The Last Western You Watched?

[ENNIOO]

@Lone_Gringo

Dunno if you going to like this one Ennio, it’s slow and it takes it’s time to get going. But you like the Sutherlands… so yeah, give it go.

It can be watched at “Rainierland” for free by doing a title search, just be aware that an account needs to be created first. Use your own discretion!

Cheers, will give it a try.

Do prefer Donald Sutherland aswell.

[Farmer_J]

I liked him Eye of The Needle. He’s a right bastard in that.

[ENNIOO]

Yes, love that one .

[Bill_san_Antonio]

The Bravados
-Good manhunt western with Gregory Peck and Lee van Cleef and Henry Silva as a members of villains.

[The_Man_With_a_Name]

One of my favourite American westerns.

[The_Man_With_a_Name]

I just finished watching The Scavengers (1969). Not bad for a low budget film. Recommended for fans of exploitation westerns.

[Farmer_J]

Especially with his “Needle”.

[stanton]

@scherpschutter

3.10 TO YUMA (2007, James Mangold)

Oddly enough, I had not yet watched this remake of the classic from 1957.
I didn’t have high expectations (I had loved Mangold’s first movie, Heavy, but disliked most things he had done afterwards), but it turned out to be an enjoyable and good movie. It’s not perfect, the action scenes were a bit dissapointing, but it’s well-scripted and very well acted, not only by the two leads.

Well acted, yes, especially by Crowe, but there is some stupid stuff in it, and for me it is a total disapointment.

I re-watched the the Daves film last year, and it was a positive surprise as it was better than remembered, and it was always a fine western. It is clearly Daves’ best film, and very stylish, with some stunning photography and of course also very well acted. Only the scenes with Heflin’s wife towards the end keep it from becoming a 10/10 film. But it is now 9/10, and only a few westerns are in that region…

[SamPeckinpah]

TO ALL ,what are your favorite westerns? If youll indulge me and my thoughtful top 20 How long does your top ten last? I go…
One Eyed Jacks
Rio Bravo
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Johnny Guitar
True Grit (2010)
Warlock
Outlaw Josey Wales
Ride Lonesome
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Ravenous
Ride the High Country
The White Buffalo
The Wild Bunch
Dances with Wolves
The Professionals
Buffalo Bill and the Indians
Day of the Outlaw
Dead Man
The Furies
From Noon Till Three

[Bill_san_Antonio]

There’s a topic here where we posted these lists. I’d definitely make lots of changes to my list now though.

Vote for Your Top 20 US Westerns

Vote now for your twenty favourite American Westerns! You know the drill by now troopers! Like the Official Spaghetti Western Top 20, it will be scored with #1 -25 points, #2 - 21 points, #3 -19 points, #4 - 17 points, etc, etc all the way down to #20 - 1 point! All Westerns made in the United States from the dawn of cinema to today are eligible. Once we have around twenty five votes, I will draw up a points-based list and put it on the database, to be updated when needs must, to show users th…

[Lone_Gringo]

Broken Lance (1954)
A re-watch from a recent Blu-ray copy. Not much on action, but still an entertaining family feud western nevertheless. Good story, good cast, good cinematography and great acting by (Spencer Tracy) who dominates every scene that he’s in. One of the best western dramas from the 50’s imo.

[ENNIOO]

@Lone_Gringo

Forsaken (2015)While the plot obviously is not completely original, this (Kiefer and Donald Sutherland) western was a decent watch nevertheless. The thing about this Oater though is that it takes a little while to get going, but if you stick with it there’s some good action and at times pretty violent and decent performances from the Sutherlands. As for the rest of the cast they’re not bad either, especially (Michael Wincott) who IMO steals the film as a hired gun working for the lead villain (Brian Cox) a merciless land-grabber.

Just viewed this one. Same thoughts as you on the film. Thought Donald was going a bit on auto pilot mode.

[Carlos]

The Valley of the Dancing Widows has much the same pace and tone of the director’s Jaider’s Gang. The theme of strangers in a strange land is explored from a different angle with the men trying to understand why they are not so welcome even though this is home. The confusion may transfer to the viewer This is one of those movies that show the cast with pictures in the credits. Someone else was also confused

[El_Indio]

Just watched Big Jake with The Duke from 1971.

[ION_BRITTON]

Just viewed Forsaken myself. There’s a severe lack of originality here, you can see where the plot is exactly going after the first 15 minutes, however the decent production values make it quite passable. None of the performances were truly good enough, save for that of Michael Wincott perhaps (he kept bringing Val Kilmer in Tombstone to mind, which was a bit annoying after some point). You’re not missing much if you skip this one altogether.

[ENNIOO]

@Carlos

The Valley of the Dancing Widows has much the same pace and tone of the director’s Jaider’s Gang

Preferred Jaider’s Gang more as had a hard time getting into The Valley of the Dancing Widows.

[Bill_san_Antonio]

Lazaga: Vente a ligar al Oeste (1972)
-This actually not a western but spanish comedy set in Almeria during the spaghetti western years where spanish guy tries his luck in movie business playing all sorts of small roles and stunt tricks.

[Lone_Gringo]

Kill or Be Killed (aka) Red on Yella, Kill a Fella (2015)- I turned it off after 25 minutes in, couldn’t take it anymore. The acting and dialogue in this low-budget film was really horrendous. Pffft!

[El_Topo]

The Homesman - 2014 - Tommy Lee Jones

My favorite directed film by Tommy Lee Jones (and The three burials… wasn’t a bad film), this different type of western hard to classify.
The film works as on the road type of film, with Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank travelling some dangerous path, while carrying three woman that had lost their mental sanity as the result of the hard live type of the western frontier, to a place where they could be treated.
Both actors are brilliant in their performances, the film like the story is very visceral clearly trying to be true to the period when the events take part, the land at times seems like something from another planet, I felt uncomfortable through most of the film, not as a result form to quality of the film, but how god things are shown.
Lee directs in a style similar to Clint Eastwood with a very controlled plot, I does a good job even if not a perfect film, for instance I didn’t like the ending or at least I didn’t understand, another thing is that contrary to Clint who always takes a more sober approach to his own character’s, Lee takes more liberties that don’t work or look so well.
In conclusion I did like the film, hard to watch most of the time but, a good story definitely I would recommended, and pay attention to several cameos or small parts from Maryl Streep to James Spader.

[stanton]

Return of the Texan - Delmer Daves, 1952

Dave’s 2nd western, which is close to a melodrama, is a post-western set around too conventional characters and conflicts. Likable to a certain extent, but no wonder it wasn’t released in Germany. 4/10