Westerns, in TV, Movies & SF (genre mashing & gunslinging at its best) by chrisisall

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Westerns, in TV, Movies & SF (genre mashing & gunslinging at its best)

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Monday, November 29, 2010 06:06
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Thursday, November 11, 2010 1:57 PM

We can all agree here, I think, that FF/Serenity is the ultimate in mashed-genre westerns.
But here are some others:
Six String Samurai
Westworld
Outland
They Live (think about it- it fits all the western standards)
Battle Beyond The Stars (hehheh)
High Plains Drifter
Seraphim Falls
Shanghai Noon
Yojimbo
They Call Me Trinity
"Spectre Of The Gun" (Trek TOS ep)
And, of course-
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Anyone see Sukiyaki Western Django? Reviews seem kinda *meh*

And, the regular westerns:

The Good the Bad & the Ugly
Nevada Smith
The Searchers
The Quick & the Dead

So go ahead pardners, make our day with more western titles that load your chamber, strange or not!

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, November 11, 2010 3:33 PM

PIZMOBEACH

... fully loaded, safety off...

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Anyone see Sukiyaki Western Django? Reviews seem kinda *meh*

It was dope. I mean, you should smoke some before you see it... or maybe they were when they made it... wild movie, with plenty of over the top Japanese cinema style buckets of blood... you did ask.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010 3:42 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by pizmobeach:

It was dope.

So...
a dopey flick??? A must-be-high ride?
I'll pass.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, November 11, 2010 3:57 PM

CYBERSNARK

Here's an American hit from the 80s:

And a couple from Japan:

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Thursday, November 11, 2010 4:20 PM

CHRISISALL

Cowboy Beebop- How could I have missed listing that??

The laughing Chrisisall

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Friday, November 12, 2010 7:54 AM

OPPYH

I'm getting it.

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Friday, November 12, 2010 9:43 AM

CHRISISALL

Is that a REAL dvd???
No way.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Saturday, November 13, 2010 7:02 AM

IMNOTHERE

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Is that a REAL dvd???
No way.

...if that shot of James Doohan isn't the fruit of Photoshop, I'm a tribble's uncle. Is he meant to be an Indian or a transvestite?

Meanwhile:

* Wild wild west - Does it have to be good to go on the list? (I'm thinking of the movie - never saw the TV show)

* Gunmen of the Apocalypse (Red Dwarf ep. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunmen_of_the_Apocalypse)

* A Bug's Life (discuss - I think if "Battle Beyond the Stars" goes in, so does this)

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Saturday, November 13, 2010 7:32 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by ImNotHere:
Quote:
* Wild wild west - Does it have to be good to go on the list? (I'm thinking of the movie - never saw the TV show)
The movie sucked; the series was stellar.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Saturday, November 13, 2010 8:39 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by ImNotHere:
Quote:
* Wild wild west - Does it have to be good to go on the list? (I'm thinking of the movie - never saw the TV show)
The movie sucked; the series was stellar.

The laughing Chrisisall

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I'm with you. The TV series was excellent. I got all excited to see the movie and was horribly disappointed. I'm a fan of both Will Smith and Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda: HI-larious) but it SUCKED big time.
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I'm partial to Cat Ballou, Butch and Sundance, M7; but Dances with Wolves tops my list.

SGG

Tawabawho?

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:55 AM

CHRISISALL

Dances WAS great, no doubt.

Ever see Seraphim Falls? Seriously, what a great & strange film. If I taught a film class, it would definitely be on the roster.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:59 AM

INVADERCHAT

I liked the Wild Wild West movie :(

*EDIT* Though I'd never seen (nor heard of) the series so I wasn't expecting anything or having a cool TV show stomped all over.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 7:02 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by InvaderChat:
I liked the Wild Wild West movie :(

I liked Batman & Robin. Nobody's perfect.

Now seek out Wild Wild West, THE SERIES!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 7:42 AM

SUASOR

Seraphim Falls was definitely a classic that slipped under the radar when it was released. Sort of like Serenity...

