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Famous Western, excellent print
If westerns are your preference, you will not want to miss this famous fim, one of 3 made by John Ford at his height and celebrating the United States Cavalry. If they are not, you may find this a very tedious film. The merits are:

- John Wayne at his very best, playing a high ranking commander on the brink of retirement and superbly conveying a man at the end of his career.
- beautiful colour photography of Ford's favourite location, Monument Valley
- a rousing score

However, there are some drawbacks:

- a subplot, a romantic triangle, played poorly by John Agar and Joanne Dru who is particularly superficial.
- the usual Ford cliches encompassing tiresome Irish humour from Victor McLaglen and sentiment such as the cliched burial scene (Ford repeats himself).
- a dreary screenplay with too much talk and not enough action for much too long.

The print is superb and there are some extras such as cast lists and awards but they are cursory. There is also some home movies of Wayne and Ford's trip to Mexico.

she wore a yellow ribbon dvd
It's a John Wayne Old Movie So of course it's wonderful.
Love these old movies

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
I have always enjoyed John Wayne Movies and this one is one of my favorites.
I am glad that Amazon has given me a chance to own this movie.

Boring, Slow. You Call This a Western?
What is a western movie? You need actions and fast pace. You do not get any from this movie. There is not much plot. The pace is very slow. The old man is near retiring and it is very boring. The girl theme (Olivia Dandridge) is not entertaining. There is not much to say, just not a fan of it at all. Really boring.

It is no comparison to High Noon, Hombre, Man of the West. For Indian Western, Broken Arrow is much better. Even the Searchers is better than this.

John Wayne is really old in this movie.

Best John Wayne Western EVER, hands down.
In interviews, Patrick Wayne has stated that "The Duke" thought of this as his best Western, if not his best film. His catchphrase in this one has been further immortalized on TV by "Jethro Gibbs" (Mark Harmon) on NCIS. "Don't apologize, it's a sign of weakness." It's a guy flick, but some ladies may like it as there is a bit of romance. My lovely wife would rather do needlepoint than watch Westerns, so we won't share her thoughts here. All in all, the Wide-screen transfer was fantastically done, the panoramas shot in Monument Valley are some of John Ford's best stuff cinematically. Would have really suffered if it had been done in black and white. The color is exceptional. Another early John Wayne & John Ford collaboration in color I HIGHLY recommend is "The Quiet Man" (I'm Irish and watch it each March 17th with some Old Bushmill's on hand.) Buy it and ENJOY!

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