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Looking for a Good Western

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Tombstone without a doubt

Open Range

Silverado

Any Clint film (Pale Rider)

Jeremiah Johnson (sort of a western and a great movie)

Red River

3:10 to Yuma

Quigley Down Under

LMAO!!!!

just noticed that Brokeback Mountain was on the list....

Yeah, that was a GREAT movie........... you should watch that one with a few buddies over    :-? ::)

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Paint Your Wagon.

Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin sing!!!   :D

ugghhh

Outlaw Josey Wales, Tom Horn, Long Riders, The Lonesome Dove series.  There were a lot of good ones in that list. 

Open Range with Robert Duvall and Keven Costner.

This would be my personal fav.

"You should have run when you had the chance, Spearman."

             

"Not much for running from cowards."

Viva Zapata.

True story based on the Mexician Revolution

Good movie for being 1952, Marlon Brando & Anthony Quinn

Great things were created in 1952 ;)

Tom

Another good one; One Eyed Jacks with Marlon Brando.

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just checked out the wild bunch, pale rider, and once upon a time in the west from the library.

just checked out the wild bunch, pale rider, and once upon a time in the west from the library.

If you have seen Henry Fonda in other movies, how did you think about his performance in one upon a time in the west? Big difference from usually being cast as a soft spoken protagonist in other movies.

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just checked out the wild bunch, pale rider, and once upon a time in the west from the library.

If you have seen Henry Fonda in other movies, how did you think about his performance in one upon a time in the west? Big difference from usually being cast as a soft spoken protagonist in other movies.

never seen him in any other movies. and i'll let you know how i like once upon a time in the west after i watch it. any relation to Peter Fonda? he was good in Easy Rider  ;D

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3;10 to Yuma

Pale Rider

Outlaw Josey Wales

just checked out the wild bunch, pale rider, and once upon a time in the west from the library.

If you have seen Henry Fonda in other movies, how did you think about his performance in one upon a time in the west? Big difference from usually being cast as a soft spoken protagonist in other movies.

never seen him in any other movies. and i'll let you know how i like once upon a time in the west after i watch it. any relation to Peter Fonda? he was good in Easy Rider ;D

Yea haha, Henry Fonda was Peter and Jane Fonda's father.

I recommend watching the Ox-Bow Incident first then watching Once Upon a Time in the West. Ox-Bow is a younger Henry Fonda with his trademark style and Once Upon a Time in the West is a completely different Fonda.

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I know I'm gonna get ripped for this, but 'Tombstone' doesn't cut it for me. It strikes me as cartoonish. The hair and clothes are too neat and clean. I know people took baths back then, but my vision of the old West is dirtier and grittier. Everyone is too good looking. If you ever saw old prints of western life, there were some ugly sob's back then. The men were no treat either... :D

Ok, got my asbestos suit on. Let 'er rip....

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I know I'm gonna get ripped for this, but 'Tombstone' doesn't cut it for me. It strikes me as cartoonish. The hair and clothes are too neat and clean. I know people took baths back then, but my vision of the old West is dirtier and grittier. Everyone is too good looking. If you ever saw old prints of western life, there were some ugly sob's back then. The men were no treat either... :D

Ok, got my asbestos suit on. Let 'er rip....

No flames from me. Not one of my favorites, but Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday makes the movie worth watching in my opinion. The fancy cup work at the poker table in response to Johnny Ringo's gun play is very cool.

I know I'm gonna get ripped for this, but 'Tombstone' doesn't cut it for me. It strikes me as cartoonish. The hair and clothes are too neat and clean. I know people took baths back then, but my vision of the old West is dirtier and grittier. Everyone is too good looking. If you ever saw old prints of western life, there were some ugly sob's back then. The men were no treat either... :D

Ok, got my asbestos suit on. Let 'er rip....

No flames from me. Not one of my favorites, but Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday makes the movie worth watching in my opinion. The fancy cup work at the poker table in response to Johnny Ringo's gun play is very cool.

Yeah, w/o Val Kilmer the movie would only be so so.

I know I'm gonna get ripped for this, but 'Tombstone' doesn't cut it for me. It strikes me as cartoonish. The hair and clothes are too neat and clean. I know people took baths back then, but my vision of the old West is dirtier and grittier. Everyone is too good looking. If you ever saw old prints of western life, there were some ugly sob's back then. The men were no treat either... :D

Ok, got my asbestos suit on. Let 'er rip....

No flames from me. Not one of my favorites, but Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday makes the movie worth watching in my opinion. The fancy cup work at the poker table in response to Johnny Ringo's gun play is very cool.

Yeah, w/o Val Kilmer the movie would only be so so.

It was alright the first time but after that not as much.  Good point about Val guys.

From your list,

Rio Bravo,

The searchers

The Magnificant 7 w Yul Brynner

Dances with Wolves was good

The Cowboys was decent.

Some Clint Eastwood's were good but not all

And if you are up for the good for laughs, politically incorrect, couldn't make that movie today:

Blazing Saddles ;)

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/blazing-saddles-greatest-scenes-in-359-seconds-best-of-fart-to/cc751510671966c715e4cc751510671966c715e4-561995449036?q=blazing+saddles+video&FORM=VIRE3&adlt=strict

I also liked John Waynes "McLintoc"

(View trailer)

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi150864665/

(you got to get past the Bambi preview ::))

All of my favorite Westerns have been mentioned on here, except for a few, an Aussie "Western" called The Proposition, Rio Bravo, and The Assassination Of Jesse James. For fans of Ray Winstone and Guy Pearce, The Proposition is a must see. It is a creepy, violent, and well written and acted film.  These three films, along with Sergio Leone's spaghetti western trilogy, 3:10 To Yuma, and Unforgiven are my favorite Westerns.

The Proposition trailer:

The Assassination of Jesse James trailer:

(one of the best film scores ever, featured in the trailer)

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