B. Cathey | Wendell, NC United States | 03/22/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Joel McCrea is one of Hollywood's most underrated actors. Like his contemporary with whom he is often associated, Randy Scott, he greatly enjoyed making Westerns. And he made some very good ones. While THE GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY doesn't rank with RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY or perhaps with some of McCrea's earlier work with Universal-International, it is a solid and enjoyable oater which repays re-watching. It is well cast and nicely filmed. Let's hope that this release will signal additional releases of McCrea Westerns....CATTLE DRIVE, SADDLE TRAMP, BORDER RIVER, STRANGER ON HORSEBACK...."
Standard Western Worth Watching For Joel McCrea
bdlion | Charter Oak, Covina, CA | 07/03/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"At a brisk 81 minutes, THE GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY, is an easy way to pass the time. The plot is rather predictable and there are few surprises, but Joel McCrea is such a good actor that he elevates the rather mediocre script. The titular gunfight takes place in the final five minutes of the movie, and is anti-climatic. However, there are things to enjoy in the movie, such as good character development and some well-filmed action scenes. All of the standard Western cliches are present, and the film certainly breaks no new ground as later Westertns would, but it's still worth watching at least once, especially for the underrated Joel McCrea."
The Gunfight at Dodge City
Waldo H. Parchment | Cayman Islands | 10/26/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This movie is a real treat and the picture clarity is outstanding, this is a top quality production DVD and it made my viewing it comfortable. I am a western movie nut and do apreciate the quality of this DVD. This movie, I honestly recommends to the other western nuts out there.
Happy viewing
Wally Cayman Islands"
The Gunfight at Dodge City
J. H. Clarke | Staffordshire UK | 06/15/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Gunfight at Dodge CityReceived the DVD 12/06/08 which was before the date given (all that I have ordered from you have been). On arrival the packaging was damaged and the case and insert were also, but have used another case which I had. But have watched the movie and quality was exceptional, good story line and a good cast and in my mind Joel McCrea is up there with John Wayne, Randolph Scott et all. I will be ordering more from you in the near future. John Clarke from the UK"
McCrea Western Not One of His Best
Terence Allen | Atlanta, GA USA | 10/13/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
""The Gunfight at Dodge City" was one of many Western made by the great Joel McCrea, one of those actors who seemed born to play Western characters. He made several outstanding, many that were pretty good, and some that were at best, fair to middling.
This film falls into the fair to middling category. This fictionalized account of how gambler/gunfighter Bat Masterson became the marshal in Dodge City is uninvolving and takes too many shortcuts with logic and believability. Masterson becomes marshal when his brother is killed, but when the killer is discovered and is shot down by Masterson, the revelation of the killer's identity is regarded as an afterthought. Also, Masterson breaks the law by breaking the mental challenged brother of his friend Ben Thompson out of jail with very little regard for how that will affect his standing as a lawman. This device was used in other films like "The Law and Jake Wade," but to much better effect than in this film.
The movie is not horrible, but it's just not very good."