Best Western Ever? For a Few Dollars More

[TwoCentPlain]

I am watching For a Few Dollars More for the umpteenth time. One of those movies where you just stop no matter what you are doing and watch if it happens to come on TV. Got me thinking, I wonder if there was a better western ever made. Such a classic. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and A Fistful of Dollars might give it competition for best ever western. In your opinion, what is the best western ever made?

 

[FloridaRob]

Same guy but different movie. Outlaw Josie Wells.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Im an Unforgiven guy myself

 

[Tabascocat]

Tombstone but if that doesn't count as a true Western........then Unforgiven or The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

 

[timb2]

All good choices I want to add "Little Big Man"

 

[jwooten15]

tombstone all day!

I know, everyone is shocked by my opinion on that! Especially after seeing my avatar

 

[daschoo]

Once Upon A Time In The West.

 

[arglebargle]

All good suggestions! I'm a huge For a Few Dollars More fan as well. My picks for great Westerns (not already mentioned), would go to El Dorado and Duel at Diablo, both with great casts. For a bit darker tale, The Wild Bunch.

 

[Stash]

tombstone all day!

I know, everyone is shocked by my opinion on that! Especially after seeing my avatar

Yeah, I never saw it coming!

Jokes aside, Tombstone is my favorite as well. Just so many great actors and performances in one film.

 

[Ranching]

True Grit. I even liked the remake.

 

[diefree666]

I cannot nominate one as being better than all the others.

The Searchers
Outlaw Josey Wales
Good, Bad and the Ugly
the original True Grit
Tombstone
High Noon
The Wild Bunch

Those off the top of my head and I no doubt can come up with more. Duel at Diablo is VERY under rated.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

The best Western, IMO, was actually a mini series. Lonesome Dove is the best IMO. If I have to pick just one, then I'd pick any one of the individual Lonesome Dove series.

 

[rynochop]

I'd go with Tombstone, Pale Rider is probably 2nd, always liked that one.

 

[Cowboys_22]

All good movies. I would add The Shootist (John Wayne)

 

[Ranched]

Best Western? Mmm. I know. Mr. Ed Plays Ping Pong.... oh wait

 

[dallasdave]

tombstone all day!

I know, everyone is shocked by my opinion on that! Especially after seeing my avatar

Your my Huckleberry My #1 also !!!

 

[dallasdave]

Best Western? Mmm. I know. Mr. Ed Plays Ping Pong.... oh wait

Mr ED RULES

 

[bigbob]

I would probably have to go with
good bad and ugly as the best.
you should ask for a top five there are many good westerns .
1 good bad and ugly
2.Unforgiven
3. tombstone
4 .for a few dollars more
5.Fistful of Dollars.
The amazing thing is that the spag.
Westerns were made in the 60,s!
and are still good!

 

[cowboyeric8]

I always enjoyed High Plains Drifter. Just classic Eastwood.

Definitely not the best ever. But a made for TV western that I always liked, and really enjoyed the concept. Purgatory.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

It's not a shoot 'em up western but I love McLintock!

Also love a bunch already listed. The first part of the Lonesome Dove mini-series is some of the best dialogue ever seen in a western. It didn't hurt to have Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall playing the lead characters as only they could.

Tombstone absolutely qualifies and is a classic. I'll watch it anytime it's on, even if it's halfway through.

Rio Bravo was fantastic. Might be my favorite classic action western.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is my favorite Eastwood western.