Western Movie Poll!
Added 2022-10-18 05:46:27 +0000 UTCHelp pick the Western film we will react to!
Please feel free to suggest other options in the comments for future polls!
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Yup. Both great films, gotta go together. #pals
Jonathan Patrick
2022-10-24 08:00:46 +0000 UTCYoung Guns being ahead of the others in this poll is perplexing to me..but to each his own 🙃
ron clint
2022-10-22 11:28:46 +0000 UTCThat's an excellent movie, and *very* underrated. A lot of people think it's boring. I think the middleground is that it might be 'boring' for casuals, but it IS, objectively, a well written, well acted, slowburn western. Quality pick, and woefully under-watched!
Trepanation21
2022-10-22 07:19:28 +0000 UTCIf the winner turns out to be "Young Guns", I hope "Young Guns 2" is slated for a future reaction. I think number 2 is a tad bit better than 1.
Moe howard
2022-10-22 00:14:56 +0000 UTCDead Man (1995). Nice intro to Jim Jarmusch :)
Uncle 'Traveling' Matt
2022-10-21 03:13:06 +0000 UTCYou'll love Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
Neal Romanek
2022-10-20 20:14:08 +0000 UTCI’m not real big on westerns so I haven’t seen many of these. 3:10 To Yuma is a damn good movie though.
Nick of Time
2022-10-20 10:34:53 +0000 UTCWould love to see that reaction
Jonathan Patrick
2022-10-20 02:02:06 +0000 UTCI'm glad to see The Assasination (2007) on the list. Incredible acting, especially Casey Affleck. I can't think of another reaction channel that would do this movie more justice than Daniel & Sam.
YoureMrLebowski
2022-10-19 20:37:55 +0000 UTCYup both great films. But also Young Guns 2
Jonathan Patrick
2022-10-19 17:31:44 +0000 UTCYoung Guns is a fun 80's western, referenced on Cobra Kai recently too, well Young Guns 2 was
Ken Veader
2022-10-19 15:49:47 +0000 UTCLike all the other lists, there're just too many good selections.
Smooticus
2022-10-19 15:41:16 +0000 UTCI may have suggested this last year, but "The Big Country" with Gregory Peck is one of my favorites, and definitely a different take on old-west masculinity. It features a stunning score by Jerome Moross as well.
CluckingBell
2022-10-19 14:58:10 +0000 UTC"Lonesome Dove" is pretty much an annual rewatch for me (the book is more time-consuming, so it's on a ~10-year cycle). You, Me, & the Movies put the miniseries on a 2-option poll earlier this year, but their base is horror and it was up against Stephen King, so it did not fare well.
CluckingBell
2022-10-19 14:53:21 +0000 UTCOf course! How could I have forgotten that? Thanks for reminding me!
William 1611
2022-10-19 14:51:36 +0000 UTCAgreed. So many left off the list. I understand it has to be limited but a lot of good ones get left by the wayside.
softshoes
2022-10-19 14:33:07 +0000 UTCI think "Tombstone" won the last westerns poll: https://youtu.be/Bx8wuvzF02Q
CluckingBell
2022-10-19 14:32:38 +0000 UTCThese results are how you know not enough people here have seen Bone Tomahawk! They don't even realize what they're missing ;P This is an excellent list, but unless you're just trying to watch /all/ the classics, Bone Tomahawk is easily within the top 5 of this list.
Trepanation21
2022-10-19 09:43:50 +0000 UTCHonestly, I think all the movies on this list are worth a watching and they all have their own twist on the western.
Robert Boyd
2022-10-19 04:43:39 +0000 UTCImo, it's in a class by itself. An absolutely required reaction... some day ;)
Uncle 'Traveling' Matt
2022-10-19 04:39:37 +0000 UTCRio Bravo>>>>
Ken Veader
2022-10-19 04:03:14 +0000 UTCBone Tomahawk has reached cult status with its stellar cast, great writing, and downright unnerving theme. I hope it wins, but probably not this time..
ron clint
2022-10-19 02:41:12 +0000 UTCDeadwood is a top 3 all-time television drama.
Jason Chirevas
2022-10-19 02:39:19 +0000 UTCFrom The Outlaw Josey Wales: "Not a hard man to follow -- he leaves dead men wherever he goes".
David Martin
2022-10-19 02:17:01 +0000 UTCOooh boy, might I be so bold as to suggest that you watch the top two vote-getters here? Young Guns + 310 to Yuma would be a killer combo!
Uncle 'Traveling' Matt
2022-10-19 00:20:12 +0000 UTCYou need to have War Wagon onto any western poll you do. John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn, this is as close to a perfect western you'll ever see.
