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AFI Top 10 Westerns

xericoxerico Member Posts: 125 ✭✭
edited June 2008 in General Discussion
Western:

10. Cat Ballou -- 1965
09. Stagecoach -- 1939
08. McCabe & Mrs. Miller -- 1971
07. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid -- 1969
06. The Wild Bunch -- 1969
05. Red River -- 1948
04. Unforgiven -- 1992
03. Shane -- 1953
02. High Noon -- 1952
01. The Searchers -- 1956
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  • xericoxerico Member Posts: 125 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The AFI is full of people who seem to only appreciate John Wayne.

    Clint Eastwood helped rejuvenate the genre.

    Where is "The Outlaw Josey Wales"?
    Where is any film from "The Man With No Name" Trilogy?

    Xerico
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  • carrie2carrie2 Member Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I liked "Silverardo"
    Kentucky born and raised!
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,286 ******
    edited November -1
    Ever hear of one called "McKenna's Gold"?
    http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0064615/
    Also, how could "Lonesome Dove" not make the list?
    I have to throw the Bullchit flag on this.
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  • xericoxerico Member Posts: 125 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    API members don't consider "Lonesome Dove" a "Movie".

    Lonesome Dove should be #1 in my opinion.

    Xerico

    quote:Originally posted by jimdeere
    Ever hear of one called "McKenna's Gold"?
    Also, how could "Lonesome Dove" not make the list?
    I have to throw the Bullchit flag on this.
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  • chollagardenschollagardens Member Posts: 4,614 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    10. Cat Ballou -- 1965

    No![:(!] Jane Fonda ruined that movie for a huge part of the U.S. population.[:(!]
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  • JorgeJorge Member Posts: 10,656 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    blazing-saddles.jpg

    What?

    No Mel Brooks?

    Jeers AFI.

    Jeers!

    [xx(]
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,286 ******
    edited November -1
    "Nobody moves, or the N**** gets it!"
    "Won't somebody help that poor man?"
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  • wipalawipala Member Posts: 11,067
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by jimdeere
    Ever hear of one called "McKenna's Gold"?
    http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0064615/
    Also, how could "Lonesome Dove" not make the list?
    I have to throw the Bullchit flag on this.
    people forget Lonesome Dove was a TV miniseries so it didn't fit the criteria
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  • Wolf.Wolf. Member Posts: 2,223 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    Here's the revised list. The AFI list included two movies that HAD to be in there to match the Hollywood political agenda. These were Cat Ballou and High Noon.. High Noon was a hack western with a catchy tune and Cat Ballou, while humorous, was scacely a 10-best of anything, plus it was afficted with Hanoi Jane, the Hollywod darling socialist political activist. These two films were dropped from the real list (below) and more deserving films added. Others were just dropped while others were moved within the list.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~ TEN BEST WESTERN FILMS SO FAR ~~~~~~~~~~~~

    10. Cat Ballou -- 1965 Hanoi Jane! Cow! Humorous, but a trifle. dropped
    10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance -- 1962
    09. Stagecoach -- 1939 Yeah, I know. It was the movie that made John Wayne a star. dropped
    09. Hondo -- 1953
    08. McCabe & Mrs. Miller -- 1971 What was this doing on the list?? dropped
    08. Hombre -- 1967
    07. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid -- 1969 A chick flick, undeserving to be here. dropped
    07. Red River -- 1948
    06. Ride the High Country -- 1962
    05. Red River -- 1948
    05. Shane -- 1953
    04. Unforgiven -- 1992
    04. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
    03. Shane -- 1953
    03. Unforgiven -- 1992
    02. High Noon -- 1952 Hollywood socialist/communist political satire. Not believable. dropped
    02. The Wild Bunch -- 1969
    01. The Searchers -- 1956
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  • chris57chris57 Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What about

    1959 - Rio Bravo
    1959 - The Horse Soldiers
    1960 - The Alamo
    1961 - The Commancheros
    1962 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    1963 - McLintock
    1965 - The Sons of Katie Elder
    1966 - Cast a Giant Shadow
    1967 - El Dorado
    1968 - The Green Berets
    1969 - True Grit
    1969 - The Undefeated
    1972 - The Cowboys
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  • minitruck83minitruck83 Member Posts: 5,369
    edited November -1
    No list of westerns is complete without "The Villain" Kirk Douglas really enjoyed playing Cactus Jack while making that POS. (I know, I know, It's a comedy... but it gots Paul Lynde) [:D]
    Another one in this line is "Evil Roy Slade" with John Astin and Micky Rooney. (Roy is my idol) [^]

    Have I ruined your day yet?



    Allen
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  • allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,696 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cat Ballou as a a top ten western?
    What a joke.
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  • catpealer111catpealer111 Member Posts: 10,695
    edited November -1
    Three others that should at least get an honorable mention:

    Big Jake
    Sons of Katie Elder
    War Wagon
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  • TrinityScrimshawTrinityScrimshaw Member Posts: 9,350 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Any top 10 list that does not include "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is a joke.[B)]

    I would add "Tombstone" to my own list.

    Trinity +++
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  • mosquitofishmosquitofish Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Cowboys, & the Good The Bad & the Ugley !!![8D]
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where is Bad Day at Black Rock? Probably in the top 5 westerns all time.

    I would also put Ride the High Country with Randolph Scott in the top 10.
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