Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . of its 2001 Artisan "John Wayne Collection" DVD release could not even keep the main facts straight themselves on their WAKE OF THE RED WITCH jewel case. Angelique, the brunette flashback chick, is the NIECE--not the "daughter"--of Evil Island Commissioner Desiax. First Mate Rosen's blonde chick of the present, Teleia, also is only the niece--not the daughter--of Angelique and Captain Sidneye. Where the parents are of all these nieces running around underfoot in this story NEVER is explained; nor is the alleged existence of Angelique's daughter ever fleshed out. (Sometimes it might be wise to spring a few bucks and cast a few "extras" to make plot points a little more plausible.) Maybe one should not be too harsh in blaming the Artisan copy writers, as this flick is NOT close-captioned, preventing them from rechecking anything on the nonexistent subtitles, and the sound of many scenes has NOT been digitally restored, leaving it virtually inaudible (and forcing the poor Artisans to work under "garbage in, garbage out" conditions). John Wayne fans may wish to skip this picture, as the Duke's character "Capt. Ralls" is a drunken loser who flogs his sailors on capricious whims and destroys a Native Islander religion and deity. Capt. Ralls loses a pearl, loses his girl, loses his ship, loses ANOTHER ship, loses a cargo of gold bars, and loses his life. The final scene shows explicitly that this man is better off dead.

MissSimonetta Wake of the Red Witch (1948) is a pretty poor romantic drama and its plot is virtually the same as the Gothic novel, "Wuthering Heights" or at least the famous 1939 adaptation of it. Heck, there's even a scene which almost rips off Merle Oberon's death shot-for-shot! The acting is mostly uninspiring. And don't get me started on the laughable sea creature John Wayne battles! It was more memorable in Ed Wood's masterpiece of schlock, The Bride of the Monster (1955)! The script is equally cheesy. The ending is supposed to be poignant, but you're so unattached to these characters, so it's all moot.Skip it.

soccermanz I have just sat through this black and white fable whilst trying to do other work. Why John Wayne owed anyone the Pearls or the Gold was totally beyond me or even why he died if he actually did. Or why Gail Russell became the love of his life after a couple of glances or why she let her father publicly engage her to another but still chose him and then pushed him aside because her father tripped and fell into a bonfire supposedly stoked up by a single octopus eye. or why she died on seeing him the second time. I suspect that a lot of the plot was made up as they went along depending on where they were and how much was in the kitty. To suggest that it was anywhere near to being one of John Wayne's best suggests that his full repertoire had not been seen or viewed with sufficient care. Unless you have something else to do at the same time my advice is don't bother.

grannycog My all time favorite of all the John Wayne movies. It came out when I was a young girl and I have seen it 34 times, and would watch it again if I could find a video. Compared to special effects today, it is lacking, but I believe it was one of his best.