Rayna & Mike Sitter
2022-10-18 22:59:59 +0000 UTCActually, Open Range reminds me—Robert Duvall was even more iconic as Gus in “Lonesome Dove”, which won basically every award it could, as a series AND a book. It was actually one of the first national miniseries sensations, and unusual in that it starred big name movie stars, who usually did not do TV back in those days. I don’t think anyone has reacted to it—which is a crying shame.
Warren H
2022-10-18 22:21:31 +0000 UTCI watched Open Range with Costner and Duvall so many times. Great villain, beautiful cinematography and music. Best gunfights too. By far my favorite modern western. LOVE IT!
Eric Frazee
2022-10-18 20:29:50 +0000 UTCWhat a terrific list! According to the critics (yawn), "The Searchers" is the greatest western ever made, and it's certainly ONE of the best. But everything on your list is good. I voted for "The Quick & The Dead," not because it's the best film, but because it has a BRILLIANT cast and the plot is a "swerve" on a classic western trope. No spoilers, but Gene Hackman, Leonardo di Caprio, Russell Crowe, Gary Sinese, Sharon Stone, Tobin Bell ("Saw"), Lance Henricksen ("Alien") . . . and more. In the future, you might do the great "Tombstone" and John Wayne's original "The Alamo." This'll be good!
William 1611
2022-10-18 20:24:42 +0000 UTCLove that soundtrack too
Jonathan Patrick
2022-10-18 20:11:19 +0000 UTCYeah, I think I probably love YOUNG GUNS II better than the original.
Philip Davetas
2022-10-18 20:07:56 +0000 UTCWhile it is probably accurate, it neither affects nor negates my assumption
Thomas Yanez
2022-10-18 19:36:11 +0000 UTCThat would be great. I love listening to those people speak.
Thomas Yanez
2022-10-18 19:35:17 +0000 UTCMore like members of a specific demographic (i.e. younger).
Miles E Coburn
2022-10-18 19:28:27 +0000 UTCSo since you both seem all in on westerns now, any chance we'll be able to add Deadwood to a future poll for the next series you'll watch? :)
Grumples
2022-10-18 19:18:51 +0000 UTCI'm going to assume that the majority of the people voting for "Young Guns" have not seen any of the other movies on the list.
Thomas Yanez
2022-10-18 18:50:26 +0000 UTCThat doesn't make it good, especially compared to some of the other options available.
Thomas Yanez
2022-10-18 18:49:01 +0000 UTCHmm...Young Guns or Silverado. Both are epic classics. Also, The Magnificent Seven (2016) and American Outlaws (2001)
ShadowVessel π
2022-10-18 18:41:12 +0000 UTCLots of great choices here but my vote is for young guns such a great movie with an awesome soundtrack
Ian
2022-10-18 18:11:27 +0000 UTCAll movies are subjective and everyone has different tastes. Let's be a little more respectful.
David Crabtree
2022-10-18 17:53:58 +0000 UTCKevin Costner seems to have a knack for Western.😉
Stephanie
2022-10-18 17:45:03 +0000 UTCThe only reason I want to watch Young Guns is because it was the topic of part of a Cobra Kai episode.
Alex
2022-10-18 17:29:04 +0000 UTCWesterns are a big enough tent there’s room for everything on this poll, including YOUNG GUNS, which, as a decidedly 80s movie, is just another interpretation on the tropes and trappings of the broader genre. I’d actually argue the even more cartoony YOUNG GUNS II is better, as it’s more slickly directed and leans further into being an 80s rock western. THE SEARCHERS is, by light years, the best movie on this poll. It’s an American masterpiece by a master of the genre. I have every confidence Sam and Dan will get to it and love it, whether it wins this poll or not. But I bet they’d love BONE TOMAHAWK too. I do. That’s westerns. 🤷♂️
Jason Chirevas
2022-10-18 17:20:05 +0000 UTCWhile no where near a classic Western from the mid 20th century, I have to recommend Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman (the pilot) here. It's a full length movie on its own and is a wonderful demonstration of how great the series is.
Alex
2022-10-18 17:15:01 +0000 UTCYou have Unforgiven at one end of the western spectrum, Tombstone in the middle, and Young Guns at the other end. They all have their place. I think they'll get a kick out of it.
Future Boy
2022-10-18 17:13:29 +0000 UTCThe only thing I can remember from that movie is "I'm a Pugilist!"
Opie Wan
2022-10-18 17:12:53 +0000 UTCOne of my favorites
Smooticus
2022-10-18 17:11:24 +0000 UTCAbout time Young Guns gets some respect in the voting. One of those where the sequel is just as good or better. #Pals #IllMakeYaFamous
Jonathan Patrick
2022-10-18 17:02:41 +0000 UTCI can't believe Young Guns is leading all the others in the list.
