yeah that ones been getting pretty mixed reviews, some say its great, others exact opposite.
im awaiting the release anyways.

Moth, if you end up watching every western out there...I suggest you hunt down Westworld. You ll LOVE that one. Its a post-apocalyptic futuristic story, with Yul Brynner as a robot gunslinger in the West. A unique combination of sci-fi/western movie-making.

My favorite westerns are.....


Tombstone (Val Kilmer at his absolute best)
Young Guns
Young Guns II
Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly



I'll admit I have not seen tons and tons of westerns though so my opinion is limited.

Hang Em High was kinda slow. does High Plains Drifter or Young Guns have a lot of action?

Favorite wasterns......let's see....

Pale Rider (LOVE this movie)
El Dorado
True Grit
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Unforgiven
Tombstone

Oh and I forgot.....shame on me: The Outlaw Josey Wales

Young Guns has more action,but I like High Plains Drifter better!


You're right about Hang Em High.........it is a bit slow.




Don't forget about Young Guns 2,it's a lot fun also!:)

Havent read through the whole thread, so these may have already been brought up...sorry if Im repeating things that have been covered. I'll try to mention some lesser talked about ones.

Have you seen the show Firefly?

It's essentially a western in space, with more emphasis on the western elements than the sci-fi. It only ran for one season but has a HUGE following - the movie Serenity is based on it.

You can get the boxset very inexpensively, I highly recommend it.

A little know one that I enjoy is The Shooting. It's really slow paced, but thats the only flaw. Really well written/acted characters (inc. a very young Jack Nicholson), a great plot and one of the coolest endings that Ive ever seen. It hasnt had a quality DVD release unfortunately, but you can get a public domain copy for dirt cheap. The picture/sound quality could be better, but its watchable. Check it out!

Another one worth watching that nobody seems to talk about is The Jackals. In all honesty its not really anything special, but it has Vincent Price has an old, withered prospector. The movie as a whole is pretty straight forward, but just to see Vincent in a western makes it worth a look.

What about The Quick and the Dead? Sam Raimi directed it...the plot is really basic, but the characters are cool and the cast is perfect. Really fun little movie.

Maverick is in a similar vein. Mel Gibson's version is a good time, but personally I prefer the original TV show. Only 3 episodes are currently available on DVD (plus one more as a bonus feature on the 2-disc version of Unforgiven), but they're all incredibly entertaining. Great sense of humor and James Garner makes for a damn cool cowboy.

so does unforgiven have a lot of eastwood badassness or no? i plan on getting it next.

hmm it depends...its actually a bit slow by Eastwood-ian standards. But then, the tale is gripping, especially after the first 30-35 mins. Gene Hackman had given a really powerful performance.

Might as well check it out. But compared to the Leone trilogy, you may find it a bit slower.

im looking for more tough-guy mentality than action. i viewed the trailer, looks like its got quite a bit of it.