The woman character in question actually liked it. :p

Enjoyable rape- a common cliche' in the action genre. The actress was Verna Bloom BTW. Eastwood always had very good actresses in his films.

2 Mules is really a bargain- a Don Siegel flick with a great Morricone score.

Since Lee Marvin is currently up for voting in the tourney, you might want to check Liberty Valance and his gang(Lee Van Cleef and Strother Martin)out in this Twilight Zone episode entitled The Grave.

Part 1: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nCV51JaKk0o

Part 2: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DEhgYt...eature=related

Part 3: http://www.fistful-of-leone.com/foru...p?board=11.820

Hence it why it's debatable :p

Soldier Blue(1970) still has one of the most violent scenes in film history, an Indian massacre. Uncut, it's very shocking. A very good film BTW.

For fans of 1950's films, here's a fun little horror western:

"Curse Of The Undead"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052718/


As for "The High Plains Drifter" debate. I remember reading an interview with Eastwood many years ago and he was asked about that film and he said, in the original script it was plainly said that "The Stranger" was the dead Marshall's brother out for revenge, but Eastwood wanted the film to be more mystical, so he took out those scenes and gave the film a more supernatural feel. I personally like the idea of a ghostly avenger and that's how I always view the film.