Had a bit of a SW binge in the past few days…two of which starred the recently deceased James Mitchum, R.I.P. 
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1967
1965
1964
1967 (Kill the Wicked)
1967
1965
1964
1967 (Kill the Wicked)
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I thought it was pretty good considering the terrible reviews it got. Must’ve been the ‘baggage’ it carried due to the on set tragedy. I’m not sure some of the so-called ‘critics’ actually even watched it.
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Haven’t read any reviews. I care more about the average among my letterboxd bedfellows
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I treated myself to a magnificent, blood-splattered, Sergio Corbucci double-bill yesterday…mud, snow, and a few bottles of ‘San Miguel’… a great combination.
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1968
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Barquero (1970). First time watch of this Lee Van Cleef/Warren Oates film. Good premise, strong Oates performance and a rough movie but overall wasn’t too enjoyable for me. 5/10.
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Bone Tomahawk - 8/10.
Rewatched this tonight as I’ve not seen it since around the time of its release and loved it. Not perfect, but still one of the best westerns of the last 10-15 years I guess.
Can’t believe Matthew Fox is almost 60.
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The Timber.
I like this film despite it having bad reviews for it’s slow pace. I like slow burners. And it has William Gaunt probably better known for the 1960’s spy / sci-fi /occult series ‘The Champions’ and a popular British sitcom from the 90’s called ‘Next Of Kin’.
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The last Western I watched was Big Jake (1971) with John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, and Christopher Mitchum, Ethan Wayne, etc. I watched Big Jake the other night on a TV Western channel I get, called Grit. The movie does a good job of setting the stage and capturing the state of the United States in 1909 (events, famous people, innovations) at the beginning. There were comparisons and contrasts between the eastern US versus western US. More or less, the west in 1909 (on the tail end of the Guilded Age and right before the Mexican Revolution and World War I) was still lawless and wild. It’s a perfect lead in to the attack on the Martha McCandles’s (O’Hara) Ranch near the Tex-Mex Border by the Fain Gang. A bloodthirsty gang of banditos, led by John Fain (Boone). The Fain Gang kidnap “Little Jake” McCandles (Ethan Wayne), the youngest son of both Martha and Big Jake (both who are divorced and estranged), and hold him ransom for $1 million. Martha McCandles arranges to have Big Jake bring the ransom money to the Fain Gang in the Mexican town of Escondero. The McCandles’ older sons accompany Big Jake and his Apache friend/sidekick. The plot was a little predictable at times. It was still enjoyable, both for the action, humor, and colorful characters. It also had a post-SW vibe at times.
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Watched Rio Lobo tonight myself and really enjoyed it. People always said it was lesser Hawks/Wayne but still a fun ride in my book!
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Movies i watched BEFORE Spagvemberfest, so please don’t shoot me. The ones from November will be posted in the correct thread
A Town Called Bastard - 5/10
Garden of Evil - 6/10
Vaya con Dios, gringo - 6/10
Treasure of the Aztecs - 5/10
Pyramid of the Sun God - 4/10
The Relentless Four - 5/10
Fifteen Scaffolds for the Killer - 6/10
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