Could they ever make great Westerns again?
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I love Westerns, actually I really love spaghetti westerns. Once upon a time in the west is one of my favourite films.
Look how freakin awesome this is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyvzfyqYm_s
They made stars out of Clint and Bronson and others, you know, and I understand they fell out of fashion. But that doesn't stop them being great films. I hate for any of them to be remade, can you imagine how terrible magnificent seven with Will Smith and Jason Stathom would be? oh god please don't.
But I like to think one day they'll be making proper Western films again. Will it ever happen?
Look how freakin awesome this is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyvzfyqYm_s
They made stars out of Clint and Bronson and others, you know, and I understand they fell out of fashion. But that doesn't stop them being great films. I hate for any of them to be remade, can you imagine how terrible magnificent seven with Will Smith and Jason Stathom would be? oh god please don't.
But I like to think one day they'll be making proper Western films again. Will it ever happen?
The Good The Bad And The Weird is a great Western, and was made in only 2008.
There have been a few good titles in the last few years, but nowadays a lot of it is genre-mangling - Cowboys & Aliens, Shanghai Noon etc.
Something like Book Of Eli might be the outlet for the Western-feeling vibe now.
Nonetheless, there's still more traditional fare like 3:10 To Yuma and Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford.
ETA: sorry, I took so long writing my post that some of it's redundant already!
There have been a few good titles in the last few years, but nowadays a lot of it is genre-mangling - Cowboys & Aliens, Shanghai Noon etc.
Something like Book Of Eli might be the outlet for the Western-feeling vibe now.
Nonetheless, there's still more traditional fare like 3:10 To Yuma and Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford.
ETA: sorry, I took so long writing my post that some of it's redundant already!
Edited by thebluebus on Wednesday 18th May 14:13
Great thread, I love a good western. Once upon a time in the West is peerless in my book, the perfect western. There have been the odd few decent westerns in the past few years;
I really enjoyed Open Range.
Seraphim Falls was good; the opening chase sequences were great but it all got a bit biblical towards the end.
Watched Appoloosa recently, it had some great scenes including an awesome shootout, but I found it a tad too slow.
Also how about Deadwood, I know it’s TV but this is probably the best western I’ve seen post Unforgiven, even though it was never properly ended it still has loads to offer.
I really enjoyed Open Range.
Seraphim Falls was good; the opening chase sequences were great but it all got a bit biblical towards the end.
Watched Appoloosa recently, it had some great scenes including an awesome shootout, but I found it a tad too slow.
Also how about Deadwood, I know it’s TV but this is probably the best western I’ve seen post Unforgiven, even though it was never properly ended it still has loads to offer.
One of my favourites is the Long Riders about the James/Younger gang some great action sequences and casting was clever by using brothers for all main leads, James and Stacey Keach, Keith, Robert and David Carradine, Dennis and Randy Quiad and Christopher and Nicholas Guest;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K3JF_JG1gY
If you get a chance well worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K3JF_JG1gY
If you get a chance well worth a look.
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