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34. The Searchers, Once up on a time in the West, Stagecoach, The Unforgiven. I love so many!

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 03:16 PM

Jan 15

All of these are pretty dark, the dark side of the old west. For example, the John Wayne character in The Searchers pretty much goes insane in the movie.

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What is your favorite Western movie/movies--big screen or TV. Lonesome Dove-TV and Dances With Wolves-large [View all] debm55 Jan 15 OP

3... dwp6577 Jan 15 #1

Thank you very much, dwp6577. Very good choices debm55 Jan 15 #4

the good bad and ugly is a masterpiece rampartd Jan 15 #86

Thank you rampartd. I agree. Thank you very much for sharing your selections. debm55 Jan 15 #88

I agree with you about "Lonesome Dove." It's incomparable. Glorfindel Jan 15 #2

Thank you very much, Glorifindel. Yes, both are great. debm55 Jan 15 #6

Lonesome Dove mobeau69 Jan 15 #3

Thank you mobeau69. It was terrific. debm55 Jan 15 #8

True Grit. Lunabell Jan 15 #5

Thank you Lunabell, Was it the original or the remake. I liked the original better. debm55 Jan 15 #9

Cinematography can absolutely make a western and Dances With Wolves was beautiful. Likewise John Barry's score... hlthe2b Jan 15 #7

When I traveled in ND. We got to ride horse on the land that had the buffalo hunt on. Thank you hlthe2b. I agree with debm55 Jan 15 #12

The Ballad of Lefty Brown... 2naSalit Jan 15 #10

Thank you 2naSalit. I wrote that in my notebook and will have to keep an out on it debm55 Jan 15 #13

It came out in 2017... 2naSalit Jan 15 #21

Thank you 2naSalit debm55 Jan 15 #25

Jeremiah Johnson EYESORE 9001 Jan 15 #11

Thank you EYESORE 9001 Robert Redford was great in that. debm55 Jan 15 #14

Little Big Man Jilly_in_VA Jan 15 #15

Thank you Jilly_in_VA. Dustin Hoffman was great in that. debm55 Jan 15 #17

Yes! buzzycrumbhunger Jan 15 #101

absolutely rampartd Jan 15 #89

Sort of Western Squeaky41 Jan 15 #16

HAHAHHAHAH, Thank you Squeaky41. Yes a Western/Comedy. I watch it about once a year. There is always something new I debm55 Jan 15 #18

Well, if you're going to go there, how about Shanghai Noon? Jilly_in_VA Jan 15 #19

Thank you Jilly_in _VA. I'll have to look for it. debm55 Jan 15 #20

A Million Ways to Die in the West, it's hilarious 👍 TommieMommy Jan 15 #22

Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Jan 15 #23

The Big Valley debm55 Jan 15 #24

Me and the neighbor kids loved TBV...I had a crush on Audra.. wcmagumba Jan 15 #37

Thank you very much for sharing that memory with us. debm55 Jan 15 #39

Barbara Stanwyck's westerns are terrific. Tarzanrock Jan 15 #26

Thank you Tarzanrock. They are terrific.films debm55 Jan 15 #29

John Ford Henry203 Jan 15 #27

Thank you Henry203. John Ford was a great director. Stagecoach --great. debm55 Jan 15 #33

Oh yes. John Ford and Howard Hawks are both my favorites. emulatorloo Jan 15 #38

Dances With Wolves and pdxflyboy Jan 15 #28

Thank you pdxflyboy. Both are classics. debm55 Jan 15 #51

Watched several times already. Squaredeal Jan 15 #55

Silverado Basso8vb Jan 15 #30

Thank you Basso8vb. Yes, 40 years and still a great movie. debm55 Jan 15 #53

I forgot to mention that Bruce Broughton's musical score is second to none! Basso8vb Jan 15 #84

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Basso8vb. debm55 Jan 15 #85

Bonanza! GreenWave Jan 15 #31

Thank you very much GreenWave. Great show and score. debm55 Jan 15 #54

Last of the Mohicans. LakeArenal Jan 15 #32

Thank you LakeArenal. I read the book , but will write in my notebook to see. debm55 Jan 15 #57

The Searchers, Once up on a time in the West, Stagecoach, The Unforgiven. I love so many! emulatorloo Jan 15 #34

Thank you very much emulatorloo. I am going to add to my list. also thank you for adding the trailers. That was kind debm55 Jan 15 #69

Interesting take on The Searchers LogDog75 Jan 15 #107

That makes a lot of sense! emulatorloo Jan 18 #123

Jeremiah Johnson, Man in the Wilderness, The Missing, Nevada Smith, The Magnificent Seven CanonRay Jan 15 #35

Great selection CanonRay. debm55 Jan 15 #49

Unforgiven and the remake of True Grit Mike 03 Jan 15 #36

Thank you Mike 03 debm55 Jan 15 #50

Yup and yup CanonRay Jan 15 #59

Nope (2022) Outer Range (2022) Trellastic Jan 15 #40

Thank you Trellastic. debm55 Jan 15 #71

Pale Rider followed by The Unforgiven. iscooterliberally Jan 15 #41

Thank you very much isooterliberally for sharing your post with us. Unforgiven is great. debm55 Jan 15 #72

Missouri Breaks (Movie) displacedvermoter Jan 15 #42

Thank you very much for your choices., displaedvermotor. Missouri Breaks-wonderful. I also enjoyed the Wild Wild West. debm55 Jan 15 #80

