here are mine:

1. The good, the bad and the ugly
2. Unforgiven
3. Open range
4. The outlaw josey wales
5. Quigley down under

the man who shot liberty valance
shane
stagecoach
the searchers
open range

I must also admit to being a John Wayne fan, although I realize that his westerns aren't terribly accurate or realistic, I didn't consider such things important when I was watching all his movies as a kid. The Cowboys, Rio Bravo, and True Grit being a few of my favorites.

I must also admit to being a John Wayne fan, although I realize that his westerns aren't terribly accurate or realistic, I didn't consider such things important when I was watching all his movies as a kid. The Cowboys, Rio Bravo, and True Grit being a few of my favorites.

I forgot RIO BRAVO, Scott. A great flick.

Here are mine:

1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
2. Unforgiven
3. Open Range
4. The Outlaw Josey Wales
5. Quigley Down Under

No. 5 is not a Western (maybe a South-Western). Westerns have to take place in THIS country in the West, ya mook!

My favorite Westerns have to be realistic or so fanciful that they epitomize the legend of the West.

In no particular order:

Unforgiven
The Searchers
Appaloosa
The Good, The Bad, and the Bluesman (oops, I mean) The Ugly
Tombstone
Silverado

OK, I know that's 6, but the Canucks wasted one of his. The Quick and the Dead did not make the cut. Sharon Stone does not make up for Lenny the Goat (Leonardo di Caprio).

NYj

NYj

So, my three favorite western comedies are:

1. Support Your Local Sheriff

2. Waterhole #3

3. Cat Ballou Ken V.

A few more that made me laugh: McClintock, Hallelujah Trail, Maverick, and Shanghai Noon.

I forgot RIO BRAVO, Scott. A great flick.

I think it's his best. A quick scan through his filmography provided a few more: Rio Grande, El Dorado, Big Jake, Rooster Cogburn, The Comancheros & Hondo.

I think it's his best. A quick scan through his filmography provided a few more: Rio Grande, El Dorado, Big Jake, Rooster Cogburn, The Comancheros & Hondo.

I'm 56, Scott. And back when I was a little guy, my little pals and me looked up to guys like John Wayne as heroes. Guys to be like. But now--and I'm not sure how it happened--the idea of heroism in American culture is dead. The Western settler is an opressor. The lawman is a corrupt lackey. The military man is a tool of American Imperialism. Et cetera.

Maybe, just maybe, the disasters President Obama is bringing upon the Republic of the West will evoke new heroes to help the country survive his fecklessness.

I like to think that. But I wouldn't bet on it.

Shanghi Noon
Son of Paleface
Blazing Saddles(that counts, right?:p)
Anything with the Lone Ranger
Anything With Roy Rogers

I'm 56, Scott. And back when I was a little guy, my little pals and me looked up to guys like John Wayne as heroes. Guys to be like. But now--and I'm not sure how it happened--the idea of heroism in American culture is dead.

I don't think that idea is gone. Just different.

I don't think that idea is gone. Just different.

How do you mean, Libby?