is an atrocity not worth the silver used in the negative." Writing for Time Out, Geoff Andrew said, "If it lacks the formal perfection of Rio Bravo and the moving elegy for men grown old of El Dorado, it's still a marvellous film". Empire writer Ian Nathan wrote in January 2000, "this well-bred Western is just a routine canter through themes and gunfights as worn as the saddles." Quentin Tarantino cited Rio Lobo as one of the reasons he wanted to have a short directing career: "the most cutting-edge artist, the coolest guys, the hippest dudes, they’re the ones that stay at the party too long. They’re the ones that make those last two or three movies that are completely out of touch and do not realize the world has turned on them [...] I don’t want to make Rio Lobo." Soundtrack The music for Rio Lobo was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The soundtrack album was released in Belgium in 2001 on Prometheus Records. See also List of American films of 1970 John Wayne filmography References External links 1970 films 1970 Western (genre) films American Civil War films American Western (genre) films Films scored by Jerry Goldsmith Films directed by Howard Hawks Films shot in Arizona Films shot in Mexico Films produced by John Wayne Films with screenplays by Leigh Brackett Cinema Center Films films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films