"There is nothing like a good western..." Topic

Adam Sandler…

…'nuff said.

If you are looking for a good western (movie), look for these:

The Train Robbers – 1973
Silverado – 1985
El Dorado – 1966
True Grit – both old and new
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – 1969
Support Your Local Sheriff – 1969 comedy
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 1966
Unforgiven – 1992
Rio Lobo – 1970

and many others I cannot think of right now.

> and many others I cannot think of right now.

Magnificent Seven (first one only of course!)
Josey Wales

Not a movie but I loved "Deadwood".

JJ,
As tberry said, just the fact that Adam Sandler is involved in it should warn you. However, I will add a few to the list of good/great ones -

Warlock
Tombstone
Open Range
Seven Men From Now
Decision at Sundown
Buchanan Rides Alone….and many others worth watching

The True Grit remake was 2010. And a far better job than the 3:10 to Yuma remake.

Isn't there a Magnificent Seven remake in the works?

I'd love to see a re-boot of Wanted Dead or Alive, but I can't think of an actor who has Steve McQeen's coolness level.

Yeah, coolness would be replaced with snark

My tastes are a bit low brow. I like Louis L'Amour novels and spaghetti westerns. There are only two I never really liked. The Virginian by Owen Wister (novel) and High Noon (movie).

Briscoe County Junior is my favorite western.

No recent westerns… seriously?

Nobody else saw "Slow West"?
I really enjoyed it. Effective blend of lo-fi realism and arthouse style.
That was, what… maybe a month ago.

Last western I saw before that was "The Homesman". Loved it. Tommy Lee Jones putting in a star turn.

Saw "A Million Ways…", but since it appears we're not counting that one… okay, then.
(Suffice to say – if you haven't seen it, just watch the trailer. You just saw all the good gags.)

Before that: "Lone Ranger". Utter drivel. A theme-park ride in a ten-gallon hat.

"Django Unchained" must have been around the same time. Actually lots to like in there, but it needed ruthless editing.
The double-act between Foxx & Waltz was very good, and Di Caprio made an enjoyably loathsome villain. I loved the cameos (Bruce Dern, Franco Nero, Lee Horsely, Russ Tamblyn, etc). But the first big shootout at Candyland is really the natural climax, and the whole capture/escape/return-for-round-two sequence is redundant.

Really looking forward to "Hateful Eight" & "The Revenant", too.

"Slow West" is really worth a look. A shame "Appaloosa" did not do better box office. Ed Harris loves Westerns and Viggo Mortensen and Harris were great together. Would love to see them in another one.

I reckon "Apaloosa" is a solid 'good', frequently overrated as a 'great'.

If we're going back that far, though:
"Blackthorn".
Terrific movie. Low-key, but Sam Shepard is utterly convincing as the aged Butch Cassidy. Great performance.

If we're going back as far as "3:10 to Yuma", what about "The Assassination of Jesse James (etc)"?
I missed this one at the cinema. Thought it sounded a bit 'worthy' and po-faced. Watched it on TV recently, though, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I did go and see "Seraphim Falls", though… loved it.
Proper, full-blooded 'human hunt' movie, and a hint of the supernatural in the last act. Michael Wincott's in it as well – one of my favourite supporting actors.

Open Range is one of the best movies that I've ever seen. I highly recommend it.

I'll give it a shot. I put it in the same category as Blazing Saddles.

Open Range is great.

All of John ford's westerns and most of those by Howard Hawkes.
Perhaps the best of them all: "The Searchers".

Just watched Bone Tomahawk. 13th Warrior goes western. Not bad, had some good oneliners. But if you want a awesome western, the the South Korean epic…

The Good, the Bad, and the Weird.
YouTube link

If you've not seen "The Culpepper Cattle Company," you've missed probably the BEST Western ever made about COWBOYS--meaning those otherwise unemployable men who signed on for cattle drives.

Tons of excellent action provide a number of scenarios for Western Gunfight Games.

Best of all, perhaps, is that it's not a morality play--a feature I normally enjoy in a Good Western--but far more realistic characters and people as… people.

Typical of the high quality content, our protagonist watches a grim looking drover carefully preparing his weapons for the final action, and asks, "Are you from Texas?"

The fellow smiles sort of shyly and simply answers, "Rhode Island."

A must see…

I enjoyed Dark Valley and The Salvation. Both fairly recent.

Love many of those on this list, both old and new. Agree that Open Range was one of the best, and IMO, one of Kevin Costner's best roles throughout his acting career.

As for nostalgia, Pale Rider came out when I was 12 years-old. I've always loved that movie. "Nothin' like a good piece a' hickory." Most badass line ever.

I was hopping mad about missing "The Salvation" on the big screen.
Saw the trailer – thought it looked amazing – then it opened on one screen and closed in a week.

I'm a man of few principles (and they're what you'd call flexible) but when it comes to Westerns: if you'll make it, I'll buy an honest-to-God full-price ticket and watch it on the big screen.