10 RazörForce-Approved Westerns

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  • @Adam_Bombz
    @Adam_Bombz Před rokem +646

    Timestamps
    1:47 [10. The Big Gundown]
    5:27 [9. For A Few Dollars More]
    8:14 [8. Django]
    12:17 [7. Have Gun Will Travel]
    15:21 [6. The Dark Valley]
    17:12 [5. Hell on Wheels]
    21:36 [4. Deadwood]
    27:17 [3. Tate]
    30:41 [2. Pale Rider]
    33:12 [1. The Great Silence]

  • @grandmufftwerkin9037
    @grandmufftwerkin9037 Před rokem +140

    The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven, and The Searchers are some of my favourites.

    • @DirtyWopBastard
      @DirtyWopBastard Před rokem +21

      Josey is probably my favorite movie of all time, not only my favorite western

    • @hitmanmonaghan6633
      @hitmanmonaghan6633 Před rokem +11

      Tombstone, Boss Ni**er, The Posse. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and I agree with you on Unforgiven.

    • @amns8900
      @amns8900 Před rokem +27

      Josey Wales had some awesome one-liners. I quoted them ad nauseum while I was deployed.
      Dyin' ain't much of a livin'.
      Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms.

    • @DirtyWopBastard
      @DirtyWopBastard Před rokem +16

      @@amns8900
      you get those holes leaking, I'm gonna whomp you with a knotted plow like.
      Well, Mr Carpet Bagger, we have a thing in these parts called a Missouri boat ride.
      One of my old homies and I might get to drink together every few years, and we usually end up smashed and singing Rose of Alabama

    • @heymeng4667
      @heymeng4667 Před rokem +4

      Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.
      I'm not American, but man that Dixie Land song and Rose of Alabama are beautiful songs. I've had them stuck in my mind for years thanks to that film. Clint Eastwood is undeniable. I'll sing the song when he passes on. 😢

  • @jjforcebreaker
    @jjforcebreaker Před rokem +131

    For me, western mythologies and setting as part of US history, just like the Victorian Era in England, will never cease to be fascinating and attractive and carry timeless potential that won't go out of style.

  • @cannibalvegetableyt
    @cannibalvegetableyt Před rokem +77

    I loved Hell on Wheels, probably because my grandfather was a Georgia Pacific Foreman in the 20s and 30s and I was raised on stories of Railroad corruption.
    My grandfather died in the early 50s from a stroke, brought on by immobility as he was wheelchair bound.. as the railcar that cut his brother in half left a fist-sized cavity in his back and he was permanently paralyzed.
    Deaths were common, even at that point, and plays into the general corruption behind the whole industry.

    • @billybobsac4421
      @billybobsac4421 Před rokem +3

      I tried watching hell on wheels a long time ago, I don’t really remember why I stopped but I do remember O’Brien was one of the villains

  • @jeffrobodine8579
    @jeffrobodine8579 Před rokem +275

    You failed to mention the most quintessential Western of all time, The Terror of Tiny Town.

    • @DEPORTMAN
      @DEPORTMAN Před rokem +2

      LOL

    • @naapalm82
      @naapalm82 Před rokem +11

      Ah, yes. The eternally underrated talent of Billy Barty. Truly, an American classic.

    • @peka__
      @peka__ Před rokem +2

      Here's a question for the true weird west fans:
      Can anybody tell me which movie I saw when the internet was young, being a 50s style black and white western with a narrator and birds (mostly parakeets) as actors in a charming miniature western environment?
      I presume it wasn't a true movie, but probably some kind of short 16mm spoof to amuse school children - but I've never been able to find that treasure again.

    • @JT-xg4di
      @JT-xg4di Před rokem +1

      ​@@peka__ Bill and Coo?

    • @peka__
      @peka__ Před rokem +1

      @@JT-xg4di
      Thank you!
      Thank you!
      Thank you!
      You're in my Book of Good People, kind Sir!

  • @carriedoyne7362
    @carriedoyne7362 Před rokem +186

    Lee Van Cleef is a horribly underrated actor. Him opposite Eastwood is perfection 🥰

    • @Ac0ustics0ul
      @Ac0ustics0ul Před rokem +6

      idk about horribly underrated... what more would we need to conisder him rated appropriately? I I'm not even trying to argue .. it's just everyone I've ever met whos is a fan of westerns or Escape from NY or w/e it may be knows and loves him..I'm sure anyone of the era knows and appreciates the man even more, I know my old man did..a bit morose..I'd like to think the man rests in peace having earned his due

    • @AnandVenigalla
      @AnandVenigalla Před 10 měsíci +5

      Lee Van Cleef is to the spaghetti western what Randolph Scott was to the classic American western. The star that real aficionados tend to be most familiar with.

    • @brianhutcherson1700
      @brianhutcherson1700 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Agreed

    • @SGStudiosOK
      @SGStudiosOK Před 9 měsíci +3

      My father and I did cowboy competition shooting for many years, his alias was "lefty van Cleef" because he is left handed, and Cleef is his favorite actor

    • @alucard624
      @alucard624 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@AnandVenigalla Both were damn good actors.

  • @patrickmoroney2991
    @patrickmoroney2991 Před rokem +12

    So glad you like "The Great Silence"! I wrote the subtitles for the British Blu-ray - they're more reflective of Corbucci's vision than the dubtitles on the American release.

  • @WalkManDoo
    @WalkManDoo Před rokem +25

    Pale Rider was the FIRST rated R movie I was allowed to watch as a young man. What a great film to start with! My Dad made me promise not to tell mom he took me ❤ I’ll always remember this classic movie and that afternoon fondly

  • @Standerson98
    @Standerson98 Před rokem +87

    For A Few Dollars More will forever be not only my favourite western but film of all time. A masterpiece.

