Rio Bravo (1959)

A True Western Classic
This was a huge movie when it came out, it had John Wayne at the hight of his popularity, Dean Martin at the rise of his, Ricky Nelson, america's T.V. teen idol and Walter Brennan who played Grandpa Amos on the highly rated T.V. show, The Real McCoy's.

I saw this at the movies three times in one week when I was a kid. I talked my mother into taking me, then the next night my grandparents stoped by and asked if my sister and me wanted to go see it with them ( she didn't, but I jumped on the chance ! )and two days after that , I saw it with my best friend at the matinee!

It had John Wayne being John Wayne, a sheriff standing off the bad guys from breaking his prisoner out of his jail. Helped by Dean Martin, the town drunk who used to be a gunslinger, Ricky Nelson, the enigmatic ( actually, just sort of creepy in retrospect ) " The Kid " and the always entertaining Walter Brennan as his deputy, OH ! and leave us not forget Angie Dickinson, who didn't add much to the plot, but was mighty nice to look at.

What a great era, what a great time, what a great movie!

Very Good Movie/Very Good Quality
Very good movie and the quality was excellent. I've been very impressed with the quality of HD-DVDs, especially with older movies. (Note: you need an HD-DVD Player to view movie)

More than expected...
If you are thinking about buying this movie you already know it is arguably the best western ever made, so I'm going to tell about why you should buy this edition over previous ones.
This edition provided more than I expected, aside from the usual extras included in the DVD's. I'm referring particularly to the collector's photographs that come in this edition and that took me by surprise. They are great production shots of H. Hawks, J. Wayne, Dean Martin, and the crew of the film.
If you love this movie, you'll love what this two-disc special edition brings... a lot of stuff that takes you closer and deeper into the movie than anytime before.

Buy it and enjoy...