'Red River'

I remember watching westerns all the time as a kid. Growing up with a father that wished he was born 100 years earlier in the middle of nowhere to raise cattle and live a much harder life than he actually did, tuning in "The Lone Ranger," "Gunsmoke," "Wyatt Earp," "Have Gun Will Travel," "Rawhide" and others were daily occurrences.

Westerns -- in terms of movies -- I'm not that familiar with and, frankly, I'm not that familiar with John Wayne. He, in fact, is a true celebrity because he's a persona that spans generations and almost takes on a life of its own. Like Marilyn Monroe or James Dean. How many fans of those two have never seen one of their movies? Probably a lot.

This is an alright film. It's very tense because John Wayne is such a jerk all the time. I did like Montgomery Clift a lot.

Several things: I did how they tried to make Wayne "young" at the beginning then they aged him a lot at the beginning (14 years difference). He looks 80 at the end of the film and 35 at the beginning (he was 41 during filming).

Also, the guy that keeps dipping his finger in the sugar and he eventually knocks all the pans out of the cook wagon and starts the stampede was ridiculous. Seriously, he was purposefully just knocking down dishes and stuff. It's one of the funniest scenes in film history and it's not even supposed to be.