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Not the best but one of my all-time favorites:

Coop's own Along Came Jones

One of my favorite lines:

Coop's sidekick (William Demarest) � "I got involved in a shootin' once, an' I can't tell you how quick I got tired of the whole thing."

One of my favorite quotes is from Support Your Local Sheriff.
Jake (Jack Elam) says, "I was busy trying to save your life-------I wasn't exactly trying to group my shots."

A very funny movie, with LOTS of great lines.

Like alot here that were mentioned. Would also add though that Gary Cooper in Northwest Mounted Police, was a great western IMHO.

Reguards, Rob

Gary Cooper made some good ones. High Noon isn't my cup of tea, but it is great. The Plainsman, Vera Cruz, Garden of Evil, Dallas, Along Came Jones, and The Hanging Tree are all great shows.

I just watched "Last Stand At Saber River" this weekend and though it was one of Selleck's better westerns. The Carradines showed up again, and the plot was easy to anticipate. I love westerns, so I kinda overlook the fact that in a general sense they're all pretty much the same. One thing that makes Selleck's flicks different is the smaller cast and smaller town where the stories take place. The costumes and gear seem more accurate (a trend in all newer westerns), and the cinematic "tone" just feels different. I appreciate that Selleck is trying to keep the classic western alive. Obviously the market is weak for such movies because they show up on video rather than the theater, but I'm glad someone is making the effort. This goes for Sam Elliot too.

Here's the link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119501

Well Uncle Ethan, I have to go with The Searchers and The Shootist. The Western is Americas Iliad if you will Stories of Heroic Myth. As for the best recent western, Why Tombstone dose it for me. I find it very telling that an actor who made his last movie 30 years ago is still in the top ten most popular actors. Goes to show you that he was something of value and left a body of work that few if any will ever be able to match. Give credit were credit is due Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot are very good under used actors. They along with John Millius are keeping the western alive. The Rough Riders was a good one. As for Quigley well what can you say when you can get a two hour movie about a sharps rifle.

The Mountain Men - Charleton Hesston and Brian Keith
Unforgiven - Clint Eastwood version
Lonesome Dove
Tombstone
Quigley

Two westerns that are classics, that one would never have thought of being so are The Apaloosa and One-Eyed Jacks. Both Marlon Brando films with Brando having directed Jacks. He really did a great job with both, IMO.

I think all of the great westerns have been mentioned, some several times. A couple of more obscure movies that come to mind but won't make anyone's best list are, The Stalking Moon with Gregory Peck, and The Grey Fox, with Richard Farnsworth. They're both good movies and are shown infrequently, if at all anymore.

Actually, there is a site called the Internet Movie Database, which has as a feature your top 250, where you can post your favorite movies. The Stalking Moon made my list. Excellent work with the Sharps.

1. Anything with Clint Eastwood
2. Deadwood Series
3. Tombstone
4. Open Range