    • @RabbiSteve
      @RabbiSteve Před rokem +6

      Pretty close up there for me too. Definitely in my top 10 favorite movies for sure. And definitely in my top five a favorite westerns.

    • @sluggo2014
      @sluggo2014 Před rokem +8

      Best spaghetti anyways. GBU is epic but not as watchable. Fistful is ok but lacks Any continuity or cohesion whatsoever, fun watch though.

    • @TheSshadow7
      @TheSshadow7 Před rokem +9

      It's very underrated.

    • @randysavage1
      @randysavage1 Před rokem +8

      The whole trilogy is a great, a fist full of dollars, for a few dollars more, the good the bad and the ugly

    • @CriticalEnjoyer
      @CriticalEnjoyer Před rokem +2

      Eli Wallach pushes GBU over FAFDM for me, just barely though. Both are essentially perfect however.

  • @jimmynaylor1759
    @jimmynaylor1759 Před rokem +196

    As a child I sat and watched The Magnificent 7 with my father and Grandfather. I was enraptured with it. The visuals, the characters, the story, the score...all epic. My father then introduced me to the original, 7 Samurai. Such epic storytelling that transcended language and culture. My love of anti-hero, revengeful stories was born. I would ride the arm of the sofa as my horse, whilst wielding my sword or pistols. Now, a near half century later I still get enthralled by the tales of the old west and sweeping tales of revenge.

    • @a1kid
      @a1kid Před rokem +13

      The Magnificent 7 is one of the finest westerns period. "We deal in lead, friend..." Maybe the greatest line ever.

    • @IggyTthunders
      @IggyTthunders Před rokem +8

      I grew up with Don Bluth movies, so Fivel Goes West was the first western (adjacent) thing I saw; meanwhile my dad was a huge mark for The Duke, and my mom was a huge Mel Gibson fan girl so 'Maverick' was a household staple. My older brothers got me into Young Guns' in high school by way of the self-contained sequel, 'Young Guns 2', so westerns were pretty ubiquitous in my house.
      I loved spaghetti westerns like Sartana, Django, and the Wild Bunch whereas my father preferred the more aspirational stuff.

    • @robwalsh9843
      @robwalsh9843 Před rokem +7

      I love the convergence of Western and Samurai stories. Vastly different cultures that still understood common values and themes.

    • @nicholasdonin1465
      @nicholasdonin1465 Před rokem +1

      What makes magnificent 7 is the message from Bronson about the fathers being the honorable men, not the gun fighters and how all the fighters, on both sides are losers, and the farmers, the families who keep on living are the winners.

  • @robollama8612
    @robollama8612 Před rokem +10

    The fact that Hell On Wheels made the list brings me so much joy. The Swede is one of my favorite love-to-hate-him assholes of tv, and the concept is much more original than "outlaws ride into western town, sheriff kills them and becomes a hero"

  • @kri249
    @kri249 Před rokem +12

    The beauty of the western is how versatile it is. Besides the fact it can blend well with futuristic sci-fi multiple countries have had their take. I recently watched the Proposition because my friend loves abd collects westerns and this was the only Australian equivalent. It really demonstrated our wild west that gets less attention. The Italians, like with horror movies, made some of the best spaghetti westerns to rival the US. And I also remember hearing of a Curry western on our foreign movie channel as a kid. Spain has even also dished out a few.
    It's like the genre itself is an abstract concept that's culturally synonymous with the pioneer era of the US that popularised it. All you need is a harsh climate, an isolated settlement, guns, outlaws, and maybe a few natives for good measure, and you can make a western. Doesn't matter if the setting is fictional or historical.

  • @johnwalsh4857
    @johnwalsh4857 Před rokem +16

    top ten westerns for me in no order: Bullet for the General, Good the Bad and the ugly, For A Few Dollars more, Once Upon a Tme in the West, Four of hte Apocalypse, The Wild Bunch, 100 Rifles, Keoma, Major Dundee, Companeros.

  • @Lieutenant_Dude
    @Lieutenant_Dude Před rokem +212

    I give you massive props for being very candid about your inspirations for your own Western comic. Far too many are happy to say they formulated their artistic efforts from the aether and their own farts.

    • @CaptTeamwork
      @CaptTeamwork Před rokem +7

      😆

    • @billybobsac4421
      @billybobsac4421 Před rokem +5

      True 😂

    • @LyaksandraB
      @LyaksandraB Před rokem +7

      Sometimes people indeed kind of do that, although it's a declaration they make born from ignorance. Even if the memory isn't clear and present enough in your mind, it doesn't mean you didn't base your idea on something else. We base everything we think on something else or a remix or mixture of such memories. Of course expecting this knowledge from most is expecting too much. On the other hand, if they don't know any better, they deserve some leniency.

    • @lorddeathspit1124
      @lorddeathspit1124 Před rokem +1

      Doe anyone know what Razorfist things of Shane? It’s my favorite western and I’m just curious what he thinks of it.

    • @billybobsac4421
      @billybobsac4421 Před rokem

      @@lorddeathspit1124 I have no clue tbh

  • @Khan.WrathOf
    @Khan.WrathOf Před rokem +28

    Fun fact: Ted Levine and Tom Noonan (both featured in Hell On Wheels as well as Michael Mann's Heat) starred as the main serial killer in The Silence of The Lambs and Manhunter. Two of the first films in the Hannibal Lector "series".

  • @z3122
    @z3122 Před rokem +18

    My grandmother loves this video! She is a fan of westerns for many a decade and I still go over to visit and watch her favorites with her.

