World Famous Comics: 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)
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)
9 great movies, one great price!!! 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!!!
Gift for dad Got this for my father-in-law and he loves it. I think he's watched the series a couple times since christmas already.
Classic JW: Good Value and Variety 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.
John Wayne Western Collection 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.
There's a better way to own these films 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.
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