Best western?

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Ken Shabby
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Best western?

Post by Ken Shabby »

No, not the hotels.

What's your favourite cowboy movie?

There's certainly a lot to choose from, but I'll go for 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' - Every frame of that movie is a success!

I'm a fan of John Wayne, too. Never mind what the revisionists say....
Lizard
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Shit hotels.

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rightback
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Post by rightback »

Most if not all John Wayne westerns are classics but I would go for tombstone as my favourite. Val Kilmer is superb in it and kurt Russell's best film for me.
Jonone
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Once Upon A Time In The West
grah2702
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Post by grah2702 »

The Searchers

Pretty well any John Wayne western.
welkram
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Post by welkram »

Perhaps not in the right order, but?

And the people who stood out in these films


FORT APACHE, 1948.
(JW, Hank Fonda, Ward Bond, Victor McLagen)

SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON, 1949.
(JW, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr, Victor McLagen)

RIO GRANDE, 1950.
(JW, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr)

WAGON MASTER, 1950.
(Ward Bond, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr)

SHANE, 1953.
(Alan Ladd, Van Heflin, Ben Johnson)

THE SEARCHERS, 1956.
(JW, Jeffery Hunter, Harry Carey Jr, Olive Carey - HCJr's mom)

3.10 TO YUMA, 1957.
(Glen Ford, Van Heflin)

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, 1960.
(Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn)

HEAVENS GATE, 1980.
(Christopher Walken, John Hurt)

THE WILD BUNCH, 1969.
(Bill Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson)

TOMBSTONE, 1993.
(Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell, Powers Boothe)

welkram
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Just remembered, Harry Carey Jr was also in Tombstone.

He played the Sheriff who was shot down in the street by Curly Bill (Powers Boothe).
steveb
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Post by steveb »

'Rio Bravo' and 'El Dorado' (same story, both John Wayne) are good fun. 'The Wild Bunch' works well, 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' is a genuine classic.

I really enjoy 'Silverado', a proper Hollywood western when no-one else was making them.

'Dances with Wolves' was good and looked even better.

On TV I'm enjoying 'Hell on Wheels'. The second season just started.

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dog
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"The Good the Bad and the Ugly" it has the best sound track and a great story too, it also has great Cinematography as well. The only thing I didn't/don't like about the film is it goes on too long as many great films do!
Dace
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Unforgiven for me is the best ever

searchers, django & tombstone not far behind

loved the series Deadwood as well
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