Great Westerns

[Overread]

Now I consider myself a fan of westerns, however with the exception of the works of Sergio Leone I just can't name any others. I will see them on TV and say thats great - then the title empties itself from my mind. So here I am pleading for some great western titles

[Sephiroth]

I'm not a western buff or anything, but my favourite more recent ones are Tombstone (1993, George P. Cosmatos) and Unforgiven (1992, Clint Eastwood).

Soldier Blue (1970, Ralph Nelson) is a powerful film. High Plains Drifter (1973, Clint Eastwood) is a classic. John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976, Don Siegel), is fantastic.

[dustinzgirl]

Some of my favs:

Two Mules for Sister Sara
Hang 'Em High
High Plains Drifter
The Outlaw Josie Wales (must see)
Hondo
Rio Bravo
The Magnificent Seven
Shane
Lonesome Dove (you must see this)
Windwalker (you must see this times a billion)

Newer:
Tombstone
Silverado
Bad Girls

Also, there's a few I can't remember the name of, the one about the classic Hatfield McCoy feud and another one about two mountain men, one who marries and Indian bride, and their struggle for survival in a changing world that was really darn good.

And if all else fails, find some old Grizzly Adams on VHS.

PS: I love Westerns, its all we watched at my nana's house. I remember when Nick at Nite used to play all old westerns, and TBS and TNT did the same thing all day, just the cool old western tv shows in their awe inspiring black and white. Not too many really good ones in the new millennium, but you can see a lot of the Western threads in many of them, for example Firefly/Serenity and Sin City remind me a lot of the old Western style of guy, you know the whole "I don't care what they odds are, they are wrong and I'm gonna beat them down for it" attitude mixed up with some poor English skills.


Oh, and Thunderheart, Lakota Woman, Crazy Horse, Geronimo,

Lakota Woman--Siege at Wounded Knee is about Indian woman who stood up to the feds in the 70's and got thrown in jail, it is a true story and narrated. Damn good flick.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by Overread

Now I consider myself a fan of westerns, however with the exception of the works of Sergio Leone I just can't name any others. I will see them on TV and say thats great - then the title empties itself from my mind. So here I am pleading for some great western titles

Uh-oh!

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962):

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Shane (1953):

Shane (1953)

High Noon (1952):

High Noon (1952)

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943):

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

Little Big Man (1970):

Little Big Man (1970)

The Wild Bunch (1969):

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Stagecoach (1939):

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Destry Rides Again (1939):

Destry Rides Again (1939)

and Destry (1954):

Destry (1954) - Plot summary

Fort Apache (1948):

Fort Apache (1948)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948):

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

The Magnificent Seven (1960):

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

My roommate also suggests the following (I've not seen the first in ages, and not seen the second at all):

Pale Rider (1985):

Pale Rider (1985)

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976):

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)



Hoo, boy.... there's got to be a site covering the Western genre.

EDIT: Right, here goes:

Western Films or Westerns

And, of course, nearly anything that has John Ford's name on it is well worth seeing.

One of the things, I think, that makes a really good Western is when -- as with any other genre -- it transcends the genre itself, and the form is used to address broader issues (High Noon, The Ox-Bow Incident, for example)... which just about all of these do....

[dustinzgirl]

Oooooo I forgot about Pale Rider! Thats a darn good one too. So are the others.

[HardScienceFan]

Stagecoach,anyone?

[Kostmayer]

Was never overly fond of The Magnificent Seven as a whole film, but I must admit it has some classic scenes - my favourite being the salesmen trying to get an Indian buried, and the subsequent scene with Steve McQueen and Yul Brymner drying the hearse.

Its had mixed reviews, but I think Open Range is a great modern western. Robert Duvall is great as always, and he and Kevin Costner make a great pair.

[Musky]

Lots of good westerns listed above. For something a little different, try Lonely are the Brave with Kirk Douglas. He plays an old school cowboy who doesn't fit in the 1960's. He breaks out of jail, and is pursued through the wilderness by a sheriff using helicopters, etc. One of his best roles.

I've always thought few actors played a cowboy as well as Glenn Ford. He made a number of great westerns in the 50's and 60's.

The Violent Men: "Don't make me fight, you won't like my way of fighting."

Jubal

The Sheepman

3:10 to Yuma: Remake with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale coming soon.

The Fastest Gun Alive

There's more. Glenn Ford's Film Credits

I just loved the Lonesome Dove mini-series, and The Wild Bunch which was mentioned earlier, is one of my favorite movies of any genre.

[gully_foyle]

Just checking the IMDB top 50. (Top 50 Western movies by average vote). Probably my faves would be Unforgiven, The Shootist, Dead Man (I love Jim Jarmusch) and Blazing Saddles (why has no one else picked this one?).

[Sephiroth]

Ah, Blazing Saddles. Hilarious.

[murphy]

Originally Posted by gully_foyle

Just checking the IMDB top 50. (Top 50 Western movies by average vote). Probably my faves would be Unforgiven, The Shootist, Dead Man (I love Jim Jarmusch) and Blazing Saddles (why has no one else picked this one?).

I was just going to mentioned Blazing Saddles. You beat me to it. I'll just have to move faster next time.

[Quokka]

For something a little different The Proposition (2005) is Australia's latest contribution to the western. Some great cinematography and Nick Cave writes the script and music score, if not great its certainly very watchable.

[murphy]

Also, The Man From Snowy River is a good film.

[Culhwch]

Originally Posted by Kostmayer

Its had mixed reviews, but I think Open Range is a great modern western. Robert Duvall is great as always, and he and Kevin Costner make a great pair.

That was certainly one I was going to suggest. A fantastic western. And Costner's Dances with Wolves can't be left out, I don't think.

Actually, there are a couple of big ticket Westerns about to hit the cinemas. 3.10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford with Brad Pitt both look promising.

[TK-421]

Unforgiven was an amazing movie. Solid performances from a stellar cast.