The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

This was my first time viewing this title. I didn't like the movie that much..overrated in my opinion.

Well, this is my favorite, it's the Duke, Stewart and Marvin! Unreal acting, story is great. Just a fantastically put together film.

John Wayne plays the hero in two ways in this John Ford classic. He gives up the girl and defeats the bad guy in a logical and satisfying way in this western/political/love story drama.

I'm a huge John Wayne fan. I watched quite a few of his movies. But this I can say is one of my favorite movies. I don't know if it tops to be in my top five John Wayn movies, but it sure is in the top ten movies.

Our family has always loved this movie. People think that we named our daughter after Halley Berry. But we really named her after the lead female character.

Others have sung this film's praises; I don't need to tell you how good The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is. It transcends Western genre and tells a story about the transformation of the American West, glorifying the progress rather than glorifying the violence. What I feel must be said is that the version for rent here was taken from a pristine print with amazing detail and awesome contrast. So many transfers from film, especially black and white transfers to digital, don't preserve the richness of the black and white film. This is the most beautiful I've seen TMWSLV, even having seen it on the big screen in revival theaters. If you don't know about this film, go read the other reviews. If you're already a fan, take my word for it: this is the version you want.

This may not be as great as Stagecoach, also directed by Ford, but it has some of the same actors -- John Wayne, Andy Devine, and John Carradine. Ford leavens this story with a little comedy that fills out the characters and makes them all likable, except Liberty and cohorts, of course. A nice story with a twist at the end and a memorable tag line: Print the legend.

This movie is great and it's also worth watching for the history lesson in the classroom scene.

This is just one of those movies that I can watch over and over again. This is the one where John Wayne calls Jimmy Stewart pilgrim 23 times ( I counted). If you are a John Wayne fan this ranks up there with The Searchers, Fort Apache, True Grit, The Shootist and Stagecoach as The Duke's finest work. Lee Marvin and Vera Miles both turned in great performances as well. See this one, you won't be sorry.

Best in category - "Vintage Classic Western". Vera Miles also stars in this tale of unrequited love and heroism. Jimmy Sterwart also stars, along with Lee Marvin. There are so many colorful characters and a great plot, it is impossible not to be drawn into the story. The fan of Westerns will find this a must add to their collection.