Favourite Westerns

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  • cycologist
    cycologist Posts: 721
    High Noon.

    'nuff said.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,694
    The Seven Samurai
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    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    The life and times of Judge Roy Bean.

    A real dispenser of tough justice, but boy is it funny especially the "Bad Bob" sequence.
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  • bartimaeus
    bartimaeus Posts: 1,812
    High Plains Drifter

    I agree with Wheelspinner on Seven Samurai (/Magnificent Seven), and to extend the Samurai comparison I would also recommend Yojimbo (A Fistful of Dollars)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    afx237vi wrote:
    Funnily enough, I watched Once Upon A Time in the West this very morning. Epic. And Claudia Cardinale... also epic :shock:

    Funnily enough, I've recently watched it too. I guess we both recorded it off Film4.

    Also, funnily enough, my dad has asked for old Western DVDs for Christmas, so this thread is somewhat timely.


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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Lagavulin wrote:
    Kelly's Heroes. It's basically a western but with Tigers, Shermans and half-tracks.

    Well, Star Wars is 'basically' a western (and heavily influenced by Kurosawa films)
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,694
    Smokin Joe wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Does brokeback count as a Western? :P
    I couldn't see John Wayne or Clint Eastwood in that one.

    I thought that was a documentary?
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  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    RichN95 wrote:
    Lagavulin wrote:
    Kelly's Heroes. It's basically a western but with Tigers, Shermans and half-tracks.

    Well, Star Wars is 'basically' a western (and heavily influenced by Kurosawa films)
    You're forgetting that Star Wars is utterly s**t.
    Shermans are cool. X Wings are gash. Fact.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Lagavulin wrote:
    You're forgetting that Star Wars is utterly s**t.
    Shermans are cool. X Wings are gash. Fact.

    Heathen! Stone him!
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  • redd
    redd Posts: 19
    Give Costner's Open Range a try. Definately not the best but a good watch none the less. Slow build-up to a great climax.
  • prb007
    prb007 Posts: 703
    +1 for Apaloosa - v.atmospheric and superb cinematography.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a16jACPx ... re=related

    Also Tom Horn with Steve McQueen was a classic...

    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tom_horn/

    Has to be Magnificent 7 for me for the classics, tho'...

    " Look at the scars on his face -the one we need is the man who gave him those scars."

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    If you think the magnificent seven is good, you should really watch the original film (though in a different setting), seven samuri.
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  • prb007
    prb007 Posts: 703
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    If you think the magnificent seven is good, you should really watch the original film (though in a different setting), seven samuri.

    OK. Will do, cheers.
    Knew it was based on a Japanese film, but never seen the 'Original'..
    off to do some digging, may DL it :wink:

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  • Dunkindiver
    Dunkindiver Posts: 143
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    (Blazing Saddles?)

    +1 :D
  • prb007
    prb007 Posts: 703
    Dunkindiver wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    (Blazing Saddles?)

    +1 :D

    +2

    'the sherriff is a n...'

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcZ9ku_wInw
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  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    "The Man Who Killed Liberty Valance" was a cut above the usual Hollywood fare too.
  • zanelad
    zanelad Posts: 269
    The Clint Eastern westerns are all watchable, as is Tombstone, but my vote goes to
    The Wild Bunch.
  • SunWuKong
    SunWuKong Posts: 364
    I love Magnificent Seven but generally really like loads of western,s including Fist full of Dollars but that makes sense as Kurosawa films are awesome.
  • AndyRubio
    AndyRubio Posts: 880
    1. Wagonmaster
    2. My Darling Clementine
    3. The Searchers

    Can you spot the pattern?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Kurosawa was a huge fan of Westerns, so the influence works both ways.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    The Django films are on virtually every night on Movies for Men just before the 90s soft porn starts (so I'm told! :shock: )

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