McLintock!

This is film-making at it's best! Superbly cast and acted, John Wayne stars with Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Chill Wills and Strother Martin in a western with a twist of humor. There's some drama and enough action to keep the viewer's interest, but this film contains some hilarious scenes, particularly between O'Hara and Wayne. Those two have worked together (superbly!) before and it shows. Their interaction is perfect and the results provide some real comic relief! This isn't one of Wayne's old "oaters", but a wonderfully written and executed film. Don't miss this film - it's one of the greats!

McLintock! (1963) : Brief Review -

The blockbuster pair of The Quiet Man (1952) gets even better with an even better genre and an even more entertaining film! Many of you must have seen John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in "The Quiet Man"-a fantastic rom-com with amazing chemistry and some rural cultures that are insane but funny. Now, imagine McLintock as a sequel to that film, even though it isn't, but would have suited perfectly, with an even better storyline, more comedy, and a superb mix of western and romantic-comedy genres. That's what Mclintock is. It's an absolutely fun ride, right from the first minute until the last. There is a nice touch of social value between white people and Indians too. Kate, who left her husband two years ago over a misunderstood suspicion, returns to the town to see her daughter. McLintock owns almost all of the town and is the best man in the town, always helping everyone, including Indians. We all seem to have caught the idea that this would turn out to be a reconciliation, and Katy is just pretending. Mrs. Wareen, whom she is jealous of, spills the beans too early during "the women's talk." Rest, we have Mrs. Warren's son getting mingled with McLintock's daughter and some fun games of the town, along with the migration issue of Indians. I laughed a lot, I enjoyed it a lot, and I was also moved by McKintock's speech about "man and woman" to his daughter. A character like this becomes an instant favourite of the viewers, and it took me hardly 15 minutes to start liking McLintock. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny, but God, was I surprised? Hell yes, I was. It's a non-stop entertainer of what we call a classic rom-com from the golden days. Moreover, those public and private humiliation scenes of spanking take this fun ride a level up. I wish we'd have more films like this from this beautiful pair. Wayne and O'Hara, thank you for the grand show. I'd always remember it as one of the best 60s rom-coms with a golden touch.

RATING - 7.5/10*

By - #samthebestest.

Directed by Andrew MacLaglan, this rip-roaring John Wayne-Maureen O'Hara comedy lets them do what they did best.

Wayne plays George Washington McLintock, a brawler and he-man in typical Western setting. O'Hara plays his feisty wife and Stefanie Powers their bratty daughter, Becky. Patrick Wayne, son of Big John, plays Becky's intended, a young man who looks like he'll wind up just like her pa.

'McLintock' is fast, furious, and funny. About as far from PC as you can get, this Western take on The Taming of the Shrew is bawdy and boisterous, and the casting is perfect. John Wayne was a man's man in the 'gotta do what he has to do' mould and this role was perfect. O'Hara - his best co-star - is also superb.

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!"

I am a John Wayne fan, but have never heard much "buzz" about this movie. Indeed, I hesitated over it a number of times before renting it for my family's weekly movie. I almost introduced it apologetically.

No worries, though! This movie is CLASSIC John Wayne. There are SO many elements to like in it. You get some good and timely philosophical comments about self-reliance versus dependency, some other good points on what goes into a marriage; but then there are truly funny comic moments, scenes, lines. Very un-PC, very memorable.

In fact, this movie has so many great lines it will require more viewings. We re-ran several as it was.

Put that together with a uniformly strong supporting class, and I think you've got vintage Wayne.