* BrokenBase: While ''El Dorado'' and ''Film/RioBravo'' are both widely accepted as classic Westerns, asking a room full of fans of the genre which film is better is unlikely to result in a unanimous consensus.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Mississippi's PaperThinDisguise as a stereotypical Western "Chinaman" bellboy, complete with nonsensical muttering and (if you listen carefully, or have the subtitles on) AsianSpeekeeEngrish.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Nelse [=McLeod=] is a surprisingly likeable character and in some ways a more honorable fighter than Cole Thornton. His success as a MagnificentBastard might also be due to the SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome, even in older versions, and his introduction is full of {{Cowboy}} moments.
** {{Tomboy}} Joey is also fairly well-liked by a lot of fans, with the film being the actresses most famous role.
* SpecialEffectFailure: When Mississippi throws himself under the bad guys' horse, there is a very obvious cut where Creator/JamesCaan is replaced by a dummy in mid-dive. Hilariously, the dummy gets trodden on at least once, immediately before Mississippi's explanation to Cole, "A horse will never step on a man!"
* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Nelse [=McLeod=]'s damaged eye and scar is more believable in the Blu-ray version than in previous versions, surprisingly, since you can see his eye better. His eye just looks odd, like a damaged eye would.