Greatest Western of All Time - Elite Eight
 

Well, say what you will about the monkeys who rate movies at IMDB, they got this one right. Seven out of the eight left are one or two seeds. Only Josey Wales (a six seed) managed to hang in there so far.

I predict Unforgiven crushing High Noon, Once Upon a Time in the West barely beating Josey Wales, and after this round there won't be anymore John Wayne movies left standing.

Let's see our matchups!

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welll, let's hope that The Searchers makes it to the next round. Substance over fluff.

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It's a shame that "Red River" and "The Wild Bunch" did not make it to this round. I like Clint Eastwood, but his movies are being singnificantly overrated by you guys. They have a definite cool factor, but are aesthetically inferior to the others.

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I can't believe The Searchers is losing here [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think I voted for 4 "losers" here though.

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Agreed, this is a travesty.

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I can't believe The Searchers is losing here [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think I voted for 4 "losers" here though.

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Well, some of us know the searchers should be top 2 at least, so let's just live with it... [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I can't believe The Searchers is losing here [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think I voted for 4 "losers" here though.

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Looks like I'll be 2 for 4 here, which is the best percentage I've put up in any of these polls. Such a bummer about The Searchers.

John Ford represent, dammit!

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I can't believe The Searchers is losing here [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think I voted for 4 "losers" here though.

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Looks like I'll be 2 for 4 here, which is the best percentage I've put up in any of these polls. Such a bummer about The Searchers.

John Ford represent, dammit!

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FWIW, I think "How Green Was My Valley" would win for best Welsh mining picture...

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I can't believe The Searchers is losing here [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think I voted for 4 "losers" here though.

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Looks like I'll be 2 for 4 here, which is the best percentage I've put up in any of these polls. Such a bummer about The Searchers.

John Ford represent, dammit!

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FWIW, I think "How Green Was My Valley" would win for best Welsh mining picture...

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Re: Greatest Western of All Time - Elite Eight
 

Anything older almost automatically doesn't get picked in OOT and that makes polls like this a little tilted, but I guess they can show us what people think about the movies of their childhood or ones they saw more recently.

I'm glad at least one of my favorites is doing very well.

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Looks like I'll be 2 for 4 here, which is the best percentage I've put up in any of these polls. Such a bummer about The Searchers.

John Ford represent, dammit!

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seriously, it should at least be a top 2

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High Noon won't make it either, which is a shame.

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and after this round there won't be anymore John Wayne movies left standing.


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Amazingly "The Searchers" is trailing Butch Cassidy, so you may be correct here.

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I can't believe The Searchers is losing here [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think I voted for 4 "losers" here though.

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Looks like I'll be 2 for 4 here, which is the best percentage I've put up in any of these polls. Such a bummer about The Searchers.

John Ford represent, dammit!

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seriously, it should at least be a top 2

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It's not in my top two, but it is way ahead BC&TSK in my book. I will be pretty dissapointed if Butch Cassidy makes it to the final two or wins.

Also... Sergio Leone represent!

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I actually just finished watching the Good, the Bad and the Ugly last night after purchasing the DVD at a 3/20 sale (best deal ever?). It was even better than the first two times I watched it.

GB&U, Unforgiven and Once Upon a Time... are my favorite westerns, I guess you guys didn't need my help up til now.

Where did the Magnificent Seven exit?

Gary

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Sergio Leone is a god. I'm happy that The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly is doing well. I've rewatched that film countless times and I'm not even a fan of Westerns.

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I think Seven exited last round, losing to Butch and Sundance, which I was disappointed in as well.

Are there a lot of chicks voting in this or something? I always really liked Butch and Sundance, but thought of it as "The Western Most Likely To Appeal To Women."

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It lost out to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the last round. A fairly close one actually, closer than the match-up The Searchers in this round.

Swede

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Didn't you see the poll on would you let a chick do you with a strap-on in here a couple days ago? Huge response, most saying yes. I think a sentimental western with a couple of hunks is right up OOT's...er...alley.

