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[darchildre]

So, the parentals and I have decided to try to branch out in our media consumption by having a family film series. Each of us is supposed to find five movies in a genre that we're not terribly familiar with and then, over a period of several weeks, we'll watch them together. Since I have been listening to an absurd amount of Sparks Nevada lately and also because I do keep meaning to learn more about the genre, I got westerns. (My dad is doing movies-about-WWII and Mom is doing thrillers.)

You guys, there are a lot of westerns out there - I keep finding really long lists of things, which do not help me find a starting point. Do any of you like westerns? Do you have any you would recommend? Also, if you have any western novels you want to recommend, I would happily take those as well. 8)

(Here is what I have already watched in said genre: High Noon, which I did not care for much. Red River, which was pretty great. Bend of the River, which was okay. The Burrowers, which was nifty, but not something the parentals would be into. Johnny Guitar, which was a little weird, but also really awesome.)

Comments

[nanslice]

3:10 to Yuma is probably my favorite remake. The latest one with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.

....and that's all I've got. My dad is super into westerns; he'd probably recommend a lot of older stuff. Would you like me to ask him?

[darchildre]

Oh yeah, 3:10 to Yuma - I believe I saw that one too. It was great.

Sure, if your dad wouldn't mind giving recs, I'd love to hear them. 8)

[james]

I have a fondness for silly/stupid westerns from the early 70s and late 60s. Support Your Local Sheriff, Support Your Local Gunfighter, The hallelujah Trail (which is oh so long, but silly). If you've seen Blazing Saddles, and liked it, you'd probably like these. Oh, and Cat Ballou. Evil Roy Slade is funny, but I think it's hard to find? It was originally a tv movie, I think.

The Frisco Kid! Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder. Lots of fun and I yearn for a slashy Yuletide fic someday.