Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Carpenter's western is a stone-cold classic and that ice cream scene with a wee Kim "Tuff Turf" Richards still makes my blood run cold. Not shy of writing strong parts for women, secretary Leigh (Laurie Zimmer) is probably the toughest female character Carpenter/Hill ever created.

This is the film that Quentin Tarantino has been trying to make for the last 25 years.

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The Great Silence (1968)

The rich get richer and the poor get dead. Grim as fuck.

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Red Hill (2010)

A very good Aussie-neo-western staring Home & Away star done good, Ryan Kwanten as deputy Shane Cooper.

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Dances with Wolves (1990)

Forgot how good this was. Great story, beautiful photography. Don't expect a decent review as I was cooking a roast pork at the time :)

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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

An absolutely beautiful film with some of the finest cinematography you've ever seen. This is how you make a three hour film without fucking robots!

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Seraphim Falls (2006)

A pretty good western. Cinematography was a little off in places - lots of drabness even under the desert sun and some shots even seemed out of focus. All the usual western suspects are present: revenge, redemption, cruelty, heroics, hats and horses. Speaking of horses; Brosnan's character must be the unluckiest man alive due to the amount of horses and guns he loses!

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