yeah that ones been getting pretty mixed reviews, some say its great, others exact opposite.
im awaiting the release anyways.

Moth, if you end up watching every western out there...I suggest you hunt down Westworld. You ll LOVE that one. Its a post-apocalyptic futuristic story, with Yul Brynner as a robot gunslinger in the West. A unique combination of sci-fi/western movie-making.

My favorite westerns are.....


Tombstone (Val Kilmer at his absolute best)
Young Guns
Young Guns II
Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly



I'll admit I have not seen tons and tons of westerns though so my opinion is limited.

Hang Em High was kinda slow. does High Plains Drifter or Young Guns have a lot of action?

Favorite wasterns......let's see....

Pale Rider (LOVE this movie)
El Dorado
True Grit
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Unforgiven
Tombstone

Oh and I forgot.....shame on me: The Outlaw Josey Wales

Young Guns has more action,but I like High Plains Drifter better!


You're right about Hang Em High.........it is a bit slow.




Don't forget about Young Guns 2,it's a lot fun also!:)

Havent read through the whole thread, so these may have already been brought up...sorry if Im repeating things that have been covered. I'll try to mention some lesser talked about ones.

Have you seen the show Firefly?

It's essentially a western in space, with more emphasis on the western elements than the sci-fi. It only ran for one season but has a HUGE following - the movie Serenity is based on it.

You can get the boxset very inexpensively, I highly recommend it.

A little know one that I enjoy is The Shooting. It's really slow paced, but thats the only flaw. Really well written/acted characters (inc. a very young Jack Nicholson), a great plot and one of the coolest endings that Ive ever seen. It hasnt had a quality DVD release unfortunately, but you can get a public domain copy for dirt cheap. The picture/sound quality could be better, but its watchable. Check it out!

Another one worth watching that nobody seems to talk about is The Jackals. In all honesty its not really anything special, but it has Vincent Price has an old, withered prospector. The movie as a whole is pretty straight forward, but just to see Vincent in a western makes it worth a look.

What about The Quick and the Dead? Sam Raimi directed it...the plot is really basic, but the characters are cool and the cast is perfect. Really fun little movie.

Maverick is in a similar vein. Mel Gibson's version is a good time, but personally I prefer the original TV show. Only 3 episodes are currently available on DVD (plus one more as a bonus feature on the 2-disc version of Unforgiven), but they're all incredibly entertaining. Great sense of humor and James Garner makes for a damn cool cowboy.

so does unforgiven have a lot of eastwood badassness or no? i plan on getting it next.

hmm it depends...its actually a bit slow by Eastwood-ian standards. But then, the tale is gripping, especially after the first 30-35 mins. Gene Hackman had given a really powerful performance.

Might as well check it out. But compared to the Leone trilogy, you may find it a bit slower.

im looking for more tough-guy mentality than action. i viewed the trailer, looks like its got quite a bit of it.

I watched the shooting the other week, I thought that was great!

Unforgiven is all about the performances; its a wonderfully acted film, and actually just a cut above most westerns I believe. Anyway, Eastwood's character is hard, outright cold blooded in a lot of ways; its not a movie with any clear hero that's for sure. It just has to be seen. But it does move a little slow. Wonderful film, but this is coming from someone that isn't a huge fan of westerns though. I like a few, obviously ( I put a list up) but a western is not often my first choice.

Oh and Young Guns is great fun, I think it moves pretty well.

how is The Great Silence?
and how is it when compared to Django?
which has more action?

Both are pretty much incomparable. The Great Silence in in the same mold as the Leone movies...only set in the mountains and snow, ala Pale Rider. I think Sergio Corbucci did a straight lift from Leone's FAFDM for the whole outlaw angle, and mixed it with a tale of revenge. You ll be reminded of Pale Rider more than once (maybe Eastwood used this for his movie, who knows?). And of course, Ennio Morricone's score is awesome. Overall, you ll love it.

Django is an out-and-out action flick. The pace and the action is relentless. Its like the El Mariachi series, only with more action. Desperado was a shameless rip-off of Django, come to think of it.

My advice...watch both of em. Two great pieces of western cinema, if there ever was one. Ranked next to the Leone trilogy in my book.

thats my kinda movie.

If you plan on getting Django, look up its sequel too, Django Strikes Again. Although not as great as the original, its still a decent watch with lots of action, and the same central character, Franco Nero.

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Seraphim Falls....Just watched and enjoyed the hell out of it. Beautiful visuals...great acting.....some good gore as well.:D

My favorite western is Tombestone.Val Kilmer acting is flawless.

If it counts, Robert Rodriguez´s Desperado.

Seraphim Falls
-Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson

Three years after the Civil War, A former Confederate officer(Neeson) leads a posse into the snowy wilderness on the trail of an ex-Union soldier(Brosnan)to get revenge for a wartime horror.

