Kevin Costners Open Range is for me one of the most perfect westerns ever made,a simple tale of good versus evil ending with one of the best shoot outs ever put on screen.
Shane, is to me the most perfect western, the acting, the cast, the story, scenery and the message - hasn't been bettered, why not do a perfect 10 for each decade? starting in the 1920's - so at least there is a mix up of films
For me the perfect western is The Big Country. Why? It has everything. 1: Spectacular Scenery 2: Great Elmer Bernstein music 3: An award winning acting performance ( Ives). 4: A great fight scene ( Peck versus Heston). 5: A great hero and heroine ( Peck and Simmons) 6: Villains you hate ( Connors and Bickford) 7: Two great showdowns: Peck vs Connors and Ives vs Bickford. 8: A great quote that resonates over half a century later. “This is a man. He says what he means and means what he says.” ( Ives on Peck). 9: One of the most beautiful women ever in a western ( Jean Simmons). 10: It even has comedy (Peck versus the horse) and brilliant music to go along with it.
The most perfect, to me, is "The Shootist," followed by, "Hang 'em High," "The Magnificent Seven," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Gunfight at the O. K. Corral," and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Some of this, of course, is just a matter of taste, and of those I haven't seen.
Those two are in my top 10. Others ( no order except my favorite): Vera Cruz, Escape From Fort Bravo, Once Upon A Time In The West, Yellow Sky, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo, The Violent Men and sitting at number one: The Big Country. These are films I never tire of.
You REALLY love The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, don't you? My favorite movies in this video are The magnificent Seven and The Searchers. My favorite Western, though, is The Outlaw Josey Wales. The story is dense, the movie feels like it goes on forever (making it worth the price of admission), and it tells a simple story of a man who ends up with a family through his travels.
Hang 'em High is too overlooked, and I think Shane, High Noon, Broken Arrow, and the Big Country are up with the best, along with late Wayne westerns The Cowboys and the Shootist.
Not sure anything this side of Heaven is perfect :) My vote would go to Little Big Man. It has a balanced approach to life in the West, portraying both the good and bad side of the Plains Indian, and shows many different lifestyle choices available to those who settled the West. It is also eminently rewatchable. That last aspect is for me the key to any great film.
@@bravehome4276 Rewatch-ability is absolutely key. This why Good Bad can't be the perfect Western....too dang long and drags in the middle. Iconic af and maybe the best ever, but not "perfect".
Good list young guns 1 and 2 was also great movies on the border 1998 is also a great modern Western with a bit of spice go kill em all and come back again also great with Chuck Norris and the forgotten movie 4 for the apocalypse 1975 desert saints with Keifer Sutherland is also a nice modern Western and the devils rejects that's a bit wild thanks for the list and have a happy new year
My favorite modern western is The Cowboy and the Movie Star. Sean Young gives perhaps the most underrated performance by an actress in a western ( including doing her own stunts while pregnant)
"The very idea of perfectionism drives people crazy. The perfectionist is bound to be a neurotic, he cannot enjoy life till he is perfect. And perfection as such never happens, it is not in the nature of things. Totality is possible, perfection is not possible" I wonder if this applies to films. I have no idea what a perfect western is. That said, John Ford has made many western masterpieces, Howard Hawks has made a few,. Anthony Mann and Sam Fuller have made masterpieces too. And Fritz Lang and Nick Ray have made one..
My idea of a perfect Western isn't really a "Western": The Magnificent Seven" 1966 based on Seven Samurai. Second choice "Quiggley Down Under" Australian
@MikeBarratt-lk3gt sorry I forgot the right date..yes magnificent 7 is a western, in my opinion, the best western ever but it's based on Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
The Big Country, The Magnificent Seven, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, once Upon a Time in the West, Outlaw Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter. Nothing modern as todays actors are not masculine. Eg., Kostner, Washington, etc. soy boys compared to golden age.
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Kevin Costners Open Range is for me one of the most perfect westerns ever made,a simple tale of good versus evil ending with one of the best shoot outs ever put on screen.
It's a good one.
Excellent list and one of your best. Must have been difficult to leave of Shane, Red River and Once Upon A Time in the West.
I would include "Open Range" (2003). Good vs. Evil. Great cinematography. Great performances by a tremendous cast.
The Searchers. Not my personal idol but Shane.
Favourite, Red River. Underrated, Monte Walsh. I love Tombstone.
Shane, is to me the most perfect western, the acting, the cast, the story, scenery and the message - hasn't been bettered, why not do a perfect 10 for each decade? starting in the 1920's - so at least there is a mix up of films
As much as I love John Wayne, if I had to pick one perfect western, it would be The Magnificent Seven!
