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Big Jake
mturcsanyi - wrote on 11/09/2020
Big Jake is a pretty standard Western Classic from John Wayne, but with a few elements to make it stand out to me. I thought it was interesting to see a classic western tale with both cars and a motorcycle introduced. I wouldn't ordinarily expect to see such modern flares in a classic western, but I think that calls back to both John Wayne himself and "Big Jake", who are both holding onto the "old ways", even when the world around them may be changing. Additionally, when I think of Westerns, I think of the "lone wolf" hero, the gunslinger roaming the plains on his own, but not this film. Jake being accompanied by the family from which he was estranged added an additional layer to this plot. Of course he is going to get the "bad guy" in the end and save the day, but after seeing Jake …
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Big Jake Review
Jacob Ward - wrote on 11/06/2020
Big Jake is your average western John Wayne flick, but also packs a great punch. Of the western films I have seen, this is one of the more complete and interesting western films I have viewed in my few years of western experience. Fun fact about this film too is that I was named after this film hence my name being Jacob "Jake."
From my analysis of the film, I found it to be a really great thrill ride of a western flick. Riding horses in the desert, kidnappings, bandits, traps, shooting, showdowns, etc. Everything you want in a western cowboy film gets delivered to you in this experience. When we look at it through a Hollywood scope, we can notice some everyday plot lines most western flicks depict. In the genre, they usually depict gang bandit plots, revenge stories, cavalry …
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Big Jake -a classic John Wayne film
Leeann Houser - wrote on 11/02/2020
Big Jake, one of John Wayne’s best performances, is the classic Western with a twist. Like some of John Wayne’s later pictures, the main character is faced with the modern world and his fight to remain true to his ways.
Called to his family he hasn’t seen in about 15 years, he is hired by his ex-wife, played by Maureen O’Hara, to track down and rescue his grandson he has never met.
His two grown sons join him and conflict within the group boils over as Big Jake confronts the modern world technology and mores.
An Apache tracker named Sam and John Wayne’s dog round out the team in search the kidnapped grandson.
Good all around action keeps the audience interested. One word of caution, this is a brutal movie, though most of the action is staged so that it is left to the …
