Comments on: Greatest Western Movie - The Shootout Has Begun

By: harold nolan

harold nolan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:37:33 +0000

I had recent opportunity to review your 100 greatest westersn of all
time, and have the following comments:

(1) I can't understand how you could have left the movie "
"Silverado" (1985) off the list. It was a western that contained
so many great elements of the best westerns of the 1930's and
1940"s. As a 62 year old who grrew up on these movies (starting
in the 1950's with the western roundup and western prarie theater
on New York channel 13), I did not expect my favorates, the Three
Mesquiteers (Stony, Tucon & Lullaby) to make the list. But such
movies as "Johnny Guitar" and "Ruggles of Red Gap", while good
movies, are at best the pimple on the posterior of Silverado

(2) While "High Noon" is a good movie, it does not come close
to the level of action and western style as such movies as
Stagecoach, Red River, or the Magnificent Seven. You may
want to rethink your pecking order

Harold Nolan

By: david schaffner

david schaffner — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:05:58 +0000

Seems like the film mentioned about money hid in a church was "thunderbolt and lightfoot" with Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.

By: mike mcquarrie

mike mcquarrie — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:52:27 +0000

Enjoyed the mag muchly. Disagreed with some of the choices but that's subjective isn't it? A comment in the review of Red River caught my interest….the arms ,clothing and equipment
entirely innapropriate for the time protrayed. True, and even more true for such icons as the Searchers, John Ford Cavalry
epics and almost all Spaghetti Oaters. Also the changes to the original story i.e. the endings to Red River and the Shootist. Final note..when Red River was first seralised in the Saturday Evening Post there were complaining letters re the illustrations innacuracys re arms and equipments….nothing changes. Again I loved Your publication..good stuff.
Mike

By: 1/4circlehand

1/4circlehand — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:27:34 +0000

How could you not include Lee Marvin and Jack Palance in Monte Walsh? Tom Sellecks remake was pretty good too, even using a lot of the same scenes-what better tribute could there be? Also Culpepper Cattle company. Tombstone seems to make several of these lists, but I find it overrated.

By: Harry Robins

Harry Robins — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:16:49 +0000

Your listing of the top 100 Western Movies missed:
Sergeant Rutledge.
El Dorado. (The original with Marlon Brando)
The Appoloosa.
McLintock.

By: Mel Milliron

Mel Milliron — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:13:31 +0000

The movies you listed are great, but I was suprised to not see Crossfire Trail or Monte Walsh.

By: Raymond J. Briggs

Raymond J. Briggs — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:21:13 +0000

I would submit : Cilpepper Cattle co., Trooper Hook, Devil's Doorway, THE Appoloosa, Dame La cabeza de Alfreado Garcia,and my favorite, Sgt. Rutledge.

By: Dale OLson

Dale OLson — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:16:14 +0000

I recently picked up a copy of"100 Greatest westerns" and was surprised that the movie "the Culpeper Cattle Company" was not listed. Altho I have njoyed most of the westerns on flim I think the movie I mentioned rates right up there with the best.

By: John

John — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:12:14 +0000

Hi, I'm looking for the title of a western movie that had a man who hid some money in the bottom of a church and was in jail. He was busted out, and began the chase for the gold.
There was a scene where two men were tied together with a stick of dynamite in their pants and one barrel of water, the winner jumping in the water to not get blown up.

Anyone know the title ??