desmobob Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 I'm surprised no one mentioned Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West or Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch... 1 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted January 20, 2023 Super User Posted January 20, 2023 26 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said: Although (spoiler alert!) I don’t know why he came out of the cabin. He had good, open shots at Indians just standing there lol. LOL. Every time someone asks "Why would he do that?!" while watching a movie, I always give them the same answer, "It's on the script"... 1 Quote
Captain Phil Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 Tombstone. Val Kilmer was fantastic. Quote
Super User GaryH Posted January 20, 2023 Super User Posted January 20, 2023 Also in imho any western with the Duke is always in my top 10. 1 Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted January 20, 2023 Super User Posted January 20, 2023 4 hours ago, desmobob said: I'm surprised no one mentioned Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West or Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch... Both are real classics. Once Upon a Time in the West is superb. 1 hour ago, GaryH said: Also in imho any western with the Duke is always in my top 10. I would not put all the Duke’s westerns in the Top Ten. But I’d put True Grit, The Searchers and Rio Bravo there! Quote
throttleplate Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 high plains drifter. High Plains Drifter (1973) Universal Pictures High Plains Drifter, directed by Eastwood himself, recounts the tale of a mysterious nameless drifter who coasts into a small mining town. The drifter is contracted by the town to protect them from a gang of ruffians soon to be released from prison. Though he accepts the mission, he has an ulterior motive: he has come to settle an old score. High Plains Drifter has been praised for stepping outside the box of Eastwood's typical westerns, as he is not playing an antihero protagonist so much as a downright villain. It's a surprisingly dark film which also features a memorable performance from Verna Bloom. 2 Quote
KSanford33 Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 One more vote for Tombstone. To this day if I'm at a golf course and someone is looking for a game, I'll say "I'm your huckleberry." Despite my vote for Tombstone, 1A is probably The Searchers. Incredibly underrated movie. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted January 20, 2023 Super User Posted January 20, 2023 I really dislike current movie editing with cuts every few seconds ...sometimes less. With that in mind, I settled in to watch an old Sergio-Clint western not too long ago...not sure which, maybe Good, Bad Ugly...not sure....but after what seemed like 20 minutes without a word or even a camera shift other than slow pans, I couldn't take it any more. I don't have the patience anymore. If flipping channels, I will stop on Rio Bravo or Rooster Cogburn. Quote
Fishingmickey Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 McClintock or Seven brides for Seven Brothers mentioning for fun. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. for number one. FM Quote
desmobob Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 59 minutes ago, Choporoz said: I really dislike current movie editing with cuts every few seconds ...sometimes less. With that in mind, I settled in to watch an old Sergio-Clint western not too long ago...not sure which, maybe Good, Bad Ugly...not sure....but after what seemed like 20 minutes without a word or even a camera shift other than slow pans, I couldn't take it any more. I get it! I always consider The Good, The Bad and The Ugly to be one of my all-time favorites but, when I watch it these days, it d....r....a....g....s along slowly; way more than I remember. Once Upon a Time In The West also does but to a lesser extent, I think. Still love 'em. Quote
Super User bulldog1935 Posted January 21, 2023 Super User Posted January 21, 2023 The Long Riders 2 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted January 21, 2023 Super User Posted January 21, 2023 The stranger and the gunfighter Quote
Motoboss Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 Original 1969 Mr. J Wayne TRUE GRIT. 2 Quote
Super User TOXIC Posted January 22, 2023 Super User Posted January 22, 2023 What, no votes for Django Unchained? 1 Quote
Motoboss Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 3 hours ago, TOXIC said: What, no votes for Django Unchained? Good but not an “all time” great. Now Hateful Eight, thats another conversation! 1 Quote
desmobob Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 How about a western with a twist... not a movie but a series of six vignettes that get progressively darker. Done like only the Coen Brothers do... The Ballad of Buster Scrugs. When I mention this movie to friends, it seems like none of them have heard of it, let alone seen it. According to the Wikipedia entry, it earned a bunch of awards: The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2018, where it won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay. After a limited theatrical run beginning on November 9, 2018, it was released on Netflix on November 16. The National Board of Review named it as one of its top ten best films of 2018. The film earned three nominations at the 91st Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Original Song ("When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings"). 3 Quote
Motoboss Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 5 hours ago, desmobob said: How about a western with a twist... not a movie but a series of six vignettes that get progressively darker. Done like only the Coen Brothers do... The Ballad of Buster Scrugs. When I mention this movie to friends, it seems like none of them have heard of it, let alone seen it. According to the Wikipedia entry, it earned a bunch of awards: Excellent! Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 23, 2023 Super User Posted January 23, 2023 The Outlaw Josey Wales. # 1 The Searchers Lonesome Dove Dances with Wolves The Good, bad and Ugly Quigley Down Under El Dorado Jeremiah Johnson The Long Riders. Butch Cassidy Open Range Tombstone was recently rated #1 , on a thread. I think it was very well made but I personally didn’t enjoy it that much. I think it was because I primarily enjoy westerns that take place outside of the cities. Tombstone took place in a town for the most part… 1 Quote
Jmontgomery87 Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 The Outlaw Josey Wales Unforgiven Tombstone Open Range The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Quote
Bass Junke Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 I grew up watching the Magnificent Seven with my dad so I will always remember that one as an all time favorite. I do love Tombstone though, Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn are great. A few obscure ones have been mentioned. Here is a real obscure one that is really good. Dead Man starring Johnny Depp. Black and white. Figure I kind of put Depp down in the Jeff Beck thread, might as well give em some kudos in this thread. Quote
KSanford33 Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 16 hours ago, desmobob said: How about a western with a twist... not a movie but a series of six vignettes that get progressively darker. Done like only the Coen Brothers do... The Ballad of Buster Scrugs. When I mention this movie to friends, it seems like none of them have heard of it, let alone seen it. According to the Wikipedia entry, it earned a bunch of awards: The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2018, where it won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay. After a limited theatrical run beginning on November 9, 2018, it was released on Netflix on November 16. The National Board of Review named it as one of its top ten best films of 2018. The film earned three nominations at the 91st Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Original Song ("When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings"). 1 2 Quote
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