Richie-67-485852 You get John Wayne after he has worked all the bugs out and is just able to deliver us a good story that includes horses, Indians, bad guys, whiskey drinking, women, good guys, jail, saloons and all the neat stuff Westerns are made of. Enjoy the Truth of the story which is based on history regarding Billy the Kid and his sponsor and how things in the West remained wild until tamed. The music is good but after a while I had a few...oh no not that again but it still works. The ranch in the movie is just lovely. Take a moment to realize even what Wayne's character does as he lovingly gawks at it you will too. He has water, mountains for fences, a huge spread for cattle and horses and room to grow indefinitely plus views that take the breath away. Its in New Mexico if that helps. Ready yourself, get-set and begin to view this.....

SnoopyStyle In the town of Lincoln, John Chisum (John Wayne) battles rustlers stealing his horses. He is concerned that greedy baron Lawrence Murphy is taking over as he buys up everything and pushing out the smaller operations. Murphy has even chosen the lawmen. Chisum and his men with honest rancher Tunstall, Pat Garrett, William Bonney aka Billy the Kid and others are forced to battle Murphy in his crocked schemes. Chisum opens his own bank and store to compete.It's a simplistic old fashion western. Chisum is the best of the good. It's not all necessary. For example, it's not really necessary for Chisum to stand up for the Indians. It becomes a bit clunky. Billy the Kid needs to be played by a more charismatic actor than Geoffrey Deuel. McSween is too idealistic bordering on idiocy. This is a movie of sharp black and white. The cattle stampede is quite impressive and there is plenty of good action. The sensibility is old fashion even in its times.

SanteeFats While historically inaccurate concerning Billy Bonney (Billy the Kid) and Pat Garrett this is a very good movie. The plot is good. The acting is way above average, and the scenes and scenery are all very good. John Wayne as Chisum plays one of his most memorable characters in this movie. He seems to actually be playing himself to some extent. The fight scene between him and Forrest Tucker is memorable, especially with Tucker dying on the bull horns after falling from the second story. The bad guys generally act like bad guys and the good guys act like good guys. Of course good wins out in the end. The only problem I had with this movie was the slaughter of the attorney by the ugly fake sheriff.

mark.waltz John Chisum, as we learn early on, is an amalgamation of many sorts of characters that John Wayne played over his 40-something year career. He's a basic good guy who used to seek revenge, but now seeks only justice as he has learned that the price of revenge is usually destruction. With the powerful Forrest Tucker ("F-Troop's" hero and "Auntie Mame's" leading man) as the town villain causing trouble among the cattle men, Wayne and his brood (which includes Billy the Kid) set out to take him and his men down any way they can. Wayne wants to bring in the law to do it legally, while Geoffrey Deuel (as a very likable Billy the Kid) reads the wrong passages of the bible given to him and decides his way (murder) is the only way.This western starts off with a rousing title song saluting the hero, utilizing fascinating artwork over the credits to show him in his various exploits. A fascinating group of characters (both fact and fiction) come in to give this rousing western a bit more heart than normal, particularly, the gentle rancher played by Patric Knowles who gives Billy the Kid a bible with a special inscription. This father-like character makes the legendary outlaw stand out with many different facets as he takes revenge out of grief when Knowles is shot down by Tucker's men.Glenn Corbett is also very notable as Pat Garrett, an irony considering the later unrelated western "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" was probably in pre-production at the time. A minor subplot concerning Wayne's niece gives his character more heart, but fortunately doesn't boggle down the story here with unnecessary romance. The final shootout (which also includes a memorable cow stampede) is excitingly filmed, although the use of violence is much greater than normal. The shot of Wayne on his horse at the end is also quite memorable. Overall, this is quite a memorable film, and the title song, while no Oscar Winner, will linger on in your memory long after the movie is over.