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Anonymous Robot posted:The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a weird picture. I’ve never seen Ladykillers, so it’s peculiar to see a Coen Bros joint that isn’t polished to a shine, but it’s clear that it’s a project they really wanted to make and just couldn’t quite nail. I’m a mark for both westerns and anthology films, though, so I’m dead center in the target demographic. Overall, it doesn’t feel cohesive, which is a bit of a weird criticism to levy at an anthology film, but the tonal and stylistic differences are dramatic and don’t work together to evoke an overarching mood or statement as a whole work. Boy, it really works for me across the board. I agree that "Meal Ticket" is so dark that it leaves a bit of a bad tasted in my mouth, but overall I found all of them tremendously entertaining. "Buster Scruggs" and "Mortal Remains" make good bookends, as they're probably most upfront about the overarching themes of the anthology. "The Gal that Got Rattled" owns; it's my favorite after watching the movie twice.
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Basebf555 posted:If we're gonna get a little bit loose with the definition then I guess you could throw Wake in Fright in there. If you want to consider it a Western then what you have here is a Western with Donald Pleasence as the villain, how can you go wrong? Slow West is an E/N thread turned into a western, it’s great
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Paddyo posted:For my money, The Lonesome Dove miniseries from the 80’s is definitely one of the best Westerns that I’ve ever seen, and maybe the best novel to film adaptation. Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, and Robert Duvall are absolutely at the top of their game, and it’s amazing what they are able to do within the limits of mid 80s network TV. Incredibly underrated film/show IMHO. Also echoing the poster who mentioned Open Range. I remember finding it really corny for the most part (like when the horny youngster gets killed by snakes) but being really blown away by the last episode. Maybe it merits a rewatch.
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Is Fort Apache the one with an adult Shirley Temple?
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When penismightier mentioned Johnny Guitar in the OP of his 2009 western thread, I made a note to watch it. Anyway, I finally got around to it this past weekend. It was alright, though it felt a little bit derivative after watching a lot of Criterion's western noir playlist last year. Certainly had a striking look to it. I also watched The Shootist for the first time (pretty much the only major John Wayne I hadn't seen) and thought it was a nice coda to his career, even if the ending doesn't 100% work. Surprisingly vulnerable performance for Wayne, I thought.
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Raxivace posted:What don't you like about the ending? I think that out of the three guys he has the arranged showdown with, the two that aren't Richard Boone aren't very well established in terms of what they have to gain, nor is it really clear why the Sherriff hates him so much. Like, the Sherriff doesn't like him because he's emblematic or a more violent, lawless bygone era, but he's willing to set up and publicize this weird, grotesque exhibition to be rid of him?
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When are we going to get a High Noon remake, but this time it’s a thinly-veiled cancel culture allegory?
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He looks like Larry David on the poster
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