Favourite Westerns?

Clemenza

One of my favourite ever, Tombstone, is on tonight on BBC1 @ 23.50.

Came out at the same time as Wyatt Earp, unusal for the time and even nowadays to see 2 films on the same subject come out in such proximity to each other.

Wyatt Earp is also a terrific movie in my opinion, but Val Kilmers performance as Doc Holliday in Tombstone just edges it.

Some of my favourite others include The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Wild Bunch, and 3:10 to Yuma.

Yours?

Don't Chute!

Thanks for the heads up! Love Tombstone! Favourite though has to be Once Upon a Time in the West. Possibly my favourite film of all time.

rednik

The outlaw Josey Wales. Great movie, I prefer it to Unforgiven which is also great but Josey is my favourite.

ziedth

I really liked the 3:10 to Yuma remake. But Tombstone is by far my favourite too,

Clemenza

Watching Tombstone now, really bad form on BBC's part, the quality is atrocious, really bad quality, my missus said it looks like it was shot at the same time as My Darling Clemintine

genericguy

I saw this question and was totally gonna say tombstone too!

Clemenza

I hope y'all appreciate Kilmers turn as Doc Holliday as much as I

If you do, to quote him, 'Youre a daisy if you do'

Clemenza

I'm your huckleberry

donegal_man

"The Searchers" is without doubt my favourite, it has everything you could want from a western or indeed a movie.

denismc

Once Upon A Time In The West for the music and Claudia Cardinale.

Links234

Just watched Tombstone with my missus the last week
I think it has one of the best casts ever, almost everyone in it is great, and even some of the smallest roles are pretty big actors. like the guy that Wyatt slaps around in the oriental is Billy Bob Thornton. you nearly wouldn't even recognise Stephen Lang:




but I think it has to be once upon a time in the west for my favourite

denismc

Crap western but best fight scene in a western:D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV5p4ERHx2E

Clemenza

Links234 wrote: »

Just watched Tombstone with my missus the last week
I think it has one of the best casts ever, almost everyone in it is great, and even some of the smallest roles are pretty big actors. like the guy that Wyatt slaps around in the oriental is Billy Bob Thornton. you nearly wouldn't even recognise Stephen Lang:




but I think it has to be once upon a time in the west for my favourite

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HEROIC

P.K.M.

As a rule, I don't like westerns at all, but Tombstone is fantastic. As said, there's an amazing cast and Kilmer is excellent but I love Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo. He plays the part well.

Links234

P.K.M. wrote: »

As a rule, I don't like westerns at all, but Tombstone is fantastic. As said, there's an amazing cast and Kilmer is excellent but I love Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo. He plays the part well.

He was awesome, and you didn't expect it as well 'cos he was always a good guy. that latin scene was pure gold, oh my

what does he need?
revenge
for what?
bein' born

P.K.M.

Links234 wrote: »

He was awesome, and you didn't expect it as well 'cos he was always a good guy. that latin scene was pure gold, oh my

what does he need?
revenge
for what?
bein' born

Top class!!!

Snickers Man

denismc wrote: »

Crap western but best fight scene in a western:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV5p4ERHx2E

Wow! As the great Tribbiani would say: "Let's throw some Gelo on them!"

Clemenza

P.K.M. wrote: »

As a rule, I don't like westerns at all, but Tombstone is fantastic. As said, there's an amazing cast and Kilmer is excellent but I love Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo. He plays the part well.

'All right, lunger, lets do it'

P.K.M.

Clemenza wrote: »

'All right, lunger, lets do it'

...and the sneer with it!!! :pac:

kingtiger

Love Tombstone

but it has to be Clint's masterpiece "The Unforgiven"

Little Bill Daggett:

You'd be William Munny out of Missouri. Killer of women and children.

Will Munny:

That's right. I've killed women and children. I've killed just about everything that walks or crawled at one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you did to Ned.

SimonTemplar

I'm a much bigger fan of the Eastwood westerns than Wayne films, so in no particular order:

For A Few Dollars More
The Good, The Ugly and The Ugly
The Outlaw Josie Wales
Unforgiven

I love the speech Munny gives about killing in Unforgiven:
"It's helluva thing killing a man. You take away all he's got, and all he's ever going to have." Really great writing.

Costner's Open Range from 2003 also deserves a mention especially for that brutal and kinetic extended gunfight at the end.

Clemenza

Seriously recommend this documentary on the social and cultural impact of westerns by comedian Rich Hall

Tipsy McSwagger

I though the remake of True Grit was brilliant, especially Matt Damon's performance.

JP Liz V1

ziedth wrote: »

I really liked the 3:10 to Yuma remake. But Tombstone is by far my favourite too,

+ 1

The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favourite, closely followed by The Good,The Bad & The Ugly.

Clemenza

I've not seen the True Grit remake but now you've mentioned it I'll pick it up on dvd when I'm in town

Watching Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid as I type this - definitely in my top 5 movies, but I've never considered it a western, more of a buddy movie/love story between two men.

Skerries

A Fistful of Dynamite A.K.A. Duck you Suckers! deserves to be up here as well

JP Liz V1

I know a spoof comedy but Blazing Saddles is enjoyable

Clemenza

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I know a spoof comedy but Blazing Saddles is enjoyable

'The sheriff is a niiiiii'

humanji

Clemenza wrote: »

'The sheriff is a niiiiii'

BONG!!!!

Riskymove

humanji wrote: »

BONG!!!!

"what'd he say?"

"He said the Sherriff is near!"

"quick start up the band"

The Searchers for me, the scenery is just incredible.

Unforgiven in 2nd, the final scene is one of my favorite in any movie.

Spoof comedy choice? City Slickers of course!

Sir Gallagher

The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
Butch and Sundance
Unforgiven
The Magnificent 7
True Grit(modern adaptation)

I remember watching Shane with my Da when i was a kid, dont remember the film that much but i do remember my aul lad blubbering like a baby at the end. One of my more disturbing childhood memories :pac:

Honorable mention to Westworld.. a western with robots..whats not to love?

Finally getting around to watching Django for the first time tonight, really looking forward to it.

All of the James Stewart\Anthony Mann westerns,classics!

losthorizon

donegal_man wrote: »

"The Searchers" is without doubt my favourite, it has everything you could want from a western or indeed a movie.

I have to agree. Its one of the most incredible movies ever made. It transcends the western genre and addresses a whole host of issues. Some very subtly.The cinematography is incredible as well. John Fords greatest ever film imo.

old hippy

Dollars trilogy
2 Mules for Sister Sara
The Beguiled
Once Upon a Time in the West
Unforgiven
The Outlaw Josey Wales
3:10 to Yuma
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Dances With Wolves
High Plains Drifter