Comments on: First Time Watch: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

By: mislaigne

mislaigne — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:17:32 +0000

Awesome cast. All the way through Andy Devine.

By: Cindy Urban

Cindy Urban — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:02:17 +0000

I am not a lover of "Westerns" but,this is one of the best! My favorite scene is when Liberty trips Jimmy Stewart who's carrying John Waynes' steak,and it falls on the floor ! Lee Marvin gave one of his best performances as the "Town Bully".Lee Marvin was also superb as the gunslinger in Cat Ballou(playing duel roles as the drunk gunslinger,and the villain).My other favorite "Westerns" are:The Westerner with Gary Cooper,and Walter Brennan,and the rarely seen ,ONE EYED JACKS,starring Marlon Brando,and Karl Malden(who I never forgave for smashing Marlon's hand with the butt of his gun !)this movie(Jacks)had a great music score,and beautiful cinematography.

By: mike jaral

mike jaral — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:56:59 +0000

I read the reviews , and all mostly say how great it was. being a john wayne fan, and always liking a good ending, would have liked to see him not dead at the end, or ending up with somthing like chidren with another love and the building finished.just left me sort of empty, like the ending in spartagus. I like happy endings.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:41:03 +0000

This is one of my favorite Westerns. I collect Westerns as a hobby. John Wayne is my favorite and Jimmy Stewart is my second. Watch this movie about one time a month. Hope every one else enjoys it as much as I have.

By: billyb34usa

billyb34usa — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:43:02 +0000

I believe the quote is:
When the fact becomes legend; print the legend
not as stated
When the legend becomes fact; print the legend
(that just doesn't make any sense)

By: billyb34usa

billyb34usa — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:34:49 +0000

This is a 5 star flick. No question about it. I saw it when it first opened and that day is one of the few times I've remembered being startled by just how good a film I was seeing. High Noon is another and Red River likewise. All in black and white. I love the ending...it just completes a perfect movie experience.

By: Joe Gregorio

Joe Gregorio — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:18:10 +0000

Despite its being panned by some critics, I enjoyed this movie. A few of you commented that Jimmy Stewart was too old for his part, but I think John Wayne was the same age as Stewart (and perhaps even a year older). Always liked Vera Miles and wondered what happened to her. I don't remember her in too many films after the early to mid-60's.

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By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:21:15 +0000

If you were serious about ever confusing Lee Marvin with anyone else, you can turn in your movie fan credentials on your way out the door because they've just been revoked. And my favorite line was delivered by the obsequious Strother Martin offering to retrieve his leader's steak from the floor: "I'll get it Liberty." Set off by itself in print, the line has no impact, but in the movie it was delivered with appropriate flourish by the all-time master of the role of "prairie scum" (Martin's own description of his typical part).

By: Mhari

Mhari — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:20:42 +0000

Good review. And good job of not spoiling it for those who haven't seen it. I like westerns myself; and my dad loved John Wayne movies in particular; so I know a lot of them. I agree that the leads may have been a bit too old for the parts they played but their "star value" was what brought people to see them. I also would have added at least a half a star, maybe even a whole one.