The Big Country is the greatest Western Motion picture of all time, it should have won Best Picture of 1958, PERIOD!!!!!
@itt23r
6 ай бұрын
One of the most spectacular westerns ever made. And a score for the ages. Hard to believe it has never been reacted to. So congrats on being the first. And if you are now a Jean Simmons fan, she was in another spactacular movie made only 1 year later. It is not a western but it is every bit as good as this one, if not better. Talkin' bout Stanley Kubrik's epic masterpiece, SPARTACUS. This movie is loved by millions out here and as of now you'd be the first to my knowledge to react to this one too if ou did.
@larrycork49
6 ай бұрын
Chuck Conners, who portrayed Buck, played The Rifleman, a popular TV character. He also played major league baseball with the Chicago Cubs.
@Shadowman4710
6 ай бұрын
He'd appear a number of years later opposite Charleton Heston in "Soylent Green" (1973. Slightly different genre but still enjoyable.
@chuckg3818
6 ай бұрын
He also played for the Boston Celtics their first season. One of only a few men who played multiple pro sports. He is also credited as the first pro basketball player to shatter a backboard.
@WiBad83
6 ай бұрын
He also broke his little finger when filming that opening scene of the Rifleman. He said if you could see it there was a little tear running down his face.@Vlasko60
@larky368
6 ай бұрын
This is definitely one of the best westerns ever. Another one you must watch is Shane. It's about a gunfighter trying to put the past behind him but circumstances won't permit it. Another Gregory Peck movie with a similar theme to Shane is The Gunfighter.
@marieoleary527
6 ай бұрын
Great Choice! Burl Ives was such an underrated Character Actor, but he did earn an Oscar for this role. Chuck Conners was a revelation. Loved, Loved , Loved her gown at the engagement ball. Before HD, I always thought her dress was black, but it’s actually a beautiful Navy blue. The score is just beautiful. This movie is such a gem!
@Madbandit77
6 ай бұрын
Burl was great as Big Daddy in the film version of "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" with Paul Newman and Liz Taylor.
@gawainethefirst
6 ай бұрын
I always loved Chuck Conners in The Rifleman.
@samuraiwarriorsunite
6 ай бұрын
One of the best TV westerns ever. With an iconic opening.
@raymeedc
6 ай бұрын
~ My first exposure to Burl Ives was as a toddler in the early 50s when hearing his recording of Little White Duck on one of the folk music albums that first brought him to fame in another genre ~
@Madbandit77
6 ай бұрын
@@samuraiwarriorsunite Sam Peckinpah created the show before leaving to create the short-lived adult Western series, "The Westerner", starring Brian Keith, and having an illustrious film career.
@zulby09
6 ай бұрын
This movie was also directed by the late William Wyler who afterwards directed Ben Hur. Love Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck and Jean Simmons in this 🍿 movie
@Divamarja_CA
6 ай бұрын
William Wyler had such a diverse filmography. Definitely worth a deeper dive!
@pete3397
6 ай бұрын
Old Man Hennessy is actually a fairly honorable guy. He's just overcome with his hatred for the Major.
@tehawfulestface1337
6 ай бұрын
My earliest childhood memories. My family moved to Nigeria in 1965 for dad’s job as a surveyor. We lived in a house in the middle of nowhere. No neighbors, no neighborhood kids to play with. Mom was a film buff and brought along her favorite LP of Mantovanni playing the greatest score from classic films. I would wake up in the morning with the exhilarating music of Big Country coming from the kitchen as mom made breakfast. Big Country was my favorite, looking at the album cover with an epic shot of Gregory Peck with open sky behind him. I was obsessed with finding out what Big Country was about. With just that one photo Gregory Peck became my favorite actor without ever seeing him act at all. I was 5 years old. I didn’t see the film until 1970 back in the Philippines. I was so excited when I heard the opening theme. I was traumatized by the violence and the film haunted me in my nightmares. I was only 10 years old. It took a long time before I could make myself see it again. Older, I appreciated it more. It was epic. It lived up to what I imagined it to be back when I was only 5 in Nigeria. I love the film and Gregory Peck was a hero for me. The music is still played by symphony orchestras around the world. Epic! I am an illustrator and sculptor. Horses are my favorite subjects with my artwork. I wonder where that came from….
