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Westerns making a comeback? Hateful Eight among other movies coming out

by Camx96
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Anybody else looking forward to the Hateful Eight this Christmas? We also had Bone Tomahawk (great death scene in there) and Slow West get released recently. Also read a good article on some really superb westerns that have been made in modern times and I wonder if the genre isn't ready for a comeback. Or did it ever go away?

Any western fans in here?
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    I like good movies in general... Yeah, Bone Tomahawk, what a way to go--medieval and brutal. Haven't seen the Hateful Eight trailer...

    High Noon, Unforgiven, and Open Range are still my favorites. Seen most in the link of superb westerns you posted excepting a couple. In terms of cinematography, check out The Salvation (2014). The story is good and the cast all right, but for me, the visuals carry the movie.

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  • Profile picture of the author ExcelExpert
    Isn't Hateful Eight just a film that Quentin Tarantino wanted to do, rather than one that has come about as a result of demand for Westerns? I have a vague memory of reading that somewhere but I dont know where.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jack Gordon
      Originally Posted by ExcelExpert View Post

      Isn't Hateful Eight just a film that Quentin Tarantino wanted to do, rather than one that has come about as a result of demand for Westerns? I have a vague memory of reading that somewhere but I dont know where.
      Yep. Speaking personally, I have no great love for westerns but I will see anything Tarantino puts out there.

      It will be successful (to whatever extent it is) because of the inherent popularity of the director, not the genre.
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        Originally Posted by Jack Gordon View Post

        Yep. Speaking personally, I have no great love for westerns but I will see anything Tarantino puts out there.

        It will be successful (to whatever extent it is) because of the inherent popularity of the director, not the genre.
        Yeah, I've learned to watch anything Tarantino puts out.
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    If anybody can bring them back from the dead it's Tarantino.
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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      Originally Posted by Camx96 View Post

      If anybody can bring them back from the dead it's Tarantino.
      Aren't you forgetting Django Unchained? Tarantino's already had a go at westerns. He's a self-confessed western fan (as am I) and has been referencing classic westerns, including western soundtracks, since he started making movies.

      For some of us, the genre never went away.

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