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We had Jonah Hex, Purgatory a while back, some weird western with a giant snake underground and now Cowboys and Aliens. Is this a trend here??? What's next? Cowboys and Zombies? Hmmm.............Cowboys and nazis? Cowboys and terrorists? How about cowboys and giant rats??

 

Makes ya wonder huh? (maybe not):P

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Idunno!! Cowboys 'n' Arabs??

 

 

Disclaimer:Those of you who are of certain lineage please don't take offense. :unsure::lol:

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Well Pard , ( spits out baccer juice on da ground ) I'll tell ya dis,

 

 

Dem other movies are made in da futrue.

 

 

(Chews and spits again)

 

 

 

Now ififn' dem flim makers could go back in time wif da same ideaers.......

 

Now dat wood be worth watchin.

 

 

 

Just sayin.......................

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Most movies goers are under 30 years old. Do you think that the majority of these kids have been taught enough real history in our public schools to want to see more movies like Lonesome Dove, Open Trail, The Searchers, How the West was Won and The Life and Times of Jedediah Johnson or Roy Bean? There may be some kids that are interested in knowing what life was like back then, but I know that the kids that come shoot as SASS matches are the drop in the bucket when compared to kids that have no sense of real history.

 

Hollyweird just doesn't make movies for middle-aged cowpokes. They don;t know enough about our history to make the details right. One example is the 'big' horse pistols that Rooster Cogburn carried in the recent remake and in the original book: 1851 Colt Navy's in .36 caliber. These were not Dragoons or Walkers in .44, true horse pistols. Even a CAS novice would know that this is not right. They cannot get such a simple detail right, and they certainly cannot get an entire movie right, outside of the Tom Selleck, Sam Elliot and Kevein Costner movies of the last ten years.

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some of us in LA Co and Orange Co are going to see it Sat if we can all get it together.

 

 

Calling All Pards in LA / Orange Counties!

 

The fetching Ms. Calamity Kris and Uno Mas are proposing a cultured Night At The Theater: Cowboy Style.

 

Let's go see Cowboys And Aliens as a Posse!

 

Film Time:

4:50 PM PDST, Saturday 7/30/2011 Arrive at 4:00 for the goooood seats.

 

Place:

 

Edwards Cerritos Stadium 10 Movie Theater

12761 Towne Center Drive

Cerritos, CA 90701

 

At the 91 Fwy at the Bloomfield or Shoemaker Ave offramps, East of the 605 Fwy.

 

After the movie, we can amble across the parking lot to a truly fine dining emporium. Western Barbeque, of course!

Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill

12801 Towne Center Drive

Cerritos, CA 90703

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We had Jonah Hex, Purgatory a while back, some weird western with a giant snake underground and now Cowboys and Aliens. Is this a trend here??? What's next? Cowboys and Zombies? Hmmm.............Cowboys and nazis? Cowboys and terrorists? How about cowboys and giant rats??

 

Makes ya wonder huh? (maybe not):P

 

 

Ryes.. I never want to grow up.. lol.. So any western is better than none.. and if you do a Cowboys and Rats.. I am watching it.. lol.. Rango the Lizzard was so cool.. lol

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Cowboys and Nazis (South of the Border) - already been done by Gene Autry.

 

A review from Amazon.com:

 

5.0 out of 5 stars Singing Cowboy Scuttles Subs and Spies, December 26, 2003

By William R. Hancock (Travelers Rest, S.C. United States) - See all my reviews

(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Gene Autry Collection - South of the Border (DVD)

One of the most interesting concepts used by the "B" movie westerns of several production companies in the 1930s,40s, and 50s (notably Mascot and Republic) was the juxtaposition of the Old West shoot-em-up with 20th century gangsterism or espionage. Numerous Republic western features and serials go this route successfully, among them the Roy Rogers sabotage thriller "King of the Cowboys", and the Sammy Baugh nazis-in-a-zeppelin serial "King of the Texas Rangers".

Without doubt one of the best of these is this 1939 Gene Autry vehicle. It is a great blend of romance, action, comedy,adventure, and intrigue, with perfectly proportioned doses of each. Well acted throughout, it is a story that casts

Autry as a U.S. government undercover agent (as is "Frog Millhouse"???) sent "Southof the Border" into Old Mexico...and to the offshore oil producing island of "Palermo"...to thwart the efforts of a cell of foreign agents (Nazis by implication), who are trying to overthrow the local government and push through the rights to the use of a harbor considered ideal for submarine operations "in the event of war".

Needless to say, Gene & Frog don't think this a good idea and proceed to bring these conniving baddies to heel.

In the meantime Gene manages to fall in love with a beautiful Mexican girl whose brother (played by the wonderful Duncan Renaldo) has fallen in with the spy gang, and leads a good-bad-guy/bad-good-guy life deluding himself that he is a great patriot and that his "friends" will set him up as "El Presidente" of a new republic "after the revolution". Of course he pays for this foolishness with his life.

There are good songs in this movie, and a great duet on one of them, "Goodbye Little Darlin'", by Autry and teenage singing star of the period, Mary Lee.

And, of course, there is the title song, a classic standard.

