So after years of not watching westerns the family has got into them.
I've watched stuff like Tombstone, Unforgiven, High Plains Drifter and The Good The Bad and the Ugly but haven't really delved too deep. What does everybody reccomend here?
Watching Rio Bravo now actually
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It is very good.
The Mandalorian.
Other than that. Tombstone was absolute perfection. Pretty hard to top that one.
Unforgiven is pretty close.
I'm going to suggest something a bit different first, because seeing their work through this lens (for me, especially George Stevens) gives it a new meaning
Watch Five Came Back https://www.netflix.com/title/80049928 then hunt down any westerns by that group of directors.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Ballad of Buster Scruggs is very very dark, but a damn fine western. Bunch of short vignettes.
True Grit (Either version. Both, actually. )
Sister's Brothers
Anything Sergio Leone
Anything Coen Brothers
Day of Anger
Magnificent Seven
Outlaw Josey Wales
Shane (see the initial comment about Five Came Back here, Stevens came back from WWII with a personal goal to never glorify violence. This movie is a wonderful example of that philosophy, especially considering that the main character defined himself through violence for so long. Great film)
The Searchers
Modern Westerns that don't necessarily fit the traditional mold that are worth it would be Tarantino's Django, No Country for Old Men, Dances with Wolves, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Quick and the Dead, and Blazing Saddles
Rio Bravo, Rio Lobo, and El Dorado are the same movie. Fight me!
True Grit (obviously, the Jeff Bridges remake is alright too)
Stagechoach
SWMBO's favorite is Mclintock (we've owned 3x DVDs because she wears them out)
Cowboys (probably my favorite Wayne flick)
The Searchers
The Rare Breed (my favorite Stewart flick)
Chisum
Big Jake
Hondo (I'm sure your kids have seen the swimming lesson gif)
War Wagon (I liked it when I was a kid, watching it now the wagon isn't as cool)
The Sons of Katie Elder (probably SWMBO's 2nd favorite)
Outlaw Josey Wales (my favorite Eastwood flick)
Two Mules for Sister Sarah
Hang 'em High
Pale Rider
Lonesome Dove
Streets of Laredo (watch Lonesome Dove first)
Buffalo Girls
Calamity Jane (another SWMBO recommendation - it's a musical)
Young Guns series
Quigly Down Under (Australia counts right?)
Man from Snowy River (SWMBO mentioned it, but I'm not a fan)
Pretty sure my mom had EVERY John Wayne movie, in case you couldn't tell.
ShawnG said:The Mandalorian.
Fair, very fair. Would fit in that last category of mine.
Two mini-series: Lonesome Dove and Godless. Godless is on Netflix.
Both versions of True Grit. I prefer the remake.
Modern day western, Hell or High Water
Deadwood is the best western I've ever seen. I've seen more than my share- I loved tombstone as a college kid, loved both true's grit. Etc etc etc. but deadwood really is three dimensional.
Firefly? :)
Purgatory is a favorite of mine. Kinda cheesy, but I like it.
In reply to codrus (Forum Supporter) :
I love Firefly!
Ones that I've seen but forgot to mention:
Hell on Wheels( which was great for the first few seasons)
Outlaw Josey Wales
Fistful of Dollars
True Grit remake, loved it
The Alamo
There could be others that I've forgotten.
I love that I have about a dozen more to watch now!
I'll double up on Asa's suggestion of "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" and "The assissination of Jesse James..."
Speaking of not technically a western, but similar in feel to "The assassination..." is a flick called "There will be blood" lead by the always great Daniel Day Lewis. Extremely dark and probably not good for kiddos (brutal violence. Odd, given the title) but it's definitely worth seeing.
Ive never seen a bunch of the ones suggested here. Looks like I've got homework.
In reply to barefootskater (Shaun) :
Yes!
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
Maverick. Silverado.
codrus (Forum Supporter) said:Firefly? :)
If the Mandolorian is a western, then Firefly is as well!
I remember the 1970 Star Wars being called a western in space at the timw.
mtn (Forum Supporter) said:Both versions of True Grit. I prefer the remake.
Both are good. The remake follows the book a bit closer... The book is a pretty good read, as well.
John Wayne's movie The Shootist was pretty good... the book, not so much!
Josie Wales absolutely.
Little Big Man is maybe not a traditional western, but is still probably one of the best movies made. I really enjoy Chief Dan George.
Terence Hill was in some pretty funny Trinity movies.
The Shootist, again not a traditional western, but a good movie.
I love the over the top dialogue in the original True Grit. "Big talk for a one eyed fat man!". "Fill your hands, you son of a bitch!"
How in the name of all that is holy has this thread gone this far with no mention of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence?
Beyond that, a few previously unmentioned that are excellent and well worth the time are The Professionals and The Wild Bunch.
Oh, and Winchester 73. And The Treasure of Sierra Madre.
Most of the ones I would have suggested have already been posted, I will say Once Upon a Time in the West has one of the best opening scenes of any movie ever, IMHO.
I didn’t see For A Few Dollars More listed, which I’d consider the best of the Man With No Name films.
The Wild Bunch is an awesome Sam Peckinpah bloodfest.
For a little humor, can’t go wrong with Three Amigos.
Edit: for some lighter fare, any of The Gambler miniseries with Kenny Rogers are pretty entertaining.
Cowboys.
Did you know The Searchers is based on a true story? I saw the woman's grave at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Same place Geronimo was incarcerated.
The Proposition
Hostiles
The Revenant
Note these are pretty adult. Violence, Rape, etc.
Not sure if Unforgiven has been mentioned, but it is excellent. 3:10 to Yuma, Magnificent 7 (and 7 Samurai, upon which it was loosely based.
03Panther said:codrus (Forum Supporter) said:Firefly? :)
If the Mandolorian is a western, then Firefly is as well!
I remember the 1970 Star Wars being called a western in space at the timw.
Blazing Saddles...
Most of my favorites have been covered above but I will throw in the "Sabata" trilogy. Lee Va Cleef and Yul Brynner are two of favorites for western actors
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