Best western movie ever?

[PALADIN85020]

Top Ten Westerns, in order

1. Lonesome Dove
2. Lonesome Dove
3. Lonesome Dove
4. Tombstone
5. Quigley down Under
6. Man from Snowy River
7. Open Range
8. John Wayne True Grit
9. Blazing Saddles
10. Lonesome Dove

Jim, do you really like Lonesome Dove?

John

 

[Joni_Lynn]

I really enjoyed Quigley Down Under. Of course I like almost anything with Tom in it.

 

[akviper]

"The Searchers" is my all time favorite. Mr. Wayne should have received his academy award for this movie as he actually acted.

 

[Bicky Robby]

McClintock, The War Wagon and The Undefeated. What can I say, I like John Wayne.

 

[straightshooter1]

I am very disappointed in the choices here so far!

To be the BEST western there must be:

1. Cavalry

2. Indians

3. John Wayne

So, that leaves, really, three movies in contention for the BEST-

Rio Grande

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

Fort Apache

So there!

Bob

 

[rockquarry]

best western

Last Train From Gun Hill - Kirk Douglas & Anthony Quinn

 

[thedane]

I can't pick. I like all of these!!


High Noon - Gary Cooper/Grace Kelly
Missouri Breaks - Marlon Brando/Jack Nicholson
Stagecoach - John Wayne
Outlaw Josey Wales - Clint Eastwood
Tombstone - Val Kilmer/Kurt Russel
Winchester '73 - Jimmy Stewart
The Westerner - Gary Cooper (after a fight scene Gary Cooper's knuckles actually show bruising, whether it's makeup or not)
McCabe and Mrs. Miller - Warren Beatty/Julie Christie
Unforgiven - Clint Eastwood/Morgan Freeman
Red River - John Wayne/Montgomery Clift
The Shootist - John Wayne
High Plains Drifter - Clint Eastwood
Dances With Wolves - Kevin Costner
Lonesome Dove - Robert Duvall/Tommy Lee Jones
Hombre - Paul Newman/Richard Boone
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - John Wayne/Henry Fonda

 

[dave b]

Straightshooter is pretty close. I also like the "Oldies" like "The Big Trail" 1930. The Dukes 1st lead role. It's cool that a alot of the people involved might have actually lived it.

 

[John Eilertson]

Interesting that "Tombstone" and "Wyatt Earp" came out pretty close to one another. Personally, I've couldn't sit all the way through Costner's effort, but I like "Tombstone." (Only meager complaint is when Powers Booth is out shooting at the stars he fires more bullets than his guns could carry.) Surprising miscue for a film so seemingly dedicated to facts. As far as best ever...that's almost impossible to say. There h
ave been so many throughout the history of film that it's like picking your favorite ballplayer. Too many changes in the views of society and of the artists. Personally, I always liked "Evil Roy Slade." Anybody remember that one...? Not dead serious like "The Searchers", but still very funny. Not "Blazing Saddles" funny, either, but a TV movie version of same. It isn't the all timer, either, but makes as much sense as picking any "serious" Western.

 

[sigp220.45]

"The Searchers" is my all time favorite. Mr. Wayne should have received his academy award for this movie as he actually acted.

I agree he should have been recognized for this role. The way he turns from a desperate uncle searching for his niece into a vengeful man who wants to kill her was great.

I think his role in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" was fantastic, too. He loses the girl to Jimmy Stewart, gets drunk, burns down his own house, then saves Jimmy's bacon and doesn't take credit for it.

It wasn't until later in his career when he was typecast into playing himself over and over that he got the rap of not being an actor.

 

[Tony C.]

Surprise no mention of "Warlock".

I would also put "Nevada Smith" near the top, as well as "High Noon".

"Open Range" "Unforgiven" and "Silverado" are OK.

However I'll bet all Western fan loves "Rio Bravo".

 

[monet61]

I really liked "Hombre" and "Chatos' Land". Also Charleton Heston in "Will Penny" in 1968. Thought that was a darn good western. Hard to pick an absolute favorite.

 

[spudwrench]

Appaloosa, with Ed Harris is one of the best historical " gun wise " movies ever. I watch it at monthly

 

[kewpie]

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.......

Totally agree re: Val Kilmer. One of the best acting jobs ever IMO in any movie.

And tho I love nearly every movie mentioned prior here, I just have to go with Shane - overall acting, scenery, photography, character authenticity, human interest, etc...

(One of Clint Eastwood's only bombs IMO was when he tried to replicate Shane with 'Pale Rider.' I thot it was beneath him )

 

[bwickens]

Once Upon a Time in the West
Appaloosa
The Professionals
The Wild Bunch
Tombstone
The Last Hard Men (Heston, Coburn)
Tom Horn
The Cowboys
The Missouri Breaks
Red Sun

Those are mine in no particular order.
Fistful of Dollars and Last Man Standing were both adapted from the Japanese samurai flick Yojimbo.

 

[ace22]

glad to see 2 votes for the missouri breaks and 1 for the professionals.
besides peckinpah's wild bunch i have to add his pat garret and billy the kid too.

 

[Chubbs103]

Likewise, "The Magnificent Sevent" story was a westernized copy of the classic japanese "The Seven Samurai".

The real irony is that Akira Kurosawa who directed "The Seven Samurai" was a fan of classic John Ford movies.

Chubbs

 

[DeadAye]

Has anyone else noticed that Bronco Billy hasn't been mentioned even once?

 

[sigp220.45]

Has anyone else noticed that Bronco Billy hasn't been mentioned even once?

Or Heaven's Gate.

 

[mtgianni]

I don't know about the best but I will stop what I am doing and watch these [though I have them on DVD] if they are on TV.
Rio Bravo: Angie Dickenson and John Wayne Character's interaction is great
The Good the Bad and The Ugly: Along with "Hang 'em High, A Fistful of Dollars and A Few Dollars More" I saw all four of these in a drive in around 1970 great times
Shane great views of the Tetons and a good fight scene
Hondo personal conflict of the characters
How the West was Won, our lives do inter-connect.