What's your favorite Western?

[Will Ketchum]

Okay, here is the billboard marquee ...

Your right. After I posted it I thought it might have been him.  Oh well at my age I shouldn't depend on my memory   Of course I don't like to think of President heston as the bad guy

Will Ketchum

[WaddWatsonEllis]

kcub,

I was right along with you 'til Will brought up Mr Heston ... even then, I had to check ... *S*

[Leo Tanner]

To go back a few posts, The Proposition is a damn fine movie.  It's brutal and it's bloody but the story reels you in.  If I had a copy of it here I would put it in right now.

[Stillwater]

To go back a few posts, The Proposition is a damn fine movie.  It's brutal and it's bloody but the story reels you in.  If I had a copy of it here I would put it in right now.

Amazon dot Com has copies of it for 14.00 and change. I just ordered it.

Bill

[kcub]

http://www.walmart.com/cp/Movies-Music-Books/1013239

you can get a whole bunch of 'em dirt cheap at Walmart online,
a lot of collection deals as well

Proposition on blu-ray for $9.86

[Stillwater]

I bought from Amazon dot com,  three Sam Elliott movies. Two I have seen, and one movie new to me.

This movie is named "Rough Riders." And a damned good movie it is.

The scene of the charge up San Juan Hill was one of the best scripted battle scenes I have seen. Since John Millius directed the movie, I expected nothing less, and I wasn't disappointed.

This movie also has Tom Berenger and Gary Busey. Berenger plays the part of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, and is pretty good at it. Gary Busey was not as goofy as he normally is, in fact he did a credible job. Other well known actors had small parts in this production. Brian Keith played the part of the President. George Hamilton played the part of William Randolph Hearst.

This movie seems to be a sleeper, as I haven't seen it around before. However, this movie well worth the money, and the time spent viewing it.

Bill

[kcub]

Was Gary Busey cast as Teddy's horse?

[Leo Tanner]

Was Gary Busey cast as Teddy's horse?

Just one part of the horse.

[Stillwater]

Was Gary Busey cast as Teddy's horse?

Is that supposed to be serious question?

Bill

[WaddWatsonEllis]

As a man who swears he was in vaudeville in a previous lifetime, I would say that his question is didactic and infers that Mr. Busey is a natural at portraying roles similar to a horses regions ... the hind portions particularly.

Of course, I could be very much mistaken, and bow and apologize if I am found out of order ....

[mestiza letty]

Was Gary Busey cast as Teddy's horse?

No, Teddys' horse was a gentleman was taught to bow. The 16 hand black horse's name was Pony. Gary was never taught manners!! LOL Check out www.movinonlivestock.com and you will find this movie credit and many others, Film,TV & commercials. I am family related though HATED the Hollywood mentality & got the heck 'outta Dodge....
Letty 

[mestiza letty]

Just one part of the horse.

OK I'll steal the thread a mite & offer some insight to "Good Westerns" & Crappy ones from the Hollywood perspective...
All principal actors are given "time & allowance" for learning their role. The actor's part is scheduling with whatever special craft is required BEFORE production begins, so that when shooting starts the actor "is believable in character" at finished film screening.
"Some" actors were good at coming for riding lessons to our place (stock contractor hired) and some got "on the job training" & looked like a 'sack of taters" sittin' a saddle  Not much you can work with 'cuz muscle tone 'aint there. Then they became a pain in horse's behind later....
I will say that MOST legendary actors KNEW this going in & honed riding & actually had ridden/owned horses themselves. Hence, most good Westerns are of earlier time periods, when they cared what they looked like "on screen" 
Sometimes the script is VERY weak & there 'aint much you can do about it but put in a good day's work & grub on the table....
It's all about $$$$ & that's my story & stick'in to it 
Letty 

[kcub]

I just thought Gary Busey looks like he has a big mouth full o' horse teeth.

[Harley Starr]

I just thought Gary Busey looks like he has a big mouth full o' horse teeth.

The same could be said for his son Jake.

[Dunson]

Well as I'm a John Wayne fan this could take awhile as I have over a hundred of em, but I like Eldorado for the humour also it was the very first one I taped off the tv and as for the best Wayne western well I have no idea I have a hell of a lot of dvd's.
Chisum, Big Jake, Open Range, 7 Men from Now, Chatos Land.

[Stillwater]

To go back a few posts, The Proposition is a damn fine movie.  It's brutal and it's bloody but the story reels you in.  If I had a copy of it here I would put it in right now.

I viewed the movie "The Proposition," today. It could have been a great movie! There was everything to make it so. However, it just didn't have the get up and go, to get it done.

In my mind, a few bloody scenes do not make UP  for an otherwise lackluster movie.

I wasted my money...!

Bill

[PABLO DEL NORTE]

      THESE ARE MINE

RIO BRAVO                                                           BLAZING SADDLES
SILVERADO                                                           THE CHEROKEE KID
100 RIFLES                                                           SEARGENTS 3
OPEN RANGE
EL DORADO
THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY
YOUNG GUNS
A FEW DOLLARS MORE

[PABLO DEL NORTE]

   DADBURNIT!!  I PLUMB FERGOT ABOUT THESE ONES( I WATCH;EM ALL OVER & OVER. AIN'T NUTHIN' ON TV HARDLY WORTH WATCHIN')

QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER                                       ADIOS AMIGO
THE SACKETTS                                                   MAVERICK
THE STREETS OF LAREDO

[kcub]

I really enjoyed the Assassination of Jesse James.  I thought it was a beautifully photographed movie and largely historically accurate.

I really liked the upstairs bunkhouse gunfight.
2 guys in hot blood emptying their revolvers at each other hardly ever hitting in a room full o' smoke.
I expect that's the way most gunfights actually were, just 2 young hotheads with guns having at it over something stupid.

[stubshaft]

QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER

BLAZING SADDLES

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

RIO BRAVO

SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON

HIGH NOON