Best Western

Beest · 01-21-2009, 12:51 AM

NOt

But cowboys and such. Ive just seen The Great Silence, which Alex Cox waxed lyrical as the best spaghetti western ever, certainly a great movie, stunning scenery of deep snow ( set in Utah during the great blizzard of 1899 or something) but I don't know about better than Once Upon a Time in the West. We had a great thread on war movies back a couple of months ago so how about westerns, Clint Eastwoods been in a lot from his early career in 'Dollars movies to the later ones he directed (Pale Rider, Unforgiven, the Outlaw Josey Wales) pretty much all of which are contenders.
Modern westerns, or old school Duke and the 7th Cavalry?

Also
For the boys or do chicks dig them too?

jinx · 01-21-2009, 12:55 AM

I liked Shane a lot. And I stayed over night in Kanab, UT years ago...

Bullitt · 01-21-2009, 01:09 AM

Pale Rider, Jeremiah Johnson and Unforgiven are at the top of my list. Been wanting to see 3:10 to Yuma for awhile now, heard good things. Oh and Blazing Saddles of course.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-21-2009, 01:15 AM

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Blazing Saddles of course

Of course.

Oh, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

lumberjim · 01-21-2009, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jinx

I liked Shane a lot. And I stayed over night in Kanab, UT years ago...

at the Shiloh Inne:

we went out to dinner that night, and were waited on by Massive Headwound Harry.

Beest · 01-21-2009, 10:13 AM

I think I'll have to get Shane, I don't know if I've ever seen it.

There were a couple of Wyatt Earp movies out a couple of years ago (14

) Wyatt Earp and Tombstone. Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday was awesome in Tombstone.

dar512 · 01-21-2009, 10:45 AM

I don't know about best Western, but my favorites are Rio Bravo and Silverado. I love Walter Brennan as Stumpy. And his griping at Dude (Dean Martin) is a hoot.

Silverado has good action and enough humor to be more than a morality play.

Undertoad · 01-21-2009, 10:46 AM

Does There Will Be Blood count?

Shawnee123 · 01-21-2009, 11:10 AM

I can't speak for chicks, but this chick likes a few westerns.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...well it's in my top 20 movies.

Mom loved Shane...and that is why my older brother's middle name is Alan. I have never seen it, believe it or not.

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Wild Bunch

Wait, shouldn't this be Beest Western?

dar512 · 01-21-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Badges? We don't need no steenkeen badges!

Beestie · 01-31-2009, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

That's my #1.

Its at a disadvantage since its so old and in black and white but the story and acting are exceptional. Right after that is High Plains Drifter which Eastwood later remade into Pale Rider (also in my top 5).

wolf · 01-21-2009, 01:05 PM

Not in order of preference, the ones that immediately come to mind are:

Pale Rider
A Fistful of Dollars
High Plains Drifter
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Cat Ballou (just sayin', my confirmation name is not Catherine because of Catherine of Sienna or anybody else who was having stigmata sometime in the Middle Ages ...)
Little Big Man
Dances with Wolves

I hesitate to add Outland, but I think it really was a Western, even if it was set in a space station.

Beest · 01-21-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I hesitate to add Outland, but I think it really was a Western, even if it was set in a space station.

I thought of Outland before posting the thread, trying to think of 'alternative westerns', totally a western plot, just spaced up, maybe Connery couldn't do the accent

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Shawnee123 · 01-21-2009, 01:07 PM

Ohhhh...Little Big Man. Classic.

"I'll be your wife, Little Big Man."

love your conf name!

Radar · 01-21-2009, 05:56 PM

Man, I've seen sooooo many. My list is totally subject to my mood, but off the top of my head I'd say my top 10 are....

Blazing Saddles
The Magnificent Seven
Tombstone
The Searchers
High Noon
The Wild Bunch
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Shane
Rio Bravo
The Shootist

01-21-2009, 12:55 AM	#2
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I liked Shane a lot. And I stayed over night in Kanab, UT years ago... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-21-2009, 01:09 AM	#3
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Pale Rider, Jeremiah Johnson and Unforgiven are at the top of my list. Been wanting to see 3:10 to Yuma for awhile now, heard good things. Oh and Blazing Saddles of course. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

01-21-2009, 10:45 AM	#7
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I don't know about best Western, but my favorites are Rio Bravo and Silverado. I love Walter Brennan as Stumpy. And his griping at Dude (Dean Martin) is a hoot. Silverado has good action and enough humor to be more than a morality play. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-21-2009, 11:10 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I can't speak for chicks, but this chick likes a few westerns. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...well it's in my top 20 movies. Mom loved Shane...and that is why my older brother's middle name is Alan. I have never seen it, believe it or not. Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Wild Bunch Wait, shouldn't this be Beest Western? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-21-2009, 01:05 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not in order of preference, the ones that immediately come to mind are: Pale Rider A Fistful of Dollars High Plains Drifter She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Cat Ballou (just sayin', my confirmation name is not Catherine because of Catherine of Sienna or anybody else who was having stigmata sometime in the Middle Ages ...) Little Big Man Dances with Wolves I hesitate to add Outland, but I think it really was a Western, even if it was set in a space station. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-21-2009, 12:51 AM	#1
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	Best Western NOt But cowboys and such. Ive just seen The Great Silence, which Alex Cox waxed lyrical as the best spaghetti western ever, certainly a great movie, stunning scenery of deep snow ( set in Utah during the great blizzard of 1899 or something) but I don't know about better than Once Upon a Time in the West. We had a great thread on war movies back a couple of months ago so how about westerns, Clint Eastwoods been in a lot from his early career in 'Dollars movies to the later ones he directed (Pale Rider, Unforgiven, the Outlaw Josey Wales) pretty much all of which are contenders. Modern westerns, or old school Duke and the 7th Cavalry? Also For the boys or do chicks dig them too?

01-21-2009, 10:13 AM	#6
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	I think I'll have to get Shane, I don't know if I've ever seen it. There were a couple of Wyatt Earp movies out a couple of years ago (14 ) Wyatt Earp and Tombstone. Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday was awesome in Tombstone.

01-21-2009, 10:46 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Does There Will Be Blood count?

01-21-2009, 01:07 PM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Ohhhh...Little Big Man. Classic. "I'll be your wife, Little Big Man." love your conf name! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-21-2009, 05:56 PM	#15
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Man, I've seen sooooo many. My list is totally subject to my mood, but off the top of my head I'd say my top 10 are.... Blazing Saddles The Magnificent Seven Tombstone The Searchers High Noon The Wild Bunch Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid Shane Rio Bravo The Shootist __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

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