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Off-beat westerns
KharBevNor:
I just bought High Plains Drifter, one of my favourite westerns, on DVD and I'm in the mood for some decent, unusual westerns. Not obvious stuff like The Good the Bad and the Ugly or The Magnificent Seven. Also, you're probably going to want to avoid most things made before 1965. I'm thinking maybe some more obscure stuff in the style of Leone, or some Australian westerns or something. I hear The Proposition is good? I'm wanting something heavy on the anti-heroes and grit and nihilism, with hopefully some sort of awesome twist of genre or plot or something to it. I dunno.
Also, how just how good is High Plains Drifter? It's a very heavy contender for my favourite Western ever.
tomselleck69:
-the proposition
-dead man
-el topo
-deadwood (not a film, but amazing nonetheless. i am completely nonbiased, as evidenced by my avatar.)
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 06 Jan 2007, 20:44 ---I'm wanting something heavy on the anti-heroes and grit and nihilism, with hopefully some sort of awesome twist of genre or plot or something to it. I dunno.
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Then you want everything done by Sam Peckinpah in the genre, but The Wild Bunch especially. It's not only my favourite western, it's one of my favourite movies period. The film, set in 1913, centres around a gang of outlaws in a dying Old West, losing their relevance, their careers and their lives to a changing world. What is supposed to be their last work as a gang turns into their final, desperate bid for redemption. It's beautifully shot, masterfully written and expertly balanced. In fact I cannot recommend it enough.
guywithoutsocks:
--- Quote from: tomselleck69 on 06 Jan 2007, 22:00 ----the proposition
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I would second this, having seen it in the theater last year. Nick Cave is brilliant, though fucked-up.
KharBevNor:
--- Quote from: Johnny C on 06 Jan 2007, 22:57 ---
Then you want everything done by Sam Peckinpah in the genre, but The Wild Bunch especially. It's not only my favourite western, it's one of my favourite movies period. The film, set in 1913, centres around a gang of outlaws in a dying Old West, losing their relevance, their careers and their lives to a changing world. What is supposed to be their last work as a gang turns into their final, desperate bid for redemption. It's beautifully shot, masterfully written and expertly balanced. In fact I cannot recommend it enough.
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Seen it unfortunately.
Or maybe I should say fortunately, it's very good. I like Peckinpah's work a lot. My favourite film of his is probably Straw Dogs. Definitely on the right track though.
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