Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 20, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 20, 2019 Saddle up! Westerns are the major defining genre of the film industry, a nostalgic eulogy to the early days of the expansive, untamed American frontier, the borderline between civilization and the wilderness. They are one of the oldest, most enduring and flexible and one of the most distinctive genres in their mythic origins of time when freedom, values and morals held a greater position in society than they do now; and have always provided a rich mine for universally appealing stories of gunslinging frontier adventurers, desperadoes, and lawmen. From classic westerns to revisionist and Spaghetti westerns of the 60s to modern remakes, anything goes and that's what this thread for. I know we have quite a few people on here who share my love for the genre. So, what are your favourites?... @Viva la FCB @CaaC - John @Bluewolf @ASF @Rab @Mel81x @IgnisExcubitor @Cannabis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted January 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 21, 2019 I like a good western because I find the whole "old west" era fascinating and interesting. That's while I also like the classics, I prefer "modern" western, because they're mostly closer to how it really was. My favourite is definitely "The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford". It's just one of the best movies in general to me. Story telling, cinematography, soundtrack, acting, it's just so good in every department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 54 minutes ago, Tommy said: I like a good western because I find the whole "old west" era fascinating and interesting. That's while I also like the classics, I prefer "modern" western, because they're mostly closer to how it really was. My favourite is definitely "The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford". It's just one of the best movies in general to me. Story telling, cinematography, soundtrack, acting, it's just so good in every department. Good shout; loved it as well. I do love a bit more action in my western in general, though. My personal all-time favourites are definitely Spaghetti westerns/European westerns of the 60s and 70s as the classic Hollywood westerns often just look too clean for me and there's little nuance to the characters - you basically have a perfect shiny hero and a bunch of evil villains. Whereas the Spaghetti westerns are much grittier and less simplistic in a sense that the protagonist is usually an anti-hero that is morally neutral at best. It's nihilistic, violent and the musical score, camera work, slow storytelling and general aesthetics just make it feel like a grand adventure of an epic scale. Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy is the obvious choice here; definitely my favourite westerns and in my overall top list of movies of all time for sure. Then it's Sergio Corbucci with Django, Navajo Joe, and The Great Silence. I also love almost everything with Lee van Cleef, Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Klaus Kinski, Eli Wallach and of course the Trinity films with Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer. Here's a list of my favourite Spaghetti westerns: The Dollars Trilogy Django The Great Silence Navajo Joe Death Rides a Horse Day of Anger The Big Gundown The Grand Duel Sabata The Mercenary God Forgives, I don't They Call Me Trinity Trinity Is Still My Name Sartana movies And a lot of others I can't think of at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 Also for those who haven't seen it, do yourself a favour and watch Godless. It's a 7 episode mini-series that follows the fates of Frank Griffin and his murderous gang... of Roy Goode, the member who turned against them… and of La Belle, the town full of women who must defend themselves when they get caught in the crossfire. Welcome to Godless country. Starring Jeff Daniels and Thomas Sangster. Easily my favourite one in recent years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 I am a Clint Eastwood western fan which I have mentioned in here before and 2 of his westerns stand out for me and I have the DVD's in my room and they are The Outlaw Josey Wales & The Good the Bad and the Ugly and Pale Rider as number 3 but I love all westerns and that includes John 'The Duke' Wayne in Stagecoach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 26 minutes ago, nudge said: Also for those who haven't seen it, do yourself a favour and watch Godless. It's a 7 episode mini-series that follows the fates of Frank Griffin and his murderous gang... of Roy Goode, the member who turned against them… and of La Belle, the town full of women who must defend themselves when they get caught in the crossfire. Welcome to Godless country. Starring Jeff Daniels and Thomas Sangster. Easily my favourite one in recent years! The fuck my brain. I knew who Jeff Daniels was but I copy and pasted his name from your post into google just to confirm and it was only showing me Chevrolets until I typed Jeff Daniels myself. Your keyboard is broke. https://www.google.com/search?ei=85pFXNvLHcv2kwW00Ke4Cw&q=Jeff+Daniels&oq=Jeff+Daniels&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160l2.358401.358401..359310...0.0..0.109.109.0j1......0....2j1..gws-wiz.cpJSMgMv2Zs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Rab said: The fuck my brain. I knew who Jeff Daniels was but I copy and pasted the text in your post into google just to confirm and it was only showing me Chevrolets until I typed Jeff Daniels myself. Your keyboard is broke. WTF I get the same when I copy paste it (Chevrolets coming up) but all is well when I type it myself too... How the heck does that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just now, nudge said: WTF I get the same when I copy paste it but all is well when I type it myself too... How the heck does that happen? Fuck knows, and my brain wasn't ready for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, CaaC - John said: I am a Clint Eastwood western fan which I have mentioned in here before and 2 of his westerns stand out for me and I have the DVD's in my room and they are The Outlaw Josey Wales & The Good the Bad and the Ugly and Pale Rider as number 3 but I love all westerns and that includes John 'The Duke' Wayne in Stagecoach Have you seen the other two movies in the Dollar Trilogy? I love The Good The Bad and the Ugly but I think For a Few Dollars More is an even better movie... A Fistful of Dollars is ok too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, nudge said: Have you