What is your choice for the best Western motion picture ever made

WI_DEM

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Thu Oct-06-05 04:57 PM
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What is your choice for the best Western motion picture ever made

I have many favorites:
"Destry Rides Again"
"My Darling Clementine"
"Red River"
"The Gunfighter"
"Shane"
"The Searchers"
"Silverado"
"Pale Rider"
"Unforgiven"

But I think my all time favorite is, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."

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LSK

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Thu Oct-06-05 04:58 PM
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1. Dances with wolves?

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WI_DEM

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:00 PM
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4. That's a good choice.

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trackfan

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:00 PM
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2. I agree on "Liberty Valance"

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caty

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:00 PM
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3. I don't usually

watch westerns, but my husband would say "Lonesome Dove".

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blackcatpgh

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:03 PM
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5. two:

good bad & the ugly -- excellent soundtrack

high plains drifter

not necessarily my "favorites," but two that i still like to watch.

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ohiosmith

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:04 PM
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6. Ride the High Country.

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WI_DEM

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:10 PM
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8. I love that film too

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SeattleGirl

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:04 PM
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7. How about a teevee movie: Lonesome Dove

My very favorite western movie!

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Zomby Woof

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Thu Oct-06-05 07:03 PM
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31. That is the greatest of all time!

:thumbsup:

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SeattleGirl

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:05 PM
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42. Thank you Zomby

I was feeling so all-by-my-self on this pick! I loved the book, and they did such a fabulous job with movie. It's definitely a :thumbsup:

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DS1

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:12 PM
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9. Tombstone

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WCGreen

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:13 PM
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10. By far,,,, The Searchers....

Liberty Valance...
Silverado (Just cause it brought the Western Back)
Unforgiven
Shane

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bridgit

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:14 PM
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11. "ever made", wow, that's big, i like 'unforgiven' on your list...

i even like 'open range', there's a couple that are big time, but i like 'missouri breaks' as well so there's that as an indicator

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miss_kitty

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:30 PM
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12. John Ford's Stagecoach, made in the wonder year, 1939

I also like Destry Rides Again
Unforgiven
The Good The Bad and The Ugly
A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
Bad Day at Black Rock
High Noon
Straight to Hell
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Magnificent Seven

I also like Akira Kurosawa samurai flicks.

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Gidney N Cloyd

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:37 PM
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15. Bad Day at Black Rock?

Good film but not really a western. Not a period western anyway.

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miss_kitty

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:45 PM
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19. no. you are right. Not a period western.

It is considered a modern-day western by many, and I think of it as one whenever I hear the name. When I look at the setting, the character names and traits, the cliquishness and circle the wagons mentality of the townsfolk, what I see is an updated western.

Nothing finer than Spencer Tracy's one armed character thoroughly kicking the ass of Ernest Borgnine's town bully character

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Fox Mulder

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:31 PM
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13. Tombstone.

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DanCa

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:33 PM
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14. Frisco Kid - Liberty Vallance Tied.

Edited on Thu Oct-06-05 05:34 PM by DanCa

Gene Wilder and Harison Ford ruled, and how can you not like Liberty Vallance.

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Gidney N Cloyd

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:39 PM
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16. Glad so little enthusiasm for High Noon.

I never got that one.
"Johnny Guitar" is another 'classic' I never got.

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miss_kitty

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:19 PM
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22. "Johnny Guitar"

Lesbian Classic. Lotsa subtext. Much smouldering going on between Mercedes McCambridge and Joan Crawford. Laugh riot to boot...

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miss_kitty

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:21 PM
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23. High Noon

an allegory for the Commie Hunt McCarthy era Blacklisting bullshit, I believe.

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WCGreen

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:45 PM
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27. John Watne tried to talk Gary cooper out of making

that movie, threatened him....

But Coop, a staunch conservative, wouldn't hear any talk of censorship......

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democracyindanger

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:40 PM
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17. What, no "Blazing Saddles?"

I keed.

Gotta say "Unforgiven."

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The Jacobin

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:06 PM
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43. Someone's gotta go back for a shitload of dimes!

natch.

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Gidney N Cloyd

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:42 PM
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18. Anybody like the original Monte Walsh?

Possibly the best end-of-the-western-era western.

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The Magistrate

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:59 PM
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20. Of Movies, Sir

My personal favorite is "Dead Man".

But no movie can touch any two hours of "Deadwood"....

"You can't cut the throat of every cocksucker whose character it would improve."

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Spider Jerusalem

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Thu Oct-06-05 07:19 PM
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35. "Dead Man" is an interesting choice...

one of Johnny Depp's more overlooked roles, in my opinion.

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CanuckAmok

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:38 PM
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38. "Stupid fucking white man."

And Iggy Pop in a dress. What else do ya need?

