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My feelings on Westerns in general are one big YAWN... usually I would much rather read some trashy Russian detective story. With several channels devoted to the Westerns, I never make stops there.Even the better ones are not something I would sit and watch. A disclamer - I do not include Eastwood films in that category. Those I can watch.
I know the Stagecoach is considered one of the best, so last night I had a chance to refresh my memory.
The result... I still don't like the formula. Yes, I could see some good directing in this one, and there was a semblance of a story, plus some reasonable acting, but again, overall, I would have turned it off if not for the "task" of seeing it in its entirety.
Is it one of the better ones? Without any doubts. But the question still remains - were there any Westerns that would raise to the level of true excellence, as far as the art of movie making is concerned? I can't think of one.
Who knows... perhaps the best Western ever was indeed the Czech parody - the Lemonade Joe... I mean - the typical Western plot twists - are they not something that should really be treated as a joke?
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Topic - "Stagecoach" last night on cable - Victor Khomenko 05:46:19 05/13/04 (29)
- Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man". The ultimate satire of the American West? - vocalion 14:37:10 05/16/04 (0)
- Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean *n - clbeanz 22:34:42 05/14/04 (0)
- Re: "Stagecoach" last night on cable - Gee LP 20:51:00 05/14/04 (1)
- Re: "Welles on Ford - rico 08:20:43 05/15/04 (0)
- "The Outlaw Josie Wales." - J.R. 13:52:46 05/14/04 (0)
- Gone west! - Bambi B 11:35:41 05/14/04 (8)
- "This principle of solving every problem by violence..." and the American Western. - vocalion 13:15:21 05/16/04 (0)
- Bwhahahahahahaha! That's A Good One Bambi... - AudioHead 06:22:38 05/15/04 (0)
- Re: Gone west! - Victor Khomenko 20:35:54 05/14/04 (1)
- Re: Gone west! - Bambi B 18:09:27 05/15/04 (0)
- I really really liked.... - Hepcat 12:47:19 05/14/04 (0)
- Re: A flaw - rico 12:12:41 05/14/04 (2)
- Good point - Bambi B 17:29:06 05/14/04 (1)
- Re: Good point - rico 17:50:54 05/14/04 (0)
- Blazing Saddles (mt) - Rod M 07:17:35 05/14/04 (0)
- High Noon, The Searchers, Wild Bunch - mishmashmusic 06:04:07 05/14/04 (0)
- The Searchers, My Darling Clementine... - Harmonia 00:55:46 05/14/04 (0)
- How about "Hombre" w/Newman - clbeanz 16:18:14 05/13/04 (0)
- Have you ever seen The Big Country? - rhizomatic 13:30:19 05/13/04 (1)
- Re: Have you ever seen The Big Country? - rico 14:28:32 05/13/04 (0)
- The Winners In The IMDB Top 250 List. - AudioHead 12:38:06 05/13/04 (0)
- The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah) - Audiophilander 11:44:15 05/13/04 (1)
- Don't forget "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid". - J.R. 15:19:49 05/13/04 (0)
- Re: "Stagecoach" last night on cable - patrickU 08:47:07 05/13/04 (2)
- Re: "Stagecoach" last night on cable - Victor Khomenko 08:55:11 05/13/04 (1)
- Re: "Stagecoach" last night on cable - patrickU 11:13:24 05/13/04 (0)
- Saw it too... - kanesays 06:24:35 05/13/04 (2)
- One-Eyed Jacks. - Hepcat 06:45:39 05/13/04 (1)
- Agree on "One Eyed Jacks." - rico 08:17:04 05/13/04 (0)
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