Western Challenge (Official, May 2023)

[gunnar]

31. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 3.5/10
32. Broken (2012) 7/10 #Bonus
33. Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football 7/10 #Bonus
34. Hausu House (1977) 6.5/10
35. Bad Santa (2003) 6/10
36. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 7/10
37. The Proposition (2005) 5.5/10 #Triple

I think that you meant for this to go in the DTC Challenge.

[Tngy]

31. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 3.5/10
32. Broken (2012) 7/10 #Bonus
33. Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football 7/10 #Bonus
34. Hausu House (1977) 6.5/10
35. Bad Santa (2003) 6/10
36. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 7/10
37. The Proposition (2005) 5.5/10 #Triple

I think that you meant for this to go in the DTC Challenge.

Yes...

[sol]

Spoiler

1. Angel and the Badman (1947)
2. Hellfire (1949)
3. 3 Bad Men (1926)
4. Lightning Jack (1994)
5. The Pilgrim (1923) REVISION
6. Lemonade Joe (1964)
7. The Capture (1950)
8. Branded (1950)
9. Homestead (2023)

10. The Big Sky (1952)



This is blessed by some impressive foggy shots at night and there are some memorable moments as one of the main characters has to have a finger cut off and as they become worried about being pursued at a distance while making their way upstream. For the most part though, the film plays out as an odd hangout comedy: non-urgently paced and full of shots of the men sitting around and drinking, singing about how much they love whisky and talking about the Native Americans who they hope to trade with. And clocking in at over two hours and full of narration that spells things out, it was a bit much for me.

[Lakigigar]

1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) #1900
I decided to watch another John Huston, this is the other one that is pretty high in the favorite films rankings, and in my opinion, a slightly better one. I expected to watch a western but it's in its core more an adventure film. And as a kid i've seen parts of The African Queen, so Huston probably is in particularly well known for those older adventure type of films. It's solid, and i'm glad to see a film with gold fever and greed as its themes. I wasn't completely blown away but it's a good and solid film.

Set in 1925 according to the wiki.

[sol]

Spoiler

1. Angel and the Badman (1947)
2. Hellfire (1949)
3. 3 Bad Men (1926)
4. Lightning Jack (1994)
5. The Pilgrim (1923) REVISION
6. Lemonade Joe (1964)
7. The Capture (1950)
8. Branded (1950)
9. Homestead (2023)
10. The Big Sky (1952)

11. The Big Country (1958)



There are some amazing widescreen long shots here but Gregory Peck's performance is what really makes the film click with his non-dialogue scenes coming off best as his body posture and facial expressions often convey all; there are some great moments of him simply standing hunched over deep in thought (see above). The romance between Peck and his bride-to-be feels a bit weird as she turns against him incredibly quickly. The film really resonates though as a tale of a man who does not want to blindly please others and who values peace more than machismo; a very appropriate western for the Cold War era.

[flavo5000]

67. Windwalker (Kieth Merrill, 1980)


68. Apache Country (George Archainbaud, 1952)


69. Pack Train (George Archainbaud, 1953)


70-75. Deadwood Season 2 (2005)

YEEHAW

1. Riders of the Whistling Pines (John English, 1949)
2. The Big Show (Mack V. Wright, 1936)
3. Springtime in the Rockies (Joseph Kane, 1937)
4. Boots and Saddles (Joseph Kane, 1937)
5. Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955)
6. The War Wagon (Burt Kennedy, 1967)
7. Rooster Cogburn (Stuart Miller, 1975)
8. Rustlers' Rhapsody (Hugh Wilson, 1985)
9. Tedeum a.k.a. Father Jackleg (Enzo G. Castellari, 1972)
10. La collera del vento a.k.a.Revenge of Trinity (Mario Camus, 1970)
11. King of the Cowboys (Joseph Kane, 1943)
12. My Pal Trigger (Frank McDonald, Yakima Canutt, 1946)
13. Song of Texas (Joseph Kane, 1943)
14. Kill or Be Killed (Duane Graves, Justin Meeks, 2015)
15. Under California Stars (William Witney, 1948)
16. Utah (John English, 1945)
17. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (Robert N. Bradbury, 1937)
18. Kansas Pacific (Ray Nazarro 1953)
19. Bells of San Angelo (William Witney, 1947)
20. Fighting Caravans (David Burton, Otto Brower, 1931)
21. Apache Rifles (William Witney, 1964)
22. Man of the Forest (Henry Hathaway, 1933)
23. The Good Old Boys (Tommy Lee Jones, 1995)
24. Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto... a.k.a. Two Brothers in Trinity (Renzo Genta, Richard Harrison, 1972)
25. Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi! a.k.a. Sons of Trinity (Enzo Barboni, 1995)
26. The Kissing Bandit (Laslo Benedek, 1948)
27. The Harvey Girls (George Sidney, 1946)
28. Daniel Boone (David Howard, 1936)
29. The Big Trees (Felix E. Feist, 1952)
30. Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (Matt Cimber, 1984)
31. The Man from the Alamo (Budd Boetticher, 1953)
32. The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh, 1953)
33. The Over-the-Hill Gang (Jean Yarbrough, 1969)
34. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (George McCowan, 1970)
35. Crossfire Trail (Simon Wincer, 2001)
36. Saddle the Wind (John Sturges, Robert Parrish, 1958)
37. Many Rivers to Cross (Roy Rowland, 1955)
38. Melody Trail (Joseph Kane 1935)
39. Rhythm of the Saddle (George Sherman, 1938)
40. The Vigilantes Are Coming (Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright, 1936)
41. Molly and Lawless John (Gary Nelson, 1972)
42. Three Priests (Jim Comas Cole, 2008)
43. The Redhead from Wyoming (Lee Sholem, 1953)
44. Quantez (Harry Keller, 1957)
45. Gun for a Coward (Abner Biberman, 1957)
46. Monte Walsh (Simon Wincer, 2004)
47. The Fighting Kentuckian (George Waggner, 1949)
48. Last Stand at Saber River (Dick Lowry, 1997)
49. Santa Fe Stampede (George Sherman 1938)
50. The Mountain Men (Richard Lang, 1980)
51. Acquasanta Joe a.k.a. Holy Water Joe (Mario Gariazzo, 1971)
52. Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west a.k.a. Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (Mario Costa, 1965)
53. Abre tu fosa amigo... llega Sabata a.k.a. Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming (Juan Bosch, 1971)
54. Un par de asesinos a.k.a. Sartana Kills Them All (Rafael Romero Marchent, 1970)
55. Stagecoach (Gordon Douglas, 1966)
56. The Cowboy and the Indians (John English, 1949)
57. The Blazing Sun (John English, 1950)
58. On Top of Old Smoky (George Archainbaud, 1953)
59. The Hills of Utah (John English, 1951)
60. Mackenna's Gold (J. Lee Thompson, 1969)
61. A Man Called Sledge (Vic Morrow, Giorgio Gentili, 1970)
62. Can't Help Singing (Frank Ryan, 1944)
63. The Glory Guys (Sam Peckinpah, Arnold Laven, 1965)
64. Red River Valley (B. Reeves Eason, 1936)
65. Saddle Pals (Lesley Selander, 1947)
66. Flame of Barbary Coast (Joseph Kane, 1945)
67. Windwalker (Kieth Merrill, 1980)
68. Apache Country (George Archainbaud, 1952)
69. Pack Train (George Archainbaud, 1953)
70-75. Deadwood Season 2 (2005)

[Lammetje]

7. The Big Country (1958) (rewatch)

11. The Big Country (1958)

There are some amazing widescreen long shots here but Gregory Peck's performance is what really makes the film click with his non-dialogue scenes coming off best as his body posture and facial expressions often convey all; there are some great moments of him simply standing hunched over deep in thought (see above). The romance between Peck and his bride-to-be feels a bit weird as she turns against him incredibly quickly. The film really resonates though as a tale of a man who does not want to blindly please others and who values peace more than machismo; a very appropriate western for the Cold War era.