David Martin
2022-10-18 16:51:42 +0000 UTCGreat List !!! Another Great who is Missing is the Oscar Drama "Dancing with Wolves" from 1990 ... Kevin Costners Masterpiece and a Must Watch for Me !!! It has also a Scene in Hot Shots !!! Also you have to add more John Wayne Western to your List: "Red River" from 1948, "Fort Apache" from 1948, "El Dorado" from 1966, "Chisum" from 1970, "True Grit" from 1969, "Rio Grande" from 1950, "Hondo" from 1953, "Rio Bravo" from 1959 and "Rio Lobo" from 1970 ... These are all my Favorite John Wayne of all Time !!!
Florian Meier
2022-10-18 16:14:09 +0000 UTCI completely agree with Stephanie. Westerns have never been a favorite genre, but ‘Open Range’ is among my top-10 all-time Westerns. The cast is outstanding, and if I hadn’t known going in, I never would have guessed it was directed by Kevin Costner. He earned a legend for himself with this one.
David Wilkins
2022-10-18 16:01:52 +0000 UTCThat's a good one, yet another John Ford film. The guy is the king of westerns, what can you say: Stagecoach, My Darling Clementine, The Searchers, Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Right there, those are four essentials. And a whole lot of others, western and non-westerns.
Toc
2022-10-18 15:36:05 +0000 UTCwell you're certainly right about it not being the best film, lol.
Toc
2022-10-18 15:32:31 +0000 UTCReplying to Mark M: I saw it when I was 19, and yes I had seen plenty of great westerns by the time I was 12, they were ubiquitous on TV (both cable and broadcast). The original commenter is completely correct. It's a piece of tripe. 80s and 90s Westerns ain't where it's at for the genre, sorry Mark. I'll allow "Unforgiven" and that's pretty much it. PS: So let me get this straight: your position is watch a piece of garbage like Young Guns and NOT watch an actual western, a good western, or even a good movie, of any genre?! Like why even waste time watching something that was never ever that great in the first place! You can steep in mediocrity or you can expose yourself to something of actual quality. I'm shocked anyone even remembers such a piece of crap! lol. It's not like it was a beloved movie, or had any effect on pop culture or anything. To choose to watch that when you can watch something that's actually good? It's certainly not a "classic"! lol.
Toc
2022-10-18 15:27:23 +0000 UTCIt's a shame that Open Range is not on the list, so I vote for Silverado. Great movie.
Stephanie
2022-10-18 14:52:30 +0000 UTCLove John Wayne westerns...it would be hard to pick my favorite. And I second all the choices you mentioned...One Eyed Jacks is such a forgotten film. FYI...my wife saw John Wayne in Stagecoach when she was 30...his first scene in movie when he twirls his rifle, she stated "Oh my god, he is beautiful".
Anthony Perez
2022-10-18 14:34:04 +0000 UTCIt came out in 1988 so I was 33. And I am a big Western movie fan...this however is a kids idea of a western, as I have stated. Yes movies are make believe but this is like a bunch of teens making a movie and posturing throughout the process. We all know that the actors in movies were not real cownboys or gunslingers but these kids acting is just laughable. IMO....watch Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood or the latest True Grit or The WIld Bunch....those are westerns.
Anthony Perez
2022-10-18 14:29:49 +0000 UTCWhen you saw it when you were 12, had you already watched any other Westerns on this list? I think Daniel and Sam would get a kick out of it.
Mark M
2022-10-18 14:13:56 +0000 UTCYoung Guns is awesome. I know every line in that movie.
Rudy Hernandez
2022-10-18 14:06:53 +0000 UTC“Shane” needs to be on a future poll. Lots of good movies, though, on this one.
Cliff Smelley
2022-10-18 13:51:50 +0000 UTCI think I prefer the original because of Glenn Ford. He was so good in that movie.
Cliff Smelley
2022-10-18 13:50:23 +0000 UTCList fails w/o The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
softshoes
2022-10-18 13:30:09 +0000 UTCYeah, I'm pretty sure it was
bosho11
2022-10-18 13:28:37 +0000 UTCI didn't pick that one, but I really love this movie as well.
Philip Davetas
2022-10-18 13:27:32 +0000 UTCI think it was in YOUNG GUNS II where he says that.
Philip Davetas
2022-10-18 13:26:52 +0000 UTCWow. This is tough. So many great choices. But I always have a soft spot for YOUNG GUNS even though it's not the best film, but it gets me in all the right feels. "Pals."
