UnowPriceless hyped garbage

ShangLuda Admirable film.

ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

JelenaG890 Okay, so I never sat through this movie until recently. This was one of my grandfather's favorite films, and since his tastes usually match mine when it comes to old films, I gave this one a try. Oh, boy...Well, if you like films that portray Irish people in the most stereotypical way possible, this is certainly the film for you! Even though this film is old, I cannot believe the way violence against women is glorified in this film. Call me a feminist, liberal, or whatever, but this film is by far one of the most sexist that I have ever seen. John Ford had a reputation of being nasty to many of his actors, and from what I've read, he was especially nasty to Maureen O'Hara almost every time they worked together. It almost sounds like he got some kind of perverse pleasure in watching her being mistreated on film, as she is in this one. Somehow, though, O'Hara has always praised him, in spite of how he treated her, which baffles me. Then again, having read her autobiography, O'Hara does not sound like she ever had a very healthy relationship with any man, aside from maybe Wayne and Charles Laughton. The only good part of this film is the scenery. Otherwise, it is boring, outdated, sexist, and I don't understand why this was such a favorite of my grandfather's.

Edgar Allan Pooh " . . . if he ever lives that long," Victor McLaglen's "Red Will" says of John Wayne's "Sean Thornton" early on in John Ford's THE QUIET MAN. Few truer words were ever said, and they could apply to pretty much all the American cast and crew with whom McLaglen was hanging out. Though the UNHOLY THREE is the title of a Silent Classic, it's hard to think of a more apt umbrella to cover QUIET director Ford, star Wayne, and narrator Ward Bond. Few Americans have hurt more of their fellow citizens with Racist and Anti-Semitic outbursts. One of these men was involved with the mendacious Silent BIRTH OF A NATION. Another was on the Racists-Will-Rise-Again GONE WITH THE WIND payroll. The third led the Kill-the-Jews (often literally, as with John Garfield) Hollywood Witch Hunts immediately after World War Two (while enlisting the help of the first two for his pogrom). Eva Braun found out that History judged her by the company she kept. Watching THE QUIET MAN, one is torn between pity and contempt for its female lead, Maureen O'Hara. Of course, Bobby Darin sang that Mack the Knife could be as charming as he needed to be. But when you frolic and splash around in a blood-filled swimming pool, your judgment is open to question.

stackja For John Ford a triumph.As the Academy Awards, USA 1953 bears witness.John Wayne, a wonderful performance, as in all his films.Maureen O'Hara, as ever great.John Ford favorites, Victor McLaglen and Ward Bond give good support.Barry Fitzgerald just the right character for the role.And as does Arthur Shields And Ken Curtis in a small role.I note various negative opinions.Seems not everyone likes this film.This movie is one of my favorites since the 1950s.If one accepts it as intended, it is perfect.

Robert Reynolds This movie needs no introduction from me, but this is to indicate that there will be spoilers ahead:I love this movie and it's probably my favorite John Wayne film. But even as good as his performance is, Maureen O'Hara's is even better. Both leads are frequently upstaged by the character actors John Ford populated this film with from start to finish. Arthur Shields as Reverend Playfair, Mildred Natwick as the widow Tillane, Ward Bond as Father Lonergan Sean McClory as Owen Glynn, Jack MacGowran as Feeney and many others give wonderful performances here. Barry Fitzgerald chews the scenery as the matchmaker and sometimes treasonist Michaleen Flynn and Victor MacLaglen got an Academy Award nomination for an overdone performance as Will Danaher, O'Hara's brother.Wayne plays a retired prizefighter sworn off fighting who's returned to his birthplace for peace and a well-earned obscurity because of what happened in his last fight. He successfully buys his birthplace and its surrounding farm from the widow, making an enemy of Danaher in the process. He slowly wins over the people of the village, starting with Flynn, the two clerics and the local IRA man Glynn.Then he sees O'Hara and is struck by her, deciding he wants to marry her. Thus begins the central plot of the film-the clash of Irish ways with Sean Thornton's more relaxed and open approach, comparatively speaking. Mary Kate's "fortune" (dowry) becomes a sticking point when Thornton couldn't care less whether she gets it or not.By a subterfuge, Danaher is convinced to give consent and the couple are married, buy Mary Kate considers Sean a coward because he won't fight for her dowry. The film climaxes with a chase at the railway and a monumental fight between Thornton and Danaher.This film is on DVD and Blu Ray and is well worth getting. Recommended.