One of only two directing credits John Wayne has, I was really impressed! There were several impressive camera shots and set-ups suing the wide-screen Todd-AO format. Great use of light and shadow in a few places. The battle with thousands of Mexican soldiers was truly astounding. No CGI, thousands of actual people coordinated to be moving around at the same time. The movie is, of course, over long, as so many of them were during this time (and are now…
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The Who: Live in Texas '75 2012
The Who may be the most perfect band in that you can isolate each of the instruments (Roger's voice included. And Pete's writing.) and know you are listening to something spectacular. The special combination of them presents a powerhouse of sound. The filming of this concert however, sucks. While it looks like it was strictly using B-roll film, the music is undeniably powerful. They hardly show John at all, and while he doesn't move around much, it's fun to watch…
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It's a Wonderful Life 1946
How can a movie I've watched for 30 years, every year, multiple times some years, how can a movie like that still cause me to tear up at the end? I know what happens, I've seen it before. That, my friends, is quality film making.
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Blow-Up 1966
What a waste of a great idea. If you decide to watch this, you can skip the first half-hour as all that happens is he's a photographer and something of a jerk. Finally, half-hour in he takes the photos that play in the plot. Then a bunch of nothing happens, then finally he develops the film and it's a great scene as he figures out just what he took pictures of. At 1 hour 34 minutes, we get to see The Yardbirds with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. 1/2 star for the "blow-up" scene, and one star for The Yardbirds.