Product: Fort Apache (Color Enhanced) [VHS] (1948)
Rating: 3.0
Funny and swell...
The movie has a good story, and a good, accurate ending. It also has a number of humorous parts. However, it could have portrayed Apache culture a little more accurately and authentically. Although, the 'Apaches' in this film actually 'look' like Apaches (which is pretty scarce in other westerns starring Wayne) and dress like them, why couldn't they film the flic in 'Apache-land?' The NAVAJOS, resided (and still do) in Monument Valley, NOT the APACHES. This and a few other petty elements kind of marred the film. Atypical of Wayne's films: Compromising authenticity for dramatic scenery and what not. But the ending portrayed realistic Apache indian guerrilla tactics. It wasn't a typical scene where (as in most westerns) the infantry wipes out indians with ease; just the opposite was true. Apaches were the greatest guerrilla-fighters the world has ever had.