El Dorado

John Wayne, I cringe when I hear someone say Who`s John Wayne? Its hard to get my mind around, he died when I was 23 but I have been watching him for another 40, there will never be a better representative for our country and just to be proud to be an American.........in closing I thought it was worth sharing the fact that in 6 yrs from making this movie Jimmy Caan will be a household name........I know, I know....Who`s Jimmy Caan?

For its day and time it was one of the best westerns ever made. Two icon stars, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. It was way before the spaghetti westerns of Clint Eastwood (which I also loved). It was a major first role for James Caan, now also an icon. It was funny, dramatic and the way westerns should be. It was THE all American western. I have probably watched it 30 times and never get tired of it. I am grateful for those who finally decided to put it all DVD as my vhs copy has long since bit the dust. It cant be appreciated by todays young people because it was released at a time in this country when morals, courage, friendship and loyalty. All of these things are rare today but to the older folks who still remember those times it is epic. Take the time to watch it.

You in the hat lol..... Priceless

Works great. Great movie

Good ole fashioned Western at its good natured best. The camaraderie and chemistry between the actors off camera shows up in their characters on screen. They look like they having fun and enjoying working together in telling the story. I also love the warm tone colors in the cinematography. Weve lost it in todays films which tend to be much bleaker and cooler tones. kind of depressing and dead to look at. Ive seen this at the show as a kid and at least a dozen times more on TV....and plan to watch it again this Saturday morning with my GF ....in PJs....with a good cup of hot Joe. YEAH!

The typical western about greedy land grabbers and the hardworking homesteader/ranchers. John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan save the homesteaders from the greedy land grabbers. Lots of shooting, lots of funning around and the bad guys get sent to boot hill so to speak. They dont make movies like they used to.

It was good to see this old John Wayne movie. Quality of picture was pretty good but not great but still an enjoyment to watch.

What could be better...you get to see The Duke riding through beautiful western landscapes....with western towns populated with beautiful women...and bad guys in black hats....plus Robert Mitchum being Robert Mitchum and James Caan with that funny hat and big gun, and they play well with The Duke. The staging and the filming in technicolor plus the Olaf Wieghorst western art with the opening credits characteristic of the late fifties and early sixties took me back to some great memories of going to the movies as a kid. A side note...an acquaintance who was working on the set during filming says that John Wayne and Robert Mitchum were not talking to each other...who knows why, supposedly they were friends at one time..during the breaks Mitchum went off with the upper echelon while Duke would lunch with the crew....this is a great DVD to own for those Saturday nites when you feel like watching a fun shootm up western...youll also love Rio Bravo..

John Wayne is classic Americana. He set the bar for American westerns early on, which of laid the trail for other greats such a Clint Eastwood, Sam Elliot, etc. And for me personally one of the all time great classics of John Wayne is El Dorado. This movie is just perfection. John Wayne and Robert Mitchum are magic on the screen, a perfect pairing of ornery, cantankerous, mean as snake gunslingers who fight, drink and badger each other to point of hilarity, yet sticking by each others side as they fight some of the toughest gunfighters who are trying to rob honest settlers of their livelihood. Ed Asner plays a great role in this film as the dishonest land baron who is hiring gun hands to kill off his competition and steal lands that others have worked hard to get. John Wayne is offered the job and finds out that the only thing standing between Asner and what he wants is a sheriff who used to be a great gunfighter but is now a town drunk (Robert Mitchum) and John Waynes former riding partner. Wayne goes back to find out the truth and along the way picks up James Caan, a young man with a mission to kill the men who murdered his mentor Johnny Diamond. Caans character, Mississippi, is deadly with a knife, but cant shoot worth a darn, so Wayne gets him a double barrel sawed off shotgun, and the stage is set. As Wayne nurses his old partner Mitchum back to health, there is so many fabulous lines and great gun fights that this movie is just as good as it gets for pure fun. I have watched it over and over again and love it. This is an absolute must if someone wants to see one of the truly classic John Wayne westerns.

Really enjoy the movie.