Comments on: 100 Greatest Westerns – Time’s a-wasting

By: david schaffner

david schaffner — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:06:45 +0000

I have been a western fan for at least 50 years and in my lifetime I never thought I would see a “100 greatest westerns” list with “paleface” and “blazing saddles” on it.Unbeleivable,what were you guys thinking?I could name at least 10 John Wayne films that are not on your list.I cannot beleive why “Outlaw Josey Wales,High plains drifter and Pale rider were not on the list.How about 1947’s “Ramrod” and “Four faces west”,Culpepper cattle company and “The hunting party” and don’t forget”Lonsome dove.It would have been a nice tribute to the Duke to put “The shootist” in there.I think you guys need to have a refresher course at journalism school and maybe watch more westerns.

By: Rick Frederick

Rick Frederick — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:25:19 +0000

My ” best westerns” Shane, Tombstone, The Outlaw Josey Wales and The Man Who Sot Liberty Valance”

By: Linda Solomon

Linda Solomon — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:27:18 +0000

I still think Dances with Wolves should be up there as number one
then the Shootist, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Unforgiven, The Viginian, Tombstone, The Searchers, 3 Mules for Sister Sarah, and finally Shanendoah.

By: SJ Mannuzza

SJ Mannuzza — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:56:54 +0000

How can they leave out SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON? To group it with Fort Apache is doing it a gross disservice. Ribbon stands apart as one of the most beautifully filmed westerns ever, and the first to depict Monument Valley in color! Leave it to John Ford. Speaking of Pappy, a personal favorite of mine not included is 3 GODFATHERS from 1948. Furthermore, I would’ve included THE BRAVADOS with Gregory Peck. And one last entry: FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE. They included A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. That’s a good choice if you’re discussing influential westerns, of which it definitely was, it kick-started the spaghetti western genre, but this list is of the GREATEST westerns not necessarily influential. By that criteria, A Few Dollars More is, in my opinion better than Fistful.

By: Tom Bushman

Tom Bushman — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:18:27 +0000

Your 100 greatest Westerns lists is lacking: The great “The Left- handed Gun” (The best ever), and the original “3:10 to Yuma” (much better than the sequel and probably the best black and white film ever. Although it is 3:00 in the afternoon, it looks like nearly the whole film is filmed early in the morning, the long shadows. It must have been mid-winter. When I was a boy the hanging scene,which is more common now in todays graphic frenzy,seemed shocking). A Coehn brothers fan must have insisted on “Blood Simple”. Any R. Scott reel could have sufficed. Otherwise the list is good!

By: jason

jason — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:34:52 +0000

bad daay at black rock isnt a westerns people geezs nor is pale face fargo last of the moricans ,the moussuri breaks these are nt westerns they are comidies

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:27:09 +0000

I cannot believe your top 100 westerns did not include these fantastic movies. I agree mostly with your top ten movies, but I believe many on your remaining 90 list should not even be considered pure westerns. As a life long fan of western movies, hope you will put out another issue with a revised list.

Law Man with Burt Lancaster-Great western movie.
Apachi with Burt Lancaster-Another classic
Last Train from Gun Hill with Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quin
Pale Rider with Clint Eastwood

Joe

By: Jim Paul

Jim Paul — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:57:53 +0000

I received a copy of the 100 Greatest Westerns. While I agree with most of the choices, I can’t believe some of the others. #25,27,49,62 and #90. These were not Westerns. They were comedy’s that used a Western theme. The Paleface at #58. come on, you have to be kidding, right. You put that in as a joke.Your #6 choice, Seven Men From Now is a major error. How could anyone put that above Shane, The Wild Bunch, Open Range, Dances with Wolves, Jeremiah Johnson just to name a few. I have asked about 25 friends if anyone of them had seen or ever heard of Seven Men From Now. No one had seen it or heard of it. You didn’t even mention The Stalking Moon with Gregory Peck. and The Missouri Breaks . How about Tell Them Willy Boy is Here. Someone has got to do their homework next time and stick to true westerns and not allow comedy and others to be counted as a true
westerns . Have some solid guidelines that can be used to choose a “real” western. In conclusion, I must say that I have taken your fine publication, Wild West for about 15 years and I enjoy every issue. You guys are the best, you just need work on your movie selections.

By: George McCormick

George McCormick — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:15:17 +0000

Unforgiven: The old west meets the Bowery,although I liked it. 3
Tombstone: the most revisionist western ever-people actually went around in upscale clothes, knew Shakespeare, carried on conversations in Latin, could engage in complex political and social intrigues? My God, the next thing you’ll be telling me is that there were compassionate and loving people in the West.
My personal number 1.
The Shootist: another movie that shows the Old West ( a more modern variety) as much of it appeared at the time. Wayne’s best. 2
These are my top three. They each represent an actual aspect of the west and are the best portrayals.

By: john giardina

john giardina — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:37:27 +0000

First off some of the films listed should not be on this list !!
Blood Simple , Last of the Mohicans, Lone Star, Bad Day at Black
Rock all though very good movies are not really westerns !!
Some of the comedies picked are lame choices !! Are your film
critics serious with putting ” The Way West ” as # 92 ? Thats
like a one and a half star movie !! If your going to pick a
western with humor ” Mclintock ” and ” Dodge City ” would
have been good choices !! I know 13 John Wayne movies were
picked but to leave off ” She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” when you
have a hundred picks !! Scratch ” Riders in the Sky ” and put
in ” Union Pacific “, scratch ” Ride with the Devil ” and put in
” Rio Grande “. I would have picked ” Life and times of Judge
Roy Bean over ” The Westerner ” !! I think ” Decision at Sundown ”
is an overlooked Randolph Scott classic , but if your gonna
STRETCH the western genre like are critcs did than ” VIVA ZAPATA ” must be put in at least the top 25 !!!