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Neither... it's the not-too-slim Andy Devine.

I may be the only one on Earth, but I can't stand "Lonesome Dove". I have TRIED to watch it, but it is positively dreadful.

Are you sure?

Since you brought it up, you need to check the song my buddy and Nashville song writer did for Willie Nelson. Wynn came and played at my birthday party this summer. He said he “retired” this song.

Laugh and enjoy!

Most of the above and Lawman, with Burt Lancaster. 'Sketti westerns are ok, mostly for giving Clint a career, but the sound effects drive me nuts watching them. Buddy of mine used to call them "ricochet westerns". Have CDs of those, plus Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Joe Kidd and a few other Eastwood oaters. There ain't a John Ford/John Wayne flick I can't watch, especially their Cavalry Trilogy.

I have a three CD set of Selleck westerns at the cabin:Monte Walsh, Crossfire Trail and Last Stand at Sabre River. Also Quigley, but haven't watched it lately. A forty episode set of CDs, mostly Wayne's old B westerns prior to Stagecoach,

Open Range and Broken Trail. Watch them often, no longer get broadcast TV signal up there..

I may be the only one on Earth, but I can't stand "Lonesome Dove". I have TRIED to watch it, but it is positively dreadful.

I don't think "Tombstone" is actually that great a movie in itself. It's the characters and actors that make the movie. It wouldn't be worth much if it starred anyone other than Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell. People don't really remember the movie... they remember the characters and their iconic dialogue.

High Plains Drifter was like a cross between an episode of The Twilight Zone and a Spaghetti Western. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I like the ones I watch to have at least a semblance of authenticity to them. I have never been able to stomach any of the spaghetti westerns.


My favorites, not in any particular order - with comments

Appaloosa - a darned good one, it didn't drift too far from the book but I wish that they had put just a few more backgound details in it.

The Rounders - a great western, I have known characters like those two all my life, well played.

Tombstone - Kurt Russel and Val Kilmer made it a very believeable and enjoyable movie.

The Big Country - Entertaining, all of the characters were very well played especially the one played by Burl Ives.

True Grit - the John Wayne version was entertaining but the Jeff Bridges version caught the feel of the book and the era.

The Searchers - great acting and scenery, a little hokey at times but still the best acting job John Wayne ever did.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - great movie, great acting by everyone in it.

Will Penny - another under rated movie, probably a little too true to life for most folks.

Open Range - probably the best movie Costner made, especially the gunfight at the end.

Lonesome Dove - the movie was better than the book, a rare occurance.

Monte Walsh - Jack Palance & Lee Marvin version - another great movie.

Tom Horn - slow but good.

Ulzanas Raid - great movie, one of the best Burt Lancaster ever did.

Red River - John Wayne as a very dark character - excellent.

The Gray Fox - about the last train robbery - interesting story and the star is Richard Farnsworth likely hard to find but it is worth it.

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