What's you favourite Western film?

[Gringo]

Well?


Mine'll have to be Once Upon A Time In The West

[Wilco]

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Love that movie.

Also the O.K. Coral and most of John Waynes movies.

[Maverick77]

the good the bad and the ugly

[Haiw]

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.... simply THE best western, hands down.

[Rantanplan]

Dito

the good the bad and the ugly

[XASA]

"The Magnificent Seven" How can you go wrong when you make a movie about gunslinging mercenaries that had a cast that included Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz and Eli Wallach. The musical score, too, was outstanding.

[Herrmannek]

Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood

[Ichhabe]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Little female intervention to screw up the story.

Some Civil War action thrown in to make the story even better.

All characters really fill the story.

Simply best wetsern movie ever.

[JiJoMacLE45]

Fort Apache

[farmgirl]

Tombstone


I also like The Cowboys a lot. (among others)

[Haiw]

Tombstone is pretty ****ing good too, but simply nothing can beat GBU... GBU is like....another level of movies. Like movies made for the gods.

[JiJoMacLE45]

Is 'Farmgirl does Laredo' a western?

[Haiw]

No, that's a western-themed adult movie. That's something different. ;)

[Herrmannek]

Are you talking about that Tombstone?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108358/
IMHO This was first class crap, but girls can dig it because of many male celebrities in it :)

[Haiw]

Yeah that one... Val Kilmer kicked ass in that movie. :D

[Herrmannek]

Yeah that one... Val Kilmer kicked ass in that movie. :D
To quote one of the best polish comedy:
[sunbath voice]-Boring, Boring...Booring..And who pays for this? this Lady Pays, You pay...we Pay...Comunity pays....[/sunbath voice]

[Gringo]

Yeah, GBU is a brilliant western, Eli Wallach made that movie what it is IMO. But I prefer Once Upon A Time In The West.

Charles Bronson as a stone(and craggy) faced gunmen.
Henry Fonda playing against type as a bad guy
And Claudia Cardinale...... yummy :D

[Merik]

El Dorado
All of Clint's Spaghetti Westerns; i.e. Good, Bad, and the Ugly; Fistfull of Dollars, etc.
Wyatt Earp
I really liked Open Range
And Tom Selleck's tv westerns and Quigly Down Under
Also cant forget Lonesome Dove

[Gringo]

I'm just wondering, what kind of westerns do u guys prefer? Classical or Spaghetti Westerns?

[Rantanplan]

Once upon........ is the second best Western for sure. But the leck of humour in it make it "just" to the no2.

Btw my personal No3 is My Name Is Nobody . Jack Beauregard and Nobody against the Wild 150. Ahhh, that was a Movie.

"they are just 150, but the ride and shoot like 1000!"

[Herrmannek]

I'm just wondering, what kind of westerns do u guys prefer? Classical or Spaghetti Westerns?
What is difference?

[Gringo]

Classical Westerns are generally made in America(or mexico) with american actors etc. To sum up, a American made Western.
Like the Magnificent Seven, True Grit, High Noon etc

Spaghetti Westerns are made by Italian directors, with european actors, low budgets, violent,filmed in Spain etc.
The most popular of the Spaghetti Westerns were made by Sergio Leone, who did Fistfull of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon A Time in the West.

[scoone]

The Wild Bunch

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/wildbunch/images/troops.jpg
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/wildbunch/images/bridge.jpg
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/wildbunch/images/wscreen.jpg

[Herrmannek]

Classical Westerns are generally made in America(or mexico) with american actors etc. To sum up, a American made Western.
Like the Magnificent Seven, True Grit, High Noon etc

Spaghetti Westerns are made by Italian directors, with european actors, low budgets, violent,filmed in Spain etc.
The most popular of the Spaghetti Westerns were made by Sergio Leone, who did Fistfull of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon A Time in the West.
Spaghetti, good you didn't watched "frankfurter Westerns", they are worst crap I've ever seen :)..(sorry Rant)

[DANJANOU]

The Magnificent Seven

True Grit

John Ford/John Wayne's US Cavalry Trio (Fort Apache, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande)

Rio Bravo

Silverado

[Rantanplan]

Classical Westerns are generally made in America(or mexico) with american actors etc. To sum up, a American made Western.
Like the Magnificent Seven, True Grit, High Noon etc

Spaghetti Westerns are made by Italian directors, with european actors, low budgets, violent,filmed in Spain etc.
The most popular of the Spaghetti Westerns were made by Sergio Leone, who did Fistfull of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon A Time in the West.
Spaghetti, good you didn't watched "frankfurter Westerns", they are worst crap I've ever seen :)..(sorry Rant)

never heard of it

[TriggerPuller]

The Searchers
Once upon a time in the west
Outlaw Josy Wales
Cole Pepper Cattle Co.
Magnificent 7
Red Sun(Charles Bronson & Toshiro Mifune)
Silverado
Blazing Saddles

