Best Western

mangajunky · 05.10.2007, 03:05 PM

This ain't about a hotel.

I've been on a western movie kick and have watched about 20 in the past couple of months including the Dollars trilogy, Django, High Noon, and Rio Bravo.

What are yr faves?

I love High Noon and Django (as you can tell by my avatar)

Savage Clone · 05.10.2007, 03:06 PM

Westworld (cheating I know)
Dead Man

floatingslowly · 05.10.2007, 03:09 PM

Firefly and Serenity (don't let the spaceships fool you)!

wooohooo!! 1,000 posts of TOTAL TRASH. I'm on a roll.

king_buzzo · 05.10.2007, 03:10 PM

I can't see a lot because video stores don't have them here... It sucks

mangajunky · 05.10.2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Westworld (cheating I know)
Dead Man

Just watched Westworld last week. I loved it - especially because I think Yul is awesome.

I haven't seen Dead Man in a long time. I like pretty much every scene with Lance Henrikson.

mangajunky · 05.10.2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

Firefly and Serenity!

That's a fun show - but it doesn't really satisfy my western crave.

LifeDistortion · 05.10.2007, 03:48 PM

I think this is generally the standard that all others are compared to.

LifeDistortion · 05.10.2007, 03:53 PM

Then there's this, the modern western that all westerns are compared to.

king_buzzo · 05.10.2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion

I think this is generally the standard that all others are compared to.

Isn't there a new version of this movie?

mangajunky · 05.10.2007, 03:57 PM

I need to see the Wild Bunch - I never seen any Pekinpah - just the Monty Python parody. I'll get that for the weekend.

LifeDistortion · 05.10.2007, 04:06 PM

Wow, yeah, its one of my favorite films, also about "High Noon", during the AFI's 100 greatest films, they said "High Noon" is the most watched film at White House movie night. Both Bushes and Clinton consider it one of thier favorite films.

MellySingsDoom · 05.10.2007, 04:24 PM

"Once Upon A Time In The West" - Sergio Leone's greatest film, in my opinion.

Hip Priest · 05.10.2007, 06:00 PM

Django

Ignore all the 'sequels' (even the official one), but the original is fantastic.

Tokolosh · 05.10.2007, 06:01 PM

Westworld use to scare the shit out of me as a kid. Nice call.

Forty Guns - Sam Fuller
Barbara Stanwyck is amazing in it.

floatingslowly · 05.10.2007, 06:12 PM

I still insist that Firefly is a "western" at heart, but other than that it's not something that I ever really got into.

all of the Leone films were great, but the rest of the genre really never appealed to me. I think it's from spending so much of my life in Texas / Oklahoma.

I get a western flick driving down the freeway.

High Noon and the Wild Bunch are going to have to make my netflix queue now. I'm going to trust "y'alls" opinions and give it another chance.

atsonicpark · 05.11.2007, 12:42 AM

el topocutthroats 9adventures of brisco county jr

finding nobody · 05.11.2007, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Dead Man

Cool movie. Iggy Pop plays a great homo.

NWRA · 05.11.2007, 09:46 AM

Django for me too! It has a unique mood, set in that muddy, windy town. And the final shoot-out is great too.

Django Kill! If You Live, Shoot! (though not an official sequal; they just called it that to get attention...) is good, and bizarre. The opening scenes are as good as Django's. Alex Cox used to always namedrop it on that BBC2 show.

Also, I like another Western with 'Django' in the title which is shown on the Movies For Men channel in the UK, where Django comes back as a ghost. I think it must have influenced Clint to make High Plains Drifter.

Away from Django, etc, and the obvious Leone ones, I like McCabe and Mrs Miller.

MellySingsDoom · 05.11.2007, 09:51 AM

How about "Django The Bastard" - directed by Sergio Garrone, who later went on to direct the notorious "SS Experiment Camp".

Pookie · 05.11.2007, 10:13 AM

Some favourites:

The Searchers
Red River
Bad Day at Black Rock (sort of a western, but great nonetheless)
Shane
High Plains Drifter

05.10.2007, 03:05 PM	#1
mangajunky expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Englewood, NJ Posts: 1,247	This ain't about a hotel. I've been on a western movie kick and have watched about 20 in the past couple of months including the Dollars trilogy, Django, High Noon, and Rio Bravo. What are yr faves? I love High Noon and Django (as you can tell by my avatar) __________________ -Franky Don't let yer meat loaf.
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	Firefly and Serenity (don't let the spaceships fool you)! wooohooo!! 1,000 posts of TOTAL TRASH. I'm on a roll.
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king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	I can't see a lot because video stores don't have them here... It sucks
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LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	I think this is generally the standard that all others are compared to.
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LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Then there's this, the modern western that all westerns are compared to.
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05.10.2007, 03:57 PM	#10
mangajunky expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Englewood, NJ Posts: 1,247	I need to see the Wild Bunch - I never seen any Pekinpah - just the Monty Python parody. I'll get that for the weekend. __________________ -Franky Don't let yer meat loaf.
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05.10.2007, 04:06 PM	#11
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Wow, yeah, its one of my favorite films, also about "High Noon", during the AFI's 100 greatest films, they said "High Noon" is the most watched film at White House movie night. Both Bushes and Clinton consider it one of thier favorite films.
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	"Once Upon A Time In The West" - Sergio Leone's greatest film, in my opinion. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Django Ignore all the 'sequels' (even the official one), but the original is fantastic. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	Westworld use to scare the shit out of me as a kid. Nice call. Forty Guns - Sam Fuller Barbara Stanwyck is amazing in it.
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	I still insist that Firefly is a "western" at heart, but other than that it's not something that I ever really got into. all of the Leone films were great, but the rest of the genre really never appealed to me. I think it's from spending so much of my life in Texas / Oklahoma. I get a western flick driving down the freeway. High Noon and the Wild Bunch are going to have to make my netflix queue now. I'm going to trust "y'alls" opinions and give it another chance.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	el topocutthroats 9adventures of brisco county jr __________________
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05.11.2007, 09:46 AM	#18
NWRA children of satan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 367	Django for me too! It has a unique mood, set in that muddy, windy town. And the final shoot-out is great too. Django Kill! If You Live, Shoot! (though not an official sequal; they just called it that to get attention...) is good, and bizarre. The opening scenes are as good as Django's. Alex Cox used to always namedrop it on that BBC2 show. Also, I like another Western with 'Django' in the title which is shown on the Movies For Men channel in the UK, where Django comes back as a ghost. I think it must have influenced Clint to make High Plains Drifter. Away from Django, etc, and the obvious Leone ones, I like McCabe and Mrs Miller.
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05.11.2007, 09:51 AM	#19
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	How about "Django The Bastard" - directed by Sergio Garrone, who later went on to direct the notorious "SS Experiment Camp". __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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05.11.2007, 10:13 AM	#20
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Some favourites: The Searchers Red River Bad Day at Black Rock (sort of a western, but great nonetheless) Shane High Plains Drifter
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