tOfficial Western Movies Thread

[MilkSpiller22]

I'll watch any new western or movie with Jeff Bridges.

You have to understand, I own probably 100 westerns on DVD and have had the Westerns Channel since day one. When I tell someone I love westerns they respond with "Yeah, Unforgiven is awesome" or "I love the remake of True Grit" I know they're not fans of the genre.

So again, for us western newbs what classics stand the test of time??

 

[HammerDown]

So again, for us western newbs what classics stand the test of time??

For me, the three best ever are:

1.) Lonesome Dove
2.) Jeremiah Johnson
3.) Open Range

I can't imagine a Western ever being better than Lonesome Dove.

 

[963BUSC]

all of his early spaghetti westerns were similar but I think Pale Rider and Unforgiven were 2 of his best

All similar but you still have to watch em all.

 

[963BUSC]

I am not opposed to watching westerns, i liked true grit and 3:10 to yuma... Both the remakes... Does any of the classics stand the test of time?? for us younger folk!!!

I thought the 3:10 to Yuma remake was great (I liked it better than the original) but I don't think they did as well on the True Grit remake, though I agree the girl did a real good job.

 

[Chef99]

A must-see for Western fans...

 

[outofyourmind]

1. "Butch Casady and the Sundance Kid" who are those guys
2. "Big Jake" I thought you was dead
3. "Little Big Man"

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

So again, for us western newbs what classics stand the test of time??

The Outlaw Jose Wales

 

[outofyourmind]

Some of the older ones I liked:

The Left Handed Gun
Winchester 73
The Way West

 

[Brahmsian]

One I saw a long time ago that not many have heard of.

Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon (?!?!) in a flick called simply, "Cowboy."

Lemmon plays a Chicago hotel clerk who uses his savings to finance Ford's
effort to keep ownership of his cattle ranch in exchange for the chance to participate in a cattle drive
and become the cattleman he's long fantasized about being.

Unorthodox but worth watching if you can find the DVD.

 

[outofyourmind]

One I saw a long time ago that not many have heard of.

Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon (?!?!) in a flick called simply, "Cowboy."

Lemmon plays a Chicago hotel clerk who uses his savings to finance Ford's
effort to keep ownership of his cattle ranch in exchange for the chance to participate in a cattle drive
and become the cattleman he's long fantasized about being.

Unorthodox but worth watching if you can find the DVD.

I remember that movie. I liked it.

A couple that I'll watch every single time it's on TV
1) A Big Hand for the Little Lady
2) The Cheyenne Social Club

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

How The West Was Won (epic western, superb cast and cinematography by John Ford)
Dodge City ( a classic)
Will Penny (underrated )
Tom Horn (steve mcqueen is spot on in one of his last roles)
The Missouri Breaks ( phenomenal film)
Dead Man (one of my faves...with a neil young soundtrack)

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Damn...how could I forget

 

[outofyourmind]

Has everyone seen django unchained.
It has to be the most recent western made.

I loved it.

 

[bigred472]

The quick and the dead--Gene Hackman-Sharon Stone-Russell Crowe-Leonardo DiCaprio

Also Cat Ballou-Lee Marvin--Yeah I know it co-stars Jane Fonda--but there is alot of humor (drunk cowboy & his drunk horse).

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

A few more real good ones that haven't been mentioned...

Red River
The Missing
Seraphim Falls
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

 

[Nosferatu]

I am a huge fan of westerns and just wanted to find out if there are some out there that are real good that I haven't seen. So, what are your favorite westerns?

I personally really like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood & Jimmy Stewart westerns, I also like westerns that include Lee Van Cleef, Kirk Douglas, Walter Brennan, Henry Fonda, William Holden, Robert Duvall & Lee Marvin. I am also a big fan of Tombstone and Jeremiah Johnson and enjoyed Young Guns.

If I had to pick just one western, I would probably have to go with Outlaw Josey Wales but that could change on any given day. Others include not in any particular order, War Wagon, Unforgiven, Pale Rider, High Plains Drifter, Rio Bravo, The Far Country, The Naked Spur, Good, Bad & Ugly, The Comancheros. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, North to Alaska, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, My Darling Clementine & Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

What are some of your favorites?

 

[Nosferatu]

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I enjoyed the 3:10 to Yuma remake from a few years back. They don't make very many anymore unfortunately.

 

[flyerhawk]

Silverado and Tombstone should be in the discussion.

Red River is a classic John Wayne. And how did The Searchers not make your list? Or Butch and Sundance?

 

[Nosferatu]

Silverado and Tombstone should be in the discussion.

Red River is a classic John Wayne. And how did The Searchers not make your list? Or Butch and Sundance?

I liked The Searchers but there are other Duke movies I like way more. I did list Tombstone and I forgot about Butch and Sundance, there are many others I could have listed but my point was to maybe find some I haven't seen.