Favourite Western's

[buggeration]

Originally Posted by jch48

Can't disagree with the selections mentioned so far,Buggeration I could have picked any of Leone's films for my list,you probably know the story about Leone wanting his three stars from Good,Bad,Ugly to be killed off at start at Once Upon a Time in the West,at the train station scene,loved to have seen that one.

Yea that would have been a classic. Apparently Van Cleef and Wallach were up for it. Eastwood would have gone for it too, but he was filming Hang 'Em High at the time - or was it Coogan's Bluff?-whatever!

[buggeration]

Trouble is, with most Westerns from the dim, dim distant past-forties, fifties; good always overcame evil. In other words, the good guys always won. Shane, High Noon etc: But with Leone's Westerns, which set them apart from that genre, is that bad versus bad-Eastwood was a baddie; and Bronson in Once Upon A Time In The West, was no saint.

[jch48]

Originally Posted by buggeration

Yea that would have been a classic. Apparently Van Cleef and Wallach were up for it. Eastwood would have gone for it too, but he was filming Hang 'Em High at the time - or was it Coogan's Bluff?-whatever!

Wallach is also quoted that during the making of The Magnificent Seven,he could'nt get used to putting his gun back in his holster,so it ended up that every scene he did they did'nt show him doing that,useless info if you're interested.

[sohtatexas]

Originally Posted by buggeration

In other words, the good guys always won. Shane, High Noon etc: But with Leone's Westerns, which set them apart from that genre, is that bad versus bad-Eastwood was a baddie; and Bronson in Once Upon A Time In The West, was no saint.

...and don't forget 'bout great Sergio Corbucci's Westerns,too!

That's why I put my #1 for "Il Grande silenzio"



I think most people don't like this........but, to me, totally bad ass movie I ever seen.....

'cause ....at the end, Heros(Jean-Louis Trintignant) gonna die like miserable and
Bad guy(Klaus Kinski) won!! ......{they have alternative happy ending}
There scenes are surrounded by snow mountains, and Music by Ennio Morricone!!



The Great Silence (Il Grande Silenzio) 1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30tXnk8Mfn4

[ripley9]

1.fist full of dollars
2.unforgiven
3.high plains drifter
4.good bad and the ugly
5.pale rider
im a bit of a clint eastwood fan as you can see

[svea4]

1) Unforgiven
2) The Searchers
3) High Noon
4) Dances with Wolves
5) Little Big Man
6) Soldier Blue

[Mad Koala Bear]

For all its car-crash glory/folly you cant beat 'Heaven's Gate in my book.

[Pnin]

The Wild Bunch

[Pnin]

Originally Posted by LeroyLargeCar

My top three:

3. Blazing Saddles

Crap I knew I was overlooking something.

[svea4]

Originally Posted by damp-patch

For all its car-crash glory/folly you cant beat 'Heaven's Gate in my book.

forgot this one in my rating, great movie to me