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• Once Upon a Time in the West, Dead Man n/t - Vinylized 13:49:50 03/24/11 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  n/t
  

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  • Dead Man! - Enophile 13:18:29 03/31/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Once Upon a Time in the West, Dead Man n/t posted by Vinylized on March 24, 2011 at 13:49:50

    Good one.
    
    Underappreciated.
    
    
    
    
    
    

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• Add in "Lonely Are the Brave"...N/T - musetap 12:27:19 03/24/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  N/T
  " Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination." -Michael McClure
  
  

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• The MisFits ( slaps forehead ) - grinagog 00:56:59 03/24/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  cowboys, mustanging, rodeos + Marilyn Monroe
  
  GW
  

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• I love westerns... - Harmonia 01:01:46 03/22/11 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  My favorites, in no particular order...

  The Searchers
  My Darling Clementine
  The Big Country (Best western score EVER)
  Red River
  Shane
  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  Ride The High Country
  The Magnificent Seven
  McCabe & Mrs. Miller
  Silverado
  Lonesome Dove
  The Claim
  Ride With The Devil (Director's Cut, Criterion)
  The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
  True Grit (2010)

  I will watch any John Ford western with pleasure.

  I'm looking forward to seeing 2010's Meek's Cutoff, with Bruce Greenwood, Michelle Williams and Shirley Henderson.

  If you liked The Proposition you might give The Claim a try. (It's The Mayor Of Casterbridge transplanted to the Canadian Rockies - seriously.)

  I've tried but I cannot like Once Upon A Time In The West, in fact, I find it unwatchable. (And this is from someone who loves Tarkovsky, Greenaway and Lynch.)
  

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  • Another Silverado fan, here. - Enophile 13:19:36 03/31/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: I love westerns... posted by Harmonia on March 22, 2011 at 01:01:46

    I'd love a sequel.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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  • The Claim.........Yes! - afilado 10:11:41 03/22/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: I love westerns... posted by Harmonia on March 22, 2011 at 01:01:46

    Always worth revisiting.
    
    J
    

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• Little Big Man (1970), There Will Be Blood (2007)... - mpathus 15:46:33 03/21/11 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  ... it may take me a few more years to stomach up to viewing "There Will Be Blood" again, but for capturing the latter day West, I believe this one gets it right.
  
  Then it is nice to be reminded what it is to be a "Human Being" after watching "Little Big Man".
  

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  • Little Big Man was really terrific. - Enophile 13:16:34 03/31/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Little Big Man (1970), There Will Be Blood (2007)... posted by mpathus on March 21, 2011 at 15:46:33

    Nice segue from The Graduate, too.
    
    Felt like "Benjamin Does The Wild West."
    
    
    

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• Agreement on ....... - afilado 11:08:43 03/21/11 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  ...many already posted.
  
  I'll add a few favorites, in no particular order.....
  
  Deadwood
  The Stalking Moon
  Ravenous
  Bad Day At Black Rock
  The Professionals
  Viva Zapata
  Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
  Hombre
  The Quick And The Dead
  Nevada Smith
  Giant
  The Life And Times of Judge Roy Bean
  Dances With Wolves
  A Man Called Horse
  The Man From Snowy River
  Lone Star
  The Misfits
  Little Big Man
  The Hired Hand
  Tombstone
  The Fastest Gun Alive
  Last Train From Gun Hill
  
  
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  • Like your agreement and would add Lonesome Dove - Daryl Zero 16:39:56 03/21/11 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: Agreement on ....... posted by afilado on March 21, 2011 at 11:08:43

    dd
    

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    • Yes.. - afilado 17:22:19 03/21/11 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Like your agreement and would add Lonesome Dove posted by Daryl Zero on March 21, 2011 at 16:39:56

      .. Lonesome Dove is brilliant. I didn't mention it because others had, already.
      

