Is The Outlaw Josey Wales Clint Eastwood's Best Western?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ย. 2023
- In this video we take a look back at the 1976 film, The Outlaw Josey Wales and ask the question: Is it Eastwood's best?
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Yes, yes it is.
For me, TOJW is not just Eastwoods best western, it's THE best western of all time. No western reaches the amount of heartbreak, fortitude, and determination of the characters in this movie. You feel deeply rooted in every character of this film, there isn't a movie in history that gathers that kind of immersion from it's audience. Every scene was magnificent, every line was perfect. From incredible action scenes to perfectly filmed dialogue, even simple unimportant lines like "You can pay me when you see me again Josey Wales" become unforgettable. OJW isn't just a masterpiece, for me it is the western that all others are judged against.
Wonderful thoughts! Hard to argue with what you are saying. Their is such an authenticity and depth to this film. I hope it is released on 4k at some point. I would love to see it in that format.
I do love this movie. The final scene, when Josey and Fletcher confront one another and both, by some miracle, walk away alive is wonderful. John Vernon, the actor playing Fletcher, is great in the role, but then so is everyone else.
The ending with Fletcher is amazing stuff.
Josey Wales goes from a family through hell to find a new family. To me it's my favorite Eastwood film, let alone his best western. I live in Carmel and one of it's highlights was seeing Mr. Eastwood as the Grand Marshall of the Centennial Parade. He wore his hat from Unforgiven, the Poncho from the Dollar Trilogy, the shirt from High Planes Drifter and the Andy Anderson walk and draw holster from all his westerns except Josey Wales. I worked at Paramount Studios in the 90's and got to work on two of his films (unfortunately, no westerns).
That last scene, that exhale, perfect. What a film.
Wonderful moment!
Absolutely,imo it’s the best western ever made,it’s so different,so unique with fantastic characters throughout.
I still quote this film so much today. In fact some of my Dubsmash shorts and some of my wikiquote shorts are from this film.
Endeavour to persevere is something that has stuck with me for decades.
It is soooo quotable!
As a HUGE Eastwood fan this became my favorite movie from him. This is the most in depth character Eastwood has ever played and the movie did a great job of touching on the horror of the Post Civil War time period.
The Outlaw Jose Wales (just my opinion, mind you) is the holy grail of westerns. Not taking anything away from the trilogys (GBU strong contender for the best) But Josie represents defiance for the goodness of regular folks. He rescues the native American woman from violence, rescues the homesteaders, even makes peace with Fletcher. But the scene at the end with Ten Bears makes this the number one western of all time. ( again, my humble opinion) thanks for reading.
Excellent thoughts! Love the way you states that. Thanks for commenting.
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This is super high quality! I was captivated the entire time. I like how you structure your videos. 2:14 “two weeks of shooting” Haha!
Ha! Thanks so much.
Bro, that "Oh, boy" at 2:52 killed me.
Haha! Carter!!!! So good to hear from you. Thanks for commenting!
It is one of my favorite movies
Best? Maybe, probably. It’s my fave, it had everything. It’s in his GrandSlam with High Plains Drifter, Unforgiven and The, Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Can't argue with the list. He has so many amazing films.
TOJW was filmed mostly in and around Kanab, UT. The little house they go to at the end of the movie was abandoned after filming. It's walls were actually made of fiberglass panels. This structure is still in Kanab.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that.
@@livingthepast You can go to Google Maps and look for Hollywood Land Museum in Kanab, UT. They own the Josey Wales Homestead building along with a lot of other old movie set buildings.
I adore this movie. To me its his best western( though "Unforgiven" was outstanding), but I think it was a watershed for him not just as an actor. Like another commenter said, it was his "first masterpiece" as a filmmaker. So many great moment in that film and it still holds up today.
Agree. On my rewatch I was blown away by the filmmaking (cinematography, editing, sound, etc.). It is an amazing film in so many ways.
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Awesome movie, I remember going to the ABC in Leeds when I was kid when it came out. Love this movie, just pipped to the post by The Good the bad and the ugly and The Unforgiven.
Yeah, I can't argue with anyone that thinks The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly or Unforgiven are better films. All three are so excellent. I use The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly in my film class to teach camera angles and shot types. Every year my students fall in love with that movie. Thanks for commenting!
I think OJW is Clint Eastwood's first masterpiece in terms of directing and producing, just like Jaws was for Spielberg, or Pulp Fiction for Tarantino. He would go on to create more great films just like Speilberg, Tarantino, and other great directors who scored early in their filmography. It is a rich and incredible layered movie with it's themes, and visual language. And plus, it is one helluva picture in it's entertainment value and pacing. One of my favorite moments has to be when he first meets Chief Dan George's character Lone Waite, and the exchange that followed, classic. By the way nice shout out to Bruce Surtees, on the great DP's from that era, who also worked with Mr. Eastwood many times following this film.
Thanks for commenting!!! I love the way you put it: "first masterpiece." I really seemed to be a massive leap in his abilities as a filmmaker.
The outlaw Josey Wales is not only Clint's best. But it is the Best Western ever made.
Boom! Love it.
Yes, easily. What makes it that is its humanity and humor, which it does not share with many westerns, by anyone.
Great point! Josey is a fully formed character.
It's enjoyable to watch him gather up a family, merely by treating everyone he meets, who are not trying to kill him, with a plain respect, even empathy, that prevents him from simply leaving them behind. All the supporting cast are excellent, too. @@livingthepast
Totally agree. It reminds me of the Old Testament story about David (before he assumed the role as King) when he was on the run from King Saul. The text said that the discontented came to him and followed him. Similar stuff IMHO.
Yes, perhaps the greatest western ever made, for sure.
2nd to Unforgiven. Still one of the best westerns.
It's my favorite Eastwood film beating For a Few Dollars More by a nose.
Thanks.
For A Few Dollars More is wonderful. I just bought it on 4K and watched it last week.
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Without a doubt
100% his greatest western! My second favorite western after Shane
Shane is sooo good!
I would still say The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the best Eastwood STARRING western ever. Leone just had a feel for the west unlike anything else ever.
However, I prefer this over Unforgiven, High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider as his top not only western but Eastwood directed movie. Josey Wales is similar to Ethan Edwards from John Fords the searchers in the sense that they have this bloodlust sense of revenge the entire movie that never seems to having a resolution but the character is slightly redeemed for one moment in the film. They are both confederates. They both lost a group of loved ones that set them, or push them even further into a course of rage. And They both really despise whoever they are traveling with.
I will also add that the scene with chief ten bears when they say “Without butchering one another” and “It’s sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues” is one of my favorite scenes ever.
Love The Searchers connection. I think I need to go revisit that with what you wrote in mind. Thanks for commenting!
I reckon it is his best
IMHO: Second best. "Unforgiven" is the best.
For sure one of the top five all time westerns ever made and Eastwood's best movie ......must have watched this movie a dozen times, the political undertones and Eastwood's disdain for government are apparent throughout the movie.
Yes it is his best
One of for sure. I enjoy Josey Wales a great deal . I would put it just behind Unforgiven.
Nope, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly was.
Yeah, that was my close second. Totally understandable pick.