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Fort Apache (1948) - One Of John Ford's Richest and Finest Western Films
Hud (1963) - A Modern Western Movie
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) - The Rise Of A Dark Knight aka 'Clint Eastwood'
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - A Sheer Classic Western Movie
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) - A deeply engaging and complex character portrayal
McCabe & Mrs. Miller-The Altman Touch
Tombstone (1993) - One Of The Last Real Westerns
The Quick and the Dead (1995) - So You Think You Are Quick Enough?
The Three Amigos - A Hilarious Western Comedy
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - A Classic Western Movie
Proposition - A Cult Classic Western
The Frisco Kid (1979) - A Comedy Of Innocence
Western Movie Review of Cat Ballou : She Ain't No Sweet Lady
The Cowboy Way (1994) - A Nice Western Comedy Movie
Wild Wild West (1999) is definately a wild 'Sci-Fi' Flick
Seraphim Falls - A Hot Chase Story in the Drama of War Westerns
Shane - An Unmatchable Classic Western Film
Western Movie Review of Rio Grande - A Classic War Western
Shanghai Noon (2000) - A Hybrid Western Comedy For Jackie Chan Fans
The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Western Movie Review
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) - You Can Kill a Man but You Can't Kill a Legend
Ravenous (1999) - A Cult Classic of Western Horror
City Slickers - A Fun Filled Western Comedy
Warlock - A Great Western Town Movie
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - A Classic Character Development
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - An unmatchable classic western movie
Western Movie Review of No Country for Old Men - Give It A Second Look
Jodorowsky's El Topo - Not For The Faint of Heart
No Country for Old Men - Not For My Taste
Western Movie Review Of Maverick
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - An Essential Viewing
Western Movie Review of The Naked Spur
The Shootist - Western Movie Review
3:10 to Yuma (2007) - An Amazing Western
Dances With Wolves
Union Pacific
A New Age Of Western Movies is Here
Broken Arrow (1950) - A Significant Equal Portrayal of Indians & Whites
Fort Apache
Hang 'Em High (1968) - A Clint Eastwood Western
Support Your Local Sheriff - The Best Western Comedy Film
The Quick and the Dead - A Woman Hero Western
Billy the Kid versus Dracula
Dances With Wolves - It Made Me Cry
Cat Ballou, A Gem From AFI's Top 10 Westerns
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Blazing Saddles
For a Few Dollars More - A Gem From Clint Eastwood's Dollar Trilogy
The Cowboy Way - A Fun Family Western Movie With Human Values
Western Movie Review - Shanghai Noon
Last of the Mohicans
Blazing Saddles
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Within John Ford 's vast body of work, Fort Apache is a pivotal movie. It's a goodbye to the classic simplicity of early genre outings like The Iron ...
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There are SO many western films that I really want to write a review for as part of this competition. Like everyone else, my problem is deciding which ...
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By far one of the most memorable to me, simply because this is the first time we see the now ever-memorable Clint Eastwood on the screen, and this breakthrough ...
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Talking about western movies brings only one movie to mind that can be declared the best out there. Although there are many other top contenders for this ...
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Clint Eastwood (Josey) fills the screen with 'take no prisoners' action and suspense in this gritty 1976 western drama The Outlaw Josey Wales . Josey ...
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Since the American Film Institute began their annual ‘100 Years, 100..’ specials a decade ago, many film fanatics have debated over the lists presented ...
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What can only be hailed as the last pure blooded western film in cinema is Tombstone . Tombstone at a glance may look like yet again another boring ...
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The best movies are those where there is something to be won. The Mighty Ducks is great for its intense shootout at the end. In the same manner, albeit ...
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This western comedy movie follows the western formula well, but the campy sets and the blending of styles from SNL alums Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and ...
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is often compared to Sam Peckinpah ’s The Wild Bunch . In both films the main characters are outlaws, expelled from ...
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The Proposition doesn’t take place in the normal western setting, plot seems kinda have-seen-before but story doesn’t go with normal flow and action ...
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The Frisco Kid , starring some of the biggest names in Tinsel Town, is truly one of the best western movie ever made. Released in 1979, it had two of ...
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While I’m not a big western movies fan, perhaps not many women are, Cat Ballou was entertaining and a refreshing change from all these testosterone-ridden ...
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The fifties and the sixties were the golden age for western movies. Serious directors with landmark movies behind them casted great actors like John ...
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This a more of a sci-fi movie than a western. Wild Wild West came out strong with a lot of hype prior to its release in 1999. With a cast of characters ...
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A western thriller of a different sort, Seraphim Falls will keep you on the edge of your seat as this epic western unfolds. This is a story of revenge ...
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"Do you remember Dick Tracy, do you remember Shane ?" - This is a line from The pros and cons of hitch-hiking , a song by Roger Waters , of Pink Floyd ...
