Thanks for your list. I like some of your choices; #s 3, 5, 8 and 9. I'm not a big fan of spaghetti westerns. I'm also not a big fan of John Wayne, however I would like to give you some suggestions of some films of his that I do like a lot. When you get a chance check out Stagecoach, Angel and the Badman, Red River, The Horse Soldiers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Shootist. Other favorites of mine are Shane, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Cowboy, The Magnificent Seven, Pale Rider, My Darling Clementine, Lawman and my all time favorite western, The Ox-bow Incident. If you're able to try to check out what I feel is the best western television series ever, Have Gun-Will Travel. It plays on the Encore Western Channel everyday. Happy hunting and get back to me and let me know if you've seen any of my suggestions.
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Bogart91
14 years ago
Wow i just ordered like half of what you listed you have really good taste. Oh i have a question about the shootist i asked on the john wayne board but not one has answered. See i have issuse with films showing in detail some one dieing of cancer i know it sounds strange but i do. So does the film only metion that he has it a few times or do the show lots of details about it? Thanks for the list and the help take care. Oh and i saw the outlaw josey wales and that is a class act movie the only thing i dislike about it is sondra locke but other than that its a great movie.
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srklondie
14 years ago
No, the film doesn't really dwell on the subject of his character having cancer. It isn't really a rip-roaring action western, if that's what you're looking for. Everything about it is handled very subtly. It has a really good message. It's actually my favorite Wayne western. It's very different from any other western he made. Enjoy!
P.S. I actually met Sondra Locke back in the eighties. She was very nice; kind of serious, though. I guess you know that Eastwood and Locke were together for several years. She was in a few of his films. Not a bad actress, although I guess that you didn't care for her.
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Bogart91
14 years ago
Wow you met Sondra Locke thats awsome nice to hear she was nice in person. I think it was the person she played and how it was wrote in Josey Wales more than her acting that annoyed me. I love here in Sudden Impact though she was really good in that. I enjoy the slower and more subtle films alot i prefer well written story's i mean i like nonstop action but i think story's are more important. I dont get youth today they cant enjoy good movies with good storys hell most movies made in the 60's and 70's are better than alot of what is made today. I mean if you pair good action story and acting together you have a great movie now its just how big can that fireball be?
Have you ever seen Leon The Professional that is a great film that pair's good character and story and great action too. My one and only standard when it comes to an action movie is it has to have a good finale. There has to be a good action scene at the end. But thats it i mean i use to be one of thouse kids that could not sit still during a slow moving movie but not i love the slower ones the focus on story and character. I started watching dramas and focus on the story more than the action. Though if you have a crappy story you better have some good action to carry the film. But thats the only time i think a movie really needs lots of action.
I mean i like transformers type of movies but i hold it to a far lower standard. You cant talk about transformers and the shawshank redemption in the same breath. Movies like Dirty Harry are just not made any more and we also dont have the same caliber of actors for those roles i cant name a single actor today that could play that role. Not to say we dont have good actors today but movie tough guys are a thing of the past. Wow this was a long post take care
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