Whatever happened to Westerns?

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  1. Col. Tartleton's Avatar

    Col. Tartleton said: December 20, 2010 10:59 PM

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    Honestly it's the best Genre why aren't there westerns anymore. Plus with Europe in the you could still film some cheap movies in Italy I bet. Or go crazy and film it in the Americas.

    I'd like to see the Dark Tower get done before I become bitter and won't enjoy it, but I'll settle for something less so.

    Heck Ennio Morricone and Eastwood are still alive. Let's get them to make some more classics before he passes.
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    MaximiIian said: December 21, 2010 01:17 AM

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    There've been plenty of recent Westerns. Mostly in the late 1980's, but there were some later. Especially if you count post-modern blending with other genres; in which case you can include Cowboy Bebop and Kill Bill as examples (shining ones, in my opinion) of the Western genre.
    If anything, it's experiencing a resurgence in the past couple years, with 3:10 to Yuma, Red Read Revolver, Red Dead Redemption, and the upcoming adaptation of True Grit.
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    Dr. Croccer said: December 21, 2010 01:50 AM

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    3:10 To Yuma was the latest and I thought it was a very good movie.
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    Bij een bries of bij een storm.
    Zelfs al zit zijn kruin vol luizen,
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    Als ik oud ben wil ik zingen.

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    Erwin Rommel said: December 21, 2010 01:53 AM

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    Lucarius said: December 21, 2010 08:54 AM

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    Lord Rahl said: December 21, 2010 05:20 PM

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    I took this screen capture from a Rotten Tomatoes review of True Grit. It is my belief that Matt Damon smoking a pipe is alone enough to merit seeing the movie.


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    Lumina said: December 21, 2010 08:16 PM

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    There is like a western every other year. So I say there are plenty of Westerns out there being made. It is an over done theme though so not too many get made anymore without some real thought put into them.

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    BemusedHorse said: December 21, 2010 02:14 AM

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    I've seen every single Western there is. I've only seen one.
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    vizi said: December 21, 2010 02:25 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by CescPistols View Post
    I've seen every single Western there is. I've only seen one.
    You can say that about any genre. If you boil a plot down enough you only have a very limited number of actual stories you could tell.


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    Manco said: December 21, 2010 02:57 AM

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    Yeah, basically everything boils down to 'protagonist faces adversity and overcomes it' if you really want to.
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    molonthegreat said: December 21, 2010 03:02 AM

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    Well there was an resurgence in the nineties when dances with wolves came out and Eastwood made some great films, like Unforgiven which is awesome.
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    Lord Rahl said: December 21, 2010 03:12 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Col. Tartleton View Post
    I'd like to see the Dark Tower get done before I become bitter and won't enjoy it, but I'll settle for something less so.

    Ron Howard is set to direct a Dark Tower movie.

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    Luger said: December 21, 2010 07:58 AM

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    Jaketh said: December 21, 2010 09:50 PM

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    three ten to yuma was great
     

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    Turtle Hammer said: December 22, 2010 02:53 AM

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    I hear the series "Deadwood" was really, really good. In fact, I may check it out as snow as somewhat scuppered my plans for going to work today. I love the Sergio Leone films most though. It's all about Clint Eastwood.

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    Captain Jin said: December 22, 2010 04:54 AM

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    Yeah Deadwood was great. Too bad it didn't continue. But I think there are plenty of westerns out there, they just aren't one of the most popular genres anymore like they used to be. Appaloosa was a recent one as well and while parts were slow it wasn't too bad if you like westerns.
     

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    Darth Ravenous said: December 22, 2010 06:11 AM

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    Clint owns the genre as far as I'm concerned.
     

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    Lucarius said: December 22, 2010 07:48 AM

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    Clint Eastwood is a legend. (for western movies)

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    Dr. Croccer said: December 22, 2010 10:46 AM

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    The dollars trilogy along with Once Upon A Time In The West are the best there are.
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    Peaceful agreement and government by consent are possible only on the basis of ideas common to all parties; and these ideas must spring from habit and from history. Once reason is introduced, every man, every class, every nation becomes a law unto itself; and the only right which reason understands is the right of the stronger. Reason formulates universal principles and is therefore intolerant: there can be only one rational society, one rational nation, ultimately one rational man. Decisions between rival reasons can be made only by force.





    Quote Originally Posted by H.L Spieghel
    Is het niet hogelijk te verwonderen, en een recht beklaaglijke zaak, Heren, dat alhoewel onze algemene Dietse taal een onvermengde, sierlijke en verstandelijke spraak is, die zich ook zo wijd als enige talen des werelds verspreidt, en die in haar bevang veel rijken, vorstendommen en landen bevat, welke dagelijks zeer veel kloeke en hooggeleerde verstanden uitleveren, dat ze nochtans zo zwakkelijk opgeholpen en zo weinig met geleerdheid verrijkt en versiert wordt, tot een jammerlijk hinder en nadeel des volks?
    Quote Originally Posted by Miel Cools
    Als ik oud ben wil ik zingen,
    Oud ben maar nog niet verrot.
    Zoals oude bomen zingen,
    Voor Jan Lul of voor hun god.
    Ook een oude boom wil reizen,
    Bij een bries of bij een storm.
    Zelfs al zit zijn kruin vol luizen,
    Zelfs al zit zijn voet vol worm.
    Als ik oud ben wil ik zingen.

    Cò am Fear am measg ant-sluaigh,
    A mhaireas buan gu bràth?
    Chan eil sinn uileadh ach air chuart,
    Mar dhìthein buaile fàs,
    Bheir siantannan na bliadhna sìos,
    'S nach tog a' ghrian an àird.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jörg Friedrich
    When do I stop being a justified warrior? When I've killed a million bad civilians? When I've killed three million bad civilians? According to a warsimulation by the Pentagon in 1953 the entire area of Russia would've been reduced to ruins with 60 million casualties. All bad Russians. 60 million bad guys. By how many million ''bad'' casualties do I stop being a knight of justice? Isn't that the question those knights must ask themselves? If there's no-one left, and I remain as the only just one,

    Then I'm God.
    Quote Originally Posted by Louis Napoleon III, Des Idees Napoleoniennes
    Governments have been established to aid society to overcome the obstacles which impede its march. Their forms have been varied according to the problems they have been called to cure, and according to character of the people they have ruled over. Their task never has been, and never will be easy, because the two contrary elements, of which our existence and the nature of society is composed, demand the employment of different means. In view of our divine essence, we need only liberty and work; in view of our mortal nature, we need for our direction a guide and a support. A government is not then, as a distinguished economist has said, a necessary ulcer; it is rather the beneficent motive power of all social organisation.


    Quote Originally Posted by Wolfgang Held
    I walked into those baracks [of Buchenwald concentrationcamp], in which there were people on the three-layered bunkbeds. But only their eyes were alive. Emaciated, skinny figures, nothing more but skin and bones. One thinks that they are dead, because they did not move. Only the eyes. I started to cry. And then one of the prisoners came, stood by me for a while, put a hand on my shoulder and said to me, something that I will never forget: ''Tränen sind denn nicht genug, mein Junge,
    Tränen sind denn nicht genug.''

    Jajem ssoref is m'n korew
    E goochem mit e wenk, e nar mit e shtomp
    Wer niks is, hot kawsones
     

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    Lucarius said: December 22, 2010 11:26 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Croccer View Post
    The dollars trilogy along with Once Upon A Time In The West are the best there are.