Modern Western Recommendations
 

So I've recently been watching the TV shows Deadwood and Hell On Wheels and I'm in the mood for some modern era/revisionist westerns. Dug The Proposition but was wondering what I've perhaps missed out on...

How about the remake of TRUE GRIT? And depending on exactly how you look at the word "modern" you might try (and probably have already) THE WILD BUNCH. It may have been filmed in 1969 but could be viewed as modern due to the appearance of automobiles, something you wouldn't expect in a movie about the James Gang or Billy the Kid. I have it in my head the story took place in the early 1900s but can't verify that.

Loved the True Grit remake. The Wild Bunch is great too. By modern I was meaning films that have come out more recently as I've watched a lot of the classics already and a lot of the time some of the newer movies slip me by.

Jarmusch's Dead Man
Firefly, the TV show, and the corresponding movie Serenity. They're sci-fi westerns.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was worth a watch, at least.

This came out a few years ago and was supposed to be good:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381849/

it was....as was

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...phim_falls.jpg

Ned Kelly (2003)

Dead Birds (2004)

The Burrowers (2008)

Gunless (2010)

3:10 To Yuma
Open Range
Appaloosa
Wild Bill
The Good, The Bad & The Weird
Sukiyaki Western Django
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Oh holy crap, yes. This was so much fun.

Cheers guys will get onto some of those.

Big fan of Dead Man. Must've watched it at least 10 times when it came out. That was my introduction to Jim Jarmusch.

Don't tknow if this can really count as a western but No Country For Old Men is a good recent film that sort of western-esque.

It definitely has western elements. Great film I really enjoyed it.

Have a look at Blueberry.
I think it might be called "Renegade" in some parts.
2004 film. Quite weird.

I still need to see 3:10 to Yuma...

I haven't seen a whole lot of Westerns, but really enjoyed:

• The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)
  
• The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Fuck yeah The Quick and the Dead is a great flick!

Cool will check it out.


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Thanks again for the recs guys getting a nice stash to check out.

Gonna start off tonight with The Scarlet Worm tonight... interesting looking low budget flick from Unearthed Films.

Cowboys and Aliens
Sukiyaki Western Django

Really dug Open Range, finale kicks ass,
The Good The Bad and the Weird was a pretty spectacular film as well.