Red Dead Redemption

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My favorite Western is Last Man Standing. Okay...I'm just exposing my man-crush on Bruce as it's not really a Western, but a typical Bruce Willis Movie taking place in a somewhat western setting. He was bad *** in it though.

That movie, while entertaining, was a blatant ripoff of A Fistful Of Dollars which in turn was a remake of Yojimbo, but that's a whole 'nother can of worms.

[Jonesy]

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The only western I've ever seen is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and that's not really a western. More of a character study.

Damn good movie, though. One of my favorites.

I've had a copy of this sitting at home for about 2 months but haven't watched it yet. Will have to check it out soon.

[Pokes]

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I saw Assassination of Jesse James at Wal-Mart for about $5-7. I should probably pick it up.

[DakkoN]

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/technology/3600657/Preview-Red-Dead-Redemption

[DickDalewood]

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/tec...ead-Redemption

AWESOME!!!

Here is the video from that link too:

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[El_Jefe]

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"My favorite Western is Last Man Standing. Okay...I'm just exposing my man-crush on Bruce as it's not really a Western, but a typical Bruce Willis Movie taking place in a somewhat western setting. He was bad *** in it though."

"You know what happens to wise *** dames? They get their wise asses kicked."

Anyway if it wasn't for Christopher Walken that movie would have been forgettable.

[SPTO]

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If you've only seen a few westerns then I suggest you see the Spaghetti Westerns Clint Eastwood did as those were just amazing films. My favorite is The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. For a Few Dollars More is also pretty good as well.

There's another Spaghetti Western that I really enjoy that's a bit of a hidden gem from 1971 called A Fistful of Dynamite (or the alternate title Duck, You Sucker) starring Rod Steiger and James Coburn. It's actually a bit humorous at times as well.

I'm not the biggest fan of the Spaghetti Western genre but I mention those movies because I think this game owes a lot to that style of western.

[Money99]

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Im probably in the minority on this but i really liked Wyatt Earp with Costner. Actually enjoyed that more than Tombstone.

And Unforgiven is fabulous.

Same here. Tombstone is definetly more action packed and has some great one-liners from Val Kilmer.
But I really enjoy Wyatt Earp as well. They're both different styles and I can appreciate either.

Pale Rider and High Planes Drifter are also a couple favorites of mine.

For those getting into western movies the Spaghetti westerns can be hit or miss. I love them. But they're not for everyone. They can seem slow at times.
But I love the stories, the music and the cinematography.
I just picked up Good, Bad and Ugly on Blu-ray and it's amazing how good this looks being a restored 40-year old film.

Another guilty pleasure of mine is "Maverick" with Mel Gibson. It's a pretty funny movie with some good western grit tossed in.

[El_Jefe]

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Personally,I think if it wasn't for Val Kilmer,nobody would remember Tombstone.

[Money99]

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Personally,I think if it wasn't for Val Kilmer,nobody would remember Tombstone.

You're right, Val definitely stole the show.

Still, I really enjoyed the action in it and even some of the side characters were entertaining (ie. Ike Clanton - "I don't take no lip from no bartender neither").
And Michael Biehn as Ringo was great too.

But I still wonder if Kurt Russel was the right choice for Earp. Out of all the characters, he's the one actor that doesn't seem to fit the role well.

On another unrelated note, I wish Quentin Tarantino did a western. There were parts of "Inglorious Basterds" that had me thinking he'd do a great job with that genre.

[El_Jefe]

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You're right, Val definitely stole the show.

Still, I really enjoyed the action in it and even some of the side characters were entertaining (ie. Ike Clanton - "I don't take no lip from no bartender neither").
And Michael Biehn as Ringo was great too.

But I still wonder if Kurt Russel was the right choice for Earp. Out of all the characters, he's the one actor that doesn't seem to fit the role well.

On another unrelated note, I wish Quentin Tarantino did a western. There were parts of "Inglorious Basterds" that had me thinking he'd do a great job with that genre.

A Quentin Tarantino western. Man,that would be over the top.

[DickDalewood]

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Good Lord, we just had an incredible gameplay video posted and you guys are still talking about movies! Lol, watch the vid!!

[El_Jefe]

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Good Lord, we just had an incredible gameplay video posted and you guys are still talking about movies! Lol, watch the vid!!

Why DaleDickwood......we cross?

Anyway,if I'm not mistaken that vid has been out for awhile.

[beau21]

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Good Lord, we just had an incredible gameplay video posted and you guys are still talking about movies! Lol, watch the vid!!

Sorry bud, but that video is very old.

Almost ancient really.

[DickDalewood]

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Well... it's still awesome