@tehawfulestface1337
6 ай бұрын
@@Dave-hb7lxJerome Moross. Soundtracks of movies from my childhood. Ray Harryhausen’s Cowboys and dinosaurs, The Valley of Gwangi. Charlton Heston in the 1965 medieval film The Warlord.
@markcreemore4915
6 ай бұрын
One of the greatest Westerns ever made, with absolutely EPIC characters and the perfect actors to play them. And one of the best scores ever.
@MrGadfly772
6 ай бұрын
Yes, I quite agree. Definitely a western epic. I was surprised that she didn't mention the musical score, but then maybe she did in the extended version on Patreon.
@xbubblehead
6 ай бұрын
Movie trivia: The actor who played Ramon was Alfonso Bedoya, who years earlier spoke the line usually misquoted as "Badges? We don't need any stinkin' badges!"
@stephenmonk8787
29 күн бұрын
For years I've remembered that as being Eli Wallach. Thanks for correcting me.
@roastedcauliflower4146
6 ай бұрын
You’re picking winners Madison. This one’s in my all-time top 10.
@larky368
6 ай бұрын
Gregory Peck always played an honorable man...except in the movie "The Boys From Brazil." Here he went in the totally opposite direction. and played one of the most heinous men in history.
@meganlutz7150
6 ай бұрын
He also plays a really bad character in a movie called Duel in the Sun
@geraldmcboingboing7401
6 ай бұрын
He plays the leader of a gang of outlaws in Yellow Sky (1948).
@DanielGarrett0123
6 ай бұрын
He was also Captain Ahab in "Moby Dick". Looks like some holes are being picked in your theory.
@larky368
4 ай бұрын
@@DanielGarrett0123 OK so he did play baddies early on in his career. I never cared much for watching those old black hats versus white hats westerns.Still, but the black hatters don't come close to a Josef Mengele.
@joemartino6976
Ай бұрын
A great movie that I saw for the first time just a few weeks ago. Gregory Peck was a real presence. His humility and graciousness belies a steely strength and he goes out of his way to hide it. Learning to ride that difficult horse, or, fighting the Charlton Heston character when no one was around, or, ignoring great odds to rescue his love interest.....all evidence of this unique blend of strength and humility that Peck carried so well. Writers should take note....not all heroes have to be all about the flash.
@charlessheifer2264
6 ай бұрын
Madison - There is a great underrated western that you will love - "The Professionals". It stars Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan and Jack Palance. It also stars the great African American actor Woody Strode for whom the "Toy Story" character Woody is named.
@chuckg3818
6 ай бұрын
Definitely a must watch.
@shereewilson6278
14 күн бұрын
This is a great movie with all wonderful actors Chuck Conners plays a cowardly rogue brilliantly and the stunts done by the horsemen are awesome. Both Jean Simmons and Carroll Baker are beautiful in their parts and the Musical score is the icing on the cake . Love it.
@charlieeckert4321
6 ай бұрын
And Oh. My. God, the score! Jerome Moross was robbed of the Oscar. That main title score, Blanco Canyon, and the music for the Hennessys harassing James and Patricia on their ride back to the ranch is classic! (I think it's called "The Wecoming.) And Willie Wyler didn't like the score! Well, he was almost deaf at the time, so ...
@user-mg5mv2tn8q
6 ай бұрын
High time somebody reacted to this great movie. I'm pretty sure you're the first on KZitem. The script, the plot, the directing, the acting, the incredible scenery, the fantastic music score, everything is just perfect. My mother could take or leave most Westerns, but The Big Country was one of her favorite movies of all times.
@yaimavol
6 ай бұрын
Heston did not want to do this movie, because he was not the star, but his agent convinced him to do it. His next role after this was Ben Hur.
