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Which John Wayne and WWII movie to introduce my kids to westerns and classic American films.

Posted on 01/19/2016 12:32:17 PM PST by Sparticus

So I was watching a movie with my kids (10 and 13) the other day and was thinking about how different the media is that they consume than from the stuff I was raised on.

I would like to get them interested in older movies with positive messages. Which John Wayne and which WWII movies are your favorites and which would think would grab kids' attention?

I'm thinking "The Cowboys" would be good, but what else would everyone suggest?


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; johnwayne; kids; westerns
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To: buffaloguy

You forgot Gene Autry!


121 posted on 01/19/2016 2:23:02 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Sparticus

John Wayne has 178 movies and etc. Listed on Imdb. He was prolific.


122 posted on 01/19/2016 2:27:20 PM PST by buffaloguy
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To: mad_as_he$$
I would add the Band of Brothers series.

Definitely not going to be something my 10 year old daughter is going to be able to handle.

123 posted on 01/19/2016 2:31:03 PM PST by Sparticus (Tar and feathers for the next dumb@ss Republican that uses the word bipartisanship.)
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To: Sparticus

Maybe at 11..;-)

10yo girl would probably enjoy Grant in Operation Petticoat.


124 posted on 01/19/2016 2:37:47 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (I think Hillary looks tired, don't you?)
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To: Sparticus
Rio Lobo is a good movie..The Tall Men staring Clark Gable & Jane Russell is a good movie. I like Rory Calhoun and Randolph Scott movies..
125 posted on 01/19/2016 2:42:43 PM PST by vigilante2 (Re-elect nobody)
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To: Sparticus

John Wayne movies:
True Grit
The Shootist
The Cowboys
The Searchers
El Dorado

War Movie:
Kelly’s Hero’s
The Dirty Dozen
The Sands of Iwo Jima (John Wayne)


126 posted on 01/19/2016 2:44:34 PM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: fatman6502002

I forgot about another couple war movies:
Father Goose (great comedy)
The Hunt for Red October
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison (Bob Mitchum, Deborah Kerr)
Mr. Roberts
The Cain Mutiny
The Enemy Below
Tora Tora Tora


127 posted on 01/19/2016 2:49:27 PM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: Sparticus
Stagecoach is the best John Wayne movie.
128 posted on 01/19/2016 2:55:21 PM PST by Savage Beast (The Trump Phenomenon is a revolution. Actually a counter-revolution. The Trump Counter-Revolution!)
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To: Sparticus

The Cowboys. Kids your age have to fill the breach when there dads run off with silver fever. Saw it for the first time in ages just a few weeks ago.


129 posted on 01/19/2016 3:16:04 PM PST by newbie 10-21-00
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To: newbie 10-21-00

Oops, kids the ages of yours have to fill the breach. Forgot about the change in the ending it had been so long


130 posted on 01/19/2016 3:23:09 PM PST by newbie 10-21-00
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To: DesertRhino

Of course it is.

Thats why you have them watch Battle of Britain, Tora Tora Tora, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and Midway.


131 posted on 01/19/2016 3:26:33 PM PST by tanknetter
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To: Intolerant in NJ; Sparticus
“The Searchers” is probably Wayne’s best western, though not necessarily the best for kiddies

Agree. I have seen The Searchers many, many times. Wayne's character is not a pure protagonist. He is admirable in many ways but also flawed. I am not sure a kid could separate the bad from the good.

132 posted on 01/19/2016 3:30:46 PM PST by matt1234 (Note to GOPe lurkers: I and thousands like me will NEVER vote for Jeb Bush)
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To: Sparticus

The Searchers is my favorite John Wayne movie, but Big Jake or True Grit is what I’d suggest for kids.

FWIW, Shane is my favorite Western. I loved that one as a kid and still do.


133 posted on 01/19/2016 3:49:09 PM PST by FreedomForce ( Cruz 2016 --------- I've come to my senses. Trump is no longer even my second choice.)
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To: FerociousRabbit

I will have to add Red River and The Alamo, But I would not argue with your choices


134 posted on 01/19/2016 4:23:48 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

I almost went Alamo.


135 posted on 01/19/2016 4:26:12 PM PST by FerociousRabbit
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To: MotorCityBuck

I am with you when it comes to westerns. I had to go through 44 posts before it was mentioned for the first time. For westerns I would choose The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance also.


136 posted on 01/19/2016 4:29:20 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Rummyfan

I am with you there. I find it hard to believe it is only listed twice in the first 85 posts. In another year it could have won best actor for him, but I heard that year was the best ever for movies.


137 posted on 01/19/2016 4:38:05 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: pepsi_junkie

Amen.


138 posted on 01/19/2016 4:39:19 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

Funny thing. I came across both Red River, and Liberty Valance a few years back on TCM. Great stuff. Like most of The Dukes work.


139 posted on 01/19/2016 5:51:18 PM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: Foundahardheadedwoman
"The Shepherd of Kingdom Come ? Think that is the name of it."

The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)

Very good movie, but I think Harry Carey took it away from John Wayne.
140 posted on 01/19/2016 10:35:47 PM PST by clearcarbon
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