All of the "Sackett" installments were pretty good. " Valdez is Coming" was an amazingly good movie that looked to be pretty accurate for the period. I am certainly no expert on older firearm history though. "Missing" was a very interesting movie as well.
I believe the "Spaghetti " westerns were the advent of the "dirty" westerns. Where characters were dusty, sweaty, dirty,etc. Some of the "Duke's" movies reflect that also.
The western from the late sixties to early seventies have alot of political undercurrents.
Oh.....missed one...
McCabe and Mrs.Miller
On TV.....Hell on Wheels..
OK, time to play the Grinch a bit. . . .
Elmer Keith despised Zane Grey as a person. He expected all the
best possible treatment in the wilderness on hunting trips at great
expense and then stiffed the outfitter (Keith) on the bill.
I've never read any of his books, and part of it is due to him being
a jerk and thief as a person.
Hidalgo is a good movie, but the guy that really "lived" that story
was a total con man. He told great stories about what he and his
horse had done in Arabian races, except it was all made up.
Apparently, he had people believing him and impressed with his
"celebrity" and giving him money for quite some time.
Last edited by MtGun44; 03-12-2015 at 10:39 AM.
If it was easy, anybody could do it.
Valdez is coming,a good movie but the scene when Valdez has to take a distant shot with his Sharps Rifle and he adds some extra powder from a flask to his cases and reseats the bullets then starts shooting villains at a mile is a little on the side of poetic license if you do,nt mind me saying.The Rifle is well capable of this but the manner of loading the ammo in my experience was questionable.Hope I do not sound too officious.
About 10 yrs ago Spielberg produced a mini series for TV on TNT I believe, called INTO THE WEST which was quite good.
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The Missing is a superb movie. Cate Blanchett is great, the best of the current crop of actresses in my opinion. I've seen her in several very different roles now and she knocks it out of the park every time.Originally Posted by deepskyridge
My favorite John Wayne movie"Stage Coach"
Horace
My favorite westerns of all time:
Silverado
All star cast, great story line, and simply the best opening scene of any Western......ever.
Best line: Where's the dog?
Quigley Down Under.
Best line: Well sir, I never had much use for one.
The Outlaw Jose Wales
Best line: Well Mr. carpetbagger. we got somethin in this country called a Missouri boat ride
Jeremiah Johnson
Dances With Wolves
Precision in the wrong place is only a placebo.
I would like to see some modern westerns and some older Peckinpah revisits.
I don't believe anyone brought up PAT GARRET AND BILLY THE KID with James Coburn, Kris Kristoferson, and Bob Dylan.
No matter what I'm doing or what part of the movie is playing, if I stop on that movie, I sit down and watch it till the end.
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Not exactly a western,set in Canada during the gold rush...1880's
Death Hunt.. Lee Marvin/Charles Bronson..
But the time line on some of the guns is wrong.. Lee Marvin the RCMP is using an 1898 Springfield .30/40 Krag..Charles Bronson is using a Savage 99
Great movie though..
Last edited by Clay M; 03-13-2015 at 06:16 PM.
I really like westerns and you all have mentioned some of my favorites
but the one that I really like is Tomestone with Curt Russel
Lonesome Dove is another good series
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
Wyatt Earp was also a good one. Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman
Here's a late production I don't recall seeing mentioned, DJANGO, "the d is silent".
I won't go out of my way to watch it, but if nothing better is on, it's entertaining.
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Christoph Waltz who played the bounty hunter was amazing( as he was in Inglorious Bas***ds. He won the academy awards for both). This made the movie worth watching.
Guess I've seen everything already mentioned in the thread (I'm a movie freak).
Couple more that I do not recall being mentioned that are in my collection.
"The Stalking Moon", 1968, with Gregory Peck
"The Last Hunt", 1956, with Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger.
100,000 BC: stone tools. 4,000 BC: the wheel. 900 AD: gunpowder — bit of a game changer, that one
Peter Weyland, 2023
Nothing to worry about, because for once, I have the proper tool at hand. Looking for a little heat?.......Any questions?
Burt Gummer, Tremors 3
Yeah, Stalking Moon is good!
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If you like John Wayne, you can't leave out "The War Wagon".
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms *shall not be infringed*.
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
- Thomas Jefferson
"While the people have property, arms in their hands, and only a spark of noble spirit, the most corrupt Congress must be mad to form any project of tyranny."
- Rev. Nicholas Collin, Fayetteville Gazette (N.C.), October 12, 1789
I agree!
Also my favorites are: Magnificent Seven with Yul Bryner & Steve McQueen & Rooster Cogburn with John Wayne & Katheryn Hepburn!
Last edited by clum553946; 03-17-2015 at 06:52 AM.
Streets of Loredo. If you haven't seen it your missing out.
Most folks see a firearm as rifle, pistol, shotgun, ect.... I see a canvas.
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