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Quoted: As a non-boomer, I'm gonna say either Tombstone or Unforgiven. View Quote Shouldn't a "Cowboy film" at least contain some storyline related to cowboys or cattle ranches? I mean, sure, I guess the antagonist gang in "Tombstone" called themselves "Cowboys." But, can that really count? Judges? |
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El Dorado is one of the most enjoyable.
IMHO, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence is the best western movie. |
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Quoted: I also enjoyed the newer one. I thought it was a pretty good movie. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Quoted: Outlaw Josey Wales. Eastwood > Wayne. Fight me. View Quote Actually, they both were damn good. They were from different eras, tho; apparently Wayne saw "High Plains Drifter" with the rape scene, and said he'd never work with Eastwood. Too bad; that would've been an epic pairing. |
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I like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It is a great buddy/western movie with "some historical relevance". The revised 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe was pretty good.
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Quoted: I'd vote for the Searchers or Open Range....but what would you call this other great movie, an Eastern? https://screencrush.com/files/2017/09/Hawkeye-aiming-Last-of-the-Mohicans.jpg View Quote Last of the Mohicans is a great movie, but it's certainly not a 'cowboy' movie like this thread is about. |
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Quoted: Lebowski do "True Grit" better than The Duke? Son, I am disappoint... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: The new version True Grit is better than old version. And it was pretty good. I also enjoyed the newer one. I thought it was a pretty good movie. Kim Darby ruined the first one. Hailee made the 2nd. Lebowski did just good enough for the 2nd to be the winner. JW hated KD. Apparently he's not alone: She's been married four times, one time for just over a month. Sounds like she personifies the term "Cat Lady". |
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Quoted: I like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It is a great buddy/western movie with "some historical relevance". The revised 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe was pretty good. View Quote I look at Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as an anti-western. When Leone was making an homage to the genre, George Roy Hill was making a film to kill it off. Don't get me wrong, I like the film a lot, but it essentially is signifying the death of the western and the time/generation that embraced the ideology of those films. That is emblematic of the year during which it was made. Times they were a changin' |
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Quoted: Anyone who says anything other than Lonesome Dove is wrong, and should be ashamed of themselves. View Quote Lonesome Dove is most likely the best ever (I know it’s actually a made for tv miniseries). El Dorado is one of my favorite John Wayne movies. Probably right behind The Shootist. |
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Lonesome dove is the best by far. Unforgiven is also a great movie. Support your local sheriff and blazing saddles are the best comedies.
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Quoted: I'd vote for the Searchers or Open Range....but what would you call this other great movie, an Eastern? https://screencrush.com/files/2017/09/Hawkeye-aiming-Last-of-the-Mohicans.jpg View Quote Near-Western? Proto-Western? How about "refreshing breath of fresh air when it came out, as that era and perspective is wholly neglected in American story-telling?" |
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The Searchers
Red River Fistful of Dollars Hang ‘em High New ones... Open Range True Grit Unforgiven Tombstone |
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Quoted: Near-Western? Proto-Western? How about "refreshing breath of fresh air when it came out, as that era and perspective is wholly neglected in American story-telling?" View Quote Agree. Sure, no cows or cowboys but a frontier movie, so proto-western is good. I was going to say those don't get made anymore but think there are some out there. But I will stop the hijack since its off topic. |
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Take a decent story line
add some good john ford type scenery toss in some hamfisted romantic bullshit mix in costner, the death knell to any good movie for 30 years then rely on the powerhouse robert duvall to make a suckass movie watchable, but still crappy and thats how you get open range |
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Quoted: Wrong https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/398238/09D556B1-4E7A-4949-ADD9-04447857D6D1_jpe-1874054.JPG Also see signature show me how good you are and tell me what western without googling( second quote) Also no love for the professionals? View Quote Easy, "Johnny Guitar." |
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IDGAF what OP thinks.
