The War Wagon - John Wayne & Kirk Douglas [DVD] [1967]

Having not seen this JohnWayne film before, I was not disappointed with it excellent film

Just perfect for my John Wayne collection.Wanted my own to watch again and again and not on video.What can I say if your a John Wayne fan well you should know it’s a cracking film but if you’re a wee snowflake like the my 2nd man that asked me who John Wayne is I threw him in the Humber (river) as I drove over bridge, only joking.But if you are a wee snowflake well, there was a time when there were real actors, real acting, real adventure no filmed with special effects, green/blue screen no humpy pumpy nudey stuff, no fakey dude got rights PC pish just honest to god good auld western gunslinging, righting of wrongs, action packed adventure with a hard done by hero being fekd over and you’re sitting on the edge of your seat shouting at tele watch your left get the pig with the usual John Wayne sarcasm n belly laughing out loud one liners too.So, who’s John Wayne watch the film then google it to find out what other films to watch n get them, I’d say roughly about 250 so start your collection with this but his first was a 1920s silent film (that means B&W no speaky stuff just ready stuff with old waltzy organ music no boom boom) John in tiny bit part for seconds a very young John Wayne in the crowd at American football game shouting at the ref, film called Drop Kick to his last film because John was really dying for reals and plays a dying gunslinger in town for the last fight film called The Shootist and at least 248 films in between so get this and start your collection of what a proper film should be, don’t make em like this anymore.

Wayne never fails

Can't believe I haven't seen this one publicised more. Sort of a cross between Star Wars and The Magnificent Seven, the War Wagon being the impervious Death Star, and Kirk Douglas playing the mercenary swashbuckling but likeable Han Solo character. One guy is the explosives expert, one guy is the getaway driver, and to complete the team the last guy is the Indian expert. The Duke knits the movie together in a sort of Skywalker role. Darth Vader is the evil miner who has thieved the Duke's old ranch. If you like John Wayne films you will love this. There is no deep meaning attached, it's just great popcorn entertainment.

John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, what’s better than that

Saw this on TV years ago and wanted it on DVD and now I have! This has the best punch-up scene in a wild west saloon! Howard Keel makes a damn good Indian - sorry, Native American. And a drunk with bottles of nitro-glycerin? Would you trust this guy? Glad he sobered up and got the girl!

Still one of the greats

Another great movie with John Wayne with a brilliant storyline.

todo perfecto el paquete mas que suficiente para proteger el bluray,en cuanto al bluray una definicion muy buena esta en español de españa,y extras subtitulados

John Wayne what else

When I first saw this at the Hillside Theatre in Western Chicago suburbs, my family and I enjoyed it very much. The comic interaction between John Wayne and Kirk Douglas was fun to watch, and the story and action are engaging. And it has an excellent supporting cast, including not only the usual John Wayne Western repertory company, but also Howard Keel, Bruce Dern, Robert Walker Jr, Keenan Wynn, Joanna Barnes and more. The Dimitri Tiomskin score is quite wonderful, with a driving vocal title tune sung by 60's TV star Ed Ames. But I was particularly impressed with William Clothier's widescreen, bright Technicolor cinematography, which should be emulated more by today's cinematographers - keeping steady pans and sweeps, rather nervous jittery lack of focus that gives your audience headaches rather than excitement, and bright color, rather than dull greys. A good solid old-fashioned Western, that has become overlooked. Of course, also overlooked, is Kirk Douglas's naked butt when he goes to the door of his room in a whorehouse, wearing only his holster. I saw it there in the Hillside Theatre in the Western Chicago suburbs, back in the year the film was first released, but it has disappeared over the years, and is missed.

Wonderful movie!

First, a correction.Amazon U.S. and Amazon U.K. has this listed as region two.It is region free, and used to be listed as region free over at Amazon U.K. but was changed for some unknown reason.I only have a region one player and it plays fine.I ordered it a week ago, willing to take a risk it was an error in the Amazon listing, and received it today.Second, quality.If you've purchased the other region free John Wayne or Clint Eastwood movies, I'm assuming they've been transferred to blu-ray by the same company.Video quality is high, bit rate high, with a little "flicker" or brightness flashing here and there, but not too annoying.Video appears to come from the master film and looks good.Audio quality is also fine.I'll add the information regarding bit rate in the comments section of this posting soon, but if you're in the U.S. and worried about the region two thing, order it.You'll enjoy it.