  • @xmobius0ne
    @xmobius0ne Před rokem +38

    I just got into a mood for westerns because of Wendigoon's Blood Meridian video and now Razorfist releases a recommendation video? The universe is telling me its time to saddle up boys.

    • @magma_fire_bagwan
      @magma_fire_bagwan Před rokem +6

      I haven't gotten to Wendigoon's vid yet only cus it's so long, but I hope to get to it soon

  • @Buford_T_Justice1
    @Buford_T_Justice1 Před rokem +41

    I could listen to RF talk about old movies ALL DAY!
    You rule dude.

  • @TheXpompier
    @TheXpompier Před rokem +6

    As a kid, 'Have Gun Will Travel' was my favorite TV Western. Living in a hotel and eating in restaurants until saddling up, a gun on your hip, and riding out helping people for money. 👍 As an adult, I can see how well written it actually was and still enjoy watching the boxed sets I got from my youngest son one Christmas.

  • @johnnyjohnson1326
    @johnnyjohnson1326 Před rokem +8

    My son absolutely killed me a while back when he said, "You know you're old when all you watch is old westerns." I fell out laughing.
    I grew up on westerns. My favorite movie is Josie Wales.
    An epic list for sure. Haven't seen the last one or Tate so I'll check them out.
    GOD FUCKING SPEED

  • @major505
    @major505 Před rokem +23

    The Wild Bunch. Best ending ever. You even lost count of how many people die in the shootout.

    • @scockery
      @scockery Před rokem +4

      There's an homage to that scene in a lesser known 80's movie "Extreme Prejudice" which I haven't seen in a looong time.

    • @mrcliff3709
      @mrcliff3709 Před 9 dny

      It ain't like it use to be , but it'll do

  • @Poisonedblade
    @Poisonedblade Před rokem +20

    Westerns are great because there's an absence of centralized power, which really brings out the characters' true character.

  • @ADayintheLifeoftheTw
    @ADayintheLifeoftheTw Před rokem +33

    You inspired me and my wife to write a western pulp graphic novel. Been working on volume 1 for about 8 months. It's neo- and noir with a frenchman😅 stay tuned and thanks for the inspiration and motivation. Hail to the Iron Age.

  • @James-Ram
    @James-Ram Před rokem +11

    All this talk of Westerns, I now feel like listening to the GUN soundtrack.

  • @JanstonCordell
    @JanstonCordell Před rokem +86

    Al Swearengen is one of the greatest fictional characters I've ever seen. Ian McShane couldn't have done a better job in his portrayal.

    • @kevinschoenfelt6587
      @kevinschoenfelt6587 Před rokem +11

      I would say Al Swearengen is THE greatest fictional character ever by a long shot.

    • @consequence8836
      @consequence8836 Před rokem +13

      His interactions with Mr Wu are the greatest thing every put on screen

    • @d_boneswish1296
      @d_boneswish1296 Před rokem +8

      He's not fictional. He was a real guy in Deadwood, SD.

    • @spencertherren6806
      @spencertherren6806 Před rokem +3

      He was a real person. As were most in deadwood.

    • @kevinschoenfelt6587
      @kevinschoenfelt6587 Před rokem +2

      @@consequence8836 In a show that is full of great interactions the ones with Wu are the most entertaining

  • @MrHorsesongs05
    @MrHorsesongs05 Před rokem +5

    Great list. Would love a noir list too. So many great westerns: Pursued, Once Upon a Time..., My Darling Clementine, The Big Country, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Unforgiven, The Lusty Men, 3:10 to Yuma, Warlock, Red River. Could go all day.

  • @Nymphonomicon
    @Nymphonomicon Před rokem +16

    It is a rather wild coincidence that at a time when a certain genre of film was taking over the industry, that two of the biggest names creating hits for said genre were the same name, the two Sergios.

  • @ProfDragonite
    @ProfDragonite Před rokem +17

    In an alternate life, Razor would have been a highly successful ranch owner. Admit it.

    • @jbellflower83
      @jbellflower83 Před rokem +7

      And in that same alternate life, I'd be his right hand man, Nero Finley. A tough piece of steak that blazed a trail of destruction from Wichita to San Juan and was bound for an early grave till Razor found me in a bar one night with the local sheriff's wife. Needless to say, we skinned those smokestacks and sent many a lawman to the afterlife before making our escape on horseback.

    • @billybobsac4421
      @billybobsac4421 Před rokem +2

      @@jbellflower83 lol 😂 👍

  • @Higesgirl
    @Higesgirl Před rokem +39

    My Pop-Pop, may he rest in peace, was a mega fan of westerns. I would always catch him watching them, whether they be old or new. He even got me into them and I have a soft spot for the genre. Thanks for making this Razor. I recognize some of these thanks to my Pop-Pop.

    • @sugarplumvodka8408
      @sugarplumvodka8408 Před rokem

      for me it was my grandmother and my great aunt that passed on the love of westerns

    • @The_Mighty_Fiction
      @The_Mighty_Fiction Před rokem +4

      Right here too. Could've been the cheapest piece of garbage you ever saw, shot on a backlot in three days and an afternoon, grainy as Hell, sound like it was recorded through a beekeper's hood but if it was a Western, my dad would sit in front of it lke a moth at a lightbulb.

  • @SmartFabian007
    @SmartFabian007 Před rokem +53

    10 good westerns i love:
    -Treasure of the silverlake
    -They call me Trinity
    -Rio Lobo
    -White Buffalo
    -Arizona colt
    -100 Rifles
    -They still call me Trinity
    -Red Sun
    -The good the bad and the ugly
    -Companeros

    • @billybobsac4421
      @billybobsac4421 Před rokem +3

      You forgot the” Seriously I’m called trinity” 😂

    • @jeffcovert7162
      @jeffcovert7162 Před rokem +4

      My Name is Nobody is amazing!

