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i got to say that westerns were the first movies that i found very educational in the study of human nature. through this format i got a good appreciation for storytelling and performace, and realized there is alot more depth to it.
1. The Missouri Breaks - this movie relates to the paragraph above, brando and nicholson, both great characters
2. Tombstone - great story, kind of like a epic, but trimmed down so there is no dull spots, kilmer is awesome in this, russell does great, great villains
3. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - awesome visuals, really great story, three scoundrels in the pursuit of gold, high entertainment and no need for a complex plot
4. Quigley Down Under - great story, great character, great story, great leading lady
5. Posse (1975) - great story, douglas and dern do really good work
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1. The Wild Bunch 2. A Fistful of Dynamite 3. High Plains Drifter 4. The Proposition 5. Flaming Star
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Some very exceptional choices on both your lists, GP and Kash. People need to see the more obscure ones like Posse and A Fistful of Dynamite; they're great. Posts: 2008 | From: Dixieland | Registered: Oct 2008 | Site Updates: 0
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It's too hard for me to pick only 5 westerns, but i'm a sucker for euro westerns, so some titles that would definitely be on my list are Django, Keoma and The Great Silence which takes place in snowy landscapes, has a mute as the lead character and the most depressing ending you'll ever see.. Oh, and Klaus Kinski is in it too ! Really great stuff !
Not too long ago i purchased the book Any Gun Can Play ; The Complete Guide to Euro-Westerns. It's really good, with lots of vintage artwork too !
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quote:The Great Silence which takes place in snowy landscapes, has a mute as the lead character and the most depressing ending you'll ever see.. Oh, and Klaus Kinski is in it too !
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Has anyone seen the spaghetti Western "The Price of Power," a/k/a "Texas." I've always wanted to see it because the plot sounds so interesting: There is a conspiracy to assassinate President Garfield done in a way to remind viewers of the assassination of JFK.
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The Great Silence was the hidden number 6 on my list Fantastic winter western, check it out guys!
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i haven't seen The Price of Power, but it is available on an import dvd from Brazil (of all places).
It apparently is in stock here in Holland at www.cinecityplanet.com , a small independent mailorder / online shop specialized in spaghetti-westerns.
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Thanks, man. Video Search of Miami (which is now actually located in Georgia) has it too, I think.
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Top 5 Heroes and Villians is hard, by Genera would be easier.
Villians
1. Hannibal Lector - Silence of the Lambs 2. Freddy Kruger - Nightmare on Elm St. 3. Mola Ram - Temple of Doom 4. Darkness from Legend 5. Pennywise the Clown - IT
I could almost do another top five for most detestable villians.
1. Frank Nitti - The Untochables 2. Longshanks - Braveheart 3. Warden Norton - Shawshank Redemption 4. Percy Wetmore - The Green Mile 5. Archibald Cunningham - Rob Roy
Good Guys 1. Conan the Barbarian - Arnold version or comic not Mooma 2. Indiana Jones - All but Cyrstal Skull 3. Man With No Name - Eastwood films 4. William Wallace - Braveheart 5. Jack Burton - Big Trouble Little China
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1. Biff Tanen 2. Dark Helmet 3. Judge Smails 4. Shooter Mc Gavin 5. Big Earn Mc Cracken/ The Klopecks
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1. Hans Gruber 2. Ed Rooney 3. Richard Vernon 4. Hardy Jenns 5. Kahn Noonien Singh
Heroes:
1. Jack Burton 2. John McClane 3. Buck Russell 4. Indy 5. Jonathan Switcher
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1. Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Terminator 1984) 2. Darth Vader (David Prowse/James Earl Jones, Star Wars 1977) 3. Michael Myers (Tony Moran, Halloween 1978) 4. John Ryder (Rutger Hauer, The Hitcher 1986) 5. Prof. Elliott Glastenbury (John P. Ryan, Avenging Force 1986)
Heroes:
1. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China 1986) 2. Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn, The Terminator 1984) 3. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien 1979) 4. Ethan Bishop (Austin Stoker, Assault on Precinct 13 1976) 5. Nada (Roddy Piper, They Live 1988)
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i got a feeling jack burton may be the unanimous choice
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1. Lt. Harris - Police Academy 2. RJ Fletcher - U.H.F/ Victor Scrimshaw - Innerspace 3. Ralph & Ira - Romancing the Stone 4. El Guapo and Jefe - Three Amigos 5. Beetlejuice
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I proably would have said some of those already used Dark Helmet, **** Vernon, Ed Rooney, Shooter, Big Ern, Biff Tannon,or the villans of one of my all time favorite films the Klopecks from the burbs. But I figured I would give a few humorous villans not yet mentioned a spotlight.
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although I admit I wasn't trying to think too deeply, I am surprised that so far I'm the only one to mention Buck Russell.
Good old Uncle Buck is a real down-to-earth hero.
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Fistful of Dynamite is a movie that never gets a mention, even Rod Steiger playing a Mexican doesn't detract from its awesomeness.
Heroes
1. Batman 2. The Incredible Hulk 3. John McClaine (Die Hard) 4. Ah Jong (John Woo's The Killer) 5. Han Solo
I was going to put John Keating from Dead Poet's Society in there, but since I'm not sitting alone in a bohemian coffee shop pensively pondering poems by Walt Whitman, I didn't! He is kind of hero, though.
Villians
1. Clarence Bod****er (Robocop) 2. Moe & Josh Flatbush (Mo' Better Blues) 3. Col. Dekker (A-Team) 4. Bennet (Commando) 5. Ivan Kraschinsky (No Retreat No Surrender)
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Buck Russell is a good choice, but I was thinking more action adventure hero.
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