I agree. Watched it again yesterday and was reminded just how perfect it is.
For me the perfect western is The Big Country. Why? It has everything.
1: Spectacular Scenery
2: Great Elmer Bernstein music
3: An award winning acting performance ( Ives).
4: A great fight scene ( Peck versus Heston).
5: A great hero and heroine ( Peck and Simmons)
6: Villains you hate ( Connors and Bickford)
7: Two great showdowns: Peck vs Connors and Ives vs Bickford.
8: A great quote that resonates over half a century later. “This is a man. He says what he means and means what he says.” ( Ives on Peck).
9: One of the most beautiful women ever in a western ( Jean Simmons).
10: It even has comedy (Peck versus the horse) and brilliant music to go along with it.
the duel was a great scene.
Agreed. If not #1, then certainly top10. It's so hard to pick just one. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The most perfect, to me, is "The Shootist," followed by, "Hang 'em High," "The Magnificent Seven," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Gunfight at the O. K. Corral," and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Some of this, of course, is just a matter of taste, and of those I haven't seen.
I rate Stagecoach (Wayne's version) and Shane as danged close to perfect.
Those two are in my top 10. Others ( no order except my favorite): Vera Cruz, Escape From Fort Bravo, Once Upon A Time In The West, Yellow Sky, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo, The Violent Men and sitting at number one: The Big Country. These are films I never tire of.
@@davidbrown386 Agree with many of those. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo, and The Big Country are all at the top of my favorite Westerns.
Rio Bravo. The Big Country. Blazing Saddles. The Shootist.
You REALLY love The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, don't you? My favorite movies in this video are The magnificent Seven and The Searchers. My favorite Western, though, is The Outlaw Josey Wales. The story is dense, the movie feels like it goes on forever (making it worth the price of admission), and it tells a simple story of a man who ends up with a family through his travels.
Yes I have, it's called tombstone
Hang 'em High is too overlooked, and I think Shane, High Noon, Broken Arrow, and the Big Country are up with the best, along with late Wayne westerns The Cowboys and the Shootist.
Difficult list to develop! I’d add High Noon, Once Upon a Time in the West, Ramrod & The Westerner!
Not sure anything this side of Heaven is perfect :)
My vote would go to Little Big Man. It has a balanced approach to life in the West, portraying both the good and bad side of the Plains Indian, and shows many different lifestyle choices available to those who settled the West. It is also eminently rewatchable. That last aspect is for me the key to any great film.
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Rewatch-ability is absolutely key. This why Good Bad can't be the perfect Western....too dang long and drags in the middle. Iconic af and maybe the best ever, but not "perfect".
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Good list young guns 1 and 2 was also great movies on the border 1998 is also a great modern Western with a bit of spice go kill em all and come back again also great with Chuck Norris and the forgotten movie 4 for the apocalypse 1975 desert saints with Keifer Sutherland is also a nice modern Western and the devils rejects that's a bit wild thanks for the list and have a happy new year
My favorite modern western is The Cowboy and the Movie Star. Sean Young gives perhaps the most underrated performance by an actress in a western ( including doing her own stunts while pregnant)
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"The very idea of perfectionism drives people crazy. The perfectionist is bound to be a neurotic, he cannot enjoy life till he is perfect. And perfection as such never happens, it is not in the nature of things. Totality is possible, perfection is not possible"
I wonder if this applies to films. I have no idea what a perfect western is. That said, John Ford has made many western masterpieces, Howard Hawks has made a few,. Anthony Mann and Sam Fuller have made masterpieces too. And Fritz Lang and Nick Ray have made one..
Outlaw Josie Wales duu😅
🇦🇺 Different titles but same video content......repeatedly??
My idea of a perfect Western isn't really a "Western": The Magnificent Seven" 1966 based on Seven Samurai. Second choice
"Quiggley Down Under" Australian
Wrong magnificent seven is a western and it's not from 1966 it's from 1960.
@MikeBarratt-lk3gt sorry I forgot the right date..yes magnificent 7 is a western, in my opinion, the best western ever but it's
based on Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
@@charylliss3741 based on yes it's still a western.
Yes ,John Wayne or Eastwood weren't ln any of them
Shane is better than most of these films
The Big Country, The Magnificent Seven, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, once Upon a Time in the West, Outlaw Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter. Nothing modern as todays actors are not masculine. Eg., Kostner, Washington, etc. soy boys compared to golden age.
It's called acting there ain't the actors around anymore