Five Favorite Classic Western Films

Five Favorite Classic Western Films Jan 29, 2020 3:00:18 GMT via mobile london777 and mikef6 like this

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Post by millar70 on Jan 29, 2020 3:00:18 GMT

Jan 29, 2020 2:19:56 GMT mikef6 said:

Jan 29, 2020 2:04:22 GMT london777 said:

Unlike 3:10 to Yuma (2007), which is very different from the earlier movie but also improves on it (IMHO).

How about the recent The Magnificent Seven (2016)? Does that depart from, or follow closely, the earlier movie (1960)?

I do not follow Hollywood politics or movie gossip, so why do you say that The Coen Bros enjoy a lot of leeway?

The new 3:10, whose story is vaguely similar to the older film, the '07 is just a modern action movie full of the same kind of tropes as many others of its kind but with a western setting. Very annoying.

The '16 Magnificent Seven also had superficial resemblances to its namesake. the Yul Brynner, but really didn't need to be called "The Magnificent Seven" at all. Like 3:10 a modern action nerve jangler with horses.

Actually, I don't know why I said the Coens got leeway. A lot of the people I know (including you Mr. London) who like the 2010 Grit are people whose views on movies I respect even while disagreeing. I don't believe anyone on this thread, at least, has fanboy inclinations and will praise a favorite just because.

I like the Coen brothers a lot, but I would choose the original True Grit over their version. As someone posted earlier, Kim Darby was much better as the young girl, and I liked Robert Duvall much better in his role.