Contrary to popular belief, when it comes to authenticity in Westerns, Hollywood gets it right more often than they get credit for.
One of the advantages to the older films, like "The Covered Wagon," is that the clothing, props and wagons were still around mere decades after the passing of the Old West and in many cases, still being used!
Very entertaining!
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to westerns, I'm a sucker for John Wayne (particularly the ones by John Ford) and Randolph Scott.
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"You'd do it for Randolph Scott."
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DeleteNo Western was as accurate as Back to the Future III
ReplyDeleteLol. I dunno. Ballad of Buster Scruggs has to be up there.
DeleteYeah that’s a good one too
DeleteWith Wyatt Earp providing advice it would have been hard to get it wrong :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was at the OK Corral the presenter said that asking what hollyweird movie was the most accurate was like asking what toaster was the most aerodynamic.
ReplyDeleteLOL Good on him. Well put.
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Good video. I like to see historical accuracy in all movies. Both of the "True Grit" movies use correct English for their time periods. The writer went to extra efforts to correctly illustrate the lack of contraction in daily speech. However, the filming location was a far cry from Arkansas. Most of my favorites were listed. I am a big fan of "The Searchers". The location was spectacular and accurate as was the portrayal of Indian raids/"carrying off" of captives. I am surprised "Josie Wales" wasn't listed. It met most of the criteria mentioned by the narrator, but still, there were a few flubs. I have always loved "Gunsmoke" but they were the world's worst for using 1894/1892 Winchesters in a show that was set in the 1870s.
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the Wild Bunch
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