@darkjedi447
6 ай бұрын
Omg I'm so glad you listened to our recommendation to watch this movie! So glad you enjoyed it too! I grew up watching Gregory Peck movies and this is one of my favorites! His next best movie would probably be THE GUNS OF NAVARONE! it's not a western, but a was movie, but my late father told me it was epic for the time that it came out. It doesn't really have the romance of BIG COUNTRY, but is still a movie you will enjoy. He also stars in one of the greatest adaptations of a book...ever....TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, for which he won an academy award. The book is fantastic too. Either movie will likely impress you I think. Thanks again for watching these wonderful movies. It's a load of fun to see it through your eyes! Keep smiling👍🙂
@OcotilloTom
6 ай бұрын
Back in 1957 Ray and Ruth Pollard bought land near Stockton, California on Hwy 99 and started a family style chicken dinner place. Much like the one at Knotts Berry Farm in Los Angles it was 1800's themed. When the movie The Big Country finished filming the Pollards bought most of the buildings used for the sets and moved them to their new western town called Pollard Ville. They later added steam train and boats rides and live entertainment at their giant opera house/saloon. It became quiet famous in the area and grew to be very large and interesting. It was always busy and for many years was especially popular with families and tourist traveling HWY 99. And, their fried chicken was top notch too! El Mirage Land and cattle Company
@Gort-Marvin0Martian
6 ай бұрын
Saw it in a drive in theater with my folks and my sister. I was 10yo. Westerns were big where I grew up. El Paso Texas! Great film. And not finalizing all the relations at the end, as you observed, was just brilliant. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
@SteveSgourakes
6 ай бұрын
Burl Ives won the academy award for this. And, he was snowman in the Christmas special "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer".
@schroedingers_kotze
6 ай бұрын
Kudos to Alfonso Bedoya! The likeable ranch hand Ramón Gutierrez was his last film role. Unfortunately, he died shortly before the film was released. Fun fact: he was also the bandit leader "Gold Hat" in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
@wraithby
6 ай бұрын
Such great themes in this film. The Terrells are all about pride and outward show-the opinion of the world. Jim is about moral integrity and true dignity. The Hanasseys are vulgar and rough, but the old man is closer to Jim 's values than not. Buck is just a lost soul. And perhaps the most interesting is Leech. He's been formed by old man Terrell, but once he is shown the meaning of true honor his true self comes out. A really fine film and another strong reaction.
@mikehigbee2320
3 ай бұрын
One of my favorite films, and no one reacts to it. Thanks! I consider it a treatise on how to be a man. I love the fight in the middle of nowhere with no music. I love the line, "How many times does a man have to win you?" I love how Chuck Connors plays such a low down dog here, but plays the epitome of a fine man in "The Rifleman."
@kschneyer
6 ай бұрын
Oh! That is possibly the greatest western (I’d call it a meta-western) that I’ve ever seen.
@KayQue-s3r
6 ай бұрын
Great reaction & discussion! So much fun watching your work! The great Christmas classic, "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas", is sung by Burl Ives, aka Rufus Hannassey. What an underrated talent. Hope someday you watch one of Peck's greatest performances( many) in "To Kill a Mockingbird". It was a tremendous book and movie. Thx Madison!
@geraldpierini9010
6 ай бұрын
So much here. Burl Ives, Hannassey won the Academy Ward for Best supporting actor in this movie. He could play a tough meany or a very gentle man. Also a good singer. Charlton Heston was already a big star and leading man, but, took this part to work with the Director, which led to him being cast as Ben Hur. Chuck Conners, Buck, went on to star in The Rifleman tv series and was one of televisions best dads.
@xtbum3339
2 күн бұрын
Heston wasn't Wyler's first choice for Ben Hur.
@user-jb8qq9fk6m
6 ай бұрын
Excellent! Glad to see you introduced to more actors who should be in your repertoire, especially Charles Bickford!
