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The Cowboys
2005-10-16
The Movie
The cowboys is a comming of age story of john wayneforced to lead a bunch of young kids on and epic cattle drive. Its easily one of the best westerns ever made. it has and interesting cast with verterns even then like Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern as the villian and from revenge of the nerds fame Robert Carradine as a youngman and of blazing saddles fame Richard Farnsworth. The Audio the of the few earlier dvd releases that has 5.1 surround sound. It is crisp clear no stutter or noise beautiful crisp clear sound of the well know score by john williams. The Video THe case doesn't specify if it has been digitally remastered but if it hasn't its the clearest analog transfer ever made. ITs presented in wide screen format which is the only way to watch and epic u paid for the whole movie might as well see it. The Extras The extra's include the sound track playable thru the dvd player it aslo has card with bios on the major actors. not a whole lot to write home about but lets all be honest most of us only watch those once anyhow. There is one long advertisment of most of the dukes movies on the plus side no lenard maltin intoduction. The Case Unfourtanely the only blimish on this excellnet dvd is the case its a flip case mostly used by warnerbrother the cardboard with the side flip they are annoying and never look good on the shelf but its a small price to pay
"I've broke my back once, and my hip twice. And on my worst day I could still beat the hell out of you."
2005-10-05
An aging Wil Andersen (John Wayne) takes a bunch of near-adolescent boys on a last summer cattle drive and along the way they become his boys and he becomes their "father" (or perhaps grandfather). It is vintage John Wayne, as he plys the young boys into young men of courage and responsibility. Wayne had lost both of his natural sons to reasons never fully explained, and he muses whether "they went bad on him or if he went bad on them". The cattle drive is his chance to redeem himself as a father figure.
The group of cowboys is a humorous gathering of personalities. One chuckles seeing them learn the ropes of breaking horses and roping steers. The boys see this as a chance to earn some much needed money, and of course to "come of age", turning from boys into young men. Wayne's cattle group is confronted by cattle theives led by the the evil intentioned Asa Watts (played brilliantly by Bruce Dern). The climax of the movie is when Wayne confronts Dern in a mano-a-mano fist fight. Dern's character is a slimy long-haired flea-infested sleeze, and when they face off for their battle, Wayne says as only Wayne can say: "I've broke my back once, and my hip twice. And on my worst day I could still beat the hell out of you." It is a spirited battle and it appears as though Wayne will best the much younger Dern, but Dern, sensing defeat, pulls a gun and shoots Wayne, emptying his gun one slow shot at a time, shooting Wayne as he has his back turned. It is a tortuous moment for Wayne fans, as the hero dies a slow horrible death, and it appears as though evil will triumph. But quite unexpectedly, the boys turn the tables on the outlaws and wrest back the heard, finally killing the hated Dern. The musical score is magnificent, and I recommend it as purchase in and of itself. The main score is music that defines the western music motif. This is one of Wayne's better movies. People of all ages will enjoy it, but the killing scene of Wayne is quite graphic and may scare younger viewers. I'd recommend that parents keep their littlest ones from viewing the violent scene between Wayne and Dern. Many a boy became a John Wayne fan in watching this movie. Jim "Konedog" Koenig, Lifelong John Wayne fan. 
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2005-09-25
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