Western Movies

Originally Posted by N2Advnture

Then you'd be glad to know that he is not a hollywood tool.

He says: "I'm famous enough for it to be enjoyable" LOL! He doesn't get stalked, paparazzi but gets recognized as a great actor and he is gracious about it. Very cool dude.

That is why i like him. I agree with a lot of his personal beliefs also.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Darrell

I am glad to see so many fans of Tombstone, IMHO it was the only Western worth a **** for a long time post 1990.

Have you seen "Unforgiven"????

great post, im gonna check out all of them. i loved 3:10 to yuma

[kugie]

Winchester '73
Silverado. One of my Favorites (it's like RUDY I can't Shut it off)
Firefly Not really a Western But a great Western Theme.
The Searchers John Wayne
Cat Ballou
Sons of Katie Elder
Unforgiven "Well, he should have armed himself if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend"
I got A whole Bunch More But I don't have the Time.

[JohnnyFlake]

Like everyone here, I absolutely love Westerns. All the movies mentioned so far are great in their own way!

A couple that I really enjoy, that have not been mentioned, unless I missed seeing them, are:

Gun Fighter's Moon (Lance Hendrix)

Purgatory (Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, Randy Quaid, Donnie Wahlberg & others)

They are great films!!!

Question:
Many, many of you list "Tombstone", and I agree, it's a great movie!
My question though, is which version of "Tombstone", of the two most recent, is your favorite. One stars Kurt Russell & one stars Kevin Costner?

Personally, I like them both, a lot! However, if forced to choose one over the other, I would go with the Kevin Costner version!

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

Question:
Many, many of you list "Tombstone", and I agree, it's a great movie!
My question though, is which version of "Tombstone", of the two most recent, is your favorite. One stars Kurt Russell & one stars Kevin Costner?

Personally, I like them both, a lot! However, if forced to choose one over the other, I would go with the Kevin Costner version!

I think you mean Wyatt Earp, which starred Costner. I have to go with the Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer in Tombstone. That film is so much better IMO.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Darrell

I think you mean Wyatt Earp, which starred Costner. I have to go with the Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer in Tombstone. That film is so much better IMO.

The plot build up in Tombstone really holds my interest! I really like that they used the (slang) language of the period!

Originally Posted by shilala

I recently watched a comedy spaghetti western that was really good.
It's spanish and it's subtitled, but it was big fun.
It's called 800 Bullets. Here's a link.
It's definately worth the $1.99 at Blockbuster. One of the user comments on that page I linked says "A touching and funny homage to Spaghetti Westerns and film-making in general."
It's exactly that. It's not going to win any awards, but it pleasantly surprised me. I'd love to sit and watch it again.

Just added it to the list; thanks Scott!

Originally Posted by Darrell

I think you mean Wyatt Earp, which starred Costner. I have to go with the Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer in Tombstone. That film is so much better IMO.

Totally agree.

[Snake Hips]

Just bought a collection of really crappy spaghetti westerns at Wal-Mart for the purpose of making fun of them, Mystery Science Theater style. Rage At Dawn was an insta-classic I'm still trying wondering where the rage is!

[borndead1]

"Death Rides a Horse" is one of the great underrated westerns IMO. Lee Van Cleef is in it...and he DOESN'T play a bad guy!

[CBI_2]

Holy Crapola! How did I miss this thread before. As many here I love westerns also. Can watch any Duke, Eastwood or Duval western any time it is on.

True Grit: John Wayne and Duval in the same movie. Primo

The Cheyenne Social Club with Stewart and Fonda is a good one often over looked.

The Last Wagon with another great actor Richard Widmark

Just watched Cowboys staring John Wayne. Great Movie!!

[jjirons69]

I've read through this thread and tend to agree with a lot of these movies. However, my father-in-law is the ultimate western freak and his list would go on for pages. Nine times out of ten if he's watching tv, it's a western or a western tv show. His satellite only needs a couple of channels for him to be happy. I've watched westerns that I never knew existed with him, to the point of believing I've seen some of them twice. You wouldn't believe how many black and white westerns follow the same theme and plot.

[tnip23]

AMC is running 24 hrs of the Duke on Christmas, should be plenty of westerns in th mix.

[bobarian]

My Name is Nobody-Henry Fonda, Terrance Hill
My Darling Clementine-Henry Fonda, Walter Brennan
Red River-John Wayne
High Noon-Gary Cooper
Rio Bravo-John Wayne, Angie Dickinson
High Plains Drifter-Clint Eastwood

[shilala]

Originally Posted by bobarian

My Name is Nobody-Henry Fonda, Terrance Hill
My Darling Clementine-Henry Fonda, Walter Brennan
Red River-John Wayne
High Noon-Gary Cooper
Rio Bravo-John Wayne, Angie Dickinson
High Plains Drifter-Clint Eastwood

I love old spaghetti westerns. Clint owns the genre, but I would probably have to chose "My Name Is Nobody" as my all-time favorite.
I'm glad Bob mentioned it because I couldn't believe it wasn't on the first page.

I recently watched a comedy spaghetti western that was really good.
It's spanish and it's subtitled, but it was big fun.
It's called 800 Bullets. Here's a link.
It's definately worth the $1.99 at Blockbuster. One of the user comments on that page I linked says "A touching and funny homage to Spaghetti Westerns and film-making in general."
It's exactly that. It's not going to win any awards, but it pleasantly surprised me. I'd love to sit and watch it again.

[acarr]

Young Guns
For a Few Dollars More
Joe Kidd

Originally Posted by icehog3

Have you seen "Unforgiven"????

Oddly, no.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Darrell

Oddly, no.

You need to.