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Hey xi0,

Frank from Once upon a time in the west... that's such a great movie. I've not seen it in probably 10-15 years; might need to see it soon. The opening at the train station is one of the best openings to movies I can recall.
I haven't seen too many Westerns, probably more than you but you've chosen a very good one right there imo
 

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Not that I've seen enough Westerns but for me it is the best. I like the other Leone westerns a lot too. The cast was spectacular for sure, and Claudia :tss

My favourite actor in the genre is Lee Van Cleef.
Well, Leone+Morricone is instant win really. It was just something about that movie as a standalone that made it excel. Same with the Fonda heel-turn. I love Eastwood and the Dollars movies, but I don't know if I can put it ahead.

Unforgiven was a great one as well, more modern.

Oh who cares for Lee van Cleef? For me it was Char...

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Char man der :lmao

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Well, Leone+Morricone is instant win really. It was just something about that movie as a standalone that made it excel. Same with the Fonda heel-turn. I love Eastwood and the Dollars movies, but I don't know if I can put it ahead.

Unforgiven was a great one as well, more modern.


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Well the thing is that Eastwood's films, while brilliant, is lacking some... undefinable component. Yes the Dollars are long lasting and we all (?) Still love them but I can't put it above a lot of other Westerns.
 

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I liked For a Few Dollars More the most of the Eastwood ones.

Unforgiven is great. Different to the gunslinger types, until the end.
 

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Well the thing is that Eastwood's films, while brilliant, is lacking some... undefinable component. Yes the Dollars are long lasting and we all (?) Still love them but I can't put it above a lot of other Westerns.
What other Westerns? I would say most of the best westerns involve him. John Wayne was an icon, but was also a bit of a relic for me, and while he made things with more substance when he was older (True Grit, The Shootist), his "best" movie IMO wasn't even a western.

Eastwood however has Unforgiven, Dollars trilogy, High Plains Drifter, Pale Rider, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Hang 'Em High... The only films which can rival his quality are maybe things like Shane or something more contemporary to his movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or Jeremiah Johnson.
 

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What other Westerns? I would say most of the best westerns involve him. John Wayne was an icon, but was also a bit of a relic for me, and while he made things with more substance when he was older (True Grit, The Shootist), his "best" movie IMO wasn't even a western.

Eastwood however has Unforgiven, Dollars trilogy, High Plains Drifter, Pale Rider, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Hang 'Em High... The only films which can rival his quality are maybe things like Shane or something more contemporary to his movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or Jeremiah Johnson.
Yeah I was thinking of Jeremiah when I said it
 

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It's a single movie though. I mean, I love Butch and Jeremiah Johnson. Great movies. But Eastwood outnumbers them and the movies I listed are great IMO.
 

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Nobody mentioned The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? It was great IMHO.
 

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Yea it is. It falls in the Dollars Trilogy, I think it's the second best one of the 3. All great and I probably need to watch them again soon.
 

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Oh, I thought it was a separate movie, due to different characters and such. :nod
 

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Eastwood is king of the spaghetti westerns....all great movies.
But some of my favorites are John Wayne,Robert Mitchum,Steve McQueen,Jimmy Stewart and especially Gary Cooper...he was lead in my all time favorite HIGH NOON.

Honorable mention....Kirk Douglas,Lee Marvin and Gregory Peck.

Best men in black....Lee Van Cleef and Jack Palance.
 

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You don't even need to know this guy's politics to tell he's a moron.
Anti-feminsm can get you popularity on the internet, simply because today's feminists tend to suck more than conservatives. XD
 

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Anti-feminsm can get you popularity on the internet, simply because today's feminists tend to suck more than conservatives. XD
I don't have an issue with speaking out against that authoritarian-left nonsense, however almost anything else this guy produces is garbage. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
 

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I don't have an issue with speaking out against that authoritarian-left nonsense, however almost anything else this guy produces is garbage. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Best recent line is that he is "red-pilling" generation Z. xD
 

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Anyone using red/blue-pill in an unironic way is a douchebag IMO
And he said his twitter profile pic is triggering SJWs. :P
 
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