I asked folks on Twitter and Facebook to list their favorite Westerns. Here’s what they said:
- I said Silverado
and Tombstone
. And a bit down the list for me would be Rio Bravo
and My Darling Clementine
.
- Wayles said Hang ‘Em High
and The Outlaw Josey Wales
- Scott said A Fistful of Dollars
, For a Few Dollars More
, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
, Duck, You Sucker (aka A Fistful of Dynamite)
, Once Upon A Time In The West
, Django Unchained
, Hang ‘Em High
- Rotating Skull said A Fistful of Dollars
, For a Few Dollars More
, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
, and of course The Big Lebowski
- Jennifer said Serenity
- Mark said Blazing Saddles
- Matthew said Unforgiven
- Ben said The Proposition
- Dean said Blazing Saddles
and Cowboys & Aliens
- Eric said Blazing Saddles
- Anna Ruth said The Magnificent Seven
, Three Amigos
, Hondo
, The Sons of Katie Elder
, The Big Country
, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
, Rooster Cogburn (..and the Lady)
, True Grit
(the old one)
- Jason said Terror in a Texas Town
, and best Western soundtrack is an easy call: Duck, You Sucker (aka A Fistful of Dynamite)
- Mel said Tombstone
- Maria Christina said Dead Man
- Danny said Red Sun
- Chuck said 3:10 to Yuma
(the original)
- Kent said Barbarosa
- Jere said Lonesome Dove
- Marian said LOVIN MOLLY
High Plains Drifter
I’d have to go with “Unforgiven.” I still remember the feeling that lingered in the pit of my stomach for a long while after watching it.
SHANE (Joey’s mother’s longing out the window)