    • @MrMajenta
      @MrMajenta Před rokem +3

      Don't forget the samurai adaptation "Trinity desu ka?"
      (Don't you know I'm Trinity)

    • @senounatsuru6453
      @senounatsuru6453 Před rokem +2

      It's more of a western comedy, but I _love_ blazing saddles.

  • @omniviewer2115
    @omniviewer2115 Před rokem +19

    THE VALLEY OF GWANGI is one of the few Westerns that made me cry at the end. That poor dinosaur didn't deserve to die that way.
    You may think I'm joking, but I'm dead serious.

    • @wtk6069
      @wtk6069 Před rokem +1

      The sci-fi western is a tiny but fun sub-genre!

    • @MonstaTrapz
      @MonstaTrapz Před rokem

      😂

  • @NickNapoli
    @NickNapoli Před rokem +32

    Never would I would of expected Razörfist in a cowboy hat yet here we are.

    • @droe2570
      @droe2570 Před rokem +3

      One thing we can all take away from these times is this: expect the unexpected.

    • @lilgoop
      @lilgoop Před rokem +6

      It's not the first time I believe

    • @ryanspalding875
      @ryanspalding875 Před rokem +2

      I want to know what brand makes his hat because I want one.

    • @rutherfordappraisal258
      @rutherfordappraisal258 Před rokem +3

      With only one side popped up he looks like Recondo-fist.

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Před 8 dny

      It is actually a good look for him.
      "Cowboy fist"

  • @StrongStyleFiction
    @StrongStyleFiction Před rokem +53

    I actually really like the classic hollywood westerns. Shane has been growing and growing on me over the years. While Unforgiven was the one I fell in love with at 11 years old, Shane is rising fast to become a personal favorite.

    • @pontiusporcius8430
      @pontiusporcius8430 Před rokem +6

      Even the late 60s and early 70s movies of the Duke have a surprisingly high qualities to them. Especially sons of Katie elder.

    • @jeffreywebb7932
      @jeffreywebb7932 Před rokem +3

      Shane is a masterpiece

    • @AnandVenigalla
      @AnandVenigalla Před 10 měsíci +1

      SHANE and THE SEARCHERS are the high point of the classical western.
      I’ve also been fond of STAGECOACH, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, WAGON MASTER, WINCHESTER 73, THE GUNFIGHTER, the John Ford Cavalry films like FORT APACHE, and SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON; WARLOCK (1959); VERA CRUZ; Man of the West.
      The genre is basically a treasure horde.

    • @AnandVenigalla
      @AnandVenigalla Před 10 měsíci

      @@pontiusporcius8430I can definitely vouch for BIG JAKE, THE COWBOYS, and THE SHOOTIST

  • @gr-8166
    @gr-8166 Před rokem +24

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is my preferred western. Pacing wise it can be slow at points but I think a foreigner’s perspective in the American west and then later the gangster film Once Upon A Time in America it’s honestly impressive how Leone is very much a visionary who not only was known for not having to draw up storyboards in his last film but also picture the shots in his head to screen. Honestly Leone is still my favorite because of his ability to even do such a task. I must see Once Upon A Time… in the Revolution!

    • @ryans9008
      @ryans9008 Před 5 měsíci

      also titled Duck, You Sucker! Excellent film as well

    • @gr-8166
      @gr-8166 Před 5 měsíci

      @@ryans9008 yes, Leone thought that’s a catch phrase people in the West often used 😅

  • @Beard_Hood
    @Beard_Hood Před rokem +5

    13:25 all evil begins with a compromise... ive never heard that line before. in fact ive never heard anyone but myself equate compromise to the beginning of nothing but evil. so color me shocked that someone in a movie said it. hot damn imma gonna have to watch it now

  • @dracphelan
    @dracphelan Před rokem +42

    These are all great westerns. But, my all time favorite is Hang 'em High starring Clint Eastwood. The story about the conflict between revenge and justice is perfectly portrayed in the stoorry.

    • @TheBurning1981
      @TheBurning1981 Před rokem +5

      Such a great overlooked gem of a movie

    • @ricosalvaje5802
      @ricosalvaje5802 Před 11 měsíci

      Hang em high is awesome. I really enjoyed that movie.

  • @latt.qcd9221
    @latt.qcd9221 Před rokem +136

    I was never a fan of Westerns and generally disliked them.
    Then I watched "Once Upon a Time in the West" and that changed completely. One of the greatest movies I've ever seen. Breakheart Pass was another that helped change my mind on them. Up there with some of Jerry Goldsmith's finest film scores.

    • @RabbiSteve
      @RabbiSteve Před rokem

      Great picks, both.

    • @abrahemsamander3967
      @abrahemsamander3967 Před rokem +2

      Never heard of breakheart pass. Sounds great.

    • @latt.qcd9221
      @latt.qcd9221 Před rokem +5

      @@abrahemsamander3967 I accidentally stumbled on it while looking through Jerry Goldsmith's discography and decided to check it out. It plays out sort of like a Western and murder mystery. Didn't do very well, but I enjoyed it. Worth it just for more Charles Bronson.

    • @life_of_riley88
      @life_of_riley88 Před rokem +5

      ​@@abrahemsamander3967 It's classic Bronson. Can't go wrong.

    • @Kalosius
      @Kalosius Před rokem +3

      Once upon a time is so wild and brilliant, everyone must watch. Instantly draws you in...Ill check out Breakheart

  • @Loyal2law
    @Loyal2law Před rokem +21

    I've never been into Westerns, though I certainly didn't mind watching one. As opposed to the current movie genres nowadays, deep storylines really make me stay engaged. So thanks for giving us this list, Razor. I'll watch them.