Philip Davetas
2022-10-18 13:26:01 +0000 UTCI have to agree. I was 12 when it came out, and loved it. Saw it again a few years back and was like “….oh, my.” Kinda deserve’s its 29% tomatometer rating. Butch Cassidy and 3:10 are true grown-up fair with interesting things to say, and Josie’s Wales has probably the greatest Clint Eastwood one-liner ever, though of course I won’t reveal it here. 😁
Warren H
2022-10-18 13:16:37 +0000 UTCYoung Guns is so declassee. It's a 13 yr olds idea of a Western movie.
Anthony Perez
2022-10-18 13:05:56 +0000 UTCMillions of people have seen Mag 7 without watching Seven Samurai first and I think that works in its favor. Mag 7 is good, but if you come to it having already seen the source material, then you're going to be comparing every second of it and it'll diminish the experience. SS is a strong enough film to stand on its own, which means it can be seen after a Mag 7 viewing.
Paul Cox
2022-10-18 12:18:20 +0000 UTCYoung guns will make you famous! Don't watch Magnificent Seven before watching Seven Samurai! Hoping you get to Kurosawa's Samurai Westerns soon! Yojimbo (especially since you loved the man with no name trilogy), Sanjuro, and Seven Samurai are all essential viewings if you are getting into the Western Genre
bosho11
2022-10-18 12:09:01 +0000 UTCA must watch for this channel!
bosho11
2022-10-18 12:07:40 +0000 UTCWould have loved to have seen The Treasure of the Sierra Madre on offer this time, but I think that would be probably the oldest film ever screened on the channel (older than 12 Angry Men by several years). Still, it's probably Bogart's best film—unless you stan Casablanca, which is understandable—and it might be John Huston's best film as a director as well. A stunner.
Paul Cox
2022-10-18 12:02:17 +0000 UTCI voted for The Quick and The Dead. It's an excellent cast, for starters. I don't know if I'd call it an excellent film, but it's an extremely Sam Raimi film, and that makes it worth a watch.
Paul Cox
2022-10-18 11:57:57 +0000 UTCI can't believe Outlaw Josie Wales isn't getting more love here
Smooticus
2022-10-18 10:55:46 +0000 UTCI really enjoy that movie
Smooticus
2022-10-18 10:52:33 +0000 UTC"Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid", definitely, that is one of the last great westerns, and a sort of goodbye to old Hollywood, and hello to the new one. And it makes a great reaction video. I'll add three titles that any movie fan should have under their belt: "One Eyed Jacks", the only movie Marlon Brando ever directed, fantastic western. And nothing tops the archetype of all Westerns, "Stagecoach" which, among other things, has the some of the most jaw-dropping stunts ever in a sound movie (not to mention it's the movie that put John Wayne on the map). And "My Darling Clementine" with Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, it doesn't get more iconic or fundamental than that movie. Both are directed by John Ford, THE western director of all time. (He also did "The Searchers" which is on this poll, but I prefer these other two).
Toc
2022-10-18 10:19:58 +0000 UTCAll are great but The Searchers would be my pick. Also Shane would great on the list too
Eric Frazee
2022-10-18 08:01:31 +0000 UTCI’m really hoping Jesse James gets some love here. A genuine classic.
Garry L
2022-10-18 07:46:47 +0000 UTCEspecially if it has Sam's Native American tribe. jk
Guston Zimasheen
2022-10-18 06:45:25 +0000 UTCThere's the original 3:10 to Yuma from 1957 that's also very good.
David Martin
2022-10-18 06:22:08 +0000 UTCBone Tomahawk is so good!
Steve
2022-10-18 06:19:12 +0000 UTCThis list is driving me insane. Too many favorites... 😳 I think the Clint Eastwood westerns should be mandatory watching. No "High Plains Drifter" on the poll? Its a shot in the back! 😵
Mr. Writhms
2022-10-18 06:12:19 +0000 UTClol
Sonny Smith
2022-10-18 05:59:56 +0000 UTCDances With Wolves should be here. I know, it's a lot more than a Western, and the movie is hard to pin down into the genre, but it has a lot of trappings of a western, enough to qualify, and most reactors who end up putting it on a poll end up putting it on a Wetern because it's the best fit. I really hope you'll get a chance to see it, and I do believe you'll love it.
Raven Dark
2022-10-18 05:56:15 +0000 UTC3:10 to Yuma for sure. I miss Hostiles here. Bone Tomahawk had me split down the middle IYKWIM.
David Lengyel
2022-10-18 05:54:25 +0000 UTCYoung Guns, Bone Tomahawk and 3:10 to Yuma are all excellent movies. The rest are ok.
Sonny Smith
2022-10-18 05:50:46 +0000 UTCYoung Guns. Then then Young Guns 2 🔫👍 Does Johnny Lawrence get a vote lol (Episode 5 final season)
Jonathan Patrick
2022-10-18 05:47:55 +0000 UTC
