Tag Archives: 2013 Western Challenge

“I’m Not Alone.”

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

My friend Rob got me Rio Bravo for Christmas because he’s an awesome kind of guy. Unfortunately, the year is running out, and I have one more western I absolutely have to watch first. (Because I made a list and said I’d … Continue reading →

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“I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way.”

Posted on December 23, 2013 by

I’m so close now. I’m so, so close. Sadly, out of the eleven westerns I’ve watched thus far, The Wild Bunch was definitely not one of my favorites.

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“People Scare Better When They’re Dying.”

Posted on November 25, 2013 by

Continuing onward — I’m having a hard time deciding how I feel about Once Upon a Time in the West. I really like parts of it a lot, but as a whole? I’m not entirely sure about that.

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“People Must Know That They’re Going to Die, and Yet They Live as Though They Never Will.”

Posted on November 12, 2013 by

I am definitely behind on my westerns. I need to catch up if I don’t want to subject myself to another horrifying experience like Battlefield Earth. Which I don’t. I really, really don’t. So Mek and I watched The Good, the Bad, … Continue reading →

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“I Don’t Believe in Surrenders.”

Posted on September 9, 2013 by

Sometimes, I just feel like I don’t agree with the AFI on anything. The Searchers is one of the most well respected movies in the world. It is number one on AFI’s Best Westerns list. It is number twelve on … Continue reading →

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“Australia. What Fresh Hell is This?”

Posted on August 20, 2013 by

Here’s something funny: I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen Guy Pearce use his own accent in a movie. Even in an Australian movie, Guy Pearce has to play the Irish guy. It’s kind of sad, really. The Proposition is my latest … Continue reading →

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“When You Have to Shoot, Shoot. Don’t Talk.”

Posted on August 6, 2013 by

Earlier this year, I watched A Fistful of Dollars and really enjoyed it. I’d hoped I would like The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly just as much. And maybe I would have . . . if it hadn’t been three hours long.

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“I Got Poetry In Me!”

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

Film critics all around the world love McCabe & Mrs. Miller. The late Roger Ebert went so far as to call the movie “perfect”. In fact, this movie has not only been selected for preservation in the United States National Film … Continue reading →

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“I’m Your Huckleberry.”

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Oh, this movie. I watched Wyatt Earp a few years ago — I don’t even remember why — and I read Emma Bull’s Territory last year, so I figured I might as well add Tombstone to the list of westerns-to-watch this year. You … Continue reading →

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“In The End, You Wind Up Dying All Alone On Some Dirty Street. And For What? For Nothing. For A Tin Star.”

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Enough procrastinating. It’s time to get back to the list. This is the oldest western on my list, and I think my favorite to date. (Okay, I’ve watched three movies thus far. Still. It’s is a good one.)

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