Anyone else here a "Western nut"?

[ShotgunDave]

Val,

I saw that Django series on Amazon too. I wondered if they were worth a look. I think I'll try one tonight and see what they're all about.

[G Dog]

I’m steering clear of that Django business.  I gave it a brief partial spin awhile back and came close to pistoling the screen just like ol Elvis did on a singing Robert Goulet.  That’s not a Western.  It’s ... it’s something else.  A leftist polemic sort of thing.

I “liked“ Fredrick Forest as Blue Duck in Lonesome Dove; one bad dude.  Remember him as Chef in Apocolypse Now?  Iconic, both times.

Anyone mention Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duval as Texas Rangers?  They did good.

[ShotgunDave]

I’m steering clear of that Django business.  I gave it a brief partial spin awhile back and came close to pistoling the screen just like ol Elvis did on a singing Robert Goulet.  That’s not a Western.  It’s ... it’s something else.  A leftist polemic sort of thing.

That's all I needed to hear. Thanks for the heads up, I won't waste my time.

[Hawg]

I watched Django Unchained, it was decent entertainment but not a true western by any means.

[valforgettaboutit]

From what I understand the "Django" series on Amazon were Italian westerns. The modern "Django" was Tarantino's "homage" (i.e. stealing) to the original where he changed a lot of the plot around. Still don't think I'll give either a watch. The original seems like a reverse Josey Wales, with the lead character being Union.

[ShotgunDave]

I watched a movie on Amazon last night, "The Last Outlaw" with Mickey Rourke and Dillon McDermot and a few other recognizable actors. Has anyone else seen it? It was a pretty terrible movie.

[ssb73q]

Hi, watched Open Range again yesterday. Other than the machine gun SAAs and exaggerated shotgun effects, it has one of the best gunfights of all Westerns.

Lonesome Dove is a great series. You need to watch the five movies in the series to see the whole series:

1. Dead Man's Walk
2. Comanche Moon
3. Lonesome Dove
4. Return to Lonesome Dove
5. Streets of Laredo

My upcoming viewings are:
Last of the Mohicans
Dances with Wolves

Regards,
Richard