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>>>>>>>>Predator is one of my all-time faves. P2 with Danny "Shee-it" Glover was fine too.
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>>>>>>>>BTW, the family took me to the cinema on Fathers' Day, but I didn't get to choose the flick (which would have been the new Star Trek, or Salvation). Funny, I thought it was supposed to be MY day. Anyways, we saw Angels & Demons. Not that bad, and definitely better than Da Vinci Code, but I wondered whetehr it was because of the rich Roman backdrop to everything, bringing back memories of my visit there.
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>>>>>>>You ever see Lonesome Dove? It was actually a mini-series, but it is still the best or one of the best I have ever seen.
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>>>>>>No, and no idea what it is.
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>>>>>It is THE quintessential western!
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>>>>High Noon?
>>>>Rio Bravo?
>>>>Butch Cassidy? (maybe not a western in the classic sense)
>>>>Shane?
>>>>The Searchers?
>>>>Stagecoach?
>>>>Unforgiven?
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>>>The Magnificent Seven!! Maybe not the greatest western ever made, but for some reason, a western that is watchable over and over again.
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>>Great addition to the list. Have you seen The Seven Samurai?
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>Yes. Remarkable movie. A little dark maybe, but superb.
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>>(I am sure you know Kurosawa also directed Yojimbo, which A Fistful Of Dollars was based on).
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>I never did see Yojimbo. I'll make a point of it. Thanks

Clint Eastwood was a smart guy even then. He had only been in one series, Rawhide, but had his eye on bigger things. When he saw the script he said right away, "It's 'Yojimbo'." The spaghetti westerns launched his career.

He was also into Northern California real estate very early. He owns part of Pebble Beach.