Five Favorite...Westerns

[BurtReynolds]

1. Good bad and ugly. Its perfect, and better than Once Upon a Time, which I found a little indulgent.
2. Unforgiven.
3. Fistful of dollars.
4. Hmm... does Ravenous count?
5. Open Range. Underrated.

Rango is pretty great.

Never seen Dead Man or Wild Bunch. I should fix that. What I have seen of the Searchers I thought was pretty bad. Not a john Wayne fan.

[The Argonaut]

My wife and I would like to thank you for having us over to your dinner party.

[Malloy]

the kicking outtakes of Horse Hoof Worship 6 are worth noting

[Tim]

Once Upon A Time In The West is my favourite.

[nyquillyn]

1. The Wild Bunch (in my Top 10)
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Searchers
4. Dead Man
5. The Proposition

6. Blazing Saddles

[Norah]

Where all the white women at?

[EJ]

Would 3:10 To Yuma qualify in this?

[bada]

I love westerns. It's hard coming up with a top 5. There are so many options. The Searchers is number one I think. I really loved weird westerns like White Buffalo growing up but it would be hard to justify them in a top 5 list.

[nyquillyn]

Would 3:10 To Yuma qualify in this?

Yes.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

1. The Wild Bunch (in my Top 10)
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Searchers
4. Dead Man
5. The Proposition

6. Blazing Saddles

I love The Proposition. Some people may not count it as a Western though.

[nyquillyn]

1. The Wild Bunch (in my Top 10)
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Searchers
4. Dead Man
5. The Proposition

6. Blazing Saddles

I love The Proposition. Some people may not count it as a Western though.

Because it's not actually set in the American West? What else would it be? It's got all the themes and landscapes.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

1. The Wild Bunch (in my Top 10)
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Searchers
4. Dead Man
5. The Proposition

6. Blazing Saddles

I love The Proposition. Some people may not count it as a Western though.

Because it's not actually set in the American West? What else would it be? It's got all the themes and landscapes.

Oh I agree. And yes some dispute it for those very reasons.

[malice]

the kicking outtakes of Horse Hoof Worship 6 are worth noting

[Jorge]

1. The Wild Bunch (in my Top 10)
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Searchers
4. Dead Man
5. The Proposition

6. Blazing Saddles

I love The Proposition. Some people may not count it as a Western though.

Because it's not actually set in the American West? What else would it be? It's got all the themes and landscapes.

Then I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Seven Samurai (although you mentioned Magnificent Seven). It's pretty much a western other than it not being set in the American West, and it's a fantastic movie.

[nyquillyn]

1. The Wild Bunch (in my Top 10)
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Searchers
4. Dead Man
5. The Proposition

6. Blazing Saddles

I love The Proposition. Some people may not count it as a Western though.

Because it's not actually set in the American West? What else would it be? It's got all the themes and landscapes.

Then I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Seven Samurai (although you mentioned Magnificent Seven). It's pretty much a western other than it not being set in the American West, and it's a fantastic movie.

Good point.

[Harry Lime]

McCabe and Mrs. Miller

[LoathedVermin72]

I decided I should probably bump the oldest thread on the board. Seems like the right thing to do.

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
2. Unforgiven
3. Man of the West
4. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
5. Lonely are the Brave

[ABNorman]

Hmmm, no particular order

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Unforgiven
Tombstone
Blazing Saddles
Wild Bunch/Once Upon a Time in the West (I'd have to rewatch to make a final decision)

I'm a big fan of westerns. True Grit, 3:10 to Yuma, Django Unchained and Rango are all more modern films that I really enjoyed.

[E.H. Ruddock]

RIP Harry Lime

[bada]

Has anyone ever seen the 70mm print of The Big Trail (1930)? It's one of the most amazingly shot films I've ever seen. I only saw that print once in the 90s on AMC back when all that channel ever showed was old westerns with no commercials. I miss that. It was on again a few months back on TCM but it must have been the 35mm version cause it didn't look the same. I just remember the redwood trees looking so huge and detailed it really was something.