Post by drystyx on Jun 10, 2018 17:46:55 GMT
The four exclamation points made it OFFICIAL. Any whiners who want to argue against the list, well, you should have spoke up before the list was OFFICIAL. You had over four and a half billion years to do that.
Being the number one Western critic of this board, it's up to me to make it OFFICIAL of course. Anyone got a problem with that? Meet me at the OK Corral.
The list is the best of each sort, the two best outright comedies, a few of the light hearted ones, a few of the super fun ones, meaningful ones, some on the list due to the lift by certain thespians (such as Walter Mattheau), some by striking directorial decisions (the gunfight in Tin Star, the little girl laughing at the dead man in Left Handed Gun), just doing the best. Honorable mentions later.
What makes the Western a Western? Hard to say. Some may not think Hud or Rainmaker are Westerns, but they are. They're stage plays first, but any good film has to work also as a stage play.
Some Civil War movies were hard to diagnose as complete Westerns, and a few I put in honorable mentions.
Then there's SAVAGE PAMPAS, an amazing film with a Western feel, but South America is so far East, I just couldn't include it.
One will also see a few MINISERIES on the list. Taking the best of those as well. As usual, the criteria were mostly for "credible characters in incredible circumstances", writing, entertainment, comic relief timing, directing, stunning scenery, and the usual criteria for grading films.
Finally, what comes first? Historical accuracy or character accuracy? Well, one can see by my OK Corral pick that I took character accuracy, since Clementine has about everything incorrect on the OK Corral.
Before the list, some honorable mentions: True Grit 2010, Reap the Wild Wind, Dark Command, 3:10 to Yuma 1957, The Raid, The Culpepper Cattle Company, A Lawless Street, Riding Shotgun, Viginia City, Last of the Mohicans, Belle Starr, The Hangman, The Hanging Tree, Saddle the Wind, The Texican, Gunfight at Comanche Creek, Six Black Horses, Seven Ways From Sundown, The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Ride Clear of Diablo, Column South, The Red Badge of Courage, Garden of Evil, Along Came Jones, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Along the Great Divide, Winchester 73 both versions, The Last Frontier, The Command, Cripple Creek, Young Guns, Pale Rider, The Tall Men, The Fastest Gun Alive, The Violent Men, The Redhead From Wyoming, River of No Return, Montana, Virginia City, and Tennessee Johnson.
Starting from number 100, going up to number one, the definitive Western film.
100. Ambush at Tomahawk Gap 1953
99. Journey to Shiloh 1968
98. The Left Handed Gun 1958
97. The Last Outpost 1951
96. The Law and Jake Wade 1958
95. The Rare Breed 1966
94. The War Wagon 1967
93. Barbary Coast 1935
92. Buchanan Rides Alone 1958
91. Hell Bent For Leather 1960
90. Only the Valiant 1951
89. The Shootist 1976
88. Coroner Creek 1948
87. The Westerner 1940
86. Man Without a Star 1955
85. Firecreek 1968
84. Two Flags West 1950
83. The Naked Spur 1953
82. Springfield Rifle 1952
81. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958
80. Cattle Queen of Montana 1954
79. Backlash 1956
78. Unconquered 1947
77. Ride Lonesome 1959
76. Stagecoach 1939
75. Stagecoach 1966
74. Fort Massacre 1958
73. When the Daltons Rode 1940
72. My Darling Clementine 1946
71. Streets of Laredo 1949
70. Day of the Outlaw 1959
69. The Sheepman 1958
68. Drums across the River 1954
67. Warpath 1951
66. Rio Grande 1950
65. The Sacketts 1979
64. Escape From Fort Bravo 1953
63. The Maverick Queen 1956
62. Last Train From Gun Hill 1959
61. Drums in the Deep South 1951
60. The Big Land 1957
59. The Magnificent Seven 1960
58. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence 1962
57. The Rainmaker 1956
56. Joe Kidd 1972
55. Tribute to a Badman 1956
54. Bend of the River 1952
53. Rio Lobo 1970
52. Bad Company 1972
51. El Dorado 1967
50. Rancho Notorious 1952
49. Oklahoma Crude 1973
48. Run of the Arrow 1957
47. Heaven With a Gun 1969
46. Ride a Crooked Trail 1958
45. Westward the Women 1951
44. Hud 1963
43. Run For Cover 1955
42. The Man From Laramie 1955
41. Angel and the Badman 1947
40. Open Range 2003
39. Canadian Pacific 1949
38. Big Jake 1971
37. Night Passage 1957
36. The Tin Star 1957
35. Glory 1989
34. One Foot in Hell 1960
33. Walk the Proud Land 1956
32. Money Women and Guns 1958
31. Westward Ho 1935
30. The Way West 1967
29. Western Union 1941
28. Bullet For a Badman 1964
27. High Noon 1952
26. 7 Men From Now 1956
25. The Comancheros 1961
24. The Last Hunt 1956
23. Comanche Moon 2008
22. The Man From Colorado 1948
21. Ride With the Devil 1999
20. The Intruders 1970
19. Posse From Hell 1961
18. Cat Ballou 1965
17. Blazing Saddles 1974
16. The Indian Fighter 1955
15. North West Mounted Police 1940
14. True Grit 1969
13. Hang Em High 1968
12. Gunman's Walk 1958
11. The Alamo 2004
10. OX BOW INCIDENT 1943
9. SHANE 1953
8. FROM HELL TO TEXAS 1958
7. THE BRAVADOS 1958
6. THE SEARCHERS 1956
5. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE 1948
4. FORT APACHE 1948
3. HOMBRE 1967
2. RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY 1962
1. UNION PACIFIC 1939
Being the number one Western critic of this board, it's up to me to make it OFFICIAL of course. Anyone got a problem with that? Meet me at the OK Corral.
