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Big Jake (1971)
Best Version of Wayne Sharing a Moral Code
I once told a friend, "All I needed to learn in life I learned from Big Jake." Next to The Shootist, this film clearly communicates Wayne's moral code. Maureen O'Hara is the strong independent woman who respects and admires Wayne's moral code. "Your mother and I aren't going to pay them for that!" is a perfect example. O'Hara and Wayne clearly have a different point of view...call it political...but when it comes to dealing with evil, they unite. Highly recommend watching it once a year to keep the spirit of the film alive.
Bearcats!: Powderkeg (1971)
Great 70s Western!
Just watched it again and still love it. I was 13 when I first saw this movie and it grabbed me from the opening sequence. The musical score, the Bearcat car, Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole...and the impossible job. Very much in the vain of "Guns of Navarone" except in the Mexican desert--an impossible job but a small group of men, specialists, might pull it off. The characters are strong and fun to be with. This movie introduced me to Rod Taylor and I have been a fan ever since. The sad thing is this movie has drifted off the radar screen. It never shows up on old movie channels. I fear it will fade away. It's too bad, because it is a really solid movie and well worth the time. The style is definitely 70s and so is the script, with its double ententes and sexual innuendos. One bit of trivia, the actress who played Juanita Sierra-Perez is Luciana Paluzzi, she played the femme fatale in the James Bond classic "Thunderball."