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A decent film... but way overrated.

posted 8 years ago by carpathianwolff
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You can really tell the difference between a good director... and a great director.

Compare "High Noon" to "Rio Bravo"... Fred Zinnemann was an exceptional filmmaker while Howard Hawks was just average... for the times.

There are much better John Wayne films... "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "The Cowboys", "True Grit", "The Shootist"... maybe 1 or 2 others but most John Wayne films are overrated.

The direction... and acting performances made all the difference...

High Noon - 9/10
Rio Bravo - 6.5/10

[–] FilmBuff (7235) 3 years ago

I suppose anyone who thinks Howard Hawks, who is to me one of the 10 greatest directors of all time, is "just average" would find this film overrated. I think "Rio Bravo" is much better than "High Noon," which is also a film I like a lot. They are both terrific films, but "Rio Bravo" is head and shoulders above "High Noon," to me.