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Rio Lobo (1970)

Western | 114 minutes
3,21 158 votes

Genre: Western

Duration: 114 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Howard Hawks

Stars: John Wayne, Jorge Rivero and Jennifer O'Neill

IMDb score: 6,7 (15.033)

Releasedate: 1 April 1970

Rio Lobo plot

"Give 'Em Hell, John."

Colonel Cord McNally is a Union officer who teams up with a few former rebels. They search for the traitor who sold information to the South during the Civil War. Their search takes them to the town of Rio Lobo where they help clear out the Outlaws, a gang led by the traitor.

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Captain Pierre Cordona (Frenchy)

Shasta Delaney

Phillips

Seargent Tuscarora Phillips

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neeknikker

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First film I've seen, with John, but I find it all a bit clumsy.
Basically the blood is splattered everywhere, but they just keep on chatting.
John knocks out all the guards in one hit, but the main villain (if he's really EVIL) hits him 20 times
and is still talking quietly!!!!
Also so funny, the main villain is on fire at first, a moment later he is wearing white pants again.
All in all, not a film to write home about
the recordings as such were beautiful.

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Lovelyboy

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Took a chance partly because of the recycling, and although it is obviously not The Searchers, the film is still fine and makes a nice impression.

It starts in the aftermath of the Civil War where dirty tricks are played and scores remain unpaid. Wayne is as Wayne is and it is therefore questionable whether the man can act or whether he is simply himself. Remarkable is the rapid collaboration with what were once opponents, quickly forgotten or the dividing line is apparently thin between friend and foe as has also been addressed in other Civil War films. Nevertheless, the search for the traitor continues where a place called Rio Lobo is visited with the necessary ladies in danger and terror in the environment of the local sheriff and his henchmen. In itself very clichéd and little new.

Still, the film makes a good and nice impression with the train robbery that is executed in a beautiful way. Small moments like Wayne at the dentist, and the gravedigger who comes rushing in rubbing his hands after the first shooting, are delicious. Not to forget the character Phillips who is portrayed nicely smearingly. Then there is the group of beautiful women with O'Neill, Lansing and Dosamantes, ladies I did not know but who leave a nice impression and the simple yet effective action in a number of solid and fast shootouts.

It makes Rio Lobo an extremely entertaining film where Wayne and the simple story are the least important and the film just makes a nice smooth impression with its humor and action. Therefore, just nice and little wrong with it.

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blurp194

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Rio Bravo-El Dorado-Rio Lobo.

Three times the same story, three times the same leading role, three times almost the same film. Yet there are differences: the first part has by far the strongest story with the least decoration, in this third part there is already about half an hour of intro outside the actual village.

But when you watch the three parts in quick succession, more becomes apparent. The characters also differ subtly, and it seems to me that this reflects how society was changing between 1959 and 1970 - the same kind of development that James Bond went through in the transition from Sean Connery to Roger Moore. From 1 to 3, things become less serious, and there is more room for comic relief - most notably in Cordona's tricks, perhaps.

Furthermore, after this marathon review, I still maintain that Rio Bravo is by far the best of the three films - but still, each film has something that the other two do not. For this part, it is Jack Elam with his insane eyes. And of course Sherry Lansing with her intense gaze.

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