Those halycon days when no one would like a good Western."Vera Cruz","High Noon" "Shane","Gunfight at OK Corral" just to name a few greats..We havent heard of some good westerns since the "Dollars" series with Clint Eastwood.Why?
2007-11-29 00:34:34 · 5 answers · asked by colin 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
a samll error in my question it should have read "when one would like" and not " no one would like".Sorry about it
2007-11-29 00:57:43 · update #1
is 310 to yuma a western?
they made so many westerns 30 years ago there is hardly an original one they can do now.
wasnt will smith in a western sci/fi and what about Doc Holoday was made in the 90's....
2007-11-29 00:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by Russell C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C'mon Colin - you must have seen 'The outlaw Jose Wales' or 'Pale Rider'? mind you, those were over 20 years ago.
3.10 to Yuma remake and new Pitt film. They wont make them unless they're good box office. Sadly most teenagers seem to prefer High School Musical etc. When I was a lad it was westerns or war films lol
How times have changed!
2007-11-29 00:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by Puppet Dictator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely hate westerns. I remember in the 50's and 60's how they were shoved down your throat, thats about all that was on the tv, and we only had like 4 channels and to have all westerns, ugh!!!Not a Clint fan either, and I hope they don't bring 'em back on the tv anyway.
2007-11-29 00:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think several factors went into killing Westerns.
When Hollywood first started out, Westerns were a staple. They were relatively cheap to make and featured a lot of action (galloping horses, gunfights, etc) that audiences loved. The first hit movie to come out of Hollywood was a western, called "The Squaw Man", and they remade that movie several times over the years.
The first death knell of the Western sounded when TV arrived.
Since Westerns were popular and cheap to make, they were perfect for TV to copy. So you saw a proliferation of popula Western TV shows. But at the time, Hollywood movie studios were terrified that free TV would put them out of business. One way they fought back was to make films that TV couldn't match (at the time), whether that was a monster stomping New York City, a big budget musical, or something with more sex and violence than TV would allow. The idea was to offer something at the movies that TV couldn't match.
Since TV was filled with successful Westerns, studio moguls figured that few people would want to pay to see the same thing in theatres, so they gradually started moving away from Westerns.
The second (and perhaps final) nail in the coffin of the Western, though, was science fiction.
Think "Star Trek" and "Star Wars".
Consider the classic line: "Space... the Final Frontier".
Before sci-fi, the Wild West was the final frontier that people fantasized about. Kids dreamed of heading out west and becoming cowboys. Space has replaced the West as that final imaginary frontier where seemingly anything can happen.
The creator of Star Trek once referred to his series as "Wagon Train in Space". And the creator of "Star Wars" remarked that it was basically an Old West movie serial moved into space.
Basically, most sci fi adventures are just Westerns moved into space and updated. These Space Operas offer all the same attractive elements as Westerns (shoot outs, chase scenes, villains, hostile tribes), but with more flash (phaser pistols and light sabres instead of pistols, space cruisers instead of horses and stagecoaches).
And the old-fashioned West of earth just can't compete with the shiny new "frontier". Kids can no longer reasonably fantasize about coming out West and being a cowboy. But they _can_ fantasize about growing up and venturing into space as an explorer...
2007-12-01 19:26:46 · answer #4 · answered by george 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was one a few years ago, it was an ok movie - "Open Range". There's a new one out/coming out on Jesse James. But there really isn't any out. Instead America wants to watch things like "Saw" and "The Hill Have Eyes". So gross. But yeah, just keep pulling out the old movies. John Wayne westerns are awesome. :)
2007-11-29 00:45:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THERES ANEW BRAD PITT ONE
its about the life of Jesse James
well more about the death of jesse james
you should watch it it is a good movie
think the full title is " the killing of jesse james at the hands of the coward pat barret "
all the best
Ian
2007-11-29 00:43:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