HF Westerns

[TallTallMan]

Not a western , but have you ever seen Black Robe?

No, but looks interesting. I had a Catholic education so I got a lot of "France and Indians" in history class

 

[Kurtlg]

No, but looks interesting. I had a Catholic education so I got a lot of "France and Indians" in history class

I would say it is the most realistic movie made about the time period and the interaction between the French and Native Americans. It is free on YouTube and it does not romanticize anything. I have had a strong interest in the subject of New France , the American colonies and the Great Lakes and eastern woodland tribes for many years.

 

[TallTallMan]

I would say it is the most realistic movie made about the time period and the interaction between the French and Native Americans. It is free on YouTube and it does not romanticize anything. I have had a strong interest in the subject of New France , the American colonies and the Great Lakes and eastern woodland tribes for many years.

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll get to it one of these days. I've got The Last Samurai and Quigley Down Under on the plate at the moment.

 

[TallTallMan]

The Mann-Stewarts and the Boetticher-Scotts are usually regarded as the atypical 50s Westerns. The 50s CinemaScopes are probably my favorite era for Horse Operas, even if they aren't in my top 10s.

 

[Pollaco]

I recently got the James Stewart Western collection (with a whole bunch of Anthony Mann!), and rewatched Winchester '73. I forgot what a masterpiece it was. Very McMurtry-esque. Only problems: the Indian agent being so dumb as to bring a fancy gun to a trade and list it as "not for sale"; and Rock Hudson supplying the most wooden NA portrayal in cinema history.

They brought in an actual trick shooter to do Jimmy Stewart's great and accurate shots in Winchester '73. Herbert Parsons was a trick and exhibition shooter for Winchester.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

I would say it is the most realistic movie made about the time period and the interaction between the French and Native Americans. It is free on YouTube and it does not romanticize anything. I have had a strong interest in the subject of New France , the American colonies and the Great Lakes and eastern woodland tribes for many years.

Never heard of it...it looks great.
I'll catch it quickly and share my opinion here.

Guess what ?...It is mentionned on "Once upon a time a Western" :

Black Robe (1991) - Once Upon a Time in a Western

Lothaire Bluteau is Laforgue, a priest in 1634 Quebec who's determined to help bring religion to the Huron nation,

onceuponatimeinawestern.com

 

[TallTallMan]

Never heard of it...it looks great.
I'll catch it quickly and share my opinion here.

Guess what ?...It is mentionned on "Once upon a time a Western" :

Black Robe (1991) - Once Upon a Time in a Western

Lothaire Bluteau is Laforgue, a priest in 1634 Quebec who's determined to help bring religion to the Huron nation,

onceuponatimeinawestern.com

He has a few non-Westerns, like Glory and Turnerverse stuff. Why? I don't know.

 

[TallTallMan]

Someone's going to kill me for saying this but the Wyatt Earp played by Will Geer in Winchester '73 is my choice for most accurate.

 

[TallTallMan]

They brought in an actual trick shooter to do Jimmy Stewart's great and accurate shots in Winchester '73. Herbert Parsons was a trick and exhibition shooter for Winchester.

I was wondering about that when I was watching it. I didn't remember it all being in one shot.

 

[Kurtlg]

Someone's going to kill me for saying this but the Wyatt Earp played by Will Geer in Winchester '73 is my choice for most accurate.

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It has been a long time since

Someone's going to kill me for saying this but the Wyatt Earp played by Will Geer in Winchester '73 is my choice for most accurate.

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It has been a long time since I have seen this but Wyatt would have been about 30 at the time whereas Will was 48 when he portrayed him. At least he had a mustache unlike Hugh O'Brian in the TV series.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Years have passed since I first saw "Winchester 73", it's still among my Top 10 Western of all times, because of it's director's talent for sure, for it's great story also, and also because that movie presents a "catalog" of classic's westerns characters.
To be honest, let's say that James Stewart isn't the main and ultimate Westerner -despite his great career in the genre- but in that film, he's great, to a point that it's difficult to imagine another 50's actor in his place at the time .
In that scene he catches Dan Duryea's on the bar, just before he commits a robbery...

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

It's available in France since Feb12...but it's badly dispatched, only 20 theaters across the country show it.

 

[GELongstreet]

Just thought about a younger one that hasn't been mentioned yet, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). Rather odd and artsy, being a Coen brothers film with several independent segments. It is at times quite brutal and/or funny and many scenes are really impressive. Tim Blake Nelson, who the Coens had before in O brother, where art thou? (which is an all-time favorite), plays the namesake character and lots of famous actors are there for various larger or smaller roles.

 

[RedRover]

Just thought about a younger one that hasn't been mentioned yet, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). Rather odd and artsy, being a Coen brothers film with several independent segments. It is at times quite brutal and/or funny and many scenes are really impressive. Tim Blake Nelson, who the Coens had before in O brother, where art thou? (which is an all-time favorite), plays the namesake character and lots of famous actors are there for various larger or smaller roles.

My wife says that flick ruined prairie dogs as an entertainment for her. I thought it was sort of like the Coen brothers made a Brothers Grimm western.

 

[Pollaco]

Just thought about a younger one that hasn't been mentioned yet, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). Rather odd and artsy, being a Coen brothers film with several independent segments. It is at times quite brutal and/or funny and many scenes are really impressive. Tim Blake Nelson, who the Coens had before in O brother, where art thou? (which is an all-time favorite), plays the namesake character and lots of famous actors are there for various larger or smaller roles.

I thought that guy looked familiar. I just couldn't place him. Yeah, Tim Blake Nelson (Delmar) from "Oh Brother We here Art Thou".

 

[RedRover]

I thought that guy looked familiar. I just couldn't place him. Yeah, Tim Blake Nelson (Delmar) from "Oh Brother We here Art Thou".

Also the Star of "Old Henry" from 2021.

 

[dgfred]

Just thought about a younger one that hasn't been mentioned yet, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). Rather odd and artsy, being a Coen brothers film with several independent segments. It is at times quite brutal and/or funny and many scenes are really impressive. Tim Blake Nelson, who the Coens had before in O brother, where art thou? (which is an all-time favorite), plays the namesake character and lots of famous actors are there for various larger or smaller roles.

gunfighter looks at his hat after opponent fires... hole in middle of forehead. Uh oh.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Still no official dvd of this film available...

 

[GELongstreet]

Haven't seen Old Henry but the trailer looks alright so it goes on the ever-growing list.

 

[TallTallMan]

It has been a long time since

It has been a long time since I have seen this but Wyatt would have been about 30 at the time whereas Will was 48 when he portrayed him. At least he had a mustache unlike Hugh O'Brian in the TV series.

I guess the age is wrong, but I thought his demeanor was the closest to the guy I've seen, compared to the glorified versions.