I watched My Darling Clementine the other night and it is even better than I remember. It is one of the best examples of pure western cinema with myth becoming more important than the actual history. It might even be my favourite John Ford film.
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I watched Any Gun Can Play again on tv today. I really enjoyed seeing Gilbert Roland in it, such a cool actor. A real fun movie with some great scenes.
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THE WILD BUNCH
Iâm working on an essay about the movie and therefore rewatched it. Hadnât watched it in over a decade. I also re-read the movieâs thread on this forum, and guess what? I encountered an old acquantaince I had almost entirely forgotten: SD. Most people who became member of this forum in recent times will never have heard of the guy, but I can tell you that he was kinda special. @stanton will most certainly agree.
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Everyone will agree who was then already in the forum.
Thatâs definitely a politically correct term.
It gives you an odd feeling to read all these things again. Itâs still almost unbelievable. And to know that he was serious. Well, some of his insights were quite unique: I would never have guessed that Catherine Spaak was essential for a good western movie. It took an SD in best form to enlighten us in that aspect.
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One of my favourite westerns. I loved it from the first time I saw it.
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Today I watched âUno dos tres, dispara otra vezâ (what a ridiculous spanish titleâŠ) a.k.a. Anthony Steffenâs âTequila!â. Pretty average spaghetti, but very entertaining, with less comedy than I expected (which is fine).
The Devilâs Mistress (1965)
A really interesting mid 1960s horror western hybrid that is like if âManos the hands of fateâ was a little bit better made but still kept the undeniable eerie and off quality something like that film has! (positive)
I would love to see this restored on blu-ray at some point because this is some good âslow cinemaâ!
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Kid Blue (1973) - a brilliant western comedy starring Dennis Hopper. I highly recommend this one. My rating: 8/10
Face to Face (1967) - a film that needs no introduction here. My rating: 8/10
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Probably my favourite Ford. I like both cuts
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But isnât that 2nd cut an improvement?
For me every added scene or shot did something positive for the film.
Watched this not-too-wellknown Boetticher western a while ago. Not a classic, but still worth a look:
The Hanging Tree. Got mixed feelings about it. Spends almost an hour meandering around a lacklustre script only to then remember the story it really wanted to tell but then shoves that conclusion down the throat in the last 10minsâŠ
A Time for Dying was first shown in Germany in 1972, but on TV. Maybe with a 90 min runtime.
My English versions run only 73 min.
Far from great, not much style, but the pessimistic story is interesting. 6/10
No match for the 6 Ranown westerns, but half of Boetticherâs westerns are less good.
Three Hours to Kill - 6/10.
Slightly generous 6/10 I think. Probably a 5.5. Dana Andrews flick. Not overly eventful, typical mid-ranged, classic American western with little to no action. It was more of a detective style story.
Some nice production value. Easy to watch and some nice females too.
Might be back to the spaghettiâs tonight.
It looks like a TV-movie anyway 
I watched it on TV too, in the â80s or â90s (BBC I guess, or maybe I rented it on VHS), and now on my PC. Not a film for the large screen, but the script is indeed interesting.
Duel at Diablo with James Garner, Dennis Weaver and Sidney Poitier.
Probably a few decades since watching this and I only remembered the plot as the film went on.
Enjoyable.
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Les pĂ©troleuses. One of the WORST Spaghetti Iâve ever seen. There are only two good reasons to watch this one, but even so, I donât think itâs worth it.
The German dub is hilarious if you understand if. And it has other benefits