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I agree with Tombstone being one of my favs. And I like Wyatt Earp and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

And the Ben and Dan slashiness in 3:10...hehe:)

Emphatically agreeing with TOMBSTONE. This was the movie that turned me around from really not liking Westerns at all, to enjoying them v. much.

Also, there is an old series called The Quest - I was in love with it when I was a teen - Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson as brothers in search of their sister.

Must give props to Calamity Jane too, because I heart Doris Day.

I felt Ben Foster deserved a supporting actor nom for this role. He was stupendous.

And to think that Christian Bale has never been nominated is just horrible.

I totally second Pale Rider, The Outlaw Josey Wales is another good one---but then, I am a huge fan of Clint Eastwood's westerns.
(Not John Wayne, so much, even if he is supposed to be the iconic western hero. The only John Wayne western I ever really enjoyed was El Dorado, where there was Robert Mitchum to distract me.)

We need a revival of westerns, darn it! There aren't nearly enough of them being made these days!

I know! Ben Foster was AMAZING in this! He was such a freak! But in a good way!

I loved 3:10 to Yuma too. I really like the original as well, although this version is markedly different from the original. They both have their good points. I love westerns. No one would go with me to see 3:10 to Yuma in the theater. They were all like, "It's a western." And I was like, "Yeah? And? *blink, blink*" "I don't like westerns." *sighs* "But westerns have hot, scruffy men wearing leather, who shoot shiny guns, and ride pretty horses. What about that is not to love?!?" But no... So I had to wait til it was released on DVD too. I like Russell Crowe alright. I love Christian Bale, especially in this. He's *lovely*. And the costumes and the sets and the guns, OMG! *is ded* It's amazing how much of that they were able to find existing locations for...

Suggestions... Let's see... If you want some slashy goodness, there's Red River for starters... and there's the tv series "The Magnificent Seven," which I thought was very slashy, but susannaheanes doesn't see it. She says that's just how late-Victorian men were. I don't know why that would stop one from slashing, but to each their own. There's also The Magnificent Seven movies from the 60s. The Long Riders comes highly recommended from susannaheanes, and I saw it over the holidays with her and it is pretty good. She wants an icon of Belle Starr leaning against that bar in Texas that says, "I'm havin' a real good time." She also has high hopes that Brad Pitt's The Execution of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford will be really good. She has a friend who was an historical consultant on it and he says it's going to be amazing. It will be out on video February 5th.

There's also Ned Kelly, which I thought was beautifully done...

And for funny westerns, there's Blazing Saddles, Support Your Local Gunfighter, and The Frisco Kid, all of which I personally enjoy immensely.