@bmriverrat11
6 ай бұрын
I love this movie so much, first and foremost my first horse I actually owned was a cheeky appy that bucked me a few times, second I was a Northern Navy Sailor who ended up on a Mississippi horse ranch and kinda was treated kinda the same way. Gregory Peaks character is the type of Man I strive to be. This is the type of stories we need in modern cinema.
@gregpearson9644
6 ай бұрын
There was definite pacifist thing going on in the postwar films of William Wyler, George Stevens & some other filmmakers. Not coincidentally, Wyler & Stevens had been WWII documentary filmmakers and had seen combat and the horrors of war up close. Not just strictly pacifist, but just ways of dealing with life than was typically shown in Hollywood films. This film shows Pecks character as being proud and only fighting when being forced too. Wyler further explored this in Friendly Persuasion with Gary Cooper. Stevens, mostly did screwball comedies before the war. His film crew was there when some of the concentration camps were freed. It really changed his outlook. His movies became more serious. He tackled some of the same themes as WW did in this film with another great western, Shane. It portrayed another reluctant hero, only fighting when forced too. He later made the Diary of Anne Frank. This was a brief, very unique, take on film making. These great directors were trying to show that you could be tough and self reliant while trying to solve problems without immediately resorting to violence.
@tomwillcutts2918
6 ай бұрын
Madison ... Bravo ... This is what a movie reaction is supposed to be - letting us enjoy your genuine reaction to a movie that you instinctively knew you'd enjoy. Two top-flight actors in a setting that you are naturally drawn to. It was very enjoyable to experience your joy. Looking forward to more.
@mystery10man
6 ай бұрын
Too many rivers to cross is a frontier movie staring Rob Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Arness with many funny one liners between Taylor and Parker.
@duanelavely5481
6 ай бұрын
My mother bought a beautiful all black gelding from our next door neighbor. He was named "Trouble". He was being kept in a corral as a colt. The rancher turned loose a couple of dozen chicks for free range eggs in his barn. The next morning he found every chick that had ventured into the corral had been stomped into the ground. My mother's theory was that Trouble just wasn't ridden enough. She tried to get my little brother to ride him but that didn't last long. When I returned from Viet., I got the job. Just like Old Thunder, you could saddle him in the corral without any problem. You could mount him without any trouble. However, as soon as Trouble felt you relax in the saddle that was his clue to start bucking. Or as soon as you road him out of the corral & he saw room to run. My mother hired a rodeo calf roper who was working on another ranch to break him. Trouble took the bit in his teeth & took off with him as well. Some horses are just too smart to be ridden! We had to chain the corral gate shut as Trouble learned to slide the gate latch over & let himself out. He wound up being our largest pet. He would follow us everywhere on our ranch as long as we didn't try to ride him.
@kafatlam3669
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your reactions to these old classic epic movies, Ben Hur and now The Big Country. You have made some of us oldies very happy who have grown up with these brilliant movies as children. When I watched this as a kid I always imagined Gregory Peck as the proper upstanding naval captain of this movie when he played Captain Horatio Hornblower. But he also starred with Carroll Baker again in the other epic western of the time How The West Was Won. Another thought I used to have as a child when watching Ben Hur was that Charlton Heston's other epic period movie El Cid where he played the most noble Spanish knight Rodrigo de Vivar were so similar to each other in style and atmosphere even the titles were two-worded names. I think because both Ben Hur and El Cid had the same brilliant musical composer Miklos Rozsa. Jean Simmons is one of my favourite actresses, she is most remembered by me in her role in Spartacus (1960) a passion project by Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick and won 4 oscars. Very surprisingly and sadly, there are very few movie reactions to the 1960 movie of Spartacus and absolutely no movie reactions at all to El Cid on youtube, very much like The Big Country. Thanks again for giving these old movies a look.❤
@paintedjaguar
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I don't understand why "El Cid" isn't better remembered, it's a lovely movie. Another neglected Heston gem is the romance/adventure "The Naked Jungle" (1954) with the wonderful Eleanor Parker. And any fan of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" really ought to catch Heston's "Secret of the Incas" to see where a lot of Indy's tropes came from.
