Review of El Dorado (1966) by George I — 15 Jun 2015
Probably my favorite John Wayne movie, though my first time watching it from the beginning (caught it on TV once; missed the first 30-45 minutes). Also my favorite of the trio of films that are considered to be pretty much the same by some fans.
I recall Rio Lobo to be quite different from this and Rio Bravo and not as good as the other two. Leigh Brackett, the woman credited with making Empire Strikes Back the strongest of the original Star Wars movies, narratively, is the writer here and I only take issue with some of the dialog written for the female lead.
A great action film that also features James Caan and Ed Asner, dated mostly by a lack of flowing blood and Nelson Riddle's musical cues which sound like they belonged on the Batman series he was working on at the time.
This review of El Dorado (1966) was written by George I on 15 Jun 2015.
El Dorado has generally received very positive reviews.
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