Best Cowboy Movie EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make pick?

I know Eastwood gets respect and also got to give some love to good old The Duke himself. And yeah Young Guns is the shit.

But bar none old or new hands down this crown goes to the brilliant and bad ass.

Tombstone

The good the bad and the ugly was really impressive, that's my favourite.  Never seen tombstone, I will check it out someday.

Tombstone was a horrific movie.  Bad set pieces that looked fake as Hell, and I don't understand how everyone claims that the acting was superb.  There was better acting by Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp, which was an even worse film.

This should really be in off-topic but anyway I'd also have to go with the good, the bad and the ugly for my choice. A great film.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is my favourite , more traditional, cowboy/western film.

Unforgiven is, in my opinion, just the best damn western ever.

*UGH*  Seriously?  Why does everyone like GB&U?  Have they never SEEN A Fistful of Dollars or For A Few Dollars More?  Those movies rip apart GB&U!!!  The Outlaw Josey Wales makes GB&U look like child's play!  Sure, it's a good movie and all, but it is not THAT great.  Hell, A Fistful of Dynamite is almost better than that, and it's probably the most obscure Leone film EVER!

"Tombstone was a horrific movie.  Bad set pieces that looked fake as Hell, and I don't understand how everyone claims that the acting was superb.  There was better acting by Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp, which was an even worse film.

You have to give respect to THESE movies, as they are true Westerns:

Shane

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Unforgiven

McLintock

The Proposition

Lonesome Dove

The Searchers

Once Upon a Time in the West

A Fistful of Dollars (fuck everyone that says GB&U is the best of the trilogy)

The Magnificent Seven

Rio Bravo

High Noon

Also, if you want an INCREDIBLE version of Wyatt Earp, I would suggest Henry Fonda's rendition in My Darling Clementine.

Also also...Young Guns is trash.

"

"*UGH*  Seriously?  Why does everyone like GB&U?  Have they never SEEN A Fistful of Dollars or For A Few Dollars More?  Those movies rip apart GB&U!!!  The Outlaw Josey Wales makes GB&U look like child's play!  Sure, it's a good movie and all, but it is not THAT great.  Hell, A Fistful of Dynamite is almost better than that, and it's probably the most obscure Leone film EVER!

Despite all that, nothing beats Henry Fonda and Charlie Bronson in Once Upon A Time in the West.  THAT, personally, just devastates the entire Man with No Name trilogy.  It's probably the best Western ever made...if it weren't for the fact that, ya know...Unforgiven exists.

"

I've only seen bits and pieces of Fistful of Dollars and For A Few Dollars more, and what I saw I liked. Just not as much as GBU.

No movie can devastate the Man With No Name trilogy. The laws of the universe prevent it. I call heresy.

"*UGH*  Seriously?  Why does everyone like GB&U?  Have they never SEEN A Fistful of Dollars of For A Few Dollars More?  Those movies rip apart GB&U!!!  The Outlaw Josey Wales makes GB&U look like child's play!  Sure, it's a good movie and all, but it is not THAT great.  Hell, A Fistful of Dynamite is almost better than that, and it's probably the most obscure Leone film EVER!

Despite all that, nothing beats Henry Fonda and Charlie Bronson in Once Upon A Time in the West.  THAT, personally, just devastates the entire Man with No Name trilogy.  It's probably the best Western ever made...if it weren't for the fact that, ya know...Unforgiven exists.

"

lol jakob187 people have different tastes.  and yeah Unforgiven was great too.  Clint Eastwood is probably my favourite actor.

The Outlaw Josey Wales was my favorite, followed by Magnificent Seven, Good, Bad and Ugly (I'm a Eli Wallach fan) and several John Wayne movies, one being The Sons of Katie Elder.

"GB&U is a traditional Western?!  Um...it's a spaghetti revenge Western.  You want "traditional Western"?  Then you need John Wayne in a bright pink shirt.  THAT is considered traditional Western.

