The Western Genre

I'm not really sure what people have against westerns. They're really good movies. I don't see why they, as a collective, would be considered any better or worse than other movies. Most people have preferences for one genre or another, and may not like a particular variety, but I feel like I've met very few people who actually like the genre at all. I don't know why.

I wonder if people jump right to thinking of the crappy ones. Though a great actor, John Wayne did not make 100% winners. There are also a lot of B movie westerns, and cheesy ones. But that can be said for all movies.

Some, though, have stories that trump most other movies. Which? Well, here's a list of awesome westerns you should at least give a chance.

Clint Eastwood

• A Fistful of Dollars
  
• For a Few Dollars More
  
• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
  
• Unforgiven
  
• High Plains Drifter
  
• Two Mules for Sister Sarah
  



Lee Van Cleef

• Death Rides a Horse
  
• The Grand Duel
  
• Barquero
  



John Wayne

• The Searchers
  
• Chisum
  
• Rio Bravo
  



Some Others

• My Name is Nobody
  
• Once Upon a Time in the West
  
• The Magnificent Seven
  
• The Wild Bunch
  
• Any Gun Can Play (aka. Go Kill and Come Back)
  
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  
• Rio Conchos
  
• The Man From Nowhere
  
• Django
  

So, if you want to give the genre a chance, watch some of these. Which to watch first depends on what you want. I like A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, My Name is Nobody, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Searchers, and Death Rides a Horse in particular among these. Oh yeah! Unforgiven is a modern western, too, which is fantastic!