July 20Jul 20 On 2/17/2025 at 11:10 AM, Buzzrock said: Just finished Hostiles. Had somehow never seen it. What a cast, they and the cinematographer do what they can with the story, such as it is. Liked it ok but not a great Western in my mind. 3:10 to Yuma is a much better use of Bale’s and Foster’s talents. This movie was very much like Wind River for me. I didn’t want to be around other people for a couple of days after I watched it.
July 20Jul 20 Clips from 2021’s Old Henry have been showing up for me lately. That’s a damn solid recent western. Grizzled Stephen Dorff needs to be in more stuff.
November 7Nov 7 Pretty great podcast about the great and enigmatic John Ford. A couple episodes focused on his masterpiece The Searchers and filming at Monument Valley. I already loved The Searchers, but this deepened my appreciation and warranted a rewatch
November 7Nov 7 Man, I really never venture over here. But the "They Call Me...." old Spaghetti Westerns with Terrance Hill were fantastic. Almost Three Stooges level of comedy. They couldn't cuss, so the insults are fantastically hilarious. I think there is "They call Me Nobody", "They Call Me Trinity", "Trinity Is My Name." If you want to binge watch, they are worth a Sunday. CHIEF
November 7Nov 7 On 2/15/2025 at 8:27 PM, billfromlaketravis said: Let’s make it easy here. Best Western by decade. 1940: Red River 1950: Rio Bravo 1960 : True Grit )honorable mention to Magnificent 7) 1970: The Shootist 1980: Lonesome Dove 1990: Unforgiven 2000: Open Range 2010: The Revenant (honorable mention Hostiles) 2020: The English 1960s...toss this into the mix - if not best, then runner-up.
November 7Nov 7 On 2/16/2025 at 5:27 PM, Macanudo said: The 2020's are really, really slim pickings. I have not seen Killers of the Flower Moon yet so my pick would be News of the World. The Power of the Dog was pretty good, I thought.
November 7Nov 7 14 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: 1960s...toss this into the mix - if not best, then runner-up. Great movie (as is True Grit, the Magnificant 7, and a bunch of others), but my choice for best Western of the 1960's would be The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
November 7Nov 7 My top 3, and I’ll try to rank them: 1) Rio Bravo. Great hang. Prime Angie Dickinson. Dean Martin sings. 2) The Searchers. Monument Valley landscapes in Vista Vision in 1956. Not sure how Armybrat’s head didn’t pop off his neck. Vera Miles was a piece. 3) The Man Who Liberty Valence. Jimmy Stewart at the end of his peak and John Wayne kind of the middle of his. Misdirection. Anti-heroes. Lee Marvin’s best days in his best years. Again Vera Miles. I’d give up drinking and red meat for her.
November 7Nov 7 My top 3 1. The Searchers 2. Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid 3. Rio Bravo Honorable Mention: Lonesome Dove, Open Range, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Outlaw Josey Wales Edited November 7Nov 7 by Horn80
November 7Nov 7 I have to get something off my chest that’s annoyed me for years. I love the remake of 3:10 to Yuma, except……..the scene where Russel Crowe is helping Christian Bale starts looking really fake, with very unrealistic ducking, dodging, and diving. It ruins the authenticity of the film. I wish they would have done a better job with that scene.
November 7Nov 7 More Spaghetti Western, but I really liked the movie My Name is Nobody. The lead song on that soundtrack is one I’ll never forget. My brother watched that movie countless times when we were kids. The guys all on their horses in a mad dash with the theme song playing is forever stuck in my head.
November 7Nov 7 Y'all need some Joel McCrea. Trooper Hook, Union Pacific, Saddle Tramp and dozens more. Ride the High Country may be the perfect western.
November 7Nov 7 11 hours ago, Horn80 said: My top 3 1. The Searchers 2. Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid 3. Rio Bravo Honorable Mention: Lonesome Dove, Open Range, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Outlaw Josey Wales Don’t you get sick of being right all the time?
November 7Nov 7 1 hour ago, Kennythetiger said: That’s a quote from Sundance to Butch. Who are those guys?