Nice choice for a screenshot, and I think this is spot on.

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

(Screenshots from 'Day of the Evil Gun' and 'Extreme Prejudice')



35. Hudson's Bay (1940, Irving Pichel) - 7/10
36. Last of the Redmen (1947, George Sherman) - 5/10
37. Lust for Gold (1949, S. Sylvan Simon, George Marshall) - 8/10
38. Dallas (1950, Stuart Heisler) - 7.5/10
39. Man in the Saddle (1951, André De Toth) - 7/10
40. The Rough, Tough West (1952, Ray Nazarro) - 6.5/10
41. The Naked Spur (1953, Anthony Mann) - 8.5 or 9/10
42. An Eye for an Eye (1966, Michael D. Moore) - 6 or 6.5/10
43. Day of the Evil Gun (1968, Jerry Thorpe) - 8/10
44. The Train Robbers (1973, Burt Kennedy) - 6.5/10
45. Extreme Prejudice (1987, Walter Hill) - 9/10

Spoiler

1. Adventures in Silverado (1948, Phil Karlson) - 7/10
2. The Texas Rangers (1951, Phil Karlson) - 6.5/10
3. Wagons West (1952, Ford Beebe) - 7/10
4. Overland Pacific (1954, Fred F. Sears) - 5.5 or 6/10
5. Rails Into Laramie (1954, Jesse Hibbs) - 7.5/10
6. Seminole Uprising (1955, Earl Bellamy) - 5.5/10
7. The Last Sunset (1961, Robert Aldrich) - 9/10
8. The Misfits (1961, John Huston) - 8.5/10
9. The Stalking Moon (1968, Robert Mulligan) - 8/10
10. Massacre River (1949, John Rawlins) - 7/10
11. Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951, Ray Nazarro) - 6 or 6.5/10
12. California Conquest (1952, Lew Landers) - 6/10
13. El gaucho y el diablo / The Gaucho and the Devil (1952, Ernesto Remani) - 6/10
14. The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954, William Castle) - 5/10
15. Wyoming Renegades (1955, Fred F. Sears) - 5.5/10
16. Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957, Lesley Selander) - 7.5/10
17. The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959, Ted Post) - 7/10
18. Zandy's Bride (1974, Jan Troell) - 8/10
19. Destry Rides Again (1939, George Marshall) - 10/10
20. The Untamed Breed (1948, Charles Lamont) - 5/10
21. Whispering Smith (1948, Leslie Fenton) - 7/10
22. The Younger Brothers (1949, Edwin L. Marin) - 5.5/10
23. Count Three and Pray (1955, George Sherman) - 7/10
24. Tall Man Riding (1955, Lesley Selander) - 7/10
25. Chisum (1970, Andrew V. McLaglen) - 6/10
26. Old Henry (2021, Potsy Ponciroli) - 7.5 or 8/10
27. The Law of the 45's (1935, John P. McCarthy) - 6/10
28. Garden of Evil (1954, Henry Hathaway) - 9.5/10
29. Three Young Texans (1954, Henry Levin) - 5/10
30. Texas Lady (1955, Tim Whelan) - 7/10
31. King of the Wild Stallions (1959, R.G. Springsteen) - 6 or 6.5/10
32. 5 Card Stud (1968, Henry Hathaway) - 6.5 or 7/10
33. Mackenna's Gold (1969, J. Lee Thompson) - 7/10
34. The Old Way (2023, Brett Donowho) - 5.5 or 6/10

[sol]

7. The Big Country (1958) (rewatch)

11. The Big Country (1958)

There are some amazing widescreen long shots here but Gregory Peck's performance is what really makes the film click with his non-dialogue scenes coming off best as his body posture and facial expressions often convey all; there are some great moments of him simply standing hunched over deep in thought (see above). The romance between Peck and his bride-to-be feels a bit weird as she turns against him incredibly quickly. The film really resonates though as a tale of a man who does not want to blindly please others and who values peace more than machismo; a very appropriate western for the Cold War era.

Nice choice for a screenshot, and I think this is spot on.

My DVD front cover actually looks quite similar to that shot, so that's perhaps where the inspiration came from, but definitely agree that the screenshot works well as an epitome shot for the movie. For what it's worth, this is one of those films that I had been putting off for ages due to the massive length, but the minutes really flew by. I guess I am lucky that the Official Challenges aligned this month in order to make this one a priority.

[PopperTheKungFu-Dragon]

16. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972, John Huston) FTV

An amusing comedy western from John Huston.

[gunnar]

68-80 - Gunsmoke Season 1 (1955) - Marshal Matt Dillon takes care of the law in Dodge City, Kansas. This is my first time watching the show and I enjoyed it. It's a pretty good show and I liked it more as it went along and I became familiar with the main cast. I imagine that I'll get back and watch season 2 eventually. I'm curious how different the show became after it went to a full hour in season 7.

Spoiler

1 - A Bullet for the General (1967) - 7/10 - #1900
2 - A Pistol for Ringo (1965) - 7.5/10
3 - And God Said to Cain (1970) - 8/10
4 - Bandidos (1967) - 7.5/10
5 - California (1977) - 7/10
6 - The Tracker (2002) - 7.5/10 - #1900
7 - The Overlanders (1946) - 6.5/10 - #1900
8 - Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967) - 4/10
9 - The Four of the Apocalypse (1975) - 6.5/10
10 - The Grand Duel (1972) - 7/10
11 - If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968) - 6/10
12 - Johnny Hamlet (1968) - 6/10
13 - Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1970) - 6/10
14 - ¡Matalo! (1970) - 2/10
15 - Navajo Joe (1966) - 7/10
16 - Requiescant (1967) - 7/10
17 - Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971) - 6/10
18 - The Brute and the Beast (1966) - 5.5/10
19 - Black Robe (1991) - 7.5/10 - #1830
20 - The Proposition (2005) - 7/10
21 - Oh, Susanna (1936) - 5/10 - #1900
22 - Across the Wide Missouri (1951) - 7.5/10
23 - 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) - 5/10 - #1900*
24 - Blue Steel (1934) - 5/10
25 - El Infierno (2010) - 8.5/10 - #1900
26 - Jeremiah Johnson (1972) - 8/10
27 - White Sun of the Desert (1970) - 6/10 - #1900
28 - Lonely Are the Brave (1962) - 8/10 - #1900
29 - Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) - 7.5/10
30 - The Shooting (1966) - 6/10
31 - The Terror of Tiny Town (1938) - 5/10
32 - Run of the Arrow (1957) - 5.5/10
33 - The Naked Dawn (1955) - 7/10 - #1900
34 - Vera Cruz (1954) - 8/10
35 - Meek's Cutoff (2010) - 6.5/10
36 - Ulzana's Raid (1972) - 7.5/10
37 - The Hired Hand (1971) - 5.5/10
38 - They Call Me Trinity (1970) - 7/10
39 - Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) - 7/10
40 - High Plains Drifter (1973) - 8/10
41 - Rio Bravo (1959) - 9/10
42 - Rio Lobo (1970) - 7.5/10
43 - Sagebrush Trail (1933) - 5.5/10
44 - Texas Terror (1935) - 5/10 - #1900
45 - Angel and the Badman (1947) - 7/10
46 - Born to the West / Hell Town (1937) - 6.5/10
47 - King of the Pecos (1936) - 7/10
48 - Lawless Range (1935) - 5/10
49 - Paradise Canyon (1935) - 5/10 - #1900
50 - The Dawn Rider (1935) - 5.5/10
51 - The Desert Trail (1935) - 6.5/10
52 - The Trail Beyond (1934) - 5.5/10
53 - Winds of the Wasteland (1936) - 7/10
54 - The Hellbenders (1967) - 6.5/10
55 - The Return of Ringo (1965) - 7/10
56 - El Puro (1969) - 4/10
57 - The Ugly Ones (1966) - 5/10
58 - Vengeance (1968) - 7.5/10
59-62 - Lonesome Dove (1989) (373 minutes)
63 - Decision at Sundown (1957) - 7.5/10
64 - Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) - 8/10
65 - Lemonade Joe (1964) - 7.5/10
66 - The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) - 7.5/10 - #Bonus
67 - Westbound (1959) - 7.5/10
68-80 - Gunsmoke Season 1 (1955)

[blocho]

16. Four Guns to the Border (1954)
A decent Rory Calhoun Western, but also a bit rote and bland. The most memorable thing about it is how determined the filmmakers are to get Colleen Miller’s shirt wet. It happens three times in the first hour of the movie. Some decent photography though.



