I haven't watched too many westerns. I need to watch more. "3:10 to Yuma" (the remake)
Update: I recently watched "The Bravados" and "Rio Lobo."
Shane
The Magnificent Seven (the original, not the remake.)
A Million Ways To Die In The West. 😉
Also Blazing Saddles!
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Great cast, Wayne, Stewart, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, Andy Devine, Woody Strode, Strother Martin, Jeanette Nolan, Lee Van Cleef, Edmond O'Brien, Denver Pyle, even !
A lesser film, but still a good one, is Kirk Douglas in Man Without A Star. And anything directed by John Ford should be good.
A Big Hand For The Little Lady
shareShane. Stagecoach. Red River
shareShane was perfect!
Read Roger Ebert's 4 star review if you have not read it before
Ebert was often brilliant and he really nailed how great Shane was
Just read it but I think Roger over analyzes a bit. I just liked the flick and wish I could have seen it on wide screen theater back in 1953. Brandon DeWilde shouting "Shane, come back" at the end is one of the most haunting endings of any movie.
shareIt really is a fantastic ending and I agree, my dude Ebert could wander off into the weeds sometimes lol
I think that very scene backs up Ebert's take on this wonderful movie though...the kid begs him not to leave, Shane splits anyway
Shane was a difficult guy, a 'hard to get to know' type
He put himself in positions where the roughnecks and bullies in town would certainly pick on him...
Then he would shoot them dead and just carry on with his day
Shane, despite his polite and reasonable behavior was a cold-blooded killer
I love the character!
Shane is one of my favorite conflicted Western gunslingers (Val Kilmer in Tombstone is pretty amazing too!)
Tombstone
shareSeraphim Falls (2006)
Appaloosa (2008)