I say Unforgiven is the greatest Western movie ever. It is sooooo much more than a western, and what makes it so great is impossible to explain to someone who hasn't seen it.
Any other opinions about greatest Westerns?
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I say Unforgiven is the greatest Western movie ever. It is sooooo much more than a western, and what makes it so great is impossible to explain to someone who hasn't seen it.
Any other opinions about greatest Westerns?
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The Unforgiven was unforgettable, but with so many great westerns made it is hard to say this one is the best one.
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Silverado is a modern classic and a lot of fun. Tombstone is a great one, too. If you liked Unforgiven you have to watch Open Range with Duvall and Costner.
I recently watched an absolutely wonderful 7-episode min-series on Netflix called 'Godless' that, if you think of it as a 7-hour movie, is right up there at or near the top of my all time list of great Westerns. Another classic mini-series and a must-see is the original 'Lonesome Dove' (not to be confused with its various sequels and t.v. reboots).
Abilene Town with Randolph Scott is one of the best Western films Scott (or anyone else) ever starred in, as is Ride the High Country, which was both Scott's and fellow Western star Joel McCrea's swan song. Scott made nearly every Western he ever appeared in a thousand percent better by just riding into it.
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Barbarosa is good.
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Funniest:
Blazing Saddles
Pure westerns:
Silverado, The Sacketts, and Quigley Down Under
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anything with Randolph Scott
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There are so many:
Man who Shot Liberty Valance
The Searchers
Stagecoach
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Lonesome Dove was a good series.
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I thought Once Upon a Time in the West was a classic. Both that and Unforgiven involved women, who I can identify with more than just rugged tough guy stuff.
I don't think I have ever seen any Randolph Scott movies. Point me to just one to start with, one with a good story, @Standing Wolf @stjames1_53?
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Try Ride the High Country, a 1962 movie.Originally Posted by Perianne
Have it in my movie collection.
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