17. Station West (1948)
A Western noir, with Dick Powell as an undercover US army investigator trying to figure out a gold-thieving scheme out West. This one is a bit of a mixed bag. The supporting characters, Burl Ives aside, are never fully developed or that interesting. There’s a lot of space in Westerns and noir for colorful goons, but that space is not explored here. The romantic subplot is perfunctory even by the standards of noir. And there are a few too many plot holes. But the main appeal is seeing Powell provide his signature tough guy wisecracking and banter. For me at least, that makes this movie fun and worthwhile.

[sol]

Spoiler

1. Angel and the Badman (1947)
2. Hellfire (1949)
3. 3 Bad Men (1926)
4. Lightning Jack (1994)
5. The Pilgrim (1923) REVISION
6. Lemonade Joe (1964)
7. The Capture (1950)
8. Branded (1950)
9. Homestead (2023)
10. The Big Sky (1952)
11. The Big Country (1958)

12. The Quick and the Dead (1995)



A western influenced by Sergio Leone, directed by the guy behind the Evil Dead trilogy, and just as awesome as that sounds, this cinematic rollercoaster revolves around a mysterious woman entering a gun-fighting competition in a town run by a corrupt self-appointed lawman. Every fight is breathtaking with Sam Raimi not only utilising spaghetti western zooms-in but also adding an angular element to the mix with his camera spinning around as it zooms in. There are some amazing rapid-fire edits too, a handful of insane spinning vertigo shots, as well as typically Raimi high doses of blood and gore.

[Lonewolf2003]

10. Ammazzali tutti e torna solo [Kill Them All and Come Back Alone] (1968, Enzo G. Castellari); 6.2 - I agree with the comment on ICM that this movie is like a meal that has all the correct ingredients and a good chef but doesn't come together as good as it should/could have been.
11. Major Dundee (1965, Sam Peckinpah): 7.2
12. Per pochi dollari ancora [For a Few Extra Dollars/Fort Yuma Gold] (1966, Giorgio Ferroni): 5.5
13. Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco [Gatling Gun] (1968, Paolo Bianchini); 5.5
14. Ehi amico... c'è Sabata. Hai chiuso! [Sabata] (1969, Gianfranco Parolini): 7.5
15. Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di... [Adios Sabata] (1970, , Gianfranco Parolini)): 6.5

Spoiler

1. Forty Guns (1957, Samuel Fuller) rewatch: 8.0 > 8.0
2. Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro [Massacre Time/The Brute and the Beast] (1966, Lucio Fulci): 7.0
3. The Overlanders (1946,Harry Watt): 5.8
4. 2 once di piombo [My Name Is Pecos] (1966, Maurizio Lucidi): 6.0
5. Bandidos (1967, Massimo Dallamano): 7.0
6. E Dio disse a Caino... [And God Said to Cain] (1970, Antonio Margheriti): 7.2
7. Seraphim Falls (2007, David Von Ancken): 6.5
8. Foo gwai lip che [The Millionaires Express/Shanghai Express] (1986, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung): 7.8
9. The Ridiculous 6 (2015, Frank Coraci): 6.5

[Fergenaprido]

6. Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera [Lemonade Joe] (1964) - 7.8
7. 3 Bad Men (1926) - 7.6

That's probably it for me. Thanks for hosting blocho.

Seen Films

1. The Gunfighter (1950) - 8.0
2. Da uomo a uomo [Death Rides a Horse] (1967) - 7.2
3. Il mercenario [The Mercenary] (1968) - 7.4 - #1900 - takes place during the Mexican Revolution
4. Man Without a Star (1955) - 7.8
x. Susuz Yaz [Dry Summer] (1963) - 7.8
5. The Far Country (1954) - 7.6

[Minkin]

I kinda feel like you're not ready for some Yeehaw

01. Rango (2011) - Nevada - Rating: 5/10 - Bonus Challenge #1 -- 1900
02. Night of the Lepus (1972) - Arizona - Rating: 9/10 - Bonus Challenge #1 --1900

03. Destry Rides Again (1939) - Kern County - Rating: 6/10
The town drunk (Charles Winninger) becomes the new sheriff of the corrupt town of Bottleneck; but to everyone's surprise, he takes the job diligently, and tightens down on lawlessness, along with the help of the son of his former lawman friend - Destry (James Stewart). Stewart eases into the deputy role, by hiding his abilities, and is immediately accepted as a non-threat presence to the evil forces at the saloon - as he orders a milk, and is handed a bucket and mop to keep him busy. He also doesn't carry a gun, which is perhaps his most noteworthy feature; he of course proves he can shoot exceptionally well, but finds himself to be in a safer position if not armed, which makes him less of a worry to the baddies - having an unarmed lawman. Stewart portrays an interesting role here - clearly siding himself with justice / fairness / the law, yet he often seems to be walking a delicate balancing act of playing to both sides, yes to alleviate suspicion, but to also allow himself to probe further into a case, without seeming too nosey. For there's safety in being an embarrassment, of not being taken seriously - that people can disregard you as a potential threat, and just conclude that you're either in their pocket, or that you're so much of a pipsqueak - with elements of queer coding here - of being poncy: someone who doesn't drink, fight, or shoot (how lavender of him!). That he'll never stand up to the illegal shenanigans going on here, thus nobody ever really values him as an adversary. This all works to Stewart's advantage as law enforcement, as the majority of the runtime, he's never playing a traditional Western lawman (usually a god incarnate), so everyone feels comfortable opening up to him, because they never expect him to actually come collecting on debts of justice. This is also rather similar to the presence of the drunk turned sheriff - who was only given the job because nobody ever thought he'd actually perform the role. Winninger + Stewart are also joined by this comic relief Russian dude - who is similarly considered such a non-threat to anyone in the film, because he's doing stuff like losing his pants in a bet. This trio ultimately are derided by both sides of the scale of justice - for either doing too much or not enough - thus others are either starting to become worried about them, or the flipside: wanting to take matters into their own hands - having given up on the law. Anyway, I enjoyed this kind of / sort of antithesis to Western lore with the three lawmen all underplayed, against the trope of stoic faultless hero. Instead we get three men who have a long way to go to prove their value to the community, by essentially playing dumb the whole film, and it's little wonder that the standby citizens of Bottleneck might decide to settle justice on their own terms, as who has the ability to play the long-game that Stewart and Co are devising when you want swift equity now.

[blocho]

18. Go West (1925) #1900
Buster Keaton goes West and gets work at a ranch, whereupon many pratfalls ensue. It’s pretty fun.

19. Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Just as Young Sherlock Holmes and Young Indiana Jones showcased the adventures of their young heroes, displaying the qualities that made their adult versions into popular characters, Santa Fe Trail does the same for a bunch of future Civil War Generals: George Custer (Ronald Reagan), Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn), Philip Sheridan, George Pickett, and James Longstreet. We see them graduate from West Point together and then serve in Bloody Kansas together, working to protect the titular trail. This is obviously historical bunk. These officers’ antebellum military service did not have such a neat chronology that they all graduated and served together. Would that this was the only historical error here. Just as nonsensical but far more aggravating is the political history, which advances the Lost Cause myth that the Civil War was the fault of abolitionists. And that Bleeding Kansas was also the fault of abolitionists, John Brown chief among them. Speaking of Lost Cause myths, this movie also has some freed slaves who would just love to go back to slavery because that’s a better life. My sense of nausea kicked in at that point.

