What was the Last "Great" Western movie ever made?

[Moondog]

I just finished watching "Tombstone" (1993). It gets better every time I see it, and I don't generally like westerns as a genre. At all. Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn steal the show, even though this was probably Kurt Russel's best role. I think that it was the best western ever made.

[pitohui]

1. the unforgiven (EOM)

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[Moondog]

2. 1960 or 1992?

[progressivejazz]

68. The 1938 version

you know, the one with Olivier and Barry Fitzgerald.:)

[Auggie]

47. +1

[MilesColtrane]

3. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

[guitar man]

46. Yesss!!

My favorite western if all time.

" he ain't a hard man to track, leaves dead men everywhere he goes" :D

[MilesColtrane]

54. Wales to the bounty hunter who comes for him, "Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy".

[guitar man]

60. "Get ready little lady

hell is coming to breakfast!

[fishwax]

4. Just last year: True Grit

:bounce:

[Moondog]

5. Haven't seen it. Worth the price of admission?

[fishwax]

8. I enjoyed it a lot

Thought it was superior to the original in pretty much every way.

It's been a while since I've seen Tombstone--I'll have to rewatch that one of these days ...

[Moondog]

9. Yeah, I was sort of unmoved by the original. I'll look for the remake. n/t

[Taverner]

66. It's way better than the original

It's all in the way the story is told. The book was great, the JW vehicle, no. This one really captures the book - and the reality of life itself back then.

[alphafemale]

62. ....oh my gawd the cave!!!!!

No spoilers.



But OH MY GAWD THE CAVE!!!!



I haven't squirmed in my seat so much in a long damn time...


I can tell you that.

shudder

still get residual twitches just thinking about it.


eeeaauueww.

:scared:

the CAVE!!!!

[Taverner]

65. Mos def

And then the run that followed it. The horse, all of it.

[alphafemale]

67. yep all of it.

The kid is fucking delightful.

It's not often you see Jeff Bridges bested by anyone. Let alone a 12 year old girl.

[kimi]

36. Oh yeah

Loved that version. It inspired me to read the book. The book was much more in tune with the 2010 version than the John Wayne version, IMO.

One of the ultimate Westerns, IMO.

[JCMach1]

37. +1, and also a tip of the hat to Rango

[Taverner]

64. Yes. I agree 100%

I would also like to offer up "Lonesome Dove" even though it was a miniseries.

[TygrBright]

6. Other: Silverado. Also Lonesome Dove, if mini-series count. n/t

[Moondog]

7. Sure, why not. A mini-series isn't a TV series; it's a long movie.

[TygrBright]

10. Then, DEFINITELY, Lonesome Dove. I'll go to the mat on that one.

"Woooo-drow"

"Ow-gus-tus"

nostalgically,
Bright

[Moondog]

11. Haven't seen it either. I'll look for the DVD(s).

[TygrBright]

12. Yer in for a treat. n/t

[Bertha Venation]

15. + 1 Silverado

A kindred spirit. Silverado = one of my top 10 movies ever

[txwhitedove]

13. The Missing with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones.

[Moondog]

16. Hmmm. Hadn't heard of that one . . . .

[txwhitedove]

17. Exciting, great acting.... You can watch on Netflix. I never can understand

the appeal of The Unforgiven, even though I love westerns. Hmmm.

[Moondog]

18. I'll look for it.

[Bertha Venation]

14. Silverado. 1983, imnm. n/t

[kwassa]

19. Thomas the Tank Engine, and Friends, speaking of Great Western

Duck, the Great Western engine.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who chose a broad gauge of 7 ft 0 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) but, from 1854, a series of amalgamations saw it also operate 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard-gauge trains; the last broad-gauge services were operated in 1892. The GWR was the only company to keep its identity through the Railways Act 1921, which amalgamated it with the remaining independent railways within its territory, and it was finally wound up at the end of 1947 when it was nationalised and became the Western Region of British Railways.

[Moondog]

20. *groan* I guess I asked for that . . . .

:rofl:

[rbnyc]

21. Dead Man

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112817/



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6aCMgy0ES4

Amazing music. Amazing movie. I want to see it again right now.

[Moondog]

22. I've liked Depp in everything I've seen him in

but somehow I missed this one too. Another one goes on the list . . . .

[rbnyc]

24. I think this is his best role.

I don't always like him. Scratch that, I always like him, but I think some of his movies are terrible.

Top 5 favorite Depp Roles:

1. Dead Man, William Blake
2. What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Gilbert Grape
3. Ed Wood, Ed Wood
4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Raoul Duke
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka - LOL, I actually mean it. I really love him in this.

I was so disappointed with The Libertine. And I hated Sweeny Todd. I think he's great in those damn pirate movies, but I hate those damn pirate movies.

;-)

[MiddleFingerMom]

23. "Unforgiven" probably my favorite EVER -- let alone "last" one.

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Honorable mention to "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" and "The Long Riders".
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Val Kilmer was Oscar material in "Tombstone" -- BEST Doc Holliday EVER by far!!!
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[applegrove]

25. The one with Russell Crowe in it.

[Moondog]

26. The Quick and the Dead?

[applegrove]

28. Yup. That is it. I think it was Russell Crowe's first film in the USA, or close to it.

It was great. I highly recommend it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114214/

[Tuesday Afternoon]

45. I thought the remake of 3:10 to Yuma was good, too

Movie Database
3:10 to Yuma
Release Date: September 7, 2007
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: James Mangold
Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Luce Rains, Gretchen Mol
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and some language)
Official Website: Lionsgate.com/310toYuma
Review: 9/10 rating | 6/10 rating
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: Blu-ray Disc | DVD (Full Screen) | DVD (Widescreen)
Movie Poster: Final One-Sheet | One-Sheet | Outdoor Art
Production Stills: View here

Plot Summary: "3:10 to Yuma" stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a modern take on the classic western by Elmore Leonard from producing/writing/directing team Cathy Konrad and James Mangold ("Walk the Line").

