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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

This is the BEST Western ever and set the precedent for the rest. Also contains a masterpiece score.



A Fistful of Dollars



For a Few Dollars More

Winston, all 3 are great films, personally my favourite is "For a Few Dollars More". The Good the Bad and the Ugly, is a quality film but just a bit too long for my liking.

I agree with Robin Hood.

Saw a documentary n this, there were over 100 of these "Spaghetti Westerns" made by Italian directors and producers, often filmng in Spain. I guess most never got released in America, or only at drive-ins perhaps.

They had a self-aware artistic flair withe camera, framing each shot for the visual, rather than for realism and flow. With roots in the storyboard, rather than a novel.

But what REALLY rocked was the soundtrack. Sergio Leone. My brother burned me a download of these back in the day. I played it till I completely wore it out.

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High Noon with Gary Cooper is amazing.

Here is a great Western called "The Outlaw Josey Wales" starring Clint Eastwood.

I agree with Winston - this trilogy of films are the best - way better than any of the modern Westerns e.g. Wild Wild West (1999).

I like the Clint Eastwood westerns also. Some others that I really enjoyed had Tom Selleck in them: Monte Walsh, Shadow Riders, Crossfire Trail, and Quigley Down Under

Winston wrote:Here is a great Western called "The Outlaw Josey Wales" starring Clint Eastwood.

Excellent movie. Really well-crafted mainstream Hollywood movie, and OK for family viewing, unlike the Spaghettis.

Like this one, another that is about the guerrilla war in Missouri is the little-known epic "Ride With The Devil". Subtle performances by Toby Maguire and Jewel. Worth watching.

Sergio Leones 1969 film " Once Upon a Time in the West " is considered by many to be his masterpiece. It was a film where Henry Fonda played a bad guy and that was the first and last time.

I think they should do a remake starring Mr. Wu.

The Long Riders (1980) is an underrated movie. The James-Younger gang, the James, Younger, Ford and Miller brothers are played by real life brothers: Keach, Carradine, Guest and Quaid brothers respectively.

There was something I really liked about Wild Bill, with Jeff Bridges. The ending was stupid, but some of the scenes were cool.

Ghost wrote:I don't particularly care for Westerns, but I love the Magnificent Seven films.

Films, plural? Are you thinking of the Japanese and American versions? Because I think most of the seven got dispatched in the first movie, so no sequels. Greatest movie theme song ever, IMO.

Edit: I stand corrected. There was a sequel.

If you liked Django Unchained, you will love this Western with a similar theme.

Joshua (1976)

Description:

A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a bounty hunter, determined to track down and kill the men who killed his mother.

Full film:

If you like Dances with Wolves, you will like this Western classic called "Broken Arrow". It's about a kind peace-loving white guy (James Stewart) who tries to make a peace treaty between the Apache Indians in Arizona and the white folks. It glorifies kindness, ethics and good morals, unlike today's movies, and has a great story and message.