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There's a good Korean Western called "The Good, The Bad, and the Weird". Check it out if you don't mind foreign films.
The genre is called "Kimchi Western" after Takashi Miike's "sushi western" Sukiyaki Django - cameo by Quentin Tarantino. Which of course followed Westerns made in Italy, called "Spaghetti Westerns"
Ok this might not be one of the better westerns...actually it was one of the biggest box office flops of ALL TIME but Heaven's Gate which starred: Jeff Bridges, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Kris Kristopherson, and the smoking hot Isabelle Huppert was an interesting movie.
It was long as hell, but it told a decent story. It told a great story about the often overlooked horde of Eastern European immigrants who sought the American Dream and in that respect I thought the film did a good job.
Also, although perhaps it's not a true western 'There Will Be Blood' is pretty fucking solid.
Westerns don't normally draw huge box office success (see The Lone Ranger for proof of that)
Other films: 3:10 To Yuma, Appaloosa, Lonesome Dove
I don't know what to chalk up the lack of box office success of the recent The Lone Ranger to:Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
- bad marketing?
- Johnny Depp - fat?
- Johnny Depp - way weird?
- Johnny Depp - with a dead bird on his head?
- Johnny Depp - typecast as Capt Jack Sparrow for Disney audiences?
- moviegoers not embracing the Western genre in the current climate?
- Mis/Bad-timing for Westerns?
be that as it may, my kids and i enjoyed TLR - it could've been better but then it could've been worse
Was Brokeback Mountain a western?
Yeah it was for New Zealanders and WelshmenQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
Kicking myself. There is one I'd watch with the old man, it had Warren Oates and "Sheriff" in the title??? I might be way off :p
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Originally Posted by El Kabong
I've heard all the horror stories but have yet to see it haha
Some parts were solid others were horrible like Jeff Bridges skating while playing a fiddle.... you are forced to sit through the entire song and it is a DOOZIEQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanflickerQuote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
I've heard all the horror stories but have yet to see it haha
Both True Grits are great for different reasons. Westworld does that count?:-)