Best Western - Page 2

skysidhe · 01-21-2009, 07:49 PM

My coworker lent me Shanghai Noon. It was a goofy western but I liked it.

Aliantha · 01-21-2009, 09:45 PM

Nobody liked Deliverance?

lumberjim · 01-21-2009, 10:01 PM

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Bad Bob comes to town:

dar512 · 01-21-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Nobody liked Deliverance?

It's not really a western, Ali. It's set in the east part of the US and it's set in in the 1970s.

Aliantha · 01-21-2009, 11:20 PM

It's found under the western genre, and I studied it as a western at uni (years ago).

I know that it's not typical as far as westerns go, but apparently it has the elements including banjos and rednecks. lol

eta: I agree though. I've never thought of it as a western. I just thought that's what the general concensus was. Fits more into the horror/action genre for me.

Radar · 01-22-2009, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Bad Bob comes to town:

That's a good one too.

Shawnee123 · 01-22-2009, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

It's found under the western genre, and I studied it as a western at uni (years ago).

I know that it's not typical as far as westerns go, but apparently it has the elements including banjos and rednecks. lol

eta: I agree though. I've never thought of it as a western. I just thought that's what the general concensus was. Fits more into the horror/action genre for me.

West is a matter of perspective.

"What Ah rekwahr is that you gitcher ass back up in them woods."

barefoot serpent · 01-22-2009, 01:29 PM

D'ya think you used enough dynamite there Butch?

Beest · 01-23-2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

West is a matter of perspective.

"What Ah rekwahr is that you gitcher ass back up in them woods."

While not a precise science and certainly some grey around the edges of the exact definition, I'm really not seeing anybody fitting Deliverance under the western umbrella. Quigley Down Under on the other hand..

wolf · 01-23-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Beest

Quigley Down Under on the other hand..

Definitely a Western.

Shawnee123 · 01-23-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Beest

While not a precise science and certainly some grey around the edges of the exact definition, I'm really not seeing anybody fitting Deliverance under the western umbrella. Quigley Down Under on the other hand..

There are a lot of things west of the area in which Deliverance was set. In fact, everything west of Deliverance all the way around the world, to right before Deliverance.

If you were to look at west in strictly a directional capacity, that is.

Beest · 01-23-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Nobody liked Deliverance?

It's a great movie, just not.... Westish

wolf · 01-23-2009, 02:25 PM

Although a redneck can technically be from anywhere, the real ones are from the Southeastern U.S., therefore, not a Western (It was also set 100 years too late to be a 'real' Western).

Radar · 01-23-2009, 03:38 PM

I rented Lonesome Dove and I'll watch it this weekend. I've heard it's pretty good. My wife and daughter are going to Vietnam for a month without me. I'm going to be pretty depressed for a month or so.

This is the second time my wife is taking my daughter from me for a month. She's never been away from our daughter for a single day. She wouldn't let me take our daughter somewhere without her for a day, let alone a month and she has no idea how much it hurts me to be away from her.

Anyway, my parents told me Lonesome Dove is really great and I'm finally getting around to checking it out. I got both DVDs

glatt · 01-23-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

she has no idea how much it hurts me to be away from her.

Have you tried, you know, telling her?

01-21-2009, 09:45 PM	#17
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Nobody liked Deliverance? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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01-21-2009, 11:20 PM	#20
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's found under the western genre, and I studied it as a western at uni (years ago). I know that it's not typical as far as westerns go, but apparently it has the elements including banjos and rednecks. lol eta: I agree though. I've never thought of it as a western. I just thought that's what the general concensus was. Fits more into the horror/action genre for me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber Last edited by Aliantha; 01-21-2009 at 11:27 PM.

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01-23-2009, 02:25 PM	#28
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Although a redneck can technically be from anywhere, the real ones are from the Southeastern U.S., therefore, not a Western (It was also set 100 years too late to be a 'real' Western). __________________ 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, 07:49 PM	#16
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	My coworker lent me Shanghai Noon. It was a goofy western but I liked it.

01-23-2009, 03:38 PM	#29
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I rented Lonesome Dove and I'll watch it this weekend. I've heard it's pretty good. My wife and daughter are going to Vietnam for a month without me. I'm going to be pretty depressed for a month or so. This is the second time my wife is taking my daughter from me for a month. She's never been away from our daughter for a single day. She wouldn't let me take our daughter somewhere without her for a day, let alone a month and she has no idea how much it hurts me to be away from her. Anyway, my parents told me Lonesome Dove is really great and I'm finally getting around to checking it out. I got both DVDs __________________ "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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