@MrWCramer
6 ай бұрын
You must watch, To Kill A Mockingbird, both the picture, and G Peck received the Academy Award. It takes place in the south, during the 1930’s.
@Oppeldeldoc1
6 ай бұрын
There's a pretty underrated comedy called DESIGNING WOMAN, with Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck. Oddly enough, it also has him being terrorized by Chuck Connors.
@tre8435
6 ай бұрын
One of my top 10 movies. I've see this about a dozen times and I NEVER picked up on Jim fighting for Julie! Wow! Well done.
@jamesoliver6625
5 ай бұрын
The "Big Country" is a 12 county area of Texas (Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Jones, Kent, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, and Taylor) north of the Concho river, through the north end of the Colorado River to up around the Brazos River. And yes, that's pretty much what it looks like. I used the "what did we prove" and "I'm not responsible....." lines to raise my kids. You should react to "12 O'clock High"
@tomoneill2973
2 ай бұрын
William Wyler also directed, "Roman Holiday." So he actually directed all 3 of the movies you mentioned here: "Ben Hur," " The Big Country" & "Roman Holiday." 😉
@JeffreyCantelope
6 ай бұрын
One of the best westerns ever made. The best thing about this movie is that they never did the Hollywood thing and make a disappointing sequel.
@TD-mg6cd
6 ай бұрын
I grew up without a father. This was one of my favorite films. Jim McCay became a male role model for me., thank God!
@ThistleAndSea
6 ай бұрын
Good one, Madison! Love this movie. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂 So, the Hannassey son you didn't like was played by Chuck Conners who was quite a big star in his own right. His two western themed TV series Branded and The Rifleman were both really good. You should check those out sometime, and give him a chance to redeem himself in your eyes. I think you will enjoy them!
@JosephMiller-f4q
6 ай бұрын
Love the fact you love westerns, I grew up watching them with my dad. Recommendation Will Penny which was Charlton Hestons favorite role. Also Ride the High Country with 2 western greats Randolph Scott and Joel McCrae, my personal favorite.
@lindaosika7648
3 ай бұрын
I love the .Tall T with Randolph Scott.
@davidmacias741
6 ай бұрын
You mentioned that you didn't realize Charleston Heston was on tombstone, we'll at the end of that movie another great actor Robert Mitcham was the voice narration at the end of that movie.
@Captally
6 ай бұрын
Excellent choice. The next logical step, as far as Gregory Peck is concerned, is his part in "How The West Was Won". You know it makes sense 😇
@patricknix5975
21 күн бұрын
One of the best top 2 or top 3 westerns. Period.
@paintedjaguar
6 ай бұрын
💫Maybe someone should mention that Charlton Heston's personal favorite of his movie roles happens to be another Western called "Will Penny" (1967). A good movie too, although for sheer entertainment value I would go with another of Heston's epics myself - "El Cid" (1961). And for his best performance, I like his turn as Cardinal Richelieu in "The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers" (1973). Gregory Peck also did a bunch of other good Westerns, the best known of which might be "The Stalking Moon" (1968) with Eva Marie Saint from "North by Northwest. And don't forget, Madison... it's a Biiiig Country! 🤠
@topherbec7578
6 ай бұрын
Great western with a great cast. I've always imagined Jim and Julie fixed upped that big old house together.
@JesseOaks-ef9xn
6 ай бұрын
Chuck Connors played the son that the old man shot, the old man I think was Burl Ives. Chuck Connors played Lucas McCain in the Rifleman tv series. I think the horse that Gregory Peck rode was Slim Pickens' horse. There wasn't any closeup of the rider because it was Slim.
@Dontuween
6 ай бұрын
Gregory Peck, my favorite actor! Burl Ives won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
@gypsylights9518
6 ай бұрын
If Burl Ives voice sounded familiar he was the voice of the snowman in "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer". Another great Gregory Peck western is "The Gunfighter" filmed in 1950 "To Kill A Mockingbird" with Gregory Peck is a must watch '
@chrispittman8854
6 ай бұрын
"Belle and Gaston vibes." Spot on.
