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Pittsburgh Blu-ray Review
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I think my first viewing of this movie was back on the Million Dollar movie back in the day. I always enjoyed it despite some cliches. As I stated in my blog thread, it's the best I've seen "Pittsburgh" so I'm happy with the BD. Thank you for your review.
 

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Finally got around to watching my copy!

The star power made this far more watchable than the script did. I kept waiting for the narrator to break into a verse of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” too. But despite those flaws, I still enjoyed it, and that fistfight between Wayne and Scott was pretty great.
 

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Finally got around to watching my copy!

The star power made this far more watchable than the script did. I kept waiting for the narrator to break into a verse of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” too. But despite those flaws, I still enjoyed it, and that fistfight between Wayne and Scott was pretty great.
Yes, agree with your analysis of Pittsburgh. I think the producers quickly wanted to duplicate the success the three leads had in The Spoilers, but lacked a quality script available at the time. So instead of waiting for a better one to come along, they dropped them into the Pittsburgh film.

As you say, nothing memorable, but it is still fun watching the three wonderful leads interacting with each other on film.
 

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Yes, agree with your analysis of Pittsburgh. I think the producers quickly wanted to duplicate the success the three leads had in The Spoilers, but lacked a quality script available at the time. So instead of waiting for a better one to come along, they dropped them into the Pittsburgh film.

As you say, nothing memorable, but it is still fun watching the three wonderful leads interacting with each other on film.
I always thought the fistfight between the two male leads was memorable.
 

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I remember the fistfight from The Spoilers much more than the one from Pittsburgh. But of course, everyone has their own opinions. I do enjoy Pittsburgh, but it’s certainly nowhere near the top of my favorite John Wayne films.
 

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I remember the fistfight from The Spoilers much more than the one from Pittsburgh. But of course, everyone has their own opinions. I do enjoy Pittsburgh, but it’s certainly nowhere near the top of my favorite John Wayne films.
I remember the fistfight from "The Spoilers" more too, but I also remember the one well in Pittsburgh. Obviously, I enjoy "Pittsburgh" a lot, but it's not "Tall in the Saddle" when it comes to the top of my favorite John Wayne films.:)
 

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