It was introduced by Autry in 1939 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Response was ecstatic and a record was cut and issued immediately to huge sales. Herbert Yates at Republic snapped up the rights and put it into film production almost immediately.

The story line of the movie incorporates the story line of the song and fills it out in context. It reveals that the reason Autry failed to keep his rendezvous with his inamorata was this sudden secret mission. And the "veil of white by candlelight" is her way of seeking atonement for her brother's treachery and disgrace to her family. This last element makes for a poignant ending to the film that lifts it far above typical B-western con-ventions. Autry returns heavy hearted from his last view of his sweetheart, and rejoins Frog, Mary Lee, and yet another young woman who has fallen for him (and who obviously relishes his return) for a farewell ride out of Mexico.

The restoration of this film on the DVD is excellent. The photography is marvelous and the sound superb (giving one a clear

hearing of both the music AND the crisp,trademark bark of a Republic gunshot). The stuntwork, as would be expected, is first rate, in particular a sequence involving chasing oil trucks on a back road on horseback, overtaking them...and then taking OVER them. Smiley Burnette even looks like an "action man" (or his double does) in this sequence. The musical orchestrations are, as to be expected with Republic, first rate.

All in all, a real goody. If you are into westerns, and especially into Republic "B" outputs, don't pass "South of the Border" by. Pop it in the player, grab your popcorn and ENJOY!

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Cowboys and Nazis (South of the Border) - already been done by Gene Autry.

 

A review from Amazon.com:

 

5.0 out of 5 stars Singing Cowboy Scuttles Subs and Spies, December 26, 2003

By William R. Hancock (Travelers Rest, S.C. United States) - See all my reviews

(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Gene Autry Collection - South of the Border (DVD)

One of the most interesting concepts used by the "B" movie westerns of several production companies in the 1930s,40s, and 50s (notably Mascot and Republic) was the juxtaposition of the Old West shoot-em-up with 20th century gangsterism or espionage. Numerous Republic western features and serials go this route successfully, among them the Roy Rogers sabotage thriller "King of the Cowboys", and the Sammy Baugh nazis-in-a-zeppelin serial "King of the Texas Rangers".

Without doubt one of the best of these is this 1939 Gene Autry vehicle. It is a great blend of romance, action, comedy,adventure, and intrigue, with perfectly proportioned doses of each. Well acted throughout, it is a story that casts

Autry as a U.S. government undercover agent (as is "Frog Millhouse"???) sent "Southof the Border" into Old Mexico...and to the offshore oil producing island of "Palermo"...to thwart the efforts of a cell of foreign agents (Nazis by implication), who are trying to overthrow the local government and push through the rights to the use of a harbor considered ideal for submarine operations "in the event of war".

Needless to say, Gene & Frog don't think this a good idea and proceed to bring these conniving baddies to heel.

In the meantime Gene manages to fall in love with a beautiful Mexican girl whose brother (played by the wonderful Duncan Renaldo) has fallen in with the spy gang, and leads a good-bad-guy/bad-good-guy life deluding himself that he is a great patriot and that his "friends" will set him up as "El Presidente" of a new republic "after the revolution". Of course he pays for this foolishness with his life.

There are good songs in this movie, and a great duet on one of them, "Goodbye Little Darlin'", by Autry and teenage singing star of the period, Mary Lee.

And, of course, there is the title song, a classic standard.

It was introduced by Autry in 1939 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Response was ecstatic and a record was cut and issued immediately to huge sales. Herbert Yates at Republic snapped up the rights and put it into film production almost immediately.

The story line of the movie incorporates the story line of the song and fills it out in context. It reveals that the reason Autry failed to keep his rendezvous with his inamorata was this sudden secret mission. And the "veil of white by candlelight" is her way of seeking atonement for her brother's treachery and disgrace to her family. This last element makes for a poignant ending to the film that lifts it far above typical B-western con-ventions. Autry returns heavy hearted from his last view of his sweetheart, and rejoins Frog, Mary Lee, and yet another young woman who has fallen for him (and who obviously relishes his return) for a farewell ride out of Mexico.

The restoration of this film on the DVD is excellent. The photography is marvelous and the sound superb (giving one a clear

hearing of both the music AND the crisp,trademark bark of a Republic gunshot). The stuntwork, as would be expected, is first rate, in particular a sequence involving chasing oil trucks on a back road on horseback, overtaking them...and then taking OVER them. Smiley Burnette even looks like an "action man" (or his double does) in this sequence. The musical orchestrations are, as to be expected with Republic, first rate.

All in all, a real goody. If you are into westerns, and especially into Republic "B" outputs, don't pass "South of the Border" by. Pop it in the player, grab your popcorn and ENJOY!

 

I forgot about that one! As I recall Gene did a couple of movies where he was chasing or being chased by hoods from Chicago shooting snubby revolvers and driving cars. Cowboys and Gangsters? I guess that's what this movie with Harrison Ford playing Wyatt Earp is gonna be about.:)

 

Deja I agree any western is at least worth seeing.

 

 

Cowboys and giant rats: I didn't mean your Rat dog, he's not a GIANT is he?:lol: Rye

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