Due for a good film

[Coinneach]

Centennial. Barbara Carrera...Ohhhh.

Victoria Racimo in "The Mountain Men" was stunning in her role.

 

[Coinneach]

What? No one has listed Quigley Down Under with Tom Selleck? Along with a number of those others mentioned, I really enjoyed the shooting in this one.

Try being an Australian and watching that movie, it was utter BS.

 

[Coinneach]

My contribution is the Sharpe series

https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...8FE9DE74CF6B4485307D8FE9DE74CF6B&&FORM=VRDGAR

 

[tenngun]

I liked the John Wayne version better. I have heard the remake was a little closer to the novel. Still, both were good movies.

I liked them both, the second was closer to the book and the location more like the real winding stair mountians. Both missed the humor that ran through the book

 

[Rangerbuck]

I liked them both, the second was closer to the book and the location more like the real winding stair mountians. Both missed the humor that ran through the book

For just pure entertainment purposes i like Silverado. Especially liked the scene where Jake (Costner) walked backwards and barefoot out a saloon corner door, made a sound to get noticed then shot two bad guys same time. Not the greatest acting in the world but fun to watch.

 

[Rebel bull]

One of my all time favorites is Sgt. Alvin York. The turkey shoot scene is awesome.

I haven’t seen anyone mention Man in the Wilderness. I believe Richard Harris playing the role of Hugh Glass character, but by a different name. Movies back then may not have been great at historical accuracy but they sure energized the passion for the front loaders. We won’t talk about the wobbly rubber tomahawks and such.

I think that man in the wilderness was a much better story then revenant

 

[Rebel bull]

how about the Yellowstone origins mini series 1883 with Sam Elliot, Tim Magraw and Faith Hill

 

[Johnnyntrain]

I think the period films come out in year cycles. My opinion it started with Drums along the Mohawk, Jeremiah Johnson in the 70's, I even liked Mountain Men with Charleston H. Then we saw Last of the mohicans with DD Lewis, The patriot which got dumped on but I liked, Black Robe. Any more I missed? I think we are due for another.

Try "Naked Prey" with Cornel Wilde. Makes Jeremiah Johnson seem like a Chatty Cathy movie .

 

[Jaeger]

"Prey" ! Space alien predator meets bows and arrows and French flintlocks.

 

[FlaminCrow]

I think that man in the wilderness was a much better story then revenant

I agree with that. I was excited when I heard about the revenant, what a let down.

 

[Tom the Tinker]

I find it odd that nobody has mentioned The Alamo movies. The Duke's is more grand in scope and drama, but less accurate. Opie's is more accurate in weapons, history, and character portrayal. Both are very good in their own way. Another Alamo movie was 13 Days of Glory, a miniseries that I remember but can't find to stream, or on DVD. If memory serves Alec Baldwin plays Col. Travis and the rest of the actors were part of the Gunsmoke TV series character actors. I remember enjoying that very much. But in that Movie Baldwin didn't kill anyone. Instead , he was killed.
And a little off topic since these are not Movies but series episodes, Kelsey Grammer narrates some very good dramatic documentaries on The Founding Fathers, Revolutionary War, and great American Battles. All this is on Fox News Nation streaming channel.

 

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Wide and varied opinions here! Best Mountain Man movie is still Jeremiah Johnson. I like The Mountain Men a lot and Revenant is excellent, I dont understand the negative reviews of it. Good acting, story, music score and fantastic cinematography.

Man in the Wilderness is great too.

I like Black Robe, very well done, grim, just like it probably was.

Centennial is good.

Another wilderness movie that is seldom seen or spoke of is The Trap, with Oliver Reed as a trapper who takes a wife. Entertaining.

For John Wayne westerns, Searchers is his best hands down. I like most of them very well, Hondo is another fav, The Shootist, True Great is good, but not his best, in fact as a straight up western the remake was better and dont much care for Kim Darby. I dont know much about Jeff Bridges politics, nor care, he is a fine actor.

Shane and The Big Country are two of my favorite westerns.

 

[springfield art]

As ground-breaking as the big three Eastwood movies were back in the 60's, (Fistful Three), it's torture to watch them now; so slow, so long, can't change the GRIT channel fast enough when one pops up! I do recall the impact of the music at the time, and love Eastwood, but the movies now...snooze!

 

[springfield art]

I thought the re-make was more realistic, but you can't beat True Grit with the Duke

Looks like you got a real collector's edition there!

 

[Sam squanch]

White Apache….. starring …. William Shatner…

 

[Sam squanch]

Sorry, that film was White Comanche!

 

[JimFlint]

A little off topic but The Enemy Below with Robert Mitchum has always been one of my favorites.

 

[Packrat]

I thought when the OP started this thread, he was looking for movies about our hobby, flintlocks, percussions, pistols. I didn't think we were looking for adventure movies.

Man in the Wilderness, Man calked Horse, Return of man, Jerimia Johnson, ect


But since we are suggesting anything, Outlander, Raiders of whatever, Mad Mac I could go on and on

 

[Zapadach]

For just pure entertainment purposes i like Silverado. Especially liked the scene where Jake (Costner) walked backwards and barefoot out a saloon corner door, made a sound to get noticed then shot two bad guys same time. Not the greatest acting in the world but fun to watch.

I think Silverado was the only time Kevin Costner ever really acted.

 

[Zapadach]

Wide and varied opinions here! Best Mountain Man movie is still Jeremiah Johnson. I like The Mountain Men a lot and Revenant is excellent, I dont understand the negative reviews of it. Good acting, story, music score and fantastic cinematography.

Man in the Wilderness is great too.

I like Black Robe, very well done, grim, just like it probably was.

Centennial is good.

Another wilderness movie that is seldom seen or spoke of is The Trap, with Oliver Reed as a trapper who takes a wife. Entertaining.

For John Wayne westerns, Searchers is his best hands down. I like most of them very well, Hondo is another fav, The Shootist, True Great is good, but not his best, in fact as a straight up western the remake was better and dont much care for Kim Darby. I dont know much about Jeff Bridges politics, nor care, he is a fine actor.

Shane and The Big Country are two of my favorite westerns.

The Big Country is an outstandingly good western. It is a typical Hollywood production, where all the actors were dressed like they were in a Bonanza episode. However, you soon forget about that once the story unfolds. And the incredible cast, with the very good acting, and the chosen actors to play the key roles, makes for a very good movie.