[PopperTheKungFu-Dragon]

17. The Ridiculous 6 (2015, Frank Coraci) FTV

I like some of Sandler's work, but this isn't one of them.

[ororama]

9. Sam Whiskey (1969) * 97 min.
A western comedy that could have used a little more plot or a lot more comedy. Burt Reynolds, Ossie Davis and Clint Walker have a nice, easygoing camaraderie, but Angie Dickinson is primarily decorative, not getting much of a chance to show what she can do.

Spoiler

1. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) * 113 min.  #1900
2. The Hellbenders (1967) * 92 min.
3. Sky High (1922) * 49 min.  #1900
4. The Great Silence (1968) * 106 min.
5. The Mercenary (1968) * 106 min.  #1900
6. The Specialists (1969) * 104 min.
7. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) * 125 min.
8. Marshal of Reno (1944) * 53 min.

*First time viewing

[PopperTheKungFu-Dragon]

18. Go West (1925, Buster Keaton) FTV #1900

How could anyone not love Keaton? This isn't one of his best, but its still a lot of fun.

[flavo5000]

76. The Way West (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1967)


77. Deadlock (Roland Klick, 1970)


78. Below the Border (Howard Bretherton, 1942)


79. Bells of San Fernando (Terry O. Morse, 1947)


80. Little Rita nel West (Ferdinando Baldi, 1967)

YEEHAW

1. Riders of the Whistling Pines (John English, 1949)
2. The Big Show (Mack V. Wright, 1936)
3. Springtime in the Rockies (Joseph Kane, 1937)
4. Boots and Saddles (Joseph Kane, 1937)
5. Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955)
6. The War Wagon (Burt Kennedy, 1967)
7. Rooster Cogburn (Stuart Miller, 1975)
8. Rustlers' Rhapsody (Hugh Wilson, 1985)
9. Tedeum a.k.a. Father Jackleg (Enzo G. Castellari, 1972)
10. La collera del vento a.k.a.Revenge of Trinity (Mario Camus, 1970)
11. King of the Cowboys (Joseph Kane, 1943)
12. My Pal Trigger (Frank McDonald, Yakima Canutt, 1946)
13. Song of Texas (Joseph Kane, 1943)
14. Kill or Be Killed (Duane Graves, Justin Meeks, 2015)
15. Under California Stars (William Witney, 1948)
16. Utah (John English, 1945)
17. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (Robert N. Bradbury, 1937)
18. Kansas Pacific (Ray Nazarro 1953)
19. Bells of San Angelo (William Witney, 1947)
20. Fighting Caravans (David Burton, Otto Brower, 1931)
21. Apache Rifles (William Witney, 1964)
22. Man of the Forest (Henry Hathaway, 1933)
23. The Good Old Boys (Tommy Lee Jones, 1995)
24. Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto... a.k.a. Two Brothers in Trinity (Renzo Genta, Richard Harrison, 1972)
25. Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi! a.k.a. Sons of Trinity (Enzo Barboni, 1995)
26. The Kissing Bandit (Laslo Benedek, 1948)
27. The Harvey Girls (George Sidney, 1946)
28. Daniel Boone (David Howard, 1936)
29. The Big Trees (Felix E. Feist, 1952)
30. Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (Matt Cimber, 1984)
31. The Man from the Alamo (Budd Boetticher, 1953)
32. The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh, 1953)
33. The Over-the-Hill Gang (Jean Yarbrough, 1969)
34. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (George McCowan, 1970)
35. Crossfire Trail (Simon Wincer, 2001)
36. Saddle the Wind (John Sturges, Robert Parrish, 1958)
37. Many Rivers to Cross (Roy Rowland, 1955)
38. Melody Trail (Joseph Kane 1935)
39. Rhythm of the Saddle (George Sherman, 1938)
40. The Vigilantes Are Coming (Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright, 1936)
41. Molly and Lawless John (Gary Nelson, 1972)
42. Three Priests (Jim Comas Cole, 2008)
43. The Redhead from Wyoming (Lee Sholem, 1953)
44. Quantez (Harry Keller, 1957)
45. Gun for a Coward (Abner Biberman, 1957)
46. Monte Walsh (Simon Wincer, 2004)
47. The Fighting Kentuckian (George Waggner, 1949)
48. Last Stand at Saber River (Dick Lowry, 1997)
49. Santa Fe Stampede (George Sherman 1938)
50. The Mountain Men (Richard Lang, 1980)
51. Acquasanta Joe a.k.a. Holy Water Joe (Mario Gariazzo, 1971)
52. Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west a.k.a. Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (Mario Costa, 1965)
53. Abre tu fosa amigo... llega Sabata a.k.a. Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming (Juan Bosch, 1971)
54. Un par de asesinos a.k.a. Sartana Kills Them All (Rafael Romero Marchent, 1970)
55. Stagecoach (Gordon Douglas, 1966)
56. The Cowboy and the Indians (John English, 1949)
57. The Blazing Sun (John English, 1950)
58. On Top of Old Smoky (George Archainbaud, 1953)
59. The Hills of Utah (John English, 1951)
60. Mackenna's Gold (J. Lee Thompson, 1969)
61. A Man Called Sledge (Vic Morrow, Giorgio Gentili, 1970)
62. Can't Help Singing (Frank Ryan, 1944)
63. The Glory Guys (Sam Peckinpah, Arnold Laven, 1965)
64. Red River Valley (B. Reeves Eason, 1936)
65. Saddle Pals (Lesley Selander, 1947)
66. Flame of Barbary Coast (Joseph Kane, 1945)
67. Windwalker (Kieth Merrill, 1980)
68. Apache Country (George Archainbaud, 1952)
69. Pack Train (George Archainbaud, 1953)
70-75. Deadwood Season 2 (2005)
76. The Way West (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1967)
77. Deadlock (Roland Klick, 1970)
78. Below the Border (Howard Bretherton, 1942)
79. Bells of San Fernando (Terry O. Morse, 1947)
80. Little Rita nel West (Ferdinando Baldi, 1967)

[PopperTheKungFu-Dragon]

19. Django 2 - Il grande ritorno / Django Strikes Again (1987, Nello Rossati) RW

Not as good as the first one, but both Django movies were childhood favorites and I still enjoy this one.

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

(Screenshots from 'El cura gaucho' and 'Jubal')



46. El cura gaucho / The Gaucho Priest (1941, Lucas Demare) - 8.5/10
47. Fighting Lawman (1953, Thomas Carr) - 6/10
48. The Bounty Hunter (1954, André De Toth) - 7/10
49. Jubal (1956, Delmer Daves) - 9/10
50. Sierra Baron (1958, James B. Clark) - 7.5/10
51. Cattle King (1963, Tay Garnett) - 7/10
52. The Last Challenge (1967, Richard Thorpe) - 7/10
53. Giù la testa / Duck, You Sucker! (1971, Sergio Leone) - 6 or 6.5/10
54. Blood River (1991, Mel Damski) - 5.5 or 6/10
55. Cry Macho (2021, Clint Eastwood) - 6/10

