A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Comancheros -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[JoeDoakes]

The Duke has always been my favorite actor.  He was always underrated as an actor, how he was never nominated for The Searchers is beyond me.  His performance in that film is one of the true iconic ones and is similar to Robert Mitchum getting passed up for The Night of the Hunter.  Anyhow, I agree with you about Wayne being a very good comedic actor.  One of my favorite comedies of all-time is Dononvan's Reef with him and Lee Marvin having a grand time on an island of paradise.

Donovan's Reef . . . A wonderful film from start to finish. It really doesn't get the credit it deserves.

 

[Richard--W]

Nor does Hatari get the credit it deserves. Try watching one after the other. They are like bookends.

 

[Charles Smith]

Oh man. I want those. NOW.

 

[Douglas Monce]

The location photography in Hatari! and Donovan's Reef would be particularly spectacular on blu-ray. Doug

 

[jim_falconer]

Two John Wayne films I always watch at this time of the year are Donovan's Reef and Three Godfathers...probably make some time for them this weekend.

 

[Alan Tully]

I think Paramount is getting the message; a lot more Duke on Blu-ray please. And with Warner releasing Fort Apache, that augurs well for, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon in 2012.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Originally Posted by jim_falconer

Two John Wayne films I always watch at this time of the year are Donovan's Reef and Three Godfathers...probably make some time for them this weekend.

For the last 40 years, I always try to catch 3 Godfathers during these holidays either on television or now watch the DVD that I have of it. You're right, Donovan's Reef is also a good Holiday film with it's setting around Christmas.







Crawdaddy

 

[Robert Crawford]

Originally Posted by Billy Batson

I think Paramount is getting the message; a lot more Duke on Blu-ray please. And with Warner releasing Fort Apache, that augurs well for, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon in 2012.

Wayne has always sold well on video and probably moreso than most classic film stars.

 

[Alan Tully]

I love this movie, I find it so enjoyable, not an "important" western, but so much fun, & that Elmer Bernstein music score! I'll wait a bit for the Amazon price to nudge down & then import it to the UK.

Now $11.99 for the digibook, now ordered!

 

[Robin9]

Amazon is now listing The Comancheros Blu-ray disc @ $4.99!


If you haven't already bought the disc, buy it now!

 

[Paul Rossen]

What a fun movie. John Wayne and Lee Marvin plus others are all in top form. The Elmer Bernstein score has sometimes been called the Magnificent Eight. It's also a lot of fun bouncing along. For $4.99 it's a steal.

 

[davidmatychuk]

There's a great Fox 3-pack Blu-Ray set with "The Undefeated", the Tyrone Power "Jesse James", and "The Comancheros" that I bought at Best Buy as part of a "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" deal with two other 3-packs. So each 3-pack of Blu-Rays was only $10. It was a sweet deal.

 

[Oblivion138]

I believe Amazon price-matched Best Buy on this one. Amazing price for anyone who's looking to pick this up. I've also recently seen Hondo for $6.88, and Rio Bravo, The Train Robbers, and Cahill U.S. Marshall for $7.88 at Wal-Mart. I think the approach of Father's Day has seen a lot of Duke films hit the bargain shelves.

 

[Dr Griffin]

The Digibook is under $10 at Amazon.

 

[Race Bannon]

But keep in mind they included this on the John Wayne Film Collection blu-ray, with a total of 7 films. Currently 25.88.