TOP 20 DUKE FILMS

[CHANCE]

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

[Idaho]

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

[stacy]

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

[Hondo Duke Lane]

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

[smokey]

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

[CHANCE]

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

[baron von Rassilon]

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.

[capercaillie]

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

[chester7777]

Better late than never

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

[matt]

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

[Victoria]

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.

[LittleDuke]

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

[Peter Greenhill]

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

[McCandles]

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.

[Yukondan]

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