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The Magistrate

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:08 AM
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46. Not To Mention William Blake....

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jpgray

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:05 PM
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21. High Noon

Though I would have added "Fuck you assholes" to the screenplay.

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DrZeeLit

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:25 PM
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24. I'm in the High Noon camp.

But I would have liked it even more if Gary Cooper had done it when he was a wee bit younger.

Still, you can't beat looking at Grace Kelly. Then Katy Jurado.
Wow, what a combo.

I will cop to paying six times to watch Dances With Wolves on the Big Screen.

Okay..... Silverado was sorta fun, too.

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two gun sid

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:27 PM
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25. High Noon is still the best.

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:52 PM
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29. High Noon. Absolutely. No contest. The absolute greatest.

Now there's a western that exposes all the hypocrisy of the most pious among us, for all time. It's an absolute freakin' classic. But it's really more than just a movie; it's a meditation on who our real friends are.

Grace Kelly is the hottest woman on earth in this movie. And the Tex Ritter theme songs will linger with you for days. I learned how to play that song on my harmonica.

I absolutely LOVE this movie. I watch it at least once every couple of years.

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Paladin

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:44 PM
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26. "Red River"

Howard Hawks' masterpiece.

Recall John Ford's words about John Wayne, after he saw Wayne in the movie: "I didn't know the big sonovabitch could act!"

Runners-up: "Stagecoach," "The Wild Bunch," "Lonesome Dove," "Open Range."

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rug

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:51 PM
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28. The Ox Bow Incident

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Fenris

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:57 PM
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30. "Once Upon a Time in the West"

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MrScorpio

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Thu Oct-06-05 07:09 PM
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32. Cat Ballou

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terrya

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Thu Oct-06-05 07:11 PM
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33. I agree with you.. "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is my favorite.

I also very much like John Wayne's last film "The Shootist".

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Evergreen Emerald

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Thu Oct-06-05 07:17 PM
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34. Treasures of the Sierra Padre

or is it Madre? "Badges? Badges? We don't need no stinkin badges!"

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jus_the_facts

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:15 PM
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36. The Cheyenne Social Club......

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WCGreen

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:09 AM
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47. I liked that one a lot as well...

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jus_the_facts

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:17 AM
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48. It's hilarious....

...I really do love it! :hi:

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WCGreen

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:20 AM
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50. Love your sig line.....

I use to have When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro....

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jus_the_facts

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:26 AM
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51. Thank You....

...yeah gotta love ol' Gonzo..sure hate he's not with us anymore. x(

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WCGreen

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:27 AM
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52. I think he wanted to go out on top....

And he seemed to have slipped a little, the last time I saw him on TV...

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jus_the_facts

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:32 AM
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55. Yeah....

....his Sports Illustrated articles were still pretty great though...I'll sure miss his point of view on so many things...there's just nobody else who can fill his shoes that's for sure.

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WCGreen

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:42 AM
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57. What, you don;t think Anderson Cooper is the next Gonzo

Journalist..... (LOL)

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jus_the_facts

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:46 AM
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58. NO....

:spank:

:rofl:

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Democrats_win

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:23 PM
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37. "The Big Country" starring Burle Ives, Gregory Peck

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Rabrrrrrr

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:43 PM
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39. What about "The Wild Bunch"? It's an insult that isn't on there.

Though I would probably vote for Unforgiven. Fucking excellent film.

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aint_no_life_nowhere

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:56 AM
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60. The Wild Bunch has my vote

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Dees

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:49 PM
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40. Lonesome Dove, Unforgiven, Tombstone, Open Range...

Edited on Thu Oct-06-05 08:51 PM by Dees

Lonesome Dove....hard choice.

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:57 PM
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41. "Blazing Saddles"

"Someone's gotta go back for a shit-load of dimes".

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liberaltrucker

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:07 PM
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45. Damn, you beat me to it

:rofl:

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Hand

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:30 AM
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54. That's okay...

democracyindanger beat you both to it--see post #17. Even used the same quote!

Saw it on the tube recently--hilarious! :rofl:

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Lethe

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:06 PM
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44. Good Bad and Ugly or Unforgiven

would get my vote

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enigmatic

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:19 AM
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49. El Topo

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a genius.

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Hand

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:28 AM
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53. Can't leave out "The Magnificent Seven"...

The first samurai western movie and a late-period classic! :toast:

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Raster

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:37 AM
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56. It's gonna be Brokeback Mountain

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bliss_eternal

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Fri Oct-07-05 12:46 AM
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59. I wasn't big on Westerns...the only one I ever enjoyed

was Silverado. I've seen it so many times I know it by heart.

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wildhorses

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Fri Oct-07-05 01:10 AM
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61. it is not the best but

I like "Quigley Down Under"
and
"Man From Snowy River"
and
"True Grit"

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