Clint Eastwood says the western is the one true art form American cinema can claim as their own. I suggest starting with the older movies and working your way up so you can see how the genre has evolved.
Start with the John Ford/John Wayne trilogy
Stagecoach
She wore a yellow ribbon
The Searchers
(Bonus movie: watch Fred Zinnemann's High Noon)
Next move on to see Sergio Leone's take on the genre with
For a few dollars more
A fistfull of dollars
The good the bad and the ugly
Once upon a time in the west (this movie can easily be found cheap)
(Bonus movie: Check out Once upon a time in America if you get in the mood for a gangster movie by Leone)
The last two movies you should watch are
Sam Peckinpah's The wild bunch
and
Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven
Watching those movies should give you a good overview on how the western has changed over the years.
Start with the John Ford/John Wayne trilogy
Stagecoach
She wore a yellow ribbon
The Searchers
(Bonus movie: watch Fred Zinnemann's High Noon)
Next move on to see Sergio Leone's take on the genre with
For a few dollars more
A fistfull of dollars
The good the bad and the ugly
Once upon a time in the west (this movie can easily be found cheap)
(Bonus movie: Check out Once upon a time in America if you get in the mood for a gangster movie by Leone)
The last two movies you should watch are
Sam Peckinpah's The wild bunch
and
Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven
Watching those movies should give you a good overview on how the western has changed over the years.
ing surreal take on the western genre, you can't do much better than Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo. First half is an awesome man-in-black styled spaghetti western. Second half is....odd.