@toygiants8748
6 ай бұрын
This young lady could probably guess who directed Roman Holiday.
@williamkerner3758
6 ай бұрын
Another standard cliche of westerns is picking one side of the range war as the good guys. Usually the big ranchers are the bad guys. In this movie, you begin thinking that the big rancher types are going to be the good guys and that would have been different, but as you can see it turns out that neither side is the good guys
@robnewman6101
6 ай бұрын
I first time came across saw the actor Gregory Peck as Captain Horatio Hornblower. 1952.
@DavidCalvert-mh9sy
6 ай бұрын
This western has one of the best musical soundtracks of any western made.
@cliffchristie5865
6 ай бұрын
Irrespective of the fact that this is a period piece, Buck is a great villain because he's a "type" recognizable from real life - a small, selfish, mean-spirited jerk who confuses bullying with strength and ends up pushing too far.
@michaelwalsh2498
6 ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed your discussion and appreciation of the themes of the film. Each character was brilliantly developed to draw stark contrasts between the two families. But even more interesting the story was developed to show how Jim and Pat were never really compatible at all. Charlton Heston as Leech was the character that went through the most change. Heston played it very effectively by going low key and understated.
@shawneldridge4465
6 ай бұрын
for an older movie and a movie I never heard of before, I definitely got to say this is a good one. Of course I grew up in the 80s but still enjoyed watching this. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@robertmaez6706
6 ай бұрын
Liked your analysis at the end. Good work...
@rs-ye7kw
6 ай бұрын
I've seen this a number of times a while ago, but this is the first time that it struck me how much of a resemblance there was between Jean Simmons and Audrey Hepburn. Agree? or not?
@garybrockie6327
6 ай бұрын
My favorite Western.
@bobhoey4648
6 ай бұрын
You should be aware of some of the big stars that are in small roles. Burl Ives, was a very famous singer and Chuck Connors, not only a first baseman for the Dodgers but many years, on the tv series "The Rifleman"
@philipstoddard1502
6 ай бұрын
So glad you got to this western classic. Since you already watched Ben Hur, another good follow up for Charlton Heston is The 10 Commandments. For Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird would be an easy choice to justify.
@hewie2u
6 ай бұрын
I love the the line " I know a skunk when I smell one "
@colinglen4505
6 ай бұрын
I remember, when i was a teenager, being very impressed with the aggressive way Leach pulled on his trousers before fighting McKay. I thought i'd give it a try, however, i should have worn socks because i managed to severely rip my big toenail; took about a month to get better. 🤨
@chetcarman3530
6 ай бұрын
The third of my Holy Trinity of Great Classic Westerns, with The Searchers and Shane. Possibly the greatest score of any genre ever!❤❤❤
@susanpeters5392
6 ай бұрын
THE SEARCHES IS A MUST X
@gawainethefirst
6 ай бұрын
If you like these kind of Westerns, you should watch The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence and Shenandoah.
@chetcarman3530
6 ай бұрын
@@gawainethefirst me?
@tgchism
6 ай бұрын
If you want to see another perfect Gregory Peck movie, you need to see The Yearling. I think you would really love it.
@JoanBelo-h5y
6 ай бұрын
Madison! Such an excellent reaction to a great film! 👏😊
@thorkhammer
6 ай бұрын
Trivia note: the actor who played the Mexican ranch hand/side kick for Peck's character also appeared as the bandit leader in the movie Treasure of Sierra Madre.
@xtbum3339
2 күн бұрын
And noted for a famous quote.
@colinglen4505
6 ай бұрын
Here's some more Westerns for you Madison .... Warlock ( starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn ) Comanche Station ( starring Randolph Scott ) and Hombre ( starring Paul Newman ).
