Chisum (1970)

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

. . . as in, "What would John Wayne do?" During CHISUM, Mr. Wayne joins forces with Billy the Kid to gun down countless corrupt sheriffs and deputies. No doubt many of these deputies think that they "were just following orders." But as hundreds of low-level Nazis hung for War Crimes after World War Two discovered as they were dangling from their nooses, this excuse of "I was just following orders" does NOT cut it when push comes to shove. How is CHISUM relevant to we Americans of the 21st Century Now? In a nut shell, 46% of U.S. voters have violated their Constitutional Oath NOT to elect Satan as America's President. First off, they voted for a self-proclaimed finger rapist of American Womanhood. Try to channel Mr. Wayne's (or Chisum's) reaction to the ACCESS H0LLYWOOD taped confession, or his response if Mr. T's tiny little digits had sneakily penetrated his niece Sallie's most personal part. Can't you just hear him muttering "You make me sick, Donald" in that disgusted guttural tone he had (assuming that he did not resort to immediate "Frontier Justice")? At the very least, CHISUM Justice calls for any known Trump supporters to spend the rest of their lives on their state's Sex Offender Registry, because American Law always has equated conspiracy to condone or facilitate a crime with actually committing that offense yourself, with an equivalent penalty being imposed on you.Perhaps the next biggest Reveal from last month's fiasco is that Communist Russia has been propping up the National Rifle Association financially for at least a decade, funneling in countless rubles for their pro-Trump political ads. Exit polls show that election loser Trump got 91% of the vote from card-carrying NRA dupes. If America ever gets back to her normal self, the NRA MUST be outlawed as a terrorist organization.Finally, Trump's appointment today of KGB chief Vlad "The Impaler" Putin's top Fifth Column Agent in America as U.S. Secretary of State--4th in line to the Presidency--after the previous Administration had Nixed this clown's plot to double what we pay at the gas pumps by merging his Exxon Company with Putin's Oligarch Oil Concern essentially welds America onto Russia's Rump as a Puppet Regime. Heroic Anti-Communist fighter Wayne would not have tolerated this sad situation for a New York Minute, nor would have Chisum or his buddy, Billy the Kid. They would have had the sense to go after ANY Trump supporter, given the fact that 24 U.S. intelligence agencies announced their agreement that the Trump Campaign was micro-managed, financed, and controlled by Putin and his Red Communist Henchmen in Russia BEFORE anyone voted. The U.S. military especially must be PURGED of the 226 generals and admirals Trump has claimed as supporters, and the rest of the Oath Takers there who have sworn to "fight to preserve and defend the U.S. Constitution" MUST be put on Trial for High Treason as soon as things get back to normal. John Wayne and his buddy Billy the Kid have NO qualms about killing as many corrupt so-called law enforcement people to make things right in CHISUM. If they had to waste a couple million Ring Leaders who duped a minority of 50 million some Fellow Travelers to Vote Trump, they would view the necessity for undertaking such a task--no matter how daunting--as a No-Brainer. America sometimes can show a little Mercy (though NOT toward a Baby Killer such as Tim McVeigh). As long as the weapons and assets of the weak-minded sheep who blindly danced to the tune of Trump's Pied Piper are promptly surrendered, there may not be a need to thin their suspect gene pool by liquidating them. We are NOT Nazi Germany. But we cannot afford to stay Putin's Amerika for very long, since inertia loves company. Again, ask yourself WWJD--What Would John Do?--and contribute to your local chapter of BANGS (Broke Americans Need Gun Stamps) Today!

In the town of Lincoln, John Chisum (John Wayne) battles rustlers stealing his horses. He is concerned that greedy baron Lawrence Murphy is taking over as he buys up everything and pushing out the smaller operations. Murphy has even chosen the lawmen. Chisum and his men with honest rancher Tunstall, Pat Garrett, William Bonney aka Billy the Kid and others are forced to battle Murphy in his crocked schemes. Chisum opens his own bank and store to compete.It's a simplistic old fashion western. Chisum is the best of the good. It's not all necessary. For example, it's not really necessary for Chisum to stand up for the Indians. It becomes a bit clunky. Billy the Kid needs to be played by a more charismatic actor than Geoffrey Deuel. McSween is too idealistic bordering on idiocy. This is a movie of sharp black and white. The cattle stampede is quite impressive and there is plenty of good action. The sensibility is old fashion even in its times.

Andrew McLaglen directs "Chisum", a film based loosely upon the Lincoln County War of 1878. It stars John Wayne as John Chisum, a wealthy land owner who owns huge swathes of New Mexico Territory. Encroaching upon Chisum's domain is Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker), a millionaire racketeer who uses gangs, violence and old-fashioned monopolistic tactics to undercut Chisum's businesses."Chisum" was publicly praised by US President Richard Nixon, so right away you know it's a moronic flick. McLaglen's audience is asked to accept Chisum as a "good capitalist" and "good land baron", who runs "good banks", "good farms" and "loves minorities". Murphy, in contrast, is presented as a "bad capitalist" who uses underhanded tactics, buys politicians, bribes sheriffs, runs "bad banks" and uses his clout to exploit others. That the real Murphy was a Republican Party leader is an irony missed by Nixon. That Chisum is a guy who wiped out Native Indians, hires thugs of his own, is himself monopolistic, that all land grabs are exclusionary and that all banks and 18th century private property laws exert the same negative knock-on effects, is likewise completely oblivious to McLaglen. The film's false dichotomy ends with our Good Capitalist Patriarch and Bad Capitalist Partirarch in a literal fist fight, John Wayne, of course, eventually emerging victorious. With fists and six-shooters, and in the name of God and Law, he cleans up town.Ultimately stupid, "Chisum's" first hour nevertheless cons you into expecting complexity. The film initially feels revisionist, feels expansive, feels like its genuinely attempting to sketch the realities of 19th century New Mexico. In the end, though, most of "Chisum's" interesting avenues are derailed by John Wayne himself, and the ancillary baggage he brings with him. 5/10 – Better westerns: "McCabe and Mrs Miller", "Sitting Bull's History Lesson", "Broken Lance", "Ulzana's Raid", "Hud", "Bad Company", "The Long Riders", "Hombre" and "Ride with the Devil".

John Wayne top lines this biography of the cattle owner John Simpson Chisum, a controversial figure who was the most powerful man in New Mexico during the Wild West era in this film entitled,Chisum. Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Geoffrey Deuel, Andrew Prine, Bruce Cabot, Patric Knowles,Richard Jaeckel and Lynda Day George co-star to play key supporting role.It was written,produced and directed by Andrew J. Fenady.A founder and prominent citizen in the town of Lincoln, Chisum is slow to act when ruthless land baron Lawrence Murphy moves in on several local businesses and takes them over. By the time Chisum and his ally, fellow rancher Henry Tunstall, decide to go to the law, Murphy's already bought and paid for influence there, as well. The only recourse left to the cattlemen is to take Murphy on in all-out range war that embroils everyone in the county, including Tunstall's hand Billy the Kid Bonney and his comrade Pat Garrett.Like other Wayne movies, there's complete identification between reel and real life: Chisum is described as tough, trusting, generous and sentimental.This is showcases John Wayne in the twilight of his remarkable 200-plus film career.But nevertheless,he remains a commanding presence on the screen.Also,this remains a hallmark of a John Wayne film as it contains gorgeous scenery, plenty of action, and a good dose of humor.Overall,this movie is just like any other Western film that Wayne appears.