What are your top 5 Western DVDs
Sumflow
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What are your top 5 Western DVDs?
"At the first bend, I had the clear sensation that Tazio had taken it badly and that we would end up in the ditch; I felt myself stiffen as I waited for the crunch. Instead, we found ourselves on the next straight with the car in a perfect position. I looked at him, his rugged face was calm, just as it always was, and certainly not the face of someone who had just escaped a hair-raising spin. I had the same sensation at the second bend. By the fourth or fifth bend I began to understand; in the meantime, I had noticed that through the entire bend Tazio did not lift his foot from the accelerator, and that, in fact, it was flat on the floor. As bend followed bend, I discovered his secret. Nuvolari entered the bend somewhat earlier than my driver's instinct would have told me to. But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."
Enzo Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Wild Bunch
The Searchers
High Noon
The Magnificent Seven
I couldn't narrow it down to 5 so I listed 6."Just because youre offended doesnt mean youre right." - Ricky Gervais
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5) Good, Bad, the Ugly
4) Pale Rider
3) Tombstone
2) Shane
1) UnforgivenHome Speakers polkaudio RTi70's (bi-wired), CSi30, FX3000i, PSW250
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1)Unforgiven
2)The Cowboys (Best John Wayne Movie IMHO)
3)Pale Rider
4)Tombstone
5)The Sons of Katie Elder
6)The Shootist -
1. High Plains Drifter
2. Tombstone
3. Silverado
4. The Quick and the Dead
5. Young Guns
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1. Pale Rider
2. The Outlaw Josey Wales
3. Tombstone
4. Unforgiven
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1. Tombstone
2. Unforgiven
3. Pale Rider
4. The Outlaw Josey Wales
5. Silveradosystem 1:
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1. Once upon a time in the west.
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.
3. The outlaw Josie Wales.
4. Jeremiah Johnson.
5. Pat Garret and Billy the kid
6. The Unforgiven -
Wow- I'm shocked! I thought I was the only one who liked The Outlaw Josey Wales. It's my favorite western ever. Even have a Clint poster from the movie.Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH
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I don't think I can put 5 into order, but #1 would be Tombstone.
I can't believe no one had Two Mules for Sister Sara! That was a great one.
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Are we cheating a little bit here trubluluc. These are not on DVD yet!Originally posted by trubluluc
1. Once upon a time in the west.
5. Pat Garret and Billy the kid"At the first bend, I had the clear sensation that Tazio had taken it badly and that we would end up in the ditch; I felt myself stiffen as I waited for the crunch. Instead, we found ourselves on the next straight with the car in a perfect position. I looked at him, his rugged face was calm, just as it always was, and certainly not the face of someone who had just escaped a hair-raising spin. I had the same sensation at the second bend. By the fourth or fifth bend I began to understand; in the meantime, I had noticed that through the entire bend Tazio did not lift his foot from the accelerator, and that, in fact, it was flat on the floor. As bend followed bend, I discovered his secret. Nuvolari entered the bend somewhat earlier than my driver's instinct would have told me to. But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."
Enzo Ferrari -
Originally posted by Sumflow
Are we cheating a little bit here trubluluc. These are not on DVD yet! [/B]
Sumflow, how long exactly does it take you to post these souped up colorful post?Damn you all, damn you all to hell.......
I promised myself
No more speakers. None. Nada. And then you posted this!!!!
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Shanghai Noon and Maverick!!
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wild bunch
unforgiven
high noon
last of the mohecans
tombstone. rt-7 mains
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I have to agree that 5.1 on The Magnificent Seven DVD cant be beat.
I am glad no one mentioned that horrible American Outlaws DVD. When Pinkerton thru that bomb into Jessie Jamess house he only blew Jessies Moms arm off. He did not kill her like in this totally fictional story.
Once Upon a Time in the West and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid are for sure on my list for Best Westerns of all time. We just have to wait for them to be remastered like The Magnificent Seven DVD before they put them on DVD!
"At the first bend, I had the clear sensation that Tazio had taken it badly and that we would end up in the ditch; I felt myself stiffen as I waited for the crunch. Instead, we found ourselves on the next straight with the car in a perfect position. I looked at him, his rugged face was calm, just as it always was, and certainly not the face of someone who had just escaped a hair-raising spin. I had the same sensation at the second bend. By the fourth or fifth bend I began to understand; in the meantime, I had noticed that through the entire bend Tazio did not lift his foot from the accelerator, and that, in fact, it was flat on the floor. As bend followed bend, I discovered his secret. Nuvolari entered the bend somewhat earlier than my driver's instinct would have told me to. But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."
Enzo Ferrari -
i realy like the wild bunch it is one of the best. rt-7 mains
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i dont go for that many westerns but 1 i liked was the quick and the dead. and if you want to strech i will say back to the futhure it was staged in the old west and also wild wild west with will smith. also streching it.
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1. Mag 7
2. Mag 7
3. Mag 7
4. Nevada Smith
5. The Searchers
"I was trying to hit the horse!"
Give me a break. It's hands down the Mag 7. Best western of all time. Not only do you get a great story, but you get 7 STUDS, and an Elmer Bernstein soundtrack to die for! Case closed.
