The Western Appreciation Thread

On the XBox Live thread, TTF and I started to take a tangent on Westerns. I love a good Western. Always have. Pity they don't make them very often anymore.

So who else is with us? Let's see your favorite Westerns, or actors, lines, scenes, whatever.

My favorite Western movies are virtually anything with Clint Eastwood in it. "Unforgiven" being my all-time favorite, followed closely by "The Outlaw Josey Wales," "High Plains Drifter," "Pale Rider," and the Dollars Trilogy.

But I like most Westerns. John Wayne's movies, while a little hokey by today's standards are a lot of fun. And even the more modern (heh, modern... like going on 20 years old now) movies like "Tombstone" are very good. I even love the TV show "Deadwood." Sadly, I missed the boat (train?) on "Hell on Wheels." I'm hoping they re-air it in order some day soon.

A few favorite scenes:

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And of course...

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Just to get the ball rolling.

 

Great thread!
I love a lot of your list, and agree that almost anything Clint Eastwood was excellent.
God, Tombstone was 20 years ago? Definitely a "modern" classic. Here's a great scene (tho, there are many)-
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Here's a young Chuck Bronson in another great Western- Once Upon A Time In The West.
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While this one isn't one of my favorites, or one of the best films ever, it does have a lot of good points and a great final shootout.
Look for a not so gentlemanly Dumbledore-
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Another decent "modern western" 3:10 to Yuma (a remake), had a lot of good qualities. Here's a good scene from it-
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Clint in 'A Fistful of Dollars', the 1st of the Dollars trilogy. All of which are great.
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19 to be exact. 1993. I know. I feel old too.

I've never seen 3:10 to Yuma (either version). I'm not sure why. Going to have to give that a look soon.

Now, "Westerns" like Young Guns and The Quick and the Dead aren't quite as good as the classics... but they're a lot of fun too.

 

Hell, I even like "Modern Day" Westerns (in a way) like "Justified."

Speaking of which, season premier is recording.