. The Alamo

18. The First Rebel

19. Dark Command

20 In Old Oklahoma



Thats a pretty quickly knocked up list but represents many of my favourites although not in strictly correct order except fot the top ten.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Chester, Keith, Arthur and General Sterling Price,
Thank you for the comments, when I will see Tall in the Saddle I shall write about it (I'm expecting much from this movie and hope that this time it came to me).
It is very intersting list of top 20 movies, Arthur. Not odinary at all.
Regards,
Vera

Here's my list. I had trouble ranking them after the first 9 or 10, but they're all great. So here goes.

1. The Alamo
2. Big Jake
3. 3 Godfathers
4. Sons of Katie Elder
5. Rio Bravo
6. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
7. Fort Apache
8. Red River
9. They Were Expendable
10. The Shootist
11. McLintock
12. Hondo
13. The War Wagon
14. The Train Robbers
15. The Quiet Man
16. Back to Bataan
17. Island in the Sky
18. Sands of Iwo Jima
19. Stagecoach
20. True Grit

Wow, that was a lot tougher than I thought it would be to narrow it down to 20 movies and in order. I'm exhausted now.