McQ (DVD) (Commemorative Amaray)

It is excelllent quality and I enjpyed it. I only had the original VHS tape until I got this disc.

Yeah the Duke is a cop and not a cowboy. He should of stepped out of the box more back in the day. A classic to me.

I'll admit, the Duke is a bit long in the tooth for this action movie; however, it's enjoyable for me. I lived in Seattle during the time of this movie. Seeing the downtown city as it was, the grittier parts, the old, now gone, Aurora Avenue overpass just brings back good memories. The storyline was interesting and the action was entertaining. It isn't for everyone but it took me back in time to a city I love.

John Wayne is always good in my book. He was offered the role to do the Dirty Harry movies and turned it down. So this movie and Brannigan were done after Dirty Harry became big hits. I relly enjoyed it.

A great movie.

I first saw "McQ" in the theater soon after it was first released in early 1974. I was 18 at the time, well I'm 64 now and I got it on DVD and I appreciate it even more. John Wayne plays a cop for the first time. Lon McHugh,(that's how it's really spelled,) a Seattle Detective Lt. after drug dealers and mobsters. The head mobster named Santiago was played by Al Lettieri who played a rotten no good gangster in "The Godfather". Directed by John Sturges ,("The Magnificent Seven" from 1960 and "The Great Escape" from 1963,) does a fine job here. Features a good supporting cast, fine cinematography by Harry Stradling,Jr. who filmed the great western "Little Big Man" from 1970 and was nominated for the "Oscar" for "The Way We Were" from 1973 and score by the great Elmer Bernstein. "The Duke" drives a cool Pontiac Trams Am called "The Green Hornet", very rare now , worth 100 thousand dollars or more today. It is pretty well known now that John Wayne was first offered the role of "Dirty Harry". The creators of "Dirty Harry" Rita and Harry Julian Fink ,a husband and wife writing team ,who wrote the Western "Big Jake" for him in 1971 offered the role to him. He said in an interview in 1973 that he turned the role down "because he couldn't speak the language. People don't want that big a change in John Wayne." Steve McQueen also turned it down because he didn't want to do another cop movie after "Bullitt" from 1968. Paul Newman also turned it down and suggested it to Clint Eastwood who didn't regret it. The DVD features an entertaining 10 minute documentary from 1973 and the trailer.The taglines for the movie posters read, "McQ is a busted cop. His gun is unlicensed. His methods are unlawful. His story is incredible." and "Wayne On Wheels !!!"

I believe this was one of Wayne’s last movies and was trying to work with one lung. He did an excellent job with this move. Great car chase and beach scene.

It’s OK to watch

A very good picture with John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, and Colleen Dewhurst. John Wayne stars as Dective Lon McQ a cop who enforces the law.

The blu ray is a US import but it is region free so plays fine on a UK player. Last time I saw this movie was more than 35 years ago so I wanted to catch up with it again. The movie stands up very well, directed by Hollywood heavyweight John Sturges ( Bad Day at Black Rock, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape) it has stood the test of time thanks to realistic dialogue, good story and well rounded characters, it is a solid 1970s police action thriller. McQ has been compared to the Dirty Harry films but I would say by comparison the Dirty Harry films were glossy and more fantasy orientated with overblown characters, McQ has more in common with gritty 1970s thrillers like "The French Connection" or "The Seven Ups", so McQ is more realistic and grounded, the character played by John Wayne is a maverick cop with plenty laconic wisecracks but he is no superman and it takes him a while to realise and accept that his murdered best buddy was in fact a corrupt cop who was involved in stealing drugs that had been seized from criminals. There are a few twists and turns in the story and some surprising revelations, the dialogue is important so worth paying attention! Visually the film is good to look at, the director has found the grimiest darkest parts of Seattle to film in so the film has a dark ominous atmosphere which suits the story,much of it seems to be shot at twilight or at night and appears gritty with a very filmic look which I like very much and the blu ray disc has maintained that quality of the original 1970s filmic elements. Also,... a note about that Ingram Machine gun featured on the artwork of the blu ray cover, this is 1974 so perhaps one of the first times that kind of weapon has been seen in a movie, McQ uses it to devastating effect during a spectacular car chase along a beach, without giving too much away the movie is actually worth watching for the climatic gun battle alone, it is very well done and proves that John wayne as McQ was able to fire a small Ingram machine resting on his forearm as he drives his car, long before James Bond ever did in the opening chase scene in Quantam Of Solace. Anyway glad I finally caught up with McQ again after all these years, I was not disappointed and thoroughly enjoyed it.

pour une fois John Wayne n'est pas un cow boy mais un flic vieillissant confronté à la violence et à des policiers ripoux.même s'il ne peut cacher son âge, le duke nous prouve qu'il peut se reconvertir dans d'autres rôles avec talent.

Pedazo de clásico donde los haya. Calidad de imagen genial. Buen trabajo de Warner y espereremos que siga con su política de clásicos, aunque haya compañías patrias, Jodiendo películas.

Good movie enjoyed it