In the late 60's there were a lot great westerns made. The obvious five being The Wild Bunch, True Grit, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West. In what order would you say you like those movies? I'd say
1. Once Upon a Time in the West
2. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
3. The Wild Bunch
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. True Grit
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Wild Bunch
True Grit
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
While I enjoyed all five films, I believe the top 3 are leagues above the bottom two. Those three in my opinion are amongst the greatest films ever made and all are in my top 50.
1. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
2. Once Upon a Time in the West
3. True Grit
4. The Wild Bunch
5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
"It's the system, Lara. People will be different after the Revolution."
1. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
2. Once Upon a Time in the West
3. The Wild Bunch
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. True Grit
"Loves turned to lust and bloods turned to dust in my heart"
1. Once Upon a Time in the West
2. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
4. True Grit
5. The Wild Bunch
1. The Wild Bunch
2. Once Upon A Time In The West
3. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
4. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
5. True Grit
!. The Wild Bunch
2. True Grit
3. Once Upon a Time in the West
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Wild Bunch #1
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid #1A
True Grit
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I spend my money on dope, sex and cheap thrills.
The rest of it, I waste.
1. The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly - neck-and-neck with OUaTitW, but there's just something special here that puts it over the top.
2. Once Upon a Time in the West
3. The Wild Bunch
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
As for five...well, if you're talking Coen Bros. remake, I've seen True Grit and like it immensely. I might even put it at three or four. But I haven't seen the John Wayne original, and I've a feeling that's what you're talking about.
If you're talking Westerns in-general, I'd put High Noon on that list somewhere. If you mean the '60s in particular, maybe A Fistful of Dollars.