Killer westerns

[nathan310]

Deadwood is a series but it's still the best IMO with nothing else coming close.

Tombstone ,The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,fistfull of dollars and Unforgiven were great too.

[nuubee]

Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' got remade as one of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western flicks (I can't remember which one), which then got remade again as 'Last Man Standing' with Bruce Willis.

[psimonl]

It's not a movie but a Video game: Call of Juarez

Especially the second, where you get to play two brothers (alternatively) who are trying to get a long lost Mexican treasure to rebuilt their familly's farm.

First one, you get to play a twisted priest and an Indian who's head is wanted for his adopting parent's murder...

Well made FPS.

Simon

[duff72]

I like the magnificent 7,tombstone,shane, and true grit

[jackburton9807]

Outlaw Josey Wales
The dollars trilogy
Unforgiven

Word.

Jeff

[Clawhammer]

What's with the audio in those Clint Eastwood westerns? Were they shot it Italian or Spanish or a mix of both and then dubbed into english?

It looks like Clint's speaking english, only his teeth are clenched so tight I can't really make it out!

[The Deacon]

What's with the audio in those Clint Eastwood westerns? Were they shot it Italian or Spanish or a mix of both and then dubbed into english?

It looks like Clint's speaking english, only his teeth are clenched so tight I can't really make it out!

Think it's more a case of the sound track being slightly out of sync with the picture. Pretty common on films of that era, especially low budget ones. Or, the actors could be speaking a mixture of languages. I could be wrong, but I doubt Eastwood, Van Cleef, or Wallach were speaking Italian, but the rest of the cast(s) might have been.

[clovisc]

What's with the audio in those Clint Eastwood westerns? Were they shot it Italian or Spanish or a mix of both and then dubbed into english?

It looks like Clint's speaking english, only his teeth are clenched so tight I can't really make it out!

these sorts of spaghetti western films often had international casts. the actors/actresses spoke their respective native languages, and non-english voices were dubbed over in english.

[Bluntrauma]

This one isn't old and is a little corny with sound effects and camera angles but I have watched it about 10 times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfRrEUz62Lw



Just wanted to add that I liked True Grit too.

[Jimd]

I haven't seen anyone mention one of my favorites yet - "Pale Ryder". I love it, I think it's one of Clint's best!

[Sam G.]

I'll have to third the recommendation for "Dead Man." One of my favorites. Since many people mentioned Kurosawa, perhaps it's pertinent to suggest another film from Jim Jarmusch - "Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai." Beautifully blends the western, samurai, and gangster genres into the end-all be-all of all things kick-***. Forrest Whitaker stars, music by the RZA.

Also, though not a film, I would recommend the television episode "100 Yards Over the Rim," from season two of The Twilight Zone. One of the first on-screen depictions of realistic frontiersmen (donning top hats instead of Stetsons).

I'd also endorse "The Good, the Bad, and the Weird" (2008, Korean). Great action, cinematography, and a rollicking good time. I would not, however, recommend Japanese director Takashi Miike's western from the same year, "Sukiyaki Western Django." Turned it off after 20 minutes, and I'm a rather loyal fan of his previous works.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Not my favorite, but still a classic in it's own right. Not particularly hardcore, though the ending ain't your typical Hollywood fair.

[Clawhammer]

I haven't seen anyone mention one of my favorites yet - "Pale Ryder". I love it, I think it's one of Clint's best!

The train station in Pale Rider was re-used in "Back to the Future III" !!! :)