favorite western

brakelever

just seen the new true grit movie - brillant, big john wayne fan but this knocks spots of the old one - will go down as one of my favorite westerns - what else is on peoples list if any ?

Anonymous

Three Amigos

RichN95.

Blazing Saddles.

Failing that, The Searchers or the Wild Bunch or one of the spaghetti westerns.

Aggieboy

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid and The Long Riders. Both have great music as well.

Tom Horn is underated in my opinion, and I still like The Mag' 7 and Once Upon A Time In The West for a bit of nostalgia..... 8)

mattshrops

unforgiven- classic clint loads of pathos top movie

Buckled_Rims

I'm a western fan. so here goes from a quick memory...

1. The Searchers
2. Unforgiven
3. Chatos land
3. Stage coach (1939)
4. Red River
5. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

There's also loads more, but I'd live with these 5 dvds abny day.

Stewie Griffin

Tombstone.

Bozman

1, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
2, The Wild Bunch.
3, Blazing Saddles and Trinity films all for a good laugh

holmeboy

"The Outlaw Josey Wales"

Smokin Joe

The Good, The bad and The Ugly.

And what a name for a film!

neeb

I'll vote for a different Sergio Leone western, "Once Upon a Time in the West".

MichaelW

Carry On Cowboy
High Noon
Shane

stevec205gti

Back to the Future III

Pigtail

I like Westerns - but two of my favourites:-

The Outlaw Josey Wales - ' Endeavour to persevere.'

Unforgiven

have already been chosen, so how about something different.

Three burials - the blurb on the cover quotes Total film as saying it's 'The finest Western since Unforgiven.' Is it a western though?

No Country for old men. I would say it's definitely a Western, in an old-fashioned morality tale type of way.

both Tommy Lee Jones.

seanoconn

Silverado.

downfader

brakelever wrote:

just seen the new true grit movie - brillant, big john wayne fan but this knocks spots of the old one - will go down as one of my favorite westerns - what else is on peoples list if any ?

*puts fingers in ears*

lalalala no no no lalalala!!



Massive, massive fan of the original True Grit.. if you like John Wayne then people should watch The Cowboys and Rio Grande. ...or The Sons of Katie Elder

Spagetti Westerns are cool too. I agree with Neeb, OUATinTheWest is probably the best of these, the most interesting is a Fist Full of Dynamite. Clint doesnt even feature - he's more the posterboy that got it all started imo. (Not that his period in SWs isnt worth watching, they're still iconic in everyway)

It was when Clint began directing that I think he made some really interesting western movies.

Other films I love 3.10 to Yuma. The original, not the new one, and if you're into westerns watch some Akira Kurosawa movies like Red Beard, Yojimbo and Severn Samurai.

Le Commentateur

I prefer those 1950s/60s "easterns", but I've not yet seen Red Beard – had it on video, but lost it somewhere..

fast as fupp

brokeback mountain




john wayne was a right wing punt btw

downfader

fast as fupp wrote:

brokeback mountain




john wayne was a right wing punt btw

Who supported and voted for the Democrats.. :?

@Le Commentateur - you should definately watch Red Beard. Its more grown up, less action, a turning point for Kurosawa imo.

all show no go

My favourite Western....

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid.

Newman and Redford, nuff said!

bartimaeus

High Plains Drifter

fast as fupp

downfader wrote:

fast as fupp wrote:

brokeback mountain




john wayne was a right wing punt btw

Who supported and voted for the Democrats.. :?

@Le Commentateur - you should definitely watch Red Beard. Its more grown up, less action, a turning point for Kurosawa imo.

Wayne claimed in his Playboy interview to have been a socialist during his years at college, and he admitted voting for Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. In the same interview he also expressed admiration for Democratic President Harry S Truman.[26] However, for most of his career he was a vocally conservative Republican. He took part in creating the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals in February 1944 and was elected president of that organization in 1947. He was an ardent anti-communist, and vocal supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee. In 1952, he made Big Jim McLain to show his support for the anti-communist cause.

downfader

Bartimaeus wrote:

High Plains Drifter

A supernatural western. Absolutely beautiful film.

crumbschief

Gunmen of the Apocalypse

RDW

Firefly?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uMAKtXlXf4

Seven Samurai?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZl2M8BLERs

OK, it's The Searchers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy2-abqR8B4

RonB

Cactus Jack

holmeboy

holmeboy wrote:

"The Outlaw Josey Wales"

"

Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?"

Frank the tank

The man with no name trilogy and the life and times of judge Roy Bean.

shouldbeinbed

Ansell Adams was more grandiose but more limited in scope than Edward Weston but overall Weston wins for me on range, variety & a more surreal eye

& blazing saddles.

markos1963

Unforgiven

Pale Rider

Outlaw Josey Wales

High Plains Drifter

You might guess I'm a big fan of Clint Eastwood

nevman

neeb wrote:

I'll vote for a different Sergio Leone western, "Once Upon a Time in the West".

+1-best opening of any film IMHO