GamerTab That was an excellent one.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Walter Sloane Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

utgard14 Aging gunfighter (John Wayne), drunken sheriff (Robert Mitchum), cantankerous old deputy(Arthur Hunnicutt), and a knife-throwing gambler (James Caan) team up to protect a rancher and his family from hired gunmen. Contrary to what some say about this movie, it's not a remake. It borrows a lot from Rio Bravo but there are a lot of differences, too. Wayne and Mitchum are great. Really good cast backing them up. Arthur Hunnicutt is lots of fun. James Caan has a nice rapport with Duke. Charlene Holt and Michele Carey are the sexy and tough Hawksian women. Christopher George and Ed Asner play the heavies. A good western with likable actors, nice direction, and a fun script.

Lechuguilla As one of the great Westerns of all time, "El Dorado" exudes quality throughout. The screenplay by Leigh Brackett is splendid in the development of likable characters. The protagonist is tough, competent, and cantankerous cowboy Cole Thornton (John Wayne), assisted more or less by a flawed town sheriff named J.P. Harrah (Robert Mitchum), a youthful Southern guy out for justified revenge named Mississippi (James Caan), and Bull (Arthur Hunnicutt), an elderly town coot loyal to the sheriff. Characters are easily differentiated with their own quirks and personalities. It's easy to root for them.The script's plot flows well and with a relaxed pace. There's a nice blend of characterization and action. Dialogue is succinct and at times humorous. At one point Bull displays his annoyance with Mississippi's clothes. Bull says: "(I'm)…trying to figure out what that fella's got on his head." Mississippi replies: "It's called a hat". To which Bull responds: "Well, I'll have to take your word for it".Parts of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Eldorado" gets recited throughout, mostly by Mississippi, the last verse ending with: "Ride, boldly ride, the shade replied ... if you seek for Eldorado". The poem adds philosophy to a story that is otherwise rough and mildly violent.Production design and costumes are detailed, and credible for the era. Those wooden interior floors look exactly like what one would expect in saloons and houses. Casting and acting range from acceptable to very good. I especially like the inclusion of Arthur Hunnicutt, whose demeanor and voice add credibility to the Western setting.My only complaints relate to the lack of originality of the story; and, as with nearly all Westerns, there's a tendency toward character stereotypes, especially among the bad guys."El Dorado" is a terrific film in the Western genre. It's got great characterization, entertaining dialogue, effectively choreographed gunfights, poetry, evocative music, and John Wayne. What more could you want?

Jazzie-too I was trying to compile a list of my All-time Favorite movies/Movies you have to see at least once. There's is no way I could select one favorite. I have so many real favorites. Then I came to El Dorado! Well, that, if I had to select only one, would be the one! It still holds up today. And consider the language and limitations of 1967. Just proves when you have such outstanding actors such as John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, they measure up even in today's world. But not only Mitchum and Wayne,every single cast member was significant and played their role so well. James Caan as "Mississippi", Charlene Holt as "Maddie" and Arthur Hunnicutt as "Bull". I have watched this movie so many times and also bought it for a friend in Brazil. Funny, I vaguely recall the music. That ring. But it didn't bother me, as it did others, that I read in another review. I must admit, Robert Mitchum is my All-time favorite actor, so maybe that has an effect. I love all his movies. I loved his independent nature and everything I could read about him. He would be so beautiful in today's world!

jackasstrange El Dorado is essentially a remake of the 1959 film Rio Bravo. It has the same plot line of the latter, which is enough reason to consider it in fact a remake, however, it still being considered the second film of a supposed trilogy (Rio Bravo, El Dorado, Rio Lobo). The plot can be a bit simple, but it has very drastic plot turns. In fact,a curiosity about this film would be the fact that every character actions & reaction seems to be a work of the fate in this film. It's just amazing to see how this fate can change the life of almost everyone in the town. In my opinion, i found this film way more interesting and smarter than one of the Wayne's acclaimed best, The Searchers. I think that some will agree that The Searchers is way too outdated. The acting is perhaps very good, highlight to both Robert Mitchum performance as J.P Harrah and to James Caan as Alan Bourdillion Traherne aka Mississipi. John Wayne was the same of ever. The cinematography is one of the highest points of the film. It has few utilization of 'fake scenarios', and it's mostly shot using real environment in Old Tucson and Kanab, Utah. My only and small problem with this film is that i think that the last 30 minutes are way too slow for this film. But still, that's nothing big enough to ruin the watching experience. 8.0/10