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re: Is Josey Wales the best badass western?

Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:51 am to
Posted by smash williams
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:51 am to
Definitely think he's more badass in High Plains Drifter.
Posted by BayouBengal6884
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:12 am to
Josey Wales is the best western IMO

And the line "y'all gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?" is the best line of the movie
Posted by Allthatfades
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:22 am to
You say them horses belong to them there pilgrims huh
Posted by rmc
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:27 am to
I was watching it last night and my son asked me which wolverine I was watching.
This post was edited on 1/22/17 at 10:28 am
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:34 am to
Josey Wales as a movie is yes is probably not even a top 5 western. Good Bad and Ugly, Once Upon a Time, and multiple John Wayne movies are better....

But as far as badasses go I would say yes, Wales is at the top of the list. Plus the final scene is just unbelievably good. LINK
Posted by El Segundo Guy
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:48 am to
Another Missouri bad arse. Getting those kansas assholes.
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 11:08 am to
I prefer Unforgiven, but Josey Wales is right there
Posted by mauser
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 12:21 pm to
Why didn't he just cut the rope on his side of the river?
Posted by devils1854
Franklin
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 12:29 pm to
McCabe & Mrs Miller is easily the best western for me.

Josey Wales is probably top 10, but its really not close to top 5.

Shane, The Searchers, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo, and Unforgiven are easily better imo.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 2:02 pm to
The Long Riders > Josey Wales. The first half of Josey Wales was all right, then it got kinda silly what with Clint making it a vehicle for his then-girlfriend.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 3:57 pm to
quote:

Shane, The Searchers, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo, and Unforgiven are easily better imo.


If I had to rank my favorites...Outlaw would still be in a lot of your list.

1. Once Upon a Time in the West
2. Good, Bad and Ugly
3. Red River
4. Unforgiven
5. The Searchers
6. Outlaw Josey Wales
7. True Grit
8. Rio Bravo
9. Open Range
10. For a Few Dollars More
Posted by BobABooey
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 6:00 pm to
Where's High Noon?
Posted by Jimbeaux28
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 6:55 pm to
quote:

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is better.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
10675 posts
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:10 pm to
Josey Wales, The Good The Bad and the Ugly, and High Plains Drifter and such a good fricking trio for Clint and that's not even counting all the other great stuff he did. One of my favorite under the radar movies that could almost be considered a western is Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:02 pm to
No.

I like TGBU better. Red River as well.
Posted by Screamer
Texas
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:06 pm to
Agreed. Harmonica was the best. The opening scene set the stage at the train station. The facial shots on Fonda as he found himself screwed by his own men in the street. And, the last dual between him and HARMONICA was as good as the one in G,B,&U.
Posted by LSUDVM1999
North Carolina
Member since Aug 2010
2098 posts
Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:08 pm to
Damn, no mention of Pale Rider in this thread? Definitely one of my Eastwood favorites.
Posted by STLhog
Nashville, TN
Member since Jan 2015
17724 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:59 am to
Anton Sugar is up there. Although a modern western.

I prefer Munney as well.

"It's got nothing to do with deserve" is one of the most BA lines of all time.
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 1/23/17 at 10:44 am to
Conagher..


Movie is awesome



Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
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Posted on 1/23/17 at 11:31 am to
"My names Anderson, some call me Bloody Bill, and we're goin to Kansas to set things right".
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