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It is time for the wildest ranking O.K. Video has yet embarked on. Nine films and two very different assessments of quality await in our wrap-up for this batch. Thanks for joining us.

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Westerns Ranking

No batch of westerns would be complete without the 1986 TV adaptation of Stagecoach, starring 80s outlaw country supergroup, The Highwaymen. This landmark film changed the modern western and paved the way for Unforgiven and its historic best picture win in 1992 (well, in '93 but for '92). Tip your hat to the great Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. 

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Next week is the ranking. Happy New Year!

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Stagecoach

Just in time for the end of 2022, O.K. Video brings you their discussion of the indisputable classic, The Searchers. Who would even dispute its classic qualities? Vera Miles has a million dollar smile. This is our penultimate western in the batch, so it is coming down to it. We'll see you in 2023 for the final film and our ranking. Thanks for joining us!

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Note, this week's episode is in stereo, hence the slightly larger file-size. Thanks to Ryan for editing this one.

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The Searchers

Contrary to his advice last week, Gene Hackman insists there is only one thing that separates The Quick and the Dead. Speed. If you can unholster your weapon and point it at another person quicker, you are likely to walk away with the Redemption Quick Draw Jackpot, equivalent to over 3 Million dollars in modern money. Pat Hingle is the man with the key and he is but a bit player in this star-studded shootout. Thanks for joining us.

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The Quick and the Dead

30 years ago, a Western won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. How does Unforgiven hold up now? Nathan and Ryan delve into it before taking a look at movies they watched in school for one reason or another. Thanks for joining us.

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Unforgiven

Never before have two friends had such differing views on the revolution. Or this film. Ryan and Nathan had very different takes on Duck You Sucker, the last western by Sergio Leone. Can peace be restored? Hopefully the lengthy conversation they had sorted it out. 

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Duck You Sucker

Was John Wayne too legit to quit? Ryan and Nathan discuss the man known as "the Duke" and newcomer Montgomery Clift in Red River, a cattle drive movie with a twist from 1948. Thanks for joining us at O.K. Video. 

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Red River

REGULATORS...MOUNT UP! Ryan and Nathan take a trip back to 1988 to examine what just may be the brattiest western of all time, Young Guns. Thanks for joining us!

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Young Guns

Our journey into the Wild West continues with Bloody Sam's first masterpiece, The Wild Bunch. Did Ryan and Nathan feel this Revisionist Western earned the hushed oohs and aahs Scorsese gave it in the 60s? Listen to find out! 

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The Wild Bunch

O.K. Video's journey to the Wild West begins with a visit to Tombstone in the Arizona Territory. This take on the tale of Wyatt Earp features a lot of talent, but does that ensure a great movie? Ryan and Nathan discuss it and then look at the allure of ensemble casts in general. Oh, and somehow Ryan's review of Black Adam made it in here. Thanks for listening.

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Tombstone