    • @Kalosius
      @Kalosius Před rokem +6

      Dude, I wasnt either until recently and now I love em.

  • @bryannorton8945
    @bryannorton8945 Před rokem +50

    So glad you put For a Few Dollars More on this list. My absolute favorite and the final duel when the music swells after he says “now we start” is amazing!
    Great list. Every year I visit home me and my dad watch the old westerns that were on back in the day. Classic shows

    • @capuchinhelper
      @capuchinhelper Před rokem +2

      FAFDM is my favorite, it has an emotional centre and character development that is lacking in TGTBATU.

    • @bryannorton8945
      @bryannorton8945 Před rokem +1

      @@capuchinhelper I agree. Both are good but For a Few Dollars More just always had more I enjoyed and I liked seeing Lee Van Cleef as a good guy haha

    • @AnnaMarianne
      @AnnaMarianne Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@capuchinhelper Glad to hear someone else thinks this way.

  • @march7096
    @march7096 Před rokem +67

    I wrote a western/sci-fi book called “Dawkin: A Tall Tale” I released a couple years back. I know it’s pretty shameless to try and advertise it here but I figure if we’re talking about westerns I may as well mention mine lol. Best of luck with your next project, Razor.

  • @georgesykes394
    @georgesykes394 Před rokem +84

    Had a conversation with a feminist about 10 year's ago in a coffee shop. Somehow the topic became the genre of Westerns she said her favorite was High Plains Drifter. She loved the barn scene in the beginning and said a lot of Women wanted that behind their false bravado.

  • @acerbicgeoff7821
    @acerbicgeoff7821 Před rokem +77

    We still need a razorfist recommends 10 film Noir, your suggestions of doubke indemnity, murder my sweet and the big sleep were superb. And i think a lot of people would find your list helpful

    • @RabbiSteve
      @RabbiSteve Před rokem +3

      I thought he did one of those. I think I imagined it from putting together some of the noir essays he has done.

    • @morganestill
      @morganestill Před rokem +5

      “Act of Violence” and “Kiss Me Deadly” are two other he’s mentioned before.

    • @agm5424
      @agm5424 Před rokem +1

      Criss Cross, Killers, White Heat, The Killing and Blue Daliha are pretty good noir movies as well.

    • @jimc.goodfellas226
      @jimc.goodfellas226 Před rokem +1

      Out of the Past anybody

    • @Android_Drew
      @Android_Drew Před rokem

      i second this, my friends and I have started noir movie nights and I trust Razor for reccomendations

  • @mccauley7626
    @mccauley7626 Před rokem +7

    Young Guns is probably most millennial and zoomers favorite Western. And generally their first. Probably the most accessible starter Western to show somebody.

    • @mrcliff3709
      @mrcliff3709 Před 3 měsíci

      Yep I remember in Junior High me and most of the boys in my class were big fans of that movie for some reason( this was 2006-2007)

  • @RichSmithson
    @RichSmithson Před rokem +13

    Glad you added Deadwood. One of my favourite shows and underrated as hell.

  • @The420kingchronic
    @The420kingchronic Před rokem +11

    If we're talking spaghetti westerns let's throw out a mention to the man with the bowl of beans, Trinity. Those films always put a smile on my face.

  • @robertparker6280
    @robertparker6280 Před rokem +6

    My first Eastwood western movie was "Hang 'Em High", and idk why but it's one of my favorite western movies.

  • @mgancarzjr
    @mgancarzjr Před rokem +1

    Razor geeking out on westerns is always a good day.

  • @Paugose
    @Paugose Před rokem +60

    I'll never forget when I was around 7 or 8 years old, my mom, a huge western fan (because Belgium), is watching Django. I'm seeing that guy dragging a coffin and wonder "The poor guy is burying a friend", then as I see the bad guys shooting and Django looking at the casket I think "Wait a second", and then he just opens it and slaughter them with that gun and thought "Ho my God that's the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life". Of course because it was 8pm I had to go to bed but never did I forget that moment of utter badassery.
    As of High Plains Drifter, sorry not sorry, still my absolute favorite Western. (Gotta give Pale Rider a rewatch tho)

    • @RabbiSteve
      @RabbiSteve Před rokem +2

      Great story about a great movie. Thanks for sharing it with us.

    • @laverdadescatolica5
      @laverdadescatolica5 Před rokem

      There is supposed to be a sequel of the original set 50 years after the original (1869 … 1919).

    • @Elfrunner
      @Elfrunner Před rokem +3

      Does it seem strange to anyone else that Jamie Foxx had to point out the "D" in Django was silent? He only spoke it. No one can see the letters in a name when it's spoken. Imagine if Obi-Wan Kenobi had asked Jango Fett, "Is the 'D' silent?" Fett would have said, "No, you're thinking of Django Fetch. He lives on Tatooine, like everyone else."

    • @laverdadescatolica5
      @laverdadescatolica5 Před rokem

      @@Elfrunner Django Unchained (2012) was very fun, Sir. The racial element made it an interesting spin on it. Also, Hateful Eight was originally supposed to be a sequel to Django Unchained.

    • @Elfrunner
      @Elfrunner Před rokem +4

      @@laverdadescatolica5
      I didn't like either of them. The racial BS certainly didn't help.

  • @legendarydragoon
    @legendarydragoon Před rokem +25

    My parents and I binged Hell on Wheels and loved it! Highly recommend. Luckily when we watched it, it was on demand without commercials.

  • @123clis321
    @123clis321 Před rokem +7

    I watch Rawhide and Rifleman on Pluto even now.😊 Amazing how that stuff holds up. I remember the Long Riders as a kid. Great Western. Look forward to your Western!