If you haven't seen Seraphim Falls, it's well worth a rental.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:02 AM

CHRISISALL

Thanks SUASOR, I was thinking I was the only person who'd ever seen the flick.
And, it's too violent for Wife or Sonisall.
I saw the cover & blind bought it based on the stars. It was used, so, not so much coin. I'm so glad I got it. And it's so beautifully photographed...

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 12:23 PM

SUASOR

The title, like Serenity's, didn't really let folks know what a gem is was. Full of surprises, and easy on the eyes.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:04 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Oh so you want to talk great and strange, well here goes one that I plum fergot about (speaking in the vernacular of the era). These fellers wer plum loco:

Jim Jamrusch's Dead Man - Johnny Depp, John Hurt, Lance Henrikson, Gabriel Byrne and (wait for it) Iggy Pop. Now how's that for a weird western.

I heard of Seraphim Falls, but wasn't much interested to catch it in the theater. I will put it on my Netflix list.

Although I've not seen it I heard Ravenous (1999) was a weirdly strange western with Guy Pearce and Robert Carlisle.

But the weirdest of all, the mother of all weird westerns stands, El Topo (1970). I saw this film in a Greenwich Village arthouse theater and I was dumbfounded that's how strange this movie was. Brilliantly strange, powerful, gross yet unforgetable. It made a Clockwork Orange look like a kindergarten fable. Now that's strange.

SGG

Tawabawho?

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Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:41 PM

OPPYH

Quote:
Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:

Jim Jamrusch's Dead Man - Johnny Depp, John Hurt, Lance Henrikson, Gabriel Byrne and (wait for it) Iggy Pop. Now how's that for a weird western.

And a cool score from Neil Young.

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Monday, November 15, 2010 3:50 AM

LWAVES

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Thanks SUASOR, I was thinking I was the only person who'd ever seen the flick.
And, it's too violent for Wife or Sonisall.
I saw the cover & blind bought it based on the stars. It was used, so, not so much coin. I'm so glad I got it. And it's so beautifully photographed...

The laughing Chrisisall

I'm very late getting to this thread but I saw this on TV shortly after you first recommended it and it was really great. Top notch acting from the two leads and a plot that gradually gives away what is really going on. The ending was definitely strange and I wasn't too sure if ut really fitted with the rest of the movie but I did like it, especially it's play on a name for Angelica Hustons character.

Not quite scifi but I've always kind of liked Grim Praerie Tales. Kind of Twilight Zone meets the wild west. Brad Dourif and the great James Earl Jones swap scary campfire stories. Its not a great movie but I like it.

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

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Monday, November 15, 2010 5:10 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

Forgot a classic Trek TOS episode , did you ?

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Miramanee

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 7:28 AM

JONGSSTRAW

North Star - an episode from Season 3 of Enterprise. The crew finds humans on a remote planet living in frontier 1870's conditions. A departure from the Season 3 story arc, but a very good episode, with lasers and six-shooters blazing away.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 7:41 AM

CYBERSNARK

And Reed defusing a hostage situation by shooting the hostage ('cause phasers have stun settings).

There was also "A Fistful of Datas" on TNG, though it was more a comedy ep.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:10 AM

OPPYH

Quote:
Originally posted by out2theblack:
Forgot a classic Trek TOS episode , did you ?

This episode plays very much like"The Inner Light" from TNG.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:42 AM

JONGSSTRAW

That's an interesting analogy. I must admit I never made the connection between those two Trek episodes before you pointed it out. Good job!

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Monday, November 29, 2010 6:06 AM

NEESIERIE

Speaking of weird and strange westerns, does anyone remember the tv western that came on about the same time as Brisco County, Jr. (circa 1990-3) but was much better? I can't even remember who starred in it or the name, but I do remember that the show had lots of ghosts and men who carried their heads under their arms. Does that ring a bell with anyone? I'd love to watch it again and can't find it without a name.

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