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[Platy]

 

[UrokeJoe]

Lonesome Dove is Godly.

as is Robert Duvall.

 

[jtb]

Jesse James was pretty damn perfect.

 

[Kukuk]

Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid.

And not just because Bob Dylan did the soundtrack for it (though, that is a fairly big reason).

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Open Range
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Wyatt Earp
3:10 to Yuma
The Proposition
The Quick and the Dead

 

[not psycho]

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
2. Once Upon a Time in the West
...
3. A Fistful of Dollars
4. For a Few Dollars More
5. True Grit (new)

I've also seen Magnificent Seven, The Searchers, Unforgiven. But not High Noon.

 

[yoshizzle]

Unforgiven
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
High Plains Drifter
Hang 'Em High

I should really watch more non-Clint westerns.

 

[triplestation]

3:10 To Yuma

Red Dead Redemption

I actually think Christian Bale would make a fantastic John Marston.

 

[UrokeJoe]

Open Range
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Wyatt Earp
3:10 to Yuma
The Proposition
The Quick and the Dead

Was on television recently, really liked it.

3:10 is really well done and Russell Crowe does his part big time.

The Proposition is pure brutal. Everyone should see it.

 

[Kesagiri]

Once Upon a Time in the West

 

[Row]

The best westerns I have seen are definitely the man with no name films, but some others I really enjoyed were:

The Magnificent Seven
High noon
The Wild Bunch

 

[SpartanForce]

Dollar's Trilogy.

 

[bengraven]

Will be making a thread about Westerns/The Old West one of these days.


1) Once Upon a Time In The West
2) Good, The Bad, The Ugly
3) The Unforgiven
4) Outlaw Josey Wales
5) Rio Bravo
6) Fistful of Dollars


Books:

1) Lonesome Dove
2) True Grit
3) Blood Meridian

TV Shows:

1) Deadwood
2) Maverick
3) Gunsmoke
4) Have Gun, Will Travel

Games:

1) Red Dead Redemption
2) Red Dead Redemption
3) Red Dead Redemption

 

[Row]

Also may as well mention Tombstone as the worst, because I hate it so much. Aside from kilmer's doc holliday, this is by far the most irredeemably awful western I have ever seen and really is a bit of a perversion of the genre. It plays out like a shitty made for TV movie with nothing going for it at all aside from holliday, with the worst aspect being kurt russel going full retard with his performance. He's terrific in pretty much everything else he's done, so I like to think he knew how bad a movie it was and decided to troll it a bit.

 

[Drazgul]

So, so much this.

Anyways, I'd say Deadwood, True Grit (remake), Dances With Wolves, and the Dollars Trilogy.

I'll just go with these as well. Dances With Wolves is probably my all-time favorite, largely because of childhood nostalgia. I'll never get tired of watching the 4-hour recut version.

Oh and Brisco County Jr. and Legend from tv shows.

 

[bengraven]

I am going to do my part in ensuring the Western returns.

Also may as well mention Tombstone as the worst, because I hate it so much. Aside from kilmer's doc holliday, this is by far the most irredeemably awful western I have ever seen and really is a bit of a perversion of the genre. It plays out like a shitty made for TV movie with nothing going for it at all aside from holliday, with the worst aspect being kurt russel going full retard with his performance. He's terrific in pretty much everything else he's done, so I like to think he knew how bad a movie it was and decided to troll it a bit.

The art design was also beautiful in that film, but yeah, it's like Troy: a complete anal raping of history with a few good parts, but nothing you can watch too many times.

 

[Parch]

I have a bunch of John Wayne movies on the pvr that I'll get to eventually. I think he was one cool dude.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Also may as well mention Tombstone as the worst, because I hate it so much. Aside from kilmer's doc holliday, this is by far the most irredeemably awful western I have ever seen and really is a bit of a perversion of the genre. It plays out like a shitty made for TV movie with nothing going for it at all aside from holliday, with the worst aspect being kurt russel going full retard with his performance. He's terrific in pretty much everything else he's done, so I like to think he knew how bad a movie it was and decided to troll it a bit.

That movie SHOULD be awesome. I mean, it's chokeful of who-who's manly actors. Kurt Russel, Val Kilmer in one of his best roles, Powers Boothe, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliot, hell even Thomas Hayden Church is even there with his impossibly square jaw.

But it's kinda...alright. The direction is REALLY bad, too. I don't know if the rumors are true that Kurt Rusell directed most of it, but maybe that explains his performance. Carpenter should follow Kurt around everywhere to help him out.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

Does Back to the Future III count?