Fun movie but best??? Fuck no, not even close. The Searchers Red River Ft. Apache Unforgiven Outlaw Josey Wales Lonesome Dove Tombstone Two Mules for Sister Sara Blazing Saddles Brokeback Mountain FTMFW |
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Quoted: https://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/04/disappointed-gif_1.gif?gs=a%20Regarding%20the%20Warriors,%20the%20game%20that%20Rockstar%20made%20of%20that%20movie%20was%20extremely%20well%20done. If you are going to post the best western film, and it stars John Wayne, it better be The Searchers Unforgiven is a pretty damned good, non John Wayne western. However, Once Upon A Time In The West is the best because it was written by three great filmmakers (Argento, Bertolucci and Leone) that inserted a ton of homages to the most noteworthy westerns in cinematic history. What a great entrance for Bronson https://thumbs.gfycat.com/MeaslyThoughtfulBobcat-size_restricted.gif Couple that with Morricone's score, complete with an experimental diegetic sound orchestration for the opening scene and awesome intertwining of each character's leitmotif at the showdown between Harmonica and Frank, it's incredible. Not to mention Henry Fucking Fonda as one bad motherfucker. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/w_zAWrGPk_DKDsOCfrCvrffvxhasbNxpShwLbZRzV8NEL74LuhUGj64lBDcF_GKJqOIcxY8K2Go01xMj2_0ydkNi97unNQHWswHqHNyKzM7qgb5aaXs6 Oh, I almost forgot Claudia Cardinale https://i.pinimg.com/236x/34/ed/4c/34ed4cc23fd659e93213574fdacdf905--claudia-cardinale-movie-characters.jpg View Quote This is the right answer. A masterpiece. |
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Quoted: Lebowski do "True Grit" better than The Duke? Son, I am disappoint... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: The new version True Grit is better than old version. And it was pretty good. I also enjoyed the newer one. I thought it was a pretty good movie. Not just better. WAAAAY better. |
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I like Tall in the Saddle with JW and a young Ella Raines. She was a beautiful young woman.
Attached File Gabby Hayes vs. the Old biddy are pretty funny. |
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Quoted: I'd vote for the Searchers or Open Range....but what would you call this other great movie, an Eastern? https://screencrush.com/files/2017/09/Hawkeye-aiming-Last-of-the-Mohicans.jpg View Quote Well, it happened in the western part of New York. |
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Quoted: Well, it happened in the western part of New York. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I'd vote for the Searchers or Open Range....but what would you call this other great movie, an Eastern? https://screencrush.com/files/2017/09/Hawkeye-aiming-Last-of-the-Mohicans.jpg Well, it happened in the western part of New York. It is East of Syracuse, which is central NY. Of course it was the western frontier at the time. |
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Quoted: IDGAF what OP thinks. Fun movie but best??? Fuck no, not even close. The Searchers Red River Ft. Apache Unforgiven Outlaw Josey Wales Lonesome Dove Tombstone Two Mules for Sister Sara Blazing Saddles Brokeback Mountain FTMFW View Quote You're not being very nice!!! My feels are hurt! And oh, going back on my earlier ruling, to all those who said "Brokeback Mountain"... they were sheepherders, not cowboys. |
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Favorite Dean Martin Western
Five Card Sud Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Roddy McDowel and Inger Stevens Five Card Stud - Trailer Favorite George Peppard Western, Rough Night on Jericho Dean Martin, George Peppard Rough Night in Jericho (1967) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ] |
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Quoted: Take a decent story line add some good john ford type scenery toss in some hamfisted romantic bullshit mix in costner, the death knell to any good movie for 30 years then rely on the powerhouse robert duvall to make a suckass movie watchable, but still crappy and thats how you get open range View Quote Going to be honest, Open Range is one of my favorite westerns. I don't think it was suckass or crappy. I KNOW it's not AMAZING but it just works for me. I also think Tombstone, while very good, is the most overrated western ever made. New True Grit is my top favorite. |
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Not gonna read all 5 pages, so
Has anybody mentioned. “Last of the Mohicans” |
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