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Sit back, relax and enjoy an epic western, Rio Grande , directed by the great John Ford . In this superbly-done film stars John Wayne as the fully-...
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I liked writing this western movie review as much as i enjoyed watching this western comedy movie. Although it isn't a "traditional" Western but a hybrid ...
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The Magnificent Seven is a real classic western movie . I remember the first time I saw this western movie many years ago; it had me truly wanting to ...
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Well, I love Westerns, and was raised on Louis L'Amour novels, even though I am a girl! But Brad Pitt as Jesse James?? Come on now!! At least that ...
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This cult classic western is based on the legendry Mexican-American War, 1847. The Mexican-American war has been a favorite and one of the most touched ...
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Western comedies don’t come by that often and City Slickers is that one out of hundred western movies for that reason. It revolves around a simple but ...
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After the relatively optimistic western films of the previous decades, that had celebrated the taming of the frontier, the westerns of the fifties were ...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly truly is Sergio Leone's masterpiece: the sparse dialogue and sweeping Italian vistas combine to form an accurate-seeming,...
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The Good, the bad and the Ugly is the definitive classic western movie and a spaghetti western. Director Sergio Leone's epic end to the Clint Eastwood ...
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My western movie review of No Country For Old Men is no doubt a little sour despite of all the applause this movie received. This is, of course, the ...
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In my Western Movie Review of El Topo I say that if you are a Western movie buff or a film major, it might be worth it to see this film just because ...
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My wife and I finally saw the film No Country For Old Men , after all the Oscar hype had died down and were probably hit with high expectation syndrome....
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Western Movie Review of Maverick : I love this movie really. It is always a go-to movie in my collection when my husband and I can't decide what we ...
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Even though John Ford made one more western movies after it, this film was to him what Once upon a Time in the West was to Sergio Leone: a goodbye ...
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Simply put, The Naked Spur is Anthony Mann’s masterpiece. Believe me, that is a pretty bold statement since Mann helmed a string of unique and now ...
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John Wayne was, and still is, an icon. I knew that, but I was never very much interested in his work until I saw his The Shootist . Actually my husband ...
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3:10 To Yuma (2007) directed by James Mangold is easily one of the best Western movies in the modern era. Sadly, it was not nominated for Oscars ...
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Dances With Wolves (1990) is an epic film following Lt. JonDunbar's experiences as a lone person at a deserted fort in the old West. This film won 7 ...
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Directed by the legendary de Mille in 1939, Union Pacific is the ultimate Western. A majestic saga filmed in cinematic glory.
Joel McCrea plays Jeff ...
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Move over Norman Bates, you've got company. Anton Chigurh is here. And he ain't got no knives nor puny pistols. His weapon of choice is a cattlegun. He'...
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I highly recommend the film Broken Arrow to anyone who wants not only to learn of American history but also see some fine acting! This film stars the ...
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How do you go about making a larger than life cavalry movie?
This great western movie shows how.
First, you take the basic story of Custer.
Second,...
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In this classic Clint Eastwood western from 1968 ,we have Eastwood doing what he does .He plays the tough as nails ,squinty eyed ,larger than life mysterious ...
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Support Your Local Sheriff can be easily considered the best Western comedy ever. No joke, no hyperbole.
Although the story is simple one but it ...
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I saw the movie the Quick and the Dead, the 1995 version with Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. And I liked it. One thing ...
A Horrible (Not Horror) Western
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Read my review as a warning message for all horror-comic and western lovers. This was just, NOT a good movie. I rented it thinking that it would be a great ...
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When I saw Lt. Colonel John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) walking into the forest with Stands With a Fist (Mary McDonnell) , I cried.
There is something ...
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The comic western Cat Ballou (1965) is a must-see for every western movie lover and for every comedy fan. Originally a serious novel by Roy Chanslor ...
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I have such vividly wonderful memories of this classic 70s comedy.
This was the second of the Burt Kennedy directed films. I really prefer the original ...
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The Western for everyone!
The first time I watched this movie I was a little daunted. I like Westerns, but this one looked a little campy to me. Or ...
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For a Few Dollars More is a great movie staring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef . It is about two men, (Eastwood and Vancleef), who are competing ...
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The Cowboy Way has to be one of my all time favorite movies. Why? No, not because Keifer Sutherland looks dayum fine in his tight blue jeans. Not ...
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Shanghai Noon is total laugh riot. It’s brilliant in comedy, story, script and action. Wilson and Chan absolutely will ride your funny bone while keeping ...
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Directed by Michael Mann, Last of the Mohicans is set during the French and Indian War of the 18th century. Many of these Indian tribeswanted peace and ...
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I had to choose Blazing Saddles to review. This movie is one that closes the gap between typical western movie watchers and their reluctant spouses. It ...