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  • You beat me to it ... - reelsmith. 13:23:28 03/21/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Agreement on ....... posted by afilado on March 21, 2011 at 11:08:43

    Agree on Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid and Little Big Man. Also agree with previous mention of Blazing Saddles. Will add: Jeremiah Johnson, McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Support Your Local Sheriff.
    
    Dean.
    
    
    reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
    
    
    
    

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• RE: The best westerns of all time - padreken 10:41:57 03/21/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  The Big Country
  Once Upon a Time in the West
  Blazing Saddles
  Winchester 73
  High Noon
  The Searchers
  Unforgiven
  True Grit (I'd put both the original and the remake on my list)
  Big Jake
  Lonesome Dove
  Shane
  The Magnificent Seven
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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• THE SEARCHERS and ONE EYED JACKS - grhughes 10:00:04 03/21/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  ONE EYED JACKS needs to be restored in Vistavision in the same way SPARTACUS and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was restored. Marlon Brando directed it and reflects his genius. John Ford is THE definitive western creator as far as I'm concerned. Ray
  "The gift of imagination is a gift of the Gods imparted to a few who receive innumerable kicks in the a$$ their entire life." LeCorbusier (Edward Jenneret)
  
  

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• Rustler's Rhapsody ..nt - late 09:25:29 03/21/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

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• RE: John Ford. nt - patrickU 09:20:30 03/21/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

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• Blazing Saddles...nt - dwill123 05:43:55 03/21/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

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• Lemonade Joe - Victor Khomenko 05:29:19 03/21/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  Hands down.
  

  
  
  
  

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• RE: The best westerns of all time - grinagog 00:54:51 03/21/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  I'll add a couple more to the "Peckinpah" list:
  
  Pat Garrett + Billy the Kid
  Ride the High Country
  The Deadly Companions
  
  + while its not strictly a film: "Streets of Laredo" Larry McMurtry scripted
  
  High Noon, Gary Cooper/Grace Kelly
  
  The 3 Amigos/Blazing Saddles ( so silly, so funny! )
  
  GW
  
  
  

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• What about Unforgiven? - Jazz Inmate 23:08:17 03/20/11 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  I'd even put True Grit (2010 version) up for consideration.
  
  Yes, Treasure of the Sierra Madre needs to be on the list, noted below.
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  We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
  
  

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  • It's weird, but I have a hard time... - Harmonia 01:46:53 03/22/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: What about Unforgiven? posted by Jazz Inmate on March 20, 2011 at 23:08:17

    ...thinking of Treasure Of Sierre madre as a "western". Same for The Misfits. I'm not sure why but my brain wants an arbitrary cut-off date of 1900 or thereabouts.
    
    For the same reason, great movies like No Country For Old Men and Lone Star aren't on my best westerns list either, even though they take place in the "west", albeit the modern west.
    

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• I DO like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. - Dalton 17:18:31 03/20/11 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  (They CAN act - they just have limited range.)
  
  My list of best westerns, in no particular order:
  
  - The Searchers
  - Rio Bravo
  - Red River
  - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  - Unforgiven
  - Winchester 73
  - My Darling Clementine
  - Stagecoach (1939)
  - The Outlaw Josey Wales
  - Fort Apache
  
  My list of overrated westerns:
  
  - Ride the High Country
  - Dances with Wolves
  - Once Upon a Time in the West
  - True Grit (either version)
  - Open Range
  - High Noon
  - The Magnificent Seven
  
  The absolute worst "A" western I ever saw:
  
  - The Rare Breed
  

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  • Stagecoach is entertaining, I can see why people liked the Duke back then - PhilJ 22:51:28 03/20/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: I DO like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. posted by Dalton on March 20, 2011 at 17:18:31

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    Phil
    
    

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• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford * - mr grits 15:55:32 03/20/11 (5)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

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  • This makes a great double bill with Ang Lee's Ride With The Devil - Harmonia 12:34:57 03/23/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford * posted by mr grits on March 20, 2011 at 15:55:32

    You don't want to be in a down mood for this duo though.
    
