Ken Gargett Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 my interest in this was fired up when i recently read a report describing 'once upon a time in the west' as not only one of the great westerns but great movies of all time. had the chance to watch it the other day. certainly thoroughly enjoyed it but not sure one of the greatest movies of all time. but it is a cracker. and that opening makes it a classic for me - three blokes meet charles bronson at the train "we only brought three horses, looks like we are one short". no, says bronson, "you brought two too many". also because i see 'high noon' is on this weekend. wondering what others thought. so many to choose from - so many great john wayne movies (chisum, el dorado, searchers, red river, sons of katie elder, rio bravo, man who shot liberty valance and more), the clint eastwood classics (good/bad/ugly - how good is that), can you count blazing saddles, the magnificent seven, shane??, wild bunch, pat garrett and billy the kid (soundtrack from dylan - how do you top that?). thoughts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I actually liked Tombstone...the only movie that I thought Val Kilmer played a good role in ... Pale rider with Clint Eastwood was good as well . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Unforgiven. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 I actually liked Tombstone...the only movie that I thought Val Kilmer played a good role in ... Pale rider with Clint Eastwood was good as well . westie, we have very different western tastes. thought pale rider was about clint's worst! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave O))) Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 True Grit. I like the remake more than the original. I must get a copy of Shane, loved it when I was a kid. Good call on Unforgiven, Shlomo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeruby Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I always liked The Cowboys with John Wayne, i remember watching this when it came out I think in the very early 70's and loved it as kid, probably because the movie was about boys growing up into men. The Outlaw Josie Wales, is probably the best Clint Eastwood western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 westie, we have very different western tastes. thought pale rider was about clint's worst! It was Unforgiven not pale rider.... thanks Shlomo ...with Gene Hackman right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I find it hard to name one favourite western as I am constantly changing my mind but I find The Wild Bunch is the one that I can watch over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafner32 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I always lean toward Clint's westerns when I am in the mood to watch one. I think The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, along with The Outlaw Josie Wales are my two favorite from him. I just watch the Magnificent Seven the other night and got to remember just how good that movie is as well. If I had to add two more, to make a top 5, I would most likely put Unforgiven on the list. Lastly, as a comedy, I really enjoy Maverick with Mel Gibson, not sure why, but I've seen it a ton of times and will usually watch it whenever I see it is playing. On a side note, I've only watched it once, but I enjoyed Tarantino's new movie, The Hateful Eight. I need to watch it a few more times to see where I would rank it. It won't make the top 5, but to me, it was fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akela3rd Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 GB&U for the soundtrack alone. Never got John Wayne, always looks like he's acting, if that makes sense. Clint seems more naturally tuned into the whole thing. BTW - Westworld is a cracking film. Go Yul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 It was Unforgiven not pale rider.... thanks Shlomo ...with Gene Hackman right. that is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayepatz Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Love the Spaghettis, and many JW classics. I'd add Bad Day at Black Rock and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. And if you don't count Blazing Saddles, there's something wrong with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypots Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I'm going with Lonesome Dove. It just doesn't get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattygukas Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I'm going with Lonesome Dove. It just doesn't get better. I have to agree unless Blazing Saddles is allowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merovius Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Just because no one has mentioned it, Butch Cassidy. Four Academy Awards, not too shabby. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Rango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I like a number already mentioned - recently watched Mag 7, and it is great. High plains drifter... I almost always will stop and watch The quick and the dead (Sharon Stone version) whenever it plays on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 There's nothing like a great western! Ken, I concur that Once a Upon a Time in the West is a great film, a Spaghetti Western homage to John Ford's classic westerns. Director Sergio Leone was an Americanophile, although he didn't want to make another western after The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, the very success of that film meant that his gangster magnum opus, Once a Upon a Time in America, had to wait until the 1980s. The first film to stand out in the Western genre, in my opinion, was Stagecoach in 1939. It was made in arguably Hollywood's greatest ever year (Gone With the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Wizard of Oz, Young Mr. Lincoln, Wuthering Heights), John Wayne was the lead due to director John Ford's insistence, it set the use of Monument Valley on the Arizona-Utah border as an iconic setting of many great westerns thereafter and it influenced Orson Welles in creating Citizen Kane (he watched it about 40 times, claiming it was a perfect picture). I will categorise the great westerns, in my opinion, according to chronological decade below: 1930s: Stagecoach 1940s: The Ox-Bow Incident, My Darling Clementine, Red River, The Treasure of Sierra Madre. 1950s: High Noon, Shane, Johnny Guitar, The Searchers, Rio Bravo 1960s: How the West Was Won, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Wild Bunch 1970s: El Topo, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Blazing Saddles 1980s: The critical and box-office failure of Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate in 1980 meant that no major Hollywood Studio was brave enough to make a major western during this decade. Clint Eastwood was lucky to make Pale Rider in 1985. 1990s: Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven 2000s: 3:10 to Yuma, True Grit 2010s: The Hateful Eight, The Revenant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 What a tough question Ken! It's like asking hwich of your children you love most.. For me I am torn between a few. 1) The Good The Bad and The Ugly 2) Like Westy I truly love Tombstone, brilliant cast, Kilmer as doc Holiday made that movie. 3) Rio Bravo a classic. Probably not so action packed as the others but it stands out for me and I still watch it to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Tombstone. Remember Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday? That was before he discovered the All You Can Eat buffets! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeruby Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I I have to agree unless Blazing Saddles is allowed If Blazing Saddles is allowed then how about The Three Amigos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Tombstone. Remember Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday? That was before he discovered the All You Can Eat buffets! Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeC Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Tombstone. Unforgiven. A Fist Full of Dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 I If Blazing Saddles is allowed then how about The Three Amigos no problem allowing it but i thought it was a really disappointing film. expected so much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hayes Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I lean towards Clint and the spaghetti western genre mostly. Here goes my attempt at a list in order: The Good The Bad and The Ugly The Outlaw Jose Wales Once upon a time in the west For a few dollars more A fist full of dollars Unforgiven Django - Tarantino version Shane High Plains Drifter Sure I've missed a few of my favs. I also remember enjoying the Trinity films when I was a kid but haven't seen them since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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