Red Dead Revival?

[JUMBO PALACE]

I'm so glad you mentioned Tombstone! My father and I watch Tombstone all the time. It's one of our all time favorite movies to watch together. It's full of great quotes too!

And did anyone else like 3:10 To Yuma? The one with Christian Bale and Russel Crow? I think it might have been a re-make. Ehh I don't know. I DO know that some younger people still appreciate the Western. Me being one of them. OH and Appaloosa. That was good too

 

[Rayansaki]

I think they could have made a game about space pirates stealing warp drives and it would have still sold just as well. It's a sandbox by Rockstar North, that's all they needed to use as marketing.

 

[Airsoftslayer93]

No list of westerns is complete without "The Magnificent Seven".

Actually, just cut out the middle man and make "Seven Samurai" an honorary western. And "Zulu".

Already ninja'd, no maginificent seven? whats wrong with you bob

 

[Steve Butts]

This list has The Searchers on it. 'Nuff said.

Still, it's hard not to love Silverado.

 

[the December King]

This seems to be a very exciting list of movies. Hopefully I might remember to look at this list in the future and get some copies of these movies, especially The Wild Bunch and High Noon. Of those on the list, those two sounded to coolest to me.

Is it too far of a stretch to say No Country for Old Men was a western (even though it takes place in 1960's or 1970's Texas)? Because I really liked that movie, and I wanna be able to say I have seen at least ONE Western....

You know? That's an excellent, modern addition to a western list. In fact, in the vein of Bob's thread, if Unforgiven was the funeral, No Country could be the wake.

 

[jthm]

Once Upon A Time in the West.

One of the best westerns you will ever see.

 

[jthm]

This seems to be a very exciting list of movies. Hopefully I might remember to look at this list in the future and get some copies of these movies, especially The Wild Bunch and High Noon. Of those on the list, those two sounded to coolest to me.

Is it too far of a stretch to say No Country for Old Men was a western (even though it takes place in 1960's or 1970's Texas)? Because I really liked that movie, and I wanna be able to say I have seen at least ONE Western....

You know? That's an excellent, modern addition to a western list. In fact, in the vein of Bob's thread, if Unforgiven was the funeral, No Country could be the wake.

Nah, not a western. Missing too many things from the genre.

 

[bojac6]

Bob, we agree on a lot here! (Yes, I know, you don't really care about some random dude's opinion on the forum, but I'm excited that our common ground is Westerns).

I do, however, think your list is lacking two very important films and one lesser film. The two big ones are Magnificent Seven (as said before), which I think was an incredibly strong influence on Red Dead Redemption.
The next is The Big Country. Gregory Peck is an eastern with a strong sense of honor trying to get by in the rough and tumble west. It's simply fantastic and also a strong Red Dead influence. You only need to look at how the cut scenes were shot and the landscape laid out to see the connection.

Finally, maybe not one of the greatest, but certainly a favorite of mine and one that really captures the whole spirit of survival in the west is Duel At Diablo. Sure, there's a bit of a Calvary vs. Indians thing in it, but it's really about how tough it is in the west and how you have to deal with people you wouldn't because they are skilled. James Garner is amazing, Sidney Poitier is in top form (and he's always fantastic), and the Apache are really portrayed as more than faceless bad guys. It's, in my mind, the best film to capture the sense of honor and redemption that Red Dead Redemption was going for.

 

[shogunblade]

Out of all the Westerns on your list, I have only seen "The Wild Bunch".

I had a time (about the last five years) where I couldn't watch Westerns. I don't know why, but they weren't my thing, never have been. Recently, I've been going back to watch older pictures (trying to expand on my movies history and overall appreciation of Cinema) and my father happened to buy a copy of "The Wild Bunch" at a garage sale years ago.

I have to say that that movie made me a believer of the Western Genre. I bounce around in it now ("Seraphim Falls" was the last Western I have watched as of late. Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan make for some interesting cowboys) but I have more respect for the film style alone than anything else.

 

[the December King]

This seems to be a very exciting list of movies. Hopefully I might remember to look at this list in the future and get some copies of these movies, especially The Wild Bunch and High Noon. Of those on the list, those two sounded to coolest to me.

