The best John Wayne movie?

"True Grit" gets my vote. How 'bout you?

There are a few dozen..maybe more....

Yes there are, what do you consider the "best" is the question. If you were locked in a room with all the John Wayne movies but could only watch one of them, which would it be?

Rio Bravo seen it 50Xs about~

Cowboys

If I was locked in a room I would do as I pleased

I would say true grit, rio bravo and el dorado are tied at numero uno for me!

Sons of Katy Elder

The Searchers

Searchers

Rip bravo, Rio Lobo, El dorado, The Cowboys, The Searchers, Big Jake, Chisholm, The Commancheros, McLintock, North to Alaska, Sons of Katy Elder. Hard to choose just one out of all of his great classics.

In Harm's Way

The Quiet Man

("BARF")

Big Jake

Big Jake is my favorite.

The Shootist, Also a great flick. One of my John Wayne fav's.

El Dorado

Others with mention would be:
Big Jake
The Shootist (hard movie to watch considering he was basically dying in the movie as well as in real life.)
Sons of Katie Elder
Rio Bravo
Rio Lobo
Mcklintock
Hatari (a great non cowboy film)
Rooster Cogburn
Donavan's Reef

My favorite "John Wayne" movie was the remake of True Grit starring Jeff Bridges.

Rooster Cogburn.

Worst remake ever.

She wore a yellow ribbon was a pretty good one imo. The sons of Katie Elder was another good one.

I love Hitari.

Liberty Valance.

Big Jake. What was the movie with John Wayne and Kurt Douglas called ?

When I was a kid, it was "The Green Berets."

Nowadays it's hard to nail it down to one.

Mike

The war wagon

Red river.


Osky

The Quiet Man

I am a fan of the old west - but Hatari rates as my favorite.

@Boco - The man who shot liberty Valance , Those steaks being cooked up in that movie - Wow ! I will never forget those scenes.

The Shootist

The Quiet Man is #1 for me. Probably my favorite movie ever period.

The Man That Shot Liberty Valance, McClintock, El Dorado, Rio Bravo, Angel and The Badman, man there are so many.

Green Beret

"Come on", that's like asking me to give up a specific chocolate!

Don't forget the wake of the red witch
Don't think I can pick just one.

Red River or Liberty Valance. Best line "Liberty Valance is the tuffest man south of the picket wire...next ta me.

Shanghai Knight's had Goung Wang, John Wayne that's the west cowboy name ever.

The Cowboys.

Forget John Wayne; Charles Bronson is the way to go! Death Hunt is about Aklavik. You can't beat that. His kid Bronson Picho was good in Beverly Hills Cop to.

True, that ! So many great ones....and the amazing "haaarses" they always have him riding

I don't think The Hellfighters was mentioned. Anther very good one.

The Shootist

X2

Does he have nice legs???

Cowboys. But the best Quote in the movie was by Roscoe Lee Browne. "Forgive me for all the men I've killed in anger, and for the ones that I'm about to."

I guess I have seen about every one that has been mentioned here, and maybe some more. With out a doubt it is The Shootist. If you would read the book by the same title and read John Wayne's thoughts, comments, it will put that into perspective.

Zim

What other movies do you ladies like??

Finster, you caused a lot of trouble this morning, might have got somebody killed... and somebody oughta belt you in the mouth. But I won't, I won't. The (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) I won't!

Should be, What are the best quotes?

I always liked the shootist, knowing he made that in his condition and the story line of old guy dying of cancer himself.
Jim

"I call that bold talk for a one eyed fat man."

I couldn’t remember the name....Rooster Cogburn is hard to beat

Alamo does this mean what I think it do
It do

There is over 100 movies and I don't think I have seen a bad one when I say that I don't mean acting I mean his movies were about making men out of boys showing men how to be a man something you don't see anymore that said the 3 godfathers.

Hondo. I love all of his westerns have watched all of them hundreds of times.

You guys do know that Rooster Cogburn is the sequel to True Grit don't ya?

Based on the responses so far this is probably blasphemy but I like his war movies better than his westerns. In either case, his movies were great.

You're right.... Blasphemy! He was good in "The Longest Day" even though he didn't really have a lead roll.

I have read from a couple of different sources that when John Wayne started his acting career, he styled himself after Wyatt Earp who had become a friend of his.
How young is this country?

Osky

The Cowboys, Big Jake, Rio Bravo, The Searchers, And True Grit

Wake of the Red Witch or The Quiet Man. Just can't decide witch one I like better! Bout all of his films are good.
Dennis

The Shootist.

Fill your hands you son of a gun

My favorite would be The Searchers. Like all of his movies.

Fighting seabees

hondo

True grit, and what Larry the cable guy said about "broke back mountain movie."
If John Wayne seen this $#^/ he would have a patch over both eyes, lol makes me laugh .

Without a doubt, The Searchers,

I watched Flying Leathernecks last night instead of watching The NFL kneelers.
Then I turned on to John Wick.

For sure my favorite, surprised not more feel the same! Happy trapping! ScottW

There was a lot of good ones. I guess I'd pick The Cowboys. Never liked Bruce Dern after that movie until he was in The Burbs did he win any favor with me.

Yes Death Hunt was good movie, but Charles Bronsons son?? what the (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) are drinking........

In harms way/ war wagon both had kirk douglas

couldnt stand the female girl in true grit

searchers, in harms way, red river, sands of iwo jima, back to bataan, flying leathernecks

we can all agree there will never be another, EVER

It wasn’t a remake.

It was someone else’s adaptation of the novel.

And a pretty good one at that.

The Cowboys.

That scene where the kid with the stutter cusses him out gets me every time!

Tied between Big Jake and The Shootist.
Both of which had Richard Boone in them, awesome as a bad guy.