No Right Answer: Best Western Film Ever

[Avaholic03]

Blazing Saddles, hands down. But if you must go the serious route, I guess I'd say Tombstone.

At least this new series is actually good, unlike that Drinking Games thing. Combined with Extra Credits, the Escapist is batting .667 on Thursdays....still pretty respectable.

 

[mountie218]

Here are my top 5:

1) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2) Once Upon a Time in the West
3) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
4) The Searchers
5) Unforgiven

 

[ciancon]

WOAH!! Hold on now what's wrong with Mr. Tarantino!?

Also, his next film is going to be a westernish film and i bet it shall be good.

 

[Primus1985]

First dont settle debates with a soda chug. Its immature and juvenile, and it adds no validity to any arguement. If you have to have product placement, have the bottles out displayed the whole show and before you start introduce the flavor and blah blah blah.



Second...Are you stoned? Fivel goes west? Back to the future3? These are not true westerns.

Here are true westerns:

The Good the Bad and the Ugly

A few dollars more (A western remake of the classic Yojimbo, story was remade again in Last Man Standing)

Unforgiven

3:10 to Yuma (remake and original, liked remake better)

True Grit (both again, liked both equally)

and one of my personal favorite westerns McClintock

 

[leviadragon99]

Mmm... I'm gonna have to disagree with the verdict, and not just because of the dirty tactics forcing the spit-take.

But anyway, I actually think the cut-away-to-visual-gags pictures have some great moments in this series.

 

[theskadudeguy]

Blates Star Wars a New hope

 

[Waaghpowa]

The Wild Wild West, bhua hahahaha, only kidding.

Has to be a Fisful Of Dollars.
That, and the
"Aim for the heart, it's the only way to stop me"
Cement it as untouchable in my mind.

I should mention that Fistful of Dollars is actually originally a Japanese Samurai film, though it was a good movie, I don't think I could consider it as the best western knowing that.

 

[Waaghpowa]

A few dollars more (A western remake of the classic Yojimbo, story was remade again in Last Man Standing)

Pretty sure it was Sanjuro, Fistful of Dollars was Yojimbo.

 

[Salad Is Murder]

Here are the top 5, not my top five, THE top five.

1. Kurt Russell's mustache in Tombstone
2. Tombstone
3. Silverado
4. Unforgiven
5. "Ah'm yah huckleberry."

 

[Alfador_VII]

Yeah I'm, going to stop watching this series. They're just adverts for Jones Soda.

Shame, because it's fairly amusing at times.

 

[Marmooset]

But there IS a right answer: The Searchers. I'm not a John Wayne fan of any sort, but I cannot deny the greatness of that film. It is the most grand western ever. It feels like you're living the 10+ years with the protagonists (in a good way).
Some runners up include:
Yojimbo, Dead Man, Tombstone, and if you're a Eastwood fan and you haven't seen The Outlaw Josey Wales yet, you must!

 

[cymonsgames]

Are they trying to set the bar as low as they can so we can have something to discuss? I know this is called "No Right Answer", but they're proving they have bad answers.

You can not have a best western movie that is either animated or sci-fi.

The Wild Wild West, bhua hahahaha, only kidding.

Has to be a Fisful Of Dollars.
That, and the
"Aim for the heart, it's the only way to stop me"
Cement it as untouchable in my mind.

Much, much better than either one of those.

What about "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"?

And Tarantino? What is with that guy? Every movie is "great... for a Tarantino." That's like saying "That's a good painting... for a paraplegic." Don't candy coat it. The guy can't be judged against the big kids or we'll see how his stuff doesn't stand up.

 

[Michael Hirst]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

It's VERY VERY common answer but damn its just so cool and Tuco is one of the best characters of all time, such a nasty piece of work and brilliantly played by Eli Wallach.

 

[Firefilm]

"Are they trying to set the bar as low as they can so we can have something to discuss? I know this is called "No Right Answer", but they're proving they have bad answers."



The point is that they have to debate with really bad options. Clearly neither of these are proper westerns. It's a joke. You laugh at it.

 

[K_Dub]

"3:10 to Yuma" for sure. The remake that is. Great film, and I loved every minute of it.

On a side note, LAAAZY EYE! Laughed my ass off at that! Classic!

 

[Thaluikhain]

The Proposition?

Ok, set in the Australian west, but still.

 

[Primus1985]

A few dollars more (A western remake of the classic Yojimbo, story was remade again in Last Man Standing)

Pretty sure it was Sanjuro, Fistful of Dollars was Yojimbo.

Sorry my bad, get those mixed up .

 

[Furbyz]

Seven Samurai was the best western clearly. In fact, all of Kurosawa's films were the best westerns. Or at least were made into the better ones.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Has to be a Fisful Of Dollars.

I should mention that Fistful of Dollars is actually originally a Japanese Samurai film, though it was a good movie, I don't think I could consider it as the best western knowing that.

It was, but that Samurai film was inspired by the style of John Ford's westerns, so the plaigerism I mean inspiration comes full circle.