Spoiler

1. Adventures in Silverado (1948, Phil Karlson) - 7/10
2. The Texas Rangers (1951, Phil Karlson) - 6.5/10
3. Wagons West (1952, Ford Beebe) - 7/10
4. Overland Pacific (1954, Fred F. Sears) - 5.5 or 6/10
5. Rails Into Laramie (1954, Jesse Hibbs) - 7.5/10
6. Seminole Uprising (1955, Earl Bellamy) - 5.5/10
7. The Last Sunset (1961, Robert Aldrich) - 9/10
8. The Misfits (1961, John Huston) - 8.5/10
9. The Stalking Moon (1968, Robert Mulligan) - 8/10
10. Massacre River (1949, John Rawlins) - 7/10
11. Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951, Ray Nazarro) - 6 or 6.5/10
12. California Conquest (1952, Lew Landers) - 6/10
13. El gaucho y el diablo / The Gaucho and the Devil (1952, Ernesto Remani) - 6/10
14. The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954, William Castle) - 5/10
15. Wyoming Renegades (1955, Fred F. Sears) - 5.5/10
16. Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957, Lesley Selander) - 7.5/10
17. The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959, Ted Post) - 7/10
18. Zandy's Bride (1974, Jan Troell) - 8/10
19. Destry Rides Again (1939, George Marshall) - 10/10
20. The Untamed Breed (1948, Charles Lamont) - 5/10
21. Whispering Smith (1948, Leslie Fenton) - 7/10
22. The Younger Brothers (1949, Edwin L. Marin) - 5.5/10
23. Count Three and Pray (1955, George Sherman) - 7/10
24. Tall Man Riding (1955, Lesley Selander) - 7/10
25. Chisum (1970, Andrew V. McLaglen) - 6/10
26. Old Henry (2021, Potsy Ponciroli) - 7.5 or 8/10
27. The Law of the 45's (1935, John P. McCarthy) - 6/10
28. Garden of Evil (1954, Henry Hathaway) - 9.5/10
29. Three Young Texans (1954, Henry Levin) - 5/10
30. Texas Lady (1955, Tim Whelan) - 7/10
31. King of the Wild Stallions (1959, R.G. Springsteen) - 6 or 6.5/10
32. 5 Card Stud (1968, Henry Hathaway) - 6.5 or 7/10
33. Mackenna's Gold (1969, J. Lee Thompson) - 7/10
34. The Old Way (2023, Brett Donowho) - 5.5 or 6/10
35. Hudson's Bay (1940, Irving Pichel) - 7/10
36. Last of the Redmen (1947, George Sherman) - 5/10
37. Lust for Gold (1949, S. Sylvan Simon, George Marshall) - 8/10
38. Dallas (1950, Stuart Heisler) - 7.5/10
39. Man in the Saddle (1951, André De Toth) - 7/10
40. The Rough, Tough West (1952, Ray Nazarro) - 6.5/10
41. The Naked Spur (1953, Anthony Mann) - 8.5 or 9/10
42. An Eye for an Eye (1966, Michael D. Moore) - 6 or 6.5/10
43. Day of the Evil Gun (1968, Jerry Thorpe) - 8/10
44. The Train Robbers (1973, Burt Kennedy) - 6.5/10
45. Extreme Prejudice (1987, Walter Hill) - 9/10

[ororama]

10. In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914) * 63 min.
I wasn't aware that photographer Edward S. Curtis had made a few movies as well as well as photographing Indians. The plot is typical of westerns of the period, with a romantic rivalry leading to war between villages among the Kwakwaka'wakw people of British Columbia, but the Kwakwaka'wakw have used the movie as a source for preserving their culture since it documents their dance and some other aspects of their culture.

Spoiler

1. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) * 113 min.  #1900
2. The Hellbenders (1967) * 92 min.
3. Sky High (1922) * 49 min.  #1900
4. The Great Silence (1968) * 106 min.
5. The Mercenary (1968) * 106 min.  #1900
6. The Specialists (1969) * 104 min.
7. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) * 125 min.
8. Marshal of Reno (1944) * 53 min.
9. Sam Whiskey (1969) * 97 min.

*First time viewing

[sol]

Spoiler

1. Angel and the Badman (1947)
2. Hellfire (1949)
3. 3 Bad Men (1926)
4. Lightning Jack (1994)
5. The Pilgrim (1923) REVISION
6. Lemonade Joe (1964)
7. The Capture (1950)
8. Branded (1950)
9. Homestead (2023)
10. The Big Sky (1952)
11. The Big Country (1958)
12. The Quick and the Dead (1995)

13. A Man for Hanging (1972) FIRST CHECK!



Promoted as a horror film about a "monster [who] rampages through the old west", the antagonist of this low budget western is disappointingly human, but the film is certainly more brutal and violent than telepic par. This is unfortunately one of those films though in which the bad guy is a lot more dynamic than the interchangeable good ones. Wearing a bandana as a makeshift eye-patch (see above) and constantly laughing, he is fairly fearsome and his motivations are interesting, constantly complaining about his female victims asking not to be hurt when women can be so quick to hurt men emotionally.

And yes, that's right: I actually managed to check a western that PUNQ hadn't seen.

14. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)



Revolving around the court martial of a black cavalry sergeant, this unusual John Ford western is engaging at first with the reasons why the sergeant is on trial (and the evidence against him) only slowly emerging in bits and pieces. Things become very melodramatic in the final few minutes though (including physical assault!) and there is excessive pontificating, but the performances are solid with a special shout-out to Woody Strode who never loses his dignity.

[blocho]

20. The Old Way (2023)
Comments in the Cage Challenge.

21. In Pursuit of Honor (1995) #1900
The very first line of dialogue in this movie is: “Pay the bonus now.” Anyone familiar with American history knows what that’s a reference to. In the first scene, we see that this HBO movie’s central theme is the tension between individual conscience and a soldier’s duty to obey orders. Most of the narrative is set in the period a few years after the Bonus Army was crushed and a few years before a war that stretched individual conscience more than any other. But the story here is about neither of those events. Instead, it’s about horses. Should the Unites States Army maintain cavalry units? And if not, what should happen to the horses? How much anyone enjoys this movie depends on the extent to which they find those questions a worthy exploration of the central theme.

[PopperTheKungFu-Dragon]

20. Straight Shooting (1917, John Ford) FTV

One of John Ford's early efforts. Not bad but I was a bit confused at times about who was who.

[sol]

Spoiler

1. Angel and the Badman (1947)
2. Hellfire (1949)
3. 3 Bad Men (1926)
4. Lightning Jack (1994)
5. The Pilgrim (1923) REVISION
6. Lemonade Joe (1964)
7. The Capture (1950)
8. Branded (1950)
9. Homestead (2023)
10. The Big Sky (1952)
11. The Big Country (1958)
12. The Quick and the Dead (1995)
13. A Man for Hanging (1972) FIRST CHECK!
14. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

15. Bullets for the Dead (2015)



It sounds like fun as a zombie apocalypse breaks out in the Wild West here with everybody unable to grasp what is going on. There are indeed some funny moments as the zombies are mistaken for lepers etc.; for the most part though, the film does not milk everyone's confusion for all that it is worth, while the comedy is mostly reserved for the side characters (a bank teller thinking that a zombie is a very persistent late customer). The main characters are actually pretty dull and the zombies feel extremely generic with lots of slow-moving attack scenes that feel like they could have been a part of any film.

[PopperTheKungFu-Dragon]

21. Sky High (1922, Lynn Reynolds) FTV #1900

The Grand Canyon is the real star here but Tom Mix is solid in his supporting role. Great aerial stunt over the canyon.

[sol]

Spoiler

1. Angel and the Badman (1947)
2. Hellfire (1949)
3. 3 Bad Men (1926)
4. Lightning Jack (1994)
5. The Pilgrim (1923) REVISION
6. Lemonade Joe (1964)
7. The Capture (1950)
8. Branded (1950)
9. Homestead (2023)
10. The Big Sky (1952)
11. The Big Country (1958)
12. The Quick and the Dead (1995)
13. A Man for Hanging (1972) FIRST CHECK!
14. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
15. Bullets for the Dead (2015)

16. Kid West (2017)



Left to her own devices while her mother is at work, a young girl dresses like a cowboy and passes the time solving small-scale mysteries in this fun family oriented comedy. The stakes never feel especially high and the fantasy content introduced towards the end feels a bit off, but Mary Blair brings such energy and charisma to the lead role that she is absolutely captivating to follow around. She is always full of quick wit and frequently talks with the maturity of someone twice her age. Her back-story is pretty interesting too, modelling herself on a deceased lawman father who died in service.

[jdidaco]

Finishing with two osterns!,

13. Sedmaya pulya (The Seventh Bullet, Ali Khamraev, 1973) 7.5/10
14. Vsadnik bez golovy (The Headless Rider, Vladimir Vaynshtok, 1973) 7.5/10



Thanks again for hosting, blocho!

