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Big Jake [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Western |
Format | Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Widescreen, Anamorphic, Subtitled |
Contributor | John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 49 minutes |
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Product Description
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson and wound his son. He returns to his estranged family to help them in the search for Little Jake.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.33 ounces
- Item model number : 2517
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Widescreen, Anamorphic, Subtitled
- Run time : 1 hour and 49 minutes
- Release date : May 31, 2011
- Actors : John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara
- Dubbed: : French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
- Subtitles: : German, French, Japanese, Swedish, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish
- Studio : Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B004T0XYN2
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,147 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #113 in Westerns (Movies & TV)
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The film begins during the turn of the 20th century at Jacob McCandles' ranch where a gang of kidnappers take the young grandson of "Big Jake" and demand the payment of one million dollars in return for the boy's life. The gang flees to Mexico with the young boy after ambushing the party of Texas Rangers that have gone after them. Jake, played by Wayne, is estranged from his family, living in the part of the west that is still wild when news comes of the kidnapping. His wife has summoned him for the purpose of taking the ransom to the kidnappers and bringing the boy back. As you can imagine, the kidnappers picked on the wrong man!
The film brings together many of Wayne's costars from years past; Maureen O'Hara, Bruce Cabot, Harry Carey Jr. as well as Wayne's son Patrick and Christopher Mitchum, son of Robert Mitchum. The leader of the kidnappers is veteran actor Richard Boone. I thought the performances were excellent. There's still that on-screen chemistry between Wayne and O'Hara we see in the film's opening sequences.
The film itself takes place during the period when the old "Wild West" is certainly dying, making way for progress and civilization. Yet, there is still enough wildness in the west to cause trouble. Mitchum, who plays a son of "Jake", employs modern weapons (an automatic pistol and scoped rifle) while Wayne and Cabot cling to the old ways. Automobiles are making inroads into the world still largely driven by horses.
I thought the acting, score, cinematography, locations were all quite good. The script is solid, giving Wayne plenty of one-liners such as "That'll be the day." which Wayne growls each time someone tells him they thought he had already died. The direction by George Sherman is crisp and the film never seems to drag. The action sequences are very good for the time. Frankly, I prefer the staged violence of that era to the overly bloody special effects of today.
This is a solid western that allows Wayne to be himself, the strong, tough man of action that always fights on the side of right. It's an excellent film and I recommend it with five stars.
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Die Geschichte spielt in der texanisch-mexikanischen Grenzregion im Jahr 1909 - also bekommt man einen richtigen Spätwestern geboten, der mit den technischen Neuheiten zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhundert und dem Gegensatz zur althergebrachten Cowboy-Art witzig umgeht und diese Komponenten amüsant gegeneinander ausspielt. Das Ganze überzeugt und schadet dem Spannungsbogen keineswegs, aber vor allem die extrem böse gezeichneten Gegenspieler von John Wayne sorgen für einen gewissen Schauerfaktor und so drückt der Zuschauer den Guten immer stärker die Daumen, bis dann in einem fulminanten Finale die Entscheidung herbeigeführt wird.
Doch nicht nur die Handlung, die in ihren Grundzügen sehr simpel ist, gibt diesem Western seine Faszination, sondern die Dialoge prägen diesen Film. Tolle Gespräche, in denen sich die Akteure Argumente um die Ohren hauen und diese dann zu gegebener Zeit wieder hervorholen, um das Gegenüber damit zu konfrontieren - eine wahnsinnig starke Angelegenheit.
John Wayne ist selbstverständlich die prägende Person in diesem Film, aber wie bereits angedeutet, tragen Richard Boone als Oberbösewicht und die restlichen Bandenmitglieder mit ihrer brutalen Aura wesentlich zum Erfolg des Streifens bei. Mit Patrick und Ethan Wayne dürfen sogar zwei Söhne von John Wayne mitwirken, die aber nicht die Ausstrahlung entwickeln können, wie ihr Vater. Mit Christopher Mitchum, der Sohn von Robert Mitchum, spielt ein weiteres Kind eines Weltstars mit. Dieser spielt seinen Part recht gut, ist aber halt auch nur ein Nebendarsteller und kann nicht aus den Schatten der dominanten Darsteller heraustreten.
Die Blu-ray hat ein exzellentes Bild zu bieten, selbst die Nachtaufnahmen sind gut zu sehen. Nur zwei oder drei kleine Einstellungen sind etwas unscharf - was soll's. Der Film ist mit Ausnahme von einigen Sätzen am Anfang (beim Überfall auf die Ranch) und beim Finale in deutscher Sprache synchronisiert.
Fazit: Ein klasse Western, obwohl es tatsächlich noch bessere John-Wayne-Western gibt. Aber ohne Frage, bärenstarke 5 Sterne für diesen Film und diese Blu-ray.