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  • DVV
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    • Apr 2008
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    #1

    "I never killed a man who didn't need killin"

    Unforgiven is a movie I can watch twenty times a month, and having read somewhere that the character of William Munny (Clint Eastwood) had been more or less inspired by one John Wesley Hardin, I'm currently reading his autobiography, as well as a biography (Leon Metz, "John Wesley Hardin, Dark angel of Texas", 1996).

    And what a fascinating case.

    Does anyone share my interest ?
  • GUT
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    • Jan 2014
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    #2
    Originally posted by DVV View Post
    Unforgiven is a movie I can watch twenty times a month, and having read somewhere that the character of William Munny (Clint Eastwood) had been more or less inspired by one John Wesley Hardin, I'm currently reading his autobiography, as well as a biography (Leon Metz, "John Wesley Hardin, Dark angel of Texas", 1996).

    And what a fascinating case.

    Does anyone share my interest ?
    I became interested in him back when I was about 10 and he was small character in some good old Cowboy books, an interesting bloke.
    G U T

    There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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    • Mayerling
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      • Feb 2008
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      #3
      Originally posted by GUT View Post
      I became interested in him back when I was about 10 and he was small character in some good old Cowboy books, an interesting bloke.
      Rock Hudson played Hardin in a considerably watered down version of his blood-stained career, "The Lawless Breed" in 1953.

      Jeff

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      • DVV
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        #4
        Thanks Jeff and Gut.

        I'm better than Rock Hudson to play JWH.

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        • GUT
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          #5
          Originally posted by Mayerling View Post
          Rock Hudson played Hardin in a considerably watered down version of his blood-stained career, "The Lawless Breed" in 1953.

          Jeff
          I actually thought it was a bi wishy washy
          G U T

          There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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          • RockySullivan
            Chief Inspector
            • Feb 2014
            • 1914

            #6
            Originally posted by DVV View Post
            Unforgiven is a movie I can watch twenty times a month, and having read somewhere that the character of William Munny (Clint Eastwood) had been more or less inspired by one John Wesley Hardin, I'm currently reading his autobiography, as well as a biography (Leon Metz, "John Wesley Hardin, Dark angel of Texas", 1996).

            And what a fascinating case.

            Does anyone share my interest ?
            Unforgiven is unwatchable. Now fistful of dollarS, for a few more and good the bad & ugly those I could watch over & over. If your reading about Hardin check out Hardin wouldn't run by johnny Ca$h

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            • kensei
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              • Feb 2008
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              #7
              Originally posted by RockySullivan View Post
              Unforgiven is unwatchable. Now fistful of dollarS, for a few more and good the bad & ugly those I could watch over & over.
              Unforgiven won the Oscar for Best Picture. It seems quite a few people found it very watchable. Personally it's probably my favorite Western.

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              • DVV
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                #8
                Originally posted by kensei View Post
                Unforgiven won the Oscar for Best Picture. It seems quite a few people found it very watchable. Personally it's probably my favorite Western.
                Hi Kensei. It's sure my favorite western, and probably my favorite movie along with Wilder's Private life of S.H., Murnau's Nosferatu and a handful of others.

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                • DVV
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by RockySullivan View Post
                  Unforgiven is unwatchable. Now fistful of dollarS, for a few more and good the bad & ugly those I could watch over & over. If your reading about Hardin check out Hardin wouldn't run by johnny Ca$h
                  Hi Rocky. I will. Thanks !

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                  • RockySullivan
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                    • Feb 2014
                    • 1914

                    #10
                    Originally posted by kensei View Post
                    Unforgiven won the Oscar for Best Picture. It seems quite a few people found it very watchable. Personally it's probably my favorite Western.
                    Winning the best picture oscar is a good indicator of how bad a movie is

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                    • DVV
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                      #11
                      Ok, you don't like Unforgiven, we've understood.

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                      • RockySullivan
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                        • Feb 2014
                        • 1914

                        #12
                        Originally posted by DVV View Post
                        Ok, you don't like Unforgiven, we've understood.
                        Lol sorry how bout hang em high...I like the spaghettis..Franco Nero vs Eastwood.. Django vs blondie who wins...whose faster?

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                        • DVV
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                          #13
                          Sure, I like spaghetti too... and I'm truly surprised you find Unforgiven boring.

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                          • GUT
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                            • Jan 2014
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                            #14
                            Now spaghetti, "They call me Trinity".

                            I also liked the Good the Bad and the Ugly and For a Fistful of Dollars, but Unforgiven was great as well.
                            G U T

                            There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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                            • DVV
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                              #15
                              Unforgiven is not really to be compared.
                              It's just splendid, deep, and the final scene is a pure jewel.
                              As well as the "nodody killed Ned" scene.
                              And many others...

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