TP

[Rantanplan]

Der Schuh des Manitu is also great

http://www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/thema/filmszene_bayern/galerie_filme/foto/bild10.jpg

[Herrmannek]

Der Schuh des Manitu is also great

http://www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/thema/filmszene_bayern/galerie_filme/foto/bild10.jpg

"Thats the guy" :)

There was few german westerns, with last mohikans or winetou :)

[Rantanplan]

Who? Santa Maria?

http://www.schulseiten.de/plackie/specials/schuh_des_manitu/santamaria.jpg

[XASA]

Since folks are listing more than one, I'd like to add to my choice of "The Magnificent Seven" by giving kudos to "The Wild Bunch" and another great western about professionals aptly titled "The Professionals" starring Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster and Robert Ryan.

All three films take place when the West was all but tamed and the hard core cowboys seek their fortune in Mexico. Also, the shotgun scenes in all three pictures, moreso in the latter two, makes me cheer every time I see either one of the films.

[Trigger]

High Plains Drifter
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven
Joe Kidd
...F**k it, all of Clint's stuff is great.

Dances With Wolves
Open Range

Tombstone

XASA, do you remember 'The Master Gunfighter' with Lee Van Cleef?

[hank]

Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood

Hermannek knows whats up - anybody don't want to get shot better clear on out the back

hank

[Trigger]

"You cowardly son of a bitch!...You just shot an unarmed man."

"Well he shoulda armed himself if he's gonna decorate his business with my friend."

[Merik]

High Plains Drifter
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven
Joe Kidd
...F**k it, all of Clint's stuff is great.

Dances With Wolves
Open Range

Tombstone

XASA, do you remember 'The Master Gunfighter' with Lee Van Cleef?

Ahh that was the one I forgot, Dances with Wolves.

[Wilco]

Purgatory is a pretty good movie also.

[farmgirl]

Are you talking about that Tombstone?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108358/
IMHO This was first class crap, but girls can dig it because of many male celebrities in it :)


I loved it, because it was well written; there are so many good lines that make me laugh out loud. I thought the casting was brilliant. Val Kilmer owned that movie!

[Herrmannek]

Are you talking about that Tombstone?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108358/
IMHO This was first class crap, but girls can dig it because of many male celebrities in it :)


I loved it, because it was well written; there are so many good lines that make me laugh out loud. I thought the casting was brilliant. Val Kilmer owned that movie!

So this was probably lack of cultural background in my case :)

[Trigger]

Ignore the Polesmoker FG. We all know Tombstone was da bomb.

My great-grandfather actually owned a bar in the real town of Tombstone.

[Herrmannek]

Ignore the Polesmoker FG. We all know Tombstone was da bomb.

My great-grandfather actually owned a bar in the real town of Tombstone.

I heard that :)

[Trigger]

I meant to add: :D

[California Joe]

Josey Wales. No further discussion necessary.

[XASA]

XASA, do you remember 'The Master Gunfighter' with Lee Van Cleef?

I saw almost everyone of them when I was stationed in Europe but can't say I remember that specific Van Cleef film. Old age will do that to you ;) What made you think of it?

[Trigger]

Just all the talk of old westerns I guess. It was kind of a 'Samurai/Cowboy/Badass' movie. Sort of ahead of it's time, and a little obscure.

Gunsmoke

[XASA]

Just all the talk of old westerns I guess. It was kind of a 'Samurai/Cowboy/Badass' movie. Sort of ahead of it's time, and a little obscure.

If it's the one that Van Cleef wore black and worked in some martial arts, I do remember it. Love to see it again if it's the same film.

[mocking_loudly_died]

The good, the bad and the ugly
Unforgiven
Pale Rider

No clint = no fun.

[Uncle Sam]

Josey Wales. No further discussion necessary.

The "original" outlaw...

[TriggerPuller]

The Master Gunfighter starred Tom Laughlin of Billy Jack fame. Funny I dont remember Lee van Cleef in that one but Iam getting old!!

TP

[XASA]

:P

[Trigger]

Hmmm.
This calls for a frantic google search.
What movie am I thinking of?

[MapleLeafInfantry]

back to the future 3

[flickme]

Open Range is the best ive seen so far.

[zenmaster]

Spaghetti westerns were filmed in Italy, not Spain. (Hence, "Spaghetti") Nobody's mentioned the original, the western to judge all others by- Shane. I do love a good Eastwood or Wayne flick, though.

[Mark Sman]

http://www.madeline-kahn.com/Captures/bs032.jpg

Bar none the finest western ever made.