    These are two great modern westerns and both are underrated.
    

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  • brilliant movie - mbnx01 11:15:37 03/22/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford * posted by mr grits on March 20, 2011 at 15:55:32

    Maybe the single best western ever made.
    
    But you need to see the Yogi Bear version:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
    -Greg House
    

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6w0r-ScEG4   (Open in New Window)

    
    

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  • RE:Yup ... - Jeff Starrs 11:04:43 03/21/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford * posted by mr grits on March 20, 2011 at 15:55:32

    ...the pace of this film intrigues me.
    

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  • That's the one I that tops my list - DFaulds 08:43:19 03/21/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford * posted by mr grits on March 20, 2011 at 15:55:32

    A few others I like as well
    
    The Searchers
    Unforgiven
    The Ox-Box Incident
    Once Upon a TIme in the West
    The Shootist
    Posse
    
    And of course, Blazing Saddles
    

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  • Absolutely! - Prisoners 16:59:06 03/20/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford * posted by mr grits on March 20, 2011 at 15:55:32

    Part of one the greatest years in cinema history.
    Baba-Booey to you all!
    
    

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• Wyatt Earp - mbnx01 15:14:37 03/20/11 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  
  
  

  
  It's the 'Lawrence of Arabia' of Westerns.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
  -Greg House
  
  

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  • I like the original better...'My Darling Clementine' - Tony D. 16:27:59 03/20/11 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: Wyatt Earp posted by mbnx01 on March 20, 2011 at 15:14:37

    
    
    

    
    An awesome cast telling a classic Western story.
    
    
    J.B.
    

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    • Me too! - Harmonia 01:54:54 03/22/11 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: I like the original better...'My Darling Clementine' posted by Tony D. on March 20, 2011 at 16:27:59

      Gorgeous and iconic movie.
      

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  • THATS the one I couldn’t remember. * - MMasztal 15:31:56 03/20/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Wyatt Earp posted by mbnx01 on March 20, 2011 at 15:14:37

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    Cogito Ergo Credo
    
    

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• RE: grity, ugly almost like Bruegel painting: McCabe & Mrs. Miller - Eldragon@gmx.com 15:05:33 03/20/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  
  also, to mention: Missouri Breaks
  

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• Howz about combining the two genres - Westworld anyone?... - musetap 14:14:27 03/20/11 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  pretty entertaining but not as good as say, "The Magnificent Seven".
  
  Or "The Man who Shot Liberty Valance".
  
  Your dislike of Eastwood and Wayne (I share that dislike...) is
  unfortunate because it left out "Unforgiven" and a BUNCH of
  great John Ford films.
  
  "Seraphim Falls" is a damn satisfying "Western".
  
  Too bad a "Deadwood" film was never made.
  
  
  " Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination." -Michael McClure
  

  • Here's a cool Westerns site...   (Open in New Window)

  
  

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  • I bet you can't wait for Cowboys & Aliens. - Harmonia 23:45:40 03/21/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Howz about combining the two genres - Westworld anyone?... posted by musetap on March 20, 2011 at 14:14:27

    A veritable genre sandwich.
    

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• Open Range... Jeremiah Johnson... - MMasztal 13:51:46 03/20/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  True Grit (new one), Unforgiven (despite your dislike to Eastwood).
  
  
  Cogito Ergo Credo
  
  

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• 'Shane' * - Tony D. 12:02:54 03/20/11 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

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  • Shane is one of the best films in any genre. nt - Dave Mester 12:48:32 03/21/11 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: 'Shane' * posted by Tony D. on March 20, 2011 at 12:02:54

    nt
    

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• "Lust in the Dust". nt - geoff 11:32:27 03/20/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

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• RE: The best westerns of all time - Rod H. 10:42:53 03/20/11 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The best westerns of all time posted by Mike K on March 20, 2011 at 09:45:04

  Shane
  Winchester 73
  Treasure of the Sierrra Madre
  Red River
  One Eyed Jacks
  
  

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