!seen 14

Spoiler

1. Lola Colt (Black Tigress, Siro Marcellini, 1967) 6.5/10
2. Little Rita nel West (Rita of the West, Ferdinando Baldi, 1967) 7/10
3. Giarrettiera Colt (Garter Colt, Gian Rocco, 1968) 7.5/10
4. Il mio corpo per un poker (The Belle Star Story, Lina Wertmüller & Piero Cristofani, 1968) 7.5/10
5. The Deserter (Burt Kennedy (& Niksa Fulgosi), 1970) 7.5/10
6. Captain Apache (Alexander Singer, 1971) 7.5/10
7. Los hermanos Del Hierro (My Son, the Hero, Ismael Rodríguez, 1961) 9/10
8. Jory (Jorge Fons, 1973) 6.5/10
9. Branded (Rudolph Maté, 1950) 8/10
10. The Capture (John Sturges, 1950) 7.5/10
11. Birî za kiddo no atarashii yoake (The New Morning of Billy the Kid, Naoto Yamakawa, 1986) 8.5/10
12. Foo gwai lip che (Millionaires' Express, Sammo Hung, 1986) 7.5/10

[PUNQ]

Since I never got started on the 1951 stuff, I ran out of films, so this ended-up being the only western related stuff I watched the last 3rd of the challenge.


104-109. Joe Pickett (2021) - Season 1 [******] - 518min
--- I originally gave up on this after one and a half episodes, but decided to give it a second try. And I'm glad I did, for it picked at around episode 4 and became a entertaining wilderness drama.


110. The Warrant: Breaker's Law (2023, Brent Christy) [***]
--- Neal McDonough does westerns, a follow-up to The Warrant (2020), which was a extremely generic film in the genre. This one doesn't change any of that, but you can have a fun time with the corny and unoriginal tough guy lines McDonough is forced to spews out of his mouth.

Spoiler

1. Sheriff of Cimarron (1945, Yakima Canutt) [*****]
2. Marshal Law (2015, Patrick Stark) [*]
3. Marshal Law: Insurrection (2018, Patrick Stark & Tom Smith) [*]
4. Marshal Law: Reconciliation (2018, Patrick Stark & Tom Smith) [*]
5. Jezebeth 2: Hour of the Gun (2015, Damien Dante) [*]
6. C-Bar (2015, Patrick Ball) [*]
7. The Porter Brothers (2016, Wilhelm Kuhn) [***]
8. In Dubious Battle (2016, James Franco) [****]
9. A Fistful of Pebbles (2015, Somchanrith Chap) [****], A Girl and Her Gun (2015, Samuel Dawe & Paul Holbrook) [****], A Killer of Men (2015, Gregg Meller) [***], Cowboys & Engines (2015) [***], Bisonhead (2016, Elizabeth Lo) [**]
10. The Ballad of Immortal Joe (2015, Hector Herrera) [****], The Little Deputy (2015, Trevor Anderson) [****], The Lotus Gun (2015, Amanda Milius) [**], The Mediator (2015, Graham Phillips & Parker Phillips) [***], Savant: Kali 47 (2015, Mike Diva) [**], Times Like Dying (2015, Evan Vetter) [****]
11. All Raccoons Are Bandits (2015, Brett Wagner) [****], Bird of Prey (II) (2015, Jelle Brunt & David de Rooij) [***], Cowboys: High Noon (1991, Phil Mulloy) [****], Cowboys: Murder (1991, Phil Mulloy) [****], Cowboys: Slim Pickin's (1991, Phil Mulloy) [***], Cowboys: Outrage! (1991, Phil Mulloy) [*****], Cowboys: That's Nothin' (1991, Phil Mulloy) [****], Cowboys: The Conformist (1991, Phil Mulloy) [***], Along the River (2016, Daniele Nicolosi) [***], Cold Hearts (2016, Danielle Baynes & Yolanda Ramke) [***]
12. Seth's Gold (2015, Guillermo de Oliveira) [**], The Canary (2015, Karl Herrmann) [***], The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (2015, Cal Evans) [***], Where the Shadows Fall (2016, Kate Phillips) [**], Revoltoso (2016, Arturo Ambriz & Roy Ambriz) [******]
13. Dobbs' Cowboys (2016, Daniel García) [**], Enter the Cowboy (2016, Jack Hansen) [***], Guns of Purgatory (2016, Brock Davis Mitchell) [***], Outlawed Faith (2016, Ron Newcomb) [***], Free Period (2017, Alison Piper) [**], Red Rose of Texas (2017) [**]
14. Marty: A Wild West Neverland (2016, Vu Hoang) [****], Sons of Bitches (2017, Arnaud Baur) [****], Magnificent Stranger (2020, Holden McNeil) [***], Bullet Time (2017, Frodo Kuipers) [****], Cowboy (II) (2017, Giannis Haritidis) [*****]
15. Dark West (2017, John Redlinger) [**], Fear the Unknown Men (2017, Luke Shelley) [**], Insidia (2017, Paco Ruiz) [***], Like Animals (2017, Leland Montgomery) [***], Once Upon a Woman (2018, Wayne Hodges) [**]
16. Ida Western Exile (2017) [***], The Deputy (2017, Michael Brian Rawlins) [***], The Zim (2017, Alexander Bedria) [**], Black Knuckle and Deputy Maltese (2018, Jason Phillips) [***], Blood is My Name (2018, Zach Ball) [**], Don't Be a Hero (2018, Pete Lee) [***]
17. Running Free with the Buffalo (2018, Kevin Mounce) [*], Snowblind (2018, Brady McAtee) [**], This No Land (2018, Alexander Decommere) [***], Maelstrøm (2018, Carlos Gómez-Trigo) [**]
18. For It Is Written (2018, Daniel Ståhl) [***], Potter's Ground (2018, Michael Butts) [***], The Rabbit's Foot (2018, Charlie Brafman & Magnus McCullagh) [****], Bury Me Not (2019, Charlene Bagcal) [****], Ghost in the Gun (2019, Andrew Chen) [****]
19. John Doe: A Western Tale (2019, Ryan Harrison Riffle & Richard Riffle) [****], Last Stand to Nowhere (2019, Michelle Muldoon) [***], Lefty/Righty (2019, Max Walker-Silverman) [***], Showdown in Fort Henry (2019, Alexander Krahl) [**], The Automaton (2019, W. Alex Reeves) [****]
20. Johnny: The Punisher (2019, César Santos) [***], Take Back Calamity Canyon (2019, Taylor Torres) [***], The Awful Kind (2019, Justin Taite) [**], The Redeemer (2019, Harry Locke IV) [***], Rhapsody in Blue (2020, Ashley Hays Wright) [**]
21. Hangman's Trail (2021, R.A. Flynn & Jack Morris) [*], Red Dead Revival: A Red Dead Redemption Fan Film (2021, Ahmad 'Akiin' Thomas) [*], Straw Man (2021, Alexander Casimir) [****], The Time Traveling Sheriff (2021, Colin Levy) [****], West of Calico (2021, Luca Pizzoleo) [***] Bushwhacker Blues (2022, James Campbell) [***]
22. Blood Country (2017, Travis Mills) [**]
23. Run for the High Country (2018, Paul Winters) [**]
24. Iron Brothers (2018, Josh Smith & Tate Smith) [***]
25. Emperor (2020, Mark Amin) [****]
26. 30 Seconds in Hell (2021, Michael Anthony Giudicissi) [*]
27. The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021, Leah Purcell) [*****]
28. Chaos Walking (2021, Doug Liman) [****]
29. Anglerfish (2022, Calvin Jacob) [**]
30. Dilly Loves Kitty (2022, Gary Bosek) [**]
31. Band of Rebels (2022, Christopher Forbes) [*]
32. Above Snakes (2022, Tyler Smith) [*]
33. Jesse James: Unchained (2022, Henrique Couto) [*]
34. The Bounty Men (2022, Brett Bentman) [*]
35. Dead for a Dollar (2022, Walter Hill) [****]
36. Terror on the Prairie (2022, Michael Polish) [****]
37. The Long Rider (2022, Sean Cisterna) [*****]
38. Jews of the Wild West (2022, Amanda Marshall Kinsey) [****]
39. Murder at Yellowstone City (2022, Richard Gray) [***]
40. The Last Manhunt (2022, Christian Camargo) [**]
41. Der junge Häuptling Winnetou [The Young Chief Winnetou] (2022, Mike Marzuk) [***]
42. BlackWood (2022, Chris Canfield) [***]
43. R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022, Paul Leyden) [****]
44. Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch (2023, Anthony C. Ferrante) [**]
45. Gunfight at Rio Bravo (2023, Joe Cornet) [**]
46. One Ranger (2023, Jesse V. Johnson) [****]
47. Good Ol Girl (2023, Sarah Brennan Kolb) [***]
48. Two Sinners and a Mule (2023, Raliegh Wilson) [**]
49. The Old Way (2023, Brett Donowho) [*****]
50. Organ Trail (2023, Michael Patrick Jann) [****]
51-79. Yellowstone (2018-2023) [********] - 2,370min
80. Firebrands of Arizona (1944, Lesley Selander) [*****]
81. Bandits of the Badlands (1945, Thomas Carr) [****]
82. Days of Buffalo Bill (1946, Thomas Carr) [****]
83. Homestead (2023, Ehrland Hollingsworth) [***]
84. The Gay Buckaroo (1931, Phil Rosen) [****]
85. Flying Lariats (1931, Alan James & David Kirkland) [**]
86. Law of the North (1932, Harry L. Fraser) [***]
87. The Boiling Point (1932, George Melford) [****]
88. The Cheyenne Kid (1933, Robert F. Hill) [***]
89. Trailing North (1933, John P. McCarthy) [***]
90. Border Guns (1934, Jack Nelson) [***]
91. Western Racketeers (1934, Robert J. Horner) [**]
92. The Cyclone Ranger (1935, Robert F. Hill) [***]
93-95. The Roaring West (1935, Ray Taylor) [****] - Serial: 280min
96. Desert Justice (1936, William Berke) [***]
97. Everyman's Law (1936, Albert Ray) [***]
98. Pals of the Pecos (1941, Lester Orlebeck) [****]
99. Texas Justice (1942, Sam Newfield) [****]
100. The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (1942, Sam Newfield) [***]
101. The Dentist (2020, Michael Brian Rawlins) [***], All Out (1925, Slim Summerville) [*****], Wild Waters (1935, William Berke) [****], Adventures of Texas Jack (1934, Victor Adamson) [**], The Marshal of Gunsight Pass - S01 - E15 - Shotgun Messenger (1950, Phil Booth & Frank Fox) [***]
102. Land of the Outlaws (1944, Lambert Hillyer) [***]
103. Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949, Lewis D. Collins) [***]
104-109. Joe Pickett (2021) - Season 1 [******] - 518min
110. The Warrant: Breaker's Law (2023, Brent Christy) [***]

