westerns fans??

[*michaelsean*]

(06-21-2020, 04:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: "Unforgiven" is one of the best movies (not just western) ever.  People who don't even like westerns will like "Unforgiven".  I hate to sound like some cliched movie critic (I hate most of them), but Eastwood's performance is haunting.  And the story and the characters and the supporting actors are all great.

"The Outlaw Josey Wells", "True Grit" (I actually like both versions), and "The Cowboys" are some of my favorites off the top of my head.  I am sure I will think of other later.

"The Searchers" is often cited as the greatest western ever.  It is a dark movie that deals a directly with the white mans abuse of the natives.  John Wayne is great as a "hero" who is not always a "good guy".

If you like old movie stars and have three hours to kill check out "How the West Was Won".  I believe it has every movie star alive in the 1960's.

Late to the party, but I don't get the love for Unforgiven.  I found it boring.  Then again I didn't like Dances With Wolves much either.  Now Josey Wales on the other hand was fantastic.  For Kevin Costner I loved Silverado, and I really liked Open Range.  People kept trying to give him ultimatums in Open Range, and he'd just start shooting them.

El Dorado is very good, and John Wayne made another that was very similar that wasn't as good.

The Good the Bad and the Ugly was great.  Lonesome Dove.  I don't believe I ever saw the old True Grit, but i liked the new one.  

Support Your Local Sheriff was a good one for some comedy.