Top 25: Westerns

826   7.3   7.7 

I'm not sure which I like better, this or Young Frankenstein, as far as Brooks' films go. It's farcical in the extreme, as one would expect from Brooks, and far more capable of inducing laughter than any gas obtained while in a dentist's chair. =)

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422   6.4   6.6 

Take a bunch of fresh, young actors (you know the ones...they're everyone's favorites) and dose liberally with equal portions of well-seasoned ones; add a dash of plot and storyline. It's a well-known recipe for success; a time-honored tradition. ;}

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1112   7.7   7.7 

Depp has made a habit of choosing his own path, and roles; spurned the Hollywood machine for years and it's will to typecast. It's led to a number of interesting characters and films that might just have been forgettable if someone else had filled the shoes he chose to wear. This little production was, IMHO, the most different of all his roles and that's saying something considering...

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51   5.5   5 

A film that is, ultimately, about the passing of the torch of leadership from one well-respected Ranger to another. Great action. Fine performances all around. A dash of humor to lighten the mood here and there.

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100   6.1   6.6 

I never would have thought, while I watched Magnum P.I. growing up, that Selleck would make a good cowboy. It suits him to a T. A bit different than most...which is another reason to like it for me.

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402   6.1   6.4 

The Searchers updated with fine performances from Jones and Blanchett.

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448   7.9   8.1 

How can one go wrong with having Stewart and Wayne in a film together?

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111   6.5   6.7 

When I think of westerns I immediately think of John Wayne but it was Richard Widmark that made this film a favorite of mine. Oh, the grand scale, humor, fult-tilt action scenes and a host of other fine actors didn't hurt either. ;)

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692   6.1   6.3 

Loaded with a number of actors that I enjoy watching and centering around the legendary pistols-at-ten-paces shootout. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

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590   8.1   8.1 

William Holden: "If they move, kill 'em."
Peckinpah at his best. His eulogy to the western is bloody, violent and wracks up the kill-count but is has some fine acting from, not only it's main stars, but the supporting cast, as well.

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1091   7.8   8 

Spaghetti, anyone? Eastwood; Leone; the Western, Italian-style.

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137   7.2   7.6 

A rehash of Rio Bravo, using the same basic formulae, but it loses nothing in the translation. I love them both! The first film I saw James Caan in, too.

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412   7.9   8 

Wayne and Martin were my two favorite actors to watch in a Western. They still are! I have no idea how many times I've watched this film but it never gets old.

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301   6.9   7.4 

I can take or leave Costner, honestly, but Duvall is a favorite of mine. I don't think he knows the meaning of 'bad performance'. I didn't know what to expect when I watched this but I was quite pleased.

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1302   8.5   8.7 

Another Leone western. I do love them! :D
This time with Fonda, Bronson, Robards and the beautiful, sexy and talented Claudia Cardinale...(can you tell I'm a fan?)

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393   6.7   6.8 

Along with Open Range, this was one of two recent westerns that I thoroughly enjoyed and was very impressed with.
Harris is always commanding and I gain more respect for Mortensen with every film.

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107   7.3   7.5 

Not your normal Western but Redford isn't your normal actor either. Excellent!

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79   7.5   8.6 

The best mini-series I ever saw and one of the best Westerns, too. Incredible adaptation of a great novel. (that's not something you see every day)

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106   7.5   7.3 

Claudia Cardinale. There are still so many of her films I have yet to see but I love every one I've seen so far. Can she have anything to do with it?

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201   7.1   7.1 

Fun!!! Appetizer, main course and dessert all-in-one.

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2347   8.5   9 

My favorite spaghetti western of them all. The only three-way gun duel I ever saw, too.

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77   7.1   7 

They made this film at The perfect time!
All the brothers in the film are played by real-life brothers who all just happen to be actors, too.

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1024   7.9   8.2 

Newman and Redford have to be one of the greatest pairings of actors in Hollywood history and this film is the outcome! Fantastic!

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708   7.5   7.7 

A respectful nod to the days of old when studios could cast a host of fine actors from their stable to make a film a blockbuster ensemble. My second favorite western of all and one of my favorite films period. Russell and Kilmer's finest performances, I think.

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502   7.5   7.8 

Everyone knows it's an Americanized remake of the classic Seven Samurai...so? :D

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