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Two classics from Burt Lancaster
Valdez is coming
An ex army trooper uses his Sharps rifle to even things up down Mexico way
Ulzanas Raid
An old army scout goes after an Apache raiding party that broke out of the reservation on a killing spree. He gets on their trail and works out he is not far behind by checking out the moist horse droppings. ( its a bloke thing you might need to know one day ) .
A third would be 3.10 to Yuma - the original B+W with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. Seen it before but this last time appreciated the tension and characters. A lot of similarities to High Noon.
Valdez is coming
An ex army trooper uses his Sharps rifle to even things up down Mexico way
Ulzanas Raid
An old army scout goes after an Apache raiding party that broke out of the reservation on a killing spree. He gets on their trail and works out he is not far behind by checking out the moist horse droppings. ( its a bloke thing you might need to know one day ) .
A third would be 3.10 to Yuma - the original B+W with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. Seen it before but this last time appreciated the tension and characters. A lot of similarities to High Noon.
One thing in favour of more modern Westerns is that they present the whole thing in a more realistic manner. Lots of mud and horse muck in the streets, small-time farmers living in a ramshackle hovel roofed with turf, that sort of thing.
In "Open Range" the final shoot-out shows how inaccurate a Colt 45 actually was - Costner and Duvall fire volleys all to no effect even though their adversaries are only about 50 yards away. Unlike the John Wayne era when one shot from 200 yards will kill a man. Historical accuracy was not a forte of the classic-era stuff.
I watched News Of The World the other day. It's OK but not something I'll attempt to watch for another couple of years. I rewatched the remake of True Grit recently and enjoyed it more than the first time. Bridges' mumbling was more coherent. Unforgiven is good, ditto Silverado. Does Dances With Wolves count as a Western? One of the all-time greats.
In "Open Range" the final shoot-out shows how inaccurate a Colt 45 actually was - Costner and Duvall fire volleys all to no effect even though their adversaries are only about 50 yards away. Unlike the John Wayne era when one shot from 200 yards will kill a man. Historical accuracy was not a forte of the classic-era stuff.
I watched News Of The World the other day. It's OK but not something I'll attempt to watch for another couple of years. I rewatched the remake of True Grit recently and enjoyed it more than the first time. Bridges' mumbling was more coherent. Unforgiven is good, ditto Silverado. Does Dances With Wolves count as a Western? One of the all-time greats.
Support Your Local Sheriff (1969), great comedy western worth checking out if you haven't https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065051/
BryanC said:
Two classics from Burt Lancaster
Valdez is coming
An ex army trooper uses his Sharps rifle to even things up down Mexico way
Ulzanas Raid
An old army scout goes after an Apache raiding party that broke out of the reservation on a killing spree. He gets on their trail and works out he is not far behind by checking out the moist horse droppings. ( its a bloke thing you might need to know one day ) .
A third would be 3.10 to Yuma - the original B+W with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. Seen it before but this last time appreciated the tension and characters. A lot of similarities to High Noon.
Burt Lancaster...gotta be 'The Scalphunters', great film!! Valdez is coming
An ex army trooper uses his Sharps rifle to even things up down Mexico way
Ulzanas Raid
An old army scout goes after an Apache raiding party that broke out of the reservation on a killing spree. He gets on their trail and works out he is not far behind by checking out the moist horse droppings. ( its a bloke thing you might need to know one day ) .
A third would be 3.10 to Yuma - the original B+W with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. Seen it before but this last time appreciated the tension and characters. A lot of similarities to High Noon.
DonBarracuda said:
Support Your Local Sheriff (1969), great comedy western worth checking out if you haven't https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065051/
Yep.My favourite film of all time.
Brilliant, on a number of levels.
popeyewhite said:
TGTBATU
The Wild Bunch
Unforgiven
Tombstone
Back in the day:
Quigley Down Under
Young Guns
Honourable mention to The Duke:
True Grit
Rio Bravo
Outstanding choices. I might quibble the inclusion of Young Guns but only to stimulate a debate y'understand... The Wild Bunch
Unforgiven
Tombstone
Back in the day:
Quigley Down Under
Young Guns
Honourable mention to The Duke:
True Grit
Rio Bravo
Quigley is one of the best films nobody has seen. All the Clint Eastwood man with no name ones , also a few good more recent ones Unforgiven, News of the world and for a bit of a change up The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2PyxzSH1HM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2PyxzSH1HM
biggbn said:
Outstanding choices. I might quibble the inclusion of Young Guns but only to stimulate a debate y'understand... Quigley is one of the best films nobody has seen.
I'm a sucker for a good Bon Jovi soundtrack, which IMO elevated the slightly above mediocre YG movies. I also like the premise of the second one...the opening shot of the aged gunslinger approaching a modern American highway on horseback was memorable. Quigley is one of the best films nobody has seen. Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff