Customer Reviews

The John Wayne Western Collection (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance / True Grit / Hondo / McLintock! / Big Jake / The Shootist / Rio Lobo / The Sons of Katie Elder / El Dorado)

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I don't know why Paramount released this collection of nine great John Wayne westerns on the same day that they released these same films plus five others for twenty-seven extra dollars in The John Wayne Century Collection (Big Jake, Donovan's Reef, El Dorado, Hatari!, Hondo, In Harm's Way, Island in the Sky, McLintock!, Rio Lobo, The High and the Mighty, etc.).

The five additional films in the Century Collection are Donovan's Reef, In Harm's Way, Hatari, The High and the Mighty (2 disc edition), and Island in the Sky. Basically, this western set is just a subset of the century collection. I would normally give this set four stars - five for content and three for value, but after all this is John Wayne! His outstanding films in any subset in which they are grouped together shouldn't suffer from a bad rating just because Paramount's home video department is clueless.

El Dorado, Rio Lobo, same movie, different supporting cast. Still entertaining. The entire package as group is awewsome. Some of the Duke's best stuff. This pack includes Director's cuts and documentaries for a couple of the movies more great stuff. It was great to see Maureen O'Hara talking about the old days with the Duke and about her doing most of her own stunts. It was great to see Michael Wayne inside the film vault and some of his Dad's personal momentoes from his movies, like his aging old hat and chaps. More and More great stuff, you'll enjoy yourself for days trying to see it all and treasure it for years.

This boxed set contains 9 westerns that make a great backbone for any John Wayne Collection. This was a GREAT birthday gift for my husband, an avid John Wayne fan. Slimline DVD cases, cover art is ok, DVD quality is great. I looked at several different John Wayne western collections before I made my purchase and this one had the best value for the $$ as well as a good variety of drama/comedy/action.

For the money, this collection should be in everyone's movie library. The movies on here are all excellent, and the behind the scenes stories and antecdotes of "The Shootist", "True Grit" and others are just that much more of an attraction. See Duke at his best in "El Dorado", "True Grit" (which he one an Oscar for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn) and my favorite, "The Shootist".
I can't say enough about this collection, so do yourself a favor, and just buy it!!!

If, when you think of western movies, you automatically think JOHN WAYNE, this is the collection for you. Although my favorite--Rio Bravo, isn't in this collection, the 2 remakes of that great movie--El Dorado and Rio Lobo are. So are Hondo, The sons of Katie Elder and The Shootist. These movies are great alone-but put them in a collection with Wayne's "Rooster" in True Grit or with Maureen O'Hara in the funny McLintock, you have a winner. Let's not forget this also includes the big movies Big Jake and The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, with Jimmy Stuart. If you are a western fan, like my husband and myself, you probably have a collection that includes many John Wayne westerns, as we do. This is an opportunity to have 9 of the favorites in one package. We are happy with this collection, you will be too.

I purchased this set to get one movie, but am happy with the whole set. I forgot how good the movies were, so now the set is one of my favorite in my collection. Certainlly worth the money.

I bought this collection for my husband. We had scouted many local stores to find these exact movies but they were never available. What a treat to find them all in one collection at such a reasonable price. To buy them separately would have cost so much more. All of the movies are excellent westerns, but we especially enjoy "The Sons of Katie Elder". The only downfall is, when purchasing John's other movies, these same ones are mixed into the other collections available. Then you end up with repeats. It would be nice to be able to get the other movies in a collection that didn't include any of these same movies.

This a must for all of the Duke Fans.
I have watched everyone of these films and there's not a flaw in any of them.
The Picture is the very best along with the Audio.
You can't go wrong with this set.
Thank you Its a Great addition to our collection.
We are more than Pleased.

The product arrived earlier than promised when I ordered. The DVDs were used but were in great condition. Good value for the money.

This is a great vendor. This was a gift from my husband and he loved it!!