HEDLEY LAMARR: Whats a number six?
TAGGART: Well that's where we go a riding into town a whomping and a whooping every living thing that moves within an inch of its life. Except the women folks, of course.
HEDLEY LAMARR: You spare the women?
TAGGART: No, we rape the *#$@ out of them at the number six dance later on.
HEDLEY LAMARR: Marvelous! That's so creative!

[Fox2]

^ Agreed.

Gene Wilder as "Jim"

Bart: What's your name?
Jim: Well, my name is Jim, but most people call me... Jim.

[Gringo]

Spaghetti westerns were filmed in Italy, not Spain. (Hence, "Spaghetti") Nobody's mentioned the original, the western to judge all others by- Shane. I do love a good Eastwood or Wayne flick, though.

WRONG! Spaghetti Westerns filmed, well, wherever. But FOD, FAFDM, and GBU, were filmed in Spain. Some called them Spaghetti Payetta Westerns (or something like that). One Spaghetti Western was filmed in Yugoslavia.

They were called Spaghetti Westerns because, they were directed by Italian directors, starred mainly Italian Actors and their film scores were primarily done by Ennio Morricone.
But remember from about 1960 - 1975, there had been over 400 Spaghetti Westerns made.

[Rantanplan]

Little Question:

How famous are Bud Spencer & Terence Hill Movies in the USA?

http://www.hollywoodcultmovies.com/assets/images/Terence_Bud1.JPG

[Gringo]

Would those be "They Call Me Trinity" and "Trinity Is Still My Name"?

[Kitsune]

I have to agree with Gringo and Wilco

"Once upon a Time in the West" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" are among my absolute favorites, too. Great movies, both of them. They don't make stuff like this anymore. :(

Apart from this I am sucker for the classics: "High Noon" and "Red River".

And then there is my beloved "Vera Cruz" (Burt Lancaster and his teeth :lol: ). God, I must have seen that one 30 times or so.

And of course "The Magnificient Seven". (Also I like the "Seven Samurai" even more MS transferred the theme successfully to the West.

Yeah, and the best German Western is definitly "Der Schuh des Manitou" rofl , although its humour should be next to unintelligible for Non-Germans

[hank]

I feel compelled to relate a great Blazing Saddles quote. Please understand that I do not endorese the "n" word - but its in the movie so it has to be in the quote.

Here goes

Sheriff to little old lady -"Godd morning, M'am, isn't it a lovely morning?"
Little old lady to sheriff (while giving him the "bird") - "Up yours, n- - - - r!"

Later the Sheriff saves the town from Mongo

Little old lady at the back window of the jail - "Sherriff, I wanted to thank you for saving us from that awfule Mongo. Sorry about the "up yours n - - - - r". I hope this pie can in some small way make up. Of course you'll have the decency to not tell anyone that I spoke with you?"

Only Mel Brooks can make fun of racism and get away with it!

Here's another great one

Lilly von Shtupp to Sheriff (in the dark - only hear the voices) - "Tell me Sheriff, is it true what they say about you people being 'gifted'? (hear a zipper being unzipped) On my, its twu, its reawwy twu!"

Just really too funny - if you have not seen Blazing Saddles you really must. I did not choose it as my favorite Western only because I think of it as a comedy - one of the alltime greats among all genre's IMHO.

Thanks for making think about it - I always smile when I think about Blazing Saddles!

hank

[hank]

What the heck, here are a few from Unforgiven

Little Bill - "I don't deserve to die like this, I was building a house"
Will Munny - "Deserve's got nothing to do with it"
Little Bill - "I'll see you in hell, Will Munny"
Will Munny - "Yeah"
BAM!

Think about that late at night - it can keep you up.

The kid - "I shot him. He was sitting in the ****house taking a **** and I shot him. He ain't never gonna breathe no more."
WIll Munny - "Its a hell of a thing killin' a man, you take all he's got and all he's ever gonna have, take a drink kid"

Powerful, sneaky powerful

Last one

The Schofield Kid: [referring to his gun] You go on, keep it. I'm never gonna use it again. I won't kill nobody no more. I ain't like you, Will...

The Schofield Kid: Go on, keep it. All of it. It's yours.

Bill Munny: What about your spectacles and fancy clothes?

The Schofield Kid: I guess I'd rather be blind and ragged than dead.

Bill Munny: You don't have to worry, Kid. I ain't gonna kill you. You're the only friend I got. Here, take this money and give my half and Ned's half to my kids. Tell 'em if I ain't back in a week, they give half to Sally Two Trees. You keep the rest. You can get them spectacles now

Sorry to wax poetic - but this thread made me think about these movies - think I'll break out the VHS and watch them both tonight. If any of you are in Knoxville way and want to swing by, c'mon over!

hank

[Fox2]

Mel Brooks is the man.

[flickme]

I got a better one.....Blazing Saddles. That movie is great. :P

[Rantanplan]

Would those be "They Call Me Trinity" and "Trinity Is Still My Name"?

for example