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Poll Question: what is you favourite type of movie theme, mafia or western
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    Posted: October 20 2012 at 08:18
chose you favourite type of movie of two IMO most characteristic american movie styles, (thoug you have spagetti western), but overall what is your favourite style of these two types, types of movies you might have watched,

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I prefer Mafia.
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If you include all those great gangster movies of the thirties under mafia, then it's no contest. I have never been much of a western fan.
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Western, easily.
 
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Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

Western, easily.
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Prefer mob movies in general, but Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone is one of the best combos in filmmaking
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Oh, s$%t, I like them both equally ... as long as the movies are decent.
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I prefer to repeatedly jam a fork into my forehead than either of those two.  
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the problem with mob movies is there are so few really good ones, I'm not a big Western fan but I think it wins easily
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Love both genres. There are more good westerns than good mafia movies, but the very best of the latter (Godfather, Goodfellas) aren't equaled by the best westerns (Good Bad and Ugly, Unforgiven, The Searchers). 
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Mafia movies, even though I haven't seen too many of them. Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels is excellent, if that counts? Maybe not a gangster film, but a top notch crime story. The use of irony in the film is quite unique. Thumbs Up The Good, Bad And The Ugly is a milestone in film. CLINT FLIPPIN EASTWOOD.
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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Love both genres. There are more good westerns than good mafia movies, but the very best of the latter (Godfather, Goodfellas) aren't equaled by the best westerns (Good Bad and Ugly, Unforgiven, The Searchers). 


I don't know if prohibition era gangster movies really count as mafia, but there are tons of great ones. Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, Angels With Dirty Faces, The Roaring Twenties, White Heat, the list goes on and on.
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Mafia movies would remind a bit too much what's happening in my hometown of Marseille.
So, Western.
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Not a huge fan of either, but marginally prefer Mafia movies.

I don't remember ever really enjoying a western.
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Not a big fan of either genre. But as with every genre there are some brilliant examples in both. Unforgiven for examplke is a brilliant film. Not really a genre fan i guess. I'm a good film fan.
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Not a huge fan of either, but marginally prefer Mafia movies.

I don't remember ever really enjoying a western.

Not even Unforgiven!Shocked
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Neither, although I enjoy a Western a bit more.
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Never been a huge western fan, other than Unforgiven, the remake of True Grit & The Proposition (if that counts), but so far as Mafia/organised crime films are concerned, I'm a big fan.

Incidentally, the Coen brothers (big favorites of mine so far as directors are concerned) made 2 of my favorites for both genres: the remake of True Grit & Millers Crossing.

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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2012 at 06:45
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Not a huge fan of either, but marginally prefer Mafia movies.

I don't remember ever really enjoying a western.

Not even Unforgiven!Shocked


I'm ashamed to say, I've never seen it.

If you think it's worth watching I'll borrow the DVD off my friend and give it a go. He's got a whole library of westerns. He's obsessed!
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Unforgiven is an excellent film (Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman... need I go on?); thoroughly recommend The Proposition, too - a curious Australian western-style movie (Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone & written by Nick Cave)

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