Well, since we are talking Western movies, there are a couple of others I really like, that I would add as my Appendix D for Aces & Eights and that would be

The Professionals, starring Lee Marvin.

Vera Cruz with Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, and Charles Bronson. Quite possible one of the best westerns ever made, set shortly after the Civil War in Mexico,,,

The basic plot is this:
During the Franco-Mexican War, ex-Confederate soldier Ben Trane (Cooper) travels to Mexico seeking a job as a mercenary. He falls in with Joe Erin (Lancaster), a lethal gunslinger who heads a gang of cutthroats (including Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Charles Bronson, and Archie Savage). They are recruited by Marquis Henri de Labordere (Cesar Romero) for service with the Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (George Macready) After an almost-miraculous display of shooting with a lever-action model 1873 Winchester rifle, the Emperor offers them $25,000 to escort the Countess Duvarre (Denise Darcel) to the seaport city of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico. Trane uses a compliment to the Countess to get the Emperor to double it, impressing Erin with his boldness. During a river crossing, Trane and Erin noticed that the stagecoach in which the countess is traveling is extremely heavy. Erin later discovers that the stagecoach contains six cases of gold coins. First Trane and then the countess discover him looking at the gold. The countess informs them that it is worth $3 million which is being transported to pay for troops for Maximilian's French army. They form an uneasy alliance to steal and split the gold. Unfortunately for their plans, the Marquis was listening from the shadows.

Quote from: Voros;970020Here it is.

Well how about that? No Butch Cassidy?

The Wild Bunch is one of my favorites though it probably won't be on anyone rpg Appendix D anytime soon imo. It's a great western imo though for the time it was released (1969) very violent and dare I say gorey. Tame by our standards now caused quite a stir when it was released as it went against many of the tropes of many westerns of the time.

Quote from: sureshot;970128The Wild Bunch is one of my favorites though it probably won't be on anyone rpg Appendix D anytime soon imo. It's a great western imo though for the time it was released (1969) very violent and dare I say gorey. Tame by our standards now caused quite a stir when it was released as it went against many of the tropes of many westerns of the time.

It's the only movie where I've grudgingly come to respect completely unlikable characters. Great movie.

WTF happened to this thread?

Did anyone say Exalted yet?

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Did anyone say Exalted yet?

We decided cowboy movies are more interesting!

Quote from: Dumarest;970195We decided cowboy movies are more interesting!

Well I can't rightly argue with that... shit.

Quote from: tenbones;970197Well I can't rightly argue with that... shit.

You are now One with The Body, brother.

Quote from: tenbones;970176WTF happened to this thread?

Did anyone say Exalted yet?

I think someone did, I argued it's not the setting that's the problem, and then everybody started talking cowboy movies. Which is a topic I like, but I'm not well-versed enough to discuss, so I went in lurking mode, and the Exalted off-topic died there:).

Which is a first, now that I think about it;)!

So...name your Top 5 Western movies?

(I need to think a bit before I post mine...I actually haven't seen that many as I prefer books and have seen more Western TV shows than movies.)

I'll play! I'm not a full on aficionado - but I've seen a lot of them. My choices are based purely on the entertainment value, not historical accuracy.

1) The Cowboys
2) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3) Silverado
4) The Searchers
5) Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid

Quote from: tenbones;970407...based purely on the entertainment value, not historical accuracy.

I would hope so. Historical accuracy is overrated and when intensely focused on it seems to be a detriment to entertainment, like when a rollicking adventure story stops to tell you about the demographics and climate of 13th Century Morocco instead of cutting to the chase.

1. Silverado
2. Outlaw Josey Wales
3. Last Man Standing/Fistful Of Dollars/Yojimbo
4. Wyatt Earp
5. Three Amigos

Came across this list of "The 50 Greatest" in case anyone is interested: https://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-50-greatest-westerns

I totally forgot about Blazing Saddles. I'm still trying to think of my five favorites.

In no particular order:
The Great Silence
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (though I could fill the list with Eastwood's pasta westerns)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Paint Your Wagon
Shane