General Favorite western?

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kvr28

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Surprised no one has mentioned 5:10 to yuma, original or remake
 

LostWorld

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To this day it's still Tombstone but 3:10 to Yuma (both versions) and all of Clint's from the 60s to unforgiven are great. I even like some dumb comedy westerns like maverick and lesser known ones like the Cherokee kid or lightning jack, definitely not great but worth a watch for something different.
 

CasketCaseZombie

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Aug 13, 2024
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Both good in their own way, not sure they belong on a greats list. I know some people absolutely love the remake

Speaking of remakes

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I’ll always love the original, despite the fact that they obviously didn’t think the audience would get the subtle humor of Portis’ novel and turned it into a broad comedy.
The remake is good, but I didn’t like the casting of Matt Damon as LaBoeuf or how the character was portrayed as kind of dull. Hailee Steinfeld was both cuter and more age appropriate for Mattie than Kim Darby in the original.
 

dennis5

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So many greats on this list but my choice is:
"Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" (1969)w/ Paul Newman and Robert Redford
Just a GREAT movie, action, comedy, romance, and ultimately tragedy. One of my dads (RIP) favs! Roger Ebert (RIP) in one of his rants, noted that if this movie was made today, the studio would insist that both leads survive so they could produce a sequel! Indeed!
 

Rambo John J

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So many greats on this list but my choice is:
"Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" (1969)w/ Paul Newman and Robert Redford
Just a GREAT movie, action, comedy, romance, and ultimately tragedy. One of my dads (RIP) favs! Roger Ebert (RIP) in one of his rants, noted that if this movie was made today, the studio would insist that both leads survive so they could produce a sequel! Indeed!
That one is great

Butch lived though
Saw him in Blackthorn (2011)

 

dennis5

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Aug 27, 2024
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Speaking of westerns, who else is looking forward to the series "American Primeval" on Netflix? Good, violent trailer, well worth a look.
 

Tom_Cody

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As much as my old man loved movies with the Duke, I couldn't get into them, too much grandstanding. I always preferred Clint's cold efficiency, with the Outlaw Josey Wales at #1 and Two Mules for Sister Sara at #2