The Undefeated
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Movie Reviews of The Undefeated
Movie Review: About John Wayne' s centenary !
Summary: 5 Stars
In the late sixties, the Western Genre experienced a visible twist of fate, due several conjugated factors, the surrounding socio- political reality and the presence of four notable directors who lived outdoors with a personal approach about this genre: Sam Peckinpah, who literally inspired direct and indirectly to many others filmmakers. Beware of two fundamental samplers: When a director of the artistic punch of Artur Penn decided to make Little big man", Sergio Leone and his "Once upon a time in the West"and then Andrew McLaglen with "The undefeated" curiously Peckinpah was filming in the same year, that the classic cult movie: "The wild bunch", the intention was clearly obvious; The western had to come out from its inner reality; Indians against the good guys was literally exhausted and they had to search new sources of inspiration. You may realize other four emblematic Westerns that definitively were on the other side of the accustomed frontier: "The lives and times of judge Roy Bean" of John Huston, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid" and Richard Brooks' "Bite the bullet." Moreover, there is one point I want you to realize: Edward Dmytryk, (Warlock, 1959), Anthony Mann (The man in the west and The naked spur) Huston, Brooks, Sam Fuller (The broken arrow), were besides, remarkable directors in the Noir genre, which carves in relief the Western was still alive and enjoyed of good health.
And the occasion was propitious to take a look around the Mexican reality with Benito Juarez , joining an outlaw (John Wayne) who decides to sell guns and rifles, and his enemy Rock Hudson as a Confederate Officer, who by these destiny trickeries will join forces to carve in relief the patriotism was beyond any other ethic difference.
Action sequences are of first rate nature, and John Wayne in his absolute maturity as actor, was in the verge of making "True gift" an existential drama and Hudson combine their charisma to make a enjoyable movie with interesting plots and subplots to explore.
Movie Review: Two of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
My two favorite actors in a different, and interesting post-Civil-War south-Western, with the usual John Wayne players plus Roman Gabriel, who comes across as very attractive as Wayne's adopted Native American son, who falls for Hudson's teenage daughter and vice versa.
Among memorable lines: Gabriel telling Wayne, "She wants me."
Hudson manages a southern accent tolerably well most of the time, and he wears the uniform -- especially the plumed hat -- with panache. The segment where the southerners host the northerners to a 4th of July party displays Hudson's boyishness to an amazing degree, considering that he was, at the time, in his early 40s and not a stranger to hard drinking.
Some critics have questioned the plot, but all in all, it offers a view of Mexican history that is too often unknown or forgotten.
Lots of action scenes, including a wild-horse roundup, and the sine qua non for a John Wayne film: the mass punch-em-out fight scene concluding with everybody battered but buddies -- including Wayne and Hudson who take a turn knocking each other down.
Another memorable line: Hudson telling Wayne, "If I can find the time, I'm gonna sit down and write the social history of bourbon."
A beautiful and magnificent score by Hugo Montenegro.
Trivia: Supporting cast lists John Agar, but search as I might I couldn't pick him out.
This film holds up well under many re-viewings. I would rank it as one of the best of the later Wayne films, and one of Hudson's most endearing.
Timeline: Made in between "Ice Station Zebra" and "Darling Lili."
Movie Review: BRAVO!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Definitely a great Post-Civil War Western and one of my personal favorites, The Undefeated, brings to the screen such heavyweights as John Wayne and Rock Hudson, whose performances are outstanding, making this movie one of the best of its kind. The acting, the battles and the costumes are all wonderful!The Undefeated is a movie about honor, bravery, and heroes from a time long gone.
A great movie indeed!
Movie Review: John Wayne - SUPER STAR
Summary: 5 Stars
John Wayne - a western icon, but excellent in whomever he is portraying. My wife enjoys John Wayne so much that it is not uncommon for her to watch two movies a day - that's because she has so many of them and continually adding more to the collection. He IS the character he portrays, and the viewer feels his emotion and emphathy for whichever character he portrays.Movie Review: oater
Summary: 5 Stars
the greatest western star of all time john wayne jumps off the screen and becomes real for an hour and forty five minutes. You'll love every minute of it.