I love westerns and watch any that I can!!! However, I despise movies whose sole intent is to romanticize everything about the west in lieu of accuracy. I usually don't watch movies a second time, once is good enough for me. I'm a stickler for details and it drives my wife nuts when watching flicks. I just watched 3:10 to Yuma, it was ok..but it didn't impress me enough to watch again. It was just another western with a romanticized storyline. I also don't care for Lonesome Dove or any of that. I love historical accuracy and cinematography. I love Jeremiah Johnson, little big man and a man called horse. One of my favorite movies is "black robe", if you haven't seen it...you should. It wasn't a huge box office hit and very few people knew about it...but it's a superb movie!!! I recently watched one of the best westerns that I think I've ever seen, due to cinematography and realism. The movie stars Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck, it's called "The Assassination of Jesse James: by the coward Robert Ford". I wasn't expecting much when I watched the movie and it quickly blew me away with details. The sets and scenes were so realistic, it was like being there. It felt like being on the inside of a late 1800's Missouri farmhouse - I loved it. The shooting scenes had realism that most other films lack. I get tired of seeing someone kill everyone with one shot each....that just didn't happen. It's a slow movie and if you're just interested in a blazing guns with endless supplies of ammo and sappy cliches, this flick isn't for you. However, if you're like me and want a bit more out of a movie then you may want to check it out. I will watch this movie again, and that says alot.