Is it too far of a stretch to say No Country for Old Men was a western (even though it takes place in 1960's or 1970's Texas)? Because I really liked that movie, and I wanna be able to say I have seen at least ONE Western....

You know? That's an excellent, modern addition to a western list. In fact, in the vein of Bob's thread, if Unforgiven was the funeral, No Country could be the wake.

Nah, not a western. Missing too many things from the genre.

Although I agree that in the strictest sense it is not a western, it does make reference in narrative constantly to the times when outlaws and sherrifs did have gunfights, and the sherrif is supposed to be from a line of sherrifs, as I recall. I see where you're coming from, though.

 

[DTWolfwood]

Appaloosa was a good movie. If not without much of a real gripping plot, more of a greek tragedy really. It was touted as a artsy film which i guess is y it didn't do well in the box office.

 

[StriderShinryu]

Truly a genre I've never had any interest in. Even when I was a kid I don't recall ever playing "Cowboys and Indians." Perhaps it's a Canadian thing?

 

[The Imp]

Once upon a time in west? WHY BOB, WHY!?!?!? It's easily one of the best Westerns of all time. Well, okay, it's not a traditional cowboy flick Lucky Luke style with the hero riding of into the setting sun but neither are a lot of the movies on your list.

Make a second list with all the Westerns you've missed on this list.

 

[Ari Brown]

Bob, I think your list could use a few more contemporary examples. Red Dead Redemption touched on a lot of issues like the death of the west through modernity, Mexican revolutions, criminal posses, post civil war issues (maybe not high on the list but still present), treasure hunting, the search for gold etc. I think a decent western, along with conveying a narrative in relation to the characters also establishes a troubled and unstable world that is the eternal symbol of the west. I know everyone else feels something similar to me but as we say in Texas, "when your fixin to speak, it's best to speak." So here goes:

3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)
A Civil War vet seeks to raise money to save his family's ranch from a drought in Arizona. The only way to get the money is escort a notorious outlaw to a prison train while his gang hunts him down. Christian Bale's performance isn't really what makes the movie but the dialogue shared between him and Russel Crow's character is intriguing none the less.

Deadwood (2004-2006 TV series)
Set in the Black Hills of what is now South Dakota. The show forcefully tells the story of the Deadwood camp and their affairs. A wonderful and diverse cast along with solid performances, the dialogue and amazing set design really make this series appealing. True this isn't the most historically accurate piece, but then again this is meant to be a form of entertainment. The writers bring a contemporary feel to a wonderful bunch of old stories.

Thats really it but one more old movie should be added:

My Darling Clementine (1946 film)
This movie looks at history and simply goes "feh". It's wrong at just about every turn and it doesn't care. Why? Because Henry Fonda and Victor Mature know how to tell a good story.

A bit of constructive criticism never hurt no one. I'm out.

 

[Ancientgamer]

I sorely missed "The Pale Rider" and "Shootout at the OK Corral" on this list, but hey, whatcha gonna do?

 

[nathan-dts]

If the Dollars Trilogy wasn't on that list i'd be outraged.
Also, why isn't Magnificent Seven on there?

 

[Agent Larkin]

No Django?

You fools how many other cowboys use a machine gun?!?

But I'm glad Clint made it to the list.

 

[trilbynorton]

This list needs Budd Boetticher and Anthony Mann.

 

[MDSnowman]

I'm so glad you mentioned Tombstone! My father and I watch Tombstone all the time. It's one of our all time favorite movies to watch together. It's full of great quotes too!

And did anyone else like 3:10 To Yuma? The one with Christian Bale and Russel Crow? I think it might have been a re-make. Ehh I don't know. I DO know that some younger people still appreciate the Western. Me being one of them. OH and Appaloosa. That was good too

Yeah I've seen the new version of 3:10 to Yuma, and I got to say I loved it to pieces (including a left field turn by Luke freakin' Wilson as a racist bad guy torturing Chinese railroad workers).

As for the genre I've always been a fan of good westerns, but in my lifetime there haven't been all that many. Unforgiven, however, rocked hard. I identified with that movie long before I was old enough to feel like an old man.

Good list Bob!

 

[Nathk]

I was realy surprised that Dances With Wolves was not on the list. There is almost no other example off such a deconstruction off the genre.