My top ten Western movies:

[PJ Hardtack]

One of the best and most authentic 'westerns' was "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Possibly one of the best films of Beatty's career.

It's the story of a mining town and the characters typical of the boom town genre. It was filmed in British Columbia on Cypress Mountain and the town of Squamish.

McCabe is a tin horn gambler who sees the need for a bordello and hires Mrs. Miller as the Madam. Unfortunately for him, he falls in love with her. He refuses to sell out his interests to a baddy, appeals to authorities for help and ends up having to deal with some hired guns on his own.

One of the best things about the movie is the music; songs by Leonard Chen, another Canadian.

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Watched Last Stand at Saber River and Conagher again this week.  Love the henry in Last Stand, and love the gritty "I won't have a man without sand working for me" of Conagher..  The Missing is next on the list.

[Major 2]

Will  mentioned "Long Riders" 

it stared 4 set of Brothers , The Carradine's ,  the Keach's ,  the Quaid's,  and the Guest's.

As I recall, not a bad film... haven't seen it in years though...so maybe ...the test of time may play in 
 

 

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[River City John]

In no particular order:

Lonesome Dove
Magnificent 7
Josie Wales
Tombstone
True Grit (Original)
Tell Them Valdez is Coming
Wild Bunch
Dances With Wolves
The Missing
The Homesman
The Longriders

And an honorable mention to Little Big Man.


RCJ

[Buffalo Creek Law Dog]

Some movies strike a chord while others don't.

Most westerns from the 50s and 60s gave you an uplifting feeling. A lot of current dusters are pretty black in their subject matter.

I'll take John Wayne and his crew of usual suspects any day of the week, and guys like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, et al.

I have to agree with PJ, too much blood and guts in the current list of westerns.  My wife won't watch them at all however, during the winter she will watch the older westerns while riding her stationary bike in our mini gym.  Right now she is on season 6 of the Virginian.

[Scattered Thumbs]

"We are all travellers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packin' house. Birth 'till death. We travel between the eternities."

This line's from a Western I liked. Who's gonna get the cigar? 

[Lucky R. K.]

Was it "Broken Trail"?

Lucky

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Was it "Broken Trail"?

Lucky

I thought it was "Open Range."

[Scattered Thumbs]

Was it "Broken Trail"?

Lucky

Get that man a big fat ceegar!

[Scattered Thumbs]

I thought it was "Open Range."

Close, but no cigar. At least you got the actor right. 

[PJ Hardtack]

Yeah, if I want blood & guts, I'll watch the evening news.