Best western movie ever?
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mkk41
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The 'Outlaw Josey Wales' is my all-time favorite movie period! But I do not consider it a western. After all , most happened in Kansas and Missouri.
And since not one of the classsic old time westerns really distinguishes itself in my mind , I'll vote for a fairly recent one in 'Silverado'.
Classic 'western' story line (good guys v bad guys)
All-star cast
Technically accurate for the time
Period correct firearms
Timely humor
Plenty of shootin' , fightin' , rustlin' , drinkin' , gamblin' , cheatin' , lyin' , and shootin'!
And since not one of the classsic old time westerns really distinguishes itself in my mind , I'll vote for a fairly recent one in 'Silverado'.
Classic 'western' story line (good guys v bad guys)
All-star cast
Technically accurate for the time
Period correct firearms
Timely humor
Plenty of shootin' , fightin' , rustlin' , drinkin' , gamblin' , cheatin' , lyin' , and shootin'!
I'm some kind of Western freak I guess. I like so many that I can't truly pick a favorite. Lonesome Dove is up on the "list" as of the great modern day actors. Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall are a very tough act to follow. Broken Trail and Open Range are pretty good late westerns also. JMO
In no particular order:
Eldorado
Big Jake
Rio Lobo
Rio Bravo
The Sons of Katie Elder (yea, you can tell I'm a JW fan)
Josie Wales
True Grit (the very good one, not the one with the *** liberal man-hating bitch who can't act worth a ****)
The three spagetti westerns with Clint
Once Upon a Time in the West (great Fonda movie)
Unforgiven
Pale Rider
High Plains Drifter
Joe Kidd
2 Mules
Hang'em High
Eldorado
Big Jake
Rio Lobo
Rio Bravo
The Sons of Katie Elder (yea, you can tell I'm a JW fan)
Josie Wales
True Grit (the very good one, not the one with the *** liberal man-hating bitch who can't act worth a ****)
The three spagetti westerns with Clint
Once Upon a Time in the West (great Fonda movie)
Unforgiven
Pale Rider
High Plains Drifter
Joe Kidd
2 Mules
Hang'em High
gunlovingirl
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I love westerns, so picking a favorite is hard. But Tombstone is right up there at or near the top. Val Kilmer should have won an Oscar for his role as Doc. Another favorite is Rio Bravo. I also liked Unforgiven. And then there's.......
Jim Shugart
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It's Once Upon a Time in the West for me. Were it not for Ennio Morricone's score, there would have been a lotta neck-and-necks, but his music is just brilliant: The best movie music ever, IMHO.
This movie has every thing: Cast, direction, cinematography, music (Did I mention that?
), etc. As an extra, if you're a Western buff, it also has a lot of homages to other classic films, like Shane and High Noon.
Here's the opening scene:
YouTube - Once Upon a Time in The West - Opening sequence
And here's the final duel between Chuck Bronson and Jane Fonda's daddy:
YouTube - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - the Duel
That's my most favorite-ist movie scene ever.
This movie has every thing: Cast, direction, cinematography, music (Did I mention that?
), etc. As an extra, if you're a Western buff, it also has a lot of homages to other classic films, like Shane and High Noon.Here's the opening scene:
YouTube - Once Upon a Time in The West - Opening sequence
And here's the final duel between Chuck Bronson and Jane Fonda's daddy:
YouTube - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - the Duel
That's my most favorite-ist movie scene ever.
And a great double feature with Seven Samurai, starring Toshiro Mifune.
john traveler
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Interestingly, the story line behind both "Last Man Standing" and the Clint Eastwood western where he plays two rival gangs against each other were not based on westerns. They were based on a Japanese film named the "Samurai" or some such, and came out in the late 1950s.
Likewise, "The Magnificent Sevent" story was a westernized copy of the classic japanese "The Seven Samurai".
Likewise, "The Magnificent Sevent" story was a westernized copy of the classic japanese "The Seven Samurai".
Some favorites here.
Ox Bow Incident.
Support Your Local Sheriff.
Man From Snowy River.
My Name Is Nobody as well as They Call Me Trinity and Trinity Is Still My Name.
Serenity which is more or less a Western set in the future and a different solar system.
Ox Bow Incident.
Support Your Local Sheriff.
Man From Snowy River.
My Name Is Nobody as well as They Call Me Trinity and Trinity Is Still My Name.
Serenity which is more or less a Western set in the future and a different solar system.
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For first time viewing, I think I probably enjoyed watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid more than most. I've watched Tombstone and Young Guns 1&2 more times.
sipowicz
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Unforgiven...other westerns have more action...most, more fun...but this movie is so layered and it's theme is mesmerizing.
Broker50
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Tombstone is coming on CMT right now, 8:00 EDT. Tombstone was my wife's favorite movie. It was the last thing she watched the day she died.
Jim Shugart
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That's a close second.
My GF and I are both movie addicts, but our tastes are very different. I like T's and A's and a lotta guys getting whacked, she likes girlie stuff.
We play a game where one of us makes the other of us watch their flicks. I'll make her watch Se7en and she will make me watch Howards End.
She suggested Unforgiven. I thought ***, you're giving away a Clint Eastwood flick?
Great movie. Clint apparently paid some attention to Sergio Leone while he was working with him.
Farmboy
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The Shootist hands down.. My God, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O'brian, Henry Morgan, Ron Howard, Lauren Becall!!
The Unforgivin is right behind.
BR
The Shootist hands down.. My God, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O'brian, Henry Morgan, Ron Howard, Lauren Becall!!
The Unforgivin is right behind.
BR
LedFowl
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John Ford's Stagecoach with John Wayne, plus a great cast of character actors.
Certainly there are other good westerns, but this one has it all, IMHO.
Certainly there are other good westerns, but this one has it all, IMHO.
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mg357
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my favorite western is el dorado starring john wayne robert mitchum and a young james caan
19max99
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Jerimiah Johnson with Robert Redford and Will Geer is one I never miss. Some lesser known but ones I find entertaining are:
"Accross the Wide Missouri" with Clark Gable.
"Ride the High Country" with aging Randolf Scott and Joel McCrea.
"Two Rode Together" with James Stewart and Riced Wirmark
"Accross the Wide Missouri" with Clark Gable.
"Ride the High Country" with aging Randolf Scott and Joel McCrea.
"Two Rode Together" with James Stewart and Riced Wirmark
Jeremiah Johnson
Original 3:10 to Yuma
Pale Rider
Loved the Man with No Name Trilogy and Josie Wales as well.
Respect The Duke, but his acting leaves a little to be desired compared to others now that I am older. I'd still have a shot and a beer with him, mind you. He IS The Duke.
Original 3:10 to Yuma
Pale Rider
Loved the Man with No Name Trilogy and Josie Wales as well.
Respect The Duke, but his acting leaves a little to be desired compared to others now that I am older. I'd still have a shot and a beer with him, mind you. He IS The Duke.
