How did the Unforgiven win Academy reward? Recommend more westerns please

[Nitemare]

Rented this last night and I thought it was pretty sucky.

I liked Clint in Fistful of Dollars, The Good the bad and the Ugly, Two Mules for Sister Sara, and Hang em' high...but this movie was bad...

 

[Codewiz]

Rooster Cogburn or Pale Rider

 

[Hammer]

don't make me beat you ala english bob

 

[blackdogdeek]

high plains drifter
silverado
tombstone

 

[filmmaker]

High Noon

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: filmmaker
High Noon

Yep. Considered the best movie to NOT win an Oscar.

 

[waylman]

Another vote for High Plains Drifter. Classic Eastwood.

 

[Rilescat]

True Grit, The Cowboys - both John Wayne

 

[bigben]

True Grit

Also - The Three Amigos.

 

[slackerinabox]

Hey, I posted a similar thread months ago.. Do a quick search - it grew to a pretty large and useful list

 

[Tom]

"Unforgiven" is a great movie.

Something must have distracted you. It isn't possible to like the other movies you mentioned and not like Unforgiven. It is scientifivcally proven.

You better get it again, and pay attention this time.

 

[bigben]

True Grit

Also - The Three Amigos.

 

[Shantanu]

For A Few Dollars More.
Pale Rider.

 

[deftron]

Once Upon a Time in the West

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Dead Parrot Sketch
"Unforgiven" is a great movie.

Something must have distracted you. It isn't possible to like the other movies you mentioned and not like Unforgiven. It is scientifivcally proven.

You better get it again, and pay attention this time.

Could be an age thing, it helps to be in at least your mid/late twenties to appreciate the themes of aging and looking back at a past that wasn't very glorious in hindsight.

For someone less advanced towards geezerhood it's much easier to identify with The Man With No Name in his youthful glory.

 

[LordMaul]

Academy reward?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Dead Parrot Sketch
"Unforgiven" is a great movie.

Something must have distracted you. It isn't possible to like the other movies you mentioned and not like Unforgiven. It is scientifivcally proven.

You better get it again, and pay attention this time.

Dunno got totally turned off from the movie by the feebleness of Eastwood and him not being able to shoot a pistol(beginning wtf is that?)

Thanks for the movie suggestions so far

 

[Shantanu]

Academy awards are usually given out on the basis of how well a movie is made, i.e. acting talent. The movie itself can suck, e.g. English Patient.

Unforgiven was the politically correct, anti-Western. That's why most Western fans didn't like it.

 

[Tom]

"Dunno got totally turned off from the movie by the feebleness of Eastwood and him not being able to shoot a pistol(beginning wtf is that?)"

Did you watch the movie all the way through ? I won't tell you what happens in case you didn't.

And it's cetairnly not an anti-Western, or politically correct. It's a minor miracle it one an Oscar.

 

[CPA]

Blazing Saddles - Best Western Movie Ever!

 

[Spoooon]

Originally posted by: Shantanu
Academy awards are usually given out on the basis of how well a movie is made, i.e. acting talent. The movie itself can suck, e.g. English Patient.

Unforgiven was the politically correct, anti-Western. That's why most Western fans didn't like it.

I didn't see it as an anti-Western. Unforgiven tells the story that most other westerns don't: what happens to a gunfighter burdened by guilt, children, and old age.

 

[308nato]

"The Searchers"................the Duke at his finest.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Tombstone

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Spoooon

Originally posted by: Shantanu
Academy awards are usually given out on the basis of how well a movie is made, i.e. acting talent. The movie itself can suck, e.g. English Patient.

Unforgiven was the politically correct, anti-Western. That's why most Western fans didn't like it.

I didn't see it as an anti-Western. Unforgiven tells the story that most other westerns don't: what happens to a gunfighter burdened by guilt, children, and old age.

How could a legendary gun fighter become a feeble useless pig farmer?

 

[DaveSimmons]

How could a legendary gun fighter become a feeble useless pig farmer?

Age and regret. But if you watch the entire movie he isn't quite so feeble....