The list is the best of each sort, the two best outright comedies, a few of the light hearted ones, a few of the super fun ones, meaningful ones, some on the list due to the lift by certain thespians (such as Walter Mattheau), some by striking directorial decisions (the gunfight in Tin Star, the little girl laughing at the dead man in Left Handed Gun), just doing the best. Honorable mentions later.
What makes the Western a Western? Hard to say. Some may not think Hud or Rainmaker are Westerns, but they are. They're stage plays first, but any good film has to work also as a stage play.
Some Civil War movies were hard to diagnose as complete Westerns, and a few I put in honorable mentions.
Then there's SAVAGE PAMPAS, an amazing film with a Western feel, but South America is so far East, I just couldn't include it.
One will also see a few MINISERIES on the list. Taking the best of those as well. As usual, the criteria were mostly for "credible characters in incredible circumstances", writing, entertainment, comic relief timing, directing, stunning scenery, and the usual criteria for grading films.
Finally, what comes first? Historical accuracy or character accuracy? Well, one can see by my OK Corral pick that I took character accuracy, since Clementine has about everything incorrect on the OK Corral.
Before the list, some honorable mentions: True Grit 2010, Reap the Wild Wind, Dark Command, 3:10 to Yuma 1957, The Raid, The Culpepper Cattle Company, A Lawless Street, Riding Shotgun, Viginia City, Last of the Mohicans, Belle Starr, The Hangman, The Hanging Tree, Saddle the Wind, The Texican, Gunfight at Comanche Creek, Six Black Horses, Seven Ways From Sundown, The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Ride Clear of Diablo, Column South, The Red Badge of Courage, Garden of Evil, Along Came Jones, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Along the Great Divide, Winchester 73 both versions, The Last Frontier, The Command, Cripple Creek, Young Guns, Pale Rider, The Tall Men, The Fastest Gun Alive, The Violent Men, The Redhead From Wyoming, River of No Return, Montana, Virginia City, and Tennessee Johnson.
Starting from number 100, going up to number one, the definitive Western film.
100. Ambush at Tomahawk Gap 1953
99. Journey to Shiloh 1968
98. The Left Handed Gun 1958
97. The Last Outpost 1951
96. The Law and Jake Wade 1958
95. The Rare Breed 1966
94. The War Wagon 1967
93. Barbary Coast 1935
92. Buchanan Rides Alone 1958
91. Hell Bent For Leather 1960
90. Only the Valiant 1951
89. The Shootist 1976
88. Coroner Creek 1948
87. The Westerner 1940
86. Man Without a Star 1955
85. Firecreek 1968
84. Two Flags West 1950
83. The Naked Spur 1953
82. Springfield Rifle 1952
81. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958
80. Cattle Queen of Montana 1954
79. Backlash 1956
78. Unconquered 1947
77. Ride Lonesome 1959
76. Stagecoach 1939
75. Stagecoach 1966
74. Fort Massacre 1958
73. When the Daltons Rode 1940
72. My Darling Clementine 1946
71. Streets of Laredo 1949
70. Day of the Outlaw 1959
69. The Sheepman 1958
68. Drums across the River 1954
67. Warpath 1951
66. Rio Grande 1950
65. The Sacketts 1979
64. Escape From Fort Bravo 1953
63. The Maverick Queen 1956
62. Last Train From Gun Hill 1959
61. Drums in the Deep South 1951
60. The Big Land 1957
59. The Magnificent Seven 1960
58. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence 1962
57. The Rainmaker 1956
56. Joe Kidd 1972
55. Tribute to a Badman 1956
54. Bend of the River 1952
53. Rio Lobo 1970
52. Bad Company 1972
51. El Dorado 1967
50. Rancho Notorious 1952
49. Oklahoma Crude 1973
48. Run of the Arrow 1957
47. Heaven With a Gun 1969
46. Ride a Crooked Trail 1958
45. Westward the Women 1951
44. Hud 1963
43. Run For Cover 1955
42. The Man From Laramie 1955
41. Angel and the Badman 1947
40. Open Range 2003
39. Canadian Pacific 1949
38. Big Jake 1971
37. Night Passage 1957
36. The Tin Star 1957
35. Glory 1989
34. One Foot in Hell 1960
33. Walk the Proud Land 1956
32. Money Women and Guns 1958
31. Westward Ho 1935
30. The Way West 1967
29. Western Union 1941
28. Bullet For a Badman 1964
27. High Noon 1952
26. 7 Men From Now 1956
25. The Comancheros 1961
24. The Last Hunt 1956
23. Comanche Moon 2008
22. The Man From Colorado 1948
21. Ride With the Devil 1999
20. The Intruders 1970
19. Posse From Hell 1961
18. Cat Ballou 1965
17. Blazing Saddles 1974
16. The Indian Fighter 1955
15. North West Mounted Police 1940
14. True Grit 1969
13. Hang Em High 1968
12. Gunman's Walk 1958
11. The Alamo 2004
10. OX BOW INCIDENT 1943
9. SHANE 1953
8. FROM HELL TO TEXAS 1958
7. THE BRAVADOS 1958
6. THE SEARCHERS 1956
5. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE 1948
4. FORT APACHE 1948
3. HOMBRE 1967
2. RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY 1962
1. UNION PACIFIC 1939
