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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 genre—even 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

1) The Magnificent Seven
2) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
3) The Wild Bunch
4) Nevada Smith
5) Hombre
6) Once Upon a Time in the West
7) Red River
8) Will Penny
9) Outlaw Josey Wells

and NO western list is complete without Blazing Saddles!!!


21 posted on 11/13/2010 9:45:30 AM PST by Le Chien Rouge
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To: Mariner
My all time favorite Western? That's easy.

Actually, my favorite is Shane. This is second followed by Silverado. And another favorite is Clint Eastwood's "Pale Rider". I heard a lot about the Searchers and finally watched it a couple of years ago. It was beyond disappointing.

On a side note, I own over 100 Louis L'Amour books.

22 posted on 11/13/2010 9:46:38 AM PST by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: Rider on the Rain

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance


23 posted on 11/13/2010 9:46:44 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: MHGinTN

Who doesn’t enjoy seeing Billy Bob Thornton getting backhanded by Kurt Russell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7J6dRkJjOI


24 posted on 11/13/2010 9:47:31 AM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Mr. Mojo

“Gosh, Mr. Lamarr, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore!”


25 posted on 11/13/2010 9:47:44 AM PST by dfwgator (Texas Rangers -Thanks for a great season.)
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To: JoeProBono

http://oldfortyfives.com/thoseoldwesterns.htm

Quick refresher for your selections. Enjoy.


26 posted on 11/13/2010 9:48:46 AM PST by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: JoeProBono; Borges; EveningStar; alwaysconservative; Mr. Blonde; Mr. K; wtc911; swmobuffalo; ...
What would be on your list?

Cinema Ping


Post here or FR Mail DollyCali to be added or dropped from this ping list




27 posted on 11/13/2010 9:49:13 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is...Tell the storm how big your God is!)
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To: Artemis Webb

What did the studio do to Red River?


28 posted on 11/13/2010 9:49:22 AM PST by stop_fascism (Compared to Moctezuma II, Obama isn't that bad.)
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To: JoeProBono

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDN4L7cAQf0&NR=1


29 posted on 11/13/2010 9:50:03 AM PST by Rider on the Rain
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

They shoot horses don’t they?


30 posted on 11/13/2010 9:50:13 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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31 posted on 11/13/2010 9:50:13 AM PST by Baynative ( 11 / 2 / 2010 !!!)
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To: Darkwolf377

I liked Silverado.


32 posted on 11/13/2010 9:50:25 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: stop_fascism
What did the studio do to Red River?

Turned it pink?

33 posted on 11/13/2010 9:50:34 AM PST by dfwgator (Texas Rangers -Thanks for a great season.)
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To: Darkwolf377

The Searchers – 1956 Nominated as the greatest Western movie of all time, this film has a great performance by the amazing John Wayne. He portrays a middle aged Civil war veteran seeking to locate his missing niece. There are some beautiful vignettes of frontier life, and many subsequent film directors have acknowledged their debt to this film.


34 posted on 11/13/2010 9:50:37 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono
“Hombre” 1967
Paul Newman as John Russell and Richard Boone as the bad guy, Cicero Grimes. Loved the dialog and supporting cast.
“You better put down that gun. You got two ways to go, put it down or use it. Even if you tie me, you're gonna be dead.”
35 posted on 11/13/2010 9:50:49 AM PST by Polynikes (Haakkaa Paalle)
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To: cripplecreek

Definitely. I was surprised to see how well it was done.

Can’t recall a flaw in the movie.

What’s that one with Duvall from a few years ago. That was great.


36 posted on 11/13/2010 9:52:01 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: RobRoy

37 posted on 11/13/2010 9:53:28 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono
I would add: more recent flicks

3:10 to Yuma

The Assassination of Jesse James was great.

No Country for Old Men was not only fantastic but picked up the Oscar for Best Picture.

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

38 posted on 11/13/2010 9:53:28 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is...Tell the storm how big your God is!)
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To: JoeProBono

Bad Day at Black Rock.


39 posted on 11/13/2010 9:53:33 AM PST by dfwgator (Texas Rangers -Thanks for a great season.)
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To: DollyCali

Red River
How the West Was Won
For a Few Dollars More (I just enjoy it more than The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
Tombstone
Silverado
Dances With Wolves (PC it may be, but still an impressive epic)
Jeremiah Johnson
The Train Robbers (not great by definition, but a personal favorite with a top-notch cast)
Blazing Saddles
The Wild Bunch


40 posted on 11/13/2010 9:54:08 AM PST by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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