Western 3-Way
Howdy, pilgrim. What's an Adventure without a Western!? We chose 3 films from our 2015 Western Marathon. This ménage a trois includes The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Tombstone, and Once Upon A Time in the West. Let's talk about movies!
WAYNE'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: TGBU Sad Hill Cemetery
Best Saloon: Once
Best Cowboy: Once Cheyenne
Best Duo: TGBU Blondie & Tuco
Best Dressed: TGBU Blondie
Best Villain: Once Frank
Best Gunfight: TGBU Sad Hill Cemetery standoff
Best Kill: Once Harmonica kills Frank
WTF: Tombstone Wyatt yelling NO!
Best Score or Soundtrack: TGBU Ennio Morricone
Best Quote: Once Frank: "How can you trust a man that wears both a belt and suspenders? Man can't even trust his own pants."
Best Screenplay: TGBU Sergio Leone
Best Cinematography: TGBU Tonino Delli Colli
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Once Jason Robards
Best Actress: Once Claudia Cardinale
Best Actor: Once Henry Fonda
Best Scene: Once Cheyenne train scene
Defining Moment: TIE TGBU & Once Gold & Harmonica killing Frank
Best Director: TGBU Sergio Leone
Worst Pic: Tombstone
Best Pic: TIE Once & TGBU
Totals after deductions:
Once Upon a Time in the West: 11
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 10
Tombstone: Negative One
MATT'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: TGBU Union Camp/Bridge
Best Saloon: Tombstone The Oriental
Best Cowboy: Once Harmonica
Best Duo: TGBU Blondie & Tuco
Best Dressed: Once Jill McBain
Best Villain: Once Frank
Best Gunfight: TIE TGBU & Once Sad Hill Cemetery & Harmonica & Frank showdown
Best Kill: Once Frank setting up Harmonica to kill his own brother
WTF: Once Cheyenne's casual sexism
Best Score or Soundtrack: TGBU & Once Ennio Morricone
Best Quote: Once Morton: "This is one of 'em. You see, Frank, there are many kinds of weapons, and the only one that can stop that is this."
Best Screenplay: Once Sergio Leone
Best Cinematography: Once Tonino Delli Colli
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Once Henry Fonda
Best Actress: Once Claudia Cardinale
Best Actor: TGBU Eli Wallach
Best Scene: TGBU Blondie & Tuco under the bridge
Defining Moment: TGBU Final shot of Tuco
Best Director: Once Sergio Leone
Worst Pic: Tombstone
Best Pic: Once
Totals after deductions:
Once Upon a Time in the West: 13
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 7
Tombstone: 0
Kyle'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Once Train Station
Best Saloon: Tombstone The Oriental
Best Cowboy: TGBU Blondie
Best Duo: TGBU Blondie & Tuco
Best Dressed: TGBU Blondie
Best Villain: Once Frank
Best Gunfight: Tombstone OK Corral
Best Kill: Once Cheyenne's bullet through the boot
WTF: Once An actor killed himself and Sergio Leone was worried about the costume
Best Score or Soundtrack: TGBU Ennio Morricone
Best Quote: Once
Snaky: Frank sent us.
Harmonica: Did you bring a horse for me?
Snaky: Well... looks like we're...
[snickers]
Snaky: ...looks like we're shy one horse.
Harmonica: [shaking head] You brought two too many.
Best Screenplay: TGBU Sergio Leone
Best Cinematography: Once Tonino Delli Colli
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Tombstone Val Kilmer
Best Actress: Once Claudia Cardinale
Best Actor: TGBU Clint Eastwood
Best Scene: TGBU Cemetery Shootout
Defining Moment: TGBU Morricone's Score
Best Director: Once Sergio Leone
Worst Pic: Tombstone
Best Pic: Once
Totals after deductions:
Once Upon a Time in the West: 8
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 8
Tombstone: 1