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Other offbeat Westerns not liked by the critics

posted 20 years ago by cengelm
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THE HUNTING PARTY - another Maltin BOMB, pretty violent and off-beat, no real hero
PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID - low ratings but never rated BOMB, no real hero

[–] Lunalou 19 years ago

I love Longriders with the Quaids, the Carradines, and.....someone else. Very raw = very entertaining.

[–] cengelm 19 years ago

LONG RIDERS ain't offbeat. Mebbe the best take of the Jesse James legend, though.

Another offbeat Western not really liked is BILLY TWO HATS.

[–] mickya 19 years ago

How about another pair of Nicholson westerns: The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind? The Shooting, especially, is very off-beat.

[–] jbawsel 19 years ago

Another pair of Brando westerns worth checking out are "One Eyed Jacks" and "The Appaloosa", both under-rated at the times of their releases.

[–] coolerifyoudid 19 years ago

recently saw "The Appaloosa". slow-moving for the most part, but very enjoyable. definitely under the radar and definitely worth checking out

[–] LeeAlbrandt 17 years ago

El Topo! I'm not sure if you'd call that a true western, but it does have a western-type theme. Vaquero-type Mexicans riding horses with six-shooters killin' people.

Lee

[–] NostalgiaDrag 16 years ago

Bad Company (1972)
Dirty Little Billy (1972) - While I prefer PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID, this is still a hella interesting take on the legend of Billy the Kid.
The Culpepper Cattle Company (1972)
Doc (1971) - Forget MY DARLING CLEMENTINE or TOMBSTONE, this is the best take on Doc Holliday I've ever seen.

All of these are odd, outstanding, and morally ambiguous revisionist westerns!

[–] BaronVonSwollen 10 years ago

All of Clint's Dollars trilogy were hated by critics on initial release.

Check these quirky westerns out:

Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Traveling Executioner
Valley of Gwangi
Lonely Are the Brave
Dirty Dingus Magee
Firecreek
The Wrath of God
Ravenous
Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Waterhole #3
Hawmps!

It's only a movie...

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[–] PimpinAinttEasy 10 years ago

Kid blue with Dennis hopper, warren Oates and peter Boyle.

The hired hand.