favourite westerns

[Jim Comic]

t'was alright, i've seen worse

 

[kidneybeans]

Once Upon A Time in the West is a popular one, didn't see it on your list, not my favourite but many would include it as theirs

 

[Rebel rebel]

Carry on Cowboy.

 

[Manky Mary]

Rio Bravo.

 

[Rebel rebel]

A Man Called Horse is pretty good.

 

[Musical Paper Boy]

Never seen any of them

 

[corcadorca]

***SPOILER ALERT***THE SEARCHERS****

Am I alone in thinking John Wayne's character in the searchers is a racist scumbag whose carry-on is made only more despicable by his insider knowledge of the Comache (i.e. it's not racism bred of unfamiliarity). And, although he doesn't murder yer one at the end, there's no real change of heart, he remains the same drawling myopic cunt when the credits roll.

... yeah I know ... I know, don't overanalyse, Corca bah, Jeebus just a feckin film, only fiction like' - but propaganda generally is (fiction, simplification), Wayne's swaggering braggaddocio (dodged the WWII draft if I'm not mistaken) and influence throughout his career as an all-american role model was such that Stalin planned to have him assasinated! That's not an endorsement of 'uncle joe' it's to show that the influence of Wayne's portrayals of the prototypical shoot-first-ask-questions- later (the only good ___ is a dead___)all-american 'rough justice' gunslinger isn't really in doubt. Are his roles worthy of adulation? Is his character worthy of emulation?

 

[nodrinking]

***SPOILER ALERT***THE SEARCHERS****

Am I alone in thinking John Wayne's character in the searchers is a racist scumbag whose carry-on is made only more despicable by his insider knowledge of the Comache (i.e. it's not racism bred of unfamiliarity). And, although he doesn't murder yer one at the end, there's no real change of heart, he remains the same drawling myopic cunt when the credits roll.

... yeah I know it's 'only fiction, like' but propaganda generally is, Wayne's swaggering braggaddocio (dodged the WWII draft if I'm not mistaken) and influence throughout his career as an all-american role model was such that Stalin planned to have him assasinated! That's not an endorsement of 'uncle joe' it's to show that the influence of Wayne's portrayals of the prototypical shoot first ask question later all-american cowboy hero isn't really in doubt. Are his roles worthy of adulation? Is his character worthy of emulation?

... yeah I know, don't overanalyse, it's just a film.

"Is his character worthy of emulation?"

What are you on about? I don't think Ethan is supposed to be a sympathetic character....but it wouldn't have made much of a film if everyone was going around hugging each other and trying to promote peace on earth....
For instance would you consider the Lee Van Cleef character in Good bad and ugly worthy of emulation? Most cowboy films need bad guys...even if it's not that clear who's what.

 

[Jim Comic]

***SPOILER ALERT***THE SEARCHERS****

Am I alone in thinking John Wayne's character in the searchers is a racist scumbag whose carry-on is made only more despicable by his insider knowledge of the Comache (i.e. it's not racism bred of unfamiliarity). And, although he doesn't murder yer one at the end, there's no real change of heart, he remains the same drawling myopic cunt when the credits roll.

that's the way his character is supposed to be, 99% of white folk back then were racists ,especially in the south (movie is set in texas), so it'd be utterly pointless making him some sort of lefty liberal

 

[Kingofeire]

i'm not a big costner fan but i really liked his Wyatt Earp

Repped! Anybody know the guy who played Doc Holliday in that? He was brilliant.