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re: Name some Western recommendations
Posted on 10/17/14 at 2:14 pm to DosManos
Posted on 10/17/14 at 2:14 pm to DosManos
quote:
Do I start with thhe Clint Eastwood movies?
Not a bad place to start if you're also an Eastwood fan. Go with Unforgiven, High Plains Drifter and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Posted on 10/17/14 at 2:19 pm to DosManos
I'll add:
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Cowboys
Ride the High Country
Quigley Down Under
The Sons of Katy Elder
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Cowboys
Ride the High Country
Quigley Down Under
The Sons of Katy Elder
This post was edited on 10/17/14 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 10/17/14 at 2:26 pm to DosManos
My favorites as a kid
Rio Bravo
Sons of Katie Elder
McLintock
Rio Bravo
Sons of Katie Elder
McLintock
Posted on 10/17/14 at 2:29 pm to DosManos
Hondo
Day of the Outlaw
Duel at Diablo
Gunless
Day of the Outlaw
Duel at Diablo
Gunless
Posted on 10/17/14 at 2:41 pm to DosManos
The good, the bad, and the ugly is one of my favorite movies ever.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 2:57 pm to JumpingTheShark
Three Amigos
This post was edited on 10/17/14 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 10/17/14 at 3:00 pm to DosManos
The Searchers
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Open Range
The Man With No Name Trilogy
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Rio Grande
Fort Apache
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Open Range
The Man With No Name Trilogy
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Rio Grande
Fort Apache
Posted on 10/17/14 at 3:04 pm to DosManos
Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley's film debut
Elvis Presley's film debut
Posted on 10/17/14 at 3:50 pm to DosManos
I'd ease into it. Start with some hero westerns with John Wayne like the Horse Soldiers. Maybe do a little Bonanza watching. Rio Bravo and the Magnificent Seven are also good ones.
Your next step should be Gold of the Sierra Madre. Awesome stuff. This will help you transition into the anti hero westerns and the more intense ones like Outlaw Josey Wales and TGTB&TU.
Only when you know you are ready should you go after Once Upon a Time in the West and Unforgiven. Those are master peices and might be too much for virgin eyes.
Dances With Wolves is awesome, don't let anyone tell you different. Find the extended version though. It makes more sense.
Your next step should be Gold of the Sierra Madre. Awesome stuff. This will help you transition into the anti hero westerns and the more intense ones like Outlaw Josey Wales and TGTB&TU.
Only when you know you are ready should you go after Once Upon a Time in the West and Unforgiven. Those are master peices and might be too much for virgin eyes.
Dances With Wolves is awesome, don't let anyone tell you different. Find the extended version though. It makes more sense.
This post was edited on 10/17/14 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 10/17/14 at 4:07 pm to athenslife101
El Dorado
I'd also recommend Destry. It's an old Audie Murphy western, and it's sort of corny but I enjoy it.
I'd also recommend Destry. It's an old Audie Murphy western, and it's sort of corny but I enjoy it.
This post was edited on 10/17/14 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 10/17/14 at 4:17 pm to DosManos
Once Upon A Time in the West
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
^ Those are the elites. Here are some more greats:
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven
The Assassination of Jesse James
Dances With Wolves
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
^ Those are the elites. Here are some more greats:
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven
The Assassination of Jesse James
Dances With Wolves
Posted on 10/17/14 at 4:23 pm to athenslife101
I know, I have it. Just let me rant.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 4:23 pm to Marciano1
quote:
High Noon (1952) is possibly the all-time best Western film ever made - a successful box-office production by Stanley Kramer and director Fred Zinnemann (who also directed From Here to Eternity (1953) and A Man For All Seasons (1966)). The Western genre was employed to tell an uncharacteristic social problem tale about civic responsibility, without much of the typical frontier violence, panoramic landscapes, or tribes of marauding Indians.
I have heard it called the first adult western. Gary Cooper stars High Noon Intro
Edit: You will recognize some young, unknown actors. Big plus is you will see the most beautiful actress ever, Grace Kelly.
This post was edited on 10/17/14 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 10/17/14 at 5:05 pm to OlGrandad
Can't believe I left off High Moon.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 6:55 pm to DosManos
I was just reading about Dave Rudabaugh. He was the only outlaw to have interaction with Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterton, Doc Holliday, Billie the Kid, and Pat Garrett. He ended up getting shot down in Mexico at the age of 31 and then beheaded with a machete and his head put on a pike for 3 weeks before they took it down.
He was in the Lincoln County War and also at Tombstone and Dodge City. Wyatt Earp was hunting him down when he met Doc Holliday.
They out to make a movie about Dave Rudabaugh. Christian Slater played him in Young Guns II as Arkansas Dave. But, he ought to have his own movie.
He was in the Lincoln County War and also at Tombstone and Dodge City. Wyatt Earp was hunting him down when he met Doc Holliday.
They out to make a movie about Dave Rudabaugh. Christian Slater played him in Young Guns II as Arkansas Dave. But, he ought to have his own movie.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 7:40 pm to DosManos
Jeremiah Johnson
Sweetwater
Geronimo
Hell on Wheels
Deadwood
Sweetwater
Geronimo
Hell on Wheels
Deadwood
Posted on 10/17/14 at 7:40 pm to DosManos
Lonesome Dove - the Goat western for me. Robert Duval and Tommy Lee Jones at the very top of their games. And Diane Lane was gorgeous.
Good Bad and the Ugly - quintessential Eastwood with great turns by Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach.
Outlaw Josey Wales - Another classic Eastwood movie in a somewhat more realistic and gritty style.
Watch Rio Bravo and El Dorado - two very similar (almost identical) movies from the same director (Hawkes) and star (John Wayne) with different supporting casts that are fun to compare and contrast. And take a side on which is better.
And not so much to the OP, but for those of you have seen pretty much everything western here's one - give the old mini series Centennial a try. At last the cattle drive episode(s) with Dennis Weaver leading a drive. Not high art but I enjoyed.
Good Bad and the Ugly - quintessential Eastwood with great turns by Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach.
Outlaw Josey Wales - Another classic Eastwood movie in a somewhat more realistic and gritty style.
Watch Rio Bravo and El Dorado - two very similar (almost identical) movies from the same director (Hawkes) and star (John Wayne) with different supporting casts that are fun to compare and contrast. And take a side on which is better.
And not so much to the OP, but for those of you have seen pretty much everything western here's one - give the old mini series Centennial a try. At last the cattle drive episode(s) with Dennis Weaver leading a drive. Not high art but I enjoyed.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 7:45 pm to Methuselah
Red River
The Cowboys
Lonesome Dove
both True Grits
The Searchers
Good Bad and Ugly
Unforgiven
Missouri Breaks
Few Dollars More
The Shootist
High Noon
many many more
The Cowboys
Lonesome Dove
both True Grits
The Searchers
Good Bad and Ugly
Unforgiven
Missouri Breaks
Few Dollars More
The Shootist
High Noon
many many more
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