    • @erikahuxley
      @erikahuxley Před rokem +1

      You have good taste. Long Riders is very overlooked. I like The Warriors too by the same director.

  • @amns8900
    @amns8900 Před rokem +35

    Funny you mentioned the ostensibly Mormon protagonist in one of your movie picks. I've been working on a story based around the Mormon war of 1838. I grew up on a farm right in the middle of the county where it all happened and I've been reading a lot about it over the past year or so. So much crazy stuff happened from 1830-1860 and it all got overshadowed by the civil war. There's a lot of great Western material yet to be worked with.

    • @zab6124
      @zab6124 Před rokem +1

      Seems to be the case for a lot of big conflicts. The buildup is just a series of chaos and nastiness that explodes into that giant conflict, be it in the bronze age, to the information age and thensome.

    • @amns8900
      @amns8900 Před rokem +4

      @@zab6124 Missouri was the center of a bunch of brushfire wars leading up to the civil war and a lot of it was memory-holed because the antagonists were abolitionist zealots who murdered and graped their way through Missouri with the blessing of the federal government.
      The Mormon War was more a product of Sidney Rigdon being insane and the governor of Missouri not wanting to pick sides so whoever won would still vote for him.
      I'm really thinking about starting a rumble channel about Missouri history because CZcams would yeet my channel into the sun the first time I talked about what the red legs and jayhawkers actually did leading up to Quantril's raid on Lawrence.

    • @joelnorman9294
      @joelnorman9294 Před 8 měsíci

      Who is the ostensibly Mormon protagonist? I didn’t catch that. Butch Cassidy would be one, but he isn’t mentioned here.

  • @DrearierSpider1
    @DrearierSpider1 Před rokem +5

    Just started watching Deadwood with my wife, what a stellar show!

  • @ProjectV6
    @ProjectV6 Před rokem +127

    High Plains Drifter is hands down my favorite Western. I know you said Pale Rider is peak elemental Eastwood but High Plains Drifter throw me for a loop in those final 3 or 4 shots, a truly shocking twist to end a true tale of fucking JUSTICE. Godspeed, Razor ❤

    • @armstrong2052
      @armstrong2052 Před rokem +8

      High plains drifter is the single greatest Western ever imo. It's perfect.

    • @armstrong2052
      @armstrong2052 Před rokem +3

      I was actually surprised it didn't make the list.

    • @VinylMorpheus
      @VinylMorpheus Před rokem +5

      I’m not sure why but that one never resonated with me. That one and Hang Em High. I probably haven’t watched either since I was in Middle School. Maybe I should give it another watch.

    • @georgesykes394
      @georgesykes394 Před rokem +4

      @@VinylMorpheus High Plains Drifter is in my Top 5 much better than the overrated The Unforgiven.

    • @VinylMorpheus
      @VinylMorpheus Před rokem +4

      @@georgesykes394 I really love Unforgiven. Have to give HPD another shot. Maybe it’ll resonate more with me now than when I was a teenager.

  • @SolarLabyrinth
    @SolarLabyrinth Před rokem +1

    Please do more of these "Razorforce-approved" videos. I owe much to your fine tastes: Westerns, film noir, DS9, fantasy books, black metal, etc. So many of my favorites have come straight from your videos but I will always take more.

  • @themetal
    @themetal Před rokem +10

    Hell on Wheels is still one of my favorite shows. I wasn't reuined by the commercial breaks having missed it during its original airing, so I was able to just sink into it during my first binge watch about 5 years ago.

  • @killrmillr
    @killrmillr Před rokem +26

    The Randolph Scott/Budd Boetticher westerns are often overlooked, the best one being Seven Men From Now.

    • @RabbiSteve
      @RabbiSteve Před rokem +2

      I'm with you, and that would be my only quibble with this essay and his list: I would've definitely included one of those, and probably the same one you pick. They're all great, but that's my favorite one.

    • @sakkra93
      @sakkra93 Před rokem +2

      I love watching some of Randolph Scott's old classics. Truly, an underrated actor in general.

    • @mccauley7626
      @mccauley7626 Před rokem +1

      They play a lot of Randolph Scott movies on Grit TV. Randolph Scott, Audie Murphy, Kirk Douglas had a lot of underrated movies. Even Jimmy Stewart. Lol.

  • @valkilmerscareer2884
    @valkilmerscareer2884 Před rokem +9

    Im so stoked that you got For a few Dollars More second favorite Western ever. Once Upon a Time in the West being number 1

  • @emcoulter4459
    @emcoulter4459 Před rokem +1

    I am so damn glad you picked For a Few Dollars More. Excellent and notably darker than the others in the trilogy. El Indio is an excellent villain.

  • @agm5424
    @agm5424 Před rokem +15

    I highly recommend The Merkabah Rider books to anyone interested in a supernatural Weird Western with a side of pulp and plenty of Lovecraftian horror, is literally magic gunslingers, angels and demons vs the Cthulhu Mythos and it does the whole "elemental" force of justice, or in this case order, in an unexpected way.
    Ps: there's also a bible thumping steampunk cyborg priest, have fun with that.

  • @chase522
    @chase522 Před rokem +24

    The puns and jokes are so fucking good as always. That aside, watching westerns always makes me want to buy every old revolver ever made

    • @jonwilson9131
      @jonwilson9131 Před rokem +4

      I want one of those old lever action rifles. A Winchester or a Henry.

    • @sanniepstein4835
      @sanniepstein4835 Před rokem +3

      Modern guns are so ugly. Why does that happen to everything?

    • @hehhehheh4588
      @hehhehheh4588 Před rokem +5

      @@jonwilson9131 Revolvers and lever actions rifles are both fun to shoot. They make you feel like a cowboy.