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

Thanks once again for hosting, blocho. My challenge tailed off a little over the last 10 days or so - mostly due to running low on westerns that I'd recorded and having rather more DtC titles to pick from on my TV planner. Still though, I found it to be a wonderfully rewarding adventure once again!

(Screenshot from 'Tomahawk' - a profoundly moving and dignified film to close with)

56. Tomahawk (1951, George Sherman) - 9/10
57. Riding Shotgun (1954, André De Toth) - 7/10
58. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957, John Sturges) - 7.5/10
59. The Rare Breed (1966, Andrew V. McLaglen) - 6.5/10
60. Will Penny (1967, Tom Gries) - 7 or 7.5/10

Spoiler

1. Adventures in Silverado (1948, Phil Karlson) - 7/10
2. The Texas Rangers (1951, Phil Karlson) - 6.5/10
3. Wagons West (1952, Ford Beebe) - 7/10
4. Overland Pacific (1954, Fred F. Sears) - 5.5 or 6/10
5. Rails Into Laramie (1954, Jesse Hibbs) - 7.5/10
6. Seminole Uprising (1955, Earl Bellamy) - 5.5/10
7. The Last Sunset (1961, Robert Aldrich) - 9/10
8. The Misfits (1961, John Huston) - 8.5/10
9. The Stalking Moon (1968, Robert Mulligan) - 8/10
10. Massacre River (1949, John Rawlins) - 7/10
11. Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951, Ray Nazarro) - 6 or 6.5/10
12. California Conquest (1952, Lew Landers) - 6/10
13. El gaucho y el diablo / The Gaucho and the Devil (1952, Ernesto Remani) - 6/10
14. The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954, William Castle) - 5/10
15. Wyoming Renegades (1955, Fred F. Sears) - 5.5/10
16. Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957, Lesley Selander) - 7.5/10
17. The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959, Ted Post) - 7/10
18. Zandy's Bride (1974, Jan Troell) - 8/10
19. Destry Rides Again (1939, George Marshall) - 10/10
20. The Untamed Breed (1948, Charles Lamont) - 5/10
21. Whispering Smith (1948, Leslie Fenton) - 7/10
22. The Younger Brothers (1949, Edwin L. Marin) - 5.5/10
23. Count Three and Pray (1955, George Sherman) - 7/10
24. Tall Man Riding (1955, Lesley Selander) - 7/10
25. Chisum (1970, Andrew V. McLaglen) - 6/10
26. Old Henry (2021, Potsy Ponciroli) - 7.5 or 8/10
27. The Law of the 45's (1935, John P. McCarthy) - 6/10
28. Garden of Evil (1954, Henry Hathaway) - 9.5/10
29. Three Young Texans (1954, Henry Levin) - 5/10
30. Texas Lady (1955, Tim Whelan) - 7/10
31. King of the Wild Stallions (1959, R.G. Springsteen) - 6 or 6.5/10
32. 5 Card Stud (1968, Henry Hathaway) - 6.5 or 7/10
33. Mackenna's Gold (1969, J. Lee Thompson) - 7/10
34. The Old Way (2023, Brett Donowho) - 5.5 or 6/10
35. Hudson's Bay (1940, Irving Pichel) - 7/10
36. Last of the Redmen (1947, George Sherman) - 5/10
37. Lust for Gold (1949, S. Sylvan Simon, George Marshall) - 8/10
38. Dallas (1950, Stuart Heisler) - 7.5/10
39. Man in the Saddle (1951, André De Toth) - 7/10
40. The Rough, Tough West (1952, Ray Nazarro) - 6.5/10
41. The Naked Spur (1953, Anthony Mann) - 8.5 or 9/10
42. An Eye for an Eye (1966, Michael D. Moore) - 6 or 6.5/10
43. Day of the Evil Gun (1968, Jerry Thorpe) - 8/10
44. The Train Robbers (1973, Burt Kennedy) - 6.5/10
45. Extreme Prejudice (1987, Walter Hill) - 9/10
46. El cura gaucho / The Gaucho Priest (1941, Lucas Demare) - 8.5/10
47. Fighting Lawman (1953, Thomas Carr) - 6/10
48. The Bounty Hunter (1954, André De Toth) - 7/10
49. Jubal (1956, Delmer Daves) - 9/10
50. Sierra Baron (1958, James B. Clark) - 7.5/10
51. Cattle King (1963, Tay Garnett) - 7/10
52. The Last Challenge (1967, Richard Thorpe) - 7/10
53. Giù la testa / Duck, You Sucker! (1971, Sergio Leone) - 6 or 6.5/10
54. Blood River (1991, Mel Damski) - 5.5 or 6/10
55. Cry Macho (2021, Clint Eastwood) - 6/10

[blocho]

(Screenshot from 'Tomahawk' - a profoundly moving and dignified film to close with)

56. Tomahawk (1951, George Sherman) - 9/10

Glad to have someone new with me and jdidaco in the Tomahawk fan club.

