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After 3 months of my internet being locked down to only 30mb a day I have finally been able to post the Christmas episode of our Podcast.

A review of mine, Tsu and Aarons 3 favorite movies, The Thing, Shawshank Redemption, Home Alone, Hobo with a Shotgun, The outlaw Jocey Wells, The big Libowski, Fight Club and Serenity.

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To clarify, I went with The Thing (1982). Also, Watchmen.

Ah I forgot Watchmen, I went for, Fight Club, The Shawshank Redemption and Home Alone.

The Outlaw Josey Wales. That penultimate scene, with Eastwood walking forward slowly toward the red-leg captain and dry-firing his Patersons one chamber with each step... no matter what SF or horror monster you can cite, I can't think of a movie moment in which I thought more that the recipient of the action was shitting his drawers.

I havent yet seen a single one of Aarons movie choices. Hobo with a shotgun is first on my list.

You HAVE to see "The Outlaw Josey Wales."

I intend to. Along with The Big Lebowski.

Mikey wrote:The Outlaw Josey Wales. That penultimate scene, with Eastwood walking forward slowly toward the red-leg captain and dry-firing his Patersons one chamber with each step... no matter what SF or horror monster you can cite, I can't think of a movie moment in which I thought more that the recipient of the action was shitting his drawers.

Just edges out a similar scene in Pale Rider for best Western climax scene IMO.

Pale Rider's is far more understated though.

Tsukiyumi wrote:I intend to. Along with The Big Lebowski.

You've never seen it either?! Dear Lord, how our youth's education has been neglected. Phenomenal movie - the definitive revenge Western, even more so that Eastwood's Pale Rider (also a great one.) Tsu, you'd appreciate it just for the fact that it is one of few movies that depict pre-double-action revolvers actually being thumb-cocked before firing (though all the prop guns, for safety reasons, were cartridge conversions - but it's hard to tell unless you analyze it frame by frame.)

Aaron - I thought the best action scene from Pale Rider was the scene in front of the store with the axe handles.

"Nothin beats a good piece of hickory"

Man I miss Eastwood as an actor, the Western genre is near dead and I can't think of anything recent that matches TOJW for things like costumes, sets, firearms, etc.

Costues cant be that hard to do in a western, wide brim hats and chaops. Done.

Open Range was fantastic. Otherwise, yeah not so many recently. 3:10 to Yuma remake was pretty solid.

Aaron wrote:"Nothin beats a good piece of hickory"

Love the scene, love the line, and agree 100%.

Tsukiyumi wrote:Open Range was fantastic. Otherwise, yeah not so many recently. 3:10 to Yuma remake was pretty solid.

Solid, but useless. The original is widely available and far superior.