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 Před rokem +5

      Get an Uberti colt navy conversion model in either .38 special or .45 colt. I’ve got one of each, and they’re both fantastic to shoot

  • @mr.gorgenchuck6501
    @mr.gorgenchuck6501 Před rokem +4

    I’ll throw Ride the High Country, The Man from Laramie, and Johnny Guitar to the list.

    • @bak-mariterry5180
      @bak-mariterry5180 Před rokem

      Winchester 73
      Blood on the Moon
      The Furies (with Barbara Stanwyck )
      Blazing Saddles
      Yojimbo ( Japanese Western )

  • @tonyrutgershauer7947
    @tonyrutgershauer7947 Před rokem +3

    Thanks for this...just discovered The Dark Valley is up on Prime...cant wait !!!!!

  • @gtodriver341
    @gtodriver341 Před rokem +12

    This was great! I’ll always have the Outlaw Josie Wales at the top of my own list, but mad respect for your picks.
    Best thing for me: my sons are teens now, and we've been beginning their “education”

  • @AlphaZeroOmega
    @AlphaZeroOmega Před rokem +18

    This is awesome! I just watched The Great Silence and rewatched the Dollars Trilogy. I'm on a Western binge at the moment, so your timing's impeccable!

  • @MrSpeed-lt8gr
    @MrSpeed-lt8gr Před rokem +13

    The original Magnificent Seven will always be my favorite. Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen were as cool as they came.

  • @TheBurning1981
    @TheBurning1981 Před rokem +8

    I find myself going back and forth between “For A Few Dollars More and” and “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” as my favorite western film of all time. I think part of the reason I prefer TGTBTU most of the time is the civil war scenes and Tuco.
    Also want to mention the under appreciated and criminally overlooked “The White Buffalo”

  • @EyeInTheSky982
    @EyeInTheSky982 Před rokem +2

    Many moons ago, when The Crow was a big thing, I came up with two story ideas set in that universe. One took place in Victorian-era London, England; and the other took place in the Wild West of America.
    The western Crow story told of a man named Jericho, a former gunfighter/bank robber who retires when he gets a family. His former colleagues show up and kill Jericho and his family; but thanks to the power of The Crow, Jericho comes back from the dead a year later to dispense some frontier justice/vengeance.
    Also, I still love Pale Rider. One of Clint Eastwood's best westerns. 🙂🙂😁😁

  • @chucksenhowzen9740
    @chucksenhowzen9740 Před rokem +5

    I started watching Westerns again thanks to you Raz0rfist, Saddle Up 🤠

  • @dilloncrowe1018
    @dilloncrowe1018 Před rokem +20

    You should have seen my parents, I made them sit down and watch the whole "Deadwood" series with me, initially they were kinda bored, but by the end they were fully invested, and you should have seen the look on my dad's face when I told him the series got canceled at the end of season 3, HE WAS PISSED.

    • @billybobsac4421
      @billybobsac4421 Před rokem +1

      Yeah it sucked that it got canceled but I’ll alway wondered how much of the show had left seeing Seth bullock would of had to leave deadwood

  • @jasonbolin151
    @jasonbolin151 Před rokem +1

    I never missed an episode of Paladin as a kid, and pale rider is a high recommend whenever I'm asked for a good westren.

  • @bitsnbobs1107
    @bitsnbobs1107 Před rokem +3

    Razor has a garage full of spaghetti western dvds. He's just waiting on that ebay surge now

  • @JohnHenrysaysHi
    @JohnHenrysaysHi Před rokem +11

    Oh, wow! Going the extra-mile with the aesthetic, and that includes your comic art! The moon and reddish (I have a filter so might be seeing a different color) shadow trim on the horse and rider looks beautiful! And nice to hear your The Ghost of the Badlands comic western launching tomorrow April 21!

    • @heroesytumbas
      @heroesytumbas Před rokem +1

      Love Raz0r, but if he was going to put a horse on the cover he could've used an artist that could draw one.

    • @billybobsac4421
      @billybobsac4421 Před rokem +1

      @@heroesytumbas looks fine to me

  • @chrisw6164
    @chrisw6164 Před rokem +4

    No Name on the Bullet with real-life badass Audie Murphy.

  • @Zakalwe-01
    @Zakalwe-01 Před rokem +1

    Love it. Loads on there I hadn’t heard of, let alone seen, so pretty much the perfect list.

  • @andrewjames7438
    @andrewjames7438 Před rokem +2

    Dollar for the dead.
    Made for tv movie on the “TNT” channel.
    Starring Emilio Estevez is basically a love letter to The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.

  • @davidcouch6514
    @davidcouch6514 Před rokem +6

    Great List, some I have to see.
    Pale Rider is a clever remake of Shane.
    Living across street from school I got to come home for lunch in 2nd Grade. Watched by myself probably the first rerun airings of Tate. Until Public Domain 50 years later I thought his left arm was burnt black in the war.

  • @TheKrensada
    @TheKrensada Před rokem +8

    Holy crap it's been awhile. Edit: after watching the list, I have only seen Pale Rider. And you showcased perhaps the best scene in the movie when Clint just looks at that carpet bagger without saying a single damn word. Just lasers straight into his soul.

  • @lordwiedergeboren
    @lordwiedergeboren Před 14 dny

    Razor! Thank you very much for curating all of these movies, I recently started watching a lot of Westerns since June started and I am enjoying every second of it especially when I enter by release order all the movies you recommended. Now, I am fully committed on consuming as much Western media as I can.
    God fucking speed!

  • @plumsink
    @plumsink Před 4 měsíci +1

    Where has this channel been hiding from me? Comics, westerns, comic westerns, pulp, badass anticommunism, everything I love. CZcams was hiding this channel from me on purpose, I am sure. ;)
    I always thought "For a Few Dollars More" was the best of the three.

