Mine arrived yesterday but it'll be a few days before I get around to watching it. It's certainly not on my top 10 Wayne list and maybe not even top 20.
For the record, my top 10 John Wayne list in alphabetical order:
The High And The Mighty
Hondo
In Harm's Way
North To Alaska
Red River
The...
And come to think of it, Paramount's blu release of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever should have been released at that lower price point too as its only marginally better than the DVD instead of the $20 to $25 price range.
I'm inclined to agree. The recently announced blu release of Altman's Popeye has a similar low price point so I'm not expecting much in terms of improvement over the DVD.
After reading what others have had to say about the transfers of Sons Of Katie Elder and Barefoot In The Park, the old axiom of "you get what you pay for" comes to mind. :( While $9.99 is an attractive price, I for one would have happily paid $24.99 for a spiffed up transfer. Ah well, caveat...