As you probably can tell...great to see yet another choice for Tombstone on the best list!octogon3030 wrote:True Grit (John Wayne)
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Unforgiven
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The best and worst western movies:
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Re: The best and worst western movies:
Not a best or worst, but 'Rancho Deluxe' was on tv the other day.
A 'modern' western from 1974. Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Slim Pickens, cattle rustling, and some fantastic Montana scenery.
Pleasant enough way to spend a couple hours on a cold Sunday afternoon...
A 'modern' western from 1974. Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Slim Pickens, cattle rustling, and some fantastic Montana scenery.
Pleasant enough way to spend a couple hours on a cold Sunday afternoon...
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Re: The best and worst western movies:
A sort of western...just bought Davy Crockett 2 movie Disney set with Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen. Good fun loved it when I was a kid.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:
Yep - most of Sellecks' post Magnum PI westerns were pretty good. He imparted a 'realistic' character in all of them without any 'cheesy' humor or other weakness. My personal favorite was 'Crossfire Trail' - and it had a pretty good supporting cast as well.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:
My aging mind remembered two more of my favorites: "Hombre" with Paul Newman and Richard Boone[BAD MAN!] and "The Bravado's" with Gregory Peck and a super cast.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:
As far as best, I like most of the John Wayne or Clint Eastwood movies as well as Quigley. I’ve probably seen several of the word, but the names escape me.
No where near the “best”, but probably not the worst, I still find the Trinity series entertaining
No where near the “best”, but probably not the worst, I still find the Trinity series entertaining
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Re: The best and worst western movies:
I just finished watching for the first time Red River (1948) with John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Noah Beery Jr, Walter Brennan and a ton of other great character actors from these old westerns. It is currently free on Amazon Prime. HIGHLY recommended, it is a long flic and is regarded as one of the top ten westerns, ever. It is interesting to see Wayne transition from a good guy to a bad guy you really want to see shot dead. LOL. He actually acts well and shows himself to be a mature, well developed actor compared to his fluffy early films.
The real star is the huge herd of cattle. There were suppose to be 9000 on the actual drive in the Chisholm Trail, and sometimes it looks like there are that many. There is a big river crossing scene, half way along, that is terrific and I think it is the best I have ever seen in a western.
The guns are all screwed up though, big time, completely wrong for the period. It starts out in 1851 - Wayne has an 1873 Trapdoor Springfield - and fourteen years later everybody has Peacemakers and 1892 Winchesters. Oh well.....
Good stuff, watch it!
The real star is the huge herd of cattle. There were suppose to be 9000 on the actual drive in the Chisholm Trail, and sometimes it looks like there are that many. There is a big river crossing scene, half way along, that is terrific and I think it is the best I have ever seen in a western.
The guns are all screwed up though, big time, completely wrong for the period. It starts out in 1851 - Wayne has an 1873 Trapdoor Springfield - and fourteen years later everybody has Peacemakers and 1892 Winchesters. Oh well.....
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Tom Dunson and the Red River D....great film.
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