seen the other two movies in the Dollar Trilogy? I love The Good The Bad and the Ugly but I think For a Few Dollars More is an even better movie... A Fistful of Dollars is ok too. Saw them all, High Plains Drifter is another good Clint Eastwood western, he directed this himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 40 minutes ago, nudge said: WTF I get the same when I copy paste it (Chevrolets coming up) but all is well when I type it myself too... How the heck does that happen? Oh he lovely internet. This whole mess really starts because of some unseen characters in what you typed of pasted from. The actual search phrase Google is seeing is "Jeff D an ie ls" which is why in the first Chevrolet Search they highlight Jeff D' and then the rest of his name. This is the culprit Jeff D<span></span>an<span></span>ie<span></span>ls<span></span> notice how it split up Daniels as D an ie ls instead of just Daniels. Anyways, back on topic, I used to like Dances with Wolves quite a lot when I was younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 54 minutes ago, nudge said: WTF I get the same when I copy paste it (Chevrolets coming up) but all is well when I type it myself too... How the heck does that happen? 53 minutes ago, Rab said: Fuck knows, and my brain wasn't ready for it. Lol, try clearing your browser data and your caches, log off first though, my laptop was playing up something chronic when I first started up and I did the latter and its fine now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just now, CaaC - John said: Lol, try clearing your browser data and your caches, log off first though, my laptop was playing up something chronic when I first started up and I did the latter and its fine now. Nah Mel explained it already above. I probably copied the name from the website and didn't remove formatting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Anyways, back on topic, I used to like Dances with Wolves quite a lot when I was younger. That was my history teacher's most favourite movie hehe. Good film that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Anyways, back on topic, I used to like Dances with Wolves quite a lot when I was younger. Although I am not a great Kevin Costner fan that is one film I enjoyed watching and have watched it many a time, l got the right arse ache though when they shot the wolf and the wife was telling me to "calm down, it's only a film..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted January 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 hour ago, nudge said: Also for those who haven't seen it, do yourself a favour and watch Godless. It's a 7 episode mini-series that follows the fates of Frank Griffin and his murderous gang... of Roy Goode, the member who turned against them… and of La Belle, the town full of women who must defend themselves when they get caught in the crossfire. Welcome to Godless country. Starring Jeff Daniels and Thomas Sangster. Easily my favourite one in recent years! Ooooh nice. I started my 4th trial month () on Netflix a few days ago. I'll give this a go soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Has everyone here seen Deadwood? I presume that fits the bill of a western. And for me is just about the best TV show I've seen. The most vivid world. So engrossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Tommy said: Ooooh nice. I started my 4th trial month () on Netflix a few days ago. I'll give this a go soon. You still hadn't watched it? I recommended it for you like a year ago 1 minute ago, Harry said: Has everyone here seen Deadwood? I presume that fits the bill of a western. And for me is just about the best TV show I've seen. The most vivid world. So engrossing. Yes! Enjoyed it a lot. Waiting for the movie that is currently in the works. First image was revealed a few months ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted January 21, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just now, nudge said: You still hadn't watched it? I recommended it for you like a year ago Oh. Sorry I had so many series' piled up that I never got to watch. But this one is definitely on top of my list now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Sometimes I save the best shows on my To Watch list just so I have a stronger and more exciting backlog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 Have you seen Two Mules for Sister Sara @nudge? Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine, Eastwood as Hogan thought Sarah was a nun but it turns out she wasn't, good wild west action but also a great laugh all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Author Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, CaaC - John said: Have you seen Two Mules for Sister Sara @nudge? Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine, Eastwood as Hogan thought Sarah was a nun but it turns out she wasn't, good wild west action but also a great laugh all the way through. Is it where she turned out to be a prostitute? I think I have seen it albeit years ago... Comedy westerns are such a brilliant genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 4 hours ago, nudge said: Is it where she turned out to be a prostitute? I think I have seen it albeit years ago... Comedy westerns are such a brilliant genre. Aye, that's the one myself and the wife laughed all the way through that movie especially when Hogan came to the door with a barrow load of gold and Sarah told him I am in the tub...his reply "Can't wait..." and smashed the door down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 I love me some Westerns. Spaghetti westerns are the best, magnificent 7 and TGTBTG would be favourite two but I enjoyed most of clints. As nudge mentioned Godless was recently the best thing I've seen in the genre Id highly recommend checking that out as a mini series. If you're looking for a show "The Son" with Pierce Brosnan was also a pretty good first season and should be back for a second one soon. I havent honestly liked alot of the recent westerns, as Tommyboy mentioned I think Jessie James was the standout and I've been meaning to watch that again its been awhile. The closest to being great was 3:10 to Yuma which was fantastic until the ridiculous 20 min end scene threw everything in the trash can apart from yet another master class performance for one of the most underrated and probably the best character actor in Ben Foster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 Another Golden Oldie western is The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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