In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=17086

http://www.comingsoon.net/gallery/17086/3:10_to_Yuma_19.jpg

[Richardo]

27. True Grit - 2010

Fantastic.

[BOG PERSON]

69. that was an excellent movie

and i say that as somebody who normally avoids westerns like the plague.

[Supply Side Jesus]

29. The Quick and the Undead

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTMxODE3MDU1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjIyOTYzMQ@@._V1._SY317_.jpg

One day, it will get its due.

[Swede]

30. The Wild Bunch would be my pick.

Cowboys and Aliens comes out this year,hopefully it's a good one.

[old mark]

33. The old Wild Bunch was about the meanest movie ever made, too...nt

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. The remake of "3:10 to Yuma" was really good.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

32. A Town Called Panic.

[rbnyc]

42. Good pick.

:toast:

[old mark]

34. The Last Hard Men.....all the Eastwood movies are imitatrions of this

type, except for The Outlaw Josey Wales, which was from a very odd little book...with a sequel, too.

"I always heard there were 3 kinds of sun in Kansas-Sunshine, sunflowers and sons of bitches"


mark

[Broken_Hero]

35. Other: Open Range, nt

[progressivejazz]

38. The Unforgiven. nt

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[xchrom]

39. shane. come back shane. nt

[peekaloo]

40. The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

pretty good film starring Brad Pitt.

I'll also add to the others who mentioned last year's 'True Grit' which is a perfect little movie. :-)

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[bikebloke]

43. Once Upon a Time in the West

But I'm partial to Sergio Leone's stylizations.

[B Calm]

44. HBO series DEADWOOD

[Tuesday Afternoon]

48. no consideration for

The Searchers
The Good The Bad The Ugly
Once Upon A Time in the West
The Cowboys
Gerinomo
Little Big Man
Jeremiah Johnson http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Jeremiah+Johnson
All The Pretty Horses http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149624/
Dances With Wolves http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Dances+With+Wolves
Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Spirit%3A+Stallion+of+Cimarron
In Pursuit of Honor http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113399/

:shrug:

[whistler162]

49. The Great Train Robbery by Edwin S. Porter

http://www.filmsite.org/grea.html after that it has been downhill. Except the slight blip when John Ford made some half decent films.

[petronius]

50. Damn, I thought I knew westerns. Lotta unfamiliar titles in this thread

Guess I'd better quit jawin' and git to watchin'... :)

[Forkboy]

51. The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)

Flat out the most fun I've had watching any kind of movie in a long, long time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzNnCK5cd8Q

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901487/

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjE5MjgyODc1OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODQ1NzE1Mw@@._V1._SY317_CR6,0,214,317_.jpg

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

53. didn't even see your reply as I was posting...

*high five*

Love that movie (well, anything with Lee Byung Hun in it but I digress)

[Forkboy]

56. I had a smile on my face throughout the entire film.

I've already watched it 4 times, and I'll gladly watch it again. :)

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

52. The Good, The Bad, The Weird

[Forkboy]

55. Another recent awesome one: The Proposition.

Great cast (Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Guy Pierce), great script by Nick Cave (he also does the soundtrack with Warren Ellis), and it's really well made. Like Unforgiven, it's more a thinking person's Western.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V-CW_SUos

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421238/

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTAxNzkwODEwODReQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU3MDIyMjI1MzE@._V1._SY317_CR4,0,214,317_.jpg

And I note that neither movie I've posted is actually set in the American West. This one is set in the Australian Outback and The Good, The Bad, The Weird is set in 1940's Manchuria. Oh well, they're both true Westerns. :)

[Kali]

57. They Call Me Trinity

:rofl:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

58. Blazing Saddles

[Lindsey]

63. The Unforgiven. I'm not into Westerns but when I was getting my

degree at Cal State in the 90's I took several classes that involved analyzing films, literature, etc. One of the films we saw in class was The Unforgiven and I thought it was one of the best Westerns I'd ever seen.

[Paladin]

59. "Red River" and "The Wild Bunch."

[VoteProgressive]

61. The current "true grit"

[Bucky]

70. The Shootist (1970something) with John Wayne and... wait for it... Opie Cunningham.

Plus a bonus Lauren Bacall as the widder woman the Duke never gets around to boning.

[hyphenate]

71. I'm not a huge fan of westerns

in general, but I liked Silverado, and can't forget Unforgiven at the same time.

Personally, and I know most people are not fans of it, one of my favorites is Paint Your Wagon. Yes, all 3 of the main cast get to sing, but there not really as bad as people think.


Oh, and Blazing Saddles. In my top 5 favorite movies of all time. I think I saw it about 20 times when it first came out. I got to know the dialogue pretty damn well.

[TreasonousBastard]

72. If 3:10 to Yuma wasn't made, it would have been Silverado.

[MikeW]

73. Fist Full of Dollars

[JonLP24]

74. Probably Unforgiven

I haven't seen "True Git" or "3:10 to Yuma" so I'm not sure if I've seen a great Western since Unforgiven came out.

I'd like to nominate a video game though, Red Dead Redemption. If not, then Unforgiven.