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Western Genre Quotes

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"The Wild Bunch, 1969, what many of us call the Western movie Bible, was unlike any Western, any movie ever made. It set audiences and critics on edge and has been acknowledged as one of the greatest films ever made, not just Westerns."
"The Western's basis was the quintessential American myth, which drove the Western to a range of exploration that no film genre has equaled."
"The film contained an ensemble cast with Val Kilmer's iconic part as Doc Holliday at the center."
"My Darling Clementine is one of director John Ford's best films focusing on Wyatt Earp as he helped restore law and order."
"According to Britannica My Darling Clementine was one of the first movies to elevate Wyatt Earp to mythical status."
"Steel Ball Run is probably the best western genre manga of all time."
"Christian Bale as we saw in 3:10 to Yuma, he can do really great work in Westerns."
"Every Western gets so much better when you lay a gay subtext in."
"Tarantino stages this confrontation between old-fashioned tough guys and the encroaching counterculture as a classic Western showdown."
"Once Upon a Time in the West... you've got to see it."
"The vibe of this book really calls out to me, this sort of old west setting, the determined heroine trying to make a name in life for herself. It sounds honestly very, very cool."
"It's an epic western setting... starring a flawed main character who is trying to atone for his past misdeeds."
"Red Dead Redemption 2 is probably the best western game ever made."
"During the Western scenes themselves, it's clear that the cast is having an absolute blast."
"It is a western for those who know crush the form, a film that resonates with the spirit of film's past while staking out of territory quite its own."
"Clint Eastwood has crafted a tensed, hard-edged, superbly dramatic yarn that is also an exceedingly intelligent meditation on the west, its myth, and its heroes."
"Yeah, it's a rare revival of the Western genre but does it in an interesting new way."
"It's one of the very few lost John Wayne films and is considered to be a holy grail for the Western genre."
"It's like an Old West version of The Crow, so at least he's come back from the dead, you know?"
"I'm all for bringing back the Western... just good old-fashioned westerns, I'm all for it."
"The stagecoach was held up. Your grandson was taken away."
"But I never felt important about telling you that I was a career director or a genius or any other damn thing when I pass on. I want to remember this, John Ford, a guy that made westerns. God."
"A town called Mercy uses Western cliches and tropes in its favor."
"It feels like old Star Wars, it's got a really neat gritty Western feel to it."
"Corbucci's contribution to the western genre was significant, and there's no better proof of this than the Mud & Blood Quintet."
"Wait a minute, what kind of a western picture did you see? A horse doesn't go galloping up the stairs."
"Why tell the story of Joseph as a Western? Why not?"
"Westerns are timeless entertainment fit for the whole family."
"All westerns are about individualism versus evil encroachment, set against a backdrop of spires, buttes, and an endless sky."
"The Walker character is such a classic Western hero from when I was growing up."
"It's a story that's as big as the outdoors and it epitomizes the Western icon."
"The western is America's favorite genre, it's my favorite genre too."
"I love the good, the bad, and the ugly. What a good one, such a good movie."
"Amanda Blake was an iconic actress from the era of Television dominated by gunslinging sheriffs and Swinging saloon doors."
"Once Upon a Time in the West, which is one of my favorite films full stop."
"United by A Fistful of Dollars, they are the spaghetti westerners."
"It's from Akira Kurosawa and he heavily influenced the American westerns."
"Valentine is an archetypical Western settlement, emblematic of the late 19th century American frontier."
"Westerns to me make an awful lot of sense. Boy gets girl, girl gets boy, the horse gets everybody."
"United by their shared passion for the Western genre and a genuine admiration for each other's talents."
"Everything you could want from a western climax."
"This is not the western you are expecting."
"True Grit is the best boring movie ever made."