Favorite Western?
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Favorite Western?
I really like a good western. From the old to the new. If done well, it could be a great damn picture.
I just finished Tombstone and damn if that’s not entertainment.
But, I think my all time fav, though haven’t watched in forever is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. That just blew me away. It was style, it was amazing. Clint really had a flare, but the entire 3 hour affair is truly a masterpiece of cinema.
I just finished Tombstone and damn if that’s not entertainment.
But, I think my all time fav, though haven’t watched in forever is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. That just blew me away. It was style, it was amazing. Clint really had a flare, but the entire 3 hour affair is truly a masterpiece of cinema.
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Not a big western fan like my dad so I'll say Back to the Future III.
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That’s not bad. Wouldn’t have pegged as a Western, but I guess it would be considered like a sci-fi Western.
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The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve learned to enjoy westerns.
Tombstone is entertaining as all hell. It’s also got a lot of great lines. I always seem to catch a different great line of dialogue with every re-watch.
Unforgiven is probably the BEST western I’ve ever seen. It’s just masterful from beginning to end. Add in its place along the timeline of Eastwood westerns and it’s just that much more iconic.
Second best would go to Open Range. It feels like the most realistic western out there. It feels totally authentic from beginning to end.
As a kid, I used to love Silverado. I’m not sure it still holds up quite as well now but it’s still a fun movie.
I much prefer Eastwood westerns over John Wayne westerns. To me, there just aren’t that many enjoyable Wayne westerns. He always comes off like an asshole in his movies.
Tombstone is entertaining as all hell. It’s also got a lot of great lines. I always seem to catch a different great line of dialogue with every re-watch.
Unforgiven is probably the BEST western I’ve ever seen. It’s just masterful from beginning to end. Add in its place along the timeline of Eastwood westerns and it’s just that much more iconic.
Second best would go to Open Range. It feels like the most realistic western out there. It feels totally authentic from beginning to end.
As a kid, I used to love Silverado. I’m not sure it still holds up quite as well now but it’s still a fun movie.
I much prefer Eastwood westerns over John Wayne westerns. To me, there just aren’t that many enjoyable Wayne westerns. He always comes off like an asshole in his movies.
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All time fave Western?... "Seven Samurai"
I LOVE "Modern" Westerns:
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Unforgiven
Appaloosa
The Salvation
Seraphim Falls
True Grit 70's
True Grit Remake
3:10 to Yuma 50's
3:10 to Yuma Remake
The Harder They Fall
I LOVE "Modern" Westerns:
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Unforgiven
Appaloosa
The Salvation
Seraphim Falls
True Grit 70's
True Grit Remake

3:10 to Yuma 50's
3:10 to Yuma Remake
The Harder They Fall
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Recently, The Harder They Fall blew me away. Seen twice already.
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The Proposition with Guy Pearce was great. Loved Seraphim Falls (one that hardly gets mentioned) and Silverado. Another fav of mine is The Wild Bunch and more recent 3:10 to Yuma. With Bale and Crowe.
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Which is the preferred version of TGtBatU? Theatrical or extended?
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The Good The Bad And The Ugly (Theatrical Cut)
Once Upon A Time In The West
The Wild Bunch
High Plains Drifter
Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven
A Fistful Of Dollars
For A Few Dollars More
The standards.
Once Upon A Time In The West
The Wild Bunch
High Plains Drifter
Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven
A Fistful Of Dollars
For A Few Dollars More
The standards.
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Unforgiven.
But a close second is Rio Bravo. See it for the outstanding performance by Dean Martin.
But a close second is Rio Bravo. See it for the outstanding performance by Dean Martin.
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Day of Anger
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Appaloosa
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My favorite western is a TV series ...

Movie-wise (Deadwood: The Movie notwithstanding) I'd have to go with Tombstone, Unforgiven, Desperado, The Quick And The Dead, and Three Amigos.

Movie-wise (Deadwood: The Movie notwithstanding) I'd have to go with Tombstone, Unforgiven, Desperado, The Quick And The Dead, and Three Amigos.
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There’s a pretty fantastic limited series called Godless. It’s on Netflix if anyone wants to check it out.
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Godless is fucking fantastic.
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I feel like we did this already not that long ago, but no matter. I need to balance the thread out with some pre-60's picks:
Stagecoach
Wagon Master
Man of the West
Winchester '73
The Gunfighter
The Tall T
Stagecoach
Wagon Master
Man of the West
Winchester '73
The Gunfighter
The Tall T
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Like most of Clint Eastwood Westerns.
John Ford, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart made and stared in some of my favorites.
Some of my favorites.
and
Bone Tomahawk
John Ford, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart made and stared in some of my favorites.
Some of my favorites.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Searchers (1956)
and
Bone Tomahawk
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I like westerns a lot. My favorite is the Ballad Of Cable Hogue
Followed by :
Once Upon A Time In The West
Rio Bravo
The Great Silence
Django
the Wild Bunch
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Hateful Eight
I’ll stop there, but there’s plenty more I watch yearly.
Followed by :
Once Upon A Time In The West
Rio Bravo
The Great Silence
Django
the Wild Bunch
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Hateful Eight
I’ll stop there, but there’s plenty more I watch yearly.



