The Last Western You Watched?

[Silence]

Watched the first 46 minutes of Rio Grande. Will finish it tomorrow.

[korano]

On to some American Westerns, eh’ Silence?

I think that you should check out Vera cruz (1954) of you haven’t already. Called proto Leone.

[Silence]

Yep.

Ok, Rio Grande aint much for me. 46 minutes, and all that’s happened is some talking and singing in the fort and an indian attack. B Westerns are more my style! Will check out Vera Cruz.

[korano]

That’s understandable that you might not care for it. It does pick up at the end though. I give you credit for trying though.

I’ll have to think of some American Westerns that you would like.

EDIT: You might like these…

The Comancheros (John Wayne vehicle that is pure entertainment)
Virginia City (Great characters and action scenes)
Red River
The Appaloosa (not the recent one, the one with Marlon Brando which is called “Brando’s Spaghetti Western”)
Duel at Diablo
The Professionals
Hour of the Gun
The Wild Bunch

[The_Stranger]

@ION BRITTON

Watched THE MERCENARY from the Koch Media disc. I actually enjoyed it a bit more this time around, first time I recall it being quite boring at parts. However, I still think that COMPANEROS is the better film of the two, much crazier and funnier, Musante is good too but he is no Milian. Got to watch the extras now.

@korano

I also like Companeros better. Granted, I haven’t yet rewatched Mercenary.

Companeros is perhaps the crazier and funnier film.
But I think we are all in agreement that THE MERCENARY is the more demanding film.
Or are there other opinions? :

[Bill_san_Antonio]

Silverado
-Average US western from 80’s. Beautiful locations and some good action scenes but the plot i just too basic western story which offers no surprises, also what is it with these 80’s westerns as most of them have awful soundtracks?

[Phantom_Stranger]

The Outlaw Josey Wales

[Pacificador]

@Phantom Stranger

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Great flick, one of his best westerns IMHO.

[Hoover_Valentine]

Finally watched Django, it was a good flick. I’m gonna have to watch it again, I think I hyped this movie up so much in my head that I couldn’t fully enjoy it. I thought it was way to short, could have used an extra 30 minutes to flesh out the characters. Also watched Johny Yumma. It was real good. It was awesome when Johny snapped that dudes arm in half. “This is for Pepe!!” Lol, classic.

[korano]

Ringo: It’s Massacre Time

Like Silence says, probably the most horror influenced spaghetti ever. I too saw the terrible “Not for Sale” copy. Looked terribly cut. The film as a Spaghetti is barely ok. But is interesting nontheless.

[Ghost_of_Sartana (Andy)]

@korano

I also like Companeros better. Granted, I haven’t yet rewatched Mercenary.

Wow, and I thought I was the only one who liked Companeros more than the Mercenary!

I recent watched Find a Place to Die (starring Jeffrey Hunter) and Django Meets Sartana. Not the greatest (especially the latter) but better than the crap that’s on TV.

[scherpschutter]

Rewatched some parts of Johnny Oro to check a few thing
Going to rewrite my review of the movie over the weekend

Mediocre film, but interesting in the light of Corbucci’s development as a director and his unique, tongue in cheek approach to the genre

[Phantom_Stranger]

“Red River”

Classic John Wayne

[korano]

Thompson 1880 (Guido Zurli)

Entertaining and occasionally well directed B-Spaghetti. Not the type of B as in cheap or trashy (though it is cheap) but it just has that B film mentality. I liked Mitchell’s cameo and the finale gundown. Which is of course not surprising. However, the epilogue was goofy, unncessary, and laughable if it is meant to be taken seriously which I can only assume is the case. For Spanish co-producion, it’s strange to see no Spanish locations. Only an Italian mud flat.

And in case your wondering what occasionally well directed scenes I’m refering too, mostly the opening scene and some others.

[Phantom_Stranger]

“Guns Of The Magnificent Seven” (1969)
-George Kennedy

Plot:A Mexican revolutionary hires an American gunslinger to organize the rescue of their leader from a brutal army prison. |

Phantom’s Review: Second sequel to the American western classic. Not as good as the original, but very entertaing nonetheless. Plenty of action and humor and all the actors do good jobs. A fun film.

[Guerrilla]

Gunless 2010 -

Gunless is a Canadian Western comedy film directed by William Phillips
A hardened American gunslinger is repeatedly thwarted in his attempts to mount a showdown in a friendly town in Canada where no one seems to understand or appreciate the brutal code of the American Wild West.

[Bad_Lieutenant]

[quote=“korano, post:7474, topic:141”]Thompson 1880 (Guido Zurli)

the epilogue was goofy, unncessary, and laughable if it is meant to be taken seriously which I can only assume is the case.[/quote]
Of course it´s not meant to be taken seriously. Whatever gave you that idea?

[Reverend_Danite]

@Bad Lieutenant

Of course it´s not meant to be taken seriously.

On this subject, I watched One Damned Day at Dawn… Django meets Sartana. I tried to watch it a while ago, but it was too soon after the superior Dead Men Don’t Make Shadows from the Wildeast double bill, but I couldn’t get past the first 15 minutes on that occasion.
This time I enjoyed it more, but it’s still not as good. Hunt is great, but the Testi Sartana is a joke. There’s still some good ideas in this (that are too rushed) but still some sloppiness (Django shoots 6 adversaries but still has a seventh bullet for the coup de grace … of course).
There’s some nice music as well but it’s very subtly played and easily missed.
Enjoyable nonsense - half marks.

[korano]

[quote=“Bad Lieutenant, post:7477, topic:141”]Of course it´s not meant to be taken seriously. Whatever gave you that idea?[/quote]I meant to say not ttaken seriously.

[Pacificador]

Appaloosa was viewed and enjoyed last night. Really like Jeremy Irons’ performance in this one.