bhryun Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Anoyne interested in westerns? Any favorites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhryun Posted April 16, 2005 Author Share Posted April 16, 2005 I like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood and Steve McQueen and Yul Brynner and... it goes on, believe me. I was born and raised on the first two I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo3200 Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 I recently became interested in westerns...I love John Wayne, he is amazing. I also like the early 30's westerns; they are just fun to watch. I don't know a lot about the subject though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealfuster Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 is either something serious and moody, like "Red River" or a spoof like "Tall in the Saddle". Even if it is politically incorrect to like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertigoman82 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I love westerns! There are some really good ones out there...and some not so good ones. But I'd have to say that my personal favorites would have to be "Seven Way's from Sundown" with Audie Murphy, "Winchester 73'" with James Stewart, "High Noon" with Gary Cooper and probably "Broken Arrow" with James Stewart and Jeff Chandler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainablue1 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 I do not care for westerns as a rule. However there is one new western I LOVE because all the men are so handsome in it - Tombstone. I love the whole story actually. When I think of westerns, I think of two men dueling in the street or 1950's women wearing pants and lots of make-up pretending to be tomboy cowgals. I will try one though, if someone can suggest a good one with a good story behind it ( maybe a romantic western if there is such a thing? ) Maybe I can get out of this rut I am in about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenwal34 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 I have seen many westerns over the years.My favorites are the B WESTERNS. One new one I recommend is OPEN RANGE with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall. There is a slight romantic angle here,but the main story line concerns the passing of the old west into history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenwal34 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Correction to last post..Open Range is NOT a B western. Mega bucks was spent to make Open Range. Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappy3500 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Sergio Leonne!!! Huge, endless close-ups. Bizarre character actors(Half-soldier). Ubiquitos eating of slop out of enormous clay bowls. Great music. Black-hearted villians. Twisted, idiosyncratic heroes. You Betcha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhryun Posted April 20, 2005 Author Share Posted April 20, 2005 "Shane" has got to be my alltime favorite. such simplicity with great cinematography and superb performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Has to be "Vera Cruz",Lancaster is at his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhryun Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 I have a tendency to catagorize things. I love westerns but there are so many different types of westerns. Almost as though there are genres within the genre. Even when dealing with the same story like "My Darling Clementine" as opposed to "Tombstone" you see a completely different style of telling the same story. What makes a western a western? Jerimiah Johnson is a western even though its not tumble weeds and wagon wheels. Even within an actors career signified by westerns you find completly different styles of westerns. Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti westerns turns into "High Plains Drifter" turns into "Pale Rider." All three are basically the same no-name western anti hero but the fact that the movies were made in such different styles who can say which is best? That said some of my favorites are Tombstone,Unforgiven, Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Magnificent Seven,Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Professionals I also love McClintock and High Noon,North to ALaska, The Searchers,She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, El Dorado,Rio Bravo,Winchester '73 and Angel and the Badman Gosh, my list could go on and on but you see how very different all these movies are. =) It would be impossible for me to list a top ten much less a favorite western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliteblue Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 there are so many westerns but the one's that are ON THE BRAIN TONITE i will post wink! True grit Comacheros tombstone Hondo Have gun will travel shane three godfathers the searchers the alamo high noon magnificent seven will penny she wore a yellow ribbon the searchers rooster colburn the sons of katie elder North to alaska i think is a western love this movie!!!! plus many others i can't think of right now maybe later i can post whatever comes to mind... lolite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenwal34 Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 lolite, I 've seen everything on your list and thought they were all good. Have Gun Will Travel was a very good tv series with Richard Boone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 A few westerns that I enjoyed were: "Yellow Sky" with Gregory Peck "Rawhide" with Susan Hayward & Tyrone Power "Destry Rides Again" with James Stewart "The Secret of Convict Lake" with Glenn Ford "Red River" with John Wayne "Along the Great Divide" with Kirk Douglas "Shane" with Alan Ladd (one of the best) Among many others. Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliteblue Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 oops! ken my error it was a tv series loved Richard Boone in this! thanks for clarifying lolite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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