Good acting, decent action and a good story. I enjoyed this movie

anybody heard anything about the Sabata trilogy?

I'm starting off my John Wane 100th birthday celebration tonight with:

"McClintock!"
one of his best
"Big Jake"
another classic adventure

All these pages and only ONE... I repeat ONE mention of Shane??

That's criminal.

And if you're not a John Wayne hater, The Sons of Katie Elder is a fun film with Dean Martin & Earl Holliman.

For a strange and unusual story try The Traveling Executioner with Stacey Keach.

There's been scant mention of one of the great western stars of all time: Henry Fonda. Perhaps because he was so versitile people overlook his westerns. Just a few of the great ones:

The Cheyenne Social Club
My Darling Clementine
Jesse James
The Return of Frank James

Theres a hotel down the road that reckons its the best western hahaha.
No serious. is there a bad western? ignoring the musical ones. I think not.

My John Wayne 100th Birthday celebration continues with:

"War Of The Wildcats"
"Chisum"
"The War Wagon"
"Randy Rides Alone"

and Wayne's greatest movie

"The Searchers"

My John Wayne 100th Birthday celebration continues with:

"Cahill: Untied States Marshall"
"The Star Packer"
"Riders Of Destiny"
"In Old California"

"The Violent Men" (1955)
-Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson, Brian Kieth

A Union ex-officer plans to sell up to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancee, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bully-boy tactics make him think again. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilising his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who anyway has a Mexican moll in town.

Good Action, Great Cast, and a well told story. Very entertaining.

Yesterday (May 31) was the great Clint Eastwood's Birthday, so to celebrate I spent the day watching some of his best films:

"Hang 'Em High"
"Two Mules For Sister Sara"
and the greatest Spaghetti films of them all:

"A Fistful Of Dollars"
"For A Few Dollars More"
"The Good The Bad and The Ugly"

I'd leave these 3 off my list. King is a crappy sex farce with Brigitte Bardot and the ever bizarre Michael J. Pollard. Claudia Cardinale is hot, but totally wasted here. Equally wasted is Warren Oates in the pretentious(and completely boring) China. Caulder is the ultimate tragedy, misusing Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Lee, Jack Elam and Strother Martin(what are the odds of getting 4 like that in 1 film) for the purpose of propping up Raquel Welch's limited talent. If you gotta watch a Welch western, make it 100 Rifles. At least you can chuckle at Burt Reynold's hairpiece flopping around.

I thought that this was a Horror forum since when does Best Western have anything to do with horror?

DraculainDallas or Psychom will be with you momentarily. Just stay put and relax.

We dig talking about all sorts of films. If you can't handle that FUCK OFF

:)

In case they haven't been mentioned yet (I didn't read all 111 replies) you might try My Name Is Nobody; Duck, You Sucker; Last Train From Gun Hill; Flaming Star. All are well worth your time.:)

how bout reading the first post before making stupid jokes that Ive already made obsolete.

I agree. Palance gave one of the most understated(and briefest) villain portrayals in the genre. Sad to see he got ignored in the villain finals. His role in Bagdad Cafe is equally brilliant. And I'll always admire his loathing of the film industry.

The Traveling Executioner- excellent film, and one I need to rewatch. It's been a very long time.

Latest western watched:

"Bandolero!" (1968)

-James Stewart. Dean Martin. Raquel Welch

Plot Synopsis: IMDB
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.

Phantom's Review: Well made. entertaining movie. Decent story, plenty of action and Raquel Welch (who is absolutely gorgeous)

Yea, but those last 15-20 minutes were one of the most awesome finales I've seen in many a western. The film builds up characters nicely, so I can forgive some of the draggier parts. More dimensions makes you care more about the action.

This was so-so to me. Some of the original Django knock offs were better IMO. But it did have some of the old timers in it. The Djangos were more popular than the Winnatous in Germany.

Had one(actually 2) of the best lynching scenes around. This was Eastwood's most successful US film for a long time until High Plains Drifter came along. I love it for that theme song, and a boatload of great actors- Pat Hingle(steals the show), Inger Stevens, Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, and even bits by Alan Hale Jr.(Skipper) and Bob Steele(way old school westerns). Ed Begley as the lead villain was the only prob for me. He was just too old to be forbearing enough in the part. A good western demands a good shootout ending, which wasn't provided here.

Last western watched:

"A Man Alone" (1955)
-Ray Milland

A gunfighter, falsely accused of killing passengers of a stagecoach, hides out with a sick sheriff and his beautiful daughter.

Light on action, but a good story and some very good acting. Better than I expected

im gonna go ahead and recommend Sukiyaki Western Django on this thread, not a traditional western by any means, but certainly one hell of a fun and well done film.

I watched this one a couple of nights back and dug it aswell.