@andrewmcbride8925
6 ай бұрын
Another very enjoyable and perceptive reaction, Madison. I'm very pleased (as one western fan to another) that you're digging back into what I consider the 'classic' period of westerns. There seems to be a perception among younger western fans that the genre only started with the Italian westerns in the 1960s and that the best of the genre are post-1980 movies like 'TOMBSTONE' 'OPEN RANGE' and the 'LONESOME DOVE' mini series. IMHO almost all the great westerns were made between 1939 and 1976, and the only great one since was 'UNFORGIVEN.' (Yep, I know that's a controversial view!) For another Gregory Peck western I'd suggest an absolute classic - THE GUNFIGHTER (1950.) A great Charlton Heston western is WILL PENNY (1967.) I see you've started in on some of the John Wayne/John Ford collaborations; I'd suggest you watch more, starting with maybe the first great sound western 'STAGECOACH' (1939) which gave John Wayne his break-through role. Keep up the good work!
@lindajohnson4204
6 ай бұрын
For a Christian, Stagecoach is especially meaningful and interesting, because the story it was created from, "The Stage to Lordsburg", was a Christian allegory of the love and grace of God. When the closeup shot closed in on the Ringo Kid, it wasn't just because they were making John Wayne a star, but because Ringo, genuinely, unusually good-hearted kid, an innocent criminal, is the most important character in the allegory. The tension when Ringo walks Dallas home in Lordsburg, and sees her for who she has been, is almost as bad, or worse, than his meeting the three killers, his act of justice, his appointment in Lordsburg, from which they couldn't keep him away. It's really deeply meaningful and beautiful. I love his kind smile, and I love to hear Dallas's voice break with her broken heart.
@tonyherrera2570
6 ай бұрын
Kudos to you, Madison, for another great reaction and insight into the movie. Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston, two amazing actors with a wonderful legacy of Hollywood movies between them. My favorite movie with Gregory Peck is the 1947 war movie “12 O’Clock High”. You’ve already reacted to my favorite Heston movie, Ben Hur. Another movie Heston worth reviewing is The Buccaneer, starring Yul Brynner. Charlton Heston has a supporting role, like he had in the Big Country. In this movie he plays General Andrew Jackson and really looks and acts the part.😊👍🏼👍🏼
@michaelkuschnefsky362
6 ай бұрын
This western is one of my favorites, I really liked this reaction video about it. Greetings from Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany
@michaelatteberry6462
6 ай бұрын
God, I love the old classics where they had to act, it was not just a bunch of special effects
@michaelm6948
6 ай бұрын
Great reaction! The cast is so good in this. The two most interesting characters in the film are the elder Hannassey and Steve Leech. The two have similar characters. Hannassey is loud rough and kind of vulgar. But he is basically a good man. His obsession with getting his family equal respect to the majors family leads him astray. But he makes the right decision when the chips are down and having to kill his lousy son is a great punishment for him. Steve also is a good man. He's burdened by the majors negative influence. Once he asserts his own moral agency, he also does the right thing.
@denroy3
6 ай бұрын
The music is stunning.
@rickc661
6 ай бұрын
a Texas flick that highlighted ' old Texas. v. ' New '. Liz Taylor & James Dean - Giant. 3 + hrs long.
@jollyrodgers7272
6 ай бұрын
Opposites don't attract - they repel. Compliments attract, like complimentary sides of the same coin. Buck was played by 6'5" Chuck Connors, who was tv's Rifleman - but had the distinction of being one of only 13 people in the world to have played in the both the NBA and MLB. Ramon is played by Alfonso Bedoya, who in his younger days worked in 175 Mexican films, but best known as the nemesis of Bogart's Fred C. Dobbs in John Huston's THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE' (1948), and I really think you should review that 3 time Oscar Winner. For another classic, try the huge classic crime melodrama SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950), starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson, with an all-star supporting cast and 11 Oscar Nominations with 3 Wins!
@Hail_To_The_King
6 ай бұрын
A really grimy and harsh Western you might enjoy, *The Proposition (2005)*
@duanelavely5481
6 ай бұрын
I live in the mountains of Idaho but even before I moved here, I have always been partial to Appaloosa horses like "Old Thunder". From the Palouse River region & the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho.
