KRW Wrote:Since you're craving attention, I'll bite. Saynomore, what's your point?:neutral:
I was just joking that when the Indians were granted land titles, that they used their land to create casinos. My jest was that when we Mexicans take back our land in sheer numbers, we will open up casinos as well. Just a joke. No casinos. You won't even see it when it happens. Just like in Blade Runner, where the Angelenos speak a mix of Japanese and Spanish, because those are the two majority races in L.A.'s future. Harlan Ellison got that one right, amigo.
AC
KRW Wrote:Welcome to the board LarDog. That is an excellent top five! I've seen some try to argue that since Quigly is in Australia that it doesn't qualify as a western. I say B.S. Quigley was a western man that went to Australia to apply his trade during the old west. That's my two bits.(I almost put "The Man From Snowy River" in my top five, but that was all Austalian.)
I agree. A "Western" is about an era, a type of person, and a lifestyle. Not necessarilly about location.
t4terrific Wrote:I agree. A "Western" is about an era, a type of person, and a lifestyle. Not necessarilly about location.At the beginning of the movie Quigley traces his route on a chart, and it shows him going to Western Australia -- around Perth if I'm not mistaken.
Ken V.
"Once Upon a Time in the West!"
I don't know how I forgot Sergio Leone's masterpiece.
Charles Bronson plays harmonica, from out of the past, seeking revenge.
Henry Fonda literally plays a troubleshooter for the railroad.
Claudia Cardinale, arguably one of the most attractive European stars of the 60s (kinda reminds me of my wife, too) plays the courtesan from New Orleans who arrives in "Sweetwater" to find herself a widow with an legacy.
Jason Robards as the outlaw chief.
Funny, in Germany, the film was titled: "Sing Me the Song of Death."
NYj
I don't know how I forgot Sergio Leone's masterpiece.
Charles Bronson plays harmonica, from out of the past, seeking revenge.
Henry Fonda literally plays a troubleshooter for the railroad.
Claudia Cardinale, arguably one of the most attractive European stars of the 60s (kinda reminds me of my wife, too) plays the courtesan from New Orleans who arrives in "Sweetwater" to find herself a widow with an legacy.
Jason Robards as the outlaw chief.
Funny, in Germany, the film was titled: "Sing Me the Song of Death."
NYj
Then out spoke brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate: "To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods,"
"Well, John Henry said to the Cap'n, "A man ain't nuthin' but a man. But, before I let that steam drill beat me, gonna die with my hammer in my hand, Lawd, Lawd, gonna die with my hammer in my hand."
t4terrific Wrote:I agree. A "Western" is about an era, a type of person, and a lifestyle. Not necessarilly about location.
That's what I was "shooting for" when I started this thread...;-)
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LarDog Wrote:Thank you for the warm greeting!Welcome!
Another favorite is the modern 'epic' from Lawrence Kasdan (of Star Wars): Silverado. It has lots of action and strong performances from its ensemble cast.
Silverado is a great movie too, but when I think of modern westerns I think of "The Cowboy Way", "Lone Star State of Mind", "The Electric Cowboy", and "Urban Cowboy". But that's me.
KRW Wrote:Welcome!
Silverado is a great movie too, but when I think of modern westerns I think of "The Cowboy Way", "Lone Star State of Mind", "The Electric Cowboy", and "Urban Cowboy". But that's me.
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ccosborne3 Wrote:Peckinpah's first film I think. Starring the big guy, I can't think of his name. After I saw The Wild Bunch I was desperate to see this film and it just wasn't available in the early eighties. Still haven't seen it. I think I will make it my treat for the week.Let us know what you think. "All I want is to enter my house justified."
FPW
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Libby Wrote:Shanghi NoonYou post a list like that and expect us to believe you're 15? FAIL! :hand:
Son of Paleface
Blazing Saddles(that counts, right?:p)
Anything with the Lone Ranger
Anything With Roy Rogers
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