This is a great watch with the gaunt Jimmy Stuart starring as a bounty hunter. Humorous moments in a noirish western coupled with a superior script lift this one to the top twenty of all time.

Sam Peckinpah's take on a popular Western topic, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. SP uses his typical slow-mo violence (though tame by today's standards). Bob Dylan has an odd movie role, and his music to the soundtrack is great (he wrote "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" for this flick). Solid oater.

Jack Palance as a bad guy makes worth the viewing alone. Alan Ladd gives a polished performance in this picture now considered a classic.

Off-beat, old-time black & white film tells yet another tale of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett. Most notably stars a buxom, sultry Jane Russell as Rio, Doc Holliday's girl. Also is enjoyable for the wry performance of the first-rate character actor Thomas Mitchell as Pat Garrett.

Henry Fonda turns in a stunning performance as Wyatt Earp, sheriff of Tombstone. Victor Mature is a cranky Doc Holliday. Linda Darnell is a beauty on the screen, later to die in a tragic fire. For my money, Walter Brennan in a different role as bad guy Old Man Clanton alone is worth the viewing.

Not a bad Western you might watch on a slow, rainy Sunday afternoon. Jim Brown (lawman) and Burt Reynolds (Yaqui Native American) become unlikely partners while Fernando Armas, a Mexican Army General, tracks them. Of course, Raquel Welch, as always, looks hot.

Robert Redford. That's the vast appeal to this outdoor men's adventure film. The well-rounded narrative depicts Redford as a cantankerous mountain man in the title role. Great camera work captures the rugged alpine landscape. Social message behind the film doesn't detract from the drama.

The Duke won his only Oscar for this rollicking, good-humored Western. Kim Darby and, to a lesser extent, Glen Campbell are good in supporting roles.

Even-paced, well-acted rendition of the famed frontier sheriff's life, including the bloody showdown at the OK Corral. Dennis Quaid plays Doc Holliday with cagey flair. Costner in the lead role sometimes comes off as a bit stoic but a good supporting cast with a short appearance of Gene Hackman carries off the movie.

This 1968 oater stars a young Clint Eastwood with able support from Dennis Hopper, Ben Johnson, and Ed Begley (great performance). I recently viewed it again, and found it's aged pretty well. Eastwood isn't the most polished actor, but the story premise is interesting.

I saw this one on the silver screen when it was released. Wonderful pairing of John Wayne and the droll Robert Mitchum. Leigh Brackett, the great noir writer, penned the script. Also stars James Caan and Ed Asner. Directed by Howard Hawks. Well worth the watch.

"They don't make them like that anymore" applies to this movie title. Bogart as Fred C. Dobbs gave his arguably best performance. Directed by John Huston with his father Walter Huston as one of the miners.

This light-hearted fare stars a youthful James Garner in a Maverick role. Bawdy humor and Garner's wit raise this above the usual Western. Enjoyable.

How could I forget Mel Brooks' spoof on Westerns? I've only seen it four times, always getting a chuckle or two from it. Slim Pickens is a riot. Good bet if you're in the mood for a laugh.

THE MISFITS is the saddest Western ever made. Arthur Miller wrote it. John Huston directed it. Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach, and Thelma Ritter starred in it. Gable and Monroe never made another flick. Clift and Ritter died within a decade. Shot in black and white, all the actors give gritty performances, despite everything.

This one of my favorite star turns by Paul Newman. He plays an arrogant, loutish, womanizing cad to the hilt. Patricia Neal plays a worldly lady but who loves and hates Hud Bannon. ("I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner.") Rich and nasty.

Think: oil, and you can see why this movie still resonates today. From the popular novel by Edna Ferber (who's largely slipped from the radar), this sprawling epic features Liz Taylor, Rock Hudson (straight role), and James Dean. Also look for Dennis Hopper. Somewhat uneven, but worth a watch.

The first CITY SLICKERS is the better of the two. One funny scene left me in stitches. Jack Palance hams it up. Billy Crystal is in top form. A feel good, humorous movie worth the rental.

Clint Eastwood plays a preacher (yes, you heard it right) in a morality flick. Not bad stuff though UNFORGIVEN is a better movie.

Wel-done drama set in Virginia during the Civil War but Jimmy Stewart plays it with the grit and steel of an old-fashioned Western. Look for Katherine Ross in her first role and a young Doug McClure. Stewart's dominant role shows a proud father's emotion for his family and land.