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Top 10 Westerns
Posted on 11/13/2010 9:31:23 AM PST by JoeProBono
"What components make a western truly great? That depends on who's asking, as there are so many subgenres and different takes. There's the classic, the Spaghetti western, the singing cowboy western, the comedy western and the contemporary western. We tend to favor the slow-moving epics à la Leone over fast shoot-'em-ups, and our gunslingers and cowboys to be complex, stoic characters faced with morally difficult situations we believe are microcosms for all of life. There were many contenders for this very American genreeven though some of the finest were shot by an Italian. We've also tried to include a couple of rare choices that do not easily spring to mind, such as the Australian oeuvre "The Proposition." After all, you can Google John Wayne yourself. But what list of top westerns would be complete without The Duke?"
TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: palomino; westerns
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To: JoeProBono
You have to put High Noon and Shane up there.
To: JoeProBono
An underrated western is Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). ...with James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson. Soundtrack: Bob Dylan.
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:36:05 AM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: JoeProBono
“Unforgiven” will always be my favorite.
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:37:36 AM PST
by
ez
("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, Paradise Lost)
To: JoeProBono
True Grit, Unforgiven, The Searchers, Tombstone...there are so many good ones.
It's what made the movies.
Even most sci-fi/space movies are Westerns in disguise.
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:37:41 AM PST
by
Mariner
(USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
To: JoeProBono
Interestingly, my two favorites are “The Outlaw,Josey Wales” with Clint Eastwood and “The Searchers” with John Wayne.
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:37:45 AM PST
by
Misplaced Texan
(July 4, 2009 - the first day of the 2nd Revolution!)
To: Old Retired Army Guy
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:38:33 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Mariner
Tombstone definitely tops the list of those made within the last 20 years.
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:38:47 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: JoeProBono
"If there's going to be any shooting, I've got to get my rest."
To: JoeProBono
My favorite? Blazing Saddles.
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:39:19 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
To: JoeProBono
3:10 to Yuma
Lonesome Dove
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:40:10 AM PST
by
BullDog108
("There is no way to refudiate her strategery, so they misunderestimate her.")
To: Old Retired Army Guy
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:40:14 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(The only good unemployment statistic in America is the number of unemployed Dem officials.)
To: cripplecreek
Gun Fight At The O K Coral, the original version
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:40:34 AM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: JoeProBono
If you don’t mind a little levity, The Man Who Shot Valance Liberty, with Wayne John, Stewart James, and Marvin Lee.
To: JoeProBono
My own personal top ten, in no order:
Rio Bravo
Red River
The Searchers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Wild Bunch
Ride the High Country
The Shootist
Lonesome Dove
Unforgiven
Stagecoach
I know there are fans of the more modern Silverado and Tombstone, but I’m not one of them; ditto High Noon.
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:41:07 AM PST
by
Darkwolf377
( Mm, your tears are so yummy and sweet!Oh, the tears of unfathomable sadness! Mm-yummy! --E. Cartman)
To: Responsibility2nd
Blazing Saddles. Ditto.
"'Ditto'? 'Ditto', you provincial putz?"
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:42:01 AM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
Saw that in the theater when it was originally released. great movie....
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:42:16 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(What flavor Kool-aid are you drinking?)
To: JoeProBono
“The Wild Bunch” by Peckinpah is a great movie.
To: JoeProBono
—Tombstone, The Wild Bunch, The Professionals-—
To: JoeProBono
High Noon
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (my favorite)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Searchers
Red River (great movie until the end was ruined by the studio)
The Ox-Bow Incident
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posted on
11/13/2010 9:43:05 AM PST
by
Artemis Webb
(I support Nancy Pelosi for Minority Leader!!!)
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