Pat Garret and Billy the Kid

"The good the bad and the ugly was really impressive, that's my favourite.  Never seen tombstone, I will check it out someday."

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. John Wayne and James Stewart, two icons of Western films finally come together. The story is told from a series of flashbacks as Jimmy's character retells his story and slowly the importance of the seemingly unimportant character of John Wayne emerges. I won't ruin the story because I would advise any movie fan, let alone a western fanatic to rent it out. A true classic, showing emotional grit and extremely real characters years before Tombstone.

You guys ever see westworld?

"Right, but the majority of what I listed is vastly closer than either of those movies.  = D

Would you guys consider no country for for old men... kinda like a cowboy movie?

"Would you guys consider no country for for old men... kinda like a cowboy movie?"

Magnificent Seven is probably my fave.

"TheFreeMan said:

"jakob187 said:

"Right, but the majority of what I listed is vastly closer than either of those movies.  = D

I haven't seen a lot of what you listed, unfortunately.Props to your mention of Mag. Seven. I fucking love that movie.Since you're very knowledgable on the genre, what's your opinion on the recent of 3:10 To Yuma?"

I thoroughly enjoyed the recent 3:10 to Yuma.  I thought it was stylish in its own way, Russell Crowe gave a great performance in it (and given that I can't fucking stand him outside of L.A. Confidential...), and it was well paced.  Plus, Ben Foster was in it...and Ben Foster is fucking amazing (also see 30 Days of Night).

Then again, I was only mildly fond of the original, so  eh.

Either The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly or Sukiyaki Western Django.

Brokeback Mountain xD

 lol just kidding, I havent even seen it, but Im gonna have to say Shanghai Noon, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are hilarious bastards

Also, Wild Wild West

Probably not considered "real" western movies but I think they count

"TheFreeMan said:

"My thoughts, almost exactly. I never saw the original, but damn, 3:10 Yuma was fun.Has anybody seen Appaloosa? I thought it was pretty good, if a bit slow."

I haven't watched it yet.  I don't usually watch direct-to-DVD flicks unless someone tells me to check it out.  Funny thing is...I HAVE had someone say that they liked it...but they also know my taste in Westerns and told me I probably wouldn't like it.

The real question is this:  have you seen Broken Trail?  Yet again, another one with Robert Duvall.  Miniseries that AMC did a while ago.  Very fucking awesome, and very different from typical Westerns.

"

"iAmJohn said:

"What are you talking about?  Appaloosa was in theatres, dude."

I live in Waco, man.  You gotta give me a break.  I've only seen it hit DVD.  =  /

"Either The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly or Sukiyaki Western Django."

I quite enjoyed Sukiyaki Western Django...even if it was mediocre work on Takashi Miike's part.

Venatio said:

"Brokeback Mountain xD lol just kidding, I havent even seen it, but Im gonna have to say Shanghai Noon, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are hilarious bastardsAlso, Wild Wild WestProbably not considered "real" western movies but I think they count"

I can't take anything you say seriously ever now.  -_-  Wild Wild West is a travesty.  I did enjoy the Shanghai movies, though...but I love Jackie Chan.  = D

TheFreeMan said:

"Appaloosa did go to theatres first.Nah, but I have heard of Broken Trail. Unfortunately, I've only recently got AMC so I missed out on pretty much everything they did before Mad Men (I don't watch that) started."

Dood, Broken Trail was really interesting to watch.  I would suggest checking it out whenever it hits DVD.  I'd also recommend (although not really a Western) Bury Me at Wounded Knee.  That was an excellent miniseries as well.  It has Indians, so I feel that qualifies it for this thread.  =  P

I watched The Proposition again last night (after I FINALLY watched Hellboy II...which was alright).  Man, Guy Pearce is such an excellent actor, and that is such an EXCELLENT movie with every viewing.

"

High Noon and Unforgiven are the only ones I've enjoyed.

Oh...and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN!  LAWL.

Seriously though, I love that movie, I'm not sure if it qualifies as a western though.