Westerns are one of my most disliked genres.

 

[UrokeJoe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snxME3CDtvI

A real character. My man Woodrow is the real deal.

"I hate rude behavior in a man. Won't tolerate it."

 

[dmag1223]

I've always loved the wild bunch, along with once upon a time in the west. Those two stand head and shoulders above the rest to me.

 

[Dog Problems]

Rio Bravo and El Dorado are the ones I go back to the most. Love those movies.

 

[Neffarias_Bredd]

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and they've all been listed here. Hopefully Django Unchained will become one of my favorites

 

[injurai]

A lot of good movies in here.

Would There will be Blood count? I think I would add that.

 

[swoon]

classic:

searchers
stagecoach
man who shot liberty valance
johnny guitar
red river
vera cruz
winchester 73
naked spur
forty guns
ride lonesome
ramrod
pursued

new hollywood:

mcabe and mrs.miller
culpepper cattle company
little big man
outlaw jessie wales
bad company
missouri breaks
jeremiah johnson
butch cassidy and the sundance kid


italian

good bad and ugly
once upon a time in the west
great silence
big gundown
bullet for the general
django
blood river
day of anger
the mercenary
death rides a horse

one of the best genres.

 

[RustyNails]

The Unforgiven.

 

[sefskillz]

The Wild Bunch
The Great Silence
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Django
McCabe and Mrs Miller
Four of the Apocalypse

edit: BEATEN BY SWOON *shakes fist*

 

[Krowley]

The Searchers
Fort Apache
The Man who Shot Liberty Valance
The Unforgiven
High Plains Drifter
Rio Bravo
Red River
The Wild Bunch
Ride the High Country
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Western Union
Rancho Notorious
Once Upon a Time in the West
A Fistfull of Dollars
For a few Dollars More
The Good the Bad and The Ugly
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Hombre
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Gunfighter
The Tin Star
The Shootist
Tombstone

 

[swoon]

The Wild Bunch
The Great Silence
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Django
McCabe and Mrs Miller
Four of the Apocalypse

edit: BEATEN BY SWOON *shakes fist*

i somehow blanked on wild bunch and bring me the head of alfredo though. so you win really.

 

[thetrin]

It's far from my favorite, but Open Range is very underrated.

Completely agree. I loved Open Range.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Open Range. One of the best gunfights ever filmed

edit: beaten like a mule for sister sara

I'll throw in Shane strictly for the amazing bar fight. Such a gritty rumble

 

[Krowley]

Open Range. One of the best gunfights ever filmed

edit: beaten like a mule for sister sara

Yeah, Open Range was strong.

Still, I wouldn't put it among my top favs, or at least, I'd have to see it again to decide whether or not it belongs.

Good movie though.

 

[Dead Man]

You didn't specify medium, so Red Dead Redemption

Also noted a lack of Shane.


The audio mixing on that one is fantastic. For a second, I actually thought someone was shooting a SAA in the theater (no, not making massacre jokes), because it didn't sound at all like the usual canned sounds. I also loved that the gun fighters couldn't shoot for shit.

So I finally got around to watching Shane last week. And yes, there is a disturbing lack of Shane in this thread. Fantastic film. Filled with cliches of the time, but also breaks them in many ways.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Yeah, Open Range was strong.

Still, I wouldn't put it among my top favs, or at least, I'd have to see it again to decide whether or not it belongs.

Good movie though.

I just like it for its brutality. Sort of refreshing in a way. Also, the kick off to the gunfight is just jaw dropping.

 

[Secret Fawful]

The Big Gundown
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
For A Few Dollars More
A Fistful of Dollars
The Mercenary
My Name Is Nobody
Once Upon A Time in the West
Duck, You Sucker (WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE NOT SAYING THIS WATCH THIS SHIT NOW)
Two Mules For Sister Sara
The Searchers
The Cowboys
True Grit
Big Jake
McClintock
Blazing Saddles
Open Range
Tombstone
The Unforgiven
The Wild Bunch
Maverick

 

[Cow Mengde]

Cowboys and Dinosaur, bitches!

 

[UrokeJoe]

I just like it for its brutality. Sort of refreshing in a way. Also, the kick off to the gunfight is just jaw dropping.

Indeed. I love how deliberately quick it was. Honestly that is how real life is, it's not slow motion second chances... It can be that brutal.