AlmostAGhost 2718 Posted January 1, 2019 No overbearing rules or commitments here, just an opportunity for us to dive into a genre/theme/idea over the course of the month. We don't have to watch the same films, or any set amount. This isn't in place of HDTGM, Unspooled, HDTGM Classics, or Musical Mondays. Just if, in your spare movie-watching time, you're stumped or looking for something to choose -- pick a film within our monthly theme. If you find anything worth noting or sharing with the rest of us, post it here in this thread. Knowing this forum, we like the stuff that's really good or either really bad, haha. Let's explore!  1 Share this post Link to post
Bizby Moomoo 18 Posted January 1, 2019 Well, time for my monthly Tombstone viewing. 2 Share this post Link to post
Trip Maverick 4 Posted January 1, 2019 Havent seen Unforgiven or Dances with Wolves in a while. Share this post Link to post
AlmostAGhost 2718 Posted January 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Trip Maverick said: Havent seen Unforgiven or Dances with Wolves in a while. Unforgiven is the Unspooled movie next week btw! 1 Share this post Link to post
grudlian. 4725 Posted January 2, 2019 I'm still finishing Red Dead Redemption 2. Does that count? 2 Share this post Link to post
RyanSz 3140 Posted January 2, 2019 3 hours ago, grudlian. said: I'm still finishing Red Dead Redemption 2. Does that count? Very much so, god can the Houser brothers write amazing epics. As for my western recommendations, here are just a few off the top of my head that are fantastic: Bone Tomahawk The Proposition I also consider Hell or High Water as a modern western. 2 Share this post Link to post
sycasey 2.0 2301 Posted January 3, 2019 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1 Share this post Link to post
Quasar Sniffer 4174 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/1/2019 at 11:54 PM, RyanSz said: Very much so, god can the Houser brothers write amazing epics. As for my western recommendations, here are just a few off the top of my head that are fantastic: Bone Tomahawk The Proposition I also consider Hell or High Water as a modern western. That is an excellent trio of modern Westerns. Hell or High Water has stayed with me in a really profound way. One of my favorites of the last few years of any genre. 2 Share this post Link to post
RyanSz 3140 Posted January 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Quasar Sniffer said: That is an excellent trio of modern Westerns. Hell or High Water has stayed with me in a really profound way. One of my favorites of the last few years of any genre. I'm still pissed Jeff Bridges got the Oscar nomination over Ben Foster, who absolutely stole that movie with his performance. 1 Share this post Link to post
taylor anne photo 11311 Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 7:20 PM, RyanSz said: I'm still pissed Jeff Bridges got the Oscar nomination over Ben Foster, who absolutely stole that movie with his performance. Completely agree, and I'm just as angry this year that he'll be looked over again because his performance in Leave No Trace is fucking STELLAR! 2 Share this post Link to post
grudlian. 4725 Posted January 6, 2019 8 hours ago, taylorannephoto said: Completely agree, and I'm just as angry this year that he'll be looked over again because his performance in Leave No Trace is fucking STELLAR! He was great in Leave No Trace but that's going to suffer from no one having seen it. So, I at least kind of get why he won't be nominated. For Hell Or High Water, there's no excuse because we know they saw the movie. I assume he was in that weird situation where he's kind of bigger than supporting but not the lead and they just split his voting or something. 1 Share this post Link to post
WatchOutForSnakes 807 Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 2:05 PM, sycasey 2.0 said: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance This is maybe the only western I'll ever really need! 1 Share this post Link to post
AlmostAGhost 2718 Posted January 9, 2019 Does anyone have some favorite Spaghetti Westerns I should dive into for this? Share this post Link to post
Cameron H. 23786 Posted January 9, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 7:17 PM, WatchOutForSnakes said: This is maybe the only western I'll ever really need! Agreed  1 Share this post Link to post
EvRobert 1684 Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 2:05 PM, AlmostAGhost said: Does anyone have some favorite Spaghetti Westerns I should dive into for this? Go with Clint's three with Sergio Leone. They are about the best of the bunch. The original Django movies are pretty good too 1 Share this post Link to post
grudlian. 4725 Posted January 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, EvRobert said: Go with Clint's three with Sergio Leone. They are about the best of the bunch. The original Django movies are pretty good too I'll also add in Once Upon A Time In The West and The Great Silence. 3 Share this post Link to post
WatchOutForSnakes 807 Posted January 15, 2019 10 hours ago, EvRobert said: Go with Clint's three with Sergio Leone. They are about the best of the bunch. The original Django movies are pretty good too I just watched A Fistful of Dollars last week. I was really struck by the violence, particularly what the Baxters do at the end. So far, this is the first time I've liked Clint Eastwood in anything. 1 Share this post Link to post
grudlian. 4725 Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, WatchOutForSnakes said: I just watched A Fistful of Dollars last week. I was really struck by the violence, particularly what the Baxters do at the end. So far, this is the first time I've liked Clint Eastwood in anything. You should also watch Yojimbo some time. A Fistful Of Dollars is a remake of it. 3 Share this post Link to post
RyanSz 3140 Posted January 16, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 5:57 PM, grudlian. said: You should also watch Yojimbo some time. A Fistful Of Dollars is a remake of it. There's also Sukiyaki Western Django which pulls inspiration from Yojimbo and the Man With No Name trilogy, while mixing in some decent comedy. 2 Share this post Link to post
WatchOutForSnakes 807 Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 8:57 PM, grudlian. said: You should also watch Yojimbo some time. A Fistful Of Dollars is a remake of it. I think I saw something about Yojimbo as inspiration. I will definitely check it out. Share this post Link to post
RyanSz 3140 Posted January 17, 2019 6 hours ago, WatchOutForSnakes said: I think I saw something about Yojimbo as inspiration. I will definitely check it out. It was an unofficial remake of Yojimbo which led to the studio, Toho, suing the makers of this film, eventually getting 100k and an 15% of the worldwide receipts of the film, which ended up being a nice check given to Kurosawa. The movie was officially remade as the Bruce Willis so-bad-it's-good film, Last Man Standing in 1996, which in itself is a decent mob/western. 1 Share this post Link to post
WatchOutForSnakes 807 Posted January 18, 2019 I am horribly behind on my Kurosawa viewings. Share this post Link to post
AlmostAGhost 2718 Posted January 18, 2019 I've been thinking of Kurosawa bingeing for awhile. Should he be our February theme? Are his movies streamable anywhere? So far this month I've done 4 John Wayne movies, one spaghetti western, and one random old one. I'm gonna shift to some more spaghetti ones for the rest of January. Share this post Link to post
grudlian. 4725 Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, AlmostAGhost said: I've been thinking of Kurosawa bingeing for awhile. Should he be our February theme? Are his movies streamable anywhere? So far this month I've done 4 John Wayne movies, one spaghetti western, and one random old one. I'm gonna shift to some more spaghetti ones for the rest of January. Criterion puts out almost all of his movies in the US and I don't think they have a streaming platform any more after Film Struck went down. 1 Share this post Link to post
grudlian. 4725 Posted January 18, 2019 Did a quick search. A few can be rented from Amazon. Seven Samurai, Ikiru, High And Low, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and The Hidden Fortress are on there. Share this post Link to post
