"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

In general, I'm not a big Kevin Costner fan, but I wanted "Open Range" on DVD last night and quite enjoyed it. Pretty basic Western plot, but good acting (with Robert Duvall, what do you expect?) and some pretty good gunslinging action too.

On a side note ..... I just re-upped my paid membership for bladeforums. Felt good to do it. :thumbup:
 
I love open range! I got it for Christmas last year on DVD and enjoyed it...I also saw lonesome dove for the first time last year and got right into Robert Duvalls movies, I hope 2011 doesn't claim him, he's getting on in years.
 
Robert Duvall is one of the all-time greats. His scenes in Apocalypse Now are fantastic. But then again, his scenes in almost everything he's done are fantastic.


Robert.B said:
I love open range! I got it for Christmas last year on DVD and enjoyed it...I also saw lonesome dove for the first time last year and got right into Robert Duvalls movies, I hope 2011 doesn't claim him, he's getting on in years.
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Wow- He will turn 80 on January 5th
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Duvall
 
I consider "Open Range" to be one of the classics of the genre.
 
I'm not a real big Costner fan either, but having Duvall in Open Range, is like adding Tobbasco sause on eggs. Makes it worth while to watch. The only improvement on Open Range I can thnk of, would have been to replace Costner with Tommy Lee Jones. The screen chemistry between Jones and Duvall helped make Lonesome Dove.

Open Range, Lonesome Dove, and Broken Trail are among the best westerns ever filmed. And they all have just a single thing in common.:D

That's my story, and I'm stickin to it!

Carl.
 
I'd throw Tombstone & Unforgiven into the mix of Westerns I greatly enjoy watching over again from time to time.

And though (like others) not being a big Costner fan in general, I did really enjoy Dances With Wolves in spite of its issues.
 
I'm not usually a fan of remakes of the classics, but a big +1 on the new True Grit. I appreciated all of the acting, scenery, and music. Also +1 on dang near any Robert Duvall movie. For me, the Gus McRae character sets the bar pretty high for Western movies.

No one mentioned Eastwood here, and I like him in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly a lot too, and the other Westerns he did, for what they were. I didn't think Westerns were his best performances though, and a little off topic, but my favorite Eastwood role is a tough one. He was awful good in Gran Torino. Heartbreak Ridge, and Bridges of Madison County.
 
thawk said:
No one mentioned Eastwood here...
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I beg to differ...I mentioned Unforgiven in the post above.

I'm a huge fan of Eastwood ordinarily (including his taste in music ;)) but I have to say that I found Gran Torino a big disappointment.

Not only in terms of plot but in terms of character development. I thought it was extremely one dimensional. I had waited to see it for so long and just couldn't get over how wooden it seemed to me.
(I even tried not to view it through the lens of my former experiences in law enforcement but it didn't seem to help much.)
 
Blues said:
I beg to differ...I mentioned Unforgiven in the post above.
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Woops, I sat on the computer too long and missed that post Elliot. :foot: I really liked Gran Torino myself, and enjoyed learning more about the Hmong culture after the movie. I was in the dark about that particular faction, even though I have had several good Vietnamese friends.

I think I read a few Walt Kowalski's posts on BladeForum on a regular basis, though not too many in the traditional forum. :)
 
Mnblade, I thought the remake of 3:10 to Yuma was horrible, don't waste your time or money.
Elliott, I agree wholeheartedly on Tombstone and Unforgiven. They're right up there with Shane, One-Eyed Jacks and The Wild Bunch.
Another of my Eastwood favorites is The Outlaw Josey Wales. Chief Dan George was great in it as well, with many quotable lines.
The Searchers was mentioned earlier in the week, but I would also add The Shootist for a John Wayne favorite.
Once Upon a Time in the West, with Bronson, Fonda and Robards is also terrific.
 
I like Rio Bravo and El Dorado; essentially the same movie, but great fun just the same.
 
I'm an oddity, I love westerns but never really got into Eastwood...I liked unforgiven but wouldn't say I loved it like I do some other westerns. He is a good actor though and like Duvall he is really getting on in years.
 
I would have to agree with all the gents on these Westerns (they call them "Oaters" in the crosswood puzzles. They are great movies. I just dug out a dusty VHS of "One Eyed Jacks." How many of you remember that one? Guess it's too late to add "Three Amigos?" :eek::D
 
One-Eyed Jacks is one I never tire of-- probably seen it a dozen times. So many great lines in it, but the best scene is where Brando gets mad at Ben Johnson playing cards and whips the table across the room. Unbridled fury! "You got right on the edge." And Ben Johnson looked more terrified than I've ever seen anyone in a movie. Just a classic.
 
Dang, I miss Ben Johnson. He was great in the Sackett movies, and most any western he was in.

Best parts of the 3:10 remake are of Charlie Boy. He handles those top-break S&Ws pretty slick and plenty fast. The scene where he suddenly acts all slow, soddie when he's reporting the shooting they just did is pretty good. That's pretty much it.

I still want a big, crown stag handled, monster bowie like Sam Elliot carried in the different Louie L'Amour based westerns he was in.

Btw, howdy all you fellas who are still here. Nice to have a place to sit and light after my virtual yonderings. Good to see Jackknife, Waynorth, SunnyD (I think of you when I take a sip of Glenmorangie), Kamagong, and too many folks to list before I'd run out of space.
 
Amos Iron Wolf said:
I still want a big, crown stag handled, monster bowie like Sam Elliot carried in the different Louie L'Amour based westerns he was in.
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I loved the sheath! definitely a nice knife. :thumbup:
 
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