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Old 02-15-2010, 11:02 AM   #16
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He wasn't in a ton of westerns, but I think it's worth mentioning, Sam Elliott plays a cowboy about as good as anybody.
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Old 02-15-2010, 11:24 AM   #17
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Honestly never seen one.
My girlfriends family is MASSIVE on them.
Every now and again they have 'western night' where they put on cowboy hats, get out the toy guns and have a marathon.
I'm going to be attending the next one - will report back after.
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Old 02-15-2010, 12:00 PM   #18
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What about Blazing Saddles. I like Blazing Saddles....not quite a western, but kind of.
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What about Blazing Saddles. I like Blazing Saddles....not quite a western, but kind of.
Haha. Well if that counts then heck yeah. I wonder if they could make that movie today.
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Seriously, guys, "Once Upon a Time in the West." It's Sergio Leone's masterpiece.

And I would argue that the remake of "3:10 to Yuma" is actually a superior film. It's pacing is much tighter and it has fewer extraneous characters.
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I've always put off watching Once Upon a Time in the West because it's so long.
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Newer westerns not starring Clint Eastwood, as a rule, IMO, suck, because they're all either rehashes or remakes. 3:10 to Yuma is the prime example. Sure, the new one might be in color with a lot more blood, but compared to the old one, it's like comparing the cartoon version of the Lord of the Rings with Peter Jackson's versions.

And Ax, John Wayne is still one of my personal favorite actors. Rio Bravo and Stagecoach are in my ten favorite movies of all time. Not greatest, but FAVORITE. And The Shootist, made almost at the end of his career, is a fantastic piece of cinema, because it's a pseudo distant sequel to almost every role the Duke ever played.
I like both 3:10 to Yuma's. They are both good, I prefer the old one though. I think now is a good time to bring back the western. Hell, give me a camera and I'll make one!

Also the Shootist was THE last film.

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I've always put off watching Once Upon a Time in the West because it's so long.
It's good, I actually just watched it this week. I much prefer the Man With No Name trilogy though. It just lacked an endearing protagonist.


I just learned this week that they are remaking True Grit. I'm not super excited, we'll see. I am generally not a fan of remakes at all. Remaking True Grit is even more heinous as it's a JOHN WAYNE MOVIE! And NOBODY and I mean NOBODY can do what John Wayne did.
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Man I love westerns.
Silverado with Kevin Costner is fantastic.

I grew up watching westerns, but moreso western TV Shows rather than movies.
Some of my favourites are as fallows:
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Anyone seen the Trinity films. They Call Me Trinity, Trinity is still My Name are both hilarious. At least I thought so.
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I just learned this week that they are remaking True Grit. I'm not super excited, we'll see. I am generally not a fan of remakes at all. Remaking True Grit is even more heinous as it's a JOHN WAYNE MOVIE! And NOBODY and I mean NOBODY can do what John Wayne did.
Right, the Coen Brothers are directing it and it's going to star Jeff Bridges as Cogburn, Matt Damon as La Boeuf, Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney, and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, but my understanding is that they're aiming for a more faithful adaptation of the novel than the original John Wayne film was (for example, they plan to keep the story in Mattie's point of view instead of switching it over to Rooster's point of view), so they're not technically trying to do a remake of the first film.
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Right, the Coen Brothers are directing it and it's going to star Jeff Bridges as Cogburn, Matt Damon as La Boeuf, Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney, and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, but my understanding is that they're aiming for a more faithful adaptation of the novel than the original John Wayne film was (for example, they plan to keep the story in Mattie's point of view instead of switching it over to Rooster's point of view), so they're not technically trying to do a remake of the first film.
John Wayne will always be Rooster Cogburn to me.
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John Wayne will always be Rooster Cogburn to me.
Fair enough. It's an iconic role for him.
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I haven't seen a ton of western's, but Tombstone is one of my favorite movies. I saw The Alamo with Billy Bob Thorton a few days ago and it was good.
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I know I can't be the only person who likes westerns here.

I love them. There's something extra badass about the old west.

Soo...

I posit that Clint Eastwood and John Wayne are two of the greatest actors of all time.

My list of favorites go as follows.

Tombstone
A Fist Full of Dollars
A Few Dollars More
The Good the Bad and the Ugly.
Unforgiven
Joe Kidd
The Magnificent Seven
True Grit
Stagecoach
Rio Grande
Rio Bravo
El Dorado
Chisum
My Name is Nobody

I like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne a lot if you didn't notice.
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to this list, and it will be better. a good newer western is wyatt earp (1994) it's really good and has kevin costner and dennis quaid
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