November 7Nov 7 Best Western by decade Pre-1940s Stagecoach 1940s My Darling Clementine The Ox-Bow Incident Red River 1950s The Searchers High Noon The Gunfighter 1960s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Wild Bunch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1970s McCabe & Mrs. Miller The Outlaw Josey Wales High Plains Drifter 1980s Pale Rider Lonesome Dove (cheating but the 80s sucked) 1990s Unforgiven Dances with Wolves The Last of the Mohicans 2000s No Country for Old Men 3:10 to Yuma The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2010s True Grit Hell or High Water The Revenant Edited November 7Nov 7 by Michael Knight
November 7Nov 7 54 minutes ago, Michael Knight said: 1980s Pale Rider Lonesome Dove (cheating but the 80s sucked) *Silverado
November 7Nov 7 See if I can scratch this in while sitting at Logan ....... 1950s Winchester '73 The Fastest Gun Alive Verz Cruz The Big Country 1960s Sergeant Rutledge The Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- shout out to TUCO !!!! Hombre 1970s Monte Walsh
November 7Nov 7 3 hours ago, Michael Knight said: Best Western by decade Pre-1940s Stagecoach 1940s My Darling Clementine The Ox-Bow Incident Red River 1950s The Searchers High Noon The Gunfighter 1960s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Wild Bunch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1970s McCabe & Mrs. Miller The Outlaw Josey Wales High Plains Drifter 1980s Pale Rider Lonesome Dove (cheating but the 80s sucked) 1990s Unforgiven Dances with Wolves The Last of the Mohicans 2000s No Country for Old Men 3:10 to Yuma The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2010s True Grit Hell or High Water The Revenant Very good list, although not having the dollar trilogy is a crime
November 7Nov 7 20 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: Pretty great podcast about the great and enigmatic John Ford. A couple episodes focused on his masterpiece The Searchers and filming at Monument Valley. I already loved The Searchers, but this deepened my appreciation and warranted a rewatch Thanks for the necrobump I’m pretty sure I’ve seen The Searchers but it’s been years, if not decades. I’m over halfway through reading Empire of the Summer Moon. Look forward to watching The Searchers with the Comanche context/perspective.
November 7Nov 7 34 minutes ago, UTexasFight said: Thanks for the necrobump I’m pretty sure I’ve seen The Searchers but it’s been years, if not decades. I’m over halfway through reading Empire of the Summer Moon. Look forward to watching The Searchers with the Comanche context/perspective. I don’t think The Searchers really has a Comanche perspective, and honestly they probably don’t deserve one.
November 7Nov 7 2 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said: The Last of the Mohicans is not a western Not for a lot of good options in the 90s so I cheated 2 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said: Very good list, although not having the dollar trilogy is a crime Watch Yojimbo instead
November 7Nov 7 Hostiles. Holy shit what a cast. Bale Chalamet Plemons Rosamund Pike Jonathan Majors And then the character actors. Ben Foster The Great Rory Cochrane The Great Bill Camp Stephen Lang Wes Studi And Ryan Bingham just for fun. I don’t think Nolan will make a Western because Hostiles is spiritually a Nolan film. Edited November 7Nov 7 by billfromlaketravis
November 7Nov 7 2 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said: The Last of the Mohicans is not a western But is it an eastern?
November 8Nov 8 1 hour ago, Michael Knight said: Not for a lot of good options in the 90s so I cheated Watch Yojimbo instead All due respect to the master, and I love Yojimbo. But if I’m firing one up for a rewatch, it’s good bad and the ugly.
November 8Nov 8 8 hours ago, Michael Knight said: Best Western by decade Pre-1940s Stagecoach 1940s My Darling Clementine The Ox-Bow Incident Red River 1950s The Searchers High Noon The Gunfighter 1960s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Wild Bunch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1970s McCabe & Mrs. Miller The Outlaw Josey Wales High Plains Drifter 1980s Pale Rider Lonesome Dove (cheating but the 80s sucked) 1990s Unforgiven Dances with Wolves The Last of the Mohicans 2000s No Country for Old Men 3:10 to Yuma The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2010s True Grit Hell or High Water The Revenant Great list. Well done. I don’t know what your thoughts are on Once Upon a Time in the West. The first time I watched it is was okay/good. But when I watched it again I fell in love with it and am now obsessed with it. As a result it would be #1 in the 60’s. Also, Tombstone only got one mention and that movie is awesome. I stop down on it every time.
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