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On 2/17/2025 at 11:10 AM, Buzzrock said:

Just finished Hostiles. Had somehow never seen it.
 

What a cast, they and the cinematographer do what they can with the story, such as it is. Liked it ok but not a great Western in my mind. 3:10 to Yuma is a much better use of Bale’s and Foster’s talents. 

This movie was very much like Wind River for me. I didn’t want to be around other people for a couple of days after I watched it. 

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Clips from 2021’s Old Henry have been showing up for me lately. That’s a damn solid recent western. Grizzled Stephen Dorff needs to be in more stuff.

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Pretty great podcast about the great and enigmatic John Ford. A couple episodes focused on his masterpiece The Searchers and filming at Monument Valley. 
 

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I already loved The Searchers, but this deepened my appreciation and warranted a rewatch 

 

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Man, I really never venture over here. But the "They Call Me...." old Spaghetti Westerns with Terrance Hill were fantastic. Almost Three Stooges level of comedy. They couldn't cuss, so the insults are fantastically hilarious. I think there is "They call Me Nobody", "They Call Me Trinity", "Trinity Is My Name." If you want to binge watch, they are worth a Sunday.

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On 2/15/2025 at 8:27 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Let’s make it easy here. Best Western by decade.

1940: Red River 

1950: Rio Bravo

1960 : True Grit )honorable mention to Magnificent 7)

1970: The Shootist

1980: Lonesome Dove

1990: Unforgiven

2000: Open Range 

2010: The Revenant (honorable mention Hostiles)

2020: The English

1960s...toss this into the mix - if not best, then runner-up.

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On 2/16/2025 at 5:27 PM, Macanudo said:

The 2020's are really, really slim pickings.   I have not seen Killers of the Flower Moon yet so my pick would be News of the World. 

The Power of the Dog was pretty good, I thought. 

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14 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

1960s...toss this into the mix - if not best, then runner-up.

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Great movie (as is True Grit, the Magnificant 7, and a bunch of others), but my choice for best Western of the 1960's would be The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  

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My top 3, and I’ll try to rank them: 

1) Rio Bravo. Great hang. Prime Angie Dickinson. Dean Martin sings.

2) The Searchers. Monument Valley landscapes in Vista Vision in 1956. Not sure how Armybrat’s head didn’t pop off his neck. Vera Miles was a piece. 

3) The Man Who Liberty Valence. Jimmy Stewart at the end of his peak and John Wayne kind of the middle of his. Misdirection. Anti-heroes. Lee Marvin’s best days in his best years. Again Vera Miles. I’d give up drinking and red meat for her. 

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My top 3

1.  The Searchers

2. Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid

3. Rio Bravo

Honorable Mention:  Lonesome Dove, Open Range, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Outlaw Josey Wales

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I have to get something off my chest that’s annoyed me for years. I love the remake of 3:10 to Yuma, except……..the scene where Russel Crowe is helping Christian Bale starts looking really fake, with very unrealistic ducking, dodging, and diving. It ruins the authenticity of the film. I wish they would have done a better job with that scene. 

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More Spaghetti Western, but I really liked the movie My Name is Nobody. The lead song on that soundtrack is one I’ll never forget. My brother watched that movie countless times when we were kids. The guys all on their horses in a mad dash with the theme song playing is forever stuck in my head.

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