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Well, say what you will about the monkeys who rate movies at IMDB, they got this one right. Seven out of the eight left are one or two seeds. Only Josey Wales (a six seed) managed to hang in there so far.


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I actually find IMDB ratings to be extremely reliable. Whenever I'm on the fence about watching a movie, if it's got a 7.0 or higher on IMDB I watch and am rarely disappointed.

The only time the ratings are really off is with fanboy-sensitive movies like LOTR, Matrix, Star Wars etc.

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Well, say what you will about the monkeys who rate movies at IMDB, they got this one right. Seven out of the eight left are one or two seeds. Only Josey Wales (a six seed) managed to hang in there so far.


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I actually find IMDB ratings to be extremely reliable. Whenever I'm on the fence about watching a movie, if it's got a 7.0 or higher on IMDB I watch and am rarely disappointed.

The only time the ratings are really off is with fanboy-sensitive movies like LOTR, Matrix, Star Wars etc.

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IMDB ratings also tend to be highly sensitive to inflation for recent release dates. Remember when Amelie was like #2 overall?

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Where did the Magnificent Seven exit?


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It lost out to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the last round.

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That's just awful. I'm pissed I've missed the rounds since the opener.

What did A Fistful of Dollars lose to? Whatever it was, it was a travesty.

Edit: Ok, I looked up the last round, and laughed my ass off. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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Sorry guys, I've been voting in this the whole time and I've only seen like 3 of the movies.

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No John Wayne movies making the final four is just pathetic. He is the king of westerns, period. Eastwood is good, but he's no Duke.

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I like Eastwood a hell of a lot better, but the real argument for the Duke's films is that John Ford directed some of them.

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IMDB ratings also tend to be highly sensitive to inflation for recent release dates. Remember when Amelie was like #2 overall?

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Yes good point, you do need to wait a while on new movies for things to settle down. I like to use it a tool more for older movies anyway, with new releases there's reviews to read and word of mouth.

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Actually, I think The Outlaw Josey Wales is one of the better westerns, and is generally underrated.

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Seems like my predictions are mostly coming true. Now if Once Upon a Time in the West can get a few more votes. Sorry John Wayne fans, the dream ends here.

Swede

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Time to head on out Pilgrim.

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OUATITW and the Searchers - both out!

Great Odin's Raven, there's some educating to be done somewhere [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Actually, I think The Outlaw Josey Wales is one of the better westerns, and is generally underrated.

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Agreed!

Where else can you get things like:
"Fletcher, there's an old saying: To the victors belong the spoils.
There's another old saying, Senator: Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining. "
and
"Now remember, things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is"
and
"I didn't surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender. They have him pulling a wagon up in Kansas I bet."
and of course!
"Get ready, little lady. Hell is coming to breakfast!"

Re: Greatest Western of All Time - Elite Eight
 

I imagine a lot more voters have seen Butch Cassidy than The Searchers. That's also probably why High Noon and Liberty Valance are not doing well.

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Honestly, I think both High Noon and Liberty Valance are far below the films they are paired with. I also think the same of Butch Cassidy, but it's winning nonetheless.

Guilty admission: I have only seen small snippets of The Outlaw Jose Wales, so I don't really know how it stacks up agains Once Upon a Time in the West. I do know the latter is a mighty fine film (but still my third or fourth favorite Leone film, my god that man had vision.)

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Outlaw Josey Wales is probably my favorite Clint Eastwood western.

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One seeds all the way, foolz!


Does this mean that I have very 'classical' Western tastes, that Swede set up a kickass seeding system, or both?

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the voters get it dead wrong.

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Holy moly, I just checked this contest for the first time, and it looks like High Noon, The Searchers, and The Wild Bunch are all going to be shut out of the final four. I shouldn't be surprised with all the high schoolers running around, but that's a damn shame.

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Voting for one seeds doesn't mean you have "classical" western tastes... in fact it probably means the opposite.

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Unforgiven should win. Period. Not only is it the best Western, it would fare very well in the voting for best movie of all time.

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Unforgiven should win. Period. Not only is it the best Western, it would fare very well in the voting for best movie of all time.

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Have you seen all the others in the list?