@L.E.andBecky
2 ай бұрын
2:24 gotta watch The Ten Commandments... Charlton Heston main actor... He also was the voice of God. He was also a voice in the animated Prince Of Egypt, you can hear him clearly. 5:07 5:08
@carlazaz1690
6 ай бұрын
Great job Madison!
@simongeoghegan9842
6 ай бұрын
Great review glad you loved this film another western masterpiece is Last train from gun hill staring Kirk Douglas a Shakespearean story and a must watch. Gregory Peck is also in a Hitchcock classic called Spellbound.👍💓🇬🇧
@lindajohnson4204
6 ай бұрын
Lonely Are the Brave would be a great Kirk Douglas film for Maddie to watch. Also, Ace in the Hole/aka The Big Carnival, directed by Billy Wilder.
@simongeoghegan9842
6 ай бұрын
@@lindajohnson4204 agreed Linda anything directed by Billy Wilder.👍🇬🇧
@lindajohnson4204
6 ай бұрын
@@simongeoghegan9842 Especially his favorite, The Apartment.
@simongeoghegan9842
6 ай бұрын
@@lindajohnson4204 Also my favorite I watch it every Christmas...cookie-wise🤗👍🇬🇧
@glennalpaugh2820
6 ай бұрын
Loved this movie for decades. Peck is a superstar. I recommend all of his movies.
@DirigoDuke
6 ай бұрын
Two uber classics starring these two seminal actors that you might want to sample for future reaction videos: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962), starring Peck, based on the titular novel they probably made you read in high school. PLANET OF THE APES (1968), starring Heston, which kicked off the franchise even non-sci-fi fans are aware of.
@TomCat777
6 ай бұрын
Chuck Connors was in this and he starred in The Rifle Man. Great Western series. You should check it out
@alienlv426ify
6 ай бұрын
Madison, if you want to see Gregory Peck as a bad guy in a western, you must watch Duel in the Sun with Jeniffer Jones and Joseph Cotten. He is great as always.
@couch.patati-patata
6 ай бұрын
Charlton Heston taught Yul Bryner to shoot without blinking, as most actors tend to do. He just put one bullet in the chambers and had him shoot the gun. So you would be surprised and not blink.
@fast_richard
6 ай бұрын
Great acting from all eight main characters. Charlton Heston almost turned the role down because he was by this time doing leading man roles, not supporting roles. Someone sat him down and persuaded him that this was a great script, a great director, and a great cast to be a part of.
@carlazaz1690
6 ай бұрын
Hey Madison, if you do TV series, have you seen either the early episodes of Gunsmoke, longest running show for a long time, or Rawhide, with supporting actor a young Clint Eastwood?
@caroljshepherd3848
6 ай бұрын
Jean Simmons was such a great actress, so underrated because of her beauty. Can i just give a shout out to Chuck Heston's chest? 💥
@winstonmccollum8992
5 ай бұрын
You've got to do "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Cape Fear" Gregory Peck's two greatest movies!!!!
@couch.patati-patata
6 ай бұрын
The scene with a shirtless Charlton Heston was shown at the Oscars to say that cowboys went shirtless even before Brokeback Mountain.
@joeypascarelli7304
6 ай бұрын
Great movie president Eisenhower really liked that movie too
@MrGadfly772
6 ай бұрын
Not that you need anymore movie recommendations but another old western that has some interesting casting is "River of No Return" with Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe.
@237hugo
6 ай бұрын
I think the music was a big part of making that film also good
@paulf2123
6 ай бұрын
You had not seen Charlton Heston before Ben Hur ?????? Have you never seen the Ten Commandments? He is the lead along with Yul Brenner. When I watched this as a kid (comes on every Easter) Charlton Hester was my hero. If you have never seen the Ten Commandments you need to see it. Heston plays Moses. His performance is nothing short of phenomenal. Please review if you have not seen it
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