westerns

[steve56]

why is it they all seem the same?,some tart rides into town makes out she hates the bloke[leading man]but loves him saw 1 the other week mind you i liked to have f#that ruth roman/mayo in great day in the morning

[random hero]

but what about blazing saddles now theres a funny western and theres not many western comedys is there..........no dont mention the three amigos!!!

[steve56]

havent seen either of them,they good then?

[Buttsie]

Blazing Saddles is excellent if you like you Westerns to b like Flying High
as for the Three Amigos- pure bollocks but then I don't like Steve Martin

Sick of the old style westerns Steve56

Try a Spaghetti Western next time you have Canneloni

The Good,Bad & The Ugly...number one IMO....if you want to avoid the romance

and then theres Terence Hill & Bud Spencer

cheers
B....OZ

[AWP]

For sheer non-romantic violence and manliness try The Wild Bunch.

[steve56]

the man with no name,ill try a fistfull of lasagne/for a few cannelonis more!

[woodgnome]

sergio leone's greatest achievement, imo, 'once upon a time in the west (special edition)' is due for release 6th october. i already have mine on order.

i'm not a fan of the western genre, by and large, but this is cinema for people who truly love the medium. an operatic synthesis of sound, imagery and narrative.

[Buttsie]

Will have to check that out Woodgnome

Can't say either name ring a bell - always was a Philistine at heart

cheers
B....OZ

PS Hah Hah Steve.....Pale Rider would be a better choice

[Onan The Librarian]

Total agreement there Woodgnome. Henry Fonda is a revelation as Frank.

Sergio Leone, John Ford and Sam Peckinpah I would regard as the best directors of the genre (and necessarily in that order.)

[The Last Word]

Also from Leone: A Fistful of Dynamite & Once Upon a Time in America. Both grossly underrated at their time of release. The former masterful, the latter a masterpiece, superior to The Godfather saga.


The Last Word