Once Upon a Time in the West. Lots of good ones but I like this one best Deuxcents Jan 15 #43

Thank you for sharing with us, Deuxcents. debm55 Jan 15 #81

I'm not big on westerns but I thought Pale Rider was excellent. CrispyQ Jan 15 #44

Thank you CrispyQ Pale Rider was great. I remember the theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Thank you for sharing debm55 Jan 15 #82

How the West was Won Onthefly Jan 15 #45

Thank you Onthefly. I enjoyed How the West was Won and Maverick and the Wild Wild West. thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 15 #77

I love old westerns! redstatebluegirl Jan 15 #46

Thank you very redstatebluegirl. Love the oldies too. debm55 Jan 15 #75

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Blazing Saddles chowmama Jan 15 #47

Thank you very much chowmama. Two great movies. debm55 Jan 15 #68

"Tombstone". Aristus Jan 15 #48

Thank you, Aristus. For your choice and the background information of "Tombstone", Very interesting. debm55 Jan 15 #67

Blazing Saddels nt doc03 Jan 15 #52

Thanks doc03 debm55 Jan 15 #65

I'm for Silverado and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid biophile Jan 15 #56

Thank you biophile. Wonderful films and shows. Thank you for sharing with us. I loved the Wild Wild West. debm55 Jan 15 #63

In no particular order: malthaussen Jan 15 #58

Wow, Thank you Mal, you have terrific films there. Great westerns. debm55 Jan 15 #62

Anything with ... MisterG Jan 15 #60

Thank you very much MisterG. I agree. debm55 Jan 15 #61

Tombstone for movies, Godless for Luciferous Jan 15 #64

Thank you Luciferous. Great choices. debm55 Jan 15 #66

Are you Lounger's ready for my list? Niagara Jan 15 #70

Wow, Niagara. What a great list of films. thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 15 #73

Thank you, Debbie. You're welcome! Niagara Jan 15 #74

Siverado ProfessorGAC Jan 15 #76

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. Silverado was great. I like your other choices also. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 15 #79

This!!! The Red Sun, starring Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mufune YoshidaYui Jan 15 #78

Thank you very much. YoshidaYui debm55 Jan 15 #83

I thought that was a pretty funny flick. malthaussen Jan 15 #92

I'm not that big into Westerns sakabatou Jan 15 #87

Thank you sakabatou debm55 Jan 15 #90

Here's another listing: Tarzanrock Jan 15 #91

Thank you Tarzanrock for sharing your wonderful list with us. debm55 Jan 15 #93

Yes! LakeVermilion Jan 15 #106

The Magnificent Seven LoisB Jan 15 #94

Thank you LoisB. That was a great movie. debm55 Jan 15 #96

2 Western Comedies starring James Garner, Harry Morgan & Jack Elam Wiz Imp Jan 15 #95

Thank you Wiz Imp. Loved the actor James Garner. Thank you for sharing your selections. debm55 Jan 15 #97

The Big Country Sequoia Jan 15 #98

Sounds wonderful. Thank you Sequoia. debm55 Jan 15 #99

Oh forgot. High Noon. debm55 Jan 15 #100

Treasure of the Sierra Madre Bobstandard Jan 15 #102

Thank you very much for your selection. Bobstandard Classic debm55 Jan 15 #103

Day of Anger (1967) - Lee Van Cleef Tactical Peek Jan 15 #104

Thank you Tactical Peek for your selection. debm55 Jan 15 #105

Support Your Local Gunfighter, Big Jake, The Way West LogDog75 Jan 15 #108

Thank you very much LogDog75 debm55 Jan 15 #109

Yellowstone, Lonesome Dove mini-series with Ilsa Jan 16 #110

Thank you lisa. I agree with your choices debm55 Jan 16 #112

"Red River" (1948) Paladin Jan 16 #111

Thank you very much Paladin. debm55 Jan 16 #113

As a Kid: Bonanza. Adult: The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. electric_blue68 Jan 16 #114

Thank you very much electric_blue68. Both great choices. debm55 Jan 16 #116

TV: Maverick, Sugarfoot, Cheyenne rotation KitFox Jan 16 #115

Thank you KitFox. I really enjoyed Maverick. because of James Garner. Shane and Cat Ballou are good choices also. I debm55 Jan 16 #117

A trio of not-mentioned movies off the beaten trail... justaprogressive Jan 17 #118

Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Jan 17 #119

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs movie / Deadwood HBO tv Emile Jan 17 #120

Thank you very much, They both look interesting. debm55 Jan 17 #121

The Virginian - TV liberaltrucker Jan 17 #122

Thank you liberaltrucker. I remember them too. debm55 Jan 18 #124

A Million Ways To Die In The West or Maverick (1994 movie) catbyte Jan 18 #125

I thought the ending was beautiful with the wolf hollowing and the Sioux wish them good bye. I did not like when Two debm55 Jan 18 #126

I get enraged when any animal is killed in a show; it's just a thing I've never gotten used to. catbyte Jan 18 #132

I love westerns Americanme Jan 18 #127

Thank you very much, Americanme. I am with you about westerns. debm55 Jan 18 #128

Yellowstone Shermann Jan 18 #129

Thank you very much Shermann. debm55 Jan 18 #130

For movies, Tombstone as long as Doc is on the screen, and the original Magnificent 7. As for TV, it's hard to choose, Dorothy V Jan 18 #131