A few lesser-known western movies for Ron to enjoy

[killridemedly]

<p>Since I heard Ron enjoyed westerns, I humbly offer a few lesser-known western movies for his (and all others') enjoyment</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>El Topo</p><p>Soldier Blue</p><p>Django</p><p>The Proposition (fairly recent for a western, released 2005)</p><p>Dead Man&nbsp;</p>

[Chigworthy]

The Proposition was written by Nick Cave and Directed by his longtime buddy and video director John Hillcoat.&nbsp; Being a Cave fanatic, I really enjoyed this movie.&nbsp; It's filthy, bloody, awkward, and uncomfortable.&nbsp; Anyone who can understand liking these qualities in a movie will probably dig it.&nbsp; Plus, Cave and Bad Seed violinist Warren Ellis slapped together a damn good score/soundtrack for this cocksucker.

[Gvac]

<p>When Ronnie was talking about Westerns today all I could think of was the Dire Straits song &quot;Once Upon A Time In The West.&quot;</p><p>I always loved the line &quot;Even a hero gets a bullet in the chest, once upon a time in the west.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

[Furtherman]

<strong>killridemedly</strong> wrote:<br /><p>The Proposition (fairly recent for a western, released 2005)</p><p>Dead Man&nbsp;</p><p>Fantastic movies and The Proposition is the best western I've seen since Unforgiven.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And here's an underrated gem: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316356/" target="_blank">Open Range.</a></p><p>Don't let Kevin Costner fool you - it's a great movie and it has Robert Duvall!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And every western lover should have the TV mini series classic <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096639/" target="_blank">Lonesome Dove</a> in their collection.</p>

[Sheeplovr]

im insulted that he put dead man on the list like ron woudlnt know Jarmusch<br />

[Chigworthy]

Yeah, that's a given.

[A.J.]

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[johnniewalker]

<p>I don't know if this one is lesser known or not, but &quot;The Cowboys&quot; was my parent's favorite.&nbsp; Not a typical western, it's about young kids driving cattle with John Wayne and some thieves trying to rob them.&nbsp; I think it was one of Wayne's better later movies.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was watching a twofer on AMC today too, High Plains Drifter and then The Quick and the Dead.&nbsp; I loved High Plains Drifter. &nbsp; Very visceral, and well done.&nbsp; There were some flat out shocking scenes you would never see today.&nbsp;&nbsp; A girl cocks off to Eastwood and he has none of it and then just rapes her.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is a second rape another woman.&nbsp; Nothing explicit, but it was shocking. &nbsp; After watching that, the Quick and the Dead came on and i was completely turned off.&nbsp; I don't think hollywood understood westerns when they tried to modernize&nbsp; them.&nbsp; One scene really bothered me in the Quick and the Dead, there was a slow motion walk by a guy into a bar.&nbsp; They then zoomed into his spurs and you heard them in slow-mo as they jingled as he walked.&nbsp; Maybe they learn that if you do that type of shit you'll be brought into a movie but the stylized bullshit completely took me completely out of the movie.&nbsp; Westerns were never about style.&nbsp; Also, characters in hollywood now can't be mean or act strange. &nbsp; There always has to be some redeeming factor in their action if they are a good character.&nbsp; Maybe that is why it was so odd for me to see Eastwood haul off and rape some girl. &nbsp; Just a little rant, but the differences of what was truly a western and the modern movie western was stunning. &nbsp; </p>