tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3227194312949422539..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: International WesternsLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82726775996496646782016-02-07T00:12:37.016-05:002016-02-07T00:12:37.016-05:00Thanks, Paul. Yes, there's not much said abou...Thanks, Paul. Yes, there's not much said about Westerns these days--I found these mostly by browsing Netflix and Amazon Video offerings. I'm a movie maniac anyhow, so I spend a lot of (too much, probably) time with that king of thing.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50755527321265014622016-02-07T00:03:56.838-05:002016-02-07T00:03:56.838-05:00It's weird, John, that these movies come out a...It's weird, John, that these movies come out and they just sort of disappear. Thanks for the heads up.<br /><br />And by the way, I thought I had posted this not too long after your post went up but now I see it's not there. Don't know what happened. Hope this one gets through.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38192281802787880022016-02-06T23:52:58.878-05:002016-02-06T23:52:58.878-05:00Leigh, the truth is, there aren't many markets...Leigh, the truth is, there aren't many markets out there, for short Western stories (but I write 'em anyhow). I'm glad to hear someone else does too.<br /><br />Yep, I've seen <i>The Big Gundown</i>, with good old Lee Van Cleef. The only time I ever liked him as much as I liked him in the Italian Westerns was in <i>Escape From New York</i>, which will always be one of my favorites. Yes, I know--I never grew up . . .John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65421424066800876162016-02-06T23:44:28.917-05:002016-02-06T23:44:28.917-05:00Oddly, I dash off a Western once in a while and do...Oddly, I dash off a Western once in a while and don’t have a clue where to send them. Mine are drama, suspense, and kind of an edge of mystery.<br /><br />I have to check out your list. Thanks, John.<br /><br />Is it fair to mention the Spaghetti Western, La resa dei conti, ‘The Settling of Scores’ aka The Big Gundown? Starring *the* Lee Van Cleef and an international cast. It has a great bad guy, too.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61435860707699434432016-02-06T18:36:36.378-05:002016-02-06T18:36:36.378-05:00Yep, that's a fine movie, Eve. And Kurt Russe...Yep, that's a fine movie, Eve. And Kurt Russell does as great a job in <i>Bone Tomahawk</i> as he did in <i>Tombstone</i>--he's just (like all of us) a little older. I thought the shootout at the O,K. Corral in <i>Tombstone</i> was especially good because it was so realistic--like the one in <i>Open Range</i>.<br /><br />One of my favorite Western cable series was <i>Deadwood</i>--up close to where you live.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6565261753568484632016-02-06T18:25:56.276-05:002016-02-06T18:25:56.276-05:00My favorite is still Tombstone, but that's mos...My favorite is still Tombstone, but that's mostly because of Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday and a script that includes these lines:<br />Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Doc, you oughta be in bed, what the hell you doin this for anyway?<br />Doc Holliday: Wyatt Earp is my friend.<br />Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Hell, I got lots of friends.<br />Doc Holliday: I don't.<br /><br />Doc Holliday: Nonsense, I have not yet begun to defile myself.<br /><br />Doc Holliday: It's true, you are a good woman. Then again, you may be the antichrist.<br /><br />Yep. Doesn't get much better than that.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.com