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Armand Vaquer, A.A., B.A., ECV, is a contributing writer and photographer for the Monster Island News blog. He is also a contributor to JapanTravel and is author of THE MONSTER MOVIE FAN'S GUIDE TO JAPAN. He has also written for Tokyo's METROPOLIS magazine on kaiju battle locations. He has spoken on visiting Japanese monster movie locations at the Japan Society of Northern California, G-FEST, Monsterpalooza, Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo and Mad Monster Party conventions. He assisted Toho Co., Ltd. with the Hollywood Godzilla celebrations in 2004 by writing the "Godzilla Final Wars" float script for announcer Rick Dees for the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Hollywood Walk of Fame script for M.C. Johnny Grant and obtained the Godzilla Month proclamation by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. He was also a 3-time member of the California Reagan Delegations. Honors include Outstanding Young Men In America, Who's Who In American Politics and Who's Who In America.
His blog can be reached at: https://armandsrancho.blogspot.com/
Reviews
McLintock! (1963)
Yes, Mrs. McLintock! Indeed, Mrs. McLintock! Of course, Mrs. McLintock!
I've always been a John Wayne fan and a fan of this movie in particular. When it came out in 1963, there was a television special on the making of "McLintock!" that showed the filming of the famous muddy fight sequence. That got me wanting to see this film even more.
In today's "politically correct" atmosphere, the spanking scenes would seem to some as barbarian. But it was played as broad comedy and remains broad comedy. Maureen O'Hara gave (verbally) as she got.
40 years ago, during the telecast of JFK's funeral, the flag-draped casket and caisson were shown passing by a movie theater. On the marquee: "McLintock!"