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Movie Reviews of Conagher
Movie Review: MR. AND MRS. ELLIOTT SHINE IN L'AMOUR CLASSIC
Summary: 5 Stars
While Sam Elliott has become (along with, perhaps, Tom Selleck) the personification of the Louis L'Amour screen hero, it's especially nice in CONAGHER to see him opposite one of the first ladies of western cinema, Katherine Ross. It's especially nice when one remembers that Ms. Ross is also Mrs. Elliott in real life.
The two provide a power-packed performance in bringing Louis L'Amour's classic western tale to life. CONAGHER is the story of an honorable cowhand who almost single-handedly takes on a gang of marauders bent on doing all the damage they can to everyone they meet. Yes, a classic battle of good against evil ensues but it's done sincerely and lacks some of the schmaltz that surfaces in similar western sagas.
Add to Elliott and Ross an all-star western cast including Dub and Buck Taylor, Barry Corbin and Ken Curtis and you have an enduring western classic.
THE HORSEMAN
Movie Review: Top Notch Western!
Summary: 5 Stars
Outside of the Duke's "Big Jake", Conagher is my favorite western as it is done right. The country is beautiful and Sam Elliot and his beautiful wife Katherine Ross made this movie out of deep respect for Louie L'Amour. This film captures the loney life of ranchers and cowboys in the old west. This is also the last picture that Ken Curtis (Festus from Gunsmoke) ever made.
As mentioned in another review, the line "It's a hard country kid" is probably THE classic line of all cowboy movies.
One strange thing concerning the ending though, in the book Conagher finds the remains of Mr. Teal, along with the gold he was taking to buy cattle, and on the outside of the Conagher VHS box there is a picture of Conagher looking at the bones of Mr. Teal, but this scene never made the movie? That would have give more closure but I guess it was cut to fit in to a TNT time slot.
Movie Review: when TNT was in its prime
Summary: 5 Stars
When the subject of best westerns ever made is mentioned, Conagher never gets any recognition. Maybe the reason is it never made the big screen. But not so long ago during the good ol' 90's the TNT network produced some of the best television features in the history of prime time from biblical epics to shows based on Louis Lamour like this one. One thing these features had in common were high production values, good direction and some of the finest ensembles of actors found in television. Conagher in particular gets my attention because the story is outstanding. You get gritty hard edged western action from Sam Elliott who is one of the most authentic western actors you'll ever see. You even have a fine romance with the frontier woman played by Katherine Ross (the tumbleweeds). I don't know why TNT quit making this kind of feature.Maybe its cheaper to make legal dramas.Movie Review: A lot of good in this story
Summary: 5 Stars
More than just a romantic western (though it is that), this story gives us a picture of manliness we don't often see: the honor, generosity, courtesy, courage, independence and toughness which duty demands of a man, and how those around him are better off when he rises to meet that standard.
The young cowhand (Johnny?) in the story is confronted with the hard decision between two opposing paths. Nor is Conn Conagher any wishy-washy, "tolerant" compromiser when it comes to what is right for men to do.
For most boys coming of age today, such times and such men are long gone, it seems. Yet those who aspire to be counted as men face that same hard decision. They deserve to be presented with the choices in such clear terms.
Movie Review: this is America
Summary: 5 Stars
I forgot how many times i saw this movie must be more than 5 OR 6 times and every time i find it is so powerful and full of life which was so hard in those pioneering days.Thanks to Louis L'Amour for bringing this on to screen with his story and Sam Elliot he is great as Conagher and Katharine Ross as (Evie)movie is so good that you will enjoy it every time you see.A small rancher Taylor says:"Conagher I got nothing but respect for an honest cowhand" and Conagher replies to him "I takes man's money mr taylor I Ride for the Brand."
another place Conagher tells Cris"Take a man's money and do a job he paid me for-I know no other way"
This is what America is made of.Honesty and hard work of those people to be injoyed today.