Sometimes when I’m reading these old reviews, I wonder what I was thinking. In this review of Rio Bravo that I wrote in 2015, I compare it to High Noon (famously, Howard Hawks made Rio Bravo because he thought High Noon was stupid). I note that both movies are great, but I’d give High Noon the higher rating. I can’t believe I wrote that. I still think both films are great, but in terms of sheer entertainment, Rio Bravo is one of the greatest movies ever made.
I think about it often. I pull it out to watch pretty regularly. I rarely think about High Noon. But whatever, you can still read my review even if I don’t even agree with it myself.
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