A Rockstar Recommends Recap: Our Favorite Westerns - and Yours
For those that may have missed it, over the past 6 months we've been periodically recommending a few of our favorite Western movies that fans looking forward to the release of Red Dead Redemption might enjoy - especially as a good means of getting into the spirit of the game before its release.
Among the ones we chose were films from both legendary director Sam Peckinpah and actor/director Clint Eastwood, along with selections from Sergio Leone, John Wayne and George Roy Hill - as well as a few more contemporary favorites, including The Proposition, an amazing film directed by our good friend John Hillcoat, plus a guilty pleasure or two, and others we consider to be certifiable modern classics.
For those yet to experience these movies, and looking for a good way of making this last week a bit more bearable in the wait up to May 18th / 21st, here is a recap of our completely non-exhaustive list of Western favorites...
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, Dir. John Huston)
3:10 To Yuma (1957, Dir. Delmer Daves & 2007, Dir. James Mangold)
Major Dundee (1965, Dir. Sam Peckinpah)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Dir. Sergio Leone)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, Dir. George Roy Hill)
The Wild Bunch (1969, Dir. Sam Peckinpah)
High Plains Drifter (1973, Dir. Clint Eastwood)
The Shootist (1976, Dir. Don Sigel)
Young Guns (1988, Dir. Christopher Cain)
Lonesome Dove (1989, Dir. Simon Wincer)
Unforgiven (1992, Dir. Clint Eastwood)
The Proposition (2005, Dir. John Hillcoat)
And for those that have seen all or many of them, you can let us know which is your personal favorite via the poll below. Also feel free to leave us a note of your personal faves that we didn't include... but note that anyone suggesting "Wild, Wild West" will have their comment removed for abusive behavior.
The old westerns are the greatest, meybe in a nick of time You will put a character that is like Winnetou in the game, will be grat.
PS - Thank You Rockstar for this greatest game ever made !
the shootist
rio bravo
the good the bad and the ugly
high noon
dances with wolves
wyatt erp
high plain drifter
Just an off subject request from a western fan to others...But mainly
To R*
Great game depicts the west better then any game before. Also all of the updates are awesome and much apreciated. But like every other fan I have my little suggestion u could take in or if not i wont hold a grudge i know you guys down @ rockstar have your hands full. But here it goes the other day i switched the settings on my tv to black and white and the game looked great. I think u should have a mode in the settings for like a western theme like old west movies, should b farely simple to add in the already great game. The only reason i would like you to add this is because i couldnt see the colors on my radar because some situations require you to kill the highest player on the map it would be a little hard to cycle through shades of gray. that should b the only thing colored during this mode oh along with red and blue symbolising which team you are on and golden guns wouldnt want fans upset there golden guns wouldnt be visible. it would give a great feel to a western game. P.s. if u dont like the idea thats why i suggested it to be an optional mode that individual western fans could pick. Thanks R* you always make the greatest games thanks for always listening to your fans whether you implement there ideas or not.
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