  • @pickeljarsforhillary102
    @pickeljarsforhillary102 Před rokem +4

    The Good, The Bad, The Joy Behar

  • @RenegadeHPG
    @RenegadeHPG Před rokem +2

    Deadwood is my all-time favorite tv show. I can only hope that something comes along that can dethrone it, but that is unlikely.

  • @thatguy1860
    @thatguy1860 Před rokem +1

    Hgwt has been my favorite TV show for almost 12 years. The writing and acting hold up to anything.

  • @cerimusdruid
    @cerimusdruid Před rokem +1

    Just now seeing this video, but I've been binge watching Bonaza because I've gotten on this dopamine kick of Western and Cowboy country. Artists like Marty Robbins, Hank Williams Sr., and that era (50s, 60s, and 70s) country music just hits my soul just right. Now this King puts out a movie watch list? Wish I had seen this sooner.

  • @mark63366
    @mark63366 Před rokem +3

    "Nothing like a good piece of hickory."

  • @Fluxion77
    @Fluxion77 Před rokem +5

    Super surprised and happy to see #7--one of my all-time favorites. Will definitely pick up your book, Razor. Thanks for the great video and great list.

    • @jayeisenhardt1337
      @jayeisenhardt1337 Před rokem

      I can't remember when I ran into that show but instantly knew Paladin have gun will travel
      and I've only seen a few episodes.

  • @madaxe606
    @madaxe606 Před rokem +1

    All going onto the 'to see' list. Much obliged, Razor.

  • @Brumsey99989
    @Brumsey99989 Před rokem +28

    Franco Nero was ridiculously underrated. Check him out in Force 10 from Navaron. A weirdly silly yet highly entertaining movie.

    • @lobomedina6312
      @lobomedina6312 Před rokem +7

      @Bran
      Nero was also great as Lancelot in John Boorman's "Excalibur".

    • @stephfreckman2449
      @stephfreckman2449 Před rokem +4

      Though Guns of the Navarone was a better film,being the original,Force 10 was a very good sequel.Not many know it,so good on you for mentioning it.

    • @Brumsey99989
      @Brumsey99989 Před rokem +2

      @@lobomedina6312 holy hell I forgot about that one! It’s been years, thanks for giving me a great idea for a rewatch this afternoon 😀👍

    • @lobomedina6312
      @lobomedina6312 Před rokem +2

      @@Brumsey99989
      I'd forgotten about it too until Raz0r mentioned him. Truly underrated actor, and Excalibur is imo the best film adaptation of the Arthurian legend. Perfectly cast.

    • @Brumsey99989
      @Brumsey99989 Před rokem +3

      @@lobomedina6312 Indeed a fantastic movie, watched again but it wasn’t Franco Nero that played Lancelot, although I can see why the mistake was easy if you haven’t seen it recently, it was Nicholas Clay.

  • @zvonimirtomac7896
    @zvonimirtomac7896 Před rokem +14

    I got into Westerns because of you, Razor. The way you spoke about them in your videos got me interested in the genre, so thank you for that. Having you talk more about Westerns is a real treat

  • @johnedgar7956
    @johnedgar7956 Před rokem +3

    Thanks RazorFist, you have great taste. "For A Few Dollars More" is my favorite from the famous trilogy as well.

  • @JenkoMorningstar
    @JenkoMorningstar Před rokem +2

    that Beethoven monologue with Lee Van Cleef stare in reply is hipnotizingly EPIC

  • @WyattHolliday
    @WyattHolliday Před rokem +6

    Coincidently, I just watched Once Upon a Time in the West and I’m currently looking for some more great ones. These will definitely work!

  • @HouseholdDog
    @HouseholdDog Před rokem +8

    I have actually been getting into Westerns lately.
    Particularly Spaghetti Westerns.
    Funny, I really don't know why.
    I kind of ignored most of them my whole life.
    Got into Trinity a bit as a kid.

  • @DocZoidberg549
    @DocZoidberg549 Před rokem +3

    Glad you included Pale Rider. I wish you had included John Wayne's The Searchers. Great movie. I will definitely watch the ones I haven't seen.

  • @stephengibbons4771
    @stephengibbons4771 Před rokem +2

    Nice to see The Great Silence get some love, it's a great movie that is often overlooked.

  • @DogfaceSquirrel
    @DogfaceSquirrel Před rokem +1

    Ah, I've said it before - #7 Have Gun Will travel is still my absolute favorite Western series. Excellent pick.
    AND... Thanks for some recommendations. Never heard of The Dark Valley before, but looks pretty intriguing.

  • @varanid9
    @varanid9 Před rokem +3

    Ah, "Pale Rider", another under-appreciated western. Clint's love letter to the classic western in all its incarnations. You have the gun-slinging preacher trope who is the mysterious stranger with a past, the range war (now waged against prospectors instead of sheep herders), obvious call-outs to "High Noon", "Shane", and Eastwood's own "High Plains Drifter" in reverse. Also rocks a cast that was born to play their parts like I've never seen before, especially that veteran actor who plays the leader of the mercenaries.

  • @zacharyclark5617
    @zacharyclark5617 Před rokem +17

    I love Tombstone.

  • @MrMalicious5
    @MrMalicious5 Před rokem

    For a Few Dollars More is my favorite western ever. That ending gives me goosebumps every time.

  • @disruptive_innovator
    @disruptive_innovator Před rokem +1

    Westerns hold many lessons modern audiences are starving for.

  • @TrueBuddhaCat
    @TrueBuddhaCat Před rokem +4

    HELL YEAH!!
    A great list Razor and looking forward to a new wave of Westerns
    Even I have some ideas for Westerns as well