"Black_Rose said:

"High Noon and Unforgiven are the only ones I've enjoyed."

High Noon is excellent as well.

Venatio said:

"Oh come on man, Wild Wild West was so freaking ridicoulus and bad that it actually was kinda good"

Two words:  giant spider.

"

Once Upon A Time In The West.  Henry Fonda facing off against Charlie...  Nothing is as epic as The Good The Bad and The Ugly finale, but Once Upon A Time in the West comes close.

SPOILER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ4bNTU965E

The epic final duel from Once Upon A Time In The West.  This really is SO perfect.

Blazing Saddles....................Don't look at me like that. Blazing Saddles is the best cowboy movie EVER.

Shane

Unforgiven

The Searchers

High Noon

"TheFreeMan said:

"jakob187 said:

"Right, but the majority of what I listed is vastly closer than either of those movies.  = D

I haven't seen a lot of what you listed, unfortunately.Props to your mention of Mag. Seven. I fucking love that movie.Since you're very knowledgable on the genre, what's your opinion on the recent of 3:10 To Yuma?"

I thoroughly enjoyed the recent 3:10 to Yuma.  I thought it was stylish in its own way, Russell Crowe gave a great performance in it (and given that I can't fucking stand him outside of L.A. Confidential...), and it was well paced.  Plus, Ben Foster was in it...and Ben Foster is fucking amazing (also see 30 Days of Night).

Then again, I was only mildly fond of the original, so  eh.

Jesus said:

"You guys ever see westworld?"

While Westworld was a rad movie...it's not really a Western.

Jesus said:

"Would you guys consider no country for for old men... kinda like a cowboy movie?"

This one is pretty arguable for genre.  While it holds a lot of the basic conventions of a Spaghetti Western (heavy focus on revenge, Southern setting, maniacal antagonist, lawmen and justice), it also heavily features elements of a cat-and-mouse chase movie (i.e. Catch Me If You Can).  Therefore, it's tough to categorize, but I've mostly just considered it a drama/thriller...and an incredible flick.

To add to my list, I'm quite partial to Open Range with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall.  Then again, anything that Robert Duvall is in makes me giddy as Hell.  Such an incredible actor.

I'm amazed that no one has jumped in here to say "OOH, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN!  LAWL".

"

I would put Unforgiven and GB & U at the top of my list. I need to see the other two Man With No Name movies (yep, I know, jakob) and I am not a big fan of the older John Wayne films. Still, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is another damn fine film.

My favourite Western is probably The Outlaw Josey Wales but there are plenty of amazing Westerns out there and pretty much all of them have Clint Eastwood in, besides Tombstone which is a modern classic of the genre. Probably the most recent classic Western, assuming it came out after Unforgiven.

"RHCPfan24 said:

"I would put Unforgiven and GB & U at the top of my list. I need to see the other two Man With No Name movies (yep, I know, jakob) and I am not a big fan of the older John Wayne films. Still, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is another damn fine film."

Sundance Kid is a great movie...and yet ANOTHER one that I can't believe hasn't been listed.

And yes, you DO need to see the other two movies.  = D

"

"RHCPfan24 said:

"jakob187 said:

"RHCPfan24 said:

"I would put Unforgiven and GB & U at the top of my list. I need to see the other two Man With No Name movies (yep, I know, jakob) and I am not a big fan of the older John Wayne films. Still, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is another damn fine film."

Sundance Kid is a great movie...and yet ANOTHER one that I can't believe hasn't been listed.

And yes, you DO need to see the other two movies.  = D"

I got them in this sweet DVD set from Costco so....yeah I will try to get to those."

Was it the Man with No Name trilogy set, or was it the Sergio Leone Masterpiece set that also have Fistful of Dynamite and all the two-disc editions of the Man with No Name movies?

Because I've been dying for the latter version.  =  /  Unfortunately, I'm having to make due with the $5.00 bin versions from Wal-Mart...which are doing me fine...for now.

"