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<blockquote data-quote="Warrior Poet" data-source="post: 2766151" data-attributes="member: 1057"><p>The following are at the top of the list, in order of appeal to me:</p><p></p><p>Sergio Leone's holy trinity (<em>Fistfull, Few Dollars,</em>etc.)</p><p><em>Dead Man</em></p><p><em>Deadwood</em> (HBO series)</p><p><em>The Outlaw Josey Wales</em></p><p><em>High Plains Drifter</em></p><p><em>The Searchers</em></p><p><em>High Noon</em></p><p><em>Unforgiven</em></p><p><em>Red River</em></p><p><em>Silverado</em></p><p><em>Blazing Saddles</em></p><p><em>Pale Rider</em></p><p></p><p>These are not in any order, and are also outstanding:</p><p><em>True Grit</em></p><p><em>The Cowboys</em></p><p><em>The Magnificent Seven</em></p><p><em>Rooster Cogburn</em></p><p><em>Two Mules for Sister Sara</em></p><p><em>Tombstone</em></p><p><em>Wyatt Earp</em></p><p><em>Open Range</em></p><p><em>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</em></p><p><em>Hang 'em High</em></p><p><em>The Wild Bunch</em></p><p><em>The Shootist</em></p><p><em>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance</em></p><p><em>Big Jake</em></p><p></p><p>I'd like to take a special moment to note, as Pielorinho did, a novel, and add some others to the list:</p><p></p><p><em>Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West</em> by Cormac McCarthy. Not only is it one of the best westerns I've ever read, it's one of the best works of literature I've ever read. I'm a huge McCarthy fan, but this is his best as far as I'm concerned. And it's everything Pielorinho described, and more. It's a helluva journey that's horrifying to take and yet impossible to stop. The Judge may be the single most terrifying figure I've ever encountered in fiction. As novels go, this tops the list. Frankly, I think it trumps all the movies, as well. Best summed up in the sentiment (not from the novel) "Nous sommes touts sauvages." (-Dee Brown, <em>Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee</em>, q.v.)</p><p></p><p><em>The Pistoleer</em> by James Carlos Blake. Life and times of John Welsey Hardin.</p><p></p><p><em>Wildwood Boys</em> by James Carlos Blake. Life and times of "Bloody Bill" Anderson</p><p></p><p><em>The Friends of Pancho Villa</em> by James Carlos Blake. Life and times of Pancho Villa and Rodolfo Fierro, as told by Fierro.</p><p></p><p>And in the non-fiction category:</p><p></p><p><em>Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee</em> by Dee Brown.</p><p></p><p><em>Son of the Morning Star</em> by Evan S. Connell</p><p></p><p>Warrior Poet</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warrior Poet, post: 2766151, member: 1057"] The following are at the top of the list, in order of appeal to me: Sergio Leone's holy trinity ([i]Fistfull, Few Dollars,[/i]etc.) [i]Dead Man Deadwood[/i] (HBO series) [i]The Outlaw Josey Wales High Plains Drifter The Searchers High Noon Unforgiven Red River Silverado Blazing Saddles Pale Rider[/i] These are not in any order, and are also outstanding: [i]True Grit The Cowboys The Magnificent Seven Rooster Cogburn Two Mules for Sister Sara Tombstone Wyatt Earp Open Range Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Hang 'em High The Wild Bunch The Shootist The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Big Jake[/i] I'd like to take a special moment to note, as Pielorinho did, a novel, and add some others to the list: [i]Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West[/i] by Cormac McCarthy. Not only is it one of the best westerns I've ever read, it's one of the best works of literature I've ever read. I'm a huge McCarthy fan, but this is his best as far as I'm concerned. And it's everything Pielorinho described, and more. It's a helluva journey that's horrifying to take and yet impossible to stop. The Judge may be the single most terrifying figure I've ever encountered in fiction. As novels go, this tops the list. Frankly, I think it trumps all the movies, as well. Best summed up in the sentiment (not from the novel) "Nous sommes touts sauvages." (-Dee Brown, [i]Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee[/i], q.v.) [i]The Pistoleer[/i] by James Carlos Blake. Life and times of John Welsey Hardin. [i]Wildwood Boys[/i] by James Carlos Blake. Life and times of "Bloody Bill" Anderson [i]The Friends of Pancho Villa[/i] by James Carlos Blake. Life and times of Pancho Villa and Rodolfo Fierro, as told by Fierro. And in the non-fiction category: [i]Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee[/i] by Dee Brown. [i]Son of the Morning Star[/i] by Evan S. Connell Warrior Poet [/QUOTE]
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