 Editor in Chief Bill   | 20 Apr 2021 1:37 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Favorite Opening Sequence to a Western Movie?And in the final round of voting…. 28% said "Magnificent Seven, The"
19% said "Blazing Saddles"
13% said "Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, The" |
 Saber6  | 20 Apr 2021 2:38 p.m. PST |
Missed this one. I'd say Rustler's Rhapsody |
 KimRYoung | 20 Apr 2021 2:50 p.m. PST |
Wow, missed the poll, but cannot believe there was no consideration for "Once Upon a Time in The West". Not only is it considered one of the greatest Westerns of all time, but many consider the opening sequence one of the greatest of ANY movie! link Well, maybe next poll will remedy this slight. Kim |
| Striker | 20 Apr 2021 4:01 p.m. PST |
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 Der Alte Fritz  | 20 Apr 2021 6:55 p.m. PST |
I'm with you Kim. I mentioned OUTITW in the comments on the original poll. I'm gobsmacked that it didn't advance to the finals. I would bet that Mag7 got votes because people remember the movie, but they couldn't tell you what the opening scene is. |
| GamesPoet | 21 Apr 2021 3:37 a.m. PST |
Mag 7 opening scene is ok, but not really the best. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder | 21 Apr 2021 4:41 a.m. PST |
OUTITW. Yup. Weeepoooooo. Weeepooooooo. Weeepoooooo. I noticed two things rewatching it yesterday: 1. What happened to the package that got thrown out of the train? 2. Look at this version YouTube link and look at the .09 mark. Presage of death there? As in about to be hung out? |
| MrZorro | 21 Apr 2021 6:55 a.m. PST |
Wow,I missed this poll. But still, my vote goes for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. |
| Der Alte Fritz | 21 Apr 2021 9:58 a.m. PST |
Sergio Leone's use of sound only, no dialogue ( until Harmonica Man got off the train) is a brilliant piece of film making. I've never seen anything like it in any other movie of any genre. |
| Cerdic | 21 Apr 2021 12:51 p.m. PST |
I can only surmise that everyone who voted for something OTHER than "Once Upon A Time In The West" only did so because they have never seen it… |
| 0ldYeller | 21 Apr 2021 1:50 p.m. PST |
In the opening sequence to OUATITW you also have 2 great western actors – Jack Elam and Woody Strode (who also played in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders) who have no lines – just their amazing faces and expressions (hey it is Sergio Leone) before they are shot dead. |
 Bobgnar | 21 Apr 2021 8:18 p.m. PST |
I do like Mag 7 but my favorite opening, and favorite song, is High Noon
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| nnascati | 22 Apr 2021 5:41 a.m. PST |
I have to say, as many times as I've seen Mag 7, I don't clearly remember the opening sequence, now the hearse ride to the cemetery. I think I'd go with Once upon a Time in the West as well. |
| GamesPoet | 24 Apr 2021 9:03 p.m. PST |
I'd forgotten about Once Upon A Time In The West … yes, that opening scene was excellent. |