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I only have two, and they are contemporary western movies.
1. Rancho Deluxe .
2. The Milagro Beanfield War. -
The Dollars Trilogy
Unforgiven
Django
Tombstone
The Great Silence
The Wild Bunch (we need a spec ed of this)
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I'm not a big western fan however, I will put on my flame suit for my 3 choices:
Blazing Saddles
BTTF III (Not really a western, but close)
Maverick (with Mel Gibson)Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support
group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.
-Drew Carey
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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"The Great Silence!"
Released March 26, 1915???"At the first bend, I had the clear sensation that Tazio had taken it badly and that we would end up in the ditch; I felt myself stiffen as I waited for the crunch. Instead, we found ourselves on the next straight with the car in a perfect position. I looked at him, his rugged face was calm, just as it always was, and certainly not the face of someone who had just escaped a hair-raising spin. I had the same sensation at the second bend. By the fourth or fifth bend I began to understand; in the meantime, I had noticed that through the entire bend Tazio did not lift his foot from the accelerator, and that, in fact, it was flat on the floor. As bend followed bend, I discovered his secret. Nuvolari entered the bend somewhat earlier than my driver's instinct would have told me to. But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."
Enzo Ferrari -
thats not the one I was referring to in my post
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Oh! Corbucci's he did Django to. Ok, Ok, I'll see um'"At the first bend, I had the clear sensation that Tazio had taken it badly and that we would end up in the ditch; I felt myself stiffen as I waited for the crunch. Instead, we found ourselves on the next straight with the car in a perfect position. I looked at him, his rugged face was calm, just as it always was, and certainly not the face of someone who had just escaped a hair-raising spin. I had the same sensation at the second bend. By the fourth or fifth bend I began to understand; in the meantime, I had noticed that through the entire bend Tazio did not lift his foot from the accelerator, and that, in fact, it was flat on the floor. As bend followed bend, I discovered his secret. Nuvolari entered the bend somewhat earlier than my driver's instinct would have told me to. But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."
Enzo Ferrari -
The War Wagon
How The West Was Won
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Butch And Sundance
The Alamo -
Originally posted by Sumflow
Oh! Corbucci's he did Django to. Ok, Ok, I'll see um'
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Grand your enthusiastic review of the Seven deserves some comment. Was there some point that you thought really showed off surround sound in The Magnificent Seven?Originally posted by George Grand 1. Mag 7 2. Mag 7 3. Mag 7
Give me a break. It's hands down the Mag 7. Best western of all time.
The soundtrack music from The Magnificent Seven,forever changed what we expected from a western score. It is one of the top three with "Once upon a time in the west,"and Bob Dylan's "Pat Garret and Billy the kid."
You are probably aware that "The 7," was a remake of "The Seven Samurai, (DVD). Look at the similarities.
Samurai: In the former feudal system of Japan, the class , of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark.
Gunslinger: In the former open range system of the West, the hired guns ... possessed power of life and death over the towns people, and wore two guns (usually a tied down pistol and a rifle) as their distinguishing mark.
The genius wasYul Brynner exploiting the similarities between how Japan changed, and the end of our West in The Magnificent Seven. Samurai's special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871. The western gunslingers about the time of Tom Horn at the turn of the century.
Calvera: "Generosity, that was my first mistake. I leave these people a little extra, and then they hire these men to make trouble. Shows you, sooner or later, you must answer for every good deed."
You Polk people sure listed some really great Westerns here; I am going to have to go see them again. In any case here is a fresh list if you are looking for ideas for your top 5 list. http://us.imdb.com/Charts/Votes/western"At the first bend, I had the clear sensation that Tazio had taken it badly and that we would end up in the ditch; I felt myself stiffen as I waited for the crunch. Instead, we found ourselves on the next straight with the car in a perfect position. I looked at him, his rugged face was calm, just as it always was, and certainly not the face of someone who had just escaped a hair-raising spin. I had the same sensation at the second bend. By the fourth or fifth bend I began to understand; in the meantime, I had noticed that through the entire bend Tazio did not lift his foot from the accelerator, and that, in fact, it was flat on the floor. As bend followed bend, I discovered his secret. Nuvolari entered the bend somewhat earlier than my driver's instinct would have told me to. But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."
Enzo Ferrari -
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goodness grief....you right, Frank!
Sumflow, please reduce the contrast, brightness, and color to -5, and increase black level to +5. Thanks......I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie. -
"Shows you, sooner or later, you must answer for every good deed.""At the first bend, I had the clear sensation that Tazio had taken it badly and that we would end up in the ditch; I felt myself stiffen as I waited for the crunch. Instead, we found ourselves on the next straight with the car in a perfect position. I looked at him, his rugged face was calm, just as it always was, and certainly not the face of someone who had just escaped a hair-raising spin. I had the same sensation at the second bend. By the fourth or fifth bend I began to understand; in the meantime, I had noticed that through the entire bend Tazio did not lift his foot from the accelerator, and that, in fact, it was flat on the floor. As bend followed bend, I discovered his secret. Nuvolari entered the bend somewhat earlier than my driver's instinct would have told me to. But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."
Enzo Ferrari
