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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3685412" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>I agree. Especially when it comes to shows and such. But there’s some real gold out there. Quentin Tarantino really works some magic in his westerns. I think he’s great overall, but his westerns really do shine. Django unchained was good, hilarious, and a really great story. Tarantino’s “the hateful eight” capture some of the grit and rawness that I feel wasn’t captured in older westerns. While it’s a bit of an abstract take, one of my all time favorite movies, “no country for old men” is actually a “reflection on the death of westerns, a genre founded on the inherent decency of men, our unbreakable spirit, and the unequivocal triumph of good over evil.”</p><p></p><p>I guess I like the bleakness/dark feel of newer westerns. While they’re few and far between when it comes to genuine good ones, I feel they capture the essence and grit of the times past. Growing up I loved the Rifleman, the Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, rawhide, and the wild Wild West, but I felt that while they were all great entertainment, they were the candy coated version of of how life really was then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3685412, member: 35036"] I agree. Especially when it comes to shows and such. But there’s some real gold out there. Quentin Tarantino really works some magic in his westerns. I think he’s great overall, but his westerns really do shine. Django unchained was good, hilarious, and a really great story. Tarantino’s “the hateful eight” capture some of the grit and rawness that I feel wasn’t captured in older westerns. While it’s a bit of an abstract take, one of my all time favorite movies, “no country for old men” is actually a “reflection on the death of westerns, a genre founded on the inherent decency of men, our unbreakable spirit, and the unequivocal triumph of good over evil.” I guess I like the bleakness/dark feel of newer westerns. While they’re few and far between when it comes to genuine good ones, I feel they capture the essence and grit of the times past. Growing up I loved the Rifleman, the Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, rawhide, and the wild Wild West, but I felt that while they were all great entertainment, they were the candy coated version of of how life really was then. [/QUOTE]
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