For some reason, most of the acting in "Rio Lobo" is not very good. John Wayne, Jack Elam, Chris Mitchum, and, in a difficult role, Victor French carry off the acting honors, with Bill Williams shining in his brief role.
The story is involved, even complicated, not to say convoluted, ranging from the War Against Southern Independence to Wild West land shenanigans.
There are three very attractive women, who have much more to do than just look pretty, but, sorry to say, only one gave much of a performance.
Jerry Goldsmith wrote, as usual, an impressive score, and it amplified the action fittingly.
The action and story were attributed to Burton Wohl, and he co-wrote the screenplay with prolific Leigh Brackett. Since I haven't read the original, I can't know how much was changed for the screenplay, but, as others have noted, much of the denouement was used in other films.
But I give "Rio Lobo" high marks for John Wayne, the story, and Jerry Goldsmith's score. I urge you to watch it BUT, the print I saw at YouTube, supposedly "High Definition," is warped, and there are disconcerting jumps as scenes or camera angles change, and sometimes the background wobbles.
Maybe there is a better print and I hope you find it. But do watch "Rio Lobo." It's not the greatest John Wayne movie, but it's a darn good John Wayne movie. And that puts it ahead of most other movies.
The story is involved, even complicated, not to say convoluted, ranging from the War Against Southern Independence to Wild West land shenanigans.
There are three very attractive women, who have much more to do than just look pretty, but, sorry to say, only one gave much of a performance.
Jerry Goldsmith wrote, as usual, an impressive score, and it amplified the action fittingly.
The action and story were attributed to Burton Wohl, and he co-wrote the screenplay with prolific Leigh Brackett. Since I haven't read the original, I can't know how much was changed for the screenplay, but, as others have noted, much of the denouement was used in other films.
But I give "Rio Lobo" high marks for John Wayne, the story, and Jerry Goldsmith's score. I urge you to watch it BUT, the print I saw at YouTube, supposedly "High Definition," is warped, and there are disconcerting jumps as scenes or camera angles change, and sometimes the background wobbles.
Maybe there is a better print and I hope you find it. But do watch "Rio Lobo." It's not the greatest John Wayne movie, but it's a darn good John Wayne movie. And that puts it ahead of most other movies.