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The greatest western ever made.

posted 8 years ago by gss2
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I know that a lot of people are partial to John Wayne, Gary Cooper, and Sergio Leone. I know that High Plains Drifter, Unforgiven, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly are widely considered Eastwood's best cowboy movies. This one is my personal favorite. I think that this one really sums up the West and shows it for what it was. It shows how this anarchic society could turn on anyone in a minute. The outlaws, the vigilantes, and law enforcement were all equally unfair and unforgiving.

I also like Once Upon a Time in the West, The Cowboys, and Pale Rider.

[–] evilbastard9 8 years ago

I don't know has the look and feel of a TV movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061747/board/thread/164037215

[–] doubl3 8 years ago

I don't consider it the best, but I still think it deserves an 8+.

As weird as this will sound, I didn't ever watch any western until the past efw years. lol. So I am just now seeing these.

So far my favorite is the good, the bad, and the ugly, followed by once upon a time in the west. I liked unforgiven and high plains drifter as well.

[–] hanuman10356 8 years ago

Best ever. I feel the same.Some of the highly acclaimed ones are, to me, highly overrated,e.g.The Searchers, Red River, Stagecoach, and The Unforgiven.Hang'em High is also morally thoughtful without being didactic.

[–] andersb-36022 8 years ago

I'd give it an 8 for the story.