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the road to hell is paved with iPhones
Well, I did it, and ordered an iPhone. Won't come till sometime next week, don't ask me way, but that's okay. I can wait. I resisted it for so long but finally caved, which is rather the story of much of my life in many ways.
Never say I'm not a follower. lol.
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Went to see the film True Grit which I did enjoy, although they kill a lot of horses in that story. But it was a good, decent, entertaining film, even if some of the dialogue and Jeff Bridges are hard to follow.
It did get me on a bit of a Westerns kick, and I netflixed Appaloosa and 3:10 To Yuma, both of which I also enjoyed. There's something very satisfying about Westerns. They can't help but be slashy as all get out. :D :D I can't say which of the 3 films I thought was the slashiest. Appaloosa had the longest relationship, but 3:10 To Yuma has that friends-in-adversary thing going for it. True Grit probably has the most platonic of the relationships, but it's still pretty darn slashy.
I was interested enough in Appaloosa to reserve the audio book, and I'm happy to see that there are a few more books with Virgil and Everett and it didn't end where the film (and book, presumably) ends, which is more than we can say for 3:10 to Yuma!
I also rented Bad Girls, which is a very silly movie from the late 90s that has Drew Barrymore looking her most pretty (IMO) and riding a horse (rather well. I was impressed, in any case) so really, there's no bad there. lol.
Anyone else have other Westerns they can recommend?
Never say I'm not a follower. lol.
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Went to see the film True Grit which I did enjoy, although they kill a lot of horses in that story. But it was a good, decent, entertaining film, even if some of the dialogue and Jeff Bridges are hard to follow.
It did get me on a bit of a Westerns kick, and I netflixed Appaloosa and 3:10 To Yuma, both of which I also enjoyed. There's something very satisfying about Westerns. They can't help but be slashy as all get out. :D :D I can't say which of the 3 films I thought was the slashiest. Appaloosa had the longest relationship, but 3:10 To Yuma has that friends-in-adversary thing going for it. True Grit probably has the most platonic of the relationships, but it's still pretty darn slashy.
I was interested enough in Appaloosa to reserve the audio book, and I'm happy to see that there are a few more books with Virgil and Everett and it didn't end where the film (and book, presumably) ends, which is more than we can say for 3:10 to Yuma!
I also rented Bad Girls, which is a very silly movie from the late 90s that has Drew Barrymore looking her most pretty (IMO) and riding a horse (rather well. I was impressed, in any case) so really, there's no bad there. lol.
Anyone else have other Westerns they can recommend?
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Johnny Guitar -- Joan Crawford squares off against Mercedes McCambridge
Invitation to a Gunfighter, for Yul Brynner
The Magnificent Seven -- because you just have to see it
The Gunfighter (1950, Gregory Peck)
The Outlaw (1943) -- that one with Jane Russell's breasts; but the interplay of Doc Holliday, Pat Garrett, and Billy the Kid is what really makes it for slashers
I have mixed feelings about The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, mainly because of John Wayne, ugh, who shifted the focus of the movie from the original story. But it's important, like The Wild Bunch
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