Western Marathon
Howdy, Videolanders! It’s time for another Western Marathon, and this time around, we’re focusing on modern genre entries. The roundup is:
Unforgiven
Tombstone
True Grit (2010)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Django Unchained
Will any of our returning sharpshooters claim the Golden Idol for Best Picture, or will Django Unchained run train on all of them? Saddle up your horses, and before your ride off into the sunset, let’s talk about movies!
BRAD’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Unforgiven 1880 Wyoming/Big Whiskey
Best Character: TIE Tombstone & Django Doc Holiday & Django
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: TIE Tombstone & Unforgiven Doc Holiday kills Ringo & Saloon Shootout
Best Score or Soundtrack: Django Various songs/scores by various artists
Best Screenplay: Unforgiven David Webb Peoples
Best Special Achievement: True Grit Old Timey Dialogue
Best Scene: Unforgiven Saloon Shootout
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Unforgiven Saloon Shootout
Best Director: Tombstone Val Kilmer says Kurt Russell essentially directed
Wildcard: True Grit The Haley Steinfeld Award
WTF: 3:10 to Yuma Ben Wade killing his loyal gang
Worst Picture: 3:10 to Yuma
Best Picture: Tombstone
Total after deductions:
Unforgiven: 5
3:10 to Yuma: Negative 1
Tombstone: 4
Django Unchained: 2
True Grit 2010: 2
KYLE’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Django Candyland
Best Character: Tombstone Doc Holiday
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Django Dr. King Shultz kills Calvin Candie
Best Score or Soundtrack: Django Various songs/scores by various artists
Best Screenplay: True Grit Coen Brothers
Best Special Achievement: True Grit Highest grossing Coen Brothers movie…by a lot. $252M
Best Scene: Tombstone Doc Holiday kills Ringo
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Django Dr. King Shultz comes to town
Best Director: True Grit Coen Brothers
Wildcard: Django Costume Award
WTF: Tombstone Wearing wool in the dead of summer. Thermostat reached 134 degrees
Worst Picture: 3:10 to Yuma
Best Picture: Django Unchained
Total after deductions:
Unforgiven: 1
3:10 to Yuma: Negative 1
Tombstone: 2
Django Unchained: 8
True Grit 2010: 3
NATHAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Django Candyland
Best Character: TIE True Grit & Unforgiven Rooster Cogburn & Little Bill Daggett
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Tombstone Doc Holiday kills Ringo
Best Score or Soundtrack: Django Various songs/scores by various artists
Best Screenplay: True Grit & Unforgiven Coen Brothers & David Webb Peoples
Best Special Achievement: True Grit Hailee Steinfeld was 13 years old at the time of casting
Best Scene: Unforgiven Little Bill reads all about The Duck of Death’s supposed exploits, and tells Beauchamp the truth
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: True Grit Rooster Cogburn charges down Lucky Ned Pepper and his gang. “Fill your hands you son of a bitch!’
Best Director: Tombstone Val Kilmer says Kurt Russell essentially directed
Wildcard: Tombstone The Val Kilmer/Doc Holiday Award
WTF: Django Tarantino’s accent
Worst Picture: 3:10 to Yuma
Best Picture: True Grit
Total after deductions:
Unforgiven: 3
3:10 to Yuma: Negative 1
Tombstone: 3
Django Unchained: 2
True Grit 2010: 5
JEREMY’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Unforgiven 1880 Wyoming/Big Whiskey
Best Character: 3:10 Ben Wade
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Tombstone Doc Holiday kills Ringo
Best Score or Soundtrack: 3:10 Marco Beltrami
Best Screenplay: Django Quentin Tarantino
Best Special Achievement: Unforgiven Production Design
Best Scene: Unforgiven Saloon Shootout
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Tombstone River Scene
Best Director: Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
Wildcard: True Grit Hailee Steinfeild Award
WTF: True Grit Why did Mattie get whipped?
Worst Picture: True Grit
Best Picture: Unforgiven
Total after deductions:
Unforgiven: 7
3:10 to Yuma: 2
Tombstone: 2
Django Unchained: 1
True Grit 2010: 0