The Greatest Westerns Ever

Are from the 60s

Published on September 8, 2005 By uDigItTheMost In Entertainment

Are there any better western movies than the ones made in the 60s?

Talking about westerns on another article got me wondering about the greatest westerns ever. Well, there are too many to list. Way too many.

So I decided to list which decade had the greatest ones. To me, the sixties did. Here is my list. It was too hard to put them in order by which one I like the best, so I listed them by year.

If there's any other westerns I forgot from the 60s, that belong in my top ten, then feel free to tell me.

Or if you think there's another decade that produced 10 better ones, then again feel free to tell me.

1. The Magnificent Seven (1960)

2. How The West Was Won (1962)

3. Ride the High Country (1962)

4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

5. Fistful of Dollars (1964)

6. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

7. Once Upon A Time in the West (1968)

8. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

9. True Grit (1969)

10. The Wild Bunch (1969)

Tell me what you think. I think maybe the 50s comes the closest but it's top 10 doesn't equal the 60s.

Comments (Page 2)

uDigItTheMost

on Sep 10, 2005

--"Tom Selleck is at his best when sharing the screen with a horse"--

Did you like "Quigley Down Under"?

--"The Sacketts being the best"--

Damn another one I forgot. That's a very good one. I like Sam Elliot's Arkansas toothpick scene.

--"Didn't like "My Darling Clementine" much (although it had its moments).. this is a cop out, but I liked both Tombstone and Gunfight pretty equally, but for different reasons."--

Val Kilmer was good. Did you like the Kevin Costner version?

--"If anyone is up for real cheezy B-Movie Western fun... check out "Jesse James Meets Frankenstien's Daughter" But only with someone you love..."--

I can't say I ever saw it. I wonder if they ever showed it on Mystery Science Theater.

Trudygolightly

on Sep 17, 2005

Saw "How the West Was Won" back when I was in high school, we had a field trip to St. Paul
to tour the Kodak film building, had a picnic at Como Park, then went to the great Cooper
theater to see the movie. It was awesome, the theater had some kind of 'wrap around" picture.
Huge screen!
Have it now on DVD.

As a kid, and still do, love any movies with Roy Rogers and Trigger........yup, he was my childhood hero

uDigItTheMost

on Sep 19, 2005

--Saw "How the West Was Won" back when I was in high school, we had a field trip to St. Paul
to tour the Kodak film building, had a picnic at Como Park, then went to the great Cooper
theater to see the movie. It was awesome, the theater had some kind of 'wrap around" picture.
Huge screen!--

I want something like that in my house, with a great sound system, too.

--As a kid, and still do, love any movies with Roy Rogers and Trigger........yup, he was my childhood hero---

Trudy, I'm going to sing to you ... Happy Trails to you .. until we me again

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