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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Mistered » Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:16 am

Last stand at Sabre River and CrossFire Trail.
Two of Sellecks best - with Crossfire Trail on top with the better supporting cast.

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Vaquero » Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:24 am

I haven't read this whole thread, but
if the Ballad of Buster Scruggs didn't get voted as one of the worst to come out of Hollyweird.
It's surely got to be a close second.
Couldn't watch the whole thang.

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Post by Mistered » Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:50 am

the Ballad of Buster Scruggs didn't get voted as one of the worst to come out of Hollyweird.
It's surely got to be a close second.
This is good enough for me not to even waste my time on it.
It's a Coen Bros. directed movie which speaks volumes about it also.

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Redthies » Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:18 am

Mistered wrote:
the Ballad of Buster Scruggs didn't get voted as one of the worst to come out of Hollyweird.
It's surely got to be a close second.
This is good enough for me not to even waste my time on it.
It's a Coen Bros. directed movie which speaks volumes about it also.

You saying you don’t like the Coen brothers work? No Country For Old Men and TheBig Lebowski are two amazing movies. I do however agree that Buster was a bit of a bust. I’ve found that almost every “made for Netflix” movie I have high hopes for has turned out to be a turd.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Mistered » Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:39 am

You saying you don’t like the Coen brothers work?
Nope. What I said was:
It's a Coen Bros. directed movie which speaks volumes about it also.

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by markiver54 » Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:51 pm

Just finished watching "Quigly Down Under" again. Great movie and that "Sharps" and how he used it was awesome. Love that movie. Had a movie day today. Also watched "Dancing With Wolves" this morning. Long movie, but enjoyed it again as well.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Mistered » Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:54 pm

Also watched "Dancing With Wolves"
I believe you mean 'Dances with Wolves' and it ended for me at the part where Costner was dancing around the fire by himself...

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by BrokenolMarine » Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:00 pm

Man, love westerns. Would be so hard to choose. A top three?
Top five maybe... Top ten... In no particular order.

Quigley
Pale Rider
The Cowboys
Any of the Sackett movies with Selleck and Elliot
Outlaw Josey Wales
Big Jake
High Plains Drifter
Hondo
El Dorado
Tombstone
Open Range
Deadwood

Oops, even Dozen.

I have watched all of these at least s half dozen times...
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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by markiver54 » Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:46 pm

Mistered wrote:
Also watched "Dancing With Wolves"
I believe you mean 'Dances with Wolves' and it ended for me at the part where Costner was dancing around the fire by himself...
Too bad...that was very early, in what was a very good movie. "DANCES With Wolves" :roll: c'mon Ed, give it another try! :D
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Post by Mistered » Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:37 am

Oh I finally made it through the movie (more or less) at a later time. Never been a Costner fan is part of it.

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Shawlerbrook » Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:23 am

Anything John Wayne . Also a fan of Randolph Scott, Audie Murphy, Henry Fonda and Jimmie Stewart.

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by markiver54 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:55 am

Mistered wrote:Oh I finally made it through the movie (more or less) at a later time. Never been a Costner fan is part of it.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Vaquero » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:34 am

Redthies wrote:
Mistered wrote:
the Ballad of Buster Scruggs didn't get voted as one of the worst to come out of Hollyweird.
It's surely got to be a close second.
This is good enough for me not to even waste my time on it.
It's a Coen Bros. directed movie which speaks volumes about it also.

You saying you don’t like the Coen brothers work? No Country For Old Men and TheBig Lebowski are two amazing movies. I do however agree that Buster was a bit of a bust. I’ve found that almost every “made for Netflix” movie I have high hopes for has turned out to be a turd.
No Country for Old Men was pretty good.
Never saw TBL, but I'm pretty sure it ain't a Western. :lol:

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Vaquero » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:36 am

BrokenolMarine wrote:Man, love westerns. Would be so hard to choose. A top three?
Top five maybe... Top ten... In no particular order.

Quigley
Pale Rider
The Cowboys
Any of the Sackett movies with Selleck and Elliot
Outlaw Josey Wales
Big Jake
High Plains Drifter
Hondo
El Dorado
Tombstone
Open Range
Deadwood

Oops, even Dozen.

I have watched all of these at least s half dozen times...
Pretty darn good list right there.

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:33 pm

Although a little long and drawn out in parts, I like How the West was Won too. My parents took me to the show as a kid and saw it.

Also saw The Plainsmen at the show when I was about 6 yrs old and had a big crush on Abby Dalton as Calamity Jane. Well, as big a crush as a 6 year old can have. Maybe I just liked the buckskins.... :D

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Post by Mistered » Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:49 pm

I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet - 'Once Upon A Time In The West'. Basically Sergio Leones last 'Spaghetti Western' - but produced and filmed in the U.S. with Charles Bronson in the 'Man with no Name' role as opposed to Clint Eastwood.
Henry Fonda shines in his one and only 'bad guy' role with great performances by Jason Robards and Jack Elam.
If you haven't ever seen it check it out sometime. Kind of long and drawn out with a lot of twists and turns but overall a good movie.

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by Redthies » Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:47 am

Vaquero wrote:No Country for Old Men was pretty good.
Never saw TBL, but I'm pretty sure it ain't a Western. :lol:

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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by BrokenolMarine » Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:54 am

Mistered wrote:I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet - 'Once Upon A Time In The West'. Basically Sergio Leones last 'Spaghetti Western' - but produced and filmed in the U.S. with Charles Bronson in the 'Man with no Name' role as opposed to Clint Eastwood.
Henry Fonda shines in his one and only 'bad guy' role with great performances by Jason Robards and Jack Elam.
If you haven't ever seen it check it out sometime. Kind of long and drawn out with a lot of twists and turns but overall a good movie.
The opening is awesome, and the scene with Fonda and the small kid at the wedding shocked audiences everywhere when it hit theatres. Fonda didn't want to do it, but Leone convinced him to for the shock value of seeing good guy Fonda ... OMG is a bad man. Love the harmonica all thru the movie.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by CT_Shooter » Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:33 am

Mistered wrote:I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet - 'Once Upon A Time In The West'.
Love that film.
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Re: The best and worst western movies:

Post by North Country Gal » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:55 am

I consider Once Upon a Time in the West as a must have for any western movie collection. It was the apex of the spaghetti western genre.

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