Westerns Movie Log Journal & Recommendations

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Yes Brandon De Wilde was terrible in Shane, but he evolved as an actor. He was terrific in Hud.

Please watch Hud.

Speaking of annoying, how about Bob Dylan?

Glad you mentioned him. Other than the novelty of seeing Bob Dylan in a movie, he was woefully miscast and couldn't act. And while his music is renown, the score for the movie kept playing the same refrain from Knocking On Heavens Door, over and over. Each time it was played over the scene, the movie stopped feeling like a movie, and felt instead like a commercial for a vacation package.

I've seen Hud and thought it was great. But it's been a long time one of these days I'll rewatch it. FYI it's sad what happened to Brandon De Wilde I really need to stop reading actors mini bios on IMDB.

I'll second The Gunfighter (1950) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1942),

And add these movies:
Winchester '73 (1950)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)


And these are a few underseen western movies that I'd recommend:
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
The Electric Horseman (1979)
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)
The Hanging Tree (1959)
North to Alaska (1960)
The Bravados (1958)

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I think the first thing I did after I watched Hud was go to IMDB to find out why he looked so familiar. I had no idea that he was the annoying kid in Shane.

I thought James Coburn was too old to play Pat Garrett, and he was one of the best in the cast. Whoever cast that movie did a terrible job.

Haven't seen it yet but I'm quite interested to. My father worships the soundtrack and its composer, one of his favourite records, yet has always spoken poorly about the movie. I'm thinking it's one of those films you just have to see at least once.

Unforgiven (1992)

This was a mandatory rewatch for the countdown. It wasn't as good as I remembered but still good. It's perhaps a bit too revisionist in its depiction of killing and it certainly would have benefitted from more brutal violence.



EDIT: Oh-oh, posted this in the wrong thread At least it kinda fits here too.

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Sounds like an interesting movie. Jean Peters looks really interesting as a native with that defiant attitude.



Here's what she normally looks like.



I think it's silly that people would assume it's racist.

Citizen have you seen Hannie Caulder (1971)?



And The Belle Starr Story (1968)?

Nope I haven't seen those. I might get around to them one of these days, but as there's only 12 days left I'm focusing on more well known westerns.

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I'm going to watch about 5 more unless you come up with another gem.

Never heard of it. I see that it's got a pretty strong cast, but the reviews are poor. You recommend it?

Sorry that you didn't get more out of Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid since I suggested it to you, but at least you can check off another entry on our current westerns list. I initially complained about Kristofferson being too old for the part (he's Billy the Man instead of Billy the Kid), but I've seen the movie enough times now that his casting is no longer an issue. I've always dug Bob Dylan's role. Sure, he's not much of an actor, but he's not asked to do much either. I love the interrogation scene where he's in the background reading cans. ("Beans . . . beans . . . lima beans . . . salmon . . . beans . . . quality beans.") Agree to disagree on his contribution to the score, which I think really enhances the elegiac tone of the film. I'm assuming you've seen Peckinpah's most famous western, The Wild Bunch? If you're not a fan of it then it's safe to say Peckinpah's probably not your bag. He is to revisionist westerns what Sergio Leone is to spaghetti westerns.

The Outlaw Josey Wales is a lock for my ballot, although you might be onto something with its lack of memorability. I've seen the movie numerous times, yet I struggle to recall significant chunks of the plot. Still think it's one of Eastwood's finest westerns, in front or behind the camera. Like you, I was also underwhelmed with Shane and wanted to strangle that annoying kid. Ever since watching Logan, which is clearly inspired by and even directly references Shane at one point, I've been meaning to give it another shot to see if I can better understand its classic status. Doubt I do so before the deadline, but who knows. Not familiar with your other recent watches.

Watched Mackenna's Gold earlier. Very flawed western, but flawed in interesting, weird ways that make for an entertaining, one-of-a-kind viewing. It also featured some of the most stunning on-location shots that I've seen. Apparently the film was a massive box-office success in the Soviet Union and remains one of their highest-grossing films, which is just . . . random.

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I'm planning on rewatching a couple movies I've seen years ago which I have a good memory of, but don't remember the actual plot. Among them: The Big Country, The Ox Bow Incident, My Darling Clementine, The Wild Bunch and The Outlaw Josey Wales.


I've seen The Ballad of Buster Scruggs recently and have enjoyed it A LOT. I'd suggest it to anyone. A mix of humor, beautiful cinematography and quite shocking stories.

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They aren't well-known Westerns?

Man... that makes me sad... But, they're so good, and so hawt! You don't know what you're missing.

I've never heard of them either as far as I can remember. I'm going to try to watch Hannie Caulder, although anything with George Eastman is tempting.