McLintock! (1963) :
Brief Review -
The blockbuster pair of The Quiet Man (1952) gets even better with an even better genre and an even more entertaining film! Many of you must have seen John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in "The Quiet Man"-a fantastic rom-com with amazing chemistry and some rural cultures that are insane but funny. Now, imagine McLintock as a sequel to that film, even though it isn't, but would have suited perfectly, with an even better storyline, more comedy, and a superb mix of western and romantic-comedy genres. That's what Mclintock is. It's an absolutely fun ride, right from the first minute until the last. There is a nice touch of social value between white people and Indians too. Kate, who left her husband two years ago over a misunderstood suspicion, returns to the town to see her daughter. McLintock owns almost all of the town and is the best man in the town, always helping everyone, including Indians. We all seem to have caught the idea that this would turn out to be a reconciliation, and Katy is just pretending. Mrs. Wareen, whom she is jealous of, spills the beans too early during "the women's talk." Rest, we have Mrs. Warren's son getting mingled with McLintock's daughter and some fun games of the town, along with the migration issue of Indians. I laughed a lot, I enjoyed it a lot, and I was also moved by McKintock's speech about "man and woman" to his daughter. A character like this becomes an instant favourite of the viewers, and it took me hardly 15 minutes to start liking McLintock. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny, but God, was I surprised? Hell yes, I was. It's a non-stop entertainer of what we call a classic rom-com from the golden days. Moreover, those public and private humiliation scenes of spanking take this fun ride a level up. I wish we'd have more films like this from this beautiful pair. Wayne and O'Hara, thank you for the grand show. I'd always remember it as one of the best 60s rom-coms with a golden touch.
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
The blockbuster pair of The Quiet Man (1952) gets even better with an even better genre and an even more entertaining film! Many of you must have seen John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in "The Quiet Man"-a fantastic rom-com with amazing chemistry and some rural cultures that are insane but funny. Now, imagine McLintock as a sequel to that film, even though it isn't, but would have suited perfectly, with an even better storyline, more comedy, and a superb mix of western and romantic-comedy genres. That's what Mclintock is. It's an absolutely fun ride, right from the first minute until the last. There is a nice touch of social value between white people and Indians too. Kate, who left her husband two years ago over a misunderstood suspicion, returns to the town to see her daughter. McLintock owns almost all of the town and is the best man in the town, always helping everyone, including Indians. We all seem to have caught the idea that this would turn out to be a reconciliation, and Katy is just pretending. Mrs. Wareen, whom she is jealous of, spills the beans too early during "the women's talk." Rest, we have Mrs. Warren's son getting mingled with McLintock's daughter and some fun games of the town, along with the migration issue of Indians. I laughed a lot, I enjoyed it a lot, and I was also moved by McKintock's speech about "man and woman" to his daughter. A character like this becomes an instant favourite of the viewers, and it took me hardly 15 minutes to start liking McLintock. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny, but God, was I surprised? Hell yes, I was. It's a non-stop entertainer of what we call a classic rom-com from the golden days. Moreover, those public and private humiliation scenes of spanking take this fun ride a level up. I wish we'd have more films like this from this beautiful pair. Wayne and O'Hara, thank you for the grand show. I'd always remember it as one of the best 60s rom-coms with a golden touch.
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.