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

(Screenshot from 'Tomahawk' - a profoundly moving and dignified film to close with)

56. Tomahawk (1951, George Sherman) - 9/10

Glad to have someone new with me and jdidaco in the Tomahawk fan club.

Who can forget ''cromulent'', heehee...

I'm not sure I'd use such a descriptor though. For me, Sherman's film stands as an essential entry. It proves incredibly striking and resonant in its treatment of the forces that collide in this setting. There is a dignity and a profundity to movements, actions, interactions, the capturing of bodies (collective, individual, oppositional, allied) in the land that the American Indians are being pushed from little by little. The melancholia, the pride and the sharp air of historical inevitability really comes through in the open-air wide shots of gathered men on horseback. It also has colour to go with the weighty issues. De Carlo adds verve as she always does, Heflin is complex and emotionally scarred as the scout with a foot in both camps, the US army really doesn't come across well. It was certainly a highlight of a film to bring the curtain down on my challenge.

[blocho]

Who can forget ''cromulent'', heehee...

I'm not sure I'd use such a descriptor though. For me, Sherman's film stands as an essential entry.

Yes, you clearly liked it more than me. I more appreciated Tomahawk for its surprising historical accuracy of a mostly forgotten event. Always good to end the challenge with a highlight.

[flavo5000]

Thanks blocho for hosting as always! As far as highlights this month, Rustler's Rhapsody was pretty funny. The Man from the Alamo with Glen Ford was a solid one. Surprisingly those three TNT Originals with Tom Selleck were actually pretty good. Selleck (who also produced all of them) seems to have a genuine affection for the genre. The Fred MacMurray westerns I watched (Quantez and Gun for a Coward) were also pretty solid. The Good Old Boys that Tommy Lee Jones directed and starred in was another good one, a more languidly paced movie in comparison to some of the others I watched. Deadlock was a cool modern German western and season 2 of Deadwood had a lot of great stuff in it too.

On the opposite side of things, out of all the cheap B-movie junk from the '30s I watched, I have to say Fighting with Kit Carson is easily the WORST, cheapest, most stilted serial I have ever seen... Impressively so almost. Anyway, it was fun!


81. Pochi dollari per Django a.k.a. A Few Dollars for Django (Enzo G. Castellari, León Klimovsky, 1966)


82. Valdez Is Coming (Edwin Sherin, 1971)


83. Yellow Rock (Nick Vallelonga, 2011)


84. Fighting with Kit Carson (Armand Schaefer, Colbert Clark, 1933)


85. The Long Ride Home (Robert Marcarelli, 2003)


86. Kid Vengeance (Joseph Manduke, 1977)


87. Diamante Lobo a.k.a. God's Gun (Joseph Manduke, 1977)

YEEHAW

1. Riders of the Whistling Pines (John English, 1949)
2. The Big Show (Mack V. Wright, 1936)
3. Springtime in the Rockies (Joseph Kane, 1937)
4. Boots and Saddles (Joseph Kane, 1937)
5. Man Without a Star (King Vidor, 1955)
6. The War Wagon (Burt Kennedy, 1967)
7. Rooster Cogburn (Stuart Miller, 1975)
8. Rustlers' Rhapsody (Hugh Wilson, 1985)
9. Tedeum a.k.a. Father Jackleg (Enzo G. Castellari, 1972)
10. La collera del vento a.k.a.Revenge of Trinity (Mario Camus, 1970)
11. King of the Cowboys (Joseph Kane, 1943)
12. My Pal Trigger (Frank McDonald, Yakima Canutt, 1946)
13. Song of Texas (Joseph Kane, 1943)
14. Kill or Be Killed (Duane Graves, Justin Meeks, 2015)
15. Under California Stars (William Witney, 1948)
16. Utah (John English, 1945)
17. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (Robert N. Bradbury, 1937)
18. Kansas Pacific (Ray Nazarro 1953)
19. Bells of San Angelo (William Witney, 1947)
20. Fighting Caravans (David Burton, Otto Brower, 1931)
21. Apache Rifles (William Witney, 1964)
22. Man of the Forest (Henry Hathaway, 1933)
23. The Good Old Boys (Tommy Lee Jones, 1995)
24. Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto... a.k.a. Two Brothers in Trinity (Renzo Genta, Richard Harrison, 1972)
25. Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi! a.k.a. Sons of Trinity (Enzo Barboni, 1995)
26. The Kissing Bandit (Laslo Benedek, 1948)
27. The Harvey Girls (George Sidney, 1946)
28. Daniel Boone (David Howard, 1936)
29. The Big Trees (Felix E. Feist, 1952)
30. Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (Matt Cimber, 1984)
31. The Man from the Alamo (Budd Boetticher, 1953)
32. The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh, 1953)
33. The Over-the-Hill Gang (Jean Yarbrough, 1969)
34. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (George McCowan, 1970)
35. Crossfire Trail (Simon Wincer, 2001)
36. Saddle the Wind (John Sturges, Robert Parrish, 1958)
37. Many Rivers to Cross (Roy Rowland, 1955)
38. Melody Trail (Joseph Kane 1935)
39. Rhythm of the Saddle (George Sherman, 1938)
40. The Vigilantes Are Coming (Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright, 1936)
41. Molly and Lawless John (Gary Nelson, 1972)
42. Three Priests (Jim Comas Cole, 2008)
43. The Redhead from Wyoming (Lee Sholem, 1953)
44. Quantez (Harry Keller, 1957)
45. Gun for a Coward (Abner Biberman, 1957)
46. Monte Walsh (Simon Wincer, 2004)
47. The Fighting Kentuckian (George Waggner, 1949)
48. Last Stand at Saber River (Dick Lowry, 1997)
49. Santa Fe Stampede (George Sherman 1938)
50. The Mountain Men (Richard Lang, 1980)
51. Acquasanta Joe a.k.a. Holy Water Joe (Mario Gariazzo, 1971)
52. Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west a.k.a. Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (Mario Costa, 1965)
53. Abre tu fosa amigo... llega Sabata a.k.a. Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming (Juan Bosch, 1971)
54. Un par de asesinos a.k.a. Sartana Kills Them All (Rafael Romero Marchent, 1970)
55. Stagecoach (Gordon Douglas, 1966)
56. The Cowboy and the Indians (John English, 1949)
57. The Blazing Sun (John English, 1950)
58. On Top of Old Smoky (George Archainbaud, 1953)
59. The Hills of Utah (John English, 1951)
60. Mackenna's Gold (J. Lee Thompson, 1969)
61. A Man Called Sledge (Vic Morrow, Giorgio Gentili, 1970)
62. Can't Help Singing (Frank Ryan, 1944)
63. The Glory Guys (Sam Peckinpah, Arnold Laven, 1965)
64. Red River Valley (B. Reeves Eason, 1936)
65. Saddle Pals (Lesley Selander, 1947)
66. Flame of Barbary Coast (Joseph Kane, 1945)
67. Windwalker (Kieth Merrill, 1980)
68. Apache Country (George Archainbaud, 1952)
69. Pack Train (George Archainbaud, 1953)
70-75. Deadwood Season 2 (2005)
76. The Way West (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1967)
77. Deadlock (Roland Klick, 1970)
78. Below the Border (Howard Bretherton, 1942)
79. Bells of San Fernando (Terry O. Morse, 1947)
80. Little Rita nel West (Ferdinando Baldi, 1967)
81. Pochi dollari per Django a.k.a. A Few More Dollars for Django (Enzo G. Castellari, León Klimovsky, 1966)
82. Valdez Is Coming (Edwin Sherin, 1971)
83. Yellow Rock (Nick Vallelonga, 2011)
84. Fighting with Kit Carson (Armand Schaefer, Colbert Clark, 1933)
85. The Long Ride Home (Robert Marcarelli, 2003)
86. Kid Vengeance (Joseph Manduke, 1977)
87